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It's probably not good for business to mention this, but ... kind of a stinky week of games, huh? The only matchup of 2-0 teams, somehow, is San Francisco-Minnesota.
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Oops Frank Gore down already after one play. I think Coffee will do a decent job though, well as good as one can do against the Vikes. Didn't Coffee lead the preaseason in rushing or was at least close?
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Just watched Roethlisberger and Willie Parker (go Willie!) toy with the Bengals en route to a 10-0 lead. The touchdown pass to Parker, where the pocket collapsed, Roethlisberger rolled left, dodged a diving Robert Geathers, hit a wide-open Parker on the left sideline, and laughed at Rey Maualuga (who left Parker to run toward Roethlisberger and never got within 5 yards of him) as Parker juked a Bengals defender, squeezed past a couple more, and scored, was pretty awesome. I know it's the Bengals, but the Steelers are looking pretty good right now.
I'm finishing this up just after out-of-nowhere rookie Mike Wallace caught a 51-yard bomb from Roethlisberger to get the Steelers within spitting distance of the end zone again... and they promptly squandered three downs and settled for three points. So I guess the world hasn't been completely turned on its head.
Well, that was a pretty epic failure. Game balls go to Limas Sweed for dropping an easy touchdown in the end zone and to Mike Tomlin and Bruce Arians for going into turtle mode from the second quarter on. Good job, guys.
/bitter homer who realizes he jinxed his team earlier by taunting the Bungles


text: Mumbai: Johan Botha, the South African spinner representing Rajasthan Royals in IPL 5, has said that the table-toppers know fully well that they have plenty to do in the tournament despite a strong start. "The key is to keep preparing well and not take the foot off the pedal. We know we have to win 10-11 games for the playoffs and we have won two. So it is a long way where we want to be," Botha told reporters in Mumbai on Tuesday. "Rahul [Dravid] leads from the front and credit goes to him that he has given us good starts this year."Bothaâs IPL spin partner, the former Australian chinaman bowler Brad Hogg, compared the captaincy styles of former Rajasthan captain Shane Warne and Dravid, terming his former Australia team-mate Warned as a risk-taker. "Different personalities are going to captain the team differently. Shane takes a lot of risks and out in the middle he is prepared to make quick changes and sometimes that can be a bit detrimental to the team. Whereas Dravid is a bit more conservative," Hogg said."Basically we go into a game with a batting order and we stick with it. With Shane we probably would have changed the batting order. Rahul would change the batting order if required but not to the extent that Shane would do. Rahul being an Indian he provides a bit more to the Indian culture that the players are bought up with. He is a perfect role model to young Indian cricketers.âDespite Rajasthanâs lack of star power, Hogg, 41, felt the team was well settled and that not being distracted by superstars had worked well so far. "It is a great thing to have youngsters in your squad. It has provided players to show their worth in front of the Indian selectors as well as overseas players proving a point to their own cricket boards as well," he said. "I think it is a positive sign to not have big names in your squad because basically they want an opportunity at the big stage and they will give you their 100 per cent. They will do everything to make us win. I think we are fortunate not to have too many big names.âHogg attributed the lack of 200-plus total in the tournament to the nature of the surfaces used so far in IPL 5. âThe wickets have been very slow or two-faced. We scored a high total in the first game and we should have scored a few more but still it was 160 plus,â he said. âI think it comes to the nature of the wicket and it will be interesting to see what kind of wicket we get in Mumbai. At the end of the day we are going to make sure we play well. Hopefully there will be a bit of turn in the pitch because we have good slow bowlers and also our medium pacers would prefer a slower wicket than a quicker wicket." Rajasthan will play Mumbai Indians on Wednesday here.

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The atrocity of last December's Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings transcends politics, raising gun violence to a moral issue that needs to be addressed from pulpits, a pastor said in a dialogue near the end of an April 26 conference on helping Newtown-area clergy minister long term nearly five months after the tragedy.
Asked what he would say to a Red State pastor who desires to preach about guns in a way that doesn't polarize the congregation into opposite sides of a political debate, Wilton Baptist Church Pastor Jason Coker bristled with passion.
"Part of me says, 'Listen, you're a preacher,'" Coker said. "You preach. Have integrity. If that is what God is putting on your heart, then let it come off your tongue."
Since a Dec. 14 mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School near Newtown, Conn., the 20 students killed along with six adult staff members by a heavily armed and presumably deranged gunman have become poster children in a national debate over gun control.
In March, Newtown clergy spearheaded an online letter signed by more than 4,000 congregational leaders urging the U.S. Senate to pass comprehensive gun-violence legislation.
Last week, family members of Newtown victims slammed the Senate for failing to get the 60 votes needed to pass a bill to expand gun background checks.
President Obama called the Senate vote "round one," prompting one pundit to speculate that the second round for gun control legislation might require a "next Newtown" for motivation.
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Hunt said some people view any gun control as a violation of the Second Amendment right to bear arms, while others say current proposals don't do enough to keep deadly weapons out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them.
Hunt, a former CBF pastor, said he was never known for preaching on political issues, but the Bible has much to say about the Christian response to an aggressive and violent society.
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From the Departments of Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital (Drs van Stuijvenberg and Moll), Rotterdam, and Juliana Children's Hospital (Dr Derksen-Lubsen), Den Haag; and the Department of Public Health, Erasmus University (Dr Steyerberg), Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Prediction of a recurrent febrile seizure during subsequent episodes of fever.
Study of the data of the temperatures, seizure recurrences, and baseline patient characteristics that were collected at a randomized placebo controlled trial of ibuprofen syrup to prevent febrile seizure recurrences.
Two pediatric hospitals in the Netherlands.
A total of 230 children with an increased risk of febrile seizure recurrence.
Main Outcome Measure
Seizure recurrence during a subsequent fever episode.
A total of 509 episodes of fever were registered with 67 recurrences; 35 (52%) recurrences within the first 2 hours after fever of onset had a lower median temperature (39.3°C) than 32 (48%) after more than 2 hours of fever (40.0°C, P<.001). Poisson regression analysis resulted in 3 univariably significant (P<.05) predictors of a recurrence of seizure during a subsequent episode of fever. In a multivariable model, they were corrected for their correlation: interval between the last previous seizure and fever of onset less than 6 months (relative risk=1.3 [95% confidence interval: 0.8-2.4]), age at fever of onset (relative risk=0.7 [95% confidence interval: 0.5-1.0] per year increase) and temperature at fever of onset (relative risk=1.7 [95% confidence interval: 1.1-2.8] per degree Celsius increase).
Half of the recurrent seizures occur in the first 2 hours after fever of onset of a subsequent fever episode. If seizure recurs at a later time, the temperature at seizure is higher compared with recurrences occurring in the first 2 hours of fever. Young age at fever of onset, high temperature at fever of onset, and high temperature during the episode of fever are associated with an increased risk of a recurrent febrile seizure at the moment that a child with a history of febrile seizures has fever again.
DURING THE last decade, several risk factors for recurrence of seizure in children affected by febrile seizures have been defined. These include young age at onset, family history of febrile seizures, previous recurrent febrile seizures, a less than 6-month time lapse since previous seizure, a low temperature (<40.0°C) at the initial febrile seizure, and a multiple-type initial febrile seizure.1- 6 Furthermore, frequent episodes of fever have shown to be associated with an increased risk of recurrent febrile seizures.7,8 However, it is also of practical interest to predict recurrence of a febrile seizure during subsequent episodes of fever. To our knowledge, this has never been investigated. An episode of fever is, in fact, the only time that the child is at risk to suffer from a recurrent febrile seizure.9 The body temperature during an episode of fever has been reported to play a role in the development of a febrile seizure.10,11 Further, the risk of recurrence of seizure decreases with age.4,6 In this study, we aim to clarify the effects of these and other previously reported risk factors for recurrence of seizure. Therefore, we have examined the temperatures during fever and the baseline patient characteristics of 230 children with febrile seizures who participated in a randomized double blind placebo controlled trial of ibuprofen syrup to prevent recurrences of febrile seizure.12 We report the analysis of factors that predict recurrence of a seizure during subsequent episodes of fever.
We used the prospectively collected data of 230 patients who participated in a randomized controlled trial of ibuprofen syrup to prevent recurrent febrile seizures. To be eligible for the study, children had to be between 1 and 4 years of age and had to have an increased risk of recurrence of febrile seizure as defined by the presence of one or more of the following characteristics: first-degree family history of febrile seizures, temperature below 40.0°C at the initial seizure, multiple-type initial febrile seizure, and previous recurrent febrile seizures.1,2,5,6 Children currently using antiepileptic drugs, including intermittent diazepam, were excluded. Children were assigned to either ibuprofen 20 mg/mL, 0.25 mL per kilogram of body weight per dose to be administered every 6 hours at the time of fever (n=111), or placebo (n=119).12 A febrile seizure was defined according to the National Institutes of Health consensus statement.9 The study protocol was approved by the relevant institutional review boards, and the parents of all participants had given written informed consent.
We used the data of all patients who experienced one or more episodes of fever during follow-up, as reported by the parents. Data of children who had not yet reached the temperature of fever according to our definition (>38.4°C) but who were recognized by the parents as feverish and had a temperature of 38.1°C or higher were included in the analysis. Furthermore, although treatment with ibuprofen influences the course of the temperature, we included the patients who either had been allocated to the placebo group or to the ibuprofen group, since the trial showed that ibuprofen syrup in this dose was not effective in the prevention of recurrent febrile seizures.12
According to the protocol, the parents were instructed to take the rectal temperature immediately when their child seemed ill or feverish and to start administering the study medication if the temperature exceeded 38.4°C. In the present study this moment has been defined as fever of onset. All temperatures were rectally measured (Philips HP5316 thermometer, Philips Eindhoven, the Netherlands). They were instructed not to administer any other antipyretic drug, to continue with administering the study medication, to measure the temperature every 6 hours until the child was afebrile for 24 hours, and to measure the temperature at the recurrence of seizure. If a child had a first recurrence of febrile seizure after study enrollment, the study was stopped for that child and any subsequent episodes of fever were not taken into account. At the first day of fever of onset and after a recurrent febrile seizure, the child was physically examined. Laboratory tests were not performed and no antibiotic treatment started unless indicated by the clinical condition of the child.
The outcome was a recurrence of febrile seizure during a subsequent fever episode.The analysis only included data from patients having at least 1 episode of fever. Therefore, with logistic regression, we ascertained first if there was any difference in the distribution of baseline patient characteristics between the group of children with and those without at least 1 episode of fever during follow-up.7,8
Temperatures are given in median values, with their 25th and 75th percentiles in parentheses. We used unpaired and paired nonparametric tests to analyze differences in temperature at fever of onset and at recurrence of seizure.
For the analysis of recurrence of seizure during subsequent episodes of fever, we used 3 types of data. First, we analyzed the baseline characteristics known at study enrollment, including sex, age, and the presence of the known risk factors for recurrence of seizure as demonstrated by previous studies.1,2,5,6 Second, we considered patient characteristics that were unique for each episode of fever such as age at fever of onset, the interval between the last previous seizure fever of onset, and the temperature at fever of onset.Third, the data of the temperatures that were measured every 6 hours during the febrile condition were used. This analysis considered seizure recurrence in each 6-hour period of fever, using the most up-to-date temperature data available.
We used Poisson regression analysis to assess the risk of recurrence of seizure.13 For the first and second type of data, the unit of analysis was a febrile episode. For the third type of data, the unit of analysis was a 6-hour period of fever (a stratum). Follow-up time from fever of onset through 24 hours was divided into 4 strata of 6 hours of fever each. The strata included the patient characteristics (such as age, sex, and temperature), the outcome (ie, the first recurrence of febrile seizure for each child after enrollment into the study), and the number of patients at risk (ie, the number of patients still febrile). If patients had a duration of fever of more than 24 hours, we constructed a fifth period that included the remaining hours of fever. We also analyzed recurrence of seizure in a 6-hour period of fever.
We consider the Poisson model suitable because we are studying a relatively rare event (ie, first recurrence of febrile seizure) in an interval that has a different duration for each individual and that consists of one or more separate periods (ie, subsequent episodes of fever). Univariable and multivariable Poisson regression analysis related patient characteristics to recurrence of seizure. Associations were expressed as rate ratios, which we interpreted as relative risks.13 The level of statistical significance was set at .05. Calculations were performed with SPSS and EGRET software programs.14,15
We report the results of the analyses using data of all randomized patients. However, we repeated the analyses using only the data of the patients randomized to placebo to assess whether the patients randomized to ibuprofen biased the results in any way.
Table 1 gives the patient characteristics at study enrollment of all 230 children. There were no clear differences in patient characteristics in the 182 (79%) children with at least 1 episode of fever compared with the 48 (21%) children without a an episode of fever during follow-up.
The parents reported 555 episodes of fever. Forty-six (8%) of the episodes of fever were excluded from the analysis because the parents had not registered any of the temperature data during follow-up. No recurrences occurred in these excluded episodes of fever. We further analyzed the 509 episodes of fever, in which 67 (13%) recurrences occurred. Thirty-five (52%) recurrences occurred within the first 2 hours after fever of onset compared with 32 (48%) occurring after more than 2 hours of fever. The risk of a recurrence was 7% (35/509) in the first 2 hours after fever of onset and 7% (32/474) after more than 2 hours of fever.
We analyzed the relationship between the temperature and the first recurrence of febrile seizure using all temperature measurements in the 509 episodes of fever. The temperature at recurrence of seizure was variably and relatively low (39.3°C [25th-75th percentiles, 39.0°C-39.8°C]) in recurrences occurring in the first 2 hours compared with recurrences occurring after more than 2 hours of fever (40.0°C [25th-75th percentiles, 39.6°C-40.4°C]),
P<.001, Mann-Whitney U test).
In addition, we analyzed all temperatures measured in the episodes of fever in which a recurrence of seizure occurred at 2 hours or more after fever of onset (n=23 with complete temperature data). In those episodes of fever, the temperature at recurrence of seizure (39.6°C [25th-75th percentiles, 39.1°C-40.1°C]) was higher compared with the temperature at fever of onset (39.3°C [25th-75th percentiles, 38.8°C-39.7°C], P<.01, paired Wilcoxon test).
Table 2 gives the results of the Poisson regression analysis of recurrence of seizure per episode of fever. Three univariably significant predictors were interval between the last previous seizure and fever of onset, age at fever of onset, and temperature at fever of onset. Age and temperature at fever of onset had similar effects (relative risk=0.7) after adjustment for the correlation between these 3 characteristics; age at fever of onset lost its statistical significance (P=.06). The analysis was repeated using only the data of the episode of fever of the children randomized to placebo and showed similar results.
Figure 1 shows the relationship between age and temperature at fever of onset vs the risk of recurrence of a febrile seizure in the corresponding episode of fever. The figure illustrates that the risk of a recurrence increases with temperature at fever of onset and decreases with age. The lines indicate 4 arbitrarily chosen recurrence risks: 5%, 10%, 20%, and 30%. For example, if the temperature at fever of onset is 40.0°C, a child aged 1 year has a 30% recurrence risk in the corresponding episode of fever. This risk is between 5% and 10% for a 4-year-old child.
Relationship between temperature at fever of onset, age at fever of onset, and the risk of recurrence of a febrile seizure per episode of fever.
Table 3 gives the results of the Poisson regression of recurrence of seizure per 6-hour period of fever. The associations were similar to the associations in the model predicting recurrence of seizure per episode of fever (Table 2). In a multivariable analysis, we included the 3 characteristics that were univariably significant in all analyses. If we included the temperature at onset of each 6-hour period of fever, instead of the temperature at fever of onset, the multivariable relative risk was higher (2.9 vs 2.0) and the P value smaller (P<.001 vs
P=.01). The analysis using only the data of the children randomized to placebo gave similar results (relative risk=2.5 [95% confidence interval: 1.7-3.9],
P<.0001, for the temperature at onset of each 6-hour period of fever).
The present study shows that half of the recurrences of febrile seizure during a subsequent episode of fever occur within the first 2 hours of fever. Accordingly, other studies on febrile seizure show that a substantial part of the seizure recurrences occurs early in the episode of fever and that recurrences of febrile seizure are often the presenting symptom of a feverish illness.16 However, previous studies have not demonstrated that the temperature at recurrence of seizure in the first 2 hours after fever of onset is clearly lower compared with the temperature at recurrences of more than 2 hours after fever of onset. These findings suggest a seizure-provoking effect of either the temperature increase, or the high temperature level that has been reached. Furthermore, it might be that febrile seizures occurring after a short duration of fever are occurring in a different (more vulnerable) type of patient than seizures occurring later on. Follow-up studies may give insight into the consistency of this pattern in the individual patient. At least initial febrile seizures occurring after a short duration of fever are associated with an increased risk of recurrence.4
Age plays an important role in the susceptibility of febrile seizures; the risk of recurrence of seizure declines with growing older.1,2,6,19,20 If there is an individual temperature threshold level above which a febrile seizure will develop, this threshold is influenced by age: as the child grows older, the higher the threshold, the lower the risk. The results of our study are in accordance with these hypotheses and findings: age showed to be associated with a recurrence of seizure, although in the multivariable model the level of statistical significance was not reached (P=.06); independent of either being longer at risk, or getting higher temperatures during fever, young age is associated with an increased risk of recurrence.
The other predictor of recurrent febrile seizures is the temperature: per degree Celsius increase in temperature at fever of onset, the risk of a febrile seizure increases with a factor of 1.7 and per degree Celsius increase in temperature measured every 6 hours, the risk is increased 2.9 times. To address any difficulty regarding the interpretation of these findings with respect to the inclusion of children who had been using antipyretic treatment during their episodes of fever, we repeated the Poisson analyses using only the data of children randomized to placebo. No differences were found. Clinical studies in children with febrile seizures have shown that a relatively low temperature (<40.0°C) at the initial seizure is associated with an increased risk of recurrent febrile seizures.6,10 Accordingly, in a matched case-control study, risk factors for developing an initial febrile seizure have been investigated; the height of the temperature as a characteristic of the acute illness was noted to be an independent risk factor.21 These studies suggest that a febrile seizure temperature threshold exists and that a higher risk of febrile seizures is related to a lower threshold level. The results of our study support this hypothesis.
In our data set, multiple-type initial febrile seizures was the only baseline characteristic and known risk factor that predicted a recurrence of febrile seizure at the time the child has fever (Table 3). In contrast with this finding, other studies concerning risk factors for recurrence show that multiple-type initial febrile seizures is a relatively weak factor compared with a positive first-degree family history of febrile seizures, a low (<40.0°C) temperature at the initial seizure, one or more previous recurrences, and time lapse since previous seizure not exceeding 6 months.3,4,6,8 The absence of association between the known risk factors and recurrence of seizure in the present study should not be interpreted as lack of importance of these risk factors. Only children with an increased risk of recurrences of febrile seizure have been included. Selection based on high-risk criteria reduces the power of the study to identify these criteria as high-risk factors. Also, if children with a lower risk of recurrence had been included, the relative risks might have been different and the known risk factors might have been found associated with recurrence of seizure. Further, we have studied recurrent seizures in a different way, ie, the prediction of recurrences specifically at the time the child has fever, which might explain the different results.
One might argue that we found the temperature the most important predictor of recurrence of febrile seizure because some temperature data were missing; high temperatures might have been measured more frequently than low ones. However, it is not likely that this mechanism has caused a bias in our analysis because it is unlikely that measuring the temperature is related to the occurrence of a recurrence of seizure. However, the main limitation of our study is that the data cannot be used to analyze the influence of the rapidity of temperature increase on the risk of recurrence of seizure. For the convenience of the participants in the study, the temperature measurements during fever were scheduled every 6 hours, which was simultaneous with the administration of the study medication, without measurements in between. If continuous data had been available, we might have clarified whether the temperature itself, the rapidity of increase, or both, are the main eliciting factors of febrile seizure.
This study was performed mainly to contribute to the scientific insight regarding fever and febrile seizures. The findings may also have practical implications for the information provided to parents of children affected by febrile seizures. It might be reassuring information for parents to hear that half of the recurrences of febrile seizure occur within the first 2 hours of fever. Thus, after 2 hours of fever, the risk of a recurrent seizure is substantially lower. As the child grows older, the recurrence risk is lessened, even when suffering from fever. The high temperature at fever of onset and during the course of the episode of fever is a more difficult thing to discuss. Prevention of fever rising high may only be reached by the undressing and uncovering of the child. The number of episodes of fever might be reduced by eliminating sources of infection. Antipyretic treatment has not been shown to be effective in preventing recurrences of febrile seizure.12,22 The underlying cause of the fever may play a role in the ineffectiveness of antipyretics to prevent recurrence of seizure. The cause of the fever either may give rise to a resistance to fever-reducing treatment or may have an inherent provoking effect on a recurrence of febrile seizure.
We conclude that approximately half of the recurrent seizures occur in the first 2 hours after fever of onset. If the recurrent seizure occurs at a later moment, the temperature at seizure will be higher compared with occurrence of the seizure in the first 2 hours of fever. Furthermore, the risk of a recurrence of febrile seizure, at the moment that a child with a history of febrile seizures has fever again, decreases with age and increases with temperature at fever of onset and temperature during fever.
Accepted for publication June 23, 1998.
This study was supported by a grant from the Sophia Foundation for Medical Research, Rotterdam, by a grant and supply of the study medication from Boots Pharmaceuticals, Hilversum and by provision of the Philips HP5316 digital thermometers used from Philips, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Corresponding author: Henriëtte A. Moll, MD, PhD, Sophia Children's Hospital, Room Sp 1543, Dr Molewaterplein 60, 3015 GJ Rotterdam, the Netherlands (e-mail: email@example.com).
Editor's Note: This study adds considerable data to the current relative paucity of data on what predicts multiple febrile seizures within a given febrile illness. Get that temperature down immediately after the first seizure, especially in younger children.—Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD
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WET WIN — Beverage alcohol sales will be legal in New Concord, the hometown of John Glenn, for the first time since Prohibition following a successful local option vote last month. According to the Zanesville Times Recorder, voters approved alcohol sales 279-237 for Riesbeck's food market. While approving Monday through Saturday beer, wine and mixed beverage sales for the market, voters turned back two similar options for a local Circle K convenience store, the Times Recorder reported.


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About Worthless United
Since 1993, New Jersey's Worthless United has been specializing in the type of melodic yet stomping punk that bands like the Clash, Sham 69, and the Damned were known for during punk's early years. Worthless United (which was originally called Worthless) doesn't get into emocore, a style of punk-pop that was all over alternative rock radio stations in the '90s and early 2000s; no one will mistake the New Jersey band for blink-182, Fenix TX or the Sloppy Meateaters. Instead, Worthless United favors an old-school punk style and is obviously well aware of the pioneering punk bands that were active in the late '70s and early '80s (especially the British bands of that era). And like the Clash, Worthless United isn't afraid to write angry political songs.
The band's original lineup was formed in New Brunswick, NJ in 1993 by lead singer Dave Calantoni and bassist Scott Asbury. Worthless United played their first gig at the Stone Pony, the famous New Jersey club that a young Bruce Springsteen often played before he became a superstar. During Worthless United's first few years, the East Coast outfit went through various lineup changes. In 1996, guitarist/singer Zac Kaplan and drummer Steve Asbury (Scott Asbury's older brother) came on board -- and the Calantoni/Kaplan/Steve Asbury/Scott Asbury lineup was still in place in 2002. Along the way, the New Jersey residents acquired a small following (mostly in the northeastern part of the U.S.) and changed their name from Worthless to Worthless United to avoid being confused with other bands that were also named Worthless.
After recording various 7" records (some of which came out on the band's own label, Metro Recordings), in the '90s, Worthless United put together a full-length album titled Which Side Are You On. That album, which offered a combination of old demos and new material, came out in 2002 on Chunksaah Records (a label that is owned by the Bouncing Souls, another New Jersey combo). It was also in 2002 that Worthless United's four-song EP, I Am Nothing, was released by the Jersey City, NJ-based Now or Never label. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi


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LOST PURSE, AT STATION: An Elyria woman's Christmas was probably a little less joyous after she lost her purse Dec. 24.
According to the woman, she was working at a home on Rivercrest Drive and was getting ready to leave when she placed her purse on the roof of her car. She forgot about the purse and did not realize it was missing until she got to W. 130th Street in Cleveland.
She, and an officer retraced her steps but did not find the missing purse..
LOST BANK CARD, AT STATION: Like the person above, a Brecksville resident's Christmas was likely less enjoyable due to two unauthorized charges on his KeyBank card.
The resident stopped at the police station to report that someone took his KeyBank card from the ATM on Chippewa Road. The man was at the ATM Dec. 23, withdrew money at 3:20 p.m. and then headed to Giant Eagle to make purchases with the cash.
On Christmas Eve, the man noticed the card was missing and logged into his account to make sure everything was safe. Unfortunately someone — most likely the person in line behind him at the ATM — made off with the card.
There was a $372.71 charge at the Fairlawn Walmart and a $95.84 charge Genesco Inc. a company that operates many different retail stores. He contacted KeyBank and canceled the card.
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On Campus college notebook, March 24
Kirsten Olowinski, a Mercyhurst Prep graduate, closed her college career with lofty rankings on several Miami (Ohio) and Mid-American Conference career lists.
She played her final game in Miami's 73-60 loss at Illinois Thursday in the Women's National Invitation Tournament.
Olowinski, a 6-foot 1-inch senior forward, had a game-high 14 rebounds to help the RedHawks to a 42-31 rebounding advantage. She also scored eight points.
She finished with 1,154 career rebounds, which is a Miami record and ranks second in MAC history. She also closed with a school-record 177 career blocks after setting the RedHawks' single-season record with 55.
In addition, she ranks ninth on Miami's all-time list with 1,311 career points.
Olowinski had a school-record 41 double-doubles in four seasons and nearly logged a career double-double with averages of 10.7 points and 9.4 rebounds in 123 games.
- General McLane graduate Sarah Hansen also concluded her season in the WNIT Thursday as her Florida Gulf Coast team lost to Winthrop 65-51.
However, Hansen is a junior and will return next season to add to an impressive list of accomplishments.
The 5-foot 10-inch guard set the Florida Gulf Coast scoring record with 1,439 points and is closing in on the rebounding record. She has 640 career rebounds and is only 19 from breaking the mark.
Hansen was named the Atlantic Sun Conference's player of the year and scholar athlete of the year.
- Mercyhurst Prep graduate Marie Case, a junior at Kent State, was named to the all-Mid-American Conference first team Friday.
Case entered the weekend as the reigning MAC gymnast of the year. She was named MAC gymnast of the week three consecutive times this season from Jan. 30-Feb.13.
The former Lakettes Academy star has recorded 22 scores of 9.800 or better this season and has won four of five all-around competitions. She set her personal best with a 39.450 all-around score Feb. 2 at Bowling Green.
Case led Kent State into the MAC championships at Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Mich., Saturday afternoon. Results were not available before press time.
- McDowell graduate and former Lakettes Academy star Stephanie Stoicovy continues to excel on the mat and in the classroom for George Washington University.
Stoicovy, a senior, set three career highs to help GW win a quad meet March 15 at Towson (Md.) University. She turned in a personal-best score of 39.200 to win the all-around and added a career-best and first-place 9.850 on the balance beam. She also placed fourth on the vault with a career-best 9.800.
In addition, Stoicovy finished third on the uneven bars (9.775) and fourth in the floor exercise (9.775).
On March 17, Stoicovy placed second in the all-around (39.100) on Senior Night as the Colonials took second among four teams in her final home meet. She won the floor exercise by tying a career high of 9.925. Stoicovy added a 9.675 on vault and 9.750 on the uneven bars and balance beam.
Stoicovy also was honored for her schoolwork, claiming a spot on the all-academic team in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League. She majors in exercise science.
Stoicovy and George Washington were scheduled to compete in the EAGL championships Saturday afternoon.
- Fairview grad Danny Roberts finished fifth among 16 competitors in the 3-meter diving event while helping Cleveland State to the team title at the Horizon League championships recently.
Roberts, a freshman, turned in a score of 317.85 to lead three Cleveland State divers in the event.
He was named Horizon League diver of the week three times this season, and he had the high scores of the season for CSU in the 1-meter (326.03) and 3-meter (328.95) events.
Roberts was a two-time PIAA champion and four-time All-American at Fairview.
- Edinboro is in second place in the PSAC's Dixon Cup standings, which rank in the conference's 16 athletic programs according to performance in the 2012-13 academic year.
Programs receive 16 points for first place in a sport and are ranked in order of finish down to 1 point for last place.
Through the winter sports seasons, Edinboro has an overall score of 11.18, which is just behind first-place Indiana (11.19).
Thanks to first-place finishes by the cross country and wrestling teams, the Scots' men are in fourth place with a 10.40 average. Edinboro's women rank third with an 11.83 total.
Gannon is eighth on the list with an 8.85 average, but the Golden Knights' women's program is first with a 12.25 average. The Gannon men are 14th at 5.93.
Mercyhurst is 11th overall (7.44), with the men sixth (9.00) and the women 14th (5.88).
The Dixon Cup will be awarded after the spring season.
- The latest Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings were released Friday, with Gannon University's cumulative athletic program listed 42nd out of more than 300 NCAA Division II schools.
The Golden Knights have 183.50 points, a total that doesn't yet include their women's basketball team. Gannon will face Ashland (Ohio) University in Tuesday's Division II national quarterfinals at San Antonio.
Edinboro University (154.75) is listed 53rd in that same poll, with Mercyhurst University (152.50) listed 56th.
Shippensburg currently leads all PSAC programs with 416.50 points. The Red Raiders' total has them sixth in the nation.
Grand Valley (Mich.) State, which Gannon formerly played as a GLIAC opponent, leads all D-II schools with 558.50 points. Ashland is second with an even 489.


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The East Village—the blocks east of the Bowery between Houston and 14th Streets—may have lost some of its radical edge (and the unofficial home of U.S. punk, CBGB, is now an upscale menswear store), but remnants of its spirited past endure in arty hangouts like the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Despite decades of gentrification, humanity in all its guises still converges in the neighborhood's parks, restaurants, indie record stores and grungy watering holes. Recent years have seen an influx of standout bars, while a wealth of reasonably priced eateries with cult followings has made the East Village, NYC, a magnet for budget-minded foodies.
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Members of pro-Russian forces and Ukraine's military have engaged in several tense standoffs in the largely autonomous region of Crimea, but they have also avoided violence in what's widely seen as a dangerous and uncertain situation. Diplomats are still working to find a possible solution.
Crimea's parliament has set a date of March 16 for a public vote on seceding from Ukraine. The region's new leader says pro-Russian forces now control all access to the region. Russia denies its forces are active in Crimea — something the U.S. State Department deride as "President Putin's fiction."
Here are the latest updates from Ukraine – we'll be adding to this post all day Saturday:
A Russian military truck reportedly smashed through the gate of a Ukrainian missile-defense base in Sevastopol, the Crimean port city that is home to Russia's Black Sea fleet, as Scott reported for the Two-Way Friday afternoon.
That confrontation ended without a shot being fired — and with the assaulting force leaving the scene, according to reports. Other incidents have been reported in the past 12 hours, including the capture of a border guard post by pro-Russian forces.
A Ukrainian military office in Simferopol, Crimea's regional capital, was reportedly taken over by around 100 armed men, according to CNN. The network describes the spot:
"A CNN team that visited the scene said it appeared calm. Armed, masked men were at the entrance, and Russian flags were being painted on the gates. Those questioned declined to say what was happening inside."
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which has sent a fact-finding mission to Ukraine and Crimea at the behest of the U.N., says its members were turned away at a checkpoint in Armyans'k, Crimea, by gunmen who fired warning shots.
On Saturday, Poland pulled its consulate staff from Sevastopol.
"Because of continuing disturbances by Russian forces there, we have reluctantly evacuated our consulate," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced on Twitter.
Saturday night, pro-Russian forces seized a border guard outpost in eastern Crimea, Reuters reports. The news agency also says journalists who had been reporting from a naval base were told today that things had gotten more serious:
"'The situation is changed. Tensions are much higher now. You have to go. You can't film here,' said a Russian soldier carrying a heavy machine gun, his face covered except for his eyes, at a Ukrainian navy base in Novozernoye."
Ukraine's interim foreign minister, Andriy Deshchytsya, said he sees signs Russia might be willing to talk.
From the BBC:
"We have not sat and talked with Russians but we managed to send our message through intermediaries," [Deshchytsya] said in Kiev.
"Russia's position is not categorical, they are accepting this proposal and are considering it, so, there is some hope."
The BBC quotes Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov backing that impression – to a point. "We are ready to continue a dialogue [with the West] on the understanding that a dialogue should be honest and partner-like, and without attempts to make us look like a party to the conflict. We didn't create this crisis," he said.
The crisis was "created artificially for purely geopolitical reasons," Lavrov said.
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Football is back!
(It was literally away for like 48 hours but still, it's back!)
The World Cup is still ringing in our ears but already it's time for the domestic pre-season to kick into gear and we have our first live blog for the 2014-15 season.
And it's Liverpool in action as they head to Denmark to take on Brondby.
We'll have all the action here as we see if Brendan Rodgers' boys can kick off the new season with a win.
So bookmark this page, hide it from yer boss, grab a cup of tea and follow it all here.
So here we go then, football is back.
Last year's Premier League runners-up, Liverpool have had a turbulent summer thus far *cough* Luis Suarez *cough*
But now Brendan Rodgers can get his side back on the playing field, as they meet Danish club Brondby at the, imaginatively titled, Brondby Stadion.
Here's where it all begins for #LFC in 2014-15 @BrondbyIF pic.twitter.com/070Mciind9— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 16, 2014
Obviously the Reds are without their World Cup stars in Denmark today.
That means fans won't see the likes of the England contingent, nor keeper Simon Mignolet and French centre-back Mamadou Sakho, in action today.
However, some of last season's nucleus are included, such as ex-Brondby man Daniel Agger, Martin Skrtel, Jon Flanagan as well as midfield trio Joe Allen, Coutinho and Lucas Leiva.
Also, Fabio Borini will get a chance to stake his claim having returned from his loan spell at Sunderland, with other loan rangers such as Suso, Andre Wisdom and Tiago Ilori also in the group, alongside a whole host of the club's under-21 and under-18 starlets.
Full 23: Jones, Agger, Coutinho, Lucas, Allen, Ilori, Borini, Suso, Ibe, Kelly, Coady, Skrtel, Flanagan, Adorjan, Smith, Phillips, Rossiter, Wisdom, Jones, Ward, Teixeira, Peterson, Stewart.
Right folks, Brendan Rodgers first starting lineup of the 2014-15 campaign:
Daniel Agger will captain the Reds against their former club, while Tiago Ilori is given a start alongside him.
Also, Suso and Fabio Borini both start, as well as highly-regarded youngster Jordan Rossiter in midfield.
PHOTO: #LFC starting XI and subs match graphic pic.twitter.com/HKSntUVkCP— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 16, 2014
Any Reds fans hoping to tune in for a sight of new signing Emre Can tonight are in for a disappointment.
The German under-21 international, signed from Bayer Leverkusen for £10million this summer, twisted an ankle in training today so won't figure.
"Emre Can has looked very good in training but has twisted his ankle, so won't play today" said Brendan Rodgers.
"[However] Should play at Preston on Saturday."
And what of today's hosts?
Well there's a few familiar faces for Premier League fans to address.
Former West Bromwich Albion defender Martin Albrechtsen is in defence for the hosts, while veteran Danish international midfielder Thomas Kahlenberg also plays.
Most notably however is ex-Bolton and Norwich striker Johan Elmander, who has joined the Danes this summer after the expiration of his contract with Galatasaray (and the end of his loan at Norwich last season).
What's he capable of I hear you cry?
Well, erm, this actually:
Lol Johan Elmander is playing? Never forget this beauty against Wolves http://t.co/FhoikYIh67— Regan (@LfcReg) July 16, 2014
As we've mentioned it's been a turbulent summer for the Reds so far.
Largely, that's been because of a certain Uruguayan with a penchant for biting, who has now departed for Catalunya.
As such, today's game marks the first of the post-Luis Suarez era at Anfield.
Our man David Maddock has been having his say on matters, and he reckons that Brendan Rodgers' philosophy will ensure the Reds get over the loss of their 31-goal marksman.
Daniel Agger is partnered at the heart of the Reds defence today by Tiago Ilori, back after a six-month loan spell at Granada.
Ilori arrived at Anfield last summer from Sporting Lisbon for a fee in the region of £6million.
A big opportunity for him to impress, while Martin Skrtel will likely come on at half-time.
Here's a pic of him signing a fans shirt.
PHOTO: Martin Skrtel signs autographs for fans inside the Brondby Stadion #LFC pic.twitter.com/Ao6UOtiWEQ— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 16, 2014
The teams are on the field for the customary handshake.
Daniel Agger skippers the Reds in his homeland on a rather splendid sunny Danish day.
Interesting to see where Phillipe Coutinho lines up today.
Will he play as a part of a front trio, in behind, or even as part of a midfield three?
The Reds kickoff, and we're underway.
Daniel Agger been given a brilliant ovation by the home supporters.
And there's a fair few Reds fans who have made the trip also and are making themselves heard.
The affection for Liverpool here in Denmark is obvious, illustrated perfectly by the moment they arrived at the impressive, if compact, Brondby Stadion.
As the Reds disembarked from their team bus, they were greeted not by the usual opposition fans' calls, but a spontaneous, and warm round of applause and then raucous chanting.
The ground is sold out, a 30,000 capacity apparently, and every other person here, even with a Danish accent, has a Liverpool shirt on.
The game itself is largely irrelevant, the first of many pre-season warm ups for the Reds, with none of their World Cup stars in action.
Some of their senior players are on duty though, not least Daniel Agger, who returns to his former club. Indeed this friendly was arranged as part of his transfer to Anfield from the little Danish club SEVEN years ago, but clearly, it has taken until now for the globally inclined English giants to return to Scandinavia.
They do so, with senior players like Lucas, Martin Kelly, Brad Jones, Philippe Coutinho and Fabio Borini in their line up, but the greater interest is in the kids brought along for the ride.
We get a first glimpse of last summer's big money signing Tiago Ilori, who joined in an expensive move from Sporting Lisbon, but was immediately shipped out on loan.
Suso, Jordan Rossiter and Joao Teixeira all also feature, but perhaps the biggest interest is 16 year old Adam Philips on the bench. He has impressed so much he could be promoted to the senior party to visit the United States next week, and it seems Brendan Rodgers wants to cast a cool eye on him in this leisurely warm up.
First corner of the game goes to the home side, but a decent delivery into the near post comes to nothing.
Some decent passing moves from both sides so far, but little for supporters to get excited about.
Suso has looked neat and tidy, as has Coutinho (although, when doesn't he!).
Elmander down in the penalty area....Nothing given.
Good work from Brondby down the left, a decent cross and knockdown, but as Elmander tried to spin, he tripped over his own feet.
Maybe a slight nudge, but nowhere near enough to warrant a spot kick.
At the other end, a clever run from Coutinho almost creates an opening, but neither Suso nor Teixeira were on the same wavelength.
First shot in anger comes from Coutinho, but it veers wide of the keeper's left hand post.
The Brazilian playing in a central role for the Reds today, with Lucas sitting as the midfield anchor and Jordan Rossiter fulfilling the Jordan Henderson role.
Teixeira cuts in from the left and hits a low shot wide moments later.
Little of Fabio Borini thus far.
Tiago Ilori's day is over.
The young Portuguese has walked over to the sideline, pointing towards his groin and has stalked off down the tunnel. It's a blow for the 21-year-old who no doubt is hoping to impress in pre-season.
His replacement: Kevin Stewart.
A new signing from Tottenham's youth academy, Stewart moves in at right-back, with Martin Kelly tucking in alongside Daniel Agger.
Nothing much happening on the pitch so far, save a cheeky Daniel Agger back heel at a corner that threatened an opening goal for the Reds, but that hasn't stopped the Brondby fans from enjoying the occasion.
They marked it with a special round of chants suggesting: "We've never lost to Liverpool", which of course is true. The only time they met, in the UEFA Cup almost 20 years ago, the Danes drew here 0-0 and then won, remarkably, 1-0 at Anfield, in a miraculous performance inspired by Dan Eggen. Remember him? I know, me too.
Makes you feel OLD! If the action has hardly been electric, then there is still interest in Liverpool's formation, and particularly the fact that Fabio Borini is playing as a central striker, a role he prefers but is rarely given.
There is talk of him making the switch permanently to Sunderland, and if they pay £12m then it will almost certainly happen, but if not, then Brendan Rodgers still rates him, and he could be used as a back up striker, particularly in Europe.
So it will be interesting to see how he gets on here.
1-0 to the home side...
The Reds concede and are behind in Denmark.
Scrappy from their point of view, they couldn't clear a simple clipped long ball, and Suso's mis-hit fell kindly for Christian Norgaard, who bent an effort inside Brad Jones' near post.
A lovely effort, and the crowd are more than delighted.
The Reds response to falling behind has been decent, and in typical style, they've worked the ball across the pitch well.
A good spell of possession saw Coutinho work in Brad Smith on the edge of the box, and his effort was well saved.
On the follow up, Borini - somewhat anonymous so far - reacted first, but he shot straight at Hradecky, who scrambled it away before claiming the loose ball as his own.
So much for the suggestion nothing is happening...and so much for Tiago Ilori's chance to impress.
As soon we mentioned him, he pulled up with a thigh injury and limped off, to be replaced by another promising youngster, the 20 year old defender who recently joined from Spurs.
And no sooner did the Reds reshuffle, did they concede a surprise goal, with what was the first realistic attempt.
It was Suso who was over ambitious on the ball too close to his own box, and the young Spaniard gave it away for Christian Norgaard to curl home a delightful finish from the edge of the box.
It was clearly what the game needed, because Liverpool were roused immediately into action, with Daniel Agger charging upfield on a one man mission to score against his old club. His shot was denied by Brondby keeper Lukas Hradecky, who then made an impressive double save from Jones and Borini, with the Brazilian Coutinho impressing most in these early exchanges.
Given Brazil's lack of imagination at the World Cup, it is hard to see how he was left out of their squad.


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Ceregene closed a Series D preferred financing in the amount of $11.5 million. The funds will be used for Ceregene's currently enrolling Phase IIb study of CERE-120 in Parkinson disease.
The financing comes on the back of Ceregene receiving three grants totaling $733,437 under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Program. These funds were awarded to support CERE-120 as well as the currently enrolling Phase II study of CERE-110 in Alzheimer disease and the firm's ocular disease program.
The current venture round was co-led by Hamilton BioVentures and Alta Partners with participation from MPM Capital and Investor Growth Capital. Kerry Dance, Ph.D., managing director of Hamilton BioVentures, will join Ceregene's board of directors.
"The closing of our Series D financing coupled with our Therapeutic Tax Credit grant and recent support from The Michael J. Fox Foundation should provide us with the resources to complete our Phase IIb Parkinson disease clinical study," states Jeffrey M. Ostrove, Ph.D., president and CEO of Ceregene.
"We are encouraged by the data we obtained in our last Phase II study in Parkinson disease, which was recently published in the online version of Lancet Neurology, and expect to complete the new Phase IIb clinical study by the end of 2012."
Ceregene, a San Diego-based biotechnology company, is focused on the delivery of nervous system growth factors for the treatment of neurodegenerative and retinal disorders using gene delivery.
"Because nervous system growth factors have the ability to restore dying neurons in the brain, keeping them alive and functioning better, these novel therapeutics should improve symptoms as well as have the ability to slow disease progression, making them unique among developing therapies," states Dr. Dance.
CERE-120 is composed of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector carrying the gene for neurturin. This naturally occurring protein is reportedly known to repair damaged and dying dopamine-secreting neurons.
Neurturin is a member of the same protein family as glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). The two molecules have similar pharmacological properties, and both have been shown to benefit the dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra that degenerate in Parkinson disease, Ceregene notes. Degeneration of these neurons is responsible for the major motor impairments of Parkinson disease.
In previous clinical trials, CERE-120 was delivered to the terminal fields, located in an area of the brain called the putamen, using stereotactic injections. The cell bodies for these same neurons are located in the substantia nigra.
The Phase IIb trial has been amended such that CERE-120 will be administered to both the substantia nigra as well as the putamen. Thus far, the drug has shown to provide stable, long-lasting expression of neurturin in a highly targeted fashion once delivered to the brain.
CERE-110, Ceregene's candidate for Alzheimer disease, comprises an AAV vector carrying the gene for NGF. This protein maintains survival of nerve cells in the brain. CERE-110 is surgically injected into the nucleus basalis of meynert, a brain region where cholinergic cell degeneration occurs in Alzheimer disease.
The cholinergic system is important in memory and cognitive function. A restoration in the function of this system may improve memory in individuals with Alzheimer's disease, Ceregene points out.
A Phase II randomized, controlled study is currently enrolling patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease in 10 centers across the U.S. This study is being conducted in collaboration with the ADCS (Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study) and is also supported by a $5.4 million NIH grant.
Ceregene's eye disease program consists of three preclinical compounds. CERE-140 is in development as a therapy for retinitis pigmentosa. It is made of an AAV vector carrying the gene for NT4. It is also being researched for the treatment of macular degeneration and glaucoma.
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Alabama is one of many states that currently has what the Tax Foundation calls a "dormant state estate tax" within its laws. The tax would automatically be re-activated if the federal government allows the nation to go over the cliff and the federal estate tax comes back.
Many states have these dormant taxes in place because of how estate credits worked prior to 2001. In years past, states were allowed to "pick up" the estate taxes levied by the federal government and claim them as their own. It made sense for states to do this because the taxes would have been levied anyway, so it behooved them to claim the money for their own coffers rather than let the dollars go to Washington.
Federal law was changed in 2001 to eliminate those "pick up" opportunities, causing most states to discontinue their own estate taxes. But Alabama is one of several states that, according to the Tax Foundation, "will tax at the rate of the maximum credit allowed under federal law" (within Alabama Code § 40-15-2 et seq., according to the Foundation's Joseph Henchman).
Alabama's own state legislators can't do much to keep the federal estate tax from coming back, so Alabamians will be paying more unless a deal is reached. But because of the way Alabama's law is written, the re-activation of the estate tax may help boost Alabama's revenues in 2013.


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Would think so. . . bluetooth is a world-wide standard correct?Originally Posted by teth
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wondering the same thing myself. I live in Japan and have a ton of friends back home who want Wiimotes, nunchucks, and other accessories. I want to buy them and ship them to them, but it'd be pointless if there was some region lock they put on accessories as well.
well remembre that these wiimotes might have somekind of code in them, assuming u can carry miis in them, the wii would search (sync) for it, the n recognize, then it might ask "are u an american wiimote?" and the wiimote would say "ME TO SPEAKY ENGLISH! HURRY UP N BUY! 2 DOLLAR!..ME LOVE U LONG TIME!"...then the wii would be like "...dude..like...whateveerrrrr"
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Should MLB Use A Draft Lottery?
Next year?s No. 1 pick likely will be: N.C. State left-hander Carlos Rodon looks like the best draft prospect since Harper was picked in 2010.
And it hardly seems fair to the rest of the league that the Astros will get him as a reward for their efforts to assemble the game?s worst team. It?d be nice if some team that wasn?t necessarily trying to lose had a chance instead. That?s not a slam of the Astros ? bottoming out was absolutely the right course for the organization. It?s just that MLB shouldn?t be so generous in rewarding them for it. A 10-team lottery in the NBA fashion (the worse teams get more ping-pong balls and such) seems like a better plan. Because even though the Astros? run as the game?s worst team is just about over, teams bottoming out when they have little chance of contending is likely to become a more common occurrence.
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The chairman of HSBC is set to ignite fury among critics of the banking industry after writing to George Osborne asking that one of the government's key reforms be postponed.
In 2011, Sir John Vickers' Independent Commission on Banking published a report that suggested banks be required to separate their retail and investing activities by 2019 to "ring fence" the consequences of risky City trading from high street branch customers.
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BRIDGETON — The Cumberland County freeholder board on Thursday approved a pair of contracts for construction of a new office for the county prosecutor at the former Vine Street School.
Five months after the freeholders sent the project back to the request for proposal (RFP) stage, and having split the project into two parts, the board opted to go with Lammey & Giorgio, out of Haddon Township, for converting the old school into a new prosecutor's office, and Bridgeton firm TJD for the construction of an on-site parking garage.
TJD was the lowest bidder for the parking garage project, submitting a contract for $118,055, with an estimated 1,080 hours of work.
Lammey & Giorgio's winning proposal of $289,930, with 2,790 estimated work hours, was more expensive than two other submissions — Millville company KBA offered $201,135 while Seiler/Drury, of Norristown, Pa., produced a $242,917 contract.
However, county administrator Ken Mecouch and purchasing agent David Mulford each recommended Lammey & Giorgio for the Vine Street renovation project, citing multiple problems with the two cheaper options.
According to Mecouch, KBA could not present an architecture license in the required time. The firm also submitted a required certificate of authorization that had expired two years prior.
As for Seiler/Drury, officials stated the firm had little to no law enforcement experience in its resume. It also failed to submit an architecture license.
"Seeing as how (KBA and Seiler/Drury) failed to attach their licenses when requested, and (KBA) had a certificate of authenticity that was two years old, I cannot support their proposals," said Cumberland County Freeholder Director Lou Magazzu.
"Furthermore, since these were required to be submitted, we could open ourselves to lawsuits from the other firms if we did choose them."
Still, some members of the freeholder board remained uneasy with handing the six-figure contract to a non-local company. There was also some concern with the decision not to opt for the least expensive contract.
Freeholders James Dunkins and Nelson Thompson both voted against the majority decision to award Lammey & Giorgio the project.
"I'm still concerned about the difference in cost of $88,000 — things are tight right now and we're getting beat up for everything," said Thompson, following the vote. "Lammey & Giorgio are fantastic, but KBA is local.
"I think (KBA) can do it, and I voted my conscience."
Dunkins echoed this sentiment, stating he would rather award projects to local businesses.
"I have a propensity for local firms," he said. "We have KBA in there, and it's local.
"KBA and TJD on the garage, that's what we started off saying and that's what I'm looking at now."
The freeholder board in March, having received three proposals for the prosecutor's office at the Vine Street School, rejected all three during a meeting expected to result in a winning being announced.
Instead, Instead, Magazzu came to the freeholder board with the idea of splitting the $10 million-plus project into two parts.
The first is the renovation of the dilapidated school building into new office space for the prosecutor's office. The second is the construction of an attached, multi-level parking garage for both county employees and the public.
In both the original and latest contract search, the freeholder board used the RFP process, rather than public bidding, which requires that the lowest bidder receive the contract. The RFP process does not include such a mandate.
The three proposals submitted in March were:
* TJD, with a bid of $356,490 and an estimated 3,354 hours of work to complete the project.
* KBA bid $389,500, with an estimated 945 hours of work.
* Lammey & Giorgio bid $619,500 with an estimated 5,457 hours of work.
The total cost of the two contracts approved on Thursday is $407,985.
Magazzu stated that in March he had been unhappy with Lammey & Giorgio's cost, but thought TJD and KBA's to be inexperienced for the project and found their proposals lacking.
"If we had just gone with Lammey & Giorgio back in March, then we would've spent more than we had to," said Magazzu. "That's a difference of more than $167,000."


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A Belmont woman faces charges following a drug bust at a Laconia hotel.
Valene Colby, 31, was arrested at the Landmark Inn after detectives searched her room. Authorities said they found 17 bags of crack cocaine, along with needles and pipes.
Colby was charged with possession with intent to distribute.


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Expanded Playoffs Could Be Coming In 2015
The NFL wants to reduce the preseason. But that would result in lost revenue. So it can?t happen without a way to make money elsewhere.
With the NFLPA showing no inclination to expand the regular season from 16 to 18 games, a more viable alternative will be to expand the postseason.
On Tuesday, Commissioner Roger Goodell said it could happen by 2015.
?First, we have to make the recommendation,? Goodell told reporters after Tuesday?s ownership meetings. ?It would probably be the 2015 season because there are a lot of scheduling issues in the spring of next year. I don?t think we have everything resolved, including talking to the NFLPA, and making sure that is done the right way.?
Source: Mike Florio, Pro Football Talk


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Oswego County, NY -- Oswego County officials have not yet determined if they will be able to do more aerial spraying tonight to combat the mosquitoes carrying the Eastern equine encephalitis virus.
Spokeswoman Janet Clerkin said the determination depends on the weather. She said winds need to be under 10 mph, foliage needs to be dry, it cannot rain within 30 minutes after pesticide is applied and the temperature must be above 65 degrees.
Spraying was completed Saturday night in the Toad Harbor/Big Bay area on the north shore of Oneida Lake. Sunday night's spraying planned for the Mexico and Palermo area was postponed due to high winds and thunderstorms.
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Rochelle Ann Odvar and Andrew Philip Jackson were united in marriage during a wedding ceremony held May 26, 2012, at the Church of Jesus Christ in Kinsman.
The ceremony was officiated by Minister Timothy Mott.
A reception was held following the ceremony at DiLucia's in Warren.
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The bride is the daughter of John and Cheryl Odvar of Gustavus. Parents of the groom are Philip and Francine Jackson of Kinsman.
Morgan Moritz, cousin of the bride, attended as matron of honor. Bridesmaids included Emily Jackson, sister-in-law of the groom; Heather Messiah, cousin of the bride; Megan Garcia, sister of the groom; and Christina Miller. Miriam and Sara Messiah attended as junior bridesmaids.
Performing the duties of best man for the groom was Jason Bennett. Groomsmen included Zackary Jackson, brother of the groom; John Odvar, brother of the bride; Tyler Jackson, brother of the groom; and Danny Buffa. Byron Messiah attended as junior groomsman.
The new Mrs. Jackson is a 2006 graduate of Joseph Badger High School. She is employed through Valley Care Health System with C.T.V.S. as a certified medical assistant.
Mr. Jackson is a 2000 graduate of Pymatuning Valley High School. He is employed as a highway worker with O.D.O.T.
The couple resides in Kinsman.


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