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Requiring many health insurance plans to cover autism services will provide relief to families trying to make sure their children get the treatment they need, the head of a local autism group said.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich last week announced policy changes that would require state employee health insurance, private insurers and coverage purchased through the coming federally mandated health care exchange to pay for assessments, treatment plans, speech and occupational therapy and treatment aimed at improving communication and social skills for children with autism.
"If you have to pay out of your pocket for the speech therapy and language and the OT, you can get up into a couple thousand dollars a month," said Mark Weihl, president of the board of directors for the Autism Center of Southeastern Ohio. "The financial impact can escalate pretty quickly."
Weihl's 9-year-old son, Jack, was diagnosed with autism and now attends Putnam Elementary School, something he said would not have been possible without early diagnosis and therapy to strengthen his ability to interact with other children and perform age-appropriate activities.
The change is something Marietta resident Karen Smith, treasurer for the board, believes should have happened a long time ago. Her son, Nicholas, could not speak at age 4, but it wasn't until the family received a waiver from the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities that the boy had access to the full range of care he needed.
"He could not get any therapies at all with our insurance," Smith said. "He got the therapy he needs, and now he's talking."
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Autism affects verbal and non-verbal communication and social interactions, generally evident before age 3, in a way that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
One in 88 children is diagnosed with autism.
Thirty-two states besides Ohio currently guarantee the provision of autism services in health insurance.
Source: Ohio governor's office.
Ohio already covered autism services for Medicaid recipients. While the new policy affects state employees and a number of individuals on private plans, it does not include entities that are self-insured or large group insurers.
Ginger O'Connor, director of early childhood and therapy at Ewing School, said she was "thrilled" to hear about the policy change but feels there's still work to be done.
"It's really a good step in the right direction," she said. "Now we need to carefully look at the insurance policies that are not (included)."
More needs to be done to make sure autism services are not so expensive that all plans don't cover them, O'Connor said.
The expense of including autism services for small businesses is one reason the Ohio Chamber of Commerce expressed reservations about Kasich's move.
"Their options for controlling these costs are limited, and today's decision jeopardizes the health benefits many families count on," Keith Lake, a lobbyist for the chamber, told the Associated Press.
In a news release, the governor's office said "Ohio's coverage levels will balance the call for a robust, meaningful benefit package with the reality of job-creators' economic and financial pressures and their need to keep premium costs low."
The release also notes there is an expectation that a federal review of states' health insurance coverage in 2016 could result in revisions for states without minimum coverage levels for autism and other habilitative services.
The Associated Press contributed.


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The Phenomenal X7! TippmannParts.com is now taking pre-orders for November delivery.
The new X7 Phenom from Tippmann has been labeled the "Ultimate Woodsball Marker". Built along the current X7 body style, the X7 Phenom is already ahead of the game in accessories. It can accept over 20 original X7 mods and upgrades, even the Flatline barrel! With a new design bolt system, seen nowhere else in paintball, the X7 Phenom has the best technology in a smaller package. Almost 3 inches shorter than the X7, the Phenom is lighter and still has the Tippmann Mil-Sim look. It has Picatinny rails to mount all your tactical accessories!
The new Flex Valve system allows for faster rates of fire than blow back markers and can operate on either co2 or HPA. The blow forward design operates at a low 300 psi. That means more shots per tank, and a lot less kick and movement. You'll be able to stay in the game longer and hit more targets with the super smooth operation of the new Flex Valve.
Semi or Full-Auto? You decide! The X7 Phenom incorporates the Hall-Effect trigger and safety system proven in the previous H.E. Grips. Easily switch from safe, to semi, to one of 5 firing modes. Just flick the switch and change your style of play from sniping to machine gunner! It's a seamless change not only between modes, but from a mechanical operation to electronic.
Another feature players have wanted is the option of a mechanical backup to the electronic modes. If you get in a tight spot and your battery dies, flick back to semi and you've got full mechanical operation to fight your way out! But that's not all! It's a sear-less design. That's right no sear in this baby. Less parts equals simplicity, less wear, and a smoother trigger pull.
Also included on the X7 Phenom is a redesigned cyclone feed. To keep up with the Flex Valve system, the need for an upgrade feed system was a must. The new design fires up to 20 bps is also easier on paint.
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Development Simplified: NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta is now Available!
By molini on Aug 12, 2008
With its goal of providing a superior environment that reduces development time, the NetBeans community is pleased to announce the availability of NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta. With simplified installation and configuration, this newest version includes enhancements and new features across all supported environments: Java technology, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, C/C++, and now PHP.
With the NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta, PHP developers now have feature rich tooling, such as syntax highlighting, code completion, code generators, debugging, database wizards, and FTP support, but with the speed and simplicity of a text editor.
Java developers get a variety of new features that accelerate development- from Compile-on-Save and Deploy-on-Change to complete Hibernate support and improvements to the Database Explorer. In addition, NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta now supports Groovy, a dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine that seamlessly integrates with existing Java objects and libraries, as well as the Grails web application framework.
Jaspersoft Corporation, a NetBeans Strategic Partner and market leader in open source Business Intelligence solutions, has announced the full-production availability of the iReport plug-in for NetBeans, which allows developers to easily integrate business intelligence capabilities, such as graphical reports and dashboards, within their Java applications. Certified with NetBeans IDE 6.0 and NetBeans IDE 6.1, it also supports the NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta and can be downloaded here.
In addition, Jaspersoft announced that Jasper for MySQL, the MySQL
OEM edition of the Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite, has been
upgraded to version 3. Jasper For MySQL is the optimized version of the
Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite that Sun's database group has
licensed for its OEM business. The new Jasper for MySQL v3 incorporates
all of the new features and functions in Jaspersoft v3, which was announced earlier this summer and is specifically certified and packaged for the MySQL database.
Download your free, unrestricted, copy of NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta today!
For more information, check out Kuldip Oberoi's blog to learn more about this beta release.


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I got everything working a few days ago without any problems. I wake up this morning and my PMS gives me the big red X saying that it can't find any renderers.
Everything was working fine last night.. My PS3 says it can find a media server, but my laptop can't find the PS3.
I didn't change any settings in PMS. Also, my windows firewall is totally turned off. I'm almost positive it isn't my router either. Media server is enabled on my PS3.
Here is the last part of the PMS log when I start it up:
INFO 2013-01-03 10:14:50.053 [main] Registering transcoding engine: Audio High Fidelity
INFO 2013-01-03 10:14:50.054 [main] Executable of transcoder profile VLC Audio Streaming not found
INFO 2013-01-03 10:14:50.054 [main] Executable of transcoder profile VLC Video Streaming not found
INFO 2013-01-03 10:14:50.055 [main] Registering transcoding engine: FFmpeg DVR-MS Remux
INFO 2013-01-03 10:14:50.055 [main] Registering transcoding engine: dcraw Thumbnailer
INFO 2013-01-03 10:14:50.056 [main] AviSynth is not installed. You cannot use avsmencoder as a transcoding engine.
INFO 2013-01-03 10:14:50.134 [main] Using localhost address
INFO 2013-01-03 10:14:50.134 [main] Created socket: 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0:5001
INFO 2013-01-03 10:14:50.184 [main] Checking shared folder: E:\
INFO 2013-01-03 10:14:50.184 [main] Checking shared folder: C:\
INFO 2013-01-03 10:14:50.185 [main] Checking shared folder: F:\
INFO 2013-01-03 10:14:50.336 [main] Using the following UUID configured in PMS.conf: 01d1037c-b112-4a1a-8913-b46fc09a5255
INFO 2013-01-03 10:14:55.329 [main] The server should now appear on your renderer
INFO 2013-01-03 10:19:55.839 [UPNPHelper] No IP filter specified, access granted to /127.0.0.1


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Tuesday February 26, 2013
Augusta, Ga--This deep into the state playoffs and it's kind of cool to have three schools with both their boys and girls basketball teams still playing. Laney, Washington County, and Curtis Baptist from the independent ranks.
The lady Crusaders may be the most unlikely bunch of them all as they play in the Georgia independent's final four later this week. No star power on this team, just a bunch of girls who are having fun playing basketball.. they play the two time defending champs of Crisp and have absolutely no pressure on their shoulders.
"It feels good not to have the pressure and just be able to go out there and play the best basketball we can and wait and see how it turns out." said coach Maria Swanson "The last three games we've won in the last minutes of the games and they have shown the most focused and determination of any group I've ever coached."
"I feel we're now coming together and playing as a team instead of at the beginning when we weren't really together."
The lady Crusaders are pretty much a year ahead of schedule with just one senior on the team and a host of juniors. They'll tip it off against Crisp Thursday at 1 at Mercer College. The boys of Curtis take on Georgia Christian Friday at 1.


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Chris Hopey isn't your typical academic, and Merrimack College seems all the better for it.
Since taking over the North Andover-based Catholic college four years ago, the 49-year-old Hopey has wasted little time in whipping his 220-acre campus into shape. Much of that effort has run counter to the widely embraced playbook guiding many peer institutions — a roster of smaller, mid-tier private colleges stuck squarely in the financial storm that's battering the higher-education sector.


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Location: Watershed Physical Processes Research Unit
Project Number: 6060-13000-023-00
Start Date: Mar 13, 2012
End Date: Mar 12, 2017
Soil erosion and sediment transport processes involve the interactions of land management practices with climate, weather, soil, and landscape properties. An extensive literature exists that describes plot-scale research into soil erosion processes and the effects of conservation practices in reducing soil erosion or enhancing water conservation. However, plot-scale studies are limited in that they cannot fully capture the complexities and interactions of conservation practices in complex topographies. Some processes such as concentrated flow erosion and stream channel flow only emerge at larger scales. Concentrated runoff and subsurface flow result in rill and gully erosion. Channel erosion and associated soil losses and sediment loads within streams and impounded waters lead to increased costs of crop production, ecological degradation, and impairment of water supplies. Accurate measurements, interpretations, and predictions of total load in streams and rivers are critically needed for watershed management and stewardship. Total sediment load is commonly used to assess the impacts of agricultural activities on sediment yield from watersheds, to identify unstable drainage networks, to determine the efficacy of restoration programs, best management practices, and engineering techniques, to document the impact of land use changes through time, and to assess water body impairment. In addition, sediment has been identified as a cause of impairment on aquatic life, habitat, habitat resources, and industrial and municipal uses of water. This research will focus on quantifying watershed processes resulting in soil erosion and deposition, and developing tools and techniques to quantify the impact of implementing conservation practices within a watershed in the most efficient manner to achieve sustainable and targeted reductions of sediment loadings to the nation's streams and impounded waters. New methods will be tested to measure and characterize changes in runoff, gully and stream channel erosion, and sediment deposition rates utilizing hydrologic, geomorphic, and hydraulic engineering principles, and related acoustic, seismic, and remote-sensing techniques in watersheds throughout the U.S. and abroad when appropriate. Improved computer models and assessment tools will be provided to evaluate the impact of land conservation and stream- and reservoir-rehabilitation practices in the most efficient manner to assist watershed managers to achieve sustainable crop-production systems, targeted reductions of sediment loadings and improvement of aquatic habitat.


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OEDb.org's database houses thousands of free, open online courses on subjects ranging from Sustainable Business to Neuroscience. Each week, we hand-select a couple of courses to get you started. This week's selection features an exploratory course about American film culture; then check out "Video 1: Principles and Practices" to learn the technical basics of filmmaking.


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The Joliet Dirt Devils 12U tournament softball team will be holding tryouts this weekend
on Saturday (August 4th) and Sunday (August 5th) from 12:00pm to 2:00pm at Joliet Junior College - 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet, IL 60431.
This past year the team was a first year 12U team and we will be returning a core group of experienced players but will be looking for some additional experienced tournament softball players to enhance our roster for the upcoming season. We are looking for pitchers as well as positional players - our focus is on committed and dedicated softball players who enjoy the sport of softball and are looking to play at a highly competitive tournament level of softball. We offer a year long softball experience, including winter in-door training, 12-14 local, regional and national tournaments, indoor winter 6 on 6 game schedule, fall/spring practice games and many more skills development opportunities throughout the season. Positions and playing time is earned through hard work and performance!
If you cannot make the tryouts this weekend, please contact Coach Brian (as soon as possible) to schedule a private tryout at 312-307-5840 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
We believe in a positive environment and work to blend a strong mix of competitive softball development with year-long teambuilding activities and fun for our players and families.
Come find out what makes the "Dirt Devils 12U" experience something special.
Our plan for the 2012-2013 is to play primarily a USSSA "A/B" schedule at a local, regional and national level and to qualify and attend a USSSA national World Series event. We expect our girls to be committed and our families to be supportive of their daughters and their teammates. If you are interested in playing with a top team for a elite organization please check us out or contact us. Thanks in advance.
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- Mar 17:
- SXSW Film 2014: `Silicon Valley' wins audience award
- SXSW Film 2014: `Case Against 8' honored at festival
- Mar 13:
- SXSW Music Picks: 'Sons of Anarchy' favorite impresses in Austin
- Mar 12:
- SXSW 2014 swag blamed for airport delays
- SXSW 2014: Watch Lady Gaga concert online
- SXSW Film 2014: Rahsaan Roland Kirk documentary makes convincing 'Case'
- SXSW 2014: Coldplay, Imagine Dragons concert videos from Austin
- SXSW 2014: Coldplay debuts new songs in concert
- Mar 11:
- SXSW 2014: Neil Young plugs Pono, his new music store and player
- SXSW 2014: Oakland rapper G-Eazy on his 'surreal' career
- SXSW Film 2014: `Texas Chain Saw Massacre' still stunning
- NSA leaker Edward Snowden urges Silicon Valley to resist Internet surveillance
- SXSW Music Picks: Ezra Furman is a singer-songwriter on the rise
- SXSW 2014: Watch Coldplay concert for free
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- SXSW 2014: Mike Judge's 'Silicon Valley' gets world premiere in Austin
- SXSW Film 2014: `Late Phases' is creepy, campy fun
- SXSW 2014: Google to release Android tools to aid wearable tech
- SXSW Music Picks: Giraffage brings Bay Area buzz to Austin
- SXSW Film 2014: 'Pulp' is a smash
- SXSW 2014: Lady Gaga takes on Austin
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- SXSW 2014: Bay Area acts bring mighty buzz to Austin
- Mar 7:
- SXSW 2014: Snowden, Assange top bill at tech gathering
- SXSW Music Picks: Chain Gang of 1974 buzzes into Texas
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- SXSW Film Picks: Top 5 music movies at festival
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- SXSW Music Picks: Oakland's Hieroglyphics aiming for Austin
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South by Southwest is going Gaga — Lady Gaga, that is.
The multiplatinum-selling pop star is set to both speak and perform during the South by Southwest (SXSW) music conference and festival, which runs Tuesday through Sunday in Austin, Texas.
Gaga is this year's keynote speaker — a highly prestigious honor that has previously gone to the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed and Dave Grohl. She'll be featured in a keynote conversation, led by John Norris of Fuse, at SXSW on Friday.
One night prior, the five-time Grammy winner will perform a SXSW showcase at Stubb's BBQ. Other big-name acts scheduled to appear during the 2014 SXSW include Coldplay, Pitbull and Kendrick Lamar.
Gaga will launch her fourth concert trek — dubbed the artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball — in early May. The tour hits the SAP Center on June 3. Tickets for that San Jose date are $35-$200,www.ticketmaster.com.
The tour is in support of the artist's third studio album, "ARTPOP," which sold more than 250,000 in its first week on shelves and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in November.
Gaga's previous road show was the Born This Way Ball Tour, which drew a full house to the SAP Center (then known as the HP Pavilion) in early 2013. Her three tours have combined to sell nearly 4 million tickets worldwide.


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The goal of the Pulliam Community Building Foundation is to create awareness and gain support to restore the Pulliam Community Building to a functional, mixed-use space for Downtown Loveland. Check out the details and see how you can spread the word to help accomplish this important collective endeavor.
A restored Pulliam brings thousands of additional visitors to Downtown and generates new economic activity.
A creative solution to the current budget drain that includes a public-philanthropic partnership for both renovation and operation.
This idea protects Loveland's heritage by restoring a gem of local history and creates a functional, marketable venue out of an existing asset.
Restoration converts a limited use space to a variable use space that is unique, affordable and intended to serve groups and events of all sizes. Seeing is believing.
Projects like this do not happen without support from local business and community leaders that have the desire and ability to make contributions. Please contact us directly for more information on becoming part of this important effort.
We will begin seeking public donations here soon, but the first step is for City Council to approve this project. Send an email to City Council, and inform them that you support Restore Pulliam: firstname.lastname@example.com
Public interest is necessary to move this project forward. Having tangible numbers in each of these following areas allow us to show there is a community desire for this effort.
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Leon Hiebert was pastor of Andover Assembly of God (Generations Church A/G) from 1989 to 2009. He is a Viet Nam veteran who spent 10 years in the US Navy most of the time as a corpsman serving with the Marine Corps. A native of Belleville, Kan., Hiebert is semi retired and lives in Andover with his wife, Sharon. He is a school bus driver for USD 385, Andover, Kansas.
Scripture: Luke (NIV) 19:47 Every day he was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him.
48 Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words.
Observation: It was just a few days before Jesus was to be crucified. But Jesus was not out taking it easy and preparing himself for the days ahead. "Every day he was teaching…" If it was important for Jesus to do this "every day" then it is important for His followers to be listening to Him "every day."
Application: This Christian life is an "every day" life. If I am not faithful "every day" in reading God's Word and talking with my Lord, I can easily become entangled in the traps the devil has laid for me.
Prayer: Lord, some days may not seem as troublesome, but in reality I should treat every day as important. Remind me to spend time listening to you "every day." Amen
Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity!


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RT's Oscar Picks 2013 - Results
We at Rotten Tomatoes freely admit we're not the world's greatest Oscar prognosticators. Still, we did a bit better than usual this year; while there were some surprises (Sound Editing was a tie?!) and a few winners that aren't all that surprising in retrospect, most of our predictions came true at the 85th Annual Academy Awards. Read on to see how our forecast squared with the final results!Back to Article


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Tune in this Friday night! Billie, Mike, and Tre recently sat down for an interview for the show 'Game Trailers with Geoff Keighley' to reveal the opening to Green Day: Rock Band. 'Game Trailers with Geoff Keighley' airs Friday nights at 12:30AM on Spike TV!
May 11, 2010
Green Day kicked off a special week of live performances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Monday, rocking through cover of "Rip This Joint," off the Rolling Stones' 1972 benchmark release, Exile on Main St. Watch it here.
The week-long streak of cover performances -- also featuring Sheryl Crow (May 12) and Phish (May 13) -- is in honor of Exile's reissue on May 18. The song selection was appropriate for Green Day, who flaunted their classic rock influences on their latest album, 2009's 21st Century Breakdown. "Rip This Joint" is one of the Stones' faster, more frenetic jams, and the
May 10, 2010
Green Day performing "Rip This Joint" last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
May 09, 2010
Don't miss Green Day performing tonight on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC. They will be performing a Rolling Stones song in celebration of the Stone's re-release of "Exile on Main St"


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Nexus 10 review
Google's Nexus 10 is a larger version of its impressive Nexus 7. Find out about this Android Jelly Bean tablet in our Nexus 10 review. Updated on 02/07/13.
Since the Nexus 7, there has been a raft of rival devices including the Apple iPad Mini, Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Barnes & Noble Nook HD.
The 10in side has been less so, with few stand-out exceptional devices to rival the full-sized iPad. Google's Nexus 10 is the first Android tablet of the year which looks like it has a package which can seriously take on the iPad. See Google Nexus 10 price in UK and specs.
Even with big name releases from the likes of Sony with its impressive Xperia Tablet Z, the Nexus 10 remains our top Android tablet offering fantastic hardware and software for a more than reasonable price tag.
The iPad 4 remains its biggest rival but Apple's tablet is still more expensive so it's not exactly a no brainer.
Google Nexus 10 review: Design
The design of the Nexus 10 isn't too far removed from the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) but there are enough variances to easily tell the difference. It's not a surprise since the tablet is made by Samsung.
Like most 10in Android tablets, the Nexus 10 is designed in a landscape orientation. It has a Gorilla Glass 2 front and plastic casing. The material has a soft and grippy feel to the touch, but doesn't match the quality of the iPad or some Android tablets like the Asus Transformer Prime.
The Nexus 10 is comfortable to hold in either landscape or portrait mode. It's both thinner and lighter than the most recent iPad at 9mm and 604g.
Phyical power and volume buttons are located on top of the tablet while ports are located on the sides. It's refreshing to find that the Nexus 10 uses a microUSB port to charge rather than a proprietary one. See also: Group test: what's the best Android tablet?
Google Nexus 10 review: Build Quality
As we've mentioned, the Nexus 10 doesn't have an aluminium body like the iPad. Build quality is excellent but not quite up to the standards set by Apple.
There's a thin plastic section which surrounds the rear facing camera with a spotted pattern. This is removable but you won't need to take it off. The information which legally has to be printed on the tablet can be hidden behind it but there's a better reason for it. It also serves as a place to attach a 'book cover' similar to Apple's Smart Cover, available for £24 from the Google Play Store.
Google Nexus 10 review: Hardware
If you're after a tablet with impressive specifications then the Nexus 10 will satisfy. Samsung has equipped it with its own 1.7GHz Exynos 5250, a dual-core processor based on the ARM Cortex-A15 architecture. Backing this up is an impressive 2GB of RAM.
In the GeekBench 2 test the Nexus 10 crushed its rivals with a score of 2505. A new tablet record proving this is one speedy tablet. Its nearest competition, the iPad 4, scored 1769.
The Nexus 10 couldn't beat the iPad in every benchmark, though. It scored an average of 1329ms in the SunSpider JavaScript test – a respectable result but the iPad 4 managed a swift 854ms.
In terms of graphics, the Nexus 10 is very competent. In the GLBenchmark test it managed a good 27fps thanks to its quad-core Mali-T604 GPU. The result is better than the iPad 3's 22fps but not as good as the iPad 4's 39fps.
Aside from the scientific numbers, performance is excellent. The Nexus 10 quickly responds to any input or command. Apps open quickly and pinch zooming in the Chrome browser is silky smooth.
There are two storage options to choose from with the Nexus 10 – 16GB of 32GB. Like Apple, Google has decided to not include a microSD card slot for additional storage. If 32GB isn't enough then you'll have to opt for a tablet with a memory card slot or a higher capacity of internal storage.
The last two iPads have had an impressive Retina quality screen as a great selling point. The Nexus 10 goes even further with a whopping 2560 x 1600 resolution – the same as the 13in MacBook Pro with Retina display. Google calls it the "world's highest resolution tablet display".
A pixel density of 300ppi is nothing short of incredible. Everything displayed on the screen looks super sharp and detailed. We found the screen very responsive and viewing angles are astounding.
At 16:10 the aspect ratio is good for watching films, and there's also the bonus of front facing stereo speakers – much more appropriate than a lot of tablets which have rear facing mono speakers.
The Nexus 10 is well connected with Bluetooth and dual-band 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi with MIMO (multiple input multiple output) antennae and Wi-Fi Direct. There's also NFC (near-field communications) and GPS. If you want mobile data on-the-go you'll have to tether the Nexus 10 as there is no 3G or 4G model.
As we said earlier, the Nexus 10 has a microUSB port for charging and connecting to a PC. It also has, to our delight, a micro HDMI port so you can connect the tablet to an external display like a TV or a monitor. Sadly, a cable isn't provided in the box.
Lastly, there's a 'Magnetic Pogo pin charger' on the bottom edge of the tablet. However, at the time of writing, there's nothing in the box to use with this and we can't find a docking station to purchase anywhere. We assume accessories will arrive in due course.
Next page: cameras, software and battery life
We continue our Nexus 10 review with a look at the cameras, software and battery life.
Google Nexus 10 review: Cameras
If you don't mind looking a bit odd when taking photos with a 10in slab of glass and plastic then the Nexus 10 has a good-quality 5Mp rear facing camera with an LED flash. It can shoot video footage up to full HD 1080p quality.
There are a few simple settings within the camera app like exposure and white balance but you can go to town afterwards. The built-in editing software allows you to crop and tweak photos plus add Instagram style filters and frames. Like the Nexus 4, there is the new Photo Sphere mode for 360 degree panoramas.
The front facing camera can take still photos at 1.9Mp or shoot at up to 720p for tasks like video calling. It provides the kind of high-quality image you'd expect from a top-end tablet.
Google Nexus 10 review: Software
In the Android world, a Nexus device is a sure fire way to get Google's latest operating system. It also means you're top of the list for updates when future versions are released. This makes the Nexus 10 more attractive than other Android tablets.
See also: Add Flash to Android.
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is the latest version of the OS and the Nexus 10 has the pure vanilla experience which Google intended. Ie. Without the clutter and bloatware which other manufacturers can so often add on.
The user interface is fluid and has the familiar set of homescreens, permanent Google search bar and customisable app tray. You can setup the Nexus 10 how you like with app shortcuts, widgets and wallpapers.
Since Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, there have been features such as expandable and actionable notifications, offline dictation and Google Now. These are all present in version 4.2, of course, and Google Now has new information cards like package tracking and hotel bookings.
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean has a few new features, some especially handy for tablet users. The best is being able to have multiple users on one tablet. You can easily switch between accounts without having to log out and log in. Each has their own apps, widgets, wallpaper and layout.
The interface now has two pull down bars – swipe downwards from the left hand side of the screen and you get the regular notification bar, swipe from the right and you get a new quick settings bar.
Certain widgets can now be displayed on the lockscreen in a rotating carousel. This gets you information such as new emails and your calendar quickly but at the cost of anyone being able to view the content without needing to unlock the tablet.
A real boon of a feature is gesture typing on the keyboard. This means you can swipe around the keyboard with one continuous gesture for each word you type, spaces are added automatically. It's much easier and faster than typing on the large keyboard with one hand. Alternatively you can use voice dictation.
It's not all plain sailing, though. Previous versions of Android for tablets have displayed the navigation buttons – home, back and recent apps- in the bottom left of the screen and notifications in the bottom right. However, 4.2 shows the navigation buttons centralised at the bottom of the screen with no option to move them anywhere else.
Google Nexus 10 review: Battery life
The Nexus 10 has a 33.3Wh (9000mAh) battery which promises up to nine hours of continuous video playback. We've found the battery life to be outstanding, similar to that of the iPad.
With general every now and then use, the Nexus 10 will last at least a few days if not a week or two. Of, course if you use it solidly then you're going to need to charge it much soon. The point is, that device offers the kind of good battery life that you would expect from the high-end tablet.
Our colleague, JR Raphael from Computerworld US said: "I found the tablet's stamina to be top-notch; even with moderate to heavy use, I was often able to go a solid few days between charges."
On the next two pages, you can read JR's review of the Nexus 10.
The following review is a second opinion by our colleague, JR Raphael from Computerworld US.
The Google Nexus 10 is a 10in Android tablet with a gorgeous HD display with superb front-facing stereo speakers, excellent performance and outstanding battery life. It also runs pure Google Android software and is guaranteed to receive future OS upgrades as soon as they're released.
The device does have very limited on-board storage, though, with no option to add extra space via an SD card. The Google Nexus 10 also has a plastic-based body that looks and feels less premium than some of the competition.
But if you can stomach the storage - and don't mind the unassuming design - the Nexus 10 offers tremendous value at a relatively low cost. For anyone looking for a solid 10-in. tablet with a great all-around user experience, it's a tough act to beat.
The Nexus 10 is a bit different from Google's past efforts. The tablet, manufactured by Samsung, enters a realm that's already crowded with noteworthy contenders - and its price, while certainly low, is nowhere near as eye-catching as what we saw with the recent Nexus 7 and Nexus 4 devices.
The Nexus 10 will be sold directly by Google for £319 for a 16GB version or £389 for a 32GB model. So what's it like to use, and is it worth the cost? I've spent the past several days living with the tablet to find out.
Google Nexus 10 review: specifications and performance
Google's Nexus 10 is powered by a 1.7GHz Samsung Exynos 5250 dual-core processor along with 2GB of RAM. It's easy to get caught up in specs like the number of cores when talking about tablets (quad-core is quickly becoming par for the course these days), but it's important to remember that those numbers alone don't determine a device's performance.
The experience of using the Nexus 10, in fact, is more consistently smooth and snappy than what I've experienced with most other 10-in. Android tablets - including those with quad-core chips. Navigating through the home screens is fast and fluid, apps load instantly and multitasking feels effortless. Web browsing is a breeze, too, even with numerous tabs open in the Chrome browser. There's nothing to complain about in terms of performance here; the Nexus 10 absolutely delivers.
The Nexus 10 packs a 9000mAh battery that promises nine hours of nonstop video streaming, seven hours of continuous Web browsing and 500 hours of standby time. I found the tablet's stamina to be top-notch; even with moderate to heavy use, I was often able to go a solid few days between charges.
One area where the Nexus 10 falls short is in storage: The tablet's internal space is limited to either 16GB or 32GB. Once you factor in system files and all that fun stuff, even on the 32GB device, you're left with only about 27GB to 28GB of actual usable space -- and the device does not have an SD card slot for external storage. As with its Nexus 4, Google is clearly putting the focus on cloud storage and Web-based streaming, but that kind of configuration isn't going to work for everyone.
The Nexus 10 has two cameras: a front-facing 1.9-megapixel, 720p camera for vanity pics and video chat; and a rear-facing 5-megapixel, 1080p camera for stills and general recordings. When it comes to still pictures, the cameras are okay but not great; they'll get the job done, but you'll get far better quality from pretty much any current high-end smartphone camera. (Does anyone actually take photos on a tablet, anyway?)
Google's Nexus 10 supports near-field communication (NFC) for contact-free sharing and services, including Google Wallet, which comes preloaded on the device. Contrary to some reports, the tablet does not support the new Miracast wireless display-sharing protocol announced for the Nexus 4.
The Nexus 10 is currently available as a Wi-Fi-based device; at this point, Google has not announced any plans for a 3G- or 4G-capable version.
Google Nexus 10 review: Body and display
In terms of design, the Google Nexus 10 feels very much like a Samsung tablet: The device has a plastic-based construction that comes across as more utilitarian than premium. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's a significant difference from the sleek and metal-centric approach used by products like the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity and Apple's iPad. (Of course, the iPad is more expensive, with a 16GB model costing £399. The Transformer Pad has a higher starting price, too, but it's actually in line with the Nexus 10's higher-end offering: £380 for a 32GB tablet.)
The Nexus 10's casing has a rubberized sort of feel that's pleasant to the touch; the tablet is easy to hold and never feels like it's slipping out of your hands. At 603g and a 8.9mm thickness, the device is relatively light and thin, too - more so even than Apple's latest offering, which comes in at 652g and 9.4mm.
The Nexus 10's best physical attribute, however, is its face. The tablet boasts a striking 2560-x-1600-pixel, 10.1-in. display with 300ppi, making it the highest resolution screen on any tablet today - the kind of resolution you'd typically see on a 30-in. computer monitor. The iPad, for comparison, has a resolution of 2048 x 1536 with 264ppi.
The Corning Gorilla Glass 2 screen is every bit as sharp as you'd expect: colours pop and details shine with a level of clarity that simply delights the eye. Watching HD videos - movies, in particular - is just an awesome experience on this device, particularly when you factor in its dual front-facing stereo speakers, which provide the best on-board audio of any tablet I've used.
The only negative is the Nexus 10's built-in autobrightness feature, which I found to be rather erratic: Regardless of where I used the tablet, the screen's brightness would randomly fluctuate every 30 seconds or so, even when I was holding the device perfectly still in stable lighting conditions. This seems to be a consistent issue with Samsung-made mobile products.
The Nexus 10's speakers are built into a plastic bezel that surrounds the display and extends seamlessly onto the device's sides and back. The left side of the unit houses a 3.5mm headphone jack along with a micro-USB port. That's right, folks: The Nexus 10, unlike most tablets, actually charges via a standard micro-USB connector instead of a proprietary alternative. (Hallelujah!).
The tablet has a power button and volume rocker directly next to each other on the far left of its top edge. That placement is somewhat unusual; the side of a device is a far more common spot for volume control. It's a minor detail, for sure, but even after a week of using the Nexus 10, I find it feels slightly unnatural to press left or right instead of up or down on the volume rocker to adjust the sound level.
On the right of the tablet, you have a dedicated micro-HDMI port -- no special adapter or connector required there, either. The device's bottom, meanwhile, has a magnetic charging port, presumably for future docking accessories.
The Nexus 10's back is a single piece of hard plastic, save for an inch-and-a-half-tall panel of removable material surrounding the camera at the top. The removable panel is another very Samsung-like touch; it's thin, flimsy, and feels like it'd be all too easy to snap in half. I was actually worried I was going to break it when I first peeled it off my device (thankfully, I did not).
Why would you even peel the panel off in the first place, you might be wondering? Unlike many Samsung-made phones, the panel doesn't give you access to the device's battery or other interiors. It does, however, serve as a placeholder for an optional cover accessory; Google sent me a bright red cover to try out.
Once attached, the cover flips around the top of the device to protect the screen. It also serves as an easy on-off switch: With the help of a hidden magnet, the cover automatically activates the Nexus 10's display when you lift it up and puts it to sleep when you place it back down. It's a nice touch that -- particularly with the way it integrates naturally into the tablet's form -- makes the product feel more complete.
(Google says the covers will be sold directly through its Google Play Store but has yet to release any info about their pricing or when they'll be available.)
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We continue our Nexus 10 review with a look at the software and apps.
Google Nexus 10 review: The software
Like with all of Google's Nexus devices, the software is what really sets the Nexus 10 apart from the competition. The Nexus 10 ships with a pure stock version of Google's new Android 4.2 operating system. That means you get the actual software Google's Android team created -- no cluttered and messy manufacturer-added interfaces and no mountains of bloatware glued onto the system.
The Nexus 10 ships with a pure stock version of Google's new Android 4.2 operating system.
The result is a fast, fluid and visually consistent user interface that's a pleasure to use. Equally important, it's a guarantee of fast and frequent future upgrades: While most Android tablets are dependent on their manufacturers for OS upgrades, Nexus devices receive their software directly from Google, typically within a week or two of a new release. That's a sharp contrast to the agonizing wait-and-see game owners of manufacturer-controlled tablets commonly face.
Android 4.2 brings a new but familiar look to the 10-in. tablet form: Instead of the tablet-specific UI introduced with Android 3.0 and carried over ever since, the Nexus 10 utilizes a setup that's more similar to what you find on an Android phone. It's very much like the UI used on the Nexus 7, only with a few additional tweaks designed to take advantage of the larger screen space.
At the top of the home screen, you have a persistent Google search bar that provides access to both the Google Now intelligent assistant tool and the Jelly Bean Voice Search feature. At the bottom, you have a Favorites Tray with eight customizable icons and a permanent shortcut to the app drawer. Beneath the tray is a black bar with virtual navigation buttons that let you move back, return home or switch apps from anywhere in the system; the buttons remain centered in that bar regardless of how you're holding the tablet.
Then there are the notifications: While previous Android tablets have displayed notifications as tiles in the lower-right corner of the screen, the Nexus 10 instead uses a variation of the standard top-of-screen setup. The main notifications pulldown is accessed by swiping down on the left side of the screen. Swiping down on the right, meanwhile, brings down a separate "quick settings" panel -- a new feature of Android 4.2 that provides quick access to basic system settings.
Even as someone who's used Android tablets since their earliest incarnations, I've found the new 10-in. tablet UI easy to use and adapt to. It feels completely natural to move from an Android phone to a 7-in. tablet to a 10-in. device -- and that platform-wide consistency is very much Google's goal with this UI change. From a perspective of platform growth and accessibility, that makes perfect sense.
The one area where I'm not completely sold is on the placement of the virtual navigation buttons. Those are buttons you frequently access while using a device -- and when holding a 10-in. tablet in landscape mode with two hands, their centered orientation makes them rather difficult to reach. I get why they're centered from a conceptual standpoint, but it'd sure be nice if there were a way for the user to reposition them to the left or right side of the screen for more ergonomic access.
Interface aside, Android 4.2 now supports multiple user accounts on tablets. Google says the feature will let each user maintain separate home screen setups and app collections as well as access to his own Google-related services like email and storage.
Multiuser support was not yet available on the prerelease software on my review device, so I wasn't able to test it. Google says it'll be added via an over-the-air update on the day the tablet launches; I'll revisit it in my blog once I've had the chance to check it out.
Android 4.2 introduces a slew of other new features, such as a redesigned Camera app, a new system keyboard with slide-to-type support and a powerful multilayered security system. There are also some improvements to the Gmail app and signs of subtle polish sprinkled throughout the UI.
Google Nexus 10 review: Apps
Before I wrap up, there's one elephant in the room that needs to be addressed: the apps. Android is frequently criticized for the lack of apps that are optimized for the tablet form, particularly in comparison to Apple's iOS platform.
So how real of a problem is it? Well, it's all relative. In terms of objective measurements, Google doesn't release numbers about the percentage of "tablet apps" vs. "phone apps" within its Play Store. Android apps aren't really classified separately like that in the first place; rather, apps that are properly coded to Android 4.x design standards can scale up from one form to another without issue. (Very few Android apps have separate phone and tablet editions.) If they're designed well, they'll also incorporate additional UI elements -- multiple on-screen columns, for example -- when a larger screen size is detected.
Based on personal experience and anecdotal evidence, I'd say it's probably fair to conclude that iOS has more apps that are optimized for the tablet form at this point. It's also fair to say that Android's collection of tablet-optimized apps is rapidly expanding -- and there's no shortage of sharp-looking selections to be found.
Pretty much all of Google's applications - Gmail, Maps, Google Docs/Drive, YouTube, Google Calendar, Google+ and so forth - look fantastic on a 10-in. device, as you'd expect. Popular note-taking apps like Evernote and Springpad are fully optimized for the large-screen form, as are video-streaming apps like Netflix and Hulu Plus. You can find plenty of tablet-friendly office suites, communication tools, multimedia programs, reference utilities and news and weather applications, too, not to mention resizable, interactive widgets that live and function right on your tablet's home screen.
Google Nexus 10: Specs
- Screen: 10.1in diagonal, 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution (300ppi), WQXGA, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
- Memory: 16GB internal storage (actual formatted capacity will be less), 2GB RAM
- OS: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
- CPU/GPU: CPU: Dual-core A15
- GPU: Mali T604
- Cameras: 5Mp (main), 1.9Mp (front)
- Battery: 9000 mAh Lithium polymer
- Connectivity: Micro USB, Magnetic Pogo pin charger, Micro HDMI, 3.5mm headphone jack
- Wireless: WiFi 802.11 b/g/n (MIMO+HT40), Bluetooth, NFC (Android Beam)
- Size: 264 x 178 x 8.9mm
- Weight: 603g
- Screen: 10.1in diagonal, 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution (300ppi), WQXGA, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
- Memory: 16GB internal storage (actual formatted capacity will be less), 2GB RAM
- OS: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
- CPU/GPU: CPU: Dual-core A15
- GPU: Mali T604
- Cameras: 5Mp (main), 1.9Mp (front)
- Battery: 9000 mAh Lithium polymer
- Connectivity: Micro USB, Magnetic Pogo pin charger, Micro HDMI, 3.5mm headphone jack
- Wireless: WiFi 802.11 b/g/n (MIMO+HT40), Bluetooth, NFC (Android Beam)
- Size: 264 x 178 x 8.9mm
- Weight: 603g
The Nexus 10 is easily the best 10in Android tablet we've seen to date. It has a fantastic screen, decent cameras and software features all for a more than reasonable price. Those looking for an alternative to the full-sized iPad needn't look any further.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- The greatest America's Cup in 162 years could only end one way.
With one final race.
Oracle Team USA, which at one time trailed 8-1, continued perhaps the greatest comeback in sports. The American team won its sixth and seventh consecutive races Tuesday, beating Emirates Team New Zealand in Races 17 and 18 to even the 34th America's Cup at 8-8 and set up the ultimate showdown for the oldest trophy in international sports.
As stunning as this development has been, Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill knows the job isn't done.
"It's not over -- that's the key point here," Spithill said. "We've got to finish it off."
That opportunity comes Wednesday in a winner-take-all Race 19. Oracle's streak has allowed it to wipe out the two-point penalty it was issued before this regatta for cheating in last year's America's Cup World Series warmup event. Because of that penalty, Oracle needs to win 11 races to defend the Cup.
Even though the scoreboard says 8-8, Oracle actually has a 10-8 advantage over New Zealand on the water. If it hadn't been for the penalty, the Americans would have successfully defended the Cup with Tuesday's first victory in what would have been a conventional best-of-17 event.
As is stands, if New Zealand wins Wednesday, the Kiwis could hoist the Cup after winning a series in which it lost more races than it won.
In Race 18, the Kiwis finally looked as if they could break out of their slump. New Zealand reached Mark 1 first and had a five-second advantage. A poor early jibe by Oracle allowed New Zealand to move ahead by 200 meters.
The lead was seven seconds when the boats split at Gate 2, with New Zealand heading upwind toward Alcatraz to get temporary relief from the flood tide. Oracle went toward the San Francisco waterfront.
Later on Leg 3, as the boats were tacking back and forth across the racecourse, New Zealand made a curious decision. With a cross approaching and with the Kiwis having the right of way because they were on starboard tack, New Zealand didn't cross and instead tacked parallel and squared up with Oracle.
At the moment, Oracle was carrying more speed and zipped past New Zealand and into the lead.
"I'm sure there are things we could have done better," New Zealand skipper Dean Barker said. "We could have tacked just about anywhere, and we would have been behind at the end of that leg."
From there, Oracle was faster going upwind, extending the lead to 57 seconds at Gate 3. The race was over at that point, and Oracle won by 54 seconds.
In Race 17 Oracle won the start after drawing two penalties at the line. The American boat then sprinted to a 17-second advantage at Mark 1, then stretched it to 29 seconds after the downwind Leg 2. New Zealand cut it to 17 seconds on Leg 3. But Oracle maintained that lead at Mark 4 and won by 27 seconds.
By extending its winning streak to seven, Oracle topped the previous record of five, shared by New Zealand (1995, 2000) and Alinghi (2003). Also for the record books, Wednesday will be Day 19 of this America's Cup, shattering the mark of 16 days set in New Zealand in 2003. The 34th America's Cup has run so long it seems as if it should be challenging "Beach Blanket Babylon" for longest running show in San Francisco.
The wind forecast for Wednesday looks a lot like Tuesday's, which has organizers confident that Race 19 will go off as scheduled.
"We want this," Spithill said. "We're going to work very hard, and we'll come out ready to fight."
Contact Darryl Matsuda at 408-920-5215. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/DarrylMatsuda.
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by Jason Kay - January 30, 2009 11:19 AM UTC
Where once Sid The Kid was the unquestioned face of the league, Alex Ovechkin has now assumed that role.
At the dawn of the 2006-07 season, we posed the question to NHL GMs: if you were starting a team from scratch, who would you take? Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby or Dion Phaneuf.
by Jason Kay - January 23, 2009 10:09 AM UTC
It's time to celebrate hockey and the historical Montreal Canadiens, but there is one thing that could have made it all the more special.
This weekend, my colleagues and I will be among the privileged, revelling in (and, OK, kind of working at) NHL all-star weekend. We'll have prime seats to see the league's best players (OK, most of them) display their considerable skills.
by Jason Kay - January 16, 2009 9:34 AM UTC
The Winter Classics should be about giving back to fans in established cold-weather markets, not a promotional tilt in a city with no team.
The NHL Winter Classic in Las Vegas? Of all the ideas in the history of mankind, this is one of them. It's just not a good one. The league has developed and nurtured a special, winning event rooted in hockey's tradition.
by Jason Kay - January 9, 2009 10:39 AM UTC
The death of a young player may or may not spur a change in hockey philosophy, but it has certainly had an impact on this writer.
The cover story in an upcoming issue of The Hockey News will focus on the fighting issue, re-examining its place in the wake of the Don Sanderson tragedy through the eyes of different people connected to the game.
by Jason Kay - January 2, 2009 10:45 AM UTC
If the NHL is looking to enhance its annual showcase, they should start by altering the selection process.
The official end of the NHL All-Star Game balloting period dovetails nicely with the unofficial start of the "why we need to change the All-Star Game/All-Star Game voting format" season.
by Jason Kay - December 19, 2008 10:38 AM UTC
An ASG format featuring the best of the worst might finally prove a single man cannot collapse an entire team.
I believe I've found the winning formula for an all-star game worth watching: Team Superstars vs. Team Exile. Team Superstars would be comprised of, well, superstars.
by Jason Kay - December 12, 2008 11:00 AM UTC
According to a THN poll, two-thirds of NHL players don't want automatic penalties for head shots, but are the tides starting to turn?
A few weeks back I posed the question, in blog form, "What do NHL players really think about the headshot issue?" Then it dawned on me – why don't we ask them? Pure genius.
by Jason Kay - December 5, 2008 12:04 PM UTC
With so much bad news surrounding sports lately, here are some things to feel good about in the NHL.
With apologies to Simon and Garfunkel, I can still see Joe DiMaggio, or guys who resemble him. I just have to look a little harder lately. Sport remains one of our great escapes, despite the grim stories filling newscasts, newspapers and web pages, sometimes relentlessly.
by Jason Kay - November 28, 2008 11:01 AM UTC
Claude Lemieux's comeback attempt will inject more hate into the NHL if he manages to make it that far.
Claude Lemieux is No. 1, so why try harder? The quintessential shift disturber ranks atop the register of most hated players of all-time in our recently released publication, The Ultimate Book of Hockey Lists.
by Jason Kay - November 21, 2008 10:38 AM UTC
When Patrick Roy has his No. 33 raised to the rafters Saturday, he'll go in as the NHL's winningest goalie, but where does he rank in Habs history?
If Martin Brodeur hadn't suffered the first serious injury of his career earlier this season, chances are he'd be breaking Patrick Roy's all-time wins mark right…about…now.
by Jason Kay - November 14, 2008 9:42 AM UTC
Let's allow those who face the danger to decide whether or not something needs to be done to curb concussions.
Montreal's Tom Kostopoulos hits, and injures, Toronto's Mike Van Ryn from behind in the center of the hockey universe on a Saturday night and a smoldering issue again is engulfed in flames.
by Jason Kay - November 7, 2008 11:11 AM UTC
Buffalo has proved early on that they will be a team to reckon with in the Eastern Conference.
At the beginning of the season, I ruminated on the Sabres' long-term viability in small-market Buffalo. My opinion was not born of jealousy or malice, as some of you asserted in your feedback, but of concern.


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July 01, 2009
DOE Awards $454 Million for Clean Energy in 18 States
DOE announced in late June its award of more than $454 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in 18 states. Under DOE's State Energy Program, states have proposed plans to prioritize energy savings, create or retain jobs, increase the use of renewable energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The funds will go toward a wide variety of renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, including state programs offering grants, loans, energy audits, education, and training. The programs will support energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy installations at schools, colleges, universities, state-owned buildings, homes, small businesses, commercial buildings, farms, hospitals, health care facilities, and even industrial facilities. The funds will also support renewable energy resource assessments, alternative fuels programs, and efforts to develop building energy codes. The 18 states include Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.
Specific efforts supported by the new funding include California's Green Jobs Training Program, which will receive $15 million in funds from the California Energy Commission, combined with $20 million in Recovery Act funds. Idaho will create new zoning regulations to encourage the development of more renewable energy facilities. Minnesota's State Energy Information Center will organize Clean Energy Resource Teams comprised of local organizations and citizens to perform outreach and communications about the state's programs. Missouri will support energy efficiency improvements for the state's most energy-intensive industries. West Virginia will launch a Green Collar Jobs Training program to provide training for jobs in energy efficiency. And Utah will use funding to collect more accurate data about the potential renewable energy resources in the state that can then be used to identify potential Renewable Energy Zones. Utah will also offer free insulation upgrades for low-income housing and will provide rebates to builders of high-performance buildings.
The funds are part of the Obama Administration's national strategy to support job growth while making a historic down payment on clean energy. The Recovery Act appropriated $3.1 billion to the State Energy Program, giving priority to achieving national goals of energy independence while helping to stimulate local economies. For the 14 states, the new funds represent 40% of the State Energy Program funds available to them under the Recovery Act, following an initial 10% of the funds that were awarded to support planning activities. The second half of the funds will be released when the states meet the reporting, oversight, and accountability milestones required by the Recovery Act. See the DOE press releases on the funding for California, Missouri, New Hampshire, and North Carolina; Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, and West Virginia; and the other 10 states.


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MARIETTA - Recently, weather predictions called for severe storms, including a derecho to rival the storm that blew through the area nearly a year ago, leaving local residents with no power or gas and little cell phone coverage during a heat wave.
A recent storm threat didn't lead to much damage in the Mid-Ohio Valley but it did raise the question: If another massive storm were to strike, is the area more prepared?
The storm that ripped through the valley June 29, 2012, was an eye opener for many area agencies and residents who said they felt there wasn't enough communication with the public or adequate emergency plans in place.
In fact, much work been done since last summer and many more preparedness measures are still in the works, local officials said this week.
"I think we learned some lessons from it about who to call and when to call," said Belpre Mayor Mike Lorentz.
After the storm, Lorentz noted that communication channels were basically non-existent.
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Preparedness Measures
* Washington County is building an Emergency Operations Center on Davis Avenue in Marietta that will provide power, phone and Internet access to a variety of county agencies in the event of an emergency.
* The Marietta City Water Department has budgeted $354,000 to purchase and install generators with enough capacity to run the plant, well field and booster stations in the event of another outage.
* A new exterior generator was installed at the Washington County Courthouse Monday after a fire took out a generator on the second floor in the wake of last June's derecho.
* The server at the new EOC will back up courthouse files as an extra precautionary measure, so courthouse employees could work out of the EOC if necessary.
* Washington County Emergency Management Agency director Jeff Lauer plans to make better use of social media in the event of another storm.
* Some gas stations have communicated with distributers in hopes of better handling the demand that would arise from another bad storm.
"It just seemed like we didn't have a lot of response from anybody outside of the city other than the (Washington County) Sheriff's Office," he said.
In the same vein, the city had trouble communicating facts about the situation to its citizens. For example, despite making announcements through WTAP-TV and Clear Channel radio stations that the city water supply was fine, Lorentz still heard rumors that Belpre was about to run out of water.
"I don't know how to better do that, to get the word out," he said.
Washington County Emergency Management Agency Director Jeff Lauer has an idea.
"One thing that never occurred to me that came to my attention during the last storm is that a lot of people use Facebook," Lauer said Monday.
Lauer did not make use of Facebook during that storm, but next time plans to use the Washington County Sheriff's Office Facebook page as a means of distributing information. The page has more than 3,700 likes-which essentially means that many people receive updates there.
As far as media outlets were concerned, some did not have power to get the word out. WMOA-AM 1490 has bought a generator since the storm, said Lauer, and they are a source people could use for news in the event of another bad storm. The Marietta Times also now has access to a generator in the case of an emergency.
On the other end, many people did not have the power to access radio and television and carriers without gasoline meant newspapers were not immediately getting information out after last June's storm.
However, many people had cell phones that were charged thanks to car chargers and some of those people were able to access the Internet, noted Lauer.
Even cell phone service was spotty, though.
Much of that was likely because of the vast quantity of people trying to use the network at once, said Holly Hollingsworth, senior public relations consultant with AT&T Ohio.
AT&T has consistently been enhancing networks in Ohio to enhance coverage and capacity, which should help with similar situations in the future, she said.
"While our continued investment in our networks does add coverage and capacity among other things, we have also provided information that can help our customers in these situations," said Hollingsworth.
For example, texting is more reliable than calling because it uses less system resources, she said.
People with questions during an emergency event can also contact Lauer directly at 373-5613.
"We're not going to get all the people, but we can start spreading some information there about where people can get ice and where cooling stations are," he said.
Without power, ice became an important factor in keeping people's groceries from spoiling, recalled Stanleyville resident Patty Venham.
"For the first day, we had to go clear to McConnelsville to get gas and ice," said Venham, 51.
Working at Wal-Mart at the time, Venham recalled that the store was selling out of ice as fast as it could get it in.
She and her family were without power in Stanleyville for about a week.
They borrowed a generator from their son-in-law and fared well, she said. And when another large storm threatened to roll in on Wednesday night, Venham and her family did not do anything special.
"I live in the country. We already have gas. We're pretty good about gassing up," she said.
Gassing up after the big storm became especially problematic. Many area gas stations had no power and were not able to operate. At stations with generators, huge lines sprung up and some stations ran out of fuel to sell.
"We were breaking up some heated arguments at gas pumps," said Marietta Police Capt. Jeff Waite.
Running out of gas was also a threat for the city, which does not keep its own auxiliary gas supply like the sheriff's office does.
The city is now going through the steps necessary to get their own auxiliary gas supply set up in case of another such shortage, Waite said.
Byers Reno Mini Mart and Byers Newport Mini Mart were able to run on generators during the storm, and for the most part, were able to keep a supply of gas on hand, said Peggy Byers, who co-owns the gas stations with husband, Bob.
"We had lapses of four or five hours where we were waiting on another truck (of gas). But we were mostly able to keep some on hand," she said.
Now the Byers have had conversations with distributers to make sure they are ready if another storm arises. At the same time, they have put work into a bigger capacity generator.
The biggest issue at the Byers' stores was the magnitude of people.
"It was hard to handle the volume," she said.
Byers noticed that rush again Wednesday. The storm warnings that day caused customers to buy triple the volume of gasoline they would have typically bought that day, she said.
"It's probably not a bad idea to keep some gas on hand, especially since we've been having similar atmospheric conditions as before that big storm lately," she said.
The city of Belpre was part of the contingency gassing up Wednesday in anticipation of the storm. Lorentz said he was glad to drive by and see all the city trucks fueling up. It is part of the emergency preparedness procedures he has put into place, he said.
"Now when we get those kind of storm reports, we start making sure we're ready," he said.
Thursday they did preventative maintenance on the city's generators to make sure they were all running well.
Marietta's Water Department lost power for just more than a day after the storm. The one small generator at the plant is enough to run some basic gages but not enough to treat the water and certainly not enough to keep the well field and booster stations running, said Marietta City Water Superintendent Jeff Kephart.
"Three of our outlying tanks went empty at that time. That was the first time I'd ever seen that happen in my 25 years," he said.
After the storm, he had an engineering company come in and do an assessment of what sort of generator power would be needed to prevent that from ever happening again.
The estimated $354,000 project has been given to the Marietta City Engineer's Office and will go forward after the project is bid out, said Kephart.
The lack of power was one of the biggest issues following the storm and the city water department was not the only one to find that out the hard way.
"We lost all of our meat cause the power was out so long, probably about $600 to$700 worth," said Keith Oliver, 58, of Lowell.
Oliver, who lived in Stanleyville during last year's big storm, is going to make sure that does not happen again.
"I'm prepared this time. I went out and got me a generator," he said.
Marietta business Davis, Pickering & Co., Inc. was busy installing a new generator at the Washington County Courthouse Monday. A fire broke out in the courthouse's old generator the same day as the derecho last summer, and caused a world of headache for Lauer and county officials.
The brand new exterior generator at the courthouse cost $94,105 including installation. Soon the county will also have a new generator installed at the Washington County Emergency Operations Center, which is nearing completion on Davis Avenue in Marietta, said Lauer.
"The generator and transfer switch is not due in until like July 10," Lauer said.
Initially the $237,500 Emergency Management Performance Grant was contingent on the EOC being completed before July. However, the county has asked for an extension for the generator to be delivered and are confident it will be granted, Lauer said.
Once operational, the EOC will serve as a headquarters with a dedicated server, power supply and phone lines where emergency agencies, law enforcement, local officials and more can stay up to date during emergency situations and act accordingly, said Lauer.
If a storm hits before the EOC is operational, improvements to the current emergency base on the second floor of the sheriff's office will make things go smoother, he added.
"We've corrected a lot of those issues that gave us problems last time," he said.
Those improvements have included putting in additional phone lines.
Perhaps the best thing a person can keep in mind if faced with another similar storm is to keep a good attitude, say some local residents.
That is what Breanna Kendall, 25, of Marietta, and her family did last June when they went without power in downtown Marietta for three and a half days.
"We kind of just made the best of the situation. My fiance and I would take the kids down to a friend's house every day to play in the pool. That's really all you can do is make the best of it," said Kendall, who was pregnant during the hot powerless days last June.


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So, we go in and went to check out where our seats were....and they way up in the top on Fishman's side....and this show was not even close to full...all of the sudden some members of Phish's staff came walking through the upper areas with extra tix handing them out to everyone around?...kinda odd, then they made their way over to us and gave us tix for the floor!!! They told us Trey and the band wanted everyone down close and packed in...not all spaced out over the huge venue...score one for the fans.
First set was solid "opening of a tour" stuff...Jim opener gets thing going, Antelope is a monster. Kind ho-hum set beyond those two.
Second set is truly one of my favorites....Boogie is very nice (not a chula vista...but there never will be), Jibboo really swings and is fun. Bathtub totally rocks...not a funky or noodling jam...but total Trey leaning back on his ax playing a thousand beats a second and destroying the Palace...oh and it's 19 minutes long. Then the Tub drops into a really crazy 2001 with Trey playing on his keyboard and leaving this crazy DJ-scratching sound being looped over the whole time....very unique. Boom...YEM, and this one is one (like everything else in this set) is very unique...its not a "best of all time" or anything....just a very very cool jam...not funky, just rhythmic and textured and then it settles into this jam that's hard to place...then all the boys start humming/chanting over this crazy rhythm....it finally ends up with nice little holiday cheer and the actual vocal jam turns into little drummer boy.
If anyone knows what the YEM jam is...please drop me a line or post...after 11 years I still can't place it. The YEM is a true gem stashed away in an odd tour.


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The numbers in, and so far Mississippians have cast 26,433 absentee ballots for the general election, which Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says is higher than usual, raising concerns about voter fraud.
"When I saw somebody witnessing thirty or forty or eighty absentee ballots I started to question what was going on there," says Hosemann.
To help combat fraud Hosemann introduced legislation last year to limit the number of absentee ballots a person can witness to ten, but his proposal died in a House committee.
"I think Mississippians are starting early voting whether the legislature has or not, and I think that needs to be something the legislature needs to review."
If you have a legal reason you can vote absentee Saturday at your circuit clerk's office until noon, polls are open on Tuesday from 7 AM to 7 PM.


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A well run cleaning-validation program requires a significant amount of planning and resources. Planning takes into account the size, configuration, and complexity of the manufacturing equipment; the physical properties of the soils encountered, which directly affect the cleaning procedure used; the detergent to clean the equipment; the type of swab or rinse sampling to capture residue levels; the analytical test methods to determine residue levels; the periodic monitoring of the system to ensure ongoing compliance; change control to address new residues and equipment; appropriate documentation; and training for personnel cleaning equipment and performing validation challenges. Required resources include equipment downtime for the validation, raw materials for the formulations tested, analytical instrumentation for analysis, detergents for cleaning, solvents for testing, and personnel to perform the validation.
The entire cleaning-validation program and its execution depend directly on the acceptable residue limit (ARL) for the formulation residue. The active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) residue is monitored because it is the most phamacologically active component of the formulation. The ARL established for a program must be scientifically justified on the basis of the needs and capabilities of the manufacturing facility. In its Guide to Inspection of Validation of Cleaning Processes (1), the US Food and Drug Administration stated that residue limits should be logical, practical, achievable, and verifiable. The agency did not intend to set acceptance limits for validating cleaning processes. One of the examples cited as a possible residue limit used in industry, however, was 10 ppm of carryover into the subsequent batch manufactured.
The purpose of cleaning validation is to prevent the cross-contamination of a drug formulation. The primary concerns of cross-contamination are an evaluation of the therapeutic-dose carryover or the toxicity of the potential contaminant. Any contaminant is undesirable, but one with a pharmacologic or toxicological effect is far more serious. The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (2) states: "A drug ... shall be deemed to be adulterated if it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance," that is, something that will cause an adverse pharmacological effect. This definition supports the pharmacological and toxicological concerns.If, however, the amount of a residue is below the level at which it would have an unintended, adverse health effect, what is the allowable level from an adulteration standpoint? Should a health-based limit be the only limit for equipment cleaning? Should the analytical-method detection limit be the standard (3)? Or, if an intermediate adulteration limit exists, what rationale determines that level? In the past, analytical methodology had limited sensitivity, making health-based and adulteration-based contaminations essentially equivalent. The increased sensitivity of analytical methodology seemingly has created a contradictory situation. Modern analytical detection limits are far lower than the pharmacological levels of drugs, thus creating a divergence between the previously equivalent health-based and adulteration definitions.
A logical residue limit would be one that demonstrates no pharmacological or toxicological effect, without regard to analytical sensitivity. This would indicate that residue levels can be as high or as low as the health-based limit will allow. This approach, however, would allow equipment to be visually dirty for relatively safe residues, which indicates an inadequate cleaning procedure. A logical residue limit also should leave the equipment visually clean. Setting residue limits any lower than the health-based and visible levels does not appear to be necessary or logical and adds no additional value to the cleaning process.
Several cleaning-validation programs use the dual health-based–adulteration-based criterion (4–6). Evaluations based on toxicity, tablet weight, number of doses administered, swab recovery, swab area or equipment surface area, and batch size determined the ARLs from both an adulteration-based and health-based perspective. The lower of the two limits was the designated ARL for the formulation and the equipment.
The cleaning-validation program in our pilot-plant facility calculated ARLs for both the health-based and adulteration-based criteria and used the lower of the two (7). The dynamic nature of the pilot plant and the drug-development process necessitated regular re-evaluation of the ARL for each API. Each API required a health-based evaluation, but the majority of development compounds had such low toxicity that their adulteration limits were lower. A proposed alternative to the constant re-evaluation of adulteration limits was to use a constant adulteration limit of 100 μg/25 cm2 swab or 4 μg/cm2 . This technique would streamline the cleaning process and minimize potential errors without compromising quality or safety.


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I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Binghamton University, SUNY. My primary field is Comparative Politics with a focus on comparative political economy and democratization. Determinants and consequences of economic inequality constitute one of my research areas. My minor field is International Relations where my interest lies in international conflict, foreign policy and international political economy. My work has appeared or is forthcoming in World Politics, Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Electoral Studies, Party Politics, European Political Science Review, Canadian Journal of Political Science, International Journal of Comparative Sociology and Turkish Studies.
My dissertation was awarded the 2011 Juan Linz Prize for Best Dissertation by the Comparative Democratization section of the American Political Science Association (APSA). I demonstrated that inequality does not diminish after democratization, and I asked why it is that new democracies cannot generate income equality. I adopted a multi-method technique to test the theory of my dissertation. I used one large-N regression analysis and two paired case studies. The case studies examined two regions in Europe that were democratized during the Third Wave. I used the "most similar system" research design, pairing Turkey and Spain in southern Europe and the Czech Republic and Poland in the postcommunist region.
I am currently working on a book manuscript, based on my dissertation. The manuscript also includes updated analyses with newer data.
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Jaffee: Ansonia dynasty built on doing the little thinigs
When Ansonia High quarterback Jai'Quan McKnight made a devastating sideline block to try to spring teammate Andrew Matos on a kick return in last weekend's Class S semifinal win over Hyde Leadership, it was indicative of the Chargers' teamwork.
You don't normally see quarterbacks making blocks on special teams. Actually, many don't go on the field during special teams unless they are receiving the ball because fearful coaches generally want to protect them.
But McKnight is a football player first and a playmaker second, which means that if he is on the field he'll try to make a play, even if the ball is not in his hands.
Head coach Tom Brockett and the Ansonia coaching staff love that mentality. McKnight simply described it as playing with adrenaline and emotion. He was being modest.
I call it doing what is best for the team. That's what makes the Chargers perennial winners.
They will vie for the program's 18th state title this morning at 10:30 against North Branford in the Class S state championship game at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.
Much has been said during Ansonia's 27 consecutive wins (13 this year) about the abilities of running back Arkeel Newsome (2,008 yards, 31 TDs this season) and McKnight (23 passing TDS, seven rushing TDs), along with playmaker Andrew Matos (24 TDs rushing and receiving).
Making life easier for that threesome have been left tackle Matt Simon, left guard Antone Mack, center Corey Dzienkiewicz, right guard Jh'mel Trammell, right tackle Kevin DeLaCruz and tight end Raeshaun Finney.
All were first-year starters on the offensive line this year after every single starter from the undefeated squad in 2011 graduated.
Offensive line coach Len "Butch" Marazzi deserves a lot of credit for this, not only teaching them the proper technique but getting them to understand the strengths of Newsome and their supporting cast.
On the defensive line, Trammell, Simon and Tyler O'Connell, a sophomore, all improved
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their pass rush during the season and caused havoc for the lines of Prince Tech and Hyde throughout the first two rounds.
There are some other invaluable members of the team who are perhaps less well known. Among them are wide receiver-defensive back Ryan O'Connor, a captain and a 2011 All-Naugatuck Valley League defensive selection.
O'Connor, younger brother of former Ansonia quarterback Nick O'Connor, just goes about his business in a calm way. No fanfare or showboating, just all-out hustle.
O'Connor's leaping catch against Hyde went for only 20 yards and didn't lead to a score, but the first-down reception was one for the highlight reel. It was his only reception of the day, but he made the most of it.
Senior linebacker Ephraim Collins, a first-year starter, called playing in this program a privilege and an honor. His teammates feel the same way.
Junior place-kicker Arthur Kwaskiewicz has quietly elevated his game by booting 58 extra points this season. He converted 43 PATs as a sophomore, helping the Chargers to a 14-0 mark in 2011.
Taking advantage of opportunities is what Brockett has preached in his seven-year head coaching tenure. That's why he has an 84-7 overall record and a 92.3 winning percentage, the best all-time in Connecticut.
Brockett doesn't care what you did last week or last year or on the last down. He is always looking ahead, and doesn't take anything for granted.
When asked about the seasons in 2008, 2009 and 2010, when the Chargers either lost in the early playoff rounds or final, Brockett said they all still sting, but that they were learning experiences.
He has gotten his players to think about that this week and taught them to not let any opportunities slip from their grasp. That appreciation of the game has made Ansonia football unprecedented.
Reach Mark Jaffee at email@example.com.
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People with autism spectrum disorders such as autism and Asperger Syndrome can be prone to depression, which may lead to a risk of suicide in some cases. These developmental disorders have a lasting change in a person's thinking, how they react to certain situations, their work and how they relate to others. People with Asperger's or autism may face increased stress, greater difficulty with relationships, difficulty managing their own emotions, and often fewer skills for dealing with these problems. Without appropriate support they may find themselves feeling isolated and helpless.
It is important to realize that because of these and other factors, autistic teenagers and adults might experience feelings of depression and may be at greater risk of suicide. For people who think about ending their lives, suicide may represent an answer to what they feel is an otherwise unsolvable problem. The choice may appear preferable to circumstances such as enduring emotional distress or disorder, which the person may fear more than death.
It is particularly important for family members, friends and those who care about the person to know the danger signs, know ways of being helpful and know who you can turn to for advice or referral.
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September 5-11 is National Suicide Prevention Week. Although it is very important for all people to focus on their mental health and well-being, it is particularly important for the caretakers of those who have autism. Autism and Asperger's Syndrome can affect communication abilities, which may complicate seeing the cues of a person in trouble.
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HARROGATE, TN -- Lincoln Memorial University first year head softball coach Natalie Layden has announced the early signing class of fall 2013, as Payton Bruce, Meredith Johnson, Kristin McAndrew and Jennifer Moose have signed National Letters of Intent to join the Railsplitters starting with the 2013-2014 season.
"All four of these athletes will truly represent LMU softball," stated coach Layden. "They all bring in a solid academic foundation, athletic talents and wonderful families that will represent the three letters with pride."
Payton Bruce is a 5'10 corner infielder hailing from Maiden, North Carolina that hits for power from both the right and left side. She has a proven reputation as an athletic and versatile competitor, as Bruce played three sports for her high school (North Lincoln High). She received many awards throughout her career including All-Conference and All-District while compiling a .432 batting average in her prep career. Bruce has accrued a tremendous amount of success for her competitive travel ball team, the Catawba Valley Storm.
Bruce is the daughter of Ryan and Christi Bruce.
"Payton will provide a great deal of power in the middle of our lineup," commented LMU head softball coach Natalie Layden. "I feel that she will have an immediate impact on our program and I'm looking forward to the great things she has to offer us in our 2014 season."
Meredith Johnson is the daughter of Ken and Rhonda Johnson and she will be joining the LMU softball program by way of Kenly, North Carolina and North Johnston High School.
Johnson is a left-handed first baseman that will provide a great deal of skill at first-base with power hitting from the left side. She brings a solid reputation as an athlete and as a student, carrying a 4.12 grade point average while being named Athlete of the Month for the Coastal Credit and 99.5 The Fan, en route to garnering All-Conference and All-District honors.
"Meredith will be a great asset to our team both defensively and offensively," said Layden. "Her game awareness and skill set defensively will add much-needed depth to our corners."
Kristin McAndrew is a utility player residing in Belmont, North Carolina that has played competitively for Team NC. Team NC boast a very challenging schedule and McAndrew has been a stable force in the middle of the lineup throughout the year. During her time at South Point High School, she has been a four-year starter and a four-year scholar athlete, while playing three positions and compiling a .350 batting clip.
McAndrew is the daughter of Kim and Tim McAndrew.
"McAndrew is known for her hard work and being a great team player," stated coach Layden. "She has had great success playing for Team NC and I'm looking forward to bringing her talents to LMU."
Jennifer Moose, a catcher/shortstop combo from Statesville, North Carolina, has played for the Carolina Comets Gold travel organization from the beginning of her competitive playing career. While faced with a tough schedule nationally, she has notched a .403 batting average and swiped 14 bases this fall. She is a great athlete who will bring very good speed and an aggressive base-running mentality to the LMU softball program. Moose is no stranger to winning as she was a part of the 2011 16u ASA State Championship team. Moose also competed as a three-sport athlete in high school and served as a captain in two sports. Moose was also a NC Scholar Athlete.
She is the daughter of Kathy Moose, Ricky Moose and Amelia Harris. She will complete her prep career at West Iredell High School this spring.
"Moose is a dynamic infielder who will provide a great deal of athleticism, versatility and mental toughness to our lineup," said Layden. "She appealed to me immediately with her skills behind the plate and aggressiveness on the field. I'm excited to see how she will help us next season."
The Lady Railsplitters are primed to open the 2013 campaign on February 2nd, as they head to Milledgeville, Georgia to compete in the Georgia College & State Tournament. Lincoln Memorial will be heading into the season under new direction as Natalie Layden takes the helm for her first season guiding the LMU softball program.
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Thankyou Phish, for enlightening through music and saving through creativity!
P.S. I was also surprised at the unfamiliarity with Destiny! Greeeeaaaaat tune. I was front row right in front of Mike the second night and was in heaven watching his pure genius unfold right in front of my eyes!
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Kensuke Tanaka flashed a smile when asked how happy he was to get a hit Thursday against Japan's World Baseball Classic squad.
Tanaka wasn't as happy when asked about the seven errors he made so far in spring training -- his latest in the Giants' 6-3 loss to the Japanese WBC team -- which is nearly half of the club's total of 15.
Tanaka, 31, hopes to make the team as its primary utility infielder, a heady challenge considering he was primarily a second baseman during his 13 seasons playing in Japan for the Nippon Ham Fighters.
He played shortstop Thursday, his fourth game at that position this spring, and made a throwing error in Japan's three-run third inning. He's played nine games at second base and two at third. He hasn't looked very comfortable at any position he's played.
"I've played second base most of the time, so I'm not quite sure how strong to throw the ball (at other positions) to get an out," Tanaka said through an interpreter. "I'm still working on that. I need to gain more experience and polish up."
Of his high error total, he added, "I hope to learn off the errors and work on it so I don't make those kinds of errors again."
Manager Bruce Bochy understands Tanaka is making a tough transition playing multiple positions and also playing on natural grass. Most infields in Japan are artificial turf.
"Obviously, we're hoping to see improvement there, particularly with the throwing," Bochy said. "I know it's at adjustment playing third and short, they're all different throws. He's got a lot on his plate right now and we've thrown a lot at him. But from this point on, we're hoping he gets more comfortable and it gets better all-around with the defense."
Tanaka didn't have a judgment on whether he's made enough of an impression to make the team. He's hitting just .250 -- 10 for 40.
"That's not for me to decide," he said. "I'll do what I'm told to do and I hope to do that well."
Asked to assess the Japanese team that has advanced to the WBC semifinals, he was impressed.
"They've been playing a lot of detailed baseball," he said. "If they continue to do that, I think they will be successful."
"They played well, they swung the bats, pitched well. They certainly outplayed us," Bochy said. "We didn't get many good swings off, that's what disappointed me. We were a little passive."


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