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SAN FRANCISCO -- They talked man to man, beard to beard. Sergio Romo came to the ballpark two Saturdays ago and told Brian Wilson that he was excited for the possibility that later that night he could get the out that clinched a division title.
"He stopped me and said, 'Get your outs and then celebrate,' " Romo said this week. "He told me to just go play and let the game happen, and afterward you can be excited. That's what I'm going to keep doing."
Romo did get the final out that night against the San Diego Padres, and if all goes according to plan, he'll do the same before three more celebrations.
Or will he?
The Giants, by circumstance more than choice, are trying to break the mold. One of the first lessons in Baseball 101 is find your ninth-inning guy. For the Giants, it has been ninth-inning guys. Three players -- Santiago Casilla (25 saves), Romo (14) and Javier Lopez (seven) -- saw heavy work as a closer, and Jeremy Affeldt occasionally gets action in the ninth.
The setup is unorthodox, especially in the postseason, where the Giants will run up against Cincinnati Reds left-hander Aroldis Chapman (38 saves) and possibly St. Louis' Jason Motte (42) or Washington's Tyler Clippard (32). But it's working, even if some around the game think it shouldn't.
"I don't like it," Padres closer Huston Street said. "I've always thought that people function best when they know their role and can plan accordingly. For the group, it's just easier to prepare. It just is."
Manager Bruce Bochy and pitching coach Dave Righetti understood that, so shortly after Casilla was pulled from the closer job, the staff met with the bullpen to discuss roles. It was going to be a committee, and everyone simply had to adjust.
"We've really rallied around the concept," said Lopez, who had just seven saves in nine seasons before this one. "Everybody has refocused on just getting outs, not worrying about innings or situations. Traditionally, this isn't the best game plan, but hey, this wasn't the game plan going into the season."
The Giants' 2010 postseason run included one Wilson celebration after another. The All-Star pitched 112/3 shutout innings and saved six games, including the World Series clincher. But Wilson's 2012 season lasted just two innings before he had to have his second Tommy John surgery. It could have been a death knell for the team's chances, but the Giants found a solution, and it wasn't immediately a committee.
"Casilla really needs to get some credit for stepping in and really saving our season," Lopez said. "He allowed us to move just one guy out of his spot, and everybody else could get acclimated. He really stepped up."
Casilla locked down the job before a blister led to troubles that forced a second change. By that time, the rest of the bullpen was in a groove and ready to embrace the committee concept. The Giants blew just 13 saves this season, tied with the Atlanta Braves for the fewest in the National League.
Bochy is proud of what his relievers have accomplished with their arms but more proud of what they've done in another department. In a world of big-money closers, he says he is fortunate to have a group that hasn't grumbled.
"They have guys down there with no ego," said former Atlanta Braves star John Smoltz, who had 154 career saves. "There are very few teams that can pull this off, but I like their chances."
Bochy does, too, and he said he intends to stick to the plan in the postseason. But there have been signs in recent weeks that the committee might be undergoing a slight transformation as the pressure mounts. Romo had six of the nine saves in September and October and pitched at least an inning in five of them.
Romo struggled a bit in the 2010 postseason but said he's ready for the increased energy and scrutiny that comes with the postseason.
"The job doesn't change," he said. "We pitch in front of a sold-out crowd every day at home, and I always feel like something is on the line. This is an opportunity to show what you've got on a big stage.
"I'm not afraid of that challenge."
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There's something fresh and vibrant about a natural science museum that has an exhibit devoted to roadkill. Unless, of course, you're the roadkill, all stale and stiffened, flattened and gutted, stuffed on the inside, then stuffed inside a display drawer embedded in the grille of a partial SUV facade.
But for the rest of us -- when we visit the Oakland Museum of California's newly remodeled Gallery of Natural Sciences wing as it reopens May 31 -- it will be a delight to pull out the crusty-carcass cabinet and hear the reflexive cries of "Eeew!" and "Oh, that's gross!" from kids and, well, me, and none of us will be the wiser that we've been made wiser, effortlessly learning about man's relationship to the natural environment, even though it's not always a healthy relationship from the unfortunate roadkill's point of view.
Being a very important-in-my-own-mind member of the press, I got a fun behind-the-scenes sneak peek at the still-being-renovated wing a couple of weeks ago. It's the finishing piece of the museum's $63 million makeover ($11.4 million of that for the science section). The art and history galleries reopened with fanfare in 2010, and the science wing promises to be the best science wing you haven't seen yet.
Moss: Painted
It still won't be totally done, even on opening day (no offense, Southern California habitats, but your section will be the last on the list). Not to worry, because clever museum designers are making the undoneness an exhibit in itself, so people can see what goes into the museum-creating process as mountainous desert ecosystems are still being built and installed.
The rest of the 25,000-square-foot wing is definitely in the final stages. Mmm, it's got that new museum smell, and it's nothing to do with the roadkill. "Essence of natural history," joked Douglas Long, OMCA's senior curator of natural sciences, who led the tour. Right now, plywood crates still hold exhibits of brackish marsh and Sierra red foxes and termite colonies. Boxes are marked "Moss: painted" and "Moss: unpainted." Tool carts are scattered around, spider webs of power cords and blinding orbs of work lights dangle above tables where craftspeople are gluing leaves onto stems, leaf-by-leaf-by-tedious-oh-my-gosh-tell-me-that's-the-last-one-leaf, redoing old, shriveled artificial tree displays to make "nonshriveled artificial yet incredibly lifelike new displays," Long said. Other workers are pushing huge dioramas around on dollies. Woops, I just backed into a mountain lion. I'll try to make myself bigger than I appear.
The dioramas are key. If you remember the museum from several years ago or back when you came as a kid on a field trip, you'll recall the scenes of California's natural landscape, painstakingly reproduced by expert dioramacists. Dioramologists? Dioramaholics? The scenes are encased in huge glass cubes as if they were the crown jewels. (Would-be thieves, be advised: These are not the crown jewels. If you try to steal them, you'll only end up with handfuls of manzanita and microfauna, which fetch zilch on the open market.)
Holy mola mola
Built in the 1960s, the dioramas are historic pieces of art themselves. And while some museums have ditched theirs, OMCA values its collection and will display nearly 80 of them in new ways, combined with very 21st-century interactive exhibits and current environmental research, showing how the Golden State is one of the top 10 biodiversity hot spots in the world.
This time around, they've split the science gallery into seven distinct habitats: Mount Shasta, Yosemite (you get to sit on a porch in Curry Village), Sutter Buttes, the Tehachapis, Coachella Valley, the Cordell Bank (which is not a financial institution, but an underwater mountain off the coast of Point Reyes, with really cool stuff like fiery coral reefs, mola mola fish and cow cod) and lastly (actually, firstly) there's Oakland -- to show how humans and animals have co-evolved in an urban environment and to connect visitors with a sense of place. And what better place to start than where you already are?
You'll find historic images from when this was truly the Land of Oaks -- a massive oak woodland -- and displays of modern-day life with real lampposts and telephone poles and pigeon poo (just epoxy and clay -- a little dab'll do ya) and the pigeons themselves looking down from a wire.
Are they real? Only their taxidermist knows for sure.
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U.S. Rep. Clyburn Explains How Clinical Trials Provide Opportunity to Address Health Disparities
U.S. Rep. Clyburn Explains How Clinical Trials Provide Opportunity to Address Health Disparities
09.10.13 | By Chip Davis
As you may know from a previous Catalyst post, late last month we unveiled a new report on Research in Your Backyard: Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials in South Carolina. We were honored to be joined by U.S. Representative James E. Clyburn who addressed the importance of clinical trials to making new medicines available to patients, and how the participation of minority patients in clinical trials is necessary to reduce health disparities. We agree, which is why PhRMA has joined with the National Minority Quality Forum and Microsoftto launch a campaign to encourage greater diversity of patients who volunteer to participate in clinical trials.
The Congressman elaborated on his remarks in a letter to the editor which ran in The Post and Courier on August 30th, and has given us permission to share it.
09.10.13 | By Rep. James E. Clyburn
It may be one of South Carolina's best kept secrets — thousands of clinical trials have been conducted across the state and they have not only resulted in improved medicines, but also a stronger economy.
A new report "Research in Your Backyard: Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials in South Carolina" shows that biopharmaceutical research companies, in collaboration with the state's university medical schools and science centers, hospitals and contract research organizations, have conducted more than 3,200 trials of new medicines since 1999, including nearly 1,400 in Charleston and Mount Pleasant.
For patients, this intense clinical research activity has meant more treatments to fight a range of diseases and medical conditions and given many South Carolinians new hope as they seek new medicines to help live healthier, more productive lives.
Among the diseases targeted in clinical trials are the most debilitating chronic conditions, including diabetes and cancer. Our clinicians must continue their quest for new treatments and cures at a time when diabetes afflicts nearly 10 percent of South Carolina's residents and cancer will kill nearly 28,000 patients in the state this year alone.
I know of the ravages of these diseases first-hand — my mother died of multiple myeloma at the age of 55 and my father was taken by prostate cancer. My wife, Emily, was once a three-shot-a-day diabetic, but thanks to medical advances now takes one pill in the morning and a shot at night.
It's very encouraging that biopharmaceutical companies and South Carolina research collaborators are working, in some cases, on new-generation biotechnology medicines, offering a new path for patients who have unmet medical needs.
This research and development also gives the state's economy a boost, thanks to the hard work of our scientists and the biopharmaceutical sector in many communities. More than 4,800 direct employees and 18,045 total workers in the state are supported by biopharmaceutical facilities.
There's a lot to be hopeful about, but we also need a reality check. According to a 2011 report by the Society for Women's Health Research and the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Women's Health, African Americans are 12 percent of the population, but only five percent of clinical trial participants and Latinos are 16 percent of the population, but one percent of trial participants. That is unacceptable
Eliminating health disparities is one of my passions, but we can't make progress without everyone having skin in the game. Without participants of every color and hue, it is difficult for biopharmaceutical researchers to better understand how different patients may respond to new medicines and develop treatments that are effective for all patients.
In South Carolina, there are nearly 300 clinical trials of new chronic disease medicines — including 152 in the Charleston area — being conducted by biopharmaceutical companies and local research centers that are still recruiting patient participants. Information about those trials is in the "Research in Your Backyard" report and that information should be carefully reviewed by our state's health care providers and community health workers and shared with patients and families.
Other encouraging steps are being taken to increase clinical trial diversity. The National Minority Health Quality Forum, for example, is a model for improving minority outreach in clinical trials, and I am pleased to hear that it is gaining momentum with a new collaboration with the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and Microsoft to help increase diversity in clinical trials.
This partnership includes creating the National Clinical Trial Network (NCTN), a portal that links patients, physicians and researchers to increase participation and diversity in clinical research. Researchers in South Carolina should explore collaboration with NCTN to help recruit more African Americans and other minorities into the state's clinical trials.
As we remember the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, I am reminded that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane."
Clinical trials provide us an opportunity to address the health disparities that exist here in South Carolina, and I believe we should embrace the pioneering biopharmaceutical research that is taking place in our own backyard — both for our health and our economy.
James E. Clyburn represents South Carolina's 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.


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AP Source: Coach K returning to US men's team
Published: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 1:52 p.m.
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DURHAM, N.C. - Mike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team.
Krzyzewski will try to lead the Americans to a third straight gold medal, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday. Originally expected to step down, Krzyzewski will hold a press conference to confirm his return Thursday at Duke, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made.
The Hall of Fame coach has led the Americans since 2005, winning gold at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and the 2010 world basketball championship. His return was first reported by Sports Illustrated.
Krzyzewski repeatedly said he planned to end his international coaching career following the Americans' victory last summer in London. Yet USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo preferred to hold off any discussion until after Coach K finished his season with the Blue Devils, and he got the answer he wanted.
Krzyzewski will lead the Americans next summer at the renamed World Cup of Basketball in Spain, where a victory would qualify them for the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil.
The person said there were expected changes to Krzyzewski's staff, which had included NBA coaches Mike D'Antoni and Nate McMillan, and Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim.
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Takkarist McKinley is staying with his commitment to play football next fall for Cal, according to Kennedy-Richmond dean of athletics Mike Bobino.
"It's done. It's Cal," Bobino said Tuesday. "It won't change."
McKinley, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound defensive end, made a campus visit to Cal last weekend and decided Monday he would follow through on his original commitment to play for the Bears.
He is rated as a three-star prospect by Scout.com, and Bobino predicted, "He'll be the next Jevon Kearse."
McKinley visited Washington State two weeks ago and had a good experience there, Bobino said. WSU coach Mike Leach was scheduled to visit McKinley on Tuesday afternoon, but Bobino said the decision won't change.
"It's going to be Cal," he said.
Cal still has three "soft" verbal commitments who haven't made final decisions.
Offensive guard Cameron Hunt, a four-star prospect from Centennial-Corona who declared for Cal months ago, is being pursued hard by Oregon. Hunt said he will announce his school on signing day, Feb. 6.
Also still being pulled by other schools are defensive back Darius Allensworth and outside linebacker Johnny Ragin III, both three-star prospects. Allensworth, from Heritage-Menifee, visited WSU two weeks ago. Ragin, from Wilsonville, Ore., is a late recruiting target of Oregon.


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Government's view of the economy: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. — Ronald Reagan
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If the name John Marshall doesn't mean anything to you, don't be alarmed. He's a bit before our time. He was a highly esteemed figure in history, but if I tell you a lot of folks would like to go back in a time machine and shoot him at birth, you might be surprised. Lacking a time machine, I'd support digging up his bones, shooting them several times, then reinterring them.
Why? John Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1801 to 1835, rendered the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution meaningless with an arbitrary decision that still stands today. Here's the language in the amendment: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
The intent of those who passed the amendment was to limit the power of the federal government. The import of it was that whatever powers the government has were detailed in the Constitution. But this didn't sit well with Marshall. He interpreted it as allowing any power the government is not expressly prohibited from having. Had the amendment read "not expressly prohibited", he wouldn't have been able to interpret it that way.
There were other decisions that gave the feds more power at the expense of the states and the people, such as extending the power to tax. But Marshall began the invalidation of much of the Constitution.
There are quite a few conservatives who feel that the federal government has too much power, and would like to restore the Tenth Amendment to its original meaning, most likely by inserting the word "expressly". The much maligned and demonized John Birch Society (not a party today, but an informational organization) was largely founded on that belief. The Constitution Party, the American Conservative Party, the Conservative Party USA, and the Libertarian Party all support restoring the Tenth Amendment. However, they may take it farther than many would like. For example, Social Security is unconstitutional if the Tenth Amendment is restored, as would be Obamacare and the bulk of government spending which isn't for defense or homeland security.
I personally feel that the genie is out of the bottle, or Pandora's box is open, or some other similar cliché applies to the current reality. We can't undo John Marshall's legacy. What we can and should do is try to reform the federal programs, particularly entitlements, taxes, and regulations, to bring us closer to what the Founding Fathers intended this country to be.


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21.12.2012 - At the end of the year eurobiotechnews.eu presents a brief statistics on the popular articles on biotech in 2012.
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The top 5 of 2012's most-read articles all feature topics in medicine and pharmacology. However, EuroBiotechNews also reports about new developments in industrial and agricultural biotechnology as well as research politics in general. This is reflected by the most-read articles No. 8 and No. 11. Baltic biotech attracts investors is an exclusive conference report about the first Life Science Baltics conference. Study claims GMO cancer risk picks up one of the most controversial discussion in 2012: the safety of genetically modified maize.
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February 16, 2011
DOE Supercomputer Helps Design More Efficient Big Rigs
DOE continues to use supercomputers to help push the envelope of energy efficiency and on February 8 reported that BMI Corporation in partnership with DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has developed a technology that will make semi trucks more fuel-efficient. By using ORNL's Cray XT-5 "Jaguar" supercomputer, BMI was able to shorten the computing turnaround time for its complex models from days to a few hours, and was thereby able to design a set of integrated aerodynamic fairings that improve the aerodynamics of 18-wheeler long-haul trucks. The typical big rig can achieve fuel savings of between 7% and 12% using these systems. BMI's work was supported by the DOE's Office of Science. See the DOE press release.
Also on February 8, IBM announced that DOE's Argonne National Laboratory will use IBM's next-generation Blue Gene supercomputer to enable significant advances in areas such as designing ultra-efficient electric car batteries. A 10-petaflop IBM Blue Gene/Q supercomputer named "Mira" will be operational in 2012 and made available to scientists from industry, academia and government research facilities around the world. On November 30, 2010, DOE announced the largest ever awards of its supercomputing time on two computers, including the Jaguar, to 57 innovative research projects that are using computer simulations to perform experiments in areas including biofuels and climate change. See the IBM press release and the supercomputing news in EERE Network News.


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Together with their parents, Kayleigh Marie Dye and Jeremy Dale Ticknor announce their engagement.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Dwight and Joani Brohard of Mineral Wells, W.Va., and Bruce and Debbie Dye of Spencer, W.Va. She is the granddaughter of Marie Smith of Melbourne Beach, Fla. and the late Dwight Smith of Parkersburg. The late Joe and Jewel Dye of Louisville, Ky. and the late Argil and Elva Brohard of Brohard, W.Va. and Joe and Barbara Starcher of Spencer, W.Va..
She is a 2003 graduate of Parkersburg South High School, a 2007 graduate of Marshall University, with a bachelors in dietetics and a 2008 graduate of Marshall University, with a masters in dietetics. She is a Registered Dietitian.
The prospective bride-groom is the son of Roger and Beth Ticknor of Chesapeake, Ohio. He is the grandson of Robert and Joann Kratzenberg of South Point, Ohio and the late Dean and Faye Ticknor of Des Moines, Iowa.
He is a 2001 graduate of South Point High School, Ohio and attended Ohio University, majoring in accounting. He is employed at Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Buffalo, W.Va.
A wedding is planned for July 7, 2012, in Parkersburg, with a reception to follow at Woodridge Plantation.


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How to Make a Girl Climax
After you've caught him cheating — or after he's confessed — you're going to be in shock. Trust in him and trust in yourself is in question, and your self-esteem is crushed. The first thing you need to do is try to take a step back and give yourself a whopping dose of self-care. Sleep well, eat well, and exercise — being active will counteract the sadness you feel by boosting your endorphins.
Separate yourself from your guy for 24–48 hours before talking about what happened so you can calm down and reconnect with yourself. Chances are your absence could make him feel super shitty for what he did rather than immediately go on the defense.


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Forget the 100 bottles of beer on the wall. Try 100,000 corks on the tree instead. Portugal's 230-year-old Whistler Tree is reputed to be the largest cork oak in the world. (Yep, that's what cork trees are called.) While most cork oaks produce enough cork-age to stop 4,000 bottles, the last Whistler harvest -- which happens every nine years -- provided enough to stopper 100,000.
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Kilometers for Chris
3rd Annual Kilometers for Chris - 5K Team Challenge Run and 1 Mile Run/Walk
This year's Kilometers for Chris event will be Sunday, April 27, at 9:00 a.m. on the Lindenwood University St. Charles Campus and will be a team challenge run. Teams of 4-5 people will be challenged to complete a variety of team obstacles at various points during the run. The challenges will be accessible for all participants but will require teamwork in order to complete the task. Details about the challenges will be released in April. The event will also include a 1-mile walk/run open to anyone wanting to support Chris's recovery and have a fun time. Gather your friends and teammates today, and register (link to registration) to support Chris in his recovery. 100% of the proceeds are donated to the Chris Lister Recovery Fund.
The annual Kilometers for Chris event supports the recovery and rehabilitation of Chris Lister, an alum of Lindenwood University. Chris was struck by a car while running a 10K race in 2012 and was severely injured. Chris continues to recovery and making daily progress at a local care facility. The goal of the annual event is to provide financial and emotional support to Chris and his family during his recovery. You can learn more about the Chris's progress at https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/christopherlister.
The event is coordinated by Lindenwood students in the Recreation Administration program. Students are involved in all aspects of the event planning and determine the majority of the decisions. The event allows students to gain valuable experience in recreation but more importantly, students are able to see the positive impact leisure services can have on an individual and a community.
To contact the race committee, please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call the recreation office at (636) 255-2213.
Follow the event on Facebook for updates – www.facebook.com/lindenwoodrecreation.


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POSITION: Defenceman
SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHPLACE: Kingston, ON, CAN
DRAFTED: undrafted
|WCHA Second All-Star Team (1998) Signed as a free agent by San Jose, March 20, 1998. Traded to Minnesota by San Jose with San Jose's 7th round pick (Peter Bartos) in 2000 NHL Draft and San Jose's 3rd round pick (later traded to Atlanta, later traded to Pittsburgh, later traded to Columbus Columbus selected Aaron Johnson) in 2001 NHL Draft for Minnesota's 8th round pick (later traded to Calgary Calgary selected Joe Campbell) in 2001 NHL Draft and future considerations, June 12, 2000. Traded to Atlanta by Minnesota for Hnat Domenichelli, January 22, 2002. Signed as a free agent by GCK Zurich (Swiss-2), September 24, 2004. Loaned to ZSC Zurich (Swiss) by GCK Zurich (Swiss-2), February 22, 2005. Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, August 10, 2007. Missed majority of 2008-09 due to broken foot at Minnesota, December 19, 2008. Traded to Ottawa by NY Islanders for San Jose's 2nd round pick (previously acquired, later traded to Chicago Chicago selected Kent Simpson) in 2010 NHL Draft, March 2, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Anaheim, August 2, 2010. Missed majority of 2010-11 due to thumb injury at Detroit, October 8, 2011. Traded to Edmonton by Anaheim for Kurtis Foster, July 1, 2011. Missed 2012-13 due to recurring knee injury and off-season surgery. Officially announced his retirement, May 22, 2013.
|2010-11 Regular Season: Appeared in his 13th NHL season, his first with Anaheim…led the club in plus/minus on the road (+6)…recorded a plus-or-even rating in 10 of his last 11 appearances in 2010-11 (+8 during that span)…ranked fifth on the club in blocked shots (87)…co-led the Ducks in SHA (2)…registered his fourth assist of the season (on Brandon McMillan's SHG) with a season-high +3 rating, Feb. 11 @ CGY…earned a season-high 19 PIM, Jan. 7 vs. CBJ…appeared in his 600th career NHL contest, Dec. 21 @ BUF…earned his third assist of the season on Anaheim's third goal (Perry's SHG) as part of a 3-0 shutout, Dec. 20 @ BOS…notched an assist in Anaheim's 7-4 win, Jan. 12 vs. STL…collected his first point (assist) of the season on Anaheim's second goal (Selanne), Dec. 7 @ EDM…logged a season-high 21:54 TOI, Nov. 29 vs. LA…returned to the ice after a 21-game absence, going scoreless in 18:30 TOI, Nov. 21 vs. EDM…made his Ducks debut in the club's season opener going scoreless on two shots in 14:39 TOI, Oct. 8 @ DET…suffered a broken right thumb in the second period of the contest and subsequently missed 21 games due to the injury…his thumb was surgically repaired on Oct. 12 by Dr. Steve Shin at the Kerlan-Jobe Surgery Center.
CAREER: 2009-10: Split his 12th NHL season with the New York Islanders and Ottawa, collecting 5-8=13 points with 107 PIM in 72 games...finished the regular season ranked second in the NHL in blocked shots (204) and eighth among NHL defensemen in hits (197)…played 20-or-more minutes on 45 occasions in 2009-10…in 54 games with the Islanders, ranked first among team defensemen in PIM (73), second in TOI (20:48) and tied for second in goals (4)…earned a season-high 1-1=2 points in a 4-3 win, Oct. 21 vs. CAR…logged a season-high 27:35 TOI in a 3-2 victory, Dec. 26 @ NYR…posted a season-best three-game point streak (2-1=3) from Jan. 16-19, including his 100th career NHL assist on Jan. 18 vs. NJ…capped the scoring streak with his fourth goal of the year and a season-high 15 PIM, Jan. 19 @ PIT…PLAYOFFS: Appeared in six Stanley Cup Playoff games for Ottawa, averaging 23:01 TOI…2008-09: Appeared in his 11th NHL season, his second with the Islanders…scored 2-8=10 points with a +3 rating and 40 PIM in 23 games…played his 500th NHL game, Nov. 17 vs. VAN…missed the final 50 games of the regular season with a broken foot…2007-08: Appeared in his 10th NHL season, his first with the Islanders…recorded 1-7=8 points with 86 PIM in 58 games…ranked second on the team in PIM…missed 24 games due to injury, including the last 22 with a partial hamstring tear…2006-07: Appeared in his ninth NHL season, his fifth with Atlanta…earned 2-14=16 points with a +6 rating and 76 PIM in 55 games…ranked 19th among NHL leaders in blocked shots (162) and third among Atlanta defensemen in assists…matched a career high with two assists (0-2=2), Oct. 14 vs. WSH…appeared in his 400th NHL game, Nov. 24 vs. TB…earned his 100th NHL point (assist), Feb. 22 vs. TB…made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut in 2007, appearing in all four CQF games vs. NYR…his postseason debut came in Game 1 of the CQF, Apr. 12 vs. NYR…2005-06: Appeared in his eighth NHL season, his fourth with Atlanta…scored 8-17=25 points with a +13 rating and 144 PIM in 76 games…set career highs in points and games played, and matched a career best in goals…ranked fourth in the NHL in blocked shots (195)…led Atlanta in PIM and blocked shots…paced team defensemen and finished third overall in plus/minus…tied a career high in goals and points (2-1=3) in a 4-3 victory, Apr. 15 vs. BOS…2004-05: Split the season with ZSC of the Switzerland National A League and GCK of the Switzerland National B League…2003-04: Appeared in his sixth NHL season, his third with Atlanta…collected 8-13=21 points with 94 PIM in 65 games…established a career high in goals…led Atlanta defensemen in goals and ranked second in points…also finished first among team defensemen and second overall in PPG (7)…led Atlanta and tied for 11th in the NHL in shifts-per-game (31.2)…2002-03: Appeared in his fifth NHL season, his second with Atlanta…notched 3-18=21 points with 114 PIM in 53 games…set a career high in assists…scored his first career SHG, Dec. 30 @ PIT…suffered a high ankle sprain on Feb. 12 vs. WSH and missed final 27 games of season…2001-02: Split his fourth NHL season with Minnesota and Atlanta…registered 2-8=10 points with 81 PIM in 43 combined games…set single-game career highs in goals and points (2-1=3) to lead Minnesota to a 6-4 win, Oct. 12 vs. CHI…2000-01: Appeared in his third NHL season, his first with Minnesota…recorded 3-4=7 points with 131 PIM in 69 games…led the Wild in hits (123) and ranked second in PIM…appeared in his 100th NHL game, Dec. 17 vs. Dallas…1999-00: Appeared in his second NHL season with San Jose, earning 1-1=2 points with 80 PIM in 40 games…scored his first career NHL goal (Vokoun) in a 5-1 win, Oct. 14 @ NSH…missed 23 games with a wrist injury…1998-99: Appeared in his first NHL season with San Jose, collecting 0-3=3 points with 65 PIM in 31 games…made his NHL debut, Oct. 20 @ PHI…recorded his first career NHL point (assist) in a 3-0 win, Feb. 8 @ PHX…notched his first career NHL multi-point game with two assists (0-2=2), Apr. 2 @ VAN…Miscellaneous: Played four seasons with Michigan Tech (WCHA) from 1994-98, scoring 22-34=56 points and 250 PIM in 121 games…in his senior season, led Michigan Tech defensemen and was second overall in team scoring (16-24=40)…was named WCHA co-Defensive Player of Year in 1997-98 and named to the 1997-98 All-WCHA Second Team.


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Following a successful fan-driven fundraising campaign on the website Kickstarter, actress Kristen Bell's child finally consented to begin production on her life by being born Thursday.
Bell's fiancé, Dax Shepard, whom you may recall from Season 1, Episode 1 of Punk'd, in which he pretended to steal Frankie Muniz's car (PUNK'D), announced his daughter's birth via Twitter this afternoon.
Her name is Lincoln, like the president, luxury car company, and Logs®:
Later, Kristen Bell posted a tweet about the poops that emerge from Lincoln:
This is the first child for both Bell and Shepard. The couple announced their engagement in 2010 but have said they will not marry until same-sex marriage is legalized in California.
[E! // Image via Getty]


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