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One person was injured in a shooting at an Orange County apartment complex Thursday.
Authorities said the shooting happened at the Citrus Glen Apartments on Limelight Circle about 5 p.m.
A witness said about five gunshots were heard, and someone was seen running into the parking lot of the complex before collapsing.
The area was cordoned off to allow authorities to search for evidence.
Witnesses said the victim appeared to be in good spirits, because he was texting his friends to let them know he had been wounded.
Investigators said the gunman may have used a shotgun in the shooting.


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Harry Canary Unmasked
Knowing the end of his reign here is near, I braved the heat and the Zooperstars today and went to Principal Park in search of something to remember Anthony Rizzo by.
Normally I perch behind the plate in the shade of the mezzanine. Today I transplanted myself to the rightfield bleachers where I'd be positioned to fetch long balls aimed in that direction. There's a fountain out there that was spraying those young enough to frolick in it without drawing stares. I was tempted.
Rodrigo Lopez retired the first 11 hitters he faced but a scoreless tie was broken when Round Rock's Brad Nelson connected on his 12th career homer against the I-Cubs in the top of the 6th, this one a granny. Despite that it wasn't Rizzo who hit it, I gave chase out the rightfield gate just to test my route of pursuit. Homers to center at PP are automatically out of there since there are no seats in that area. Sure enough, when I arrived at the scene the ball was waiting for me just shy of the street that runs between the wall and the river. Unfortunately, a couple of young ballhawks who watched me from their seats in right center beat me to the ball when Brett Jackson brought the home team within two with a solo blast to the same area in the bottom of the 7th.
Jackson's day was a synopsis of his scouting report. He drew a walk, stole a base, hit a homer and fanned, among other things. His walk came after getting down in the count 0-2. He doesn't whiff so much because he's a chaser. He just misses a lot of strikes he swings at.
Alas, Rizzo was hitless for the second consecutive game. Today was the first time I've seen him that he didn't hit at least one ball hard. He did draw a walk in his first trip.
Before I segue to the dreaded Zooperstars I should mention that Josh (JV) Vitters hit third today and singled once to extend his modest hitting streak to seven games. Earlier in the year he'd dropped as low as eighth in the lineup. He's been on a steady burn this month but I still ain't buying.
As for the extra-curricular entertainment, the dressing room for those zany inflatables was beneath the section where I was sitting. When I saw Shark McGwire, Mackerel Jordan, Tiger Woodchuck, Harry Canary, et. al changing costumes between innings I felt like a kid watching Bozo have a smoke. They're really just young guys, carneys working the summer circuit. Oh, the disillusionment!
I've got another day off to use up before the fiscal year ends next week so I think I'll cash it on tomorrow's matinee. Will Scrabble Rizzo be in the lineup? All I know for sure is the Zooperstars will still be in town. They're worth the price of admission only because there is none, not counting the last of my discretionary days. I can't imagine that I'll end up wishing I'd gone to the rock pile. Until tomorrow afternoon...
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c'mon you gotta at least like the clam zooperstar. heh...did he eat an ump, coach, or player? =p
woo...minor league baseball.
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i am now disillusioned and the magic has been torn from my life.
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Not Clammy Sosa?
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i know, right...
i'd settle for roger clamens.
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I pooped today.
edit:I also love yoga pants.
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Candelario homers again, as does Marco Hernandez and Shawon Jr. 3-1 early for Boise.
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billy hamilton (CIN, A+) gets his 90th sb in his 70th game.
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Damn, didn't he just hurt his leg?
Chicago Deep Shit Pizza needs one tasty ingredient
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Trough Sauce *shudders*
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Last year he only had 107 SB's in 610 plate appearances.
This year he is at 90 with a little under 300 PA's.
180+ at his current pace would shatter Vince Coleman's minor league record of 145.
I would trade Garza, Demp anyone to get him in our farm system.
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Shark McGwire, Mackerel Jordan, Tiger Woodchuck, Harry Canary,
Let's see a drug abuser cheater, three philanders, and a drunk.
But kids love them!
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At least they didn't have Jerry Clamdusky.
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nevermind. :)
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Sounds like a good one
Just tell me the guy and I'll guess the character name
I couldn't come up with one for OJ
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Oh... I was just wondering aloud and unedited what a Jerry Clamdusky mascot would be like.
I said I thought they could have mid-inning entertainment, a race, where they pick boys out of the stands and Jerry Clamdusky chases them around the base paths. The winner of the race wins a wiener from the concession stand.
But I thought the joke was too low brow and decided to remove it so as to not ehh... soil TCR's comments section.
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Does anyone know much about Tim Saundsers and Justin Marra? Both off to good starts. Mliniscule sample.
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Here's an article on him that I saw linked at NSBB. I didn't make it through the first paragraph, I'll admit
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Wow, that dude is a HOMER. Nice to read enthusiasm about a Cubs prospect, but very hard to separate reality from homerism... We'll have to wait and see how he is doing after a couple of years in the system...
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Link showed up in the twitter feed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP4Gqa2CQcs&fe...
Footage of Boise Hawks and a few shots of Candelario (footage of his homer and him high-fiving teamates after the win). We've heard that there's some question of whether he can stay at 3rd base, and, though I have no comments on his actual defense, I notice that he's got very broad, heavy shoulders--but he doesn't look heavy through the mid-section or the legs. I also notice that he has a power-hitter's follow through on his swing. 4 homeruns in his last 5 games. He's going to be higher on the prospect lists next time around--wouldn't be surprised to see him behind only Baez and Jackson (assuming Rizzo loses his rookie status) and maybe Almora, cause everybody loves to rank high draft picks in the top 3. I'm guessing Soler will be up there somewhere too.
Damn do the Cubs need some interesting pitching prospects.
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Rizzo pulled after second ab today.
it begins...
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What do you mean... because he is injured? Because he's getting on a plane to fly to Chicago?
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on his way to Chicago
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Yep. It's about time for Blake Lalli to be unshackled and reign supreme over the Pacific Coast League.
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Strikeout, Flyout (F8). Apparently Rizzo's been a bit distracted the last few games.
Vitters has continued to step it up today with an rbi single and solo HR.
Rizzo called up
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Sweet the road to .500 and 15th overall pick!
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What do you mean...because he's injured? because he's funny? Because he's getting on a plane to fly to Chicago?
Henry Hill: You're a pistol, you're really funny. You're really funny.
Tommy Rizzo DeVito: What do you mean I'm funny?
Henry Hill: It's funny, you know. It's a good story, it's funny, you're a funny guy.
Tommy DeVito: What do you mean, you mean the way I talk? What?
Henry Hill: It's just, you know. You're just funny, it's… funny, the way you tell the story and everything.
Tommy DeVito: [it becomes quiet] Funny how? What's funny about it?
Anthony Stabile: Tommy no, You got it all wrong.
Tommy DeVito: Oh, oh, Anthony. He's a big boy, he knows what he said. What did ya say? Funny how?
Henry Hill: Jus…
Tommy DeVito: What?
Henry Hill: Just… ya know… you're funny.
Tommy DeVito: You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it's me, I'm a little fucked up maybe, but I'm funny how, I mean funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I'm here to fuckin' amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny?
Henry Hill: Just… you know, how you tell the story, what?
Tommy DeVito: No, no, I don't know, you said it. How do I know? You said I'm funny. How the fuck am I funny, what the fuck is so funny about me? Tell me, tell me what's funny!
Henry Hill: [long pause] Get the fuck out of here, Tommy!
Tommy DeVito: [everyone laughs] Ya motherfucker! I almost had him, I almost had him. Ya stuttering prick ya. Frankie, was he shaking? I wonder about you sometimes, Henry. You may fold under questioning.
Tommy DeVito: You know Spider, you're a fuckin' mumbling stuttering little fuck. You know that?
Spider: I thought you said I was alright Spider?
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Now dance that drink over!
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Witty goes after the suits for tearing up Wrigley
makes some good points actually, even Boras is annoyed by their greed.
'Any executive who for a $1 million profit takes one of the grandest museums of our country and mars the dignity and appearance of that museum needs to re-examine his decision-making,'' he said.
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I'm pretty sure I bought tickets to The Wall before Theo was hired.
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What does this have to do with Theo? He doesn't make the decisions on the business side.
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Nah. But the perception is, and I share this, that just like the old guys the emphasis is on everything else first and then comes the baseball team.
This is undoubtedly the worst Cub team I have seen right now, since I have been watching Cubs baseball in 1968.
That says a lot. Lots of really shitty teams during that span, and this is barely above AAA - and that's only due to a few of the 25.
I thought the team would be bad. But maybe no worse than 10 games under.
Wonder how Theo feels every day looking at this team play?
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I believe Ricketts may wear a suit, and the one who allows this ( his name shall not be spoken ) wears a suit and has a Cubs uniform with the number one on it.
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Rizzo is coming. He'll join Cubs on Tuesday
Randy Peterson [email protected]
It's officiaL: Iowa Cubs announcing AnthonyRizzo to Chicago
ESPN: The Chicago Cubs will call up top prospect Anthony Rizzo, and the slugging first baseman is expected to make his 2012 debut Tuesday against the New York Mets, according to a source. Rizzo was pulled from the Iowa Cubs game in the fourth inning on Monday and left the ballpark to make his way to Chicago. He won't be activated until Tuesday.
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Is Ratso Rizzo one of the Zooperstars?
Ratso Rizzo: You know, in my own place, my name ain't Ratso. I mean, it just so happens that in my own place my name is Enrico Salvatore Rizzo.
Joe Buck: Well, I can't say all that.
Ratso Rizzo: Rico, then.
The most unshocking PED suspension ever
Ex #Cubs Marlon Byrd gets 50-game suspension after testing positive for performance enhancing substance
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Tamoxifen was the drug, used in breast cancer treatment among other things.
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Wow. Wonder if this will end in a retirement?
He's really gone downhill since the beaning.
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drug was Tamoxifen, used in breast cancer treatment
Luteinizing hormone (LH) is produced by the pituitary gland, which is located at the base of the brain. Normally, the peptide hormone regulates the level of testosterone in males and the ovulation-signaling estrogen in females. In men, excess LH or synthetic forms of LH, such as tamoxifen, boosts levels of testosterone and so produces the increased muscle mass.
Tamoxifen isn't used as a masking agent.
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Does this save the Cubs money since they are paying most of his salary?
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not sure how that works...
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lulz...so much for that "victor conte is muh bro, i don't care about his past" support...
also, if he's taking that there's a steroid in there somewhere that's not showing on the test.
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A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.
rain delay...thanks obama.
Thanks again Phil. We actually were in Mesa and drove around. Hopefully, I am back for some Fall League. If not I have all of spring training (like the smart people who move here!)
What Rob G said. I can't speak for Piittsburgh, but the other end of the state has had absolute crap weather for two days. Perfect day to take it easy.
tarp came off 10 minutes ago...let's do this.
He will not pitch another game for Cubs
/Unless injury in playoffs
Today is bullpen day
10/450 if they win WS
Carrie Muskat [email protected]
Even though Hammel is missing start, don't assume he'll not be on #Cubs postseason roster. Maddon says elbow problem isn't that bad
Carrie Muskat [email protected]
Maddon on #Cubs postseason rotation: "I don't want to announce anything. We haven't talked to anybody yet"
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Maddon hopes Soler can take BP in Cincy, play in sim game Tue. "All of that should give us some kind of indication of where he's at"


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In a decision that is sending shivers through big biopharma, the Indian Patent Office has revoked the exclusive patent rights held by Bayer to market its cancer drug Nexavar and has awarded the nation's first-ever compulsory license to a domestic generic drugmaker. As a result, Natco Pharma will be allowed to manufacture and sell the drug in India for Rs. 8,880 (about $178) per month.
The patent office contended that the high present cost of Nexavar—Rs. 2.8 lakhs (around $5,500 a month)— violated Indian law by being "not available to the public at a reasonably affordable price." The argument holds sway with Indian patent officials since a sizeable percentage of India's population lives below the poverty line. Estimates range from 32% (government) to 42% (World Bank).
"We will evaluate our options to further defend our intellectual property rights in India," an unnamed Bayer spokesperson told The Economic Times of India.
In return for the license, the patent office required Natco to pay a royalty of 6% of net sales of Nexavar on a quarterly basis to Bayer. Natco, which is not allowed to outsource production, must manufacture the drug only at its own plant in Hyderabad and must sell the drug only for treatment of kidney cancer and liver cancer in India. In addition, Natco must supply Nexavar free to at least 600 needy and deserving patients per year.
India's patent law allows for the issuing of compulsory licenses after three years from the awarding of patents on drugs that the patent office deems to be too costly. Officials paved the way for that compulsory licensing law to be used for the first time by recently changing it from requiring "reasonably priced" drugs to "reasonably affordable priced" drugs. The new wording is seen as a lower threshold for compulsory licenses, which authorize the local manufacture or importation of cheaper, generic versions of drugs under world trade rules by nations that deem major life-saving drugs to be too costly.
"This could well be the first of many compulsory rulings here," Gopakumar G. Nair, head of patent law firm Gopakumar Nair Associates, told Reuters. Most at-risk, he predicted, were HIV/AIDS medicines since India has one of the fastest-growing rates of the disease worldwide, though the nation's number-one killer is heart disease.
Nair is a former president of the Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (IDMA), a trade group representing domestic and largely generic pharma companies. "It is beneficial for patients, industry, as well as the whole country. Everyone will be benefited by this order," IDMA secretary general Daara Patel told the Press Trust of India.
Not so, according to an Indian group representing multinational biopharma giants. The Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) expressed disappointment over the decision, which it said would hurt the industry in the long run. "We believe compulsory licenses should be used only in exceptional circumstances such as in times of a national health crisis," OPPI president Ranjit Shahani said, as reported in The Economic Times of India. "If used arbitrarily, compulsory licenses will serve to undermine the innovative pharmaceutical industry and will be to the long-term detriment of the patient."
That could cut the heart out of India's potential for rapid growth as an emerging market at a time when Bayer and other big biopharmas have increasingly relied on emerging nations to recoup sales and profits lost in the U.S. and Europe as patent protection ends for a generation of blockbuster drugs. Bayer finished 2011 with a near-doubling of net income year-over-year to €2.5 billion (about $3.3 billion), partly due to much lower special charges than a year earlier. Sales grew to €36.5 billion ($47.7 billion), a 4.1% increase, "partly on account of strong growth in the emerging markets," the company said. India accounted last year for 36.4% of total sales, up 0.8% from 2010. Bayer's 2011 sales in emerging markets as a whole were €13.29 billion (about $17.4 billion), up 9% from 2010.
"Growth continued in the emerging markets, where health services became available to more and more people, boosting the demand for prescription medicines," Bayer stated, adding, "The pillars of global economic growth were the emerging markets, led by China and India. They continued to expand strongly despite negative effects from the global economy, with rates of growth that slowed only slightly during the course of the year."
Early last year, Bayer joined the Indian company Zydus Cadila in forming a 50:50 joint venture Bayer Zydus Pharma: "The new company greatly strengthens our presence in India's rapidly expanding pharmaceuticals market," the company said. Bayer also signed an agreement with U.S. drug maker Trius Therapeutics in July for exclusive rights to Trius' antibiotic tedizolid phosphate (tedizolid) in India and the rest of Asia, excluding North and South Korea, as well as Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Bayer reportedly recruited "about 750" university graduates for jobs in India last year, compared with "more than 250" in the U.S. and "nearly 1,900" in China.
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The city's first homicide victim of the year has been identified as Christopher Cotton, 42, of Buffalo.
Buffalo police say Cotton was fatally shot while sitting in a vehicle along Kensington Avenue early Saturday.
The deadly incident occurred shortly after 1 a.m., near Kensington Avenue and Castle Place, between Fillmore Avenue and Grider Street.
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All Hallows' Eve is fast approaching and the Philadelphia Film Festival is ready to help you get in the witching mood. When the sun goes down on Friday night, PFF21 is bringing some scary stuff to Shoemaker Green on UPenn's campus, as they'll be screening a double feature of 'The American Scream' and 'Poltergeist'.


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Talk about the cherry on top of the perfect weekend sundae! I just got back from COI and wanted to share. First, do you all know how difficult it is to take notes in the dark?! I'm hoping I can read them!
So, I get to the Cow Palace and realize that I'm in the eleventh row, just to the right of center ice. A woman a few rows behind me asked, "Excuse me - how did you get a seat in that section?" "I bought it in February!" I replied. Since I went by myself, I had an excellent opportunity to make some new friends, and we all talked figure skating until the show started. The teenager next to me had just gotten into the sport and is a huge Ben Agosto fan, so we bonded immediately. (I believe I said "Oh, we're gonna have FUN!") As we went through the program, I asked her, "Who do you like better, Evan or Johnny?" She didn't know yet. That changed before the show ended. We had a really good crowd, considering that they'd been in Sacramento and San Jose earlier that weekend. The cheap seats were nearly 3/4 full, and we were packed in like sardines on the floor.
The opening number was good - Johnny came out to Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams". (There's always next season, hon.) Inoue and Baldwin tried the throw 3A and Rena crashed and burned on the landing, but I appreciated the attempt. Michelle bobbled on her Charlotte, but who cares, right? It's an exhibition! Sasha got the biggest hand in the opener.
Rudy Galindo opened with his disco number, and I opened with my traditional COI cry, "We love you, Rudy!" So what if the boy dresses like a disco ball! He was totally connected with the audience, and at one point, when Donna Summer sings (from "Last Dance") "...to scold me", he winked at us and slapped his backside, and then pulled out what looked like a flogger from somewhere in his costume (?!) for the line "Cause when I'm bad I'm so so bad..." Tsk, tsk, Rudy. This is a family show!
Surya Bonaly then skated to some Latin music that I didn't recognize, aced the backflip with the one-foot landing, and kept the crowd happy. Some of her elements (spins, especially) still look a little awkward, but she's got all the power and speed she's always had. I like her so much better as a pro skater.
Then Rena and John came out and skated to Barry Manilow's "Mandy". My notes at this point read "Mandy?! [color=red]*[/color][color=red]*[/color][color=red]*[/color]?!" (Did they lose their dog?) So I'm not a Barry Manilow fan. But they sold that program, and the way they look at each other is something very special. It really doesn't come across on TV, but their emotional connection is beautiful to see. I'm loving me some Inoue and Baldwin. Who'da thunk it, even just last year?
They were followed by Dan Hollander, who did his competiton program with the Dick Button voiceover. Truly funny. Big crowd-pleaser, without having to be a big name. Dan Hollander rocks. Trust me.
Then Johnny Weir came out to do "My Way". I got a better sense of the program's build-up live than I did watching it on TV. Apart from a step-out on a landing, he was perfect. I heard lots of little girls expressing their adoration. If they'd have allowed us to toss stuffed animals, I could have beaned him with a teddy bear, I was so close. (I'm not being snarky, really, I love the Johnny enough to write songs about him, 'kay? In fact, it was all I could do not to sing "Weir's Way" out loud.)
Then Tanith and Ben took the ice, and my new friend and I squealed in delight. They did their revised original dance, and I restrained myself from bellowing, "Tanith, point your toe!". Toes aside, they were wonderful. Even more wonderful was that they stayed in the wings to watch the next skater. How cool is that this late in the tour?
Evan did his "How to Pick Music" number, and was fantastic. Every time he stopped to change his "CD", the audience expressed their displeasure that he stopped. After he'd taken his bows, I turned to the girl next to me and said, "Okay, so now who do you like better, Johnny or Evan?" "Evan", she replied, a little breathlessly (and probably starry-eyed). "Yup." said I.
A&P did their Star Wars number again. I'd have been disappointed, but they're Annisina and Peizarat, so they could have gone to the bathroom at center ice and I would have stood up to applaud. No objectivity here! Deal with it. Besides, the new fan next to me was delighted. (She has a bit of a crush on John Zimmerman, and before A&P started, I said, "If you like John Zimmerman, you'll like Gwendal Peizarat, too." She did.)
Then Viktor came out with his blues number, and the crowd ate him up with a spoon. My notes read "he's still got it!" What else is there to say? Well, I did take it upon myself to educate the newbie. "He won his first Olympic medal in 1988." "Wow!", said my new friend. I'm thinking that was before she was born.
Then came the intermission, in which I explained Dan Hollander to one patron who missed his eligible career, while the new girl borrowed my program and read about Sonja Henie. (Yes, this year's program has Sonja on the cover and has a couple of pages devoted to her. Nice touch.)
My notes are really sketchy for the second half of the show. Irina Grigorian opened the second half with her hula hoops, and she brought down the house. She was out of my leg of the tour last year with an injury, so today was the first time I got to see her. I have one word in my notes (literally): "WOW!" I can see why she was a World Professional Champion. How the heck does she do that?!
Then...OMG...Stephane. The camera does not do that young man justice. He's absolutely beautiful. I didn't recogize the music he skated to, but he started the program in a mask. ("No!" I said.) After a bit, he stopped right in front of me (not the ten rows in front of me, mind you, just ME) and...took off his mask. I'm not sure exactly what noise came out of my mouth, but the kid asked her mom, "What did he do?" "He took off his mask", her mom replied. Later in the program he flubbed the first attempt to pick the mask up, and smiled at me...okay, us. There aren't words. I have no notes. I wasn't about to look away.
Then Slute did her Fosse number and the only note I have is "great smile!". She looked really happy out there. The crowd loved her.
Then Besedin and Polishchuk did their acrobatics, and the newbie's reaction was almost as much fun as the program. They went into the move where one does a one-armed handstand atop the other's head and she said, "Oh. No. Way." "Way!", said I.
Totmyanina and Marinin followed and were near perfection, although I found it jarring when they did a headbanger move and Tatiana kept touching the ice with her hand. It didn't look intentional. They seem so much less remote live. I found myself thinking "Protopopov..." And that's a good thing.
Then Shizuka took the ice to do "You Raise Me Up". And she made me cry. First time for that. Thanks, Shizza! She was truly breathtaking.
Sasha came out to do "God Bless America", and was nearly as beautiful as Shizuka. Absolutely flawless.
And then, would you believe it? I squealed like a 16-year-old fangirl for Evgeny Plushenko. Skating to "Tosca"! He left absolutely no doubt who was THE Olympic Gold Medalist. And if that wasn't enough...
Michelle Kwan made her entrance in a very short silver sequined number to perform to "A Song for You". My notes read "CROWD GOES APES**T!" She left absolutely no doubt that it was Michelle the crowd had come to see that day. And that's why she's still closing the show. And she'll close the show even if she needs a walker to assist her spirals. I'm not complaining.
The closing number was a closing number. Everyone looked great and we all stood up to cheer.
Much better than last year's show. And I found that going by myself wasn't the drag I thought it would be! I hope to run into the people I met today at SOI. Shark Pond, here I come!
Forgive the fangirly running on.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. - The community is invited to join the Truckee River Watershed Council for a presentation on the Coldstream Canyon Floodplain Restoration project on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Cedar House Sport Hotel.
Coldstream Canyon is located in Donner Memorial State Park, adjacent to the Town of Truckee. Current land uses in the canyon include recreation, railroad corridor, timber harvest in the upper watershed, and residential development. Today the majority of the canyon is under the management of the U.S.F.S. Tahoe National Forest and California State Parks.
The Truckee River Watershed Council completed a watershed assessment in 2006 which prioritized several restoration opportunities. In 2012 they began restoration of the lower alluvial fan, in partnership with California State Parks. Channelization of the stream led to incision and severe erosion. The restoration project will reduce pollution from excess sediment, providing both water quality and habitat benefits.
The public is welcome and encouraged to bring a guest or a friend to the presentation. RSVP is required by Feb. 7 to Michele Prestowitz at 530-550-8760, ext. 4, or firstname.lastname@example.com. Space is limited, reserve today.
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The actor was "all smiles" when he stepped out at Teddy's at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, an onlooker tells PEOPLE.
Arriving with a group of friends just after 1 a.m., Pattinson – who wore jeans, a white T-shirt, a black leather jacket and a backwards red Indiana Hoosiers baseball cap – headed to the back of the club to relax at a corner table.
"He sat on the couch at his table and sipped on multiple vodka cocktails throughout the evening," the source adds. "You'd never know he had just gone through a breakup. He was smiling the entire night and was in a really good mood. There wasn't a trace of sadness on his face."
While he was tucked away in the corner of the club, only a handful of patrons recognized him. "He spent most of the night chatting with a brunette," the source says. "There was definitely some flirting going on but it was all just talking, there was nothing physical going on between them and they never touched each other."
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Mount Pleasant Towne Centre is hosting the annual Spring Clearance Sidewalk Sale from April 5 through April 7. Several stores will participate in the seasonal sale making room for summer merchandise.
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As families try to make sense of the deaths of their children from a man who went on a shooting and stabbing rampage in Santa Barbara, one Sandy Hook father wants them to know they are not alone.
Mark Barden, who lost his 7-year-old son, Daniel, in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, penned a letter to Richard Martinez.
"We have not met, but you are now part of our extended family," writes Barden. "It is not a family we chose, but a family born from the horrible circumstance of losing a child to gun violence – one that's growing steadily."
Barden posted his letter to Martinez from the nonprofit Sandy Hook Promise's group page on Facebook.
"My heart breaks for you because I know just a little about the long road ahead of you. We have reached out to you privately but publicly we wanted to say to you and those feeling the sorrow, anger and frustration of this weeks' shooting, you are not alone," he wrote.
Martinez, whose son Chris was one of seven who died, has been speaking out about gun violence since the tragedy.
Sandy Hook Victim's Father Pens Open Letter to Dad of Student Killed in Santa Barbara Massacre
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Multiple myeloma is characterized by multiple chromosomal abnormalities. Abnormalities of chromosome 14 are seen in nearly half of patients with multiple myeloma. Clinical implications are found when these abnormalities are present. In a presentation on a group of myeloma patients, it was demonstrated that patients that showed rearrangement from a piece of chromosome 4 to chromosome 14, technically called a translocation, were associated with a markedly different prognosis and potentially poorer outcomes than patients who had no evidence of this rearrangement. In this study, it was found that the most important predictors of outcome were the translocation 4;14, the deletion 13, and whether the patient was chemotherapy-responsive or chemotherapy-resistant. It was felt that translocation 4;14, which is performed on the bone marrow plasma cells, provided important prognostic information that complements the beta-2 microglobulin. In fact, when patients had the 4;14 translocation, the presence of deletion 13 added very minimal additional information.
Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Patients
One study presented a program for newly diagnosed myeloma patients who were treated with Velcade®, thalidomide, and dexamethasone. Patients received four months of treatment. Treatment was exceedingly well tolerated, with only one blood clot seen in the group and no significant neuropathy due to the short duration of therapy. Eighty percent of patients responded, and the majority then went on to have stem cells collected for transplantation. In this program, no more than two cycles were required to see a response. The average time to see a response was less than three weeks.
The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) reported a study on the use of Revlimid® and dexamethasone. In a prior study, the combination of thalidomide and dexamethasone produced exceptionally high response rates in newly diagnosed patients with myeloma. However, the side effect profile was high, with nearly two-thirds of patients having important complications related to treatment, including blood clots in 18%. This program represented an attempt to find a less toxic, but equally effective, initial therapy for myeloma patients. In this protocol, the combination of Revlimid® and dexa-methasone was given with one aspirin per day. Thirty newly diagnosed patients were treated. The response rate was 83%. There were no blood clots. No serious neuropathy was seen. This highly successful protocol has lead to a successor study that was, in part, generated by a conference with IMF support group members, which is comparing Revlimid® plus dexamethasone in standard dose to the same dose of Revlimid® with lower-dose dexa-methasone to see if the high response rates can be maintained with less side effects from dexamethasone.
A study of Velcade® as a single agent was also evaluated. The medicine was given alone for two cycles (six weeks), and, if less than a PR after 2 cycles or less than a CR after 4 cycles was seen, dexamethasone was added. At the end of two cycles, 40% of patients had responded. With the addition of dexamethasone, the overall response rate was improved to 88% with 25% of patients achieving a complete or near complete response. Neuropathy was seen in a third of patients. Half of patients with neuropathy had their symptoms resolve after stopping the medication. Importantly, subsequent stem cell harvest was successful and engraftment was prompt.
Two other phase II trials evaluating Velcade®-based regimens were also presented. One study examined the PAD regimen (Velcade®, Adriamycin, and dexamethasone) as an induction regimen in previously untreated patients who then went on to stem cell transplantation. The trial results demonstrated a 95% response rate, including 29% complete and near-complete responses prior to transplant, and a 57% complete and near-complete response rate following stem cell transplant. Twenty of 21 patients had stem cells mobilized and 18 of 20 patients received a stem cell transplant. Forty-eight percent of patients experienced peripheral neuropathy, however symptoms were improving in all patients after completion of therapy. Another phase II trial also evaluated the use of Velcade® plus dexa-methasone as an induction regimen prior to stem cell transplantation. This trial also demonstrated a high response rate of 80%, including 30% complete or very good partial responses. Stem cell harvest was adequate in all 29 patients. A phase III comparative trial of Velcade® plus dexamethasone vs. VAD is being started by the IFM in France.
An important study in older myeloma patients who were felt not to be candidates for stem cell transplantation was conducted in Europe. Patients over the age of 55, ranging up to age 85, with an average age of 72, were randomized to take oral melphalan and prednisone, or oral melphalan, prednisone, and thalidomide. Two hundred patients have been enrolled in this study. The thalidomide dose was 100mg per day. The melphalan and prednisone was given in standard doses orally for seven days every six weeks. Patients receiving thalidomide required the use of daily injections of low molecular-weight heparin to prevent blood clots. All patients received preventative antibiotics. At the end of the study, the overall response rate in the melphalan, prednisone, and thalidomide group was 77% vs. 47% in the melphalan and prednisone group. There was a significantly longer time period before the patients in the thalidomide arm needed an alternate therapy. The addition of thalidomide to melphalan and prednisone appears to improve initial response rates. Thalidomide was discontinued in 40% of patients by 24 months. The higher response rates reported were similar to response rates in older patients who received a stem cell transplant.
A European three-arm study compared oral melphalan and prednisone to melphalan, prednisone, and thalidomide to tandem stem cell transplant using a reduced dose of chemotherapy (melphalan 100mg, instead of the usual 200mg) in newly diagnosed myeloma patients, 41% of whom were over 70 years of age. The melphalan and prednisone group received the oral drugs every six weeks for 12 cycles (15 months of therapy). The melphalan, prednisone, and thalidomide group received 200-400mg thalidomide per day (also for 15 months of therapy). Patients randomized to the transplant arm received two cycles of VAD chemotherapy, mobilization with cyclophosphamide, and then two transplants with melphalan 100. There were 153 patients treated with melphalan and prednisone, 95 with melphalan, prednisone, and thalidomide, and 92 that were scheduled to receive two transplants, although only 60 of them actually received a second transplant. The response rate to melphalan and prednisone was 34%. The response rate to melphalan, prednisone, and thalidomide was 84%. And the response rate to the two transplants was 71%. This suggests that conventional treatment with highly active agents may be as good as a stem cell transplant in selected populations.
Another group of patients over age 75 years were treated with melphalan, dexamethasone, and thalidomide. The melphalan was given in standard doses but the dexamethasone was given in approximately half the usual dose (at about 20mg) four days every 14 days, with thalidomide being given 300mg a day for four days every 14 days instead of the usual continuous thalidomide schedule. Patients received cycles every five weeks for a total of 12 cycles. After three months, dexamethasone and thalidomide were only given for the first four days of each five-week cycle. Overall, the response rate was 72% with 10% complete responses. The average time to response was two months, 10% of patients had blood clots, 10% of patients had peripheral neuropathy.
Early results from a smaller phase II trial evaluating melphan, prednisone, and Velcade® were also reported indicating a 91% response rate. A large, international, randomized trial comparing this regimen vs. melphalan predisone was intiated during December.
Treatments for Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
A study from Cleveland Clinic looked at the use of Doxil®, vincristine, dexamethasone, and Revlimid®. The standard regimen called DVd has been a widely used therapy for the treatment of patients with relapsed multiple myeloma. In this protocol, Revlimid® was added and the dose that was tolerable was 10mg for 21 days out of 28. Patients received monthly antibiotics and a baby aspirin every day. In this study, the near-complete response rate was 36.5% and partial response rate was 33%, for an overall response rate of nearly 70%, with good tolerance and a good outcome.
A study on the use of oral melphalan with Velcade® was reported. Patients received cycles every four weeks with a plan for a total of eight cycles. Melphalan was given in standard dose. Velcade® was reduced to 1mg/m2 from the usual 1.3mg/m2 every 28 days. Patients were all previously treated and the response rate was 68%.
A study combining thalidomide with Velcade® was reported. This was a group of myeloma patients that had aggressive disease, 79% had chromosomal abnormalities, and 81% had a previous stem cell transplant. Velcade® was given in the standard dose. Thalidomide was tolerated up to 150mg/day. The outcome showed that 60% of patients in this study had a greater than 25% reduction in their myeloma protein. Patients who had received thalidomide before going on this program did somewhat worse, suggesting that the combination was less effective due to prior thalidomide exposure.
A study from Europe reported on the use of Actimidtm for relapsed myeloma. Twenty previously treated patients were treated with Actimidtm (5mg every other day) and 45% of patients achieved meaningful responses. Dexamethasone was added in six additional patients, and three of them responded, bringing the overall response rate to 60%. The side effects were a reduction in the white blood cell count.
An important study from the National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) looked at maintenance therapy following stem cell transplant. In this protocol, patients received prednisone 50mg every other day with 200-400mg thalidomide every day in an attempt to help maintain responses seen after transplant but, unfortunately, patients did not tolerate the higher-dose thalidomide for prolonged periods of time and thalidomide had to be discontinued due to side effects. It was felt that the higher doses of thalidomide were not sustainable and, therefore, protocols should be using lower doses of thalidomide in a post-stem cell transplant maintenance setting. Currently, the NCIC is conducting a study of post-stem cell transplant maintenance therapy using prednisone (50mg every other day) with thalidomide (200mg a day) and this is being compared to placebo. The use of a placebo is justified since maintenance therapy has not been proven to have survival benefit following stem cell transplant in myeloma.
Supportive care
One important report on supportive care was presented by Dr. Brian Durie and sponsored by the IMF. A web-based, self-reporting survey was taken, with 904 myeloma patients electing to participate in the study. Osteonecrosis, a painful jaw condition, was seen in 7% of patients. Ninety-two percent of the patients had received either Zometa® or Aredia®. Five percent had had radiation therapy. The risk of developing jaw necrosis is a complication of long-term exposure to these bisphosphonates and appears to increase with prior dental problems. Although the survey is not purely scientific due to possible reporting bias, it appears that there might have been a higher risk in patients receiving Zometa® over Aredia®. Caution needs to be exercised before drawing firm conclusions but physicians need to be aware of this complication, rare as it is, in long-term recipients of bisphosphonate therapy.
A protocol was presented on the impact of aspirin in preventing thalidomide thrombosis. This study involved 105 patients treated with liposomal doxorubicin, vincristine, thalidomide, and dexamethasone. Thirty-five received no preventative therapy; 70 received a baby aspirin a day. Twenty-six patients had a blood clot at an average of 109 days after the start of thalidomide. Eleven of 19 blood clots occurred off of aspirin; 15 of 84 blood clots occurred after aspirin was started for an overall blood clot rate of 18% on aspirin, 58% off aspirin. There was no bleeding due to aspirin use. Aspirin is one potential option for the prevention of blood clots in those patients taking thalidomide therapy. Whether it is superior to other methods remains unknown.


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The Chinese word for "crisis" is composed of two characters—one for danger and one for opportunity. That analogy sums up, not only the current global situation, but the situation for biotechs in China too, according to speakers at the recent "Pacific Forum on Life Science Alliances," sponsored by the Sino-American Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Professionals Association (SABPA).
The tainted milk scandal in 2008 is a good example, according to C.J. Wang, Ph.D., vp of business development for Vivus. Stressing that these are only his personal views, he said, "the tainted milk disaster was bad, but it was also an opportunity. In its aftermath, instrument sales surged. Firms used to have difficulty selling their expensive instruments in China. Now, orders come in large quantities," to allow companies to perform food analyses. But, Dr. Wang emphasized, "You have to be there to really understand the market and see the opportunities."
The need to be there is based upon the simple fact that China is changing rapidly. The prescription drug industry has grown 10 to 15% annually since 1979, with revenue projected to reach $24 million by 2010, according to Zhu Shen, Ph.D., CEO of BioForesight and vice chairman and board member for SABPA. Consolidation of Chinese biotechs is likely. "We will see some major players emerge," Dr. Shen predicted. Within China, "leading CROs are moving inland," she said, expanding their geographic reach and access to talent. Dr. Shen also predicted that "the West will dramatically increase its outsourcing in Asia. Those who anticipate and manage well will win."
Companies considering outsourcing to China or developing partnerships or other ventures in that nation need to do so in a global context. "You need a global strategy that's cost effective and can be implemented," according to Noel Gillespie, partner, Baker & McKenzie. Firms also need to realistically assess the strengths and weaknesses inherent in such agreements and, importantly, the ramifications upon later product development, patentability, and licensing such as: where clinical trials are best conducted, where the initial patents should be filed, and reimbursement strategies. These must be well understood.
Presenters, many of whom recently were in China, noted the energy among scientists, as well as on the streets. Much of that energy is directed toward biotech. Presenters suggested that "Made in China" will, within the next five to ten years, become "Discovered in China."
Two key factors are contributing to that sea shift. Perhaps most importantly, the Chinese government is determined to develop its expertise in biotech. The nation is committed to competing in terms of intellectual innovation, technological innovation, and high-tech industrialization, Charles Wessner, Ph.D., director of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship at the U.S. National Academies, explained. It is investing in education, infrastructure, and worker training to develop a critical mass. It also is working to get its message to the right people through such venues as this conference, as well as working with public relations representatives to promote the modern business climate in China. That said, Dr. Wessner stressed that "it's important to distinguish between trends and what's already there."
Another big factor is the return of what China calls "sea turtles"—overseas Chinese who are returning to their home country to work in (and direct) high-tech endeavors. These professionals have experience with good manufacturing practices and good laboratory practices, as well as their intellectual expertise. And, they are fluent in English and have a good understanding of their Western customers.
That combination of factors is resulting in successes. BioDuro, a multinational life science outsourcing company with labs in Beijing, is a prime example. With a staff of 540, one-quarter of its scientists hold doctoral degrees. It has worked with some 40 biopharmaceutical companies, focusing on the hit-to-clinic stage, according to Yun He, Ph.D., vp of research for BioDuro.
Medicilon has codeveloped, manufactured, and tested compounds successfully and expects to implement good laboratory practices by 2009, according to Jintao Zhang, Ph.D., CEO. Wilmington Pharmatech has made 44 drug candidates, and conducts process research to optimize reactions for scale-up, reported Harry Hui-yin Li, Ph.D., CEO.
Most of the deals in China right now are in contract research, according to James Schaeffer, Ph.D., executive director of Merck & Co. Dr. Schaeffer is responsible for Merck's scouting efforts in China; he considers external alliances a key strategic component in advancing the business. To that end, Dr. Schaeffer is looking for deals with "top-notch laboratories and companies doing basic research," and for companies with the best organizations for taking compounds from protected targets through Phase I research.
Chinese CROs are responding to that shift of focus. Firms like Sundia Meditech, founded four years ago, built its reputation on contract research. Now, "the landscape is changing," noted Shawn Shi, Ph.D., executive vp. "We're trying to build a one-stop shop."
Sundia Meditech isn't alone. According to Dr. Shen, CROs are expanding and adding new services, including engaging in mergers and acquisitions, participating in cross-Pacific joint ventures, and forging strategic alliances. While China's strength remains in basic research, it is expanding its focus to include the diseases that tend to affect affluent populations such as cancer and diabetes.
"The Chinese government has invested heavily in life sciences," Dr. Shen said. Also, corporate venture capital firms like Lilly Asian Ventures are being established. Other venture capital companies are creating Asian funds, and even those not traditionally associated with healthcare are interested in Chinese biotech, she continued.
To some extent, China expects to benefit from the growing outsourcing trend that is catalyzed by the global financial squeeze. In terms of how the credit crisis continues to affect development of small pharmaceutical and life sciences companies in China, "the venture capital (VC) industry has two views," emphasized Paul DeRidder, M.D., Ph.D., venture partner at Crystal Cove Capital.
One has to "be very, very careful. A lot of firms are keeping their money very close at hand to fund their portfolio companies. Others are trying to get money out to the market."
Outsourcing is not a panacea, however. "In the near term, we will see continued loss of faith from institutions and high net-worth individuals," predicted Dr. Shen. However, she continued, "in China, although the economy is not that tightly linked with what we have here, we are seeing the affect on Chinese economics in the lower value-added sectors, so there will be a struggle." She suggested that now is a good opportunity for Chinese companies to invest in the U.S.
That view was reiterated by Ding Ding, Ph.D., senior equity analyst, China Healthcare, Susquehanna Financial Group. The effects of the credit crisis on an individual company, she explained, "depend on the makeup of its revenue source: China domestic or international. There are opportunities for strategic alternatives including mergers and acquisitions. For companies or investors who are not constrained by liquidity, it's a good time to shop."
"There could be great opportunity," Dr. DeRidder said. Citing a survey of 400 venture capital firms conducted by Deloitte earlier this year, he notes that 57% of U.S. VC firms will invest overseas in 2008. The interest in foreign investment holds for other nations, too. "The more money you have, the more likely you are to invest outside your country," he summarized. In terms of destinations, China attracted the largest interest, at 34%, followed by India, Canada, the U.K., and Israel. In terms of attracting capital "Seventy-eight percent of the money invested in China came from foreign investment dollars," Dr. DeRidder added.
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This word refers to a person that is easy to knock out during a fight.
"He's got a glass chin that lad. I saw him take one punch from a 4ft midget and he went down straight away!"
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Someone who has a weak chin or can't take a punch.
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I think many many many DRW fans would be happy with hooters, our girlfriends not so much *g*
RedWingsDad there is something called tradition, a franchise especially a storied one shouldn't be sponsored/presented by companies, period.
I can't disagree with this from a sentimental perspective. The Joe has a charm because it's not named after some company but in honor of an individual. I have thought how it would be nice if Ilitch took a hit to the pocket book by not getting a sponsor and instead naming the new arena after a person, historical venue, or something other then a corporate sponsorship. Nevertheless, I won't hold it against him because I know it's a business and it's his job to make the $$$.


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Ballmer: Android is wild, uncontrolled and malware prone; Apple is overpriced
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When Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was a little kid, was he not told that if you don't have something nice to say about someone, don't say anything? Instead, Ballmer had some unkind comments for both competitors although they were not anything new...
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1. pongkie (Posts: 538; Member since: 20 Aug 2011)
oh ballmer just ssshhhhhhh
15. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
yes, just crying how incompetent is his mobile OS...
87. SleepingOz (unregistered)
Yeah he's just butthurt about the fact that Android and iOS devices are selling well while WP is struggling.
89. jamrockjones (Posts: 345; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
I love how there are so many stupid pictures of him.... Very much agreed with the ssshhhh. Balmer is the worst thing to happen to Microsoft.
30. HäckeMáte (Posts: 168; Member since: 28 Feb 2012)
developers, developers, developers, developers
developers, developers, developers, developers
developers, developers, developers, developers
developers, developers, developers, developers
45. Topcat488 (Posts: 1396; Member since: 29 Sep 2012)
I think Steve Ballmer should read more PA articles, cause he's saying the opposite...
Whats coming next from this comedian... Mama jokes? :d
75. Aeires (unregistered)
You know your Android phone is redneck if...
Seriosly, MS CEO calling Android suspect to malware. Windows created companies like McAfee, Symantec, and others.
You can't sue your way to the top, or criticize your way there either. Companies should just focus on improving their produccts and STFU.
78. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Or, the CEO could not be as arrogant as Ballmer is.
I wonder how long he will last if Win 8 upgrades (from earlier versions of Windows) are slow to materialize. The upgrade revenues can easily swamp the revenues from new PC sales. If the upgrades (and their revenues) are slow to materialize, Bill has a bad day.
85. Aeires (unregistered)
I'm willing to bet W8 upgrades will be the lowest in the past 20 years for MS. W8 might have the best first adaption rate because tablets are getting pushed like never before, but the difference from W7 to W8 is too big and going to have an impact on people wanting to upgrade their computers.
How did Ballmer get this position anyway? He seems like an easy person to replace if things indeed don't go well with W8.
86. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3771; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Not supporting Ballmer, but everything is vulnerable to virus if not careful...even we are!!
Ballmer needs to calm his "Ball.."s..this is no way to start a friendly battle... he's shooting off at all the wrong places!
83. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
This is one of the funniest clips on Youtube...
41. nobelset (Posts: 270; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
He's dumb, he knows very well the OS Bill Gates made was open source since and of course an open source would be prone to malware.
63. darkkjedii (Posts: 21317; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Yep, I got more viruses using windows than android and iOS combined.
57. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
yeah ballmer WP is great but dont slander Android which is easily the best mobile OS otu there....word to the wise Ballmer...Dont hunt wachya cant kill!
64. darkkjedii (Posts: 21317; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Exactly, and windows is a virus magnet.
95. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
true that :)
66. TheLibertine (Posts: 484; Member since: 15 Jan 2012)
Maybe finally the time has come when Android and iOS fans will fight back. As one.
73. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Android & iOs is leading, What's WP8?
80. darkkjedii (Posts: 21317; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
88. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
fight back....back at what this isnt a war. but i love how suddenly android users now want ios on ''there side''
how about and its a crazy idea we stop this fanboy taking sides crap.
90. darkkjedii (Posts: 21317; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
100% agreed bro
67. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
So what, what's the big deal, it's an open platform what do you expect. That's why there is "Anti-virus"
79. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Uh oh....Ballmer's at it again....
He was one of the main people who famously, basically laughed at the orig iPhone.
At some point these CEO's will learn to just shut up and compete.
2. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
im actually more interested in what RIM has than i am with windows phone.....tbh not sayin its bad just my opinion
3. nwright94 (unregistered)
And Windows is known for its top notch security and no malware? Exactly. (Yes I realize windows phone and windows are completely different but he's calling the kettle black.)
4. wendygarett (unregistered)
Apple is overpriced? Poor Ballmer, just because you yourself cannot afford one :)
7. spideyhead256 (Posts: 148; Member since: 05 Nov 2012)
it IS overpriced.im surely not gonna pay Rs.52000 (950$) for a tiny 4 inch screen with 16 gigs of storage space.im not talking iOS vs Android both systems have their fair share of cons and pros..but seriously that price is too damn high.meme intended.
8. maryaaadil (Posts: 146; Member since: 07 Apr 2012)
Apple is overpriced.
Its not that one can't afford it but the thing is that one can get something better for lower price.
iPhone 5 costs 900$+ in India.
How that is cheap?
23. hwaism (Posts: 10; Member since: 11 Oct 2011)
Apple use unix system. Android is using open source Linux. Correct me if I'm wrong.
68. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
LINUX is way much better than closed half-cooked.
94. darkkjedii (Posts: 21317; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Linux Lewis lol
76. maryaaadil (Posts: 146; Member since: 07 Apr 2012)
what does it has to do with kernal?
I dont care whether android is based on linux or not
But the point is it provides a good user experience to user at a very minimal price.
97. darkkjedii (Posts: 21317; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Some people just don't see it that way. U have to b on their side if the fence or else.
58. thelegend6657 (unregistered)
Thats like saying Windows Phone 8 isnt !
Except for Nexus everything else on the market is overpriced !
Mary : Thats because the iPhone wasnt launched there yet so its brought in by importers thats why its so expensive . Same story here in Malaysia
93. maryaaadil (Posts: 146; Member since: 07 Apr 2012)
Its for 950$ from Apple Store.
9. spideyhead256 (Posts: 148; Member since: 05 Nov 2012)
and besides he's microsoft's CEO..he can buy a 100 iphones. :P
14. Kuherrn (Posts: 16; Member since: 09 Nov 2012)
I thought your statement was funny. But then I had to go with the thumbs down once I saw your name...
55. bachelorrn0121 (Posts: 57; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
he's a "billionaire" he can buy a million iphones.. duh!
56. SGSatlantis (Posts: 226; Member since: 20 Jul 2011)
Unlocked prices in Bulgaria, EU
iPhone 5 16GB: 1300$
Note2 16GB: 715$
Galaxy Nexus 16GB: 448$
Nothing else to say...
84. buccob (Posts: 2566; Member since: 19 Jun 2012)
Thats nothing...
Unlocked Price in Venezuela, South America
iPhone 5 16GB: 3729 $ (official currency conversion... and 1200 $ in black market trade)
96. darkkjedii (Posts: 21317; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
That's insane
82. buccob (Posts: 2566; Member since: 19 Jun 2012)
Oh Wendy.... Im sure you cannot afford it either... maybe you got your iDevices from your parents.
I like you when you provide insightful comments... but this type, not good.
The troll role does not suit you...
5. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Ballmer should try just shutting up for 1 month. Then he could try for 2 months....
11. wendygarett (unregistered)
Calm down bro... It's just another marketing gimmicks made from the interview...
Well, we haven't heard the issues from lumia 920 user, and it just a very minimal issue from the surface user compare to others... It seems that windows user are quite satisfy recently...
But yeah I agree on you, he could just say that the windows os is best compares to other instead of bashing around lol...
Ballmer is misleading, android is not wild, but the users are... They love to torture their devices by simply root their devices, simply overclock CPU just to prove his device is better than iPhone...
Too bad iphone users don't care, and fandroid end up eating the malware because of that, serve them right lol...
6. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
Hm... we could start the countdown for malwares on win 8 now that it's out.
54. imsickwithphone (banned) (Posts: 76; Member since: 17 May 2012)
hell yeah , just what happen to previous windows software, haha
10. speckledapple (Posts: 892; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
I would disagree with his comment about Android but the one about Apple is dead on. Although it is worth to note that most people who likes Apple's products likes that control because it limits what they do everyday, make decisions.
12. kamejoko (Posts: 203; Member since: 10 Nov 2011)
on windows, we have a ton virus, spyware...
13. Kuherrn (Posts: 16; Member since: 09 Nov 2012)
Ballmer sees Android as 'wild'. Consumers see it as choice. Ballmer sees Android as 'uncontrolled'. I see it as growth and pushing the boundaries of a mobile OS without having the need to wait for others to catch up and, 'susceptible to malware'. Well, that's the price for an open source OS with YOU as the consumer deciding what choice of phone fits the bill perfectly for YOU.
And Google is already beefing up security with Android 4.2. I am just curios to see how WP will be once it starts having more apps and hence, a higher threat from malware.
BTW, I gotta say his comments on Apple is spot on.
22. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
I never had a malware threat yet.......you?
I think us android users are pretty much "smart" when it comes to choice and with that being said....we have apps to "protect" us from such threats...androids OS, IS and WILL, continue to be the best OS for a long time to come...
O and Undeniably so about the comment on apples price range being "overpriced"...
31. HäckeMáte (Posts: 168; Member since: 28 Feb 2012)
you must also not have internet on your Android phone either.
DeNial is not a river in Egypt.
32. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
no i have internet bro how do you think im on here in the first place??....sorry when you assume you make an ASS out of U.......peace man
37. cj100570 (Posts: 204; Member since: 12 May 2009)
I know in excess of 100 people with Android phones/tablets. I'm a member of 5 Android forums. You know the 1 thing I've yet to hear or see anyone say that they've had issues with on their Android devices? Malware/Virus'. I keep reading the FUD pushing articles about this or that Malware/Antivirus vendor says that this or that threat exists but no one has ever been a victim of these threats. Funnt how that works. Kind of like the Boogey Man....
28. wendygarett (unregistered)
I have to agree your comment but not as whole, I dont understand why you guy keep prejudice towards apple... It is not as bad as you think tho lol
34. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
nobody is being "prejudice towards apple wendy......we are just calling it like it is.....if its over priced then its overpriced!
O and I HAVE TO ASK YOU.........do you REALLY have an iphone or iphone 5 wendy? if so then why doesnt your profile say you do? it only shows you have a one x.... :(
36. wendygarett (unregistered)
Did my avatar answer the question? Lol...
I have a lot of iDevices and android lol, just lazy to put it on profile :)
I also have the consideration for having the wp8 and RIM device as well, and see how 'goods' the wp8 are lol :)
Peace knight :)
42. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
Lol just cuz u have an avatar Wendy doesn't mean u have the actual device......I would need to see proof to verify that claim from u LOL
43. wendygarett (unregistered)
That's okay, after I'm bored I'm gonna show my true form on the avatar with the iPhone lol :)
47. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
yes and please take a "REAL" pic of you holding your iphone or iphone 5 for us......
49. wendygarett (unregistered)
Actually you miss it lol


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You know those people who say that you shouldn't sleep with your cell phone? I'm not one of them. My cell phone is an extension of my hand. Where I go, it goes. This addiction with technology was bad just over three years ago, but now? I don't think addiction even begins to describe the love affairs that we have with our technology today. And guess what? It's only going to intensify. How? I'm not sure, because I'm pretty sure I'm as addicted as I'm going to get. Want proof?
6:30 a.m. I am jarred awake by an ascending chromatic scale that just doesn't. shut. up. until I either jab the conveniently red snooze button or just give up and get moving.
6:35 a.m. My feet haven't even hit the floor yet, but already I'm opening my Gmail app and scrolling through the mail that was delivered overnight. But the work email? That can wait until I've had my coffee (just don't tell my boss). A quick check of the weather and Facebook and it's time to get the day started.
7:45 a.m. At my local Starbucks counter I pull out my phone and flash my Starbucks app to pay for my coffee. Quick and convenient.
8:00 a.m. At work I'm waiting for my computer to boot up and notice that my phone has started blowing up with push notifications from Foursquare. "It looks like you're near The Ohio Society of CPAs. Do you want to check in?" it asks. I check in to OSCPA on Foursquare as well as my department (yes, we created our own Foursquare check in), and realize that I'm still 4 days away from becoming mayor. Maybe working from home does have at least one disadvantage.
8:05 a.m. Time to get to work, so now I have a choice between my downloaded iTunes music or iHeartRadio.
10:00 a.m. Time to check in with my to-do list. The Orchestra app is by far my favorite to-do list app. A quick glance at my work list tells me what I need to do next.
11:30 a.m. Lunch time! We're looking for new restaurant ideas, so naturally I fire up my Yelp app to see what's nearby. This is especially convenient for looking up reviews, directions, and hours. This app is a lifesaver when I'm in unfamiliar areas.
4:30 p.m. Quitting time. Traffic is a nightmare so I check the traffic overlay on my native iPhone maps app. I get an instant visual on whether the major routes I take are at a standstill (red), sluggish (yellow) or good to go (green) and adjust my commute accordingly.
5:00 p.m. It's time to workout some stress, so after checking in at the gym on Foursquare, I fire up the apps that'll get me through my workout. How did people get through workouts before smartphones?? I saw somebody with a Walkman at the gym recently. Apparently Sony still sells those.
6:30 p.m. If you have toddlers, there are three apps that will get you through until dinner is on the table: Peekaboo Forest, Peekaboo Wild and Peekaboo Barn.
8:00 p.m. The little one's in bed and now I get some time to myself. Time for some quality TV….if only I could put down my iPhone. I often annoy my husband because I'm so consumed with my iPhone that I miss good scenes on shows or movies. I proceed to check in to the television show(s) I'm watching on GetGlue, post a few photos on Instagram, scan my Twitter feeds, play my turns on Words with Friends, and finally settle in with what I tell myself will be just 5 minutes on Pinterest…. If only, right?
So, am I the only one, or does your typical day follow along with this model? Just how attached are you to your gadgets? C'mon fess up – it's the least you could do after I just gave you a peek into my typical gadget-filled day.
Disclaimer: I was not offered any kind of compensation by these companies for the promotion of their apps. In fact, they don't even know that I exist.
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The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center Announces New Musicians to Perform at its ROCK in the PARK Concert Series February 21 Concert will be a Special Tribute to Loren Nancarrow
February 13, 2014
San Diego, CA—January 23, 2014— On Friday, February 21, an all-star lineup of San Diego's best musicians will take the stage in tribute to San Diego broadcast journalism icon Loren Nancarrow. The concert is the third in the Fleet's first-ever "ROCK in the PARK" live concert series — inspired by the Fleet's current exhibition, GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked the World — which kicked off on January 17 with a concert by Common Sense.
Eve Selis, Berkley Hart, Steph Johnson, Cathryn Beeks and Michael Tiernan will all perform to honor the late journalist who passed away in December 2013 from brain cancer. This special event also will feature a performance by Loren's son, Graham Nancarrow, and his band, Nancarrow. Donations will be accepted at the event to support the Loren Nancarrow Healing Garden Project at Scripps Radiation Therapy Center, part of Scripps Health (www.scripps.org/loren).
The "ROCK in the PARK" concert series continues with live music on select Friday nights through March. Each show features food by The French Gourmet for purchase; beer, wine and cocktails available at the no-host bar; and the Fleet's 100+ hands-on exhibits open for exploration, including GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked the World. Doors open at 7PM for all shows. 21+ only; IDs will be checked at the door.
Friday, February 7: Paul Cannon with guest Michael Tiernan
He's homegrown, and he's the real deal. Paul Cannon brings a cool, peaceful vibe that will have you grooving along with your friends like you're at a bonfire on a San Diego beach. His song "Homegrown" was the most played song by any local artist in San Diego last year, and it was even chosen by the San Diego Padres as a theme song for the home team. Paul Cannon and his band deliver guitar-driven melodies and catchy lyrical hooks that will have you singing along.
Friday, February 21: A Special Tribute to Loren Nancarrow
Featuring performances by Eve Selis, Berkley Hart, Steph Johnson, Cathryn Beeks, Graham Nancarrow, Michael Tiernan and more artists to be announced.
Friday, March 7: Venice with guest Michael Tiernan
You can't leave a concert by Venice without saying WOW. In an age of "auto-tuned superstars," these four vocalists blend perfect harmonies. There is no musical style beyond their range. How good are they? Ask Roger Waters of Pink Floyd—the guys just finished touring with him as his backing vocalists for The Wall Live tour. Venice will bring a hugely diverse playlist to Rock in the Park!
Friday, March 21: A Very Special Performer with guest Michael Tiernan
We're dying to tell you who's going to close out the ROCK in the PARK series, but we can't announce his name just yet. Trust us … it's worth the wait. You know him, you love him, he'll rock you. Stay tuned. We'll be able to share the secret in February.
Michael Tiernan opens each show. He hung with monks deep in desert monasteries and lived in the Vatican, but he left the seminary for the higher calling of music, and has since racked up several national and international awards for his songwriting. His acoustic blend has a relaxed vibe mixed with a big city sound. Deep in meaning, yet playful in attitude, Michael's music takes you from the temple to the tavern and from the beach to downtown.
All performances will be held at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park (1875 El Prado). Ample FREE parking in the lot at Space Theater Way at Park Blvd. Doors open at 7PM; Michael Tiernan performs at 7:30PM; headliners perform at approximately 8:20PM.
Tickets are $25 general admission, in advance; $22 for Fleet members, staff and volunteers; $30 at the door. Space is limited. Tickets are on sale now online through Eventbrite at www.rock-in-the-park.eventbrite.com; in person at the Fleet ticket counter, open at 10AM daily; or by phone by calling the Fleet's Client Services Department at (619) 238-1233 x 806. For more information, visit www.rhfleet.org or call (619) 238-1233.
About the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (the Fleet) is home to Southern California's only Giant Dome Theater and 100+ hands-on science exhibits for all ages. Watch immersive giant-screen films in the Eugene Heikoff and Marilyn Jacobs Heikoff Giant Dome Theater, which reopened in 2012 after extensive renovations. Our theater is extraordinary in many ways. It is the world's first IMAX® Dome Theater, the world's first NanoSeam™ Dome screen in an IMAX theater, and it offers two unique experiences in one space: IMAX films and planetarium shows. The Heikoff Giant Dome Theater boasts a 76-foot tilted Dome screen and a 16,000-watt digital surround sound system, providing a stunning visual and audio experience. Experience eight galleries of fun, interactive exhibits, including major traveling exhibitions. A hurricane simulator thrills visitors with gusts of wind up to 80 miles per hour. Enjoy sandwiches, salads and healthy treats in Galileo's Café. Find unique educational toys and games, books, IMAX DVDs and more in the North Star Science Store. Located at 1875 El Prado, two blocks south of the San Diego Zoo on Park Blvd., the Fleet Science Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to furthering the public understanding and enjoyment of science and technology. For information regarding current admission prices, please call (619) 238-1233 or visit our website at www.rhfleet.org.


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Comedy Show 'THE BIG BANG THEORY' Now Casting for Late January
"The Big Bang Theory", a primetime comedy TV show, is now casting four roles for a new episode filming in Late-January.
This sitcom is about a pretty and sophisticated L.A. woman who lives in an apartment next door to two brilliant but geeky physicists.
"The Big Bang Theory" stars Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco. It is being written by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady and directed by Mark Sendrowski.
The show is being produced by Mary Quigley and Faye Oshima Belyeu.
Send emails to firstname.lastname@example.com by January 8th for more info.
"Wendy", any ethnicity, 20s. Wendy is an intelligent, pretty, and wholesome young woman who is out on a date with the character Rajeesh. Despite her prettiness, Wendy is often shy and withdrawn around new people. She has trouble meeting men who she genuinely connects with. She is the type of woman who will often stay home reading a book instead of going out clubbing with her friends. She has met Rajeesh from an Internet romance site, and though she is a bit tentative about the date, she is willing to give him a try. But the minute she meets him, she finds that Rajeesh is extremely nervous around her. He begins to make a fool of himself, and Wendy gets really uncomfortable. CO-STARRING ROLE
"Sandy", any ethnicity, 30s - 50s. Sandy is a polite but bland woman who has a position at an employment agency. She is not very enthusiastic about her job and looks forward to moving onto something new. She has a meeting with Sheldon to suggest some potential career positions. Sandy tries to seem interested but it's clear that she is not very concerned about helping him find a really good long-term position.
"Doug", any ethnicity, 20s. Doug is a hard-working, honest, clean-cut waiter at a chic coffeehouse in Pasadena. He is trying to pay his way through college at Cal Tech but the job wears him out everyday. Doug serves a cup of coffee to Rajeesh, who then proceeds to ask for a glass of liquor for himself so that he can relax while he is on his date with Wendy. Doug tries to politely explain to Rajeesh that alcoholic beverages are not sold at the coffeehouse, but Rajeesh grows increasingly irate and begins complaining. Doug nearly loses his cool but manages to explain that the coffeehouse is not a bar, and finally Rajeesh stops pestering him. CO-STARRING ROLE
"Officer Hackett", Caucasian or African-American, 30s - 40s. Officer Hackett is a stern but low-key police officer with the Pasadena Police Department. He has been sent over to Leonard and Sheldon's house because a burglary was reported. Sheldon and Leonard are a bit intimidated by Officer Hacket's official tone at first, but they are happy to let him look for evidence. He examines the place thoroughly and takes notes while he is there.
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Cabela's deal in Millcreek falls apart
Shoppers lined up all night before a new Cabela's Outpost store opened in February near Saginaw, Mich.
In Columbus, Ohio, a new Cabela's store for outdoors enthusiasts continues to draw crowds so large that traffic backs up onto nearby Interstate 71.
Officials from those two communities said the Erie area could expect much of the same buzz, if a Cabela's Outpost store opens in the Erie area.
But it now appears that local enthusiasm among those who love to shop indoors -- and hunt, fish and camp outdoors -- was premature for the region's first Cabela's.
The Millcreek Township Planning Commission had been scheduled to vote tonight on recommending a land-development plan to township supervisors for a new Cabela's Outpost store at the Millcreek Marketplace, just southeast of Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant.
But that's been pulled from the agenda because Cabela's and the property owner did not reach an agreement, township Supervisor Brian McGrath said.
"We were pretty pumped up about it, but that just came to light,'' McGrath said.
Jack Munch, director of leasing and development for Baldwin Brothers Inc., said Monday, "The parties did not come together on a deal. It does not look like a deal will happen."
Baldwin Brothers is the leasing agent for the Millcreek Marketplace, which is owned by members of the Baldwin and Cafaro families. The Cafaro Co. owns the Millcreek Mall complex just north of the Millcreek Marketplace.
Munch said Cabela's is "a great company. We're disappointed. We would have loved to bring them to town."
Munch -- who said other developments are planned for the property -- said he doesn't know whether Cabela's is considering another site in Erie County. Cabela's officials have not returned an Erie Times-News reporter's repeated phone calls.
Millcreek officials, however, aren't giving up hope.
"We'll do anything we can to make that happen," McGrath said.
That would not include tax breaks, however. Millcreek would not give tax breaks to a retailer in the busy shopping district, nor did Cabela's ask for them during a recent meeting with township officials, Supervisor Joseph Kujawa said.
A destination attraction
Cabela's is in an expansion mode, and its plans for Millcreek had called for a 42,392-square-foot retail store to sell hunting, fishing, camping and other outdoor gear.
If Cabela's comes to the Erie market, it would be another boost to the county's nearly $1 billion annual tourism economy, said John Oliver, president of VisitErie, Erie County's tourism promotion agency. And it would draw people from northeast Ohio, New York, southern Ontario and other places, he said.
Shane Farnsworth, economic-development administrator for Columbus, said that city's 80,000-square-foot store, which opened in early March, has been "packed from day one.'' He said to expect the same if Cabela's builds in the Erie area.
"It's going to be a packed house, I'm sure of it. It's going to help the whole area," he said.
"The sheer amount of consumers that it draws; it is a destination," Farnsworth said.
Despite the proposed Millcreek location being one of the chain's smaller stores, Farnsworth said, "It will still be a major draw. The products they have and the quality of their products, that's what draws the sportsmen and sportswomen to it."
Steve King, director for the Downtown Development Authority in Kochville Township, a suburb of Saginaw, said Cabela's built a 44,000-square-foot Outpost store in what had been a closed Circuit City outlet.
"They redeveloped a vacant storefront. So it was a win-win for us," he said.
The opening of Cabela's on Valentine's Day drew at least a few thousand people who waited in the parking lot, he said. "They lined up all night to get into the store," he said.
Unlike some of the bigger stores, the Cabela's in Kochville doesn't have fish tanks or floor displays showing the work of taxidermists, he said. Some stuffed animals are mounted on the walls, and about 20 percent of Cabela's retail products are available on the floor at any one time, he said.
But customers can order online or in the store through catalogs, King said. And the more limited offerings haven't stopped people from visiting, he said.
"It's been busy every day since it opened," King said.
"They've been experimenting with the Outpost store format, expanding their brand presence into additional markets as part of a lower-risk model," he said.
Cabela's operates at least 35 stores in the United States and three in Canada, with more plans in the works.
More choices with Cabela's
The addition of Cabela's, should the Sidney, Neb.-based company decide to build here, would give outdoors enthusiasts even more options than they have now.
Gander Mountain and Dick's Sporting Goods are in the Millcreek Pavilion, part of the mall complex. The Erie Sport Store and Sportsmans Liquidation are just a short drive south on Peach Street.
And there are other stores in the area, including Edinboro Outdoors at 211 Mill St., Edinboro.
"When I look at a player like Cabela's, it's going to drive more traffic into the retail market, which is going to generate more sales for my company," said Todd Locker, chief executive of the 19-store Sportsmans Liquidation, based in Chambersburg.
Locker said his stores are different from Cabela's, "which is a retailer that caters to every outdoor need. We're (a discount) retailer.''
Rich Weber, president of the Erie Sport Store, said he takes every potential competitor seriously, but said his store belongs to the nation's largest sporting goods buying group, allowing it to buy goods at low prices and pass the savings along to customers.
The Erie Sport Store is diversified because it sells athletic gear and team sports, lettering and trophy services, Weber said.
Jess Myers, a spokesman for St. Paul, Minn.-based Gander Mountain, said the chain competes "head to head with other outdoor stores in several markets. We always welcome healthy competition. When folks compare our level of service, prices and selection, they continue to shop our stores."
Jim Buschak, co-owner of Edinboro Outdoors, said there's always some concern with competition, but his store provides a niche with personal service and special orders.
But he wonders whether the Erie area is big enough to support Dick's, Gander Mountain, the Erie Sport Store, Cabela's and others. "You can only take so much of the pie," he said.
For now, at least, it looks as though Cabela's is still deciding whether to take a bite of that pie.
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