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As we look around this time of year there are American flags hanging proudly. Did you know that each part of the flag stands for something? The 50 stars stand for the 50 states. The 13 stripes stand for the 13 British colonies, which declared their independence on July 4, 1776. The flag is a symbol, a way to show the world what we stand for and it shows that we are all connected to one another and on the same team. Because the flag is special in this way, it should always be treated with respect.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi No. 67-ranked men's tennis team fell short, 4-0, to No. 72 New Mexico tonight in the Ned and Tina Jacobs Lobo Tennis Winter Kickoff at the Linda Estes Tennis Center. The Islanders move to 1-1 on the season after topping Arizona 4-2 this morning.
"Give a lot of credit to New Mexico tonight," Director of Tennis Steve Moore said. "They played an excellent match and they are extremely tough at home indoors. I thought they played a very tough focused match tonight. We competed hard, but tonight was our chance to do some learning.
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The Lobos (2-0) downed UC Irvine in their opening match, 4-1, and came out in similar fashion against the Islanders to pick up wins on courts three and five to take an early 2-0 lead.
James Hignett secured a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Guillaume Rauseo in the No. 3 spot before Hayden Sabatka padded the Lobos lead to 2-0 with a straight-set victory over Matt Westmoreland, 6-3, 6-0, in the No. 5 slot. Mitchell McDaniels followed suit with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Pietro Jordao on court six to tack on another point for New Mexico. The Lobos clinched the match on court four after Mads Hegelund defeated Javier Pujol, 6-2, 6-3.
No. 45-ranked Samir Iftikhar captured a 6-3 first set victory over Peter Nagy and was leading 3-2 in the second set when the match was clinched. Ricardo Mayagoitia was trailing Rodolfo Jauregui in the No. 2 spot, 6-2, 5-4.
The Islanders were without the Islanders Open champion, Kevin Bettendroffer, who will remain in Corpus Christi this weekend to finish a winter semester class.
A&M - Corpus Christi will continue play tomorrow in a rematch with the Lobos at 12:30 p.m. MST before taking on UC Irvine at 4 p.m. MST. The Anteaters dropped both of their matches today to the Lobos and Wildcats. The Islanders will conclude play on Sunday against UC Irvine at 9 a.m. MST and will wrap the kickoff against the Wildcats at 4 p.m. MST.
The Ned and Tina Jacobs Lobo Tennis Winter Kickoff features the new shortened college format where singles is played first and the match stops when the team reaches four points. In the case of a 3-3 tie, the winner will be determined by who takes the best two of three 10-point tiebreakers in doubles play.
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Texas A&M - Corpus Christi vs. New Mexico
1/17/2014 at Albuquerque, N.M.
#72 New Mexico 4, #67 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 0
1. #45 Samir Iftikhar (UNM) vs. Peter Nagy (AMCC) 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
2. Rodolfo Jauregui (UNM) vs. Ricardo Mayagoitia (AMCC) 6-2, 5-4, unfinished
3. James Hignett (UNM) def. Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) 6-1, 6-1
4. Mads Hegelund (UNM) def. Javier Pujol (AMCC) 6-2, 6-3
5. Hayden Sabatka (UNM) def. Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) 6-3, 6-0
6. Mitchell McDaniels (UNM) def. Pietro Jordao (AMCC) 6-2, 6-1
Match Notes:
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 1-1; National ranking #67
New Mexico 2-0; National ranking #72
Order of finish: Singles (3,5,6,4)
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I'm sure it is, as funny as the article was, it could be a reality someday if some people have their way!
Happy April Fools Day!:)
Can you imagine a bunch of runners trying to run in those things You know, since they passed this stupid rule about music devices (with zero proof that they are even dangerous), nothing they do could possibly surprise me. Should be an interesting day...lol...
Hey Wayne,
Hilarious story - as we suspected, the "For more click here" link at the bottom of the article takes you to the Wikipedia page for April Fool's Day.
And to think there are likely some readers out there who were salivating over the prospect that this might have been true............
Have a good one.
<<<<< And to think there are likely some readers out there who were salivating over the prospect that this might have been true............
Certainly not thinking such a thing because unlike you guys I "KNOW" what is going on behind the scenes. Like I've said the USATF has cowardly ducked the issue for this year and you guys lap up their inclusiveness sounding "statements". They don't believe what they are saying for half a second but they are wimps who eventually will suck it up and ignore all the emotional blackmail being spewed from those who would ruin something for their own pleasure. They will have no choice either through an insurance provider crackdown or perhaps sooner from an even higher authority. Read on.
The comforting truth is that the IAAF is now turning up the gas on the issue. They don't give a hoot about what runners think and have never been known to be effected by "threats". In fact they tend to react in entirely the opposite direction of what those who threaten them hope. Definately my kind of people. If you don't know what I'm talking about, do a few googles searches about the London Marathon and ipod.
If the IAAF says NO then every "serious" marathon on the planet will get in line or lose the participation of the running elite and whether some of you guys hold the elite in disdain or not, they ultimately call the tune in this running sport which, after all, IS about competition in the end. and yes it is ironic that I used the term "call the tune" in the previous sentence.
I did google, found this gem:
Tuesday, 01 April 2008
iPod 'safety' ban proposed for London Marathon
Hurting yourself is a great way to learn lessons. We learn to take extreme caution with boiling water as a child, commonly as a result of scalding ourselves at some point. We also learn, albeit a little later in life, that blindfold bondage with dwarfs is a bad idea, because they invariably carry knives and don't tell you upfront. Yes, we've all learned lessons in our time. But if a proposal to be discussed this September at the IAAF Road Running Commission's annual meeting gets enough support, Britain will reach new levels of hectoring over-caution and important lessons will be missed. The proposal to be considered by the global organisation that governs the world's marathons is that iPods should be banned from the London Marathon because, diddums, someone might trip over if they can't hear another runner coming up beside them. No, it's not an April Fool. This rule is already in place for marathons in the US, where the governing body blamed insurance companies for jacking up their rates if iPods were allowed. In an interview with the Guardian, David Bedford, the race director of the London Marathon, said: "It's a rule that will not be picked up in this country. It is completely unenforceable." We think this is a shame. In fact, we think deaf people should be banned from marathons too, because they're a liability for similar reasons. Old people, as well, obviously. And let's ban the Sun. Not the highbrow tabloid, the big ball of flame: it gets everyone hot and sweaty. If anyone wants us, we'll be in a sealed, padded, reinforced box to protect us from falling insects that might get in our mouths and cause us to choke. PS. Please ban insects. They're a liability. -Nate Lanxon
I like your thoughts!!! The original comments made from ??whomever?? that listening to your iPod increases the chances of accidents, etc. is like saying listening to your car while you're driving causes more accidents. I keep my iPod on medium volume; for safety purposes and for listening out for others on the trail(sidewalk, road, etc) with me. The last time i checked also, i have peripheral vision and i implement it at all times. I love the music...it keeps me moving and grooving during my runs. Hey, everyone should be able to apply whatever method they chose for enhancing their running experience. As long as it doesn't imfringe upon the rights of others, of course. I still can't imagine how having an iPod on is a problem. A dare ask for examples as I am sure to get an earful (no pun intended). Tonight on my quick 6-miler you can be sure i will have my iPod in and breezing through my run as if i am Rocky himself charging up those stairs in Philly!
Hey Kim,
You should have been in the thread a month or so ago. It was crazy. Just read some of the stuff NHS wrote - his mind is quite possibly the narrowest in human history - no more than 3 or 4 nano angstroms. Conjecture backed up by opinion, presented as fact. And when politely pressed for source information - WHAMMO - subject change.
Life is too short to get wrapped up with twits, but he did provide some amusement. The spirited repartee between him and parker was hilarious.
But hey, it comes down to this - if the race allows ipods, I will listen. If the race doesn't allow ipods, I won't run in it.
I'll just slap in some late '60s Grateful Dead, String Cheese Incident and Widespread Panic and off I go.
I have also been reading about it here: www.traxee.com. A women's running site. Its such a touchy subject geez!1
And I was warned about the IPOD police taking medals away from winners. Well, that was wrong. I ran across the finish line in my first event of the season with my IPOD rocking and grabbed a bronze! Accepted the medal with my headphones around my neck. No IPOD police anywhere!
"Age is an Attitude!"
there is an easy solution to all of this non sense of not being allowed to wear headphones and listen to music while jogging. if you love running and know your results in your heart are afterall what matters. i encourage everyone in the NIKE+ family to start running these USATF races as BANDIT RUNNERS. yep i just said it. don't pay for the race, don't wear a number, just show up and run and laugh when you run across the finish line knowing in your heart you accomplished this race. it's a free country and you can run where you want. I'm also thinking about getting a tshirt made that has USATF on it and a big pair of headphones on either side of USATF. if we all start wearing these tshirts it will gain attention and they will see we're not paying for a few lousy water stops....bring your own water bottle attached to you and bring your own gels...save 85 or more dollars... driving to marathon with gasoline @ $3.64 a gallon, investing 100 dollars in a pair on nike+ shoes, running across finish line with nike+ ipod.....PRICELESS
<<<<to start running these USATF races as BANDIT RUNNERS. yep i just said it. don't pay for the race, don't wear a number, just show up and run and laugh when you run across the finish line knowing in your heart you accomplished this race.
And, you lowlife weasle, you will just have screwed up the finish order and scoring results for others. When it is not a chip race you create a real mess for everyone. Aren't you just ever so special. Yessiree, the other runners who paid and volunteer race management are just folks that you feel you can screw over.
<<< it's a free country and you can run where you want.
Lovely incorrect assumption that bandits always make.
When events get permits to encumber roads and other areas for special use, one of things they get is some control over who can be included and how can be excluded. Ever notice that protesters get arrested at events. How do think that happens and under what set of rules. Since, as a bandit, you don't become an official part of the race, your are not covered by the event insurance. That may be fine with you, but the city and town are not so happy about uninsured peole so that is just one of the many reasons why the "official" police can and sometimes do become an official arm of the event. "If" a race got upset enough they could have your sorry butt arrested if you made enough of a public stink about not leaving the area if asked.
So just because most RDs are too timid to deal with you, they can if they wanted to. In this life, you need to know where you stand before you make bold moves. Way too many people hear rnd believe the urban legends about "rights". You have fewer than you think when you decided to act like an AH, and it should be no surprise to many following this thread that I just love it when your type get a real world education at an event. Doesn't happen often enough for me but when it does, it is ever so sweet.
BTW, if you and others don't like my tone, perhaps you should not be or support (by shooting the messenger) lowlifes like this guy.
Wow, gonna have to agree with NH on this one! (WOW!) There is no place for bandits in an organized event. No way.
I believe that IPODS are safe if used in a responsible way and NH Senor does not. What we both agree on are rules.
If the rules state NO IPODS, I don't run in the race. A simple protest on my part. But your form of protest is way over the line and gets NOTHING accomplished.
i ran a marathon this weekend and chose not to wear the ipod because of fear of disqualification...well guess what, tons of people had them on everywhere i looked and everyone recieved their medals etc. i had a new pr but i think it was just because of better training. the fact of the matter is i would of enjoyed the race much more with music and not hearing people gassing it up around me
I guess I don't understand the big stink. I would imagine "elite" runners are mentally absorbed with stride counts, breath counts, listening for footsteps, etc. If I were trying to "win" a race, I probably wouldn't wear one either. But, I am in no danger of winning any race any time soon. Therefore, I look at the rules that say "no iPods" and ignore them, which is as it should be.
I can tell you one thing, the first race to actively kick someone out for using an iPod would be a freakin' ghost town on the next running. I would love to have someone try it on me (I've been told that I am slightly intimidating). I can see the headlines "Runner arrested for using iPod." Great publicity.
NHSenior, I can understand your objection, and if your goal is to keep running "pure" and unsullied by the unwashed masses (myself included) then you are destined to be running in very lonely races.
This is supposed to be fun, and everything about running should be inclusive and encouraging. You sound like those curmudgeons who spout things like " You can't say you've run a marathon if you walked part of it."
You won't meet a bigger bunch of rule-oriented people than the Marine Corps. If they don't have a problem with it, then why should you?
<<<I guess I don't understand the big stink.
The only stink is the one rule breakers bring. It's the same stink that socially uncooperative people bring to any gathering. The stink isn't there until you get there. Not much to understand. Seems pretty clear to me.
<<< I would imagine "elite" runners are mentally absorbed with stride counts, breath counts, listening for footsteps, etc.
"Imagination" can be faulty. "elite" folks in any endeavor generally do what they do without all the seemingly conscious stuff that people like you attribute to them. Just another example of things you don't understand.
<< Therefore, I look at the rules that say "no iPods" and ignore them, which is as it should be.
So, it's all about you. Right?
<<<I can tell you one thing, the first race to actively kick someone out for using an iPod would be a freakin' ghost town on the next running.
Well Mr rocket scientist, you'd be wrong because the events that are enforcing the rules are selling out earlier and earlier as they always have.
You see, the IPOD thing really doesn't matter in the end to you loud mouths because you are not going to pass up the better races just to spite essentially nobody but you. More and more races have figured out that the PR has not hurt any race yet because you twits are spinning in the wind independently with no way to really cause any sizable group problem. And there are plenty of runners to replace you in the registration queue anyway. You complainers are being seen as insignificant when it comes down to it. Emotional blackmail is seldom effective after the initial assault. It just takes most managers longer to realize they were pandering to you guys when their event is more important in the end. You loose.
<<NHSenior, I can understand your objection, and if your goal is to keep running "pure" and unsullied by the unwashed masses (myself included) then you are destined to be running in very lonely races.
It has nothing to do with purity, it has to do with safety and liability exposure in the end. You guys bring up all the other issues and because people like me happen to comment on your other issues you so you incorrectly say that we think they are germane to the main safety/liability. there are not germane at all.
<<<< You won't meet a bigger bunch of rule-oriented people than the Marine Corps. If they don't have a problem with it, then why should you?
Well a personal real world answer would be one your parents probably told you (or should have told you) many times. "If Johnny's parents let him jump off the cliff, that's up to them. We aren't going to let you do it." . Should I continue to talk to you like the denied child you are acting like?
Perhaps the MC doesn't get involved in the rules because the MC does not own nor manage the Marine Corp Marathon (Did you know that?). Not enforcing rules does sound a bit out of character for the MC which should have had bells going off in your head that maybe the MC does not call the shots in that event. They bless it but don't manage it. Closed courses are a different issue when it comes to safety, but the increasing congestion and increased ipod use are conspiring to make "incidences" more noticable even on closed courses. What's happened is that non-ipod users are actually paying more attention to the misqueues, cut offs and cluelessness that ipods carry around them like a fog. Like I've told many of the previouse pro-ipod posters, more noise about the issue please. It's working.
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Sean Lobosco, 32, and Daniel Francis, 25, were arrested on suspicion of numerous crimes, including robbery, carjacking, assault with a firearm, gun possession, drug possession, and conspiracy to commit a crime, authorities said.
Police believe Lobosco and Francis were responsible for a home invasion robbery, a carjacking, a shooting and a drug heist, all of which occurred Friday over a span of about 45 minutes.
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DUBLIN (WOMENSENEWS)--Tennis has produced the highest earning and most famous professional female athletes in the world. That means sponsorship deals and product placements with plenty of sexualized marketing.
Amateur coach Alan Russell, junior coordinator at Greystones Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, finds that disturbing. "The clothes and sexual elements sell the players and in some cases it's almost pornographic," said Russell in a phone interview.
The trainer noted a "definite change" in what female players wear on court, especially teenagers. "The young players are trying to emulate the stars, rather than express themselves, by wearing more provocative outfits with more flesh exposed."
Russell also expressed qualms about Russian superstar Maria Sharapova, the world's highest paid overall female athlete with a net profit of $29 million from last June to June of this year.
"In general I think Maria Sharapova is a good role model for young girls, in terms of her work rate and achievements at such a young age," said Russell. "But the sexualized element to the player does diminish this. I think it's sad that she's trying to change her name to Sugarpova. Apart from the sexual element it's promoting unhealthy eating, which doesn't tie in with tennis."
Sharapova tried to legally change her name to "Sugarpova" in time for this year's U.S. Open to help play up her own brand of sweets, with such flavors as smitten, flirty and sour, according to widespread media reports.
After further consideration and public criticism, Sharapova decided not to change her name, her agent Max Eisenbud told ESPN before the September tournament.
'Men Do It Too'
Some tennis women defend female players' rights to do as they please.
"So what if accomplished female players are attractive and use all their assets to promote themselves?" said Ilana Kloss, a South African former professional tennis player. "The men totally do it too!"
Kloss is current CEO and commissioner of World Team Tennis, a New York-based professional and amateur co-ed tennis league created by her partner Billie Jean King, who ranked as the world's No.1 female tennis player six times between 1966 and 1975.
Kloss said the type of marketing a player undertakes is an expression of individuality. "It comes down to a combination of the player's personality and comfort level. In an ideal world you will have a brand that works with you to bring out your best assets, mind, body and soul working in concert to achieve greatness."
Kloss, who won the U.S. Open Junior Singles title in 1974 and was seeded No.1 in the world in Doubles in 1976, said sports are not about what you look like or wear. "It's about encouraging young women to trust themselves, trust their bodies and build self-esteem. Thirty or 40 years ago we had no endorsements, no brands wanted to work with us, no one was even interested in covering women's tennis or women's sport until Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in 1973's 'Battle of the Sexes.'"
She added that, "Looks are important, it's a fact of life, but you still have to win. And if I was competing today I would happily be marketed in the same way as our top female athletes."
Unlike Wimbledon, where players still wear old-fashioned tennis whites, the U.S., French and Australian Opens allow players to be more creative with their match kit.
At the 2013 U.S. Open, Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniaki wore floral outfits and cutout dresses.
The Williams sisters have raised admiration as well as eyebrows for on-court fashion that helps publicize Venus Williams' personal clothing line EleVen. At the 2010 French Open, tabloid newspapers, including the U.K.'s Daily Mail, criticized her for revealing too much in a lacy dress.
Defending Role Models
Younger, aspiring professional players from all over the world, however, are quick to defend how their various role models dress. Each of the following comments came from a short Women's eNews questionnaire sent by email.
"I did enjoy the knee high boots Serena rocked," said Ireland's top ranked female tennis player Amy Bowtell, 19, referring to an outfit worn by then 23-year-old Serena Williams at the 2004 U.S. Open. "I think it's cool, it adds some fun to tennis without taking away from the match itself."
"I like how Victoria Azarenka looks on court," said Anastasya Redkina, 14, from Belarus, who is currently enrolled at the prestigious ISP International Tennis Academy in Nice, France. Azarenka, also from Belarus, is currently seeded second in the world. "She always dresses appropriately for the tournament while on a spirit with the match."
"I look up to Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic because they are tall and from Eastern Europe and I can relate to that," said 17-year-old Nina Vucevic from Montenegro, another student at the ISP Academy. "They are beautiful and dress well but it's important to feel confident and comfortable in what you're wearing, as it could even affect one's performance."
In another very different controversy over the attire of female athletes, one Iranian athlete was denied a title because it was decided she wasn't dressed modestly enough during a meet. In June, Iranian Elham Asghari swam 12 miles in the Caspian Sea and set a national record for open water swimming but was denied the official record because her outfit showed her "feminine features." Asghari, 32, designed a special "Islamic" bathing suit that covered her entire body.
"They fear that if they recognize my record then they would unwittingly approve my swimming gear and that would eventually give women swimmers access to open waters," said Asghari, in a haunting YouTube video uploaded as part of a global petition to officially acknowledge her achievement.
Claire McCormack is a print and broadcast journalist based in Dublin, Ireland. She covers women's issues, religion and sports.
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25.10.2012 - Fujifilm Diosynth has partnered with British Piramal Healthcare to produce Antibody Drug Conjugates.
Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies has entered into a strategic alliance with Piramal Healthcare UK Ltd (Billingham, UK) in the emerging market of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), that is antibodies chemically coupled to a small molecule toxin. Under the terms of the contract development and manufacture agreement, Piramal will bring in its expertise in antibody drug conjugation while Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies will provide its experience in manufacturing biopharmaceuticals in mammalian cell culture. The companies said the deal will allow customers to benefit from the experience and assets of both organisations, while simplifying the supply chain and vendor management relationships, leading to shorter time to clinic.
The partnership covers work on more than 150 biopharmaceuticals and over 300 batches of ADCs spanning over more than 30 different NCEs, including the world's only FDA-approved ADC, Seattle Genetics' Adcetris. Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies recently announced an expansion of its cGMP manufacturing facilities at both its RTP, USA and Billingham, UK sites.
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As usual, the NFL has made minor rules changes this season.
For example, defenders can no longer grab the jerseys of offensive players, even for an instant. Plus, the clock now doesn't stop on sacks. There are a few others.
Yet in the Bay Area, as we all know, there is one major NFL rule that never changes:
The NFL rules. Period.
Here in Northern California, we consider ourselves an urbane, erudite, advanced and superior part of the country because ... well, because we are. Yet when it comes to professional football, the urbanity and sophistication get turned on their heads and drink cheap warm beer. We become gridiron-worshiping geeks just like the rest of America.
And so it will be again in the upcoming 2014 season. You can find proof of this on the ground and in the air.
On the ground, the 49ers' new Levi's Stadium is sold out for all eight regular-season home games despite tickets that are so costly, they are FDIC insured. In Oakland, Raiders followers are pumped up about their team's free-agent-infused team and probably already are lining up along 66th Avenue with their Commitment To Tailgate Charcoal And Ice Chests.
In the air, NFL games remain among the highest-rated television shows. The last time I collated information about the most watched events in any sport on Bay Area TV sets, 12 of the top 25 were NFL games -- including two in which neither the Raiders nor the 49ers were involved. The World Series and the NBA playoffs could not compete. In fact, a 49ers exhibition outdrew the NCAA men's basketball championship game and all the A's playoff games.
When NFL commissioner Roger Goodell showed up for the Levi's Stadium ribbon-cutting ceremonies in July, he was treated like a visiting head of state. The audience hung on Goodell's every word for approval as he pronounced the stadium worthy of his most magnificent league.
"It reflects the greatness of this region," the commissioner said, nodding toward the empty stadium behind him. "The only thing missing is the 49er Faithful. They'll be coming soon."
His words sounded more like a royal decree than a prediction.
Time to come clean and confess the truth. Goodell's league dominates our lives. This summer, I saw a video clip of an Oakland City Council meeting that was being addressed by a member of the public named "Dr. Death," a Raiders fan in full regalia that included thick face paint and several fake knives sticking into his silver hard hat. "Dr. Death" was making an earnest point to the council members, who were nodding in agreement as if it were perfectly normal for a knife-hatted and face-painted man to lecture them on tax revenue implications of ancillary stadium development.
But it's not just us. It's the entire nation. The NFL, by forging business partnerships with all four major broadcast networks and many Internet sites, burrows its way into our everyday lives like no other American entity. It's nearly impossible to watch any entertainment program on CBS, NBC, Fox or ABC/ESPN without seeing an NFL promotional spot. You can't call up a Web page without a Fantasy Football pop-up ad luring you into signing up and drafting Johnny Manziel.
Even us sophisticates in the Bay Area are not immune to these machinations. We consume the product ravenously. But let's face it. There's a reason. It's because the NFL usually backs up the machinations by giving us six months of compelling and confectionery sights to consume.
This season will be no exception. Be ready to devour these plot lines:
It should all keep us occupied quite splendidly until that big day in February, when the season will end and we can take a quick breath and get back to our measured Bay Area perspective.
And then, the next day, we will wake up to start losing even more perspective about the 2015 season -- which, of course, will end at Levi's Stadium in Super Bowl 50. I'm sure we will be extra erudite and sophisticated when that arrives.
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CONCORD -- A Concord delicatessen shut down because of a norovirus outbreak earlier this week was reopened Thursday morning by the Contra Costa County Environmental Health Department.
The North Park Deli on Nelson Avenue was shut down Tuesday, three days after employees there catered an event and more than 100 people ate the food they prepared, said Marilyn Underwood, the county's Director of Environmental Health. But a thorough cleaning of the restaurant convinced the agency it was ready for reopening.
By lunchtime Thursday, a dozen people were waiting in line and many tables were occupied.
"Being so remotely located, we have an emphasis on our customers, because we feed the same people so often," deli owner Johnny Kim said. "A lot of my loyal customers have been back, and they've been very understanding."
Kim, who has owned North Park Deli for 13 years, was forced to close down his establishment after 10 to 15 people who attended a catered event for a company called BioCare Medical, began to develop norovirus symptoms days later, Underwood said. The deli also contacted the agency, she said.
At least 45 people who attended the event have reported norovirus symptoms, Underwood said. The health agency is trying to interview them all, she said, so they can determined what procedures may or may not have been followed.
Underwood said two employees tested positive for the norovirus on Tuesday and that other employees showed a "lack of hand-washing" when the agency went out Tuesday to investigate but praised Kim for the cleaning he did of the deli in the aftermath. Kim was forced to clean his counters with a heavy bleach solution as well as do a thorough cleansing of utensils, plates and other items.
"There's not a surface in here that hasn't been touched," Kim said. "It's been intense."
Kim said his deli never encountered problems with the health department previously and that the nature of the norovirus is to blame. Norovirus symptoms often don't show up in a person for 36 to 48 hours, Underwood said.
The most common symptoms of the gastrointestinal disease are diarrhea, throwing up, nausea and stomach pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Other symptoms can include fever, headache and body aches.
"I don't tell my employees to work through their sickness," Kim said. "If they're sick, they go home."
Kim said his deli does a healthy business, with his six employees cranking out between 200 to 300 sandwiches a day. He also said his deli passed a surprise inspection by the Health Department in October without any problems.
Kim said he was grateful that the outbreak didn't cause his customers to go elsewhere.
"To know that people would choose a local business like us over a chain, it means a lot," he said. I'm more thankful than I can express."
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Founded in 1986, the Gambero Rosso (which translates to"red prawn") has done a great deal to advance the Italian wine industry both domestically and, more recently, internationally. It quickly progressed from a newspaper insert to a monthly magazine focusing on Italian wine, food and travel and its Vini d'Italia wine annual is one of the industry's most comprehensive wine publications today. The legacy of the Gambero Rosso will forever be tied to its association with the Slow Food movement, which also began in 1986, as their efforts to promote traditional, local cuisine married nicely to the Gambero Rosso's concentration on regional wine education. (more…)


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The dreadful news was soon apparent. The firefighters of the FDNY, while helping to evacuate some 25,000 people from the Trade Center, lost 343 of their "brothers." The police also lost somany.
Americans were the target, and of course other nationals also perished.
The Irish government named more than a dozen of its natives among the dead in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania.
Based on family names and individual stories, there are many hundreds of American dead with Irish heritage, including Americans who through parents or grandparents had become Irish citizens.
The Web site www.IrishTribute.com, set up in reaction to the September 11 attacks, estimated that perhaps one-sixth of the dead were in some way "Irish."
"September 11, 2001 may well go down as the bloodiest day in the history of the Irish people," the Web site claims. "An estimated 1000 people who were of Irish descent or of Irish birth were lost in the violent events on that day."
On that warm and sunny Tuesday morning, Tommy Foley was closing out the overnight shift at Rescue 3, in The Bronx.
At age 32, Foley was already a 10-year veteran of the FDNY. It was the job he dreamt of since childhood, when he would visit the Harlem firehouse of a family friend, Firefighter Bob Conroy.??
"Tommy Boy ? that's what I call him, ever since he's a little kid," Conroy said, still using the present tense. "I can still see Tommy Boy running around the firehouse in Harlem, running around and getting filthy dirty. It's all he ever wanted to do."
At 8:52 a.m., the call came in. Emergency in Lower Manhattan. An airplane or a helicopter or maybe even bombs, tearing through what New Yorkers call the Twin Towers.
Instead of ending his shift, Tommy reached for his boots. Across the city, the scene was repeated.
The first airliner hit just as scores of firefighters were either coming off duty or arriving to work, thus maximizing the number rushing downtown.
Mike Cawley wasn't even on duty that day with his regular outfit the "Elmhurst Eagles" of Ladder 136, but instinctively he raced to the Towers with another unit, Rescue 4.
A 32-year-old bachelor like Foley, Cawley had been what firemen call a "buff" ever since he was a kid, happily covering shifts for firefighters who had families, and racing toward smoke and flame even when he was off-duty.
On a September 11, when he could have stayed away, Cawley of course could be no place else.
Meanwhile, AnnMarie McHugh had been at her desk inside Tower Two since early that morning. When not working for the EuroBrokers firm, the 35-year-old native of Tuam, County Galway, was busy planning her wedding, just a month away.
Over in Tower One, Mike Armstrong had even less time left before his "big day." The 34-year-old son of immigrants from County Longford worked for the Cantor Fitzgerald brokerage firm alongside the Lynch brothers, Farrell (39) and Sean (36), whose uncle represents the Sligo-Leitrim constituency in the Irish Senate.
Armstrong, a Manhattan native who was so outgoing and gregarious that his many friends long ago nicknamed him "Posse," was getting married to longtime girlfriend Cathy Nolan on October 6th.
At Logan Airport, the McCourts waited on standby. Ruth Clifford McCourt, a 44-year-old businesswoman who left her native County Cork as a teenager, was taking four-year-old Juliana on a vacation to Los Angeles. Mother and daughter found seats aboard United Airlines Flight 175.
Shortly after takeoff, of course, Flight 175 was yanked from its flight path by hijackers. As Ruth McCourt's plane hurtled towards Lower Manhattan, it's likely she never knew that her own brother, Ronnie, was attending a business meeting in the very same skyscraper where she and her daughter would meet their fiery end.
Ronnie Clifford would escape the Trade Center without serious injury, only to learn later that one of the two planes that brought the Towers down contained his sister Ruth and niece Juliana.
Panic spread like brushfire across the country, and Navy Commander Robert Dolan was among those called to quell the flames. The 40-year-old husband, father and Little League coach often addressed his military colleagues with speeches that quoted everything from Shakespeare to Monty Python; he was equally adept commanding naval fleets that resemble floating steel cities.
On the morning of September 11, Dolan was in his office on the first floor of the Pentagon's D Ring, among a group hearing reports on that morning's attacks in Lower Manhattan. At 9:43 a.m., American Airlines Flight 77 exploded through Dolan's window.
"Bob Dolan was the best and brightest this country had to offer to the altar of freedom," Lisa Dolan would later write about her husband of nearly 19 years. "We pray his rest is peaceful, although ours cannot be."
The final plane to be hijacked that morning was United Airlines Flight 93. Because its passengers learned by cell phone that the morning's previous hijackings were suicide runs, they obviously deduced there was nothing to lose from being brave.


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This recipe for creative play is brought to you by Melissa & Doug, written by our Blog Ambassador Valerie Deneen.
Enjoy serving up lots of pretend ice-cream treats with the kids! -Val
Have you ever made cloud dough? It is so much fun!! Did you know that you can make colored cloud dough? It's quick and easy to make. To make your own colored cloud dough, you will need: colored chalk, flour, baby oil, and a zip top bag.
Add a few pieces of colored chalk to a zip top bag, and use a rolling pin to crush it up into a fine powder. (If you don't have colored chalk on-hand, powdered tempera will work well for this too.)
Next, add four cups of flour to the bag, and work the colored chalk into the flour until it is well-mixed.
Once your flour is colored the way you would like, add 1/2 cup of baby oil and work that into the colored flour. Colored cloud dough is perfect for use as pretend ice cream! My girls have asked to play pretend ice-cream shop over and over this summer!
We love our sand-play ice-cream set from Melissa & Doug–it's ideal for sand, snow, and yes . . . cloud dough! The nesting pails are always popular around here too.
The girls spent hours scooping pretend ice-cream cones, topping them with sprinkles, and we even added cherries made from air-dried clay. They love that the pretend play ice-cream set comes with two scoopers, because their cones turn out perfectly every time. It was an entire afternoon of creative playtime fun!
I love how something so simple can make them SO happy!
You can store any leftover cloud dough in an air-tight container to be used over and over again.
Have fun!!
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- In the town of Puerto Vallarta, 10 miles from the resort, guests can visit the Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, which is the town's main church, located on Hidalgo Street. More than 100 years old, the cathedral is topped by an ornate crown. A schedule of church services is available at the resort's front desk.
Hotel Overview
What to Expect:
- Built in 2002, the Grand Velas typifies ultra-contemporary Mexican architecture with an open-air lobby with a 140-foot-high, thatched-roof ceiling and terrarium-like main hallways. The self-contained oceanfront resort attracts families and leisure travelers, with many guests passing their entire stay without leaving the property. Nearby golf courses, marinas, and shopping lure some guests away for day trips.
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- The Grand Velas has a 23,000-square-foot, three-tiered infinity pool with a swim-up bar and cushioned wooden lounge chairs. Guests can also use a children's pool, tennis and paddle tennis courts, and a fitness center. Health spa is to provide you with a sacred space devoted to the totalwellness of body, mind, and sprit. Spa facility is 16,500 square feet with 20 cabins, more than 80 treatments and Spa reservations center. The resort's spa services (surcharge) include skin and nail treatments, hydrotherapy, a sauna, a steam room, and a beachside massage center. Guests can also take lessons in the resort's art and ceramics workshop.
Av.Cocoteros No 98 Sur Fracc. Nuevo Vallarta
Municipio De Bahia De Banderas, Nayarit, 63735
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Airport:Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport PVR
Room Amenities:
- Air conditioning
- Balcony
- Bathrobes
- Bathroom telephone
- Blackout drapes
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Cable/satellite TV
- CD player
- Ceiling fan
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Climate control
- Clock radio
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Designer toiletries
- Direct-dial phone
- DVD player
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe
- Internet access - high speed
- Internet access - surcharge
- Iron/ironing board
- Makeup mirror
- Minibar
- Multi-line phone
- Non-smoking rooms
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Private bathroom
- Remote lighting/drapery control
- Rollaway beds
- Separate sitting area
- Shower only
- Slippers
- Sofa bed
- Television
- Turndown service
- Turndown service (on request)
- Voice mail
- Wake-up calls
- Welcome amenities
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This smoke-free, family-friendly hotel offers , outdoor 3 connecting pools, 3 adults-only ocean view Jacuzzis and a children's pool, a spa tub, complimentary buffet breakfast, and wireless Internet access for a surcharge. A full-service health spa is on site, and the hotel has a health club with fitness equipment and exercise classes complimentary.
This Riviera Nayarit hotel also offers a complimentary kids' club from 9am to 9pm for children 4 - 12 years old.
The Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit has four restaurants; room service is available 24 hours a day complimentary. The hotel's business center offers meeting spaces for large and small groups; computer and cell phone rental is available. Some of the staff are multilingual; the hotel offers currency exchange and ATM. Laundry facilities are available on site.
The hotel's beach is private. The amenities listed below are available on-site; fees may apply:
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- ATM/banking
- Audio-visual equipment
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Beauty services
- Business center
- Business services
- Coffee shop or cafe´
- Complimentary breakfast
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Computer rental
- Concierge desk
- Concierge services
- Conference room(s)
- Currency exchange
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Fitness equipment
- Grocery
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Medical assistance available
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (free)
- Parking (valet)
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- Patio
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Private beach
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Sauna
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- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Supervised child care/activities
- Swimming pool - children's
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Television in lobby
- Tour assistance
- Wedding services
- Wheelchair accessible
This hotel accepts pets; a pet deposit of $100 is required. Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pet deposit required
- Pets accepted
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The resort has four a la carte restaurants for all tastes; Restaurant Frida, Lucca and Piaf. (A la carte dining require prior reservations). Restaurant Azul offers a great variety of flavors with its ample buffet. Selva del Mar Snack Bar and the Aqua Bar are prompt to attend your needs by the pool. This resort also provides suite service 24 hours a day.
Restaurant AzulAzul is an all-day, casual restaurant located near the pool area and facing the Pacific Ocean. Azul's relaxing open-air atmosphere is complemented by a variety of culinary choices, with selections from Chinese, Japanese, Mexican and Italian specialties as well as mouthwatering fare from our delicious grill. Savor the sunset while indulging in fine cuts of beef and seafood.
Selva del Mar Snack Bar & Aqua BarBoth located near the pool area, Selva del Mar offers prompt service and tantalizing treats such as hamburgers, hot dog, pizza, salads, ceviches and fresh guacamole. The Aqua Bar is as ready to take your orders, find all kind of cocktails, shots, mixed drinks and beers.
Restaurant FridaFine traditional Mexican cuisine, Frida offers the delicious flavors of Mexico's rich culinary history. Menu samplings include: pork roasted filet with eucalyptus honey on green applesauce and volcano mousse and salmon roll served on lobster tail with rattle chili sauce. Frida is located on the second floor above the lobby and features ocean front views.
Restaurant LuccaItalian-Mediterranean cuisine, Lucca is frequently ranked among the best restaurants in Puerto Vallarta, the Romanesque design only hints at the savory meat, pasta and seafood dishes that awaits you. Experience delectable dishes such as agnello de Lucca, roasted leg of lamb served with eggplant caviar marinated in a thyme infusion sauce and Robalo al Duo di Pesto, and Basil and Black Olive sauce on Ravioli and a bed of mushrooms. Lucca features live piano music and is located on the second floor above the lobby with a front ocean view.
Restaurant PiafFrench classic cuisine; here you will discover the sublime combination of charming presence, harmony, and elegant simplicity. Menu samplings include: Foie gras Terrine, snails Bourguignon style, Chateaubriand; Crème Brulee. Enjoy live trumpet music as you indulge in our culinary delights. Piaf is located on the main lobby level.
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Silicon Valley Donor Gives Big Again to Stanford
Few people have done so much for a university as John Arrillaga has for Stanford. But that didn't stop the businessman from writing another big check, this time for $151 million.
The gift by Arrillaga, who made his money in Silicon Valley real estate, edges out another recent donation as the largest cash gift by a living donor to Stanford, said Martin Shell, the university's vice president of development.
"Giving is in his DNA," says Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, his daughter and the wife of technology entrepreneur and investor Marc Andreessen. "It is as necessary as drinking water every day."
Stanford, which has educated many people who became successful in high-tech fields, has benefited before from their later generosity. Major contributors have included the late Hewlett-Packard Co. co-founders William Hewlett and David Packard; a $400 million commitment in 2001 by a foundation set up by Mr. Hewlett and his wife ranks as the largest of any kind, Shell said.
Arrillaga, who is 76, in 2006 made a $100 million donation that at the time topped any by living donors. It was eclipsed last November by a $150 million contribution to the Stanford Graduate School of Business by Dorothy and Robert King, which established an institute for innovation in developing economies.
Arrillaga, besides writing a slightly larger check this time, has helped construct what Shell calls an almost countless number of buildings on campus–some of which bear his name–and provides scholarships for around 50 students. "It's a remarkable legacy," he says.
He had benefited from early financial assistance. Raised poor in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, Arrillaga never rode on an airplane until he was being courted by Stanford to play basketball, his daughter says. He received a full scholarship and became a third-team All-American.
Arrillaga got rich by buying up farmland and putting office buildings on them, a well-timed strategy as the tech boom began in the 1960s. He has been contributing to Stanford from the time of his graduation, Arrillaga-Andreessen says.
In her view, one of his most impressive achievements was a reconstruction of Stanford's football stadium, requiring 24-hour-a-day construction to finish the job in 42 weeks.
When her then-fiancé sought her father's blessing for their marriage, Arrillaga asked Andreessen to meet him in the parking lot of the stadium, she says.
Arrillaga-Andreessen, a Stanford grad herself, now teaches philanthropy courses at the university, where she says he is constantly employing the lessons her father taught her about the practice.
Among many pieces of his advice, Arrillaga-Andreessen likes to quote a simple one for anyone helping out around universities or non-profits. "Pick up every single piece of trash you find on the ground," she says.


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SCBI-Front Royal is celebrating the hatching of a white-naped crane chick! The biological parents of the chick, Alex and Amanda, were unable to breed naturally because Amanda was hand-raised and is partially imprinted (socially bonded) with people. Both birds are genetically valuable, so SCBI scientists performed an artificial insemination. They then transferred the egg to the care another crane pair, Brenda and Eddie, who had successfully raised chicks years ago. This chick hatched April 14, and keepers report that Brenda and Eddie have proven to be excellent surrogate parents.
Sixteen white-naped cranes currently reside at SCBI-Front Royal—more than 20 percent of the North American captive population. Thirteen chicks have hatched in the past 8 years.
On May 12 and 14, 2010, two rare white-naped cranes hatched at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia.
The biological parents of these chicks are named Amanda and James. Amanda and James imprinted on people as chicks and had not bred successfully before they arrived at SCBI. However, Amanda was already paired with a crane named Alex. Since cranes mate for life, we would not separate the established pair. Instead we used artificial insemination to breed Amanda and James. Since Amanda and Alex had never raised chicks before, we left them with one fertile egg and gave the second fertile egg to a more experienced pair of cranes named Abigail and Ray.
The 2010 hatches bring SCBI's white-naped crane flock to 12 birds, which is 20 percent of the entire captive flock in North America. SCBI has also produced seven chicks in the last five years, which is the most production of any zoo. All of those chicks came from adults other zoos were unable to breed.
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Cal and Bill turned seven months old this December, and they are thriving. Though they still stay close to their parents, both juveniles have become more confident and will now approach their keepers for treats. Their wild counterparts would now be migrating south for the winter. It is thought that the shortening days of fall alert the cranes to instinctively begin their migration. Wild cranes need extra muscle and reserves for their migration and they will begin to eat more food prior to beginning their journey.
A life in captivity does not stop our captive cranes from responding to the changing day lengths and putting on weight prior to their natural migration periods. Wild white-naped cranes migrate from their breeding grounds in China, Mongolia, and Russia to their wintering grounds in southeastern China, Japan, and the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Migration is a perilous time for cranes, which must travel thousands of miles while contending with habitat loss, human disturbance, illegal shooting, and predators.
Cal and Bill will stay outside during winter because their species is well adapted to the cold and snow that they encounter on their wintering range in the wild. When we get a significant snowfall our cranes need pathways shoveled throughout their pens. Cal and Bill will stay with their parents until early next year. Wild cranes are forced out of their parents' territory before the spring breeding season and then begin flocking together with cohorts of the same age. Since they were not raised together, we will initially house the two brothers in adjacent pens to monitor their compatibility. Because they are the same age we expect them to get along well and be able to live together in the same pen. Once they're old enough, both males will be paired with females either here at SCBI Front Royal or at other zoos to help conserve their species through captive breeding. White-naped cranes are a critically endangered species and Cal and Bill have a bright future saving their species.


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'Smash': One Night Only
Although it continues to jump from character to character, the latest episode of "Smash" is more focused than the previous one, as "The Song" shows most of the regular cast members involved in preparing for a one-night-only concert by Tony-winning Broadway star Veronica Moore (Jennifer Hudson).
Derek Wills (Jack Davenport) is directing the show, and composer Tom Levitt (Christian Borle) is the musical director. Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) and Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty), who competed for the lead role in "Bombshell," the musical about Marilyn Monroe that brought all the characters together in the first place, end up as dancers and backup singers for Veronica, raising the question of just how small the pool of Broadway talent is in the world of "Smash."
Only lyricist and musical book writer Julia Houston (Debra Messing) seems to be worrying about "Bombshell," as producer Eileen Rand (Anjelica Huston) is consumed with her legal problems. (She took millions to finance the show from some rather shady characters whom she met through her bartender boyfriend, Nick, now missing.)
Julia is working on a rewrite of the script with dramaturg Peter (Daniel Sunjata)–after she speaks to an acting class he teaches at NYU. It turns out that Julia is there to listen: Peter has his students read her script as if it were a play–with the characters' and author's names changed, of course–then offer critiques.
Julia is humiliated, but reflecting later on one student's comment about how Marilyn is portrayed as weak, rather than dominating, she has a breakthrough and decides that every scene in "Bombshell" should be told from a different man's point of view.
Julia and Peter's relationship, which was hate at first sight on her part, thaws as he admits that his only original play was awful, then suggests that they go finish the rewrite at his home in the Berkshires.
Back at the theater where Veronica is rehearsing, Derek clashes with the star's mother, a quintessential stage mother, played by Sheryl Lee Ralph. Veronica's mother wants her daughter to maintain her image as a sweet young woman–and she's managed to get the Bravo cable channel to agree to show the concert at a later date.
Veronica wants to grow–she asked Derek to direct her because she likes his work–but she is afraid to make the leap to the sexy woman he says she can be.
That tug-of-war goes on for most of the episode, with Derek eventually caving in to those who say Veronica should give her audience what they're used to. But with a strong endorsement from Ivy, Veronica decides to take the leap.
Meanwhile, Derek says within Karen's earshot that he is looking for new "raw" songs for Veronica to perform, and she thinks that may be just the opportunity for a couple of young musical writers she has discovered. Jimmy Collins (Jeremy Jordan) and Kyle Bishop (Andy Mientus) play some of their songs for Tom, who says they are good but not right for Veronica. Jimmy vows to write a new song that afternoon–and does–but gets angry when no one has time to listen to it.
He disappears for hours, then surfaces, high on drugs, behind the theater where Karen finds him. She persuades him to come in with her, showing that he is able to deal with disappointment, and they kiss.
Of course, Veronica's last song of the night is by Jimmy and Kyle, and they join her onstage for the bows.
The episode ends with Eileen hastily assembling the creators of "Bombshell" to announce that the show is going to Broadway after all–though without her at the helm. Nick returned to tell the authorities that she did not know the source of the money she accepted, but she won't let him take the blame alone. That means she cannot produce the show.
Despite hating her soon-to-be ex-husband and former producing partner, Jerry (Michael Cristofer), Eileen recommends that they proceed with him as the producer.
In the last scene, Jerry is writing a check as he thanks Eileen's former (and fired) assistant, Ellis, over the phone for the files he gave him, then says not to ever contact him again.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Angel Pagan has long been concerned about the plight of the next generation of young Puerto Ricans. In the offseason, Pagan held open workouts at a track in Dorado, Puerto Rico, and encouraged participation from athletes of all ages. On Friday, Pagan said he hopes Puerto Rico's World Baseball Classic performance will ultimately be another step in the right direction.
"Baseball has been decreasing a bit in my country and kids aren't really into sports," Pagan said. "So we wanted to show that it's still alive. Puerto Rico got together for three days and there was no criminality. We didn't win, but we made a difference."
Pagan hit .364 in the WBC and was named to the all-tournament team. After the Giants invested heavily in him in the offseason, Pagan said this is exactly the way he wanted to feel heading into his second season in orange and black.
"When we play the Dodgers on April 1, I'll be ready," he said. "The focus has been much better. You're playing for something in the Classic, and that helped me put all my focus on this season and getting into game shape.
"Thanks to (the WBC), I'm ready for the season."
Pagan was scheduled to make his return to the Cactus League on Friday but was a late scratch from the lineup because the Giants wanted to give him another day of rest after weeks of intense international play. A year after hitting .288 with eight homers, 15 triples and 29 stolen bases, Pagan has done nothing this spring to disprove the notion that the Giants will again have a force atop the lineup.
After facing several teammates in the WBC, Pagan thinks others are poised to repeat last year's success, too. Pagan had hits against Ryan Vogelsong, Jeremy Affeldt and Santiago Casilla in the tournament, but said "all three looked spectacular."
"I was facing great pitching," Pagan said. "It gets you ready."
In his return to AT&T Park, Pagan didn't get to celebrate. He reached base twice in the championship game but the Puerto Ricans fell to Santiago Casilla's Dominican Republic squad 3-0. Despite the outcome, Pagan said he has nothing but positive memories.
"The Dominicans, they were the best team — they showed a lot in this tournament," Pagan said. "The best memory for me is that I gave honor to my country. That was my plan from Day 1."
For more on the Giants, see Alex Pavlovic's Giants Extra blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/Giants. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/AlexPavlovic.


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A 28-year-old man was shot and killed after getting into an argument about a vehicle on Thursday night in the Lafitte neighborhood.
Police said a 25-year-old business owner was involved in a civil dispute over a vehicle with a friend of the victim just after 9 p.m. at the intersection of North Galvez and Conti streets. Police said the victim pulled out a gun and threatened the businessman.
Investigators said the business owner feared for his life, so he pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots at the victim, striking him several times.
The victim was pronounced dead later at the hospital.
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Wednesday, Dec. 28 • 7 p.m. CT
Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208) • Houston, Texas
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LIVE STATS: RiceOwls.com | LIVE AUDIO: GoIslanders.com
The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's basketball team faces its final pre-conference tune up on Wednesday, Dec. 28, when it heads to Tudor Fieldhouse for a matchup with Rice at 7 p.m. The game will be a homecoming for Islanders coach Willis Wilson, as the longtime veteran of college basketball is the all-time winningest coach in school history and played four years in the Owls backcourt.
The Islanders have lost eight straight contests, including two in the City of Lights at the tail end of the Las Vegas Classic last week. A&M - Corpus Christi suffered a pair of close defeats, 61-52 to Bethune Cookman and 68-65 to Kennesaw State. Myron Dempsey re-emerged as a force on the boards, totaling 21 rebounds over the two games.
Rice is 8-4 on the year after a momentous 65-58 win over Texas A&M on Dec. 22 in College Station. Four players scored in double figures and NCAA rebounding leader Arsalan Kazemi had 10 points and 13 boards in the win. The Owls held the Aggies to 3-of-13 shooting from behind the arc.
• Myron Dempsey has back-to-back games with double-digit boards, snaring 11 against BCU and 10 against Kennesaw State.
• Islanders head coach Willis Wilson is the all-time winningest coach in Rice history and was a four-year letterwinner for the Owls.
• After an amazing five-game stretch, Terence Jones has cooled off the last two contests, but is still averaging 15.6 points and shooting .465 beyond the arc in December.
• Johnathan Jordan is second in the Southland Conference with 3.9 assists per game.
• Chris Hawkins-Mast scored a career-high 22 points at West Virginia and went 8-for-10 from the free-throw line.
The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's basketball team saw a halftime lead evaporate as Kennesaw State went 24-for-30 at the free throw line in the second half in overcoming a 16-point deficit on the way to a 69-65 victory over the Islanders on Friday afternoon. The Islanders (1-10) were led by Myron Dempsey with a career-high 20 points to go along with 10 rebounds for a double-double. Chris Hawkins-Mast added 11, while Hameed Ali and Terence Jones scored 10 apiece as Texas A&M – Corpus Christi placed four players in double digits.
The Owls are flying high after a 65-58 win over Texas A&M on Dec. 22 in College Station. Rice put four players in double digits, with Arsalan Kazemi delivering a double-double with 10 points and 13 boards. Tamir Jackson had 13 points to lead Rice in the win.
Kazemi leads the team in both scoring (14.0) and on the boards (12.3), while Jackson has chipped in 13.9. Jackson is atop the team in assists (42), while Kazemi tops the squad in steals (23). Omar Orabi has 16 blocks, one more than Kazemi for the team lead.
The Owls had lost back-to-back home games, to Lamar and to Temple, prior to the momentous victory over A&M. The Owls are 6-2 this season at Tudor Fieldhouse, with three wins over non-Division I opponents in addition to victories over Southern, Maryland-Eastern Shore and Florida A&M.
Despite the physical proximity of the two schools, this will be the first meeting between the Islanders and Rice in program history. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi has played road games at Houston (0-4) and Texas Southern (1-0) in the city, but never at Rice. This is the second game against a Conference USA opponent for the Islanders, with a loss to Houston on Dec. 3.
Junior college transfer Myron Dempsey has been strong both on the offensive end and on the glass this year. Against Utah State, he delivered his finest performance, tallying a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds in leading the Islanders to the upset victory.
But looking closer at the stats, it is amazing to see just how Dempsey has collected his points this year. The St. Petersburg, Fla., native has scored a total of 94 points. Of those, 84 have come from in the paint, including 42 of his 43 field goals. The junior also has 36 second-chance points on the year.
The long, athletic rebounder is currently third in the Southland Conference with his 7.9 rebounds per game after cleaning the glass 21 times in two games in Vegas.
Thirty-nine of his 87 boards have come in the offensive end, a league-best 3.5 per contest. He played last season at Redlands Community College, where he was the team's leading rebounder and led the squad to a 19-2 record down the stretch.
Head Coach Willis Wilson will return to the Rice campus as a head coach for the first time since wrapping up his last of 16 seasons heading the Owls program, in 2007-08. The bench boss won a school-record 219 games for Rice and led the team to three NIT appearances, including 22 wins in 2003-04.
Wilson also spent five seasons as an assistant for the Owls and spent four years as a player for the school. He was a Will Rice College Fellow in his time as a player for the Owls.
Junior Terence Jones is the team's leading returning scorer from last season, but had struggled to heat up in the offensive end over the first four games of the season. But December has shone brightly on him, starting against Texas Tech, as the Baltimore native went off for a career-high 26 points on 9-of-19 shooting.
He has had back-to-back games where he struggled from the field, but he has still been impressive this month. He is averaging 15.6 points and shooting 45.6 percent from downtown since the TTU game.
At Houston, he went 5-for-9 from the field and scored a pedestrian 12 points. In the South Alabama affair, Jones upped the ante from the outside, burying his first four threes en route to 17 more points. At West Virginia, he went 4-for-5 from beyond the arc and tallied his second 20-point game of the season. He then matched his career high at Missouri State with five triples and led all scorers with 19 points.
Jones now has 103 career threes, the sixth player in school history to top 100. Travis Bailey (2001-05) is the school's record holder with 169 triples, with Aaron White (2002-06) just behind at 163. Former Jones teammate Kevin Palmer (2008-10) is just ahead of Jones, in fifth with 105.
After being a role player in his first season for the Islanders, senior Chris Hawkins-Mast has emerged as one of the team's go-to guys on the offensive end. Hawkins-Mast is second on the team with his 11.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest.
After strong performances in the exhibition and first game of the year, he had gone cold for a couple games before re-emerging with 16 points and nine boards against Texas Tech. Then on Dec. 17 against WVU, he delivered a career-best 22 points on 6-of-12 shooting and an 8-of-10 performance at the line.
The native of Washington, D.C., attended a pair of junior colleges before landing at the Island University prior to the 2010-11 season. He went by the name "Chris Mast" a year ago, but chose to use his full legal name to honor his mother, whose maiden name is Hawkins.


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Margie Holtzclaw has moved her hairstyling practice to Salon 68, 1308 E. Broadway,
She specializes in cuts, highlights, perms, color and wax.
Three couples graduated from prenatal and childbirth classes at Taylor Regional Hospital in January. These classes are taught on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. in the hospital's meeting room. This is a five-week series and is free to anyone delivering at TRH. Participating are: Tiffany Bragg and Travis Darling, Columbia; Carrie and Brian Humphress, Campbellsville; and Lindsey and Jared Hines, Campbellsville.
Owners Gary Porter and his daughter Candace had a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at Lil T's Traffic Stop, 906 Lebanon Ave.
Grand opening day was set for Feb. 18 to celebrate Candace Porter's son Thomas' birthday. Lil T's is named in memory of Thomas Porter.
Local representatives including Mayor Brenda Allen and Judge/Executive Eddie Rogers attended. Guests were served cake, donuts and refreshments.
Greg Bowen, sales manager for Campbellsville and Greensburg Commonwealth Broadcasting stations, has been named the Mid-South Conference Media Person of the Year.
Bowen spearheaded the creation of the Campbellsville University Sports Network for the 2007-2008 football and basketball seasons. Bowen was producer/coordinator of the broadcasts over the networks that included WGRK in Greensburg, ESPN Radio in Campbellsville, WXAM in Hodgenville, WLBN in Lebanon and WEIL in Elizabethtown. Internet streams on campbellsville.edu and wtcosports.com were also created.
Nina Karnes has joined Davina's Plaza Salon, Central Plaza, as a hairstylist.
Karnes has more then four years of experience. She specializes in color, cuts and perms for the entire family.
Walk-ins are welcome. Appointments are available after hours.
Watson's Beauty Salon, 109 Dale Ave., has two new stylists.
Emily Minor and Marsha Graham have joined the staff.
Minor and Graham specialize in hair extensions, updos and color.
Walk-ins are welcome.
Nancy Hobbs of Campbellsville has been trained and certified as a corporate etiquette and international protocol consultant by the Protocol School of Washington in McLean, Va.
The comprehensive training is designed to train individuals to teach business etiquette, international protocol and dining seminars. The interactive seminars give professionals and executives the skills to handle situations where business is promoted or conducted.
The Protocol School of Washington has been in business since 1988 and more than 1,600 men and women have been trained there.
Four local high school graduates are featured in the March 2008 issue of Louisville Magazine.
Titled simply "Top Lawyers," the story is a listing of the top lawyers in Louisville.
To compile the list, a database from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory was used. Martindale-Hubbell's trademarked Peer Review Ratings are used to identify those who have been rated by their peers as both highly ethical and preeminent in their legal abilities.
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Holly Lile, cosmetologist, has joined the staff at Veanna's Salon, 210 Nancy Cox Drive.
Lile is a 2006 Campbellsville High School graduate and also graduated from Elizabethtown Hair Design School.
She specializes in family haircuts, color, perms and waxing.
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