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AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's and women's tennis teams recorded a pair of crucial victories over Abilene Christian today at the Austin Tennis Academy to stay at the top of the Southland Conference standings.
The men's team (16-9, 5-0 SLC) secured sole possession of first place in the Southland with a 4-1 victory over the Wildcats to improve to a perfect 5-0 conference record. The women's team (17-5, 9-1 SLC) clinched their ninth straight conference victory, 6-1, over ACU, to improve to 9-1 in conference play and stay at the top of the Southland with Northwestern State.
"Incredibly proud of the way this team fought for each other," Director of Tennis Steve Moore said. "The spirit and the way that this group constantly encouraged each other was awesome. I thought our captains made tremendous choices today to be vocal and set the tone.
"The guys showed great poise to come out so strong after losing the doubles point. They have a lot of pride in the tradition that we have built and I thought that our girls played as motivated as you can ask a team to play. Today was a lot of heart and a lot of character from our men's and women's teams."
The men's team fell behind early to the Wildcats (12-10, 4-1 SLC) after dropping the doubles point and falling early in singles. However, the Islanders quickly battled back with courage and passion to clinch their fourth straight match and fifth Southland match of the season.
In doubles action, the Islanders dropped a tight doubles point on courts two and three. The duo of Peter Nagy and Guillaume Rauseo came out strong with an 8-2 victory over Borja Cortés and Guilherme Gesser in No. 1 doubles to win their second straight match. However, Marco Bensley and Nicklas Wingord followed with an 8-6 victory in No. 3 doubles to hand the sophomore pair of Javier Pujol and Ricardo Mayagoitia their first loss of the season.
ACU then opened with a 1-0 lead after the pair of Jason Proctor and Nico Agritelley grabbed a tight 8-5 win in No. 2 doubles over the senior-freshman duo of Matt Westmoreland and Paul Cook.
The Islanders grinded back to win their 11th consecutive regular-season conference match in three years. The team has lost just one regular-season Southland Conference match in the last eight years since Coach Moore, who was a former team captain at Abilene Christian, returned to take over the men's team in 2007.
In singles, Cook evened the score at 1-1 after picking up a straight-set victory in No. 6 singles to win his fourth consecutive match. The freshman cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Bensley to improve to 5-0 in Southland play. Nagy then pushed the Islanders in front 2-1 after rolling past Cortés, 6-3, 6-1 for his fifth consecutive win in No. 1 singles. The junior now holds a perfect 5-0 record in Southland play at No. 1 singles, including a team-best 17-3 dual-match record. The Budapest, Hungary native has registered a 14-1 career record in the Southland, with his only loss in his career in conference play coming during his freshman year.
Mayagoitia and Pujol then wrapped the match with back-to-back singles wins on courts two and three. Mayagoitia defeated Wingord, 6-3, 6-3, in No. 2 singles, before Pujol clinched the match in the No. 3 slot for the Islanders. The Southland Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week posted his fourth consecutive singles win to improve to 5-0 in Southland play and 14-9 in dual-match play. The sophomore breezed past Gesser, 6-3, 6-3, for the Islanders fourth and final point of the day.
In the final two singles matches, Westmoreland defeated Agritelley, 6-1, in the first set and was trailing 4-2 in No. 4 singles, when the match was clinched. Rauseo sealed a 6-3 first-set win over Proctor in the No. 5 spot and was leading the second set 4-1 when play was called.
The women's team garnered the doubles point and five out of the six singles matches to win a tough and physical match, 6-1, over ACU (15-5, 7-3 SLC). The Islanders have now won 11 of their last 12 matches.
"Kerry Galhos was one very courageous girl," Moore said. "She won today serving under hand. This is a team that I believe has exceptional character and they really showed that today."
The Islanders built an early 1-0 lead after posting wins on courts one and three in doubles play. The Wildcats won the first match, after the Islanders pair of Celia Rodriguez and Maider Martin dropped an 8-1 loss to Erin Walker and Brittney Reed in No. 2 doubles. The loss snapped a six-match winning streak by Martin and Rodriguez. However, the senior-freshman duo of Sandra Burges and Judit Vives captured their third straight match at No. 1 doubles with an 8-4 win over Kaysie Hermsdorf and Micah Hermsdorf. The Islanders then sealed the point in No. 3 singles after the tandem of Stefania Nicolae and Galhos downed Emily Conrad and Nada Marjanovic, 8-4, in No. 3 singles.
A&M - Corpus Christi kept the momentum going with three consecutive singles victories to clinch the match.
Burges posted her 11th victory of the season in the No. 5 slot with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Kaysie Hermsdorf. The senior has tallied a career dual-match record of 56-21 and a conference match of 29-11 in her four years. This season, Burges is 15-5 in singles play, including an 8-1 mark in the conference.
Galhos then padded the Islanders lead to 3-0 after posting a 6-4, 6-3 win over Conrad in the No. 6 slot. The freshman tacked on her eighth win in conference play at No. 6 singles. The freshman has an overall record of 12-3 and has an 8-1 record in the Southland.
For the second consecutive match Rodriguez clinched the match for the Islanders in the No. 4 spot. The sophomore extended her winning streak in singles play to 10 matches after edging out Marjanovic in a three-setter. After winning the first set 6-2, Rodriguez came up short 6-1 in the second set, before grinding out a 6-2 victory to give the Islanders a 4-0 lead. The Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain improved her impressive mark at No. 4 singles to 14-0 and now holds a 17-3 mark, including an 8-1 record in Southland action.
Vives followed suit with her 10th consecutive win after posting a straight-set victory in No. 2 singles over Walker, 6-4, 6-4. The freshman has tallied a 16-1 record in singles play in her first year, and a 9-1 mark in the conference. She has also registered a 4-0 record at No. 2 singles.
With the Islanders in front 5-0, the Wildcats answered with their first point of the day in No. 1 singles after Nicolae fell in a tough three-setter to Micah Hermsdorf. The senior came up short 6-1, in the first, before bouncing back to secure a 6-3 second-set win. In the third, Hermsdorf notched the 6-3 victory.
The Islanders earned their sixth and final point of the day after Martin tacked up a super-tiebreaker victory over Reed in No. 3 singles. The sophomore lost a tight first set, 7-5, before answering back with back-to-back wins. In the second set, Martin powered past Reed, 6-4, and followed with a 10-7 super-tiebreaker win.
The Islanders women's team will return to action on Saturday, April 19, when they travel to San Antonio to take on Incarnate Word for their final regular-season road match. The Islanders will then join the men's team for their final regular-season matches on Monday, April 21, against New Orleans at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
"We beat two very good Abilene Christian teams today," Moore added. "They are a class act and a class team, and they have built tremendous tradition there. Both of their teams have had a tremendous first year in the Southland and I'll always have tremendous respect for their program.
"Our team is on a journey and today we took a step closer to reaching our goal. I'm very proud of our teams."
For all the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (IslandersTennis) and follow them on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersTennis).
Women's Tennis Match Results
Abilene Christian vs. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
4/16/2014 at Austin, Texas
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 6, Abilene Christian 1
Singles competition:
1. Micah Hermsdorf (ACU) def. Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
2. Judit Vives (AMCC) def. Erin Walker (ACU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Maider Martin (AMCC) def. Brittney Reed (ACU) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
4. Celia Rodriguez (AMCC) def. Nada Marjanovic (ACU) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
5. Sandra Burges (AMCC) def. Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Kerry Galhos (AMCC) def. Emily Conrad (ACU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition:
1. Sandra Burges/Judit Vives (AMCC) def. Kaysie Hermsdorf/Micah Hermsdorf (ACU) 8-4
2. Erin Walker/Brittney Reed (ACU) def. Celia Rodriguez/Maider Martin (AMCC) 8-1
3. Stefania Nicolae/Kerry Galhos (AMCC) def. Emily Conrad/Nada Marjanovic (ACU) 8-4
Match Notes:
Abilene Christian 15-5, 7-3 SLC
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 17-5, 9-1 SLC
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,6,4,2,1,3)
Men's Tennis Match Results
Abilene Christian vs. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
4/16/2014 at Austin, Texas
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 4, Abilene Christian 1
Singles competition:
1. Peter Nagy (AMCC) def. Borja Cortés (ACU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Ricardo Mayagoitia (AMCC) def. Nicklas Wingord (ACU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Javier Pujol (AMCC) def. Guilherme Gesser (ACU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) vs. Nico Agritelley (ACU) 6-1, 2-4, unfinished
5. Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) vs. Jason Proctor (ACU) 6-3, 4-1, unfinished
6. Paul Cook (AMCC) def. Marco Bensley (ACU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition:
1. Guillaume Rauseo/Peter Nagy (AMCC) def. Borja Cortés/Guilherme Gesser (ACU) 8-2
2. Jason Proctor/Nico Agritelley (ACU) def. Matt Westmoreland/Paul Cook (AMCC) 8-5
3. Marco Bensley/Nicklas Wingord (ACU) def. Javier Pujol/Ricardo Mayagoitia (AMCC) 8-6
Match Notes:
Abilene Christian 12-10, 4-1 SLC
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 16-9, 5-0 SLC
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,1,2,3)


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OAKLAND -- Darren McFadden showcased why coach Dennis Allen wasn't concerned about the Raiders' running game.
McFadden ran for 129 of Oakland's 226 yards Sunday as the Raiders won their home opener, 19-9 over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
"The good thing is, we got it going, but everybody here still knows that we can do better than that," guard Mike Brisiel said. "It's a good feeling to get the first one under our belts and get the running game moving. Now if we get the passing game going with it, we'll be set."
Quarterback Terrelle Pryor also had 50 yards on the ground, and fullback Marcel Reece opened the scoring with an 11-yard touchdown run. The Raiders improved to 11-2 when McFadden runs for 100 or more yards.
McFadden gained only 2.8 yards per carry during last week's loss in Indianapolis, but during the week Allen deflected away any concern about the Raiders top back and was rewarded Sunday.
"Coaches have a lot of faith in me," McFadden said. "They want to put the ball in my hands and let me run with it."
Four of McFadden's runs accounted for 108 yards, an example of the type of running game Allen expects.
"That's the way the running game operates," Allen said. "You're going to get a lot of 2-, 3-, 4-yard runs and then you'll be able to pop one. That's what we were able to do today. We had a couple of opportunities to get him on the safety, and we had some big gainers."
McFadden's day wasn't perfect. After one of his long runs, he fumbled and Jacksonville recovered near midfield. That set up the Jaguars' lone touchdown to make it 19-9 with under three minutes to play.
"That's something that can't happen," Allen said. "He knows that."
Overall though, McFadden's performance was a welcome addition to the offense. Rather than last week's performance in which Pryor ran for 112 yards, the Raiders were able to rely on the more traditional running game.
Pryor's presence and the use of the read-option is a big reason for that.
"Knowing you have to defend him going around the end, a couple plays they left the middle wide open," McFadden said. "I was able to get in there and get some big runs out of it."
McFadden was close to taking it the distance a couple times. He second-guessed himself for making a cutback on his longest run, a 30-yarder on the first drive of the second half.
"The one when I was going toward the Black Hole, I should've taken it all the way but I tried to cut back one time," McFadden said. "It's part of the game. You make reads when you're on the field and then you think about it again and you should've done something different."
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VAIL - This Veteran's Day, the Vail Cascade Resort salutes the men and women that have dedicated their lives to serve and protect the red, white and blue. General Manager Brett Schoenfield invites all active and retired service personnel to come to Atwater on Gore Creek, the hotel's signature restaurant, on Sunday to enjoy a complimentary meal. Additionally, military interested in an extended getaway can take advantage of the hotel's $99 starting rate now through Nov. 15, a savings of up to 40 percent.
Soldiers know firsthand that a home cooked meal and a restful night's sleep are hard to come by when deployed. While Schoenfield recognizes that the Vail Cascade Resort cannot singlehandedly make up for the number of missed home cooked meals, late nights or early risings, the hotel aims to do their part to narrow the margin one meal and one room night at a time.
"We are grateful to all military men and women, past and present, that have selflessly given of themselves to serve and protect our country, said Schoenfield. "We are grateful for the time they've served on our behalf and it is now our turn to serve them."
A hospitable 'thank you'
The Vail Cascade Resort commemorates Veteran's Day with two special promotions available to all active and retired military personnel. Valid military ID is required for both promotions.
On Sunday, military personnel can enjoy a complimentary meal in Atwater on Gore Creek. Guests can come in for breakfast (7 to 11 a.m.); lunch (11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.) or dinner (5 to 10 p.m.). Guests can order a complimentary entree and beverage from the existing restaurant menu. No other purchase is required and all taxes are included. Gratuity and alcoholic beverages are excluded and advanced reservations are recommended. To make a reservation, call 970-479-7014.
Military guests interested in an extended fall stay in Vail can take advantage of Vail Cascade Resort's $99 military starting rate now through Nov. 15. This promotional rate is valid on all hotel room types and guests must use promotion code VCMILITARY2012 at time of booking online at www.vailcascade.com or via phone at 800-282-4183. This rate is valid on new reservations only, cannot be combined with other deals and other restrictions may apply.
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Hello, Assemble: Say farewell to Richmond's BoilerHouse. The gastropub will serve its last meal -- lunch -- on Friday, then reopen in mid-January as Assemble, a nod to the Craneway Pavilion's past as a Ford assembly plant as well as to the act of coming together, says co-general manager Richard Mazzera. The Chez Panisse alum and co-founder of Berkeley's Cesar will run the new restaurant with his wife, former Corso GM Terumi Shibata.
"It's going to be New American cuisine with all kinds of regional classics, from New Orleans to cioppino, Hog Island oysters and Dungeness crab. The crab boat can pull up next to the building. Oh my god, I was looking for a place with a view in the East Bay and look what I got -- I have a gigantic toy," Mazzera says.
The venue's spectacular bay views are a major draw, of course, but the indoor spaces also are getting a do-over, with new tables and chairs, and a warmer edge to the industrial chic look. Mazzera also hopes to plant "a victory garden reflecting back to the history of the place," and it will function as an Edible Schoolyard Project for Richmond schools.
Gianni comes home: There's no such thing as too much Italian, especially when it involves Gianni Bartoletti, the former owner of Incontro. Yep, the rumors are all true. Bartoletti (and many of his former staffers) opened the new Gianni's Italian Bistro in downtown San Ramon this week. And if the address -- 2065 San Ramon Valley Blvd. -- sounds familiar, it should. That was Incontro's original location, before it moved to Danville. Bartoletti is back, with a menu of seasonal regional Italian dishes -- and yes, the gnocchi is back, too. Yum. Gianni's will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, and until 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Details: 925-820-6969, www.giannissanramon.com.
A Napa Pear: Alamo-Danville restaurant king Rodney Worth is expanding into Wine Country, with a Southern riff on the Pear concept. Worth's five bistros and cafes include the Little Pear, the Prickly Pear Cantina and the Peasant and the Pear in Danville, as well as Ferrari's Cucina Italiana in Blackhawk and the Peasant's Courtyard in Alamo -- or, as we affectionately call them, Italian Pear and Pear's Courtyard.
Worth's new Napa venture, The Pear -- A Southern Bistro opens Tuesday at 720 Main St., the space previously occupied by Tyler Florence's Rotisserie and Wine on the riverfront. The menu includes gumbo, chicken and waffles and other soulful fare. Grab a peek at Facebook.com/thepearnapa.
Send your Bay Area restaurant tips to food editor Jackie Burrell, firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Mississippi's Cliff Pace wins Bassmaster Classic
TULSA, Okla. Here at the birthplace of Route 66 and one-time oil capital of the world, where Tulsa's rabid bass fishing fans produced monster armadas on Grand Lake and crazy crowds in the BOK Arena, Cliff Pace struck his own kind of gold Sunday.
Pace, 32, of Petal, Miss., hit Okie gold, B.A.S.S. green, stacking enough largemouth bass in his livewell over three days to fetch a $500,000 first-place check for winning the 43rd Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake O' the Cherokees. He was one bass shy of a five-fish limit on the final day, but it didn't matter. He went into Day Three with a 7-pound lead and totaled 11 pounds, 8 ounces Sunday to give him a three-day total of 54-12, 3 pounds, 4 ounces heavier than Rathdrum, Idaho's 25-year-old fishing phenom Brandon Palaniuk's 51-8.
"Today was the hardest day I ever spent on my boat in my life," Pace said. "I caught two bass on my first two stops, but then I went six hours without a bite. I settled down and fished as slow as I could and caught what I needed."
Pace, who credited veteran pro Gary Klein of Weatherford, Tx., for being his mentor and friend on the B.A.S.S. Elite Series tour, became the 39th member of the B.A.S.S. Millionaires Club ($1.26 million), the second-youngest at 32. He did it by avoiding the drama that befell other anglers such as Classic rookie Hank Cherry, of Maiden, N.C., who tumbled down the shuttle stairs the day before the Classic, and Classic winner Michael Iaconelli, of Pittsgrove, N.J., whose struggles with a trolling motor forced him to exchange boats in the middle of Day Two. Cherry was third with 49 pounds, and Iaconelli was fourth with 48-5.
Pace survived pre-Classic practices in a "wintry mix" and the coldest morning ever in Classic history (Day One). He excelled on a massive lake with 1,300 miles of shoreline where the bass were big, but scattered in chilly water that dipped below 40 degrees and spawning is a ways off. The man nicknamed "Game Face" Pace, because of his no-nonsense approach and seemingly lack of emotion, the man who learned to fish as a 6-year-old in Mississippi with his father and uncles their friends, won because he was the best here.
"The 'Game Face' thing is fine with me because I do come out here to compete," Pace said. "It's a job to me. This is how I make my living, how I feed my family. It's very serious to me."
Pace, who finished second to Alton Jones at the 2008 Bassmaster Classic on Lake Hartwell, won it by being super patient, making the most of just seven to eight bites a day and catching huge bass up to 7 pounds. He used Jackall jerkbaits – Squid Minnow 95 and Soul Shad; a B&M half-ounce football jig with V&M Twin Tail trailers in green pumpkin and the tails dipped in orange die and a Jackall DD Cherry crankbait in crawdad color. The baits imitated the lake's forage fish and critters like gizzard shad, threadfin shad and crayfish.
Pace won his first pro tournament as a 22-year-old, taking a B.A.S.S. Central Open at Sam Rayburn in 2003, and at the time he was the eighth-youngest to ever win a B.A.S.S. event. Since then he has won at a high clip on tour. He is the fifth best on the Elite Series in earning a check (top 50) at a 74 percent rate.
Pace was called a worthy pro to win this by the likes of Iaconelli and Kevin VanDam, who finished eighth. "He's a 'dark-to-dark' guy, really puts in his time like I do," Iaconelli said.
Former San Diegan Dean Rojas caught five bass totaling 10 pounds, 11 ounces for a total of 39-2 to finish 14th. Ishama Monroe of Hughson, Calif., weighed in 10-7 for 36-8 to place 19th.


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Before "Riverdance" leapt onto the world stage, Irish step dance laid the groundwork. Since dance was a cultural representation, there was pressure to ensure it was an accurate representation of Irish culture. The globalization of Irish dance created tension between Ireland and the Diaspora over authenticity.
Irish step dance was created by the Gaelic League, a nationalist organization created in 1893 to promote Irish culture. The Gaelic League had several branches, including one in London.
Two of its members decided to add a social dimension to the League's Irish language classes after attending Scottish 'ceillithe' nights. The London branch held the first social dance event, called a ceili in 1897.
From here Irish dance played an important role in the structure of Irish communities by helping them preserve their Irish identity.
However, in Ireland, dance was an expression of nationalism.
Competitions were a universally understood method of protest. Eric Hosbwarm wrote in "The Invention of Tradition," "[Team games] allowed for symbolic expressions of protest in an idiom familiar to both settlers and administrators". Competitions functioned as a nationalist challenge to British rule, which charged dance with a political agenda.
"Solo step-dancing and an invented social dance form called ceili were combined under the nationalist designation, 'Irish dancing'", according to Frank Hall, author of "Competitive Irish Dance: Art, Sport, Duty".
As ceilis became more popular, dance gained a larger role in the Gaelic League. Frank Whelan wrote in his book "The Complete Guide to Irish Dance," that formal dance classes started in 1900 which placed Gaelic League teachers in charge and they instructed the now iconic still arms. Helen Brennan, author of "Reinventing Tradition: the Boundaries of Irish Dance" wrote, "[The nationalist movement] sought to modify the native dance style. Arm movements, which had been a feature of Moinin jigs, were suppressed."
This new style of dance spread through immigration. Immigrants taught their children to stay in touch with their Irish identity. Whelan wrote, the American branch of the Gaelic League organized large competitions in four major cities each year. Dancer Thomas Hill from Ireland said because of standards of excellence and a high number of capable performers, America was leading Ireland in Irish dance.
It was not just Irish Americans who enjoyed Irish dancing. Hall wrote that during the early twentieth century, "[Irish dance] flourished and spread through Irish communities of the diaspora, England, Scotland, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand."England had a vibrant Irish dance community. As Whelan put it, Irish immigrants felt "it was so important for them to maintain their identity and also to keep close links with their fellow Irish."
Other countries also had strong dance communities. In Canada, teacher Monica Dunne arrived from Ireland in 1947 and helped organize the dance community by registering teachers and examiners. In Australia, Irish dance was generally taught in Catholic schools. The Queensland Championships were held between 1866 and 1900. Irish dance developed slower in New Zealand because of a smaller Irish population. The first national organized competition was held in 1950.
As dance spread, the Gaelic League increased regulation. According to the Irish Dancing Commission's website, the League established in 1927 a subcommittee of dancing, which was later renamed the Irish Dance Commission. Between 1932 and 1933, the Irish Dance Commission organized competitions and registered dance teachers and adjudicators.The Commission published three books on Irish dance figures and created an examination to certify teachers.
The books asserted they had the authority to determine what authentic Irish dance was. During the middle of the century, the Irish Dance Commission tried to contain dance to Ireland. Whelan wrote, "Up to 1950 most of the Irish Dance Commission's activities were confined to Ireland."
This didn't stop those in the diaspora who wanted to dance. The Irish Dancing Commission's website wrote that occasional visitors to Dublin from America and Australia qualified as teachers after passing the exam. After discussion with oversea organizations, the Irish Dance Commission examiners held tests in America (1967), England (1969), and Australia (1969). They made certification more accessible for dancers across the globe.
Irish American interest in dance increased. Dorothea Hast wrote in her work "Music, dance, and community: Contra dance in New England," "Fanned by the impetus of the American Bicentennial, sub cultural groups . . . began looking for their own 'ethnic' means of cultural representation." Irish Americans used dance to identify with their heritage.


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Exercise during pregnancy is not only safe, it's increasingly recommended. The US Department of Health and Human Services recommends that healthy women get at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic exercise a week. According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), 30 minutes per day of moderate exercise on most if not all days of the week is recommended for pregnant women who have no medical or obstetric complications.
Some benefits of exercising regularly during pregnancy can include:
The best exercises for pregnancy are those that put minimal stress on the joints, involve smooth movements, and have a low risk of falling or body contact. Great exercises include swimming, walking, stationary biking, and elliptical machines.
Some activities pose increased risks in pregnancy and should be limited or avoided. These include:
Exercising for 30 minutes a day on most days of the week is all that's needed to maintain fitness and achieve related benefits. Women who wish to exercise for longer than 45 minutes should speak to their doctors before doing so. Getting your exercise in 10-minute spurts is also fine. As long as you exercise at a moderate or vigorous pace for at least 10 minutes, these short bursts of exercise can count toward your overall goal.
If you were sedentary before pregnancy, do not despair. You can still reap the benefits of exercise by gradually working up to 30 minutes per day. Realize that pregnancy is not the time for making significant gains in your fitness level—or for athletic competition. Competitive athletes who wish to maintain a more strenuous exercise schedule throughout pregnancy should do so only under the close supervision of their doctors.
Talk to your doctor before beginning an exercise program during pregnancy and be sure to follow up with regular check-ups. Additionally, if you notice any of the following symptoms, stop exercising right away and contact your doctor:
Although it may be wise to proceed with a little more care then usual, pregnant women who are medically cleared should feel free to partake in a wide array of activities. Exercising during pregnancy has many benefits, including an improved sense of well-being. It's probably the best way to prepare for the physical demands of motherhood.
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
Exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists website. Available at: http://www.acog.org/Resources_And_Publications/Committee_Opinions/Committee_on_Obstetric_Practice/Exercise_During_Pregnancy_and_the_Postpartum_Period. Published January 2002. Accessed April 18, 2014.
Fit for two: Tips for pregnancy. Weight-control Information Network website. Available at: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/two.htm. Updated June 2013. Accessed April 18, 2014.
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I would like to start helping out on ps3mediaserver. Are there any particular issues in the tracker you think would be good for someone who will need to become familiar with the code?
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I've been working with Java for several years, but still have a lot to learn. I'm in an OSS development class in college and we're required to contribute to an ongoing OSS project. Instead of deciding to pick something easy or just looking for ideas from other people, I decided to find something I liked using and see what was out there for it. It hadn't occurred to me that the media server I used to stream my Spotify to my ps3 might be open source until now! I'd like to start out small, focusing on issues or bugs that you already have in your tracker.
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USPTO Final Office Action in Samsung v. Apple
Sources: Samsung [Scribd via CNET], CNET
quote: Jason, are you trying to say that a spring is a law of nature? I thought not.
quote: Similarly, are you saying that if a specific implementation of a spring is a claim in an overall system patent, that the patent must be disallowed? I thought not.


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- Apr 29:
- L.A. Clippers beat Warriors, go up 3-2 in NBA playoffs
- Thompson: Warriors were ready to walk out on Game 5
- Warriors were ready to boycott Game 5 over Donald Sterling sanctions
- Report: Warriors assistant Darren Erman was fired for secretly recording conversations
- Kawakami: Entire NBA deserved action Silver took against Sterling
- Report: Warriors assistant Darren Erman was fired for secretly recording conversations
- Warriors' Joe Lacob, Stephen Curry react to Donald Sterling ban
- Thompson: Clutch game-winner by Adam Silver
- Kawakami: On Mark Jackson's future, Warriors' assistant coaches and Steve Kerr
LOS ANGELES -- This didn't quite feel like a hectic playoff game, it was more like an aftermath.
A release. A deep and contented breath after the madness had passed.
Oh, it was a hugely significant playoff game, too, which the Clippers controlled early, controlled late, and held on through all other trickier moments.
The Warriors played hard in Game 5 at Staples Center, but they had issues with turnovers, fouls, and getting Stephen Curry open spaces, so they lost 113-103.
And now the Warriors are down 3-2 in this series and suddenly on the brink of elimination after all this.
"We let go of the rope a little bit," coach Mark Jackson said of the team's defensive effort. "We lost; they were the better team tonight. And we look forward to Game 6."
There also was another familiar problem area for the Warriors: Against the Clippers' swarming defense, Curry only took 10 shots, only made five, and committed eight turnovers.
"It's kind of encouraging to know that I didn't get many shots up and we still had a chance to win," Curry said. "So if I can find a way to get that done, and get stops, we'll be fine the next two games."
That would be Game 6 on Thursday at Oracle Arena, and if the Warriors win that, Game 7 back in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The biggest difference from this game to the Warriors' victory in Game 4, however, was the Bad Owner dynamic.
The Clippers were demoralized by recordings of owner Donald Sterling making racist comments going into Game 4.
In contrast, the players and fans were enlivened by commissioner Adam Silver announcing a lifetime ban for Sterling a few hours before tipoff Tuesday.
So, basically, the teams are back where they started before the Sterling Controversy.
The Clippers are a little bigger and faster than the Warriors and are proving it.
And now, after the teams split the Controversy Games, the Clippers can eliminate the Warriors with one more good performance and the Warriors need to make major adjustments again.
Again, it goes back to Curry and whether the Warriors can get him into the offensive flow despite the Clippers' massive focus on him.
"He knows he's got to play better," Jackson said of Curry. "Turned the ball over obviously a little too much.
"They did a good job of being active in their pick-and-roll defense. The other night he executed, he was aggressive. Tonight I thought he at times tried to thread the needle a little too much.
"But I feel good about Steph Curry and what he's going to do moving forward."
The Warriors and Clippers just had to get through this game to re-set their emotions and re-align the rest of this series for the final sprint.
At the start of this one, neither team played particularly well in Game 5; both stumbled around at times as if they'd been idle for a week instead of just one day in the middle of a heated series. But, thanks to the four-day Sterling meltdown and the commissioner's dramatic announcement of a lifetime ban for the Clippers owner earlier in the day, this series isn't like any other.
This series was altered by the Sterling fiasco in a way we will never fully know.
There has been so much emotion, so many twists, so much drama off-the-court in this series that it's not surprising that the two teams might hit a little bit of a wall in Game 5.
The star players, in particular, seemed a little ragged at the start of this one.
Curry only shot the ball three times in the first half and Clippers star forward Blake Griffin shot a ton -- but kept missing.
But Griffin found his shot in the fourth quarter while center DeAndre Jordan -- a virtual no-show in Game 4 -- dominated the Warriors in this game just as he did in Game 2.
Once again, after that two-game journey into chaos, the Clippers are bigger and slightly better than the Warriors.
So the two teams move on to Game 6, past the worst of it and maybe just entering the best, if the Warriors are up to it.
Read Tim Kawakami's Talking Points blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Meat, Poultry and Processed Egg Product Inspection
|A collection of streaming video and audio resources for meat, poultry and processed egg product inspection.
|Food Defense
| Emergency Response: Flooding (WMV)
Learn how to prepare your establishment for the possibility of flooding and protect your food products from being contaminated.
| Illegally Imported and Smuggled Food Products (WMV)
Learn countermeasures to minimize the risk of receiving intentionally contaminated products.
| Protecting Food During Transportation (WMV)
Things to consider to protect your food products during transportation.
| How To Secure Your Facility (WMV)
Secure your warehouse and distribution centers to minimize the risk of intentional contamination of your food products or supplies.
| Food Vulnerability Assessments (WMV)
Protect your facilities and your products against potential incidents of deliberate contamination.
| USDA Emergency Support Function (WMV)
Learn about FSIS' role in a national emergency response to a natural disaster and non-routine food-related incidents; and how the agency assists the meat, poultry, and egg products industry.
| Reducing the Insider Threat (WMV)
Learn why the insider threat is a real risk to your product and facility, potential indicators to be aware of, and where to report suspicious activity.
| Developing Food Defense Plans (WMV)
Learn the importance of developing a food defense plan, a 3-step process to create a plan, and the essential components of a plan.
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Learn why food defense is important to your company and in protecting public health; and how a food defense plan can help you minimize the risk of intentional contamination.
| Who is OFDER (WMV)
Learn about the Office of Food Defense and Emergency Response which serves as the Agency's central office for managing and coordinating homeland security, food defense, and emergency response activities for meat, poultry and processed egg products to further protect public health.
| Food Defense (WMV)
A training video for foodservice businesses to use to prevent intentional contamination of food products, develop contingency plans and improve management.
|Food Safety
| N60 Sampling Update (WMV)
The video demonstrates the techniques used for FSIS N60 sampling. Topics include a description of the N60 sampling procedures, needed supplies, changes in sampling procedures, and sample packaging and shipping.
| Palatine Tonsils (WMV)
Learn how to identify and remove palatine and lingual tonsils during the cattle slaughter dressing procedure.
| Control of Listeria Monocytogenes in Retail Establishments (WMV)
A training video for state and local agency personnel to use to prevent Listeria monocytogenes contamination at retail establishments.
| Food Safety at Pow Wows (WMV)
An educational video for small meat and poultry processors, Native American food processors, food vendors and food safety educators to use to improve food safety practices at pow wows.
|The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System (WMV)
An overview of the steps required to complete a HACCP plan for use by small and very small meat and poultry plants.
| Post Packaging Heat Treatment (WMV)
A training video on the application of heat treatments at specified times and temperatures to reduce levels of L. monocytogenes associated with pre-packaged ready-to-eat meat products.
|Orientation Programs
| New Employee Orientation Program - Food Inspectors
Employee Orientation video on the job and responsibilities of an FSIS Food Inspector.
|New Plant Orientation Program - Safe and Easy | En Español
New plant orientation video on HACCP and related Federal requirements for use by small and very small meat and poultry processors.


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[ College Football ]
Gators Hire New D-Line Coach
Published: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 5:49 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 5:49 a.m.
GAINESVILLE | Brad Lawing has left South Carolina to become Florida's defensive line coach and assistant head coach.
Lawing has 33 years of coaching experience, including 29 on the defensive line. He had been South Carolina's D-line coach since 2006 and just finished his 17th season with the Gamecocks.
He replaces Dan Quinn, who was Florida's defensive coordinator and line coach. Quinn left last week, returning to the NFL as Seattle's defensive coordinator.
Gators coach Will Muschamp said Lawing's "track record speaks for itself. His nearly three decades of experience coaching defensive lineman, his familiarity with the SEC and our shared philosophical beliefs make him a perfect fit for our program."
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