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Wednesday, Nov. 27 • 7 p.m. CT
Strahan Coliseum • San Marcos, Texas
The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi women's basketball team will wrap up its three-game roadtrip the night before Thanksgiving, as the Islanders will head to San Marcos, Texas, for a Wednesday night matchup with Texas State. The Islanders will look to match their best start to a season since 2009-10, as the team started 4-2 in its first six games.
• The Islanders return from their trip to Nashville, Tenn., with wins against Belmont (72-62) and a comeback win against Tennessee State (76-74).
• As a team, A&M – Corpus Christi is tied for second in the Southland Conference in three-point percentage, shooting at a .376 clip from behind the arc. Brittany Mbamalu and Jasmine Shaw have recorded a majority of the treys, combining for 24 of the teams 35 made shots from deep.
• The Emerald Beach Islanders Classic marked the first time since 2010-11 that the Islanders hosted a tournament at home. A win against Western Illinois led the Islanders to an appearance in the championship game of the tournament.
• The Islanders come into the 2013-14 season with the Southland's top-ranked recruiting class.
• The team features 10 newcomers this season after losing three starters and eight total letterwinners.
• After struggling to find offense last year, Marshall transfer Jasmine Shaw has become the main offensive threat for the Islanders. Last season no Islander had more than two 20-point games. Shaw already has three and is averaging nearly 20 a night with 19.7 points a game.
This will be the 15th meeting between the Bobcats and the Islanders with Texas State leading the series 10-4. The Bobcats have especially had the upper hand as of late, winning the last five games. Last season, the Islanders dropped a home match to the Bobcats, falling 69-51.
The last time the Islanders beat Texas State was a 72-59 win on Feb. 10, 2009. The win marked the third-straight win of the series for A&M – Corpus Christi before the Bobcats started their most recent run.
Most of the matchups came in Southland Conference play, with 12 of the games played in conference. The only two times the squads met up in nonconference play was on Dec. 21, 2003, before the Islanders joined the Southland and last season, as Texas State left to join the Sun Belt.
The Bobcats have struggled as of late, dropping their last three outings. However, they've had some tough opponents, taking on two Big 12 schools in the form of Texas and TCU. Last time out, Texas State fell to Hampton 72-63.
The Bobcats have struggled offensively, knocking down only 29 percent of its shots en route to scoring just 57 points a game. The team has done a good job of making its opponents turn the ball over 80 times, opposed to just 65 turnovers itself. This will be a key factor in Wednesday's game, as the Islanders have coughed the ball up 99 times this season.
The Islanders return to Texas after a quick trip to Music City. The team was able to pick up two wins in Nashville, Tenn., picking up wins against Belmont (Nov. 19) and Tennessee State (Nov. 21).
In its game against Belmont, A&M Corpus – Christi went on a run late in the first half and never looked back. The Islanders led by six or more the entire 20 minutes of play. Hot shooting from behind the arc was a vital part of the team's success against the Bruins, knocking down 11 threes, which was just one shy of tying a record for most threes made in a game.
Unlike the game against Belmont, the Islanders found themselves behind for most of the game against Tennessee State. With 1:14 left in the half, A&M – Corpus Christi trailed by 12 before Camesha Davis went on a 6-0 run by herself to cut the deficit to six. The Islanders went back ahead late, but would relinquish the lead, finding themselves down by one with just seconds left.
Following a missed three-point attempt by Mbamalu, Shaw would scoop up the offensive board and drain a shot with five seconds left, even while getting fouled. She would sink the free throw to put the Islanders up two before a heave from the Lady Tigers would not fall, securing the win for A&M – Corpus Christi.
Heading into their last two games, the Islanders had been outrebounded by 27 total boards. However, A&M – Corpus Christi dominated the rebounding stats in its trip to the Volunteer State, outrebounding both Belmont and Tennessee State by 13.
The Islanders especially cleaned everything off the glass in the second half against the Lady Tigers. A&M – Corpus Christi went into the half getting outrebounded by seven, before it notched 20 more boards than its opponent in the final 20 minutes.
Jasmine Shaw, a senior transfer from Marshall, has tallied three games of 20 or more points this season and is almost averaging 20 points a game with a 19.7 average. Last season, no Islander had more than two games with more than 20 throughout the entire 2012-13 campaign. She currently ranks third in the Southland in scoring and first in the conference in free-throw percentage at 90 percent.
In her last game against Tennessee State, she struggled from the field, going just 3 for 12 from the field and 1 of 6 from downtown. However, she still made a huge impact on the team, setting a career high in rebounds with 13 — seven offensively — and in assists with nine. She also knocked down seven of her nine free throws to give her 14 points on the night, meaning she came just one assist short of picking up the first triple-double in Islanders' history. For good measure in that game she also hit the game-winning jumper with five seconds left and recorded four steals in the matchup.
Senior Brandi Huff had a breakthrough performance her last time out, setting a career high in rebounds while matching her top scoring outing. The Rockport-Fulton native notched her first career double-double, pulling down 11 boards to go along with a team high 15 points.
Shaw and senior Ashley Darley were named to the Emerald Beach Islanders Classic All-Tournament Team. Darley was also a major cog in the offense throughout the week, picking up a double-double against Western Illinois with 13 points and 11 rebounds to help the Islanders advance to the championship game.
In both of its two loses A&M – Corpus Christi has come up just short, losing by an average of just five points. In its loss against Fairfield in the championship game of the Emerald Beach Islanders Classic, the Islanders were just one play away from tying the game up. However, down three, they were not able to get a three-pointer off before the buzzer sounded. Then in the matchup with Southern Utah, the Islanders trailed by just four late in the game before the Thunderbirds pushed the lead back to seven before the final horn sounded.
With the departure of eight players from last year's squad, the Islanders only have four returners for the 2013-14 season made up of three seniors and one sophomore. The leading scorer out of the bunch was Ashley Darley, who was second on the team in points scored with 7.9 a game. Darley also ranked second on the team in rebounds per game and steals per game last year.
Taryn Gregory also returns for her final season after starting in 20 games last year. She comes into the year ranking fourth in career free-throw percentage with a .764 overall mark her first three years. Brandi Huff rounds out the trio of seniors after ranking third on the team in rebounds.
The lone sophomore on A&M – Corpus Christi's roster is Ashanti Plummer. The Manhattan, N.Y., native enters play this year after making an impact on the team her freshman year, ranking second on the team in games started with 22 and first in the team in blocks and 11th in the Southland in the same category.
The Islanders enter this season with the top-ranked recruiting class in the Southland after signing 10 newcomers. However, five of them join the Island University with collegiate experience – three at the Division I level.
Two of the transfers have played for coach Royce Chadwick, as Shay Weaver and Jasmine Shaw come to the Island University after playing for him at Marshall. Shaw will look to make an immediate impact, while Weaver will sit out this season because of NCAA transfer rules.
Alissa Campanero will look to get the ball in the hands of shooters as she dished out 4.9 assists per game last season with Odessa College and has experience in Division I after playing her freshman season at Hawaii.
Adebayo played at Eastern Oklahoma State Community College and averaged 16 points and seven rebounds per game, while securing 12 double-doubles, picking up First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Region and Third Team NJCAA All-American honors.
Lexy Harris joins the Islanders after averaging a double-double with Angelina Community College, averaging 12.8 points per game and 10.9 rebounds to go along with 2.1 blocks per game.
Rounding off the highly touted recruiting class are five freshmen, with all but one of those coming from Texas. Ranked No. 63 in the ESPN Girls Recruiting National Rankings was Camesha Davis who averaged 16 points and 8.5 rebounds at Desoto High School. Another freshman that comes to the Coastal Bend almost averaging a double-double is Doshi Davis who averaged 11 points, 8.3 rebounds as a senior at Memorial High School in Port Arthur, Texas.
A freshman that managed to average a double-double her senior season of high school was Brittany Mbamalu, pulling down 10.1 rebounds a game to go along with 20.8 points. She was also named first team all-district her junior and senior seasons. Looking to help out a team that averaged less than 50 points a game last season is Kassie Jones, who was ranked 10th in Texas in scoring her senior year, averaging 24 points a game.
The lone freshman from outside of Texas is Rau Jau' Terry who comes to A&M – Corpus Christi from Louisville, Ky., and was rated one of the top 250 players in the country by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report.
After finishing last season 3-15, the Islanders have been picked by the Southland coaches to finish ninth in the conference, while the SID Poll has A&M – Corpus Christi occupying the 10th spot.
The Islanders will come back home after concluding their roadtrip, as they will play their first games in the American Bank Center. They will take on UTSA on Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. before playing their final game before a break for finals, as they will match up against Texas – Pan American on Dec. 8 at 2 p.m.


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Motorists will grapple with construction as they drive to, through and out of Eagle this summer.
Tuesday night, Colorado Department of Transportation Regional Engineer Martha Miller presented an update of summer 2013 projects planned around town to members of the Eagle Town Board. The good news is that several long-term traffic problems will be addressed during the next two years. The bad news is lots of construction is hitting at the same time.
The big ticket item for Eagle is the Eby Creek Road project. The $14 million plan involves building four new roundabouts along the busy town corridor and expanding the existing roundabout at U.S. Highway 6. But in addition to that project, town board members learned Tuesday night that CDOT is also planned to replace the bridge over Brush Creek on the west end of town and complete resurfacing of Interstate 70 between Eagle and Wolcott. Additionally installation of fiber optic cable from Vail to Gypsum to coordinate with the CDOT information network is planned this summer.
Miller noted this summer is actually the culmination of more than five years of work on the Eby Creek Road project. Studies of the roadway began back in 2008 and design of the road improvements were completed in 2011. The only thing that was tying up the project was money, and luckily that fell into place this year.
Miller stressed that Eagle's willingness to help fund the project was one of the reasons the Eby Creek Road work is proceeding this year. The project has a hefty price tag but Eagle will contribute approximately $4.7 million toward the design and construction work.
"CDOT really values these partnerships," said Miller. "The town of Eagle has been a great example of how, by partnering with others, we can stretch our dollars further."
Two weeks ago, the CDOT/Eagle Eby Creek Road project team hired Flatiron Construction as the construction manager for the project. Miller noted the team wanted to bring in the construction manager earlier than usual to meet several goals, including development of a communications program to inform residents and motorists about the work. She said that Flatiron has already floated several communications proposals, including a "Business of the Week" idea that would give extra publicity and perks to an operation impacted by the construction.
Additionally, Miller said Flatiron will be involved in outreach programs designed to minimize project impacts.
"Construction is messy. It is inconvenient. The question is how are we going to get though it together the best way we can?" said Miller.
Hopefully, she added, those challenges will happen sooner rather than later. Initially, the project team anticipated that the funding for the Eby Creek Road work would be released around July 1. Miller said there is now a possibility that the money will be available in March or April. Actual construction is slated to begin in August and the schedule for this summer includes building roundabouts at Market Street and the eastbound and westbound I-70 interchanges. A pedestrian bridge over I-70, east of the current interchange bridge that would actually connect near City Market, is also part of the first summer construction. Next year, the project will tackle the Chambers Road roundabout and improvements to the U.S. Highway 6 roundabout.
"This is a pretty tremendous achievement. It's a long process and it's taken years," said Mayor Yuri Kostick. He noted that, in particular, the new pedestrian bridge will be a great aesthetic improvement for the town. The bridge will feature a Town of Eagle side that spans I-70.
As for the combination of the Eby Creek project with the other Eagle-area CDOT road and bridge work, town board members agreed its going to be a messy summer. But, they noted, the inconvenience will ultimately mean a much improved gateway to, through and out of town.
In other action the Eagle Town Board:
• Approved a $11,500 grant to the organizers of the Eagle Outside Festival from the town's marketing fund. The donation came in a mixed vote with Kostick and town board member Anne McKibbin in favor. Town board member Brandi Resa voted against the expenditure and member Joe Knabel abstained. Members Scott Turnipseed, Scot Webster and Mikel Kerst were absent. While all the members present voiced support for the concept of a mountain bike race, running race and equipment demo event in May, Resa and Knabel questioned the funding amount.
• Voted to institute a temporary moratorium on marijuana clubs in town. Several communities in Colorado are enacting similar moratoriums in anticipation of the Colorado State Legislature enacting new rules following the success of a ballot initiative last November that makes it legal for people 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of marijuana and consume it in private.
• Heard a brief update regarding the search for a new Eagle Town Manager. Manager Willy Powell plans to retire this summer following a 30-year tenure. The town has received 39 applications for the town manager opening.

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STANFORD -- So much for any rust, nerve or health factors regarding Serena Williams' return to the tennis court Wednesday night at the Bank of the West Classic. For openers, she looked pretty smashing.
Playing her first singles match since her eerie exit from Wimbledon exactly one month ago, Williams played calmly and efficiently in beating back a fairly decent challenge from 22-year-old Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic.
Williams won 7-5, 6-2 in a 64-minute match that featured serious ball-whacking by both women. Both players cranked up 117-mph serves, and the rallies were short and stinging. But in the end, Williams' shot selection and savvy were too much for Pliskova, and to make it that much tougher, Serena's serve was working well, particularly when she needed it.
Williams powered nine aces, several other serves her opponent couldn't handle and won 82 percent of her first-serve points. She wasn't broken in the match, and she had just one double fault. She said she made a few "silly mistakes," but for the most part, she looked pretty sharp and ready.
"I didn't feel any extra nerves," Williams said. "I just wanted to do what I've been working on, and that's it. That's all I thought about, all I felt. I think I played really well. I don't think I played bad. I think there's room for improvement, but I think I'm going in the right direction."
The Bank of the West could have ill afforded to lose Williams to an early exit after second-seeded and world No. 5 Agnieszka Radwanska was upset 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 by American Varvara Lepchenko earlier in the day. But after Williams survived a competitive first set from Pliskova, there was no real danger of that.
No one was quite sure what to expect from Williams after her Wimbledon episode in which she looked dazed and listless in a third-round loss to France's Alize Cornet, then retired from a doubles match with her sister Venus the next day after losing her equilibrium because of what she has maintained was a viral infection.
She's hoping her impressive return to the court will provide closure to her much-probed Wimbledon performance. If the first match didn't do it, winning the Bank of the West for a third time would undoubtedly go a long way toward that end.
"I've moved on," she said. "I'm just doing things I think I do best. Anybody has any questions, they're more than welcome to ask."
Williams has yet to win a Grand Slam title this year, so it's clear she's making a concerted push toward the U.S. Open, which starts later this month. Getting back on the hard courts after three months playing on clay and grass is providing a reset for the rest of the year.
"I think there's always a reset from the French/Wimbledon," she said. "I think every player kind of takes a deep breath and then gets ready for the last swing of tournaments."
In that regard, Pliskova gave Williams a nice jump-start. With both players serving hard and fast, neither could gain a break through the first 11 games. But Pliskova, perhaps feeling the tension of facing a tiebreaker with the No. 1 player in the world, fell apart in the 12th game. After Williams hit a cross-court winner on the first point, the world's 45th-ranked player double-faulted on the next and then hit a volley into the net, ultimately losing the game at love.
Williams jumped to a 3-0 lead in the second set, again breaking her opponent at love in the second game, and she never looked back.
In a pivotal afternoon match, the 28-year-old Lepchenko, unseeded and ranked 59th in the world, used a powerful forehand to upset Radwanska, a Bank of the West finalist last year. Lepchenko had never beaten Radwanska in five prior meetings.
Lepchenko, who was born in Uzbekistan but became a U.S. citizen in 2007, broke Radwanska in the fifth game of the decisive third set, but Radwanska immediately broke back. But leading 5-4, Lepchenko broke the standout from Poland once again to take the match.
Wednesday's top matches
No. 1 Serena Williams d. Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 6-2
Varvara Lepchenko d. No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Thursday's top matches
Coco Vandeweghe vs. No. 3 Angelique Kerber, 1 p.m.
Venus Williams vs. No. 4 Victoria Azarenka, 7 p.m.
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- Many Taiwanese see those two countries as the island's most likely allies in any military conflict with China.
- The Philippines and Thailand are military allies of the U.S. in Southeast Asia.
- Genuine reformers will look to teachers and teacher organizations as their allies.
- Within my global responsibilities, the legal department was a close ally and business partner.
- The two organisations have key allies and it s reassuring for economic development.
- Many Jews had fought for the Allies during World War Two and had developed their military skills as a result.
- It was the first battle won by the Allies in World War Two and Hitler never won a battle after that.
- Rochdale could be justly proud of the role it played in helping the Allies to victory in World War Two.
verb(allies, allying, allied) [with object] (ally something to/with)
- Garry Hay is an integral part of the side as he allies defensive duties with his non-stop attacking forays down the flanks.
- I also believe such a shift would be good for the nationalist brand: it would ally the party with the quality of dynamism, while showing commitment to personal as well as national 'freedom'.
- She had proved a good leader, allying her people with the underground, yet keeping the government in power in complete ignorance of her true alliance.
- On the other side, advocates of indigenous authors allied themselves with partisans of free trade and international copyright, claiming universal natural rights of authorship.
- Since the families you ally yourself with in marriage determine your level of access to credit, education, food, housing, and a host of other goods, loss of reputation is a disaster.
- Moderate Conservatives will prefer not to ally themselves with those views and will stay at home.
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French alier, from Latin alligare 'bind together', from ad- 'to' + ligare 'to bind'; the noun is partly via Old French alie 'allied'. Compare with alloy.
Latin alligere 'combine together', formed from ad- 'to(gether)' and ligare 'bind' developed into two closely related words in Old French: alier which became ally in English, and aloyer which became alloy (late 16th century). Ligare is also hidden in furl (late 16th century) which comes from French ferler, from ferm 'firm' and lier 'bind'; league (Late Middle English) a binding together; and oblige (Middle English) originally meaning 'bind by oath'.
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COPPERAS COVE (January 28, 2013)—U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Weatherford, hosted an open forum Monday on firearms issues at JT Sports in Copperas Cove.
Williams was elected in November in a new congressional district that includes all or part of Bell, Bosque, Burnet, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Hays, Hill, Johnson, Lampasas, Somervell, Tarrant and Travis Counties.
He said he was in Central Texas to show his support for the Second Amendment in the wake of the call for stricter gun laws after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Williams told a small crowd Monday he wants solutions and not slogans from President Barack Obama.
"Let me be clear, I am willing to work with the president and anyone else to find a real solution to the challenges we face," Williams said.
Former state Rep. Suzanna Gartia Hupp joined Williams at the forum Monday.
Hupp survived the 1991 Luby's cafeteria massacre in Killeen, but her parents, Al and Ursula "Suzy" Gratia, were among the 23 people killed in the shooting rampage.
Hupp said on the day her parents died she had a gun in her car but didn't take it into the restaurant.
After the shooting she became a passionate supporter of gun rights.
"Having a gun is not a guarantee but it changes the odds and I certainly think it prevents these high body bag counts that we're seeing now," Hupp said.
Other members of the crowd said they wanted to see lawmakers make moves that would help authorities take closer look at the mental health of individuals who are trying to get a gun.
"I don't believe that the average American person that thinks through things logically doesn't want both sides of the extreme coin to win out. I think there's a middle ground where we can all come together and just take a logical approach and say 'OK, do we need background checks? Yes, I believe we do'," gun owner Louis Braucci, Jr. said.


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Three Spartanburg moms unite to launch consignment venture
Trio's goal is to help families in dire straits find bargains
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Three Spartanburg moms have joined forces to help local residents save some dough.
Rhonda Waddell, Summer Laney and Stacy Cotheran will launch Charming Children Consignment. It will operate as a seasonal sale that will be held in the spring and fall, offering customers the opportunity to sell their children's outgrown items and shop for new and gently worn items at bargain prices.
The first sale will kick off on Feb. 25, with a presale for consignors and volunteers, at the former Harrison's Workwear facility at 507 Southport Road. The sale will be open to the public from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 26 through March 1. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 2, there will be a special half-off sale.
"We are so excited to be able to offer our consignment sale to Spartanburg," Waddell said. "We're all moms and we know what it's like to operate on a budget, particularly during tough economic times. We will have a wide selection of quality items that are sure to make shoppers happy."
Waddell originally is from Woodruff. Laney and Cotheran graduated from Dorman High School. Each member of the trio has three children.
The owners said they met at their church, Anderson Mill Road Baptist. They had all participated in local consignment sales before and recently began exploring the possibility of operating their own.
Cotheran, a stay-at-home mom, said the owners have gathered merchandise from more than 70 consigners and a plethora of vendors, including Kelly's Kids, Origami Owl and Thirty-One. The products range from children's clothing and toys to specialty items and Tupperware.
Most of the proceeds from the sale will go toward missionary programs.
"We didn't really know how this idea would grow," Cotheran said. "God has just opened the doors."
Laney, a hairdresser by trade, said the owners were attracted to the consignment business because they enjoy meeting new people and putting smiles on faces.
"We have kids, and we know how expensive it can get," she said. "If we can help our consignors sell their merchandise and help some families save money, then we'll feel like we've accomplished our goals."
Waddell said another sale will be held later in the year.
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RANDOLPH – West Brookfield photographer Bruce Small returns to the Gifford Medical Center art gallery on May 30 after a five-year hiatus, bringing his mix of the natural beauty and national history.
Known locally for his stunning photographs, Small's works include lighthouses, hot air balloons, covered bridges, scenic areas and historic monuments.
Small first began taking pictures just out of high school while serving in the U.S. Navy, including on shore patrol in Naples, Italy. He returned to his native West Brookfield and began a career in the construction trades. His work required commuting around the state. He started keeping a camera beside him so he could capture the beautiful scenes he saw along the way. Then it was family vacations across North America that had him clicking away.
At first, the photos were just for him as he strove to bring the beautiful images he saw in his travels home with him to Vermont.
Chandler's Local Artist Show first inspired Small to show his work. He has since shown his work in Northfield, Waterbury and at Gifford with resounding success. His photos have also hung in area banks and he currently has a collection at Eaton's Sugarhouse in Royalton.
His favorite showing was a rotating display for his father when he resided at Mayo nursing home in Northfield. The show, he says, was an opportunity to share his travels with those no longer able to travel.
This has always been his focus – to capture the scene before him so he could share it with others.
His latest collection contains photos of Vermont as well as from Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, Maine, Nevada and Arizona.
"What I'm trying to do is put out a show that people enjoy," Small says. "That (viewers enjoyment) is the greatest thing for me. That's what makes it worthwhile."
Small's show runs through Aug. 1. The Gifford Gallery is just inside the main lobby of the hospital at 44 S. Main St. (Route 12) in Randolph. Call Volunteer Coordinator Julie Fischer at (802) 728-2324 or visit www.giffordmed.org to learn more. The show is free and open to the public.


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22.03.2012 - Two pharma majors have announced on BIO-Europe Spring (Amsterdam) to back the launch of a €150m life science investment fund, managed by Index Ventures.
The investment backed by Johnson&Johnson and GlaxoSmithKline represents a new pharmaceutical-VC partnership model intended to propel early stage pre-competitive innovation. The fund includes investments from several of Index's largest existing limited partners, which can capitalise on the shared expertise of GSK and J&J through their participation in the fund's scientific advisory board. "The endeavor we are taking to discover new drugs is enormous. It's key for us to reach out to any new ideas anywhere in the world," said Moncef Slaoui, Chairman R&D, GSK. "We need to capture the diversity of ideas and talent." With the investment into early biotech research pharma companies want to fill the productivity gap in their own pipelines. According to figures published by Eli Lilly advisor Bernhard Munos in Forbes, pharma companies currently have to invest between US$4bn to US$11bn to bring a new entity to the market.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/news/2012-01/jj-and-gsk-back-eur150m-investment.html


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Michael Ealy: Kevin Hart's Wingman in 'About Last Night,' Rising Leading Man
"About Last Night" co-star Michael Ealy swears he and Kevin Hart don't plot to star in major romantic comedies together, but admits that their rhythm and chemistry make filming "way more fun." The duo, who are often cast as successful, yet supportive characters, starred in 2012's "Think Like a Man" together and will appear in the sequel due out June 20.
But "About Last Night" may catapult both men into leading-man territory. The movie opens this weekend and has received mostly rave reviews. Based on the 1986 film of the same name, which was in turn based on David Mamet's play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago," it follows both men as they sort through the complications of modern relationships. Hart and his on-screen love interest, played by Regina Hall, are the extreme couple that fall in love despite bombastic dysfunction (like, sex-in-chicken-masks dysfunction). Meanwhile, Ealy and his girlfriend, played by Joy Bryant, are slightly more relatable, confronting familiar issues like commitment-phobia and cohabitation.
According to early estimates from Paul Dergarabedian, a Senior Media Analyst with Rentrack, "About Last Night" pulled in around $13 million at the domestic box office on Friday, putting it in a neck-and-neck race with "The Lego Movie" for the top slot.
Ealy warned Speakeasy in an interview that the film is packed with raunchy humor, foul language and yes, nudity. To those headed to the theaters this weekend, he advises: "Buckle your seatbelt." Here are excerpts from the interview.
Have you been surprised by the success of "About Last Night"?
The first time I saw it, I was in Atlanta and the audience's reactions were reminiscent of "Think Like a Man." At that point, I knew we were going to do well. People just responded to it, they were cracking up and really invested. I have to say it's a funny, funny film. Kevin Hart and Regina Hall are the funniest male-female duo I've seen on screen in a long time. Their characters' relationship is kind of a disaster, yet somehow, it mysteriously works. Everybody knows a couple like that.
Despite comparisons, it's more serious than "Think Like a Man." Were you consciously searching for a more different kind of storyline?
Yeah, I think I was. There aren't as many couples to follow in this film so you're able to go more in depth. You get the minutia, the details, and you find that sometimes it's the little things that tear us apart. It's a very nuanced storyline and I feel like that's hitting home with people. Those who are expecting to see "Think Like a Man" will be surprised. This film very different and, with the R rating, it's not nearly as clean.
What was the casting process like? I read you had to lose 25 pounds to play Danny who is 12 years younger than you. Did you know what you were getting into?
When I was offered the part, I accepted right away and found out later that they wanted me to lose weight to play the 28 year old. I'm not going to lie, that caught me off guard a little bit. I'd never been told I needed to change my appearance to look younger. So when they suggested 15 pounds, I lost 25, maybe just as a way to show them what's up. That's the actor in me.
"Think Like a Man Too" comes out in June and looks like a classic, summer, Las Vegas blockbuster. Are those as fun to film as they look?
No. No.
Go on…
Listen, it sounds really cool to shoot a movie in Vegas. I think everybody was excited. I definitely was. I was like, "Aw, man, this is going to be fun!" But I'm telling you after about 72 hours…. No. Mind you, we started shooting in the middle of June so it was seriously hot, we're talking 102 degrees by 7 a.m. So before long, we were a whiny bunch. Everybody got sick. Everybody was exhausted. Vegas is packed 24-7 and we were all staying in the hotels with no home escape. What I'm saying is, it was chaotic. I had to go back to attend the Floyd Mayweather fight in September and let's just say I was not in a rush.
You and Kevin Hart have done a few movies together in a row. Is that on purpose? Do you seek him out?
You know, you do three movies with a guy… I'm kidding. Honestly, two of the three films are a franchise, and he was already on board for "About Last Night" when I signed on. I probably still would have done it even if Kevin wasn't, but the fact that he was made it way more fun. When you know your co-stars, you can trust what they're going to bring to the table. There's security in that.
What projects are you considering next?
Vacation time. I just finished shooting my show "Almost Human" and we're waiting to hear if we're renewed for a second season. The promotion for "Think Like a Man Too" starts in May, so I'd like to take a break for a month or so before I tackle what's next. I'm probably not going to do another relationship movie for a little while. I want to diversify and try a new direction. That was part of the appeal of doing "Almost Human," it was a different way to stretch. Maybe I'll do a dark, action film. The wheels are turning.
It's Valentine's Day. What advice do you have for couples planning to see "About Last Night" this weekend?
Buckle your seatbelt because the first 15 minutes may feel heavy, but the whole movie goes at that pace. The language, the heat, the sexuality, it's all turned up. It's not nearly as delicate as other romantic comedies. This is not "The Notebook."


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EAGLE COUNTY - Drunk drivers killed no one in Eagle County in 2012, said a report from the Gore Range DUI Task Force.
"We met our No. 1 goal," said Deputy Jake Best, with the Eagle County Sheriff's Office and director of the Gore Range DUI Task Force.
It's the first fatality-free year anyone can remember. During the past couple of years, Eagle County has suffered at least five alcohol related fatalities. The death toll spiked at 13 fatalities in 2007.
More than 40,000 vehicles roll through Eagle County on Interstate 70 each day, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
It's public education combined with increased law enforcement, Best said.
Eagle County's "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign through the holiday season saw 23 impaired-driving arrests, eight other significant arrests and 38 citations during the special enforcement period, Dec. 12 through Jan. 1.
"Unfortunately, the holidays are a prime time for impaired drivers," said Eagle County Sheriff Joe Hoy. "But drinking and driving is a choice, and we wanted to be out in force to show zero tolerance for those that choose to put their lives and the lives of innocent victims on the line."
Statewide success
The Colorado State Patrol's statewide anti-DUI enforcement saw similar results during the holidays.
The Colorado State Patrol reported no fatal crashes due to impaired driving during the holiday weekend, Dec. 28 through Jan. 2.
"Fortunately, none of our troopers had to knock on a door during the holiday weekend to tell a family that one of their loved ones was killed in a drunk-driving crash," said James Wolfinbarger, chief of the Colorado State Patrol.
The Colorado State Patrol investigated four injury crashes involving suspected alcohol and/or drug use, Wolfinbarger said.
In Grand Junction, troopers investigated a fatal crash in which a suspected intoxicated pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on New Year's Day.
Troopers statewide issued 81 DUI/D citations during the enforcement period. The majority of those were proactive, with troopers arresting the alleged drunk drivers before a crash occurred.
Why it works
That's exactly how it's supposed to work, said Josh Lewis, a trooper with the Colorado State Patrol.
Law enforcement looks for the same things they always look for, Lewis said.
"It's driving actions first and foremost," Lewis said. "Are they driving too fast? Too slow? Are they weaving, using their running lights on and no headlights?"
If you're stopped because they think you're driving drunk or impaired, they'll ask motorists how much you've had to drink, Lewis said.
"Two is the magic number. It's always two. If they say it was more than that, they're admitting to drinking and driving. If they say one, they know they're not believable," Lewis said.
Technology helps, Lewis said. Motorists can hit *CSP or 911 on their cell phones to report drunk drivers.
"Finding a drunk driver is an emergency we will welcome," Lewis said.
If you're not who they're looking for, they'll quickly tell you to have a nice night and send you on your way and keep looking for that drunk driver, Lewis said.
"If everything's good, we want to try to find that person before they crash," Lewis said. "If it's 99 times of 100, we'd rather respond to 99 calls to find that one driver."
Nationwide, 32,885 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during 2010, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Of those, 31 percent (10,228) occurred in alcohol-impaired crashes.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on March 6 that it will accept $220.9 million in loan and grant applications under the agency's Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program. Loan guarantees and grants are available to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase and install renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Since 2001, the USDA has invested $674 million in more than 1,763 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, including renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel and renewable energy sources such as methane gas recovery systems and wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass energy systems.
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The first piece of advice any budding writer will likely hear is 'write what you know.' It's hackneyed, but there's truth behind it. Take Sage Francis, for instance. The Rhode Island rapper has made a career of airing his personal demons onstage and in his music.
Opening up your life to a crowd of strangers would be enough to scare the pants off of most people, but Francis says he doesn't think twice about it.
"It's very easy for me. I started writing in the fourth grade, and even back then it was just a lot of confessional stuff," he says. "The kind of stuff you wouldn't speak openly about in any kind of normal circumstance, and that's why it went to the pen, because it seemed like that was the place for it."
Apart from examining his own life, Francis also focuses a critical lens on the world at large. In his hands, words become weapons he uses to attack the hypocrisy, greed and corruption that he sees in the world around him.
In September, Francis released the song Conspiracy to Riot over the Internet. The track is part of a fundraising campaign for Jared Paul, a journalist who was arrested during the Republican National Convention, which was held in St. Paul, Minn., earlier that month.
Francis says Paul, as well as hundreds of others, were arrested and held without reason by overzealous police officers.
"It got minimal press, definitely not the amount of press it deserved," Francis says. "The fervor being about the political candidates, people's rights took a back seat. And that's really unfortunate, but expected at this point."
As a student at the University of Rhode Island, Francis studied journalism. He credits this with helping open his eyes to the inner workings of news media - a medium he has an uneasy relationship with.
"You're not really getting a bunch of information. It's just a lot of people recycling the same stories, and repeating it over and over for weeks at a time," he says. "It's just what they all decide and they keep reeling people in, chained in, and that's having a negative effect on their purposes. As media outlets, they should be there to keep the government in check and to inform people in order for us to make appropriate decisions as citizens of a capitalist country."
Francis is currently crossing Canada with political punk act Rise Against as part of its Appeal To Reason tour. This will be his first time touring Canada, and he's curious to see how fans will respond to his music.
"If they're politically active, then they'll take to the material I talk about in my music," he says. "But if they're so insular as to reject anything that isn't in the punk rock medium, then we'll have a problem. But I've had the same problem with hip hop crowds before."
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Stephanie traveled with the Tennessee Air National Guard to Dakar, Senegal to report on a humanitarian mission.
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A horrible monster-like looking person. Someone that makes your eyes bleed when looking at them.
1.Lorelei's a wilda beast, would it even help to give her a make over.
2.Theres a wilda beast, cover your eyes!
2.Theres a wilda beast, cover your eyes!
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Any of a breed of large oversized women with bad hygene who call themselves "big boned". The breed tends to have a foul odor, wear out of date clothing, and dress in a proto-hippie manner. Typically feminist, will blame their lack of a relationship of weak minded men rather than their own fould odors or appearance. Most wildabeasts will deny being wildabeasts.
See also mare, maryanne.
See also mare, maryanne.
I'll never go in the ladies room after that wildabeast has been in there again! The smell was enough to make me retch!
by LanguageWeapon December 27, 2004
Of or pertaining to the possession of the fab 5 inlcuding: black mustache, big nose, bulging eyes, saggy ass, overpowering toungue
I was so desperate for some action I had to settle for the Wildabeast.
by Kurt/jim December 07, 2008
I must take credit for this one myself. A wildabeast is a girl that is so ugly, fat, hairy and nasty that you would expect to see her in Africa on a safari.
So are you going on safari? Cause that chick your hittin on is definitly a wildabeast
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A person with abnormal, gorilla like arms who is an athlete. Usually around 6 feet tall, he commonly makes up words and forms them into songs,
Look at the crazy ass nigga he must be a Wil DaBeast
by Tit Wad June 29, 2009
When a male is nude and from the standing posture bends over to pick something up or stretch. The testicles are then wedged between the legs but protruding to the back side. Mimicking an image similar to a male wildebeest in Africa.
I was bent over preparing a bath for myself and my lady came in and caught a glimpse of the wildabeast!
by jadam August 02, 2004
this occurs when a man and a women have un protected sex. when you get this diseaseyou will get diaria, occur some feeling of nausea, sneezing blood,thinner bones, and uncontrollable boners...you could go to a doctor and ask for some medicine and say i haveGAYSHLIRFENBERFEN DISEASE or call 911 and see how they can pleasure your needs.
Tim: OH NO JIMMY I GOT GAYSHLIRFENBERFEN DISEASE!! WHAT DO I DO
Jimmy:i saw in urban dictionary under Wildabeast that you should see a pharmacist or call 911 and see how they can pleasure your needs.
Tim:WOW MAN THANKS!
Jimmy:i saw in urban dictionary under Wildabeast that you should see a pharmacist or call 911 and see how they can pleasure your needs.
Tim:WOW MAN THANKS!
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A fire sparked in the basement of a home at 118 S. Jones St. in Hendersonville minutes after midnight Monday morning, awakening a resident who rushed the family out to safety.
The occupants were outside of the one-story home when firefighters arrived. Hendersonville Fire Capt. Gary Brown said a woman was taken to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation. No other injuries were reported.
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A romantic, mind-bending novel about parallel worlds, soul mates, destiny, and the big-time consequences of even our smallest choices, perfect for fans of The Future of Us and Before I Fall.
Abby Barnes had it all planned out—high school, college, career—but one decision made in her senior year of high school changed her carefully mapped-out future.
When Abby wakes up the morning of her eighteenth birthday, it's as though her past has been rewritten. Abby discovers that a cosmic collision of parallel universes has erased her old reality. Now Abby is falling in love with a boy from her Parallel's memories—a boy she's never even met. She's living the life she always wanted, but what if living her Parallel's life means she loses her soul mate?
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Abby Barnes had a plan. The Plan. She'd go to Northwestern, major in journalism, and land a job at a national newspaper, all before she turned twenty-two. But one tiny choice—taking a drama class her senior year of high school—changed all that. Now, on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Abby is stuck on a Hollywood movie set, miles from where she wants to be, wishing she could rewind her life. The next morning, she's in a dorm room at Yale, with no memory of how she got there. Overnight, it's as if her past has been rewritten.
With the help of Caitlin, her science-savvy BFF, Abby discovers that this new reality is the result of a cosmic collision of parallel universes that has Abby living an alternate version of her life. And not only that: Abby's life changes every time her parallel self makes a new choice. Meanwhile, her parallel is living out Abby's senior year of high school and falling for someone Abby's never even met.
As she struggles to navigate her ever-shifting existence, Abby must let go of the Plan and learn to focus on the present, without losing sight of who she is, the boy who might just be her soul mate, and the destiny that's finally within reach.
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I am a Cyclist/Triathlete that recently has begun to have a popping of my right knee cap when I start to ride. I just started to noticed it over the last 2 weeks. I will feel my knee cap grind in the femoral groove as it pops superiorly. The knee cap is moving/popping vertically not horizontally. This will last for the first 1-2 miles and then goes away. At first it was not painful but now it is beginning to hurt a little. I have checked my seat height over and over again to make sure that is not the problem. Does any one have any ideas? Thanks, Bob
I have a similar problem, but the "popping" I experience is located more on the side of my knee. If I press using my hand inward, it pops once, feels better and I don't have anymore pain. It doesn't seem to be as bad if I do some IT Band stretches. Buddies at the bike shop tell me my seat is too low, but I have been fitted several times. So, I don't think its the bike, I think its my knee.
Good luck.
If your popping has just begun and you have not had problems in the past it is probably due to muscles getting more tight. One stretch that resolves a variety of knee related issues is stretching your Rectus Femoris. It is one of the four quadricep muscles. It is the only one that attaches above the hip and inserts below the knee. When it is tight it can create increased compression on the knee cap in the groove of the femur. This in turn can create a variety of patella symptoms. So how to stretch it. Get in a half kneeling position or a kneeling lunge positition with your symptomatic knee on the ground. You can use a pillow or something soft under the knee so not create more discomfort. Then elevate your back foot of your symptomatic leg up on something 6 to 12 inches or so. The higher you put the foot the more the stretch. Keeping your tummy pulled up to keep your pelvis in a neutral position and try and fire your glute of the symptomatic leg so it is nicley puckered up. Any one of these changes in positions can increase the stretch. If you get to the glute squeezing part just try and contract relax your glute 10-20 times. Repeat this frequently throughout your day and for sure before and after riding. A. I hope this makes sense and B it resolves your symptoms. If not I would contact a PT or medical professional to help you out.
Thanks for the help. I figured my quads were a little tight. I will try some extra stretching.
I've commented on issues such as this before as I have a background in skiing and bicycling. I see hundreds of feet a year and most skiers (99%) would benefit from using a footbed/orthotic as pronation (usually) causes the foot to roll medially and also to cause a heel out/toe in action as well. I mention this because the problem causes stress at the knee and alignment issues are problematic. Probably acute problems on the skis and chronic on the bike such as your problem. Rotational cleats are often recommended for the shoes to alleviate this problem but they address the symptom more than the problem. Getting a good footbed in there will allow your foot to 'track' throught the pedal stroke much more efficiently and with greater power. If your foot rolls inward your knee will follow and you won't have a continuous line of force going through your skeletal system from your hip through the knee and to the foot. A product on the market called ALINE is an excellent over the counter system and relatively inexpensive. They work great for many people and work nicely in ski boots and bike shoes. They have little plugs that customize them (though that has to be modified depending on the inside of your shoe). Stretching is always good but I'd say you have an alignment issue if your knee cap isn't tracking cleanly. When I used my Alines instead of my previous custom made bike orthotics I was amazed how well my foot tracked through the peddle stroke.
Go see a specialist for your knees. Also, you said you checked your seat height. Did you check it correctly, and was your saddle position (fore-aft and nose angle) checked correctly?
You shouldn't experience knee pain when cycling, even a little bit. The pain you describe could be lots of things, some major or minor. Good luck, don't depend on web based advice, ideas, or suggestions. Be good to your knees, you'll miss them when they are gone.
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POSITION: Defenseman
SHOOTS: Right
BIRTHPLACE: Grand Ledge, MI, USA
DRAFTED: EDM: 2002-44 overall
Goals: 1 (2x: Last, 3-28 at NSH)br /> Assists: 2 (2x: Last, 2-18 at ANA)br /> Points: 2 (2x: Last, 2-18 at ANA)br /> +/-: Plus-2 (4x: Last, 4-11 vs. SJ)br /> TOI: 25:34 (12-15 vs. SJ)br /> Shots: 4 (10-12 vs. SJ)br /> PIM: 9 (1-10 vs. NJ)br />
THIS SEASON: Has played in 115 consecutive games (Jan. 20, 2008 to present)...Recorded a career-high two goals, 12 assists, 14 points, 111 penalty minutes, 76 shots and 82 games played...One of five Kings to play in all 82 games...Led the Kings (10th in NHL) with 167 blocked shots...Ranked second on the Kings with 206 hits...Recorded two assists Feb. 18 at Anaheim...Appeared in his 200th NHL game Feb. 3 at Ottawa...Recorded seven hits and seven blocked shots Jan. 31 at Montreal...Recorded first career multi-point game Jan. 20 at Minnesota (two assists)...Recorded first goal as a King (first NHL goal since Dec. 14, 2006) Dec. 15 vs. San Jose...Also played a season-high 25:34 Dec. 15 vs. San Jose...Played a season-high 25:15 Dec. 5 vs. Edmonton...Was a plus-2 Nov. 22 vs. Colorado...Earned first point as a King with an assist Oct. 27 vs. Detroit...Signed to five-year contract extension Oct. 17...Named an alternate captain Oct. 8.
|2014-15: Selected as the Kings Most Inspirational Player (Ace Bailey Memorial Award) for the third consecutive year and fifth time overall...One of four Kings to play in all 82 games...Surpassed his goal (2), assist (4) and point (6) totals from 2013-14...Finished second on the team in hits (209) and blocked shots (129)...Registered a career-tying (second time) two-game assist streak (0-2=2), Jan. 1-3...His first goal of the season, scored on Nov. 18 vs. FLA, was his first goal since Oct. 19, 2013 vs. DAL.
2013-14: Selected as the Kings Most Inspirational Player (Ace Bailey Memorial Award)…Played in 500th career game April 3 at SJ...PLAYOFFS: Career-high two assists (0-2=2) in Game 7 of the Western Conference Final June 1 at Chicago.
2012-13: Selected as the Kings Most Inspirational Player (Ace Bailey Memorial Award)…Activated from injured reserve April 18, 2013 (missed 42 games with mid-body injury)...Consecutive games played streak snapped at 132 when he missed Jan. 22, 2013 game at COL (streak started Dec. 26, 2010)...Placed on injured reserve Jan. 21, 2013…Assist Jan. 19, 2013 vs. CHI.
2011-12: Ranked third among NHL defensemen in hits (241)…Established career high in goals and points…Tied career high with two points and two assists March 30, 2012 at EDM...Tied career high with two points and two assists March 16, 2012 at ANA….Played 400th career game Nov. 22, 2011 at STL…PLAYOFFS: NHL rankings among defensemen were the following: tied for second in plus-minus (plus-9, tied for fifth overall), first in hits (77, fifth overall)…Became the second Kings defenseman to score a playoff SHG April 28, 2012 at STL (other was Rob Blake in 1993)…It was also his first career playoff goal.
2010-11: Kings Most Inspirational Player (Ace Bailey Memorial Award) and Kings Unsung Hero…Kings rankings were the following: third in blocked shots (105) and second in hits (243, second in the NHL among defensemen and ninth overall)…Scored first goal in 73 games Feb. 17, 2011 at NYR...Played in 200th game as a King Feb. 10, 2011 at PIT...PLAYOFFS: Second on club in hits (22), tied for second in penalty minutes.2009-10: Tied career high with two goals…Ranked ninth in NHL (third among defensemen) with 238 hits…Selected as the Kings Most Inspirational Player (Ace Bailey Memorial Award)…At least one blocked shot in 55 of his 75 games (led Kings with 126)...Played in 300th NHL game March 22, 2010 vs. Colorado...Scored second goal of season Jan. 28, 2010 at Columbus...Played in 160 consecutive games from Jan. 20, 2008 to Jan. 9, 2010 before being sidelined with a lower body injury…Scored game-winning goal Nov. 25, 2009 at Edmonton...Played in 100th game as a King Nov. 9, 2009 at Chicago…PLAYOFFS: One assist in six games…Fourth on Kings with 22 hits.
2008-09: Recorded career-highs two goals, 12 assists, 14 points, 111 penalty minutes, 76 shots and 82 games played...One of five Kings to play in all 82 games...Led Kings (10th in NHL) with 167 blocked shots...Second on Kings with 206 hits...Two assists Feb. 18, 2009 at Anaheim...Played in 200th NHL game Feb. 3, 2009 at Ottawa...First career multi-point game Jan. 20, 2009 at Minnesota (two assists)...First goal as King (first NHL goal since Dec. 14, 2006) Dec. 15, 2008 vs. San Jose...Signed to five-year contract extension Oct. 17, 2008...Named an alternate captain Oct. 8, 2008.
2007-08: One assist and 53 penalty minutes in 46 games with Edmonton…Season-high six hits April 3, 2008 at Vancouver…Season-high five blocked shots March 26, 2008 at Minnesota…Plus or even rating in 34 of 46 games…Suffered a leg and ankle injury Oct. 30, 2007 and missed 34 games.
2006-07: 10 points (1-9=10) and 109 penalty minutes in 78 games with Edmonton…Led Edmonton with 109 penalty minutes, ranked second with 135 hits and 143 blocked shots…Played in 100th NHL game March 27, 2007 at Nashville.
2005-06: Two points (0-2=2) and 43 penalty minutes in 27 games with Edmonton and seven points (2-5=7) and 47 penalty minutes in 26 games with Iowa Stars (AHL)…Plus or even rating in 18 of 27 games with Edmonton...Selected to PlanetUSA's 2006 AHL All-Star Team, but did not play due to call-up to Edmonton…PLAYOFFS: One assist and 34 penalty minutes in 18 games, helping the Oilers advance to Stanley Cup Finals before losing to Carolina in Game 7...Second on Edmonton with 34 penalty minutes.
LAST AMATEUR CLUB: University of North Dakota, NCAA…31 points (3-28=31) and 347 penalty minutes (fourth most in school history) in 122 games during three-year tenure...UND's team captain in 2004-05 (led club to NCAA championship game)…UND qualified for NCAA championship tournament all three years he attended and compiled 81-35-13 record (2002-03 through 2004-05)…126 penalty minutes in 2004-05 ranked third in NCAA…Named to WCHA All-Academic Team in 2003-04 and 2004-05.
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Edmonton in the second round (44th overall) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
INTERNATIONAL PLAY: Alternate captain for USA at 2010 World Championships (6 GP, 0-1=1) – one of two Kings to play for the team (Jack Johnson)…Represented USA at 2008 World Championships (7 GP, 0-0=0) – led club with 38 penalty minutes (second most in tournament)…Represented USA at 2007 World Championships (7 GP, 0-2=2)…Skated for Team USA at 2003 World Junior Championships (7 GP, 0-1=1) – led club with 34 penalty minutes…Member of 2002 U.S. Junior Select Team at the Viking Cup…Member of Team USA at the 2001 World U18 Championships…Played for U18 US National Team in Development Program (USNTDP) in 2000-01 (34 GP, 0-9=9)…Earned silver medal with Team USA at 2000 Five Nations Tournament.
PERSONAL: Nickname: Greener…Off-season home: Los Angeles…Girlfriend: Alyssa…Pet: bulldog (Mickey Rourke)…Favorite movie…The Usual Suspects…Favorite TV show: Tosh.0…Favorite actor: Mickey Rourke…Favorite band: Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band…Favorite NHL city, other than Los Angeles: Chicago…Favorite book: The Alchemist…Favorite sport other than hockey: wiffleball…Favorite hockey moment: Stanley Cup run in 2006…Favorite pro athlete: Alan Trammell…Favorite hockey player growing up: Bob Rouse…Favorite road arena: Rexall Place…Favorite food: sushi…Favorite holiday: Halloween…Favorite website, other than LAKings.com: youtube.com…Favorite vacation spot: Grand Ledge, Mich….First job: at a tire store…Helps the environment by: recycling…If not a hockey player he would be: fireman.


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Health care cuts begin Friday
Published: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 11:07 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 11:07 a.m.
Cuts to a number of statewide health care services begin this week — part of Gov. Bobby Jindal's rebalancing of the budget to close a midyear deficit.
Scheduled for elimination in Houma is Early Childhood Support Services, the only program that targets children under age 6 with mental health problems and those at risk to develop them.
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After Night on the Tides, Beached Whale Found Dead
The finback whale that beached itself in Queens was found dead on Thursday morning, according to the team of marine biologists who rushed to aid the stranded animal about 24 hours earlier.
The 60-foot whale had floated away from the Breezy Point neighborhood during high tide overnight to nearby National Park Service land, and biologists were only able to check its condition around 11 a.m. Thursday. The natural death means chemical euthanasia won't be necessary, but officials had been preparing for such a measure due to the whale's poor health.
Members of the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, which led the rescue effort, had been preparing to procure enough drugs to kill the approximately 40-ton animal. Finding a landfill that would accept the whale had also been an issue, since chemical euthanasia creates environmental concerns that would prevent a normal burial.
Riverhead biologists are "working to develop a necropsy and disposal plan for this carcass with local officials," said Mendy Gerron, a mammal-stranding response coordinator with the National Marine Fisheries Service. Officials from the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also helped in the response to the ailing whale.
The whale was reported beached on Wednesday morning, and the NYPD's emergency-service and harbor units cordoned off the area and sprayed the animal with water to keep it hydrated until the tide came in. But biologists who arrived at the scene quickly assessed that the whale, in its teens, was emaciated and appeared to have been sick for some time.
The massive whale attracted the attention of locals, who hoped the animal would survive. Lauren Willis, 25 years old, of nearby Roxbury, arrived to find members of the local firehouse using a hose to try to keep the whale alive.
"Everybody down here wanted a positive outlook and wants it to go back into the wild and wants it to be free with its family," she told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. "We wanted it to be a positive outlook, but it's not, unfortunately. There's nothing we can do."


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You know that delicious feeling you get from doing yoga - the clearer thinking, the suppler and stronger body, the improved mood? Your kids could be experiencing that, too. After all, yoga isn't just for adults. It's an infinitely customizable practice that can be tailored to every age level, from the littlest babies on up.
"Kids Yoga helps in all the same ways it helps adults - it improves flexibility, strength and balance, and it also teaches focus and provides a means of self-soothing," says Marcia Wenig, a kids' yoga teacher for 25 years and developer of the YogaKids method.
Nicole Cherubini of Brooklyn, New York, credits yoga with helping her three-year-old son settle himself. "He is much more in control of his body, and knows to do his breathing when he's upset," she says. And Julie Margolis, a yoga teacher and mother of two young yoginis from Montclair, New Jersey, has seen her girls develop confidence. "They are so proud of their practice. They love showing me a particular asana or telling me what they thought about during final relaxation," she says.
Science has also noted the positive effects of yoga for kids: Studies have found that yoga can improve symptoms in adolescents with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and children with ADHD, and that it is an effective way to help obese teens lose weight and even improve kids' grades or help them get a good night's sleep.
But perhaps the most important reason to introduce your child to yoga is much more far-reaching. "Children are the culture of tomorrow," says Paramhans Swami Maheshewarananda, a yoga master and the founder of Yoga in Daily Life, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the teachings of yoga to people of all ages, fitness levels and spiritual leanings. "By helping them grow up happy and healthy, yoga can create a brighter future for everyone."
How to get started with the right yoga program for your child
You can start going to Mommy (or Daddy) & Me classes as soon as you've up to it, and many yoga classes for the littlest kids accommodate crawlers (with parents also attending the class). It is important, however, to find a teacher who is trained in teaching kids yoga, Maheshewarananda notes. "Because children are still developing and certain poses have very strong effects, you do have to work with care. The teacher should know which poses are good for which ages and be able to make adjustments for the physical and mental needs of your child.
If your kids are past the age where you can simply attend class together, one of the best ways to encourage your kids to try yoga is to let them see you doing it. Margolis saw that talking to her girls about her practice got them intrigued. "I would tell them how much I enjoy yoga, and how it makes my body and my heart feel," she recalls. "But probably the most compelling thing for them was to see grouchy Mom go to class and super Mom come home."
Wenig advises getting your children their own yoga mats and inviting them to join you. But keep it lighthearted. "Remember that kids' yoga looks different from adult yoga. Allow them to have fun and explore and show you what they can do instead of trying to tell them that their feet should be a little wider," she says. And if your child is a certified couch potato, try a yoga DVD (such as Wenig's own Yoga Kids DVD series from Gaiam).
As with most of parenting, you can point the way, but you can't force your child to love yoga just because it's good for them. Margolis knows that social lives, academics and team sports might one day absorb all of her girls' time and attention - a possibility she's already prepared herself for. "If they ever choose to stop going to class, I will be fine with that," she says. "But I will tell them that their practice will always be waiting for them and they can pick it up again whenever they want."
Kids Yoga: Poses & benefits for different ages & stages:
Elementary school
Pose: Tree pose
Benefits: Teaches balance, promotes a connection to nature, grounding
How to do it: Stand with feet together. Bring the bottom of your right foot to the inside of your left leg and rest it as high as you can and still balance - the ankle, the shin or the inner thigh. Stand up tall and raise your branches (arms) up in a wide V. Open your fingers and stay here as long as you can. Then do it balancing on your right leg.
Pose: Volcano pose
Benefits: Releases stress, deepens the breath, opens the chest
How to do it: Stand with feet wide apart and hands in prayer position in front of your heart. As you breathe in, reach your arms up as high as you can. As you breathe out, open your arms out to your sides and make a big sighing sound. Return your hands back to the starting position and repeat three to five times. "Think about what's in your volcano that you want to get rid of," Wenig says.
Pose: Warrior series
Benefits: Builds strength in the legs, arms and core. Improves posture, which boosts confidence and helps teens look their best (an oh-so-important concern to them right now). Also teaches teens how to stand their ground against peer pressure.
How to do it: Aim to spend three deep breaths in each pose. Start standing with your feet wide apart. Turn your right foot 90 degrees to the right and point your left foot toward your right foot. Bend the right knee deeply, rotate your torso to face toward your right leg, and bring your arms straight up alongside your ears. From here, open your arms out to your sides at shoulder height and look out over your right fingertips. Finally, transfer your weight to your right leg and lift your left leg to hip height behind you (toes pointing down). Straighten both legs and extend your arms alongside your ears so that your entire body is in one even line except for the right leg, which is supporting you. Repeat on the left side.
Watch yoga for kids videos on GaiamTV.com!
Kate Hanley is the author of "The Anywhere, Anytime Chill Guide" and the founder of msmindbody.com.


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The lot has been cleared and the doors have been closed for a longtime downtown Marietta business.
MKB Leasing, located at 118 Second St., closed Dec. 31 after more than 20 years of service. The company provided car leasing and rental options, said Paul Bertram III, who now co-owns the business with his brother.
"It was kind of fortuitous, the timing. Most of the leases have wrapped up," he said.
Those leases that have time remaining are still being handled, he said.
Though the business has existed as a leasing and car rental company for just over 20 years, the company actually represents a Marietta car history much lengthier than just that, said Bertram.
The business started at its present location in the late 1970s as New Weihl Olds, an Oldsmobile dealership, he said.
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At a glance
Downtown car rental and leasing company MKB Leasing recently closed its doors.
The company grew out of New Weihl Olds, an early downtown Marietta Oldsmobile dealership.
MKB was named for the first letter of the last names of the company's owners: Darrell Marshall, Bob Kelly and Paul Bertram Jr.
The company recently sold off more than 30 cars and is now selling the building at 118 Second St.
The official last day of business was Dec. 31, though a handful of active leases are still being handled.
About a decade later, local businessmen Darrell Marshall, Bob Kelly and Bertram's father, Paul Bertram Jr. expanded the business to include leasing options and named it MKB Leasing, named for their the first letter of each man's last name.
Bertram's father, who recently passed, had bought the business in its entirety in the mid-1990's, he said.
"The basic reason MKB is closing is because of my dad's passing," said Bertram.
Bertram acts as Marietta's city law director and runs a private law practice. His brother, an airline pilot, is in and out of the country.
"Really it's too time consuming to run," he said.
Though it marks the end of an era, the timing feels appropriate, said Bertram.
"I think it's fitting that the business closed as my father's life closed," he said.
Over the past month, the company has sold and auctioned more than 30 vehicles that were previously used for leasing and car rental purposes.
"Each time we lose a business, it's one less reason for somebody to come into the downtown area," said Charlotte Keim, president and CEO of the Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce.
Keim noted that more businesses have come into the downtown area in the past year than have left.
The closing of MKB Leasing also provides the opportunity for another business to take its place, said Bertram, noting that the building is also up for sale.
Those interested in the property should contact Bertram Law Office at 373-1155 or by mail at 412 Third St.


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Definition of binary in English:
1Relating to, using, or expressed in a system of numerical notation that has 2 rather than 10 as a base.
Example sentences
- Electronic computers are today machines based on binary arithmetic but this was not so for the ENIAC computer.
- His favourite topics in number theory included binary quadratic forms, quadratic residues, Gauss sums and Fermat quotients.
- I'll try to explain why this is so: like any number we can, theoretically at least, write Omega in binary notation, as a string of 0s and 1s.
2Relating to, composed of, or involving two things: testing the so-called binary, or dual-chemical, weapons
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- By detecting how far apart the partners are and how rapidly they orbit each other, scientists can determine the mass, volume, and composition of the binary asteroids.
- To avoid the binary thinking that collapses complexity, it is necessary to assess both similarities and differences while watchful for the excesses of either prejudice.
- In the inorganic world, combustion can work the other way around, providing the energy to drive redox reactions and to form complex oxides from binary components.
noun (plural binaries)
1The binary system: binary notation: the device is counting in binary
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- What are the rules for converting fractions to binary and octal and vice versa?
- If we had written the number as a decimal or even in binary then it looks a pretty nondescript number.
- I saw the behavior of this termite for over a month before I finally realized what it was doing - counting in binary.
2Something having two parts.
Example sentences
- This is to deconstruct the binary of time/space, where they collapse to form a moving present, it is 'space that it is lived and is transformed by imagination'.
- Abe Burmeister says 'the act of creating a binary is also an act of exclusion.'
- Painter and publican Chris Roddy offers this transcendent perspective, due presumably to the amount of time he has spent on either side of the binary.
2.1A binary star.
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- They deliberately bypassed many non-yellow suns (cepheid variables, close binaries and multiples, giants and dwarfs) until they reached the very next yellow sun.
- Widely separated binaries, such as visual binary stars, may have formed by tidal capture.
- It was not until 1802 that Herschel agreed that binaries existed and could be distinguished telescopically.
Late Middle English (in the sense 'duality, a pair'): from late Latin binarius, from bini 'two together'.
Words that rhyme with binaryfinery, pinery, quinary, vinery, winery
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When streaming MP3's PMS seems to be listing album tracks alphabetically rather than by track number.
I noticed in the changelog for V1.03 that Track number listing of audio files in the Media library had been added.
Is there any way to order by track number when using standard 'shared folder view' as I'm not overly keen on the folder layout using the media library view?