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Samsung Galaxy S III Preview
0. phoneArena 12 May 2012, 12:56 posted on
Well, it is now 2012, and the time has finally come for the Galaxy S III to show up on stage. The difference between this launch and those of the Galaxy S's before it is that the expectations of the audience are much higher now. It is time to take a good, in-depth look at the device and see just how much of a Galaxy S this new Galaxy S III happens to be...
This is a discussion for a review. To read the whole review, click here
1. Mehdia (Posts: 23; Member since: 22 Apr 2012)
good Phone 8.8 of 10
18. frmrVZguy (Posts: 42; Member since: 10 Mar 2012)
Just Good? :-) I predict that in 6 months we will have a new expression in the business world: 'Heins-sight". I'm speculating that with this 'last-minute' reversal to include 3 'Blackberry-style' buttons that this is going to be the launch phone for the re-birth of Blackberry as a service and appliction add-on. For a short while Samsung will have the only hardware ready to support the BBOS - through the typical exclusivity deal. As a manufacturer that knows how hard it is to capture new customers, the idea of suddenly having the FIRST NEW phone available for the millions of Blackberry users world-wide, mustt be an opportunity too good to let a little button adjustment get in the way. They are about to scoop up a huge percentage of the market 'overnight' .....IF my speculation is correct. And everyone knows how well Samsung builds their phones....compare that to BB user experience over the last 5 years....
49. frmrVZguy (Posts: 42; Member since: 10 Mar 2012)
OK, it took 12 months.... I was still correct .... BBOS is dead, long live BBM. Today at Blackberry World Heins has effectively given up on the BB hardware platform..... porting BBM to iOS and Android.
2. Evil_SaNz (Posts: 259; Member since: 20 Oct 2011)
Not watching movies, but browsing webpages with desktop UA, not a minor thing. There's still someone watching sites in mobile version =)?
3. abdane (Posts: 494; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
Awesome phone , 9.5/10 !
27. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
I second that! Should be 9+ beside the Nexus, the iPhone 4, Tprime and the Gnex.
4. Mehdia (Posts: 23; Member since: 22 Apr 2012)
wow camera the best
5. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
I really wanna know how long that 2100 mAh battery will last. If it can get me through a full day with moderate usage I would buy this phone.
9. decent4u (Posts: 75; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
according to battery test on some sites it lasts more than a day with normal usage
16. galanoth (Posts: 425; Member since: 26 Nov 2011)
gsmarena just put up their battery test for the galaxy s iii if you want to take a look.
22. henrickrw (Posts: 408; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
28. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
Thanks for the links. The test results are pretty impressive, considering that the phone has a large screen 4G Lte and a powerful processor and it's all powered by a 2100 mAh battery.
36. henrickrw (Posts: 408; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Exactly. Altough I know extended batteries will be developed as well.
6. cGmC11 (Posts: 139; Member since: 02 Apr 2012)
The Pantech Vega Racer 2 debuted one day ahead of GSIII looking much better & it have the glory of ceramic coating material!
7. ilia1986 (unregistered)
Awesome article. I agree 100%.
So whether I'm getting the SGS2 or the SGS3 - I'll sure as hell will be one happy man :)
8. SlimSoulja86 (Posts: 660; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
One of the first articles i enjoyed reading from Ray S. Lol, luv the last two sentances "HTC better sell as many of those One Xs while it still can, because the king of the Android jungle will soon be back from its pebble collection trip. And it seems to be very pissed off."
10. strikercho (banned) (Posts: 156; Member since: 20 Mar 2012)
Well, excluding the downside that they both run on Handroid, I still prefer the HTC because of its superior monoblock body and display. As for the screen size - its's ridiculously large and it is hardly a phone, more sort of an iPad. Between 3 and 4'' is the largest screen size for a smartphone in order to operate it normally with one hand.
13. Hafiz (Posts: 78; Member since: 20 Dec 2011)
Lucky i have two hands :D
39. Raymond_htc (Posts: 430; Member since: 06 Apr 2012)
i agree with you strikercho. as my name says, i am a pure HTC Fan and i will support this great brand till its last day. i agree that a phone with 3'' to 4'' is good for me as i dun wanna operate a phone with 2 hands. one hand operating FTW
11. ryq24 (Posts: 722; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
htc will always have a hard time competing with samsung which is a huge company with large cache of cash.
38. ph00ny (Posts: 1234; Member since: 26 May 2011)
It's not all about being large either. It's the fact that they don't really rely on others for components. They can also hand pick components and change whatever is needed on the fly
Look at the Galaxy Tab 10.1. They announced a thick version and the ipad2 came out. They went back to the drawing board and the newer slicker version was out in matter of weeks. No one in the industry can do this
12. clevername (Posts: 1436; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
Sounds great but if the att variant uses dual core for lte I wouldn't see a reason to get this over the galaxy nexus. I just prefer stock Android.
14. x7black7x (Posts: 118; Member since: 19 Feb 2012)
great review sir
and its a great phone in its own ways htc cant even compare to it
it has a better processor, better battery, better camera, and although htc sense 4.0 contains more eye candy but touchwiz nature ux is better cause it has more features
smart stay, pop up play, sbeam, all share, svoice and much more....
15. x7black7x (Posts: 118; Member since: 19 Feb 2012)
and yes it has a removable battery also.... so now tell me htc one x vs galaxy s III
once again samsung is on the top of the android food chain with this beast
17. medicci37 (Posts: 1276; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
The screen is gonna suck. I have the Galaxy Nexus. & Was very disappointed with the screen. Colors don't look natural. amoled screens are supposed to be great at reproducing black. But black looks awful on this screen. I always use black as wallpaper. & could see alot of discoloration. Same problem when i am watching a movie. Can't understand why I haven't heard more complaints about the screen.
25. u-suck-more (Posts: 529; Member since: 26 Aug 2011)
maybe yours was faulty
26. Lboogey6 (Posts: 281; Member since: 31 Jan 2012)
Hey idk if you got to read but an article before this showed the screen being newer than the nexus.
19. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
I disagree that 4.8 inch screen is an overkill for a device that thin and light.
Most of "average Joes" are wowed by galaxy Note's handling/using experience despite of it's size and weight.
Even some small handed women are more than happy with Galaxy Note.
A larger screen doesn't just mean a plus for movie watching. EVERYTHING looks better - movies, photos, web pages, e-books, and games.
It's a major advantage.
43. animeware (Posts: 24; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Do you prefer a device that is iPhone where it's 3.4 inch screen. NTY I prefer the phone if I can test it and if it feels good in my hands I might consider on getting it.
20. APPLE_R0YALLY (banned) (Posts: 73; Member since: 08 May 2012)
WE LIKE™ the Review "RAY.S"
EYE™ all so like the Galaxy S3....
30. adi4u4882 (Posts: 137; Member since: 10 Jan 2012)
First Time your getting Thumbs Up in an Android Thread :)
21. gtrxman (Posts: 122; Member since: 10 Sep 2011)
Seems like a nice phone. Great specs, I don't see a problem with the PenTile arrangement. Touch Wiz is finally not a liability. I see two downsides so far. First is the battery. The Jury is out until I see a few real world user reviews. A 4.8" screen and 2100 mAh rating does not seem to add up to a long life. Second are Sammy's choice of materials. Why can't they deliver on a PREMIUM phone. How about some METAL and some soft touch coatings on the back? Is it that hard to understand that people want quality throughout, not just specs?
23. henrickrw (Posts: 408; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
meet the beast
As mentioned by Mobile & Phone Expert and Geek Murray Winaiate from AndroidNZ:
While some have criticised the launch of the SIII saying it was as disappointing as the iPhone 4S launch, I beg to differ. The iPhone 4S has an almost identical physical design to the iPhone 4 while most people were expecting a departure from this including a larger screen. The SIII provides not only a larger and higher resolution screen, but a progressive new design which has curves inspired by nature.
When it comes to design often it's something you like, or something you don't, the rest of the criticisms are arguably minor. Build quality is much less subjective, but often confused with build materials used. The original Galaxy S I9000 and Galaxy SII I9100 both used very similar materials, both of them also had high build quality and durability. As NZtechfreak has stressed so many times, using premium build materials does not ensure high build quality. In fact, while HTC often uses more premium feeling materials, their build quality is often appalling and most of their recent devices have been affected by one issue or another.
While you might have been shocked that Samsung used a Pentile Matrix Super AMOLED HD 720p display on the SIII, you really shouldn't be - the full RGB stripe technology just isn't ready yet. In fact, you shouldn't even be disappointed, as at over 300 PPI its very unlikely that you will be able to notice any tell-tale cross-hatching or any issues with luminance inconsistency, the latter of which affected the Galaxy Nexus. Sure, it might not best the amazing SLCD-2 display on the HTC One X, but it comes close, and it's a huge step up from the resolution limitations of the Galaxy SII.
While the software enhancements were a major focus; and some feel a major let down, there were actually a few ideas I found to be quite appealing. Keeping my screen on while I'm looking at it might seem fairly minor, but its small usability tweaks like this that become things that annoy you when they are no longer present. Another feature I'm looking forward to is the pop up play functionality, which would allow me to continue watching a video while texting the Fiancée on the train to/from work.
24. Mube1 (Posts: 153; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
Well I m not against design but the design of s2 is much much better than s3,and overall it will be new hw/sw king sure
29. REYNER (Posts: 187; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
nice preview fairly justified, and it makes me much more excited about this phone i have to agree that the only gripes in here is the size (and the plastic back cover?) but over all performance and innovation samsung seems to really nailed this one in. this will definitely be the next android pack leader.. im also excited about the additional accessories that you can buy the moment that SG III will be release the C-pen(much like the s-pen in note),waterproof house cover ow yeah!
31. aoikemono27 (Posts: 177; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
Ha, the way you were passive-aggressively talking about how middling the phone's build and design was while tossing it around in your hand and a few nerve signals away from squeezing it to a pulp and slamming it against a wall. :-p I know the feeling. Frustration from getting something that's near perfect, but then finding this gaping gigantic flaw about it that you cannot ignore. Samsung really lost it with the design here.
Samsung can always be counted on for great performance, great camera, great battery, and overall quality. But it can also be counted on for very cheap feeling phones and an undying dedication to their boy the SuperAMOLED, which I like less and less of as I own more devices with it. I think it's easier for Samsung to change than for HTC, since in Samsung's case it's more stubbornness and ignorance, while in HTC's case, they seem to completely lack the skills, talent, and tech to make their cameras competitive with Samsung and Apple. Ditto to smooth phone performance, optimization, and battery life.
34. REYNER (Posts: 187; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
i have to agree with that samsung phones for me are almost there but its only about the quality of is materials the phone feel less expensive and premium but i still consider this as a great achievement for samsung .
32. louay_joumaa (Posts: 18; Member since: 09 Dec 2011)
we need a samsung gs3 vs htc one x really soon ;)
33. Mube1 (Posts: 153; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
I think htc one x vs samsung s3 vs apple iphone5
35. gearboxboi (Posts: 4; Member since: 13 May 2012)
LOL Ray S. This article is one of the reasons you can never count on PA for sensible articles. You can smell the bias on this guy from a freaking mile. "Samsung has once again nailed it with the Galaxy S III". SERIOUSLY?!
Wanna read something more sensible? Here.
So what did we get? The Siri-imitating S Voice, a quad-core SoC that's already been announced for the Meizu MX, a suite of camera enhancements that rips off HTC's ImageSense wholesale, and a signature animated lock screen that emulates interaction with water, something that's been a live wallpaper option on Android phones since 2010. Oh, and industrial design and build quality that you'll find on any anonymous South Korean MP3 player — Samsung seems to have tried trickling its design language up, never a good idea.
37. henrickrw (Posts: 408; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
I don't agree with the article or anything the verge has to say for that matter, but I think Samsung dropped the ball here.
First of all, the S voice copies no one. They used Voice software for the GS2. Second, if S voice works as it could, it will be 50 million times better than Siri. Now with that out of the way.
Samsung is a HARDWARE company first and foremost. If they couldnt put an AMOLED + in time, delay it like Apple did with the 4S. Or if you can't come up with a new crazy design in time, just use the last one, like Apple. Or they could have spent all the money they spent on software and put it into the hardware, where they excel and clearly have more resources than everyone else. It's depressing.
40. Lboogey6 (Posts: 281; Member since: 31 Jan 2012)
I'm not going to thumb down cause you're entitled your opinion but its understandable to dislike a phone I'm not an iPhone fan while millions are mostly cause they're friends have one but I won't deny it works well in this situation not everyone is a techy needing the thirty five cores and hologram screen or 82 MP camera does the phone is the job done? Does the phone have a good screen so that it performs well to the human eye is it fast does it bring about nice features? Material if someone cries about it one more time look guys if you have broken your "plastic" phones buy looking at them get a Casio I've worked with cell phones for yearshis whole plastic thing isn't that serious some people feel better in a 66 stang made of Steele and some people like the 2013 fiber glass Ferrari. Another credible source GSM arena gave it great marks and spoke about the negatives. You're not forced to buy this phone but if you want something different I suggest the Vega or something not as mainstream sense is the same touchwiz the same blur better but still the same calm down and get something from overseas
41. WILDCAT1935 (Posts: 31; Member since: 23 Mar 2011)
Perhaps the people who sell the larger battery will have a better back panel.
42. animeware (Posts: 24; Member since: 14 May 2012)
The Samsung Galaxy S3 is a wonderful device don't get me wrong. if you choosing a smartphone do research on it before you go out and buy the device just a tip
44. animeware (Posts: 24; Member since: 14 May 2012)
I'm so confused does the S3 have Super Amoled Plus or is it HD?
some people say it's HD and some people say it's Plus i'm confused if it's only Plus it's not as good as the HD is because the HD has a better pixels then the Plus Version.
45. adi4u4882 (Posts: 137; Member since: 10 Jan 2012)
Its Super Amoled HD Display. Which means its using Pentile pixel Arrangement Sysyem.
46. KaamaDharman (Posts: 2; Member since: 20 Sep 2012)
Thevidiya punda phone its just awesome i love it !!! if any doubts any thing about the technical specs call to my number India +91 8012342929
47. KaamaDharman (Posts: 2; Member since: 20 Sep 2012)
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48. adi4u4882 (Posts: 137; Member since: 10 Jan 2012)
Dai loosu kudhi, why are you posting your number as if someone is going to call you.


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On the vein of creating prototypes and then using them for the real
product (I didn't want to hijack the other thread, so I'm making a new
one), I guess I can point to something that went live recently that
Involution Studios helped design and build for one of our clients. A
web page editor for SplashNote Systems called WebSketch, which can be
found at:
Now, before the folks over at SplashNote get the naysayer treatment...
some qualifiers.
* It's an early beta. There's a lot of stuff that needs work (like
instructional text and more feedback on what you can do with the
editor). They'd appreciate feedback if you have any, so please feel
free to send it to them directly.
* Involution designed and built the web page editor only (http://www.websketch.com/editor
but you'll need to create a free account and such to use it), not
the rest of the site. Being a small startup, SplashNote didn't have
the money to pay for us do the entire thing soup to nuts, so we only
worked on the editor itself.
* They decided to make it live versus wait for all of the features to
be fully implemented on the backend, aiming its initial feature set
out of the gate at a consumer crowd looking to create custom page
profiles. There are a lot of features we built into the prototype to
move it beyond that initial group (like small business needs and even
enterprises for intranet website needs) that have not made it into the
live product due to time constraints. Features like data entry with
forms (with edit fields, menus, checkbox lists, radio button lists,
text areas, etc.), data tables hooked up to real databases, comment
objects, templates, linking together multiple pages into a full site,
friend and permissions management, plus more. Although the comment
object should be going live within a week or two with templates soon
They are going to be adding a variety of these features back in over
the coming months, so keep on eye on them if you find the editor
Some of the notable things the web page editor does:
* Auto layout adjustment while dragging
* Search Flickr and YouTube content, live, with hover previews
* Drag and drop Flickr and YouTube videos into page layout. Flickr
images dynamically grab the correct resolution of the image if it
exists on Flickr to make sure the image result in WebSketch is optimal
* Drag and drop Google Gadgets into page layout (starting with Digg
News, mini-Facebook, Hulu video, MapQuest, Weather, RockYou slideshows
and Slide.com slideshows.) More gadgets to be added later as requested
by users.
* Multiple Undo
* Snap to columns and grid
* Auto-Save
* Full inline text editor
* Patterns, Colors and Font styles
Plus the entire thing is JavaScript and HTML. No Flash/Flex, no Java
applets, nothing extra needed except a modern web browser.
This project followed our main design process, where after initial
research and design activities with the client, we went into design
and prototype mode. We built a fully fleshed out prototype that
functioned but it was not hooked up to an engine. The prototype did
everything you see in the live product. Drag and drop, auto
adjustments while dragging, multiple undo, etc. It just wasn't hooked
up to anything. (I refer to this kind of prototype as a concept car.)
We built the prototype in about three months after a month of initial
design iteration, after which the client decided to take a portion of
the features the prototype editor had and make it real to get some
traction with it. At this point, we actually helped them convert all
of the prototype code into production code (which mostly meant
squashing bugs that are acceptable in a concept prototype but not in a
live product) and added the Flickr, YouTube, Google Gadgets and soon
to be added Comments features. That process took about five to six
months and got them to where you see the editor now.
I'd be happy to dive into details in this thread if anyone cares about
the prototyping process we use here to make all of this happen.
Andrei Herasimchuk
Principal, Involution Studios
innovating the digital world
e. andrei at involutionstudios.com
c. +1 408 306 6422

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Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (born January 31, 1962 in Lagos) is a former football defender from Nigeria.
Playing career
An important player for Nigeria, Keshi was captain of the squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and played in five different African Nations Cup tournaments, helping to win the 1994 African Nations Cup.
His last club was Perlis FA in Malaysia. In 2000, a testimonial match was arranged for him in Lagos, Nigeria.
Coaching career
After a playing career mostly with Belgian clubs, Keshi went to the United States to be educated in coaching.
In 1996 he was joined by Augustine Eguavoen, who once coached the Nigerian national team. They played together in California as the backbone of the defense for the short-lived Sacramento Scorpions. Keshi has been a part of the coaching staff for the Nigerian national team, most notably as head coach for the Junior Eagles at the 2004 Olympic soccer tournament.
Between 2004 and 2006 Keshi coached the Togo national football team, unexpectedly bringing them to their first World Cup tournament, Germany 2006. Having secured Togo's unlikely qualification, he was promptly replaced by German coach Otto Pfister prior to the World Cup finals, after Togo showed a dismal performance and failed to advance to the tournament stage in 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt.
However, Pfister did not last beyond a controversial World Cup campaign that nearly resulted in a player's strike over pay and Togo remained without a manager until February 2007 when they re-engaged Keshi in time for a friendly against Cameroon.
He worked as manager of the Mali national football team, after being appointed in April 2008 on a two-year deal.
Keshi was sacked in January 2010, after Mali's early exit in the group stages of the Africa Cup of Nations.On 2 November 2011 he was named the new coach of the Nigerian National Team.
African Nations Cup: 1994 (with Nigeria)
West African Club Championship: 1983, 1984 (with New Nigeria Bank FC)
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Successful and would-be presidential assassins may seem like not-so-promising subject matter for a piece of musical theater.
But once you know that the composer is Stephen Sondheim, the man who made a hit of Sweeney Todd (about a murderous barber and the entrepreneurial landlady who turned his victims into meat pies), the artistic possibilities of Assassins instantly seem richer.
Miami's Carbonell Award-winning Zoetic Stage, now just over 3 years old, has chosen Assassins as its first musical. Opening this weekend 1/31 in the Carnival Studio Theater at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (the Arsht is co-producing the show), Assassins is also the first Broadway-tested musical to be done in the center's more intimate black box space.
Though Assassins debuted Off-Broadway at the end of 1990, a starry Broadway production in 2004 stirred renewed interest in a piece that imagines nine successful and failed assassins — from original presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth to Jodie Foster-wooing John Hinckley — crossing paths in a surreal carnival shooting gallery. Boca Raton's Slow Burn Theatre, which has done several Sondheim shows, tackled Assassins the spring before Zoetic debuted in late 2010.
But as Stuart Meltzer, Zoetic's artistic director, observes, "Miami audiences don't have many opportunities to see Sondheim."
Scott Shiller, the Arsht's executive vice president, is happy Zoetic chose Assassins as its first musical and hopes there will be more to come.
"Stuart jumps directly into the deep end. Sondheim has a very sophisticated style. Stuart understands it and can dissect it," Shiller says. "We want the work we produce together to have the highest common denominator."
Working with musical director Caryl Fantel, Meltzer has assembled a South Florida-based cast whose vocal firepower is formidable. Four are nominees for the upcoming Carbonell Awards, for work they did in 2013. Nicholas Richberg plays Abraham Lincoln's assassin Booth; Nick Duckart is William McKinley's assassin Leon Czolgosz; Gabriel Zenone plays James Garfield's assassin Charles Guiteau, and Clay Cartland is would-be Ronald Reagan assassin Hinckley (a role he also played in the Slow Burn production).
Henry Gainza plays Giuseppe Zangara, who tried to shoot president-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt at Miami's Bayfront Park and wound up killing Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak instead. Irene Adjan portrays a wacky Sara Jane Moore, and Lindsey Forgey is Charles Manson follower Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme; both women tried unsuccessfully to kill Gerald Ford. Chaz Mena is Samuel Byck, who wanted to fly a hijacked plane into the White House to kill Richard Nixon. And Chris Crawford plays John F. Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald — who is, as Sondheim and Weidman see it, heavily influenced by the other assassins.
The focus in Assassins isn't on villifying or excusing its real-life characters. The musical explores a number of issues, including the shattering of the American dream, the easy availability of guns, and the twisted lust for fame that can lead to murder and infamy.
"We're stuck in complacency. These are lives being taken away daily. There's a sickness, something corroding going on, and it has to do with this violence," Meltzer says. "A show like Assassins reflects that back to audiences."
"All the characters in this musical want to be seen. It looks at what they did, why they did it, their reasoning, whether they were mentally ill or not. It asks if they were overwhelmed or pushed to their limits," Gainza says. "It stimulates more intellectual conversation than most musicals."
Zenone feels that the evolution of the country since Assassins was created makes the musical even timelier.
"Everybody has the option of pursuing the American dream, but not everybody gets it," he says. "Now we have [a shrinking] middle class and a lot of guns. How's that going to work out? Theater brings up these questions."
The music in Assassins has great variety, with Sondheim incorporating popular styles from the different eras in which the characters lived. This particular score includes dark music reminiscent of Sweeney Todd, a barbershop quartet number, a beautiful if creepy pop ballad and more. Mena describes the music as "a wire twisted from different strands" and says, "If I were to do this for a year or more, I'd still be learning from it."
As with actors everywhere who tackle Sondheim's work, the accomplished musical theater performers in the Miami cast are relishing the challenge of Assassins. So is musical director Fantyl.
"I told the cast to expect the unexpected. When you find a pattern, he breaks it. Sondheim's work is written for actors who sing. You ask, 'What is the acting goal?' The music always supports that," she says.
Crawford, who has played two different roles in Sondheim's Into the Woods and appeared in West Side Story (Sondheim wrote the lyrics to Leonard Bernstein's music), finds the composer's work unique.
"He writes everything from staccato rhythms to lush melodies. But he's like Shakespeare. He does the work for you. You just have to listen to what he wrote," Crawford says.
Some of Sondheim's work, however, is just plain difficult. In playing Zangara, Gainza has to speak and sing with an Italian accent, deliver a monologue in Italian and sing at the highest end of his register. But that's not all.
"The intervals in Sondheim's melodies aren't what you'd expect," Gainza says. "I have to sing high the whole time while I'm seated on the electric chair, and singing while you're seated is a challenge. Then I have to hold a high A — and I get electrocuted on the final note."
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'Assassins' by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman.
Zoetic Stage production in the Carnival Studio Theater at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts' Ziff Ballet Opera House, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami.
7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday (additional matinee 3 p.m. Feb. 1), through Feb. 23.
Cost: $45.
305-949-6722 or www.arshtcenter.org.
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Maybe Anthony Bennett should take off every night. As the rookie was out with a knee injury, Kyrie Irving recorded the first triple-double of his career, finishing with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 99-79 home win over the Utah Jazz on Friday night:
.@KyrieIrving records his 1st career triple-double (21pts, 10rbs, 12asts) as the #Cavs lead 91-70 w/ 3:49 to go. #AllForOne— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) March 1, 2014
It's the first triple-double for a Cavs player since LeBron James, per ESPN's Daily Dime:
Kyrie gets his triple double. First for CLE since Lebron. Irving also 12 assists ties career high. Far and away his best game of season.— Dime Update (@DimeUpdate) March 1, 2014
It was also the 50th triple-double in franchise history, per Rick Noland of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram and Medina Gazette:
update; Cavs now have 50 triple doubles in franchise history, counting 6 in playoffs. Last 34 before Kyrie had been by LeBron— Rick Noland MG/CT (@RickNoland) March 1, 2014
After the game, Irving said that the fans were doing their best to keep him up to date on how close he was to accomplishing the feat, per Cavs.com:
It felt good. It felt really good. A couple fans were yelling at me 'I need three more rebounds to get a triple double.' I was like 'I got you guys, I got you. Don't worry.' They were giving me a lot of support out there which I really appreciate. To have my first triple-double, especially at home, it makes it that much more special.
The only damper on the night was a fan who decided to run onto the court with 6:20 left in the game. He was quickly apprehended and arrested by police.
This has become a bit of a problem for the team, per The Plain Dealer:
Not sure why #Cavs fans think it's cool to run onto the court, still. This is the third time in the last year that this has happened.— M.S. Boyer/J. Valade (@PDcavsinsider) March 1, 2014
Seriously, the #Cavs are going to need to erect walls around the court if this continues.— M.S. Boyer/J. Valade (@PDcavsinsider) March 1, 2014
That ridiculousness aside, the last few days have been good for Irving and Cleveland as a whole. Two days ago, the Cavs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 114-104, on the road. The All-Star Game MVP led all scorers with 31 points, adding five rebounds and nine assists.
It's a needed boost for the franchise. Things haven't gone according to plan for the Cavs this year, with Irving's performance one of the main sticking points. Many have questioned whether he's been the leader that the team needs.
To make matters worse, ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst reported earlier in the week that 21-year-old may want to play elsewhere in the near future.
Watching Friday's win (and the win over OKC), no one would guess that any such problem exists. The Cavaliers are 2.5 games back in the Eastern Conference playoff race, and with Irving playing this well, it's only a matter of time before Cleveland cracks the top eight.


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APEC EINet News Briefs offers the latest news, journal articles, and notifications for emerging infections affecting the APEC member economies. It was created to foster transparency, communication, and collaboration in emerging infectious diseases among health professionals, international business and commerce leaders, and policy makers in the Asia-Pacific region.
In this edition:
- Netherlands: Lifts ban on avian influenza preventive measure
- South East Asia: Cumulative number of human cases of avian influenza A/(H5N1)
- Pan-Asia: Asia must change age-old farming practices to stop disease
- Indonesia: FAO concerned about bird flu spread in Indonesia
- Indonesia: 15 blood samples declared free of avian influenza virus
- Indonesia: Jakarta closes zoo
- Indonesia: Avian influenza suspected in 3 Jakarta zoo workers
- Indonesia: WHO Avian influenza situation update
- Indonesia: Poultry culling; suspected cases of avian influenza
- Viet Nam: Additional fatal case of avian influenza confirmed
- China: OIE report regarding Streptococcus suis; porcine and human infection
- Philippines (Pangasinan): Typhoid worries
- Russia (Astrakhan): West Nile virus outbreak
- Russia (Nizhniy Novgorod): Hepatitis A outbreak
- Russsia (Perm Region): 4 tickborne encephalitis deaths
- USA (Golf States): Norovirus outbreak among evacuees contained
- USA (Golf States): Post-hurricane Vibrio infections
- USA: Pushes international efforts to thwart flu pandemic
- USA: Boosts medical stockpile for flu pandemic
- USA (Wisconsin): 3 Cases of La Crosse encephalitis
- USA (New Hampshire): Death of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Patient
1. Updates
- Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery
- Dengue
- Viral gastroenteritis
- West Nile Virus
2. Articles
- CDC EID Journal, Volume 11, Number 10-Oct 2005
- Vibrio Illnesses After Hurricane Katrina--Multiple States, August--September 2005
- Serological analysis of serum samples from humans exposed to avian H7 influenza viruses in Italy between 1999 and 2003.
- Influenza Activity--US and Worldwide, May 22--Sep 3, 2005, and 2005--06 Season Vaccination Recommendations
- Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Persons Aged 50--64 Years Enrolled in Commercial Managed Health-Care Plans--United States, 2003--04 and 2004--05 Influenza Seasons
- Direct and Indirect Effects of Routine Vaccination of Children with 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease--United States, 1998--2003
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- Avian Influenza Protection Measures Endorsed by APEC Senior Officials
- Fifty-sixth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific
- WHO/DFID-AHP Meeting on Control of Zoonotic Diseases
- Forum on Microbial Threats workshop - "Foodborne Threats to Health," Oct. 25-26, 2005
- 12th International Congress on Infectious Diseases
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Netherlands: Lifts ban on avian influenza preventive measure
The Dutch government has decided to lift a ban on keeping poultry outdoors. 5 million free-range chickens were moved indoors after news that the disease had spread to Russia led to fears of infection from wild birds. The Dutch reversed the decision after advice from migration experts. The European Commission said the risk of infection from wild birds was not sufficient to justify a ban on Europe's outdoor poultry business. The Dutch government was also warned that their eggs and meat could not be labeled as free-range if the ban continued beyond 6 weeks. The Dutch agreed to targeted "farm-by-farm" measures, including temporary roofing for holdings on bird migration routes. The Netherlands is one of the world's biggest meat exporters. Poultry farmers in the EU should get ready to act against bird flu, stepping up surveillance and preparing for mass vaccinations or culls if the disease takes hold, the EU's food safety agency said. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said the biggest risk of a major bird flu outbreak was if low pathogenic strains of the virus mutated into a more dangerous version and then spread throughout Europe. EFSA said 2 of those strains, H5 and H7, should now also be controlled due to the risk of mutation. EFSA also called for greater controls on the use of poultry faeces as manure. Estimates of the risk of a bird flu outbreak in the EU vary, but the UN FAO said migratory birds could bring the virus with them. EU commissioner for health and consumer protection Markos Kyprianou said the EU should take a coordinated approach to the disease and not impose piecemeal national measures. (Promed 9/22/05)
South East Asia: Cumulative number of human cases of avian influenza A/(H5N1)
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Pan-Asia: Asia must change age-old farming practices to stop disease
WHO said 75 per cent of infectious diseases in the past 30 years originated from animals, and the Asia-Pacific was "the epicenter for such epidemics." Dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, leptospirosis, Nipah virus and drug-resistant malaria are some of the diseases now entrenched in the region. Omi said globalization and common borders had also contributed to the spread of diseases like SARS and avian influenza. "There is an urgent need to strengthen inter-country and bioregional collaboration," he said. WHO's "Asia-Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases" plan launched 21 Sep 2005 calls for greater cooperation between Asia-Pacific nations to ensure early detection and rapid response to emerging diseases. The plan said that although most countries had surveillance systems for communicable diseases, they were not capable of being used as early warning systems.
In addition, the world animal health body OIE said its $100 million strategy to boost veterinary defences against bird flu was the best way to limit the threat of a human pandemic of the deadly disease. With governments spending hundreds of millions of dollars on stocks of anti-viral drugs for use in case the virus mutates to pass easily between humans, it said some of the funds should be spent on animal surveillance and disease control at source. OIE director-general Bernard Vallat said, "If you took 10 per cent of the money being spent on anti-viral medicines and used it on building measures to stamp out the disease, now that would be a good investment." The OIE, along with the UN's FAO, launched its strategy recently and is seeking pledges of $100 million. While most European countries have veterinary systems in place to deal effectively with an outbreak of bird flu, many in places such as Africa need funds to build their defences. Vallat said they would seek pledges from the World Bank, European Commission and US. Vallat said the OIE had sent a team to Siberia to study the wild birds there with the virus to determine if they could spread the disease to Europe. Experts will examine how certain infected wildfowl can live with the disease and if they are able to fly thousands of miles. (Promed 9/22/05)
Indonesia: FAO concerned about bird flu spread in Indonesia
Indonesia: 15 blood samples declared free of avian influenza virus
Indonesia: Jakarta closes zoo
In addition, Governor Sutiyoso said 16 Sep 2005 that all poultry farms in Jakarta should relocate to outside the city in order to stop the spread of avian influenza in the capital. Sutiyoso said he had told the City Agriculture, Livestock and Maritime Agency to find suitable places to relocate the poultry farms. Minimizing unnecessary mixing between people and domestic poultry, in order to limit the exposure of humans to zoonotic infections, is epidemiologically compelling. (Promed 9/18/05, 9/19/05)
Indonesia: Avian influenza suspected in 3 Jakarta zoo workers
Indonesia: WHO Avian influenza situation update
Indonesia: Poultry culling; suspected cases of avian influenza
WHO is prepared to provide the antiviral drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu) if signs of a flu pandemic show up. Shigeru Omi, director for the WHO's Western Pacific Region, said the agency is prepared to send doses to Indonesia "if and when a pandemic starts." A 5-member team of US officials is in Indonesia to find out how the US can help the country battle avian flu. WHO director-general Lee Jong-wook said the agency would not push for a generic version of oseltamivir to increase the supply for people in poor countries. Some countries have suggested that Roche, the manufacturer of oseltamivir, should relinquish its patent so that other companies could produce cheaper versions of the drug. Roche announced in August 2005 it would give 3 million treatment courses of the drug to a WHO-managed international stockpile.
A woman's death from avian influenza in Jakarta has caused considerable alarm there, but genetic tests performed in Hong Kong on samples of the virus from the woman showed that the virus had not yet mutated in ways likely to make it more of a threat to people. The genetic evidence suggests that cases identified so far in Indonesia may be no more dangerous by themselves than the nearly 100 cases recorded since the beginning of 2004 in Thailand and Viet Nam. But the disease remains a potentially serious threat to human health because it could still mutate. (Promed 9/22/05)
Viet Nam: Additional fatal case of avian influenza confirmed
China: OIE report regarding Streptococcus suis; porcine and human infection
Philippines (Pangasinan): Typhoid worries
Russia (Astrakhan): West Nile virus outbreak
West Nile virus was first isolated in the West Nile District of Uganda in 1937 and subsequently has been recorded throughout Africa and Eurasia, probably radiating from Africa northwards to the Mediterranean and southern European regions, eastwards to India, central and southern Asia, and finally to Australia as Kunjin virus. The natural life cycle of this virus involves ornithophilic mosquitoes and birds that migrate between Africa, Europe, and Asia. Infection of humans and mammals in Africa and Eurasia is sporadic and rare. But significant outbreaks, like the current outbreak in Astrakhan, have been recorded. (Promed 9/11/05)
Russia (Nizhniy Novgorod): Hepatitis A outbreak
Russsia (Perm Region): 4 tickborne encephalitis deaths
USA (Golf States): Norovirus outbreak among evacuees contained
Doctors at the complex housing thousands of Katrina evacuees said that they have contained a viral outbreak that caused diarrhea and vomiting. About 700 people have been treated, with 40 still in isolation to contain the virus, said Dr Hermenia Palacio, director of Harris County Public Health and Emergency Services. The evacuees were diagnosed to be suffering from norovirus infection. While the effects of norovirus infection were relatively mild, doctors took the precaution of isolating some people. There have been reports of similar outbreaks at shelters around the country, but norovirus does not appear to be a widespread problem. Palacio said the norovirus outbreak at the Astrodome and Reliant Center in Houston peaked 5 Sep 2005. Such a viral outbreak poses the most serious threat to the oldest and youngest in the evacuee population. While conditions were wretched at first, the American Red Cross, public health agencies, and the homeless themselves have turned 15 sanctioned shelters in the 6-county region of the Mississippi Gulf Coast into safe havens. A survey of the shelters and hospitals by health officials found no unexpected illness during the second week September 2005 and "surprisingly few" cases of gastrointestinal disease, said Mills McNeill, chief epidemiologist for the Mississippi Department of Health. For the latest updates on Katrina visit: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.asp. (Promed 9/11/05)
USA (Golf States): Post-hurricane Vibrio infections
USA: Pushes international efforts to thwart flu pandemic
Commenting on the aid to Vietnam, Marine said, "This network focuses on systematic collection of information about influenza, information about what viruses are causing it, how they are being spread, and how fast." The CDC has signed an agreement with Vietnam to provide $500,000 for equipment and laboratory reagents to help improve lab-based surveillance for flu and to develop a flu surveillance network in Vietnam. CDC has assisted Vietnam's National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hanoi with human flu�related activities since 1998, providing training, reagents, and specimen testing. The funding is expected to total $2.5 million over the next 5 years but is subject to availability. (CIDRAP 9/16/05 http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/panflu/news/sep1605pandemic.html)
USA: Boosts medical stockpile for flu pandemic
USA (Wisconsin): 3 Cases of La Crosse encephalitis
La Crosse virus is the leading cause of pediatric arboviral encephalitis in the US. According to CDC, there are about 70 human cases annually. Its main vectors are Aedes triseriatus and small mammals. La Crosse virus is present in the US to the east of the Mississippi river, and serological studies indicate that human infections occur throughout the range of the mosquito vector. The incubation period is about one week, followed by a non-specific febrile period and an acute encephalitis which may last up to 10 days. (Promed 9/9/05)
USA (New Hampshire): Death of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Patient
1. Updates
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery
Philippines (East Nusa Tenggara)
A recent occurrence of children with severe diarrhea in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province has claimed 21 lives, mostly children, over the last month. In the worst-hit area, Timor Tengah Selatan regency, 16 children reportedly died due to the diarrhea -- the cause of which was still unknown. In addition, 851 people were being treated in hospitals and health centers with similar symptoms. In Kupang regency, 5 people have died, with their deaths attributed to complications as a result of the same severe diarrhea. Head of Timor Tengah Selatan regency's Health Office, Markus NG Righuta, said 31 Aug 2005 that 28 children with nearly identical symptoms were still being treated at hospitals and health centers. (Promed 9/10/05)
Health Ministry Communicable Disease Control division director Dr Ramlee Rahmat said continued monitoring, surveillance, education and co-operation between the public and relevant authorities ensured that the situation was under control, which recorded an average of 600 cases a week. He added that the number of dengue cases had almost doubled, from 507 cases recorded between 28 Aug-3 Sep 2005, to 703 from 4-10 Sep 2005. Dr. Ramlee said that between 1 Jan-10 Sep 2005, authorities were notified of 26 099 suspected cases, with 7604 later confirmed as dengue. He said that 35.7 per cent, or 9313, of the suspected cases were reported in Selangor, followed by Federal Territory with 4072 and Perak with 2164. (Promed 9/19/05)
Malaysia (Penang)
Viral gastroenteritis
West Nile Virus
2. Articles
CDC EID Journal, Volume 11, Number 10-Oct 2005
CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, Volume 11, Number 10-Oct 2005 issue is now available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/index.htm. The following expedited articles are available online: Respiratory Infections during SARS Outbreak, Hong Kong, 2003, J.Y.C. Lo et al. (CDC EID October 2005)
Vibrio Illnesses After Hurricane Katrina--Multiple States, August--September 2005
Serological analysis of serum samples from humans exposed to avian H7 influenza viruses in Italy between 1999 and 2003.
The researchers have reported the first evidence that low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses, and not just highly pathogenic strains, can infect humans. The finding, in a study of Italian poultry workers, suggests that avian influenza viruses have more chances than previously suspected to mix with human influenza viruses, potentially creating hybrids that could trigger a human influenza pandemic. The researchers took serum samples from 983 workers at several farms in northern Italy from August 1999 until July 2003. Several avian influenza outbreaks occurred there during that period, including both LPAI and HPAI strains of H7N1 and an LPAI H7N3 strain. All the workers who tested positive had been in close contact with turkeys or chickens in dusty poultry houses. None of the workers reported any flu-like illness at the time of the avian influenza outbreaks, and only one reported symptoms of conjunctivitis. The researchers call for "permanent" surveillance for avian influenza viruses in both animals and humans and also say that poultry workers should be regularly vaccinated against ordinary flu to reduce the risk of gene-swapping between avian and human flu strains. Editorial Commentary by Frederick Hayden and Alice Croisier to the article is also available at the above URL. (Promed 9/18/05)
Influenza Activity--US and Worldwide, May 22--Sep 3, 2005, and 2005--06 Season Vaccination Recommendations
During May 22--September 3, influenza A (H3N2) viruses predominated in Asia (China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Thailand). Influenza A (H3N2) viruses were also identified in Oman and Singapore. Influenza A (H1) viruses were reported in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and Malaysia. Influenza B viruses were reported in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Nepal, Philippines, and Thailand. In Oceania, during the same period, influenza A (H3N2 and non-subtyped) viruses predominated in Australia; influenza B viruses were responsible for outbreaks in New Zealand. Influenza B viruses were also reported in Australia and New Caledonia. In South America, influenza A (H3N2 and non-subtyped) viruses were associated with regional outbreaks in Argentina and Chile during May 22--September 3 and were reported in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Uruguay. Influenza B viruses were associated with an outbreak in Colombia in July and also were reported in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. Influenza A (H1) viruses were reported in Peru. In North America, influenza A viruses (H3N2 and non-subtyped) and influenza B viruses were reported in Canada, Mexico, and the US. For more information see: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5436a3.htm (MMWR September 16, 2005 / 54(36);899-902)
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Persons Aged 50--64 Years Enrolled in Commercial Managed Health-Care Plans--United States, 2003--04 and 2004--05 Influenza Seasons
Direct and Indirect Effects of Routine Vaccination of Children with 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease--United States, 1998--2003
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Avian influenza updates
A comprehensive review paper titled "Potential risk of HPAI spreading through wild water bird migration", including maps, has been prepared by FAO's avian influenza task force and published in issue No 33 of FAO-AIDE-NEWS update on the avian influenza situation, as of 1 Sep 2005. See http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/subjects/documents/ai/AVIbull033.pdf. For the latest maps and documents from FAO, visit: http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/subjects/en/health/diseases-cards/special_avian.html. In addition, OIE recently held a seminar on the "Structure of national Veterinary Services of OIE Member Countries in Europe" in Russia (http://www.oie.int/eng/press/en_050916.htm).
A current episode in PBS (Public Broadcasting Service)�s �Wide Angle� series examines issues surrounding avian influenza�s potential threat to public health. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/. (Promed 9/9/05; CDC/PBS)
Avian Influenza Protection Measures Endorsed by APEC Senior Officials
Fifty-sixth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific
WHO calls for intensified actions to reduce high infant and under-five mortality
WHO Regional EPI targets: eliminate measles and control hepatitis B by 2012
WHO/DFID-AHP Meeting on Control of Zoonotic Diseases
Forum on Microbial Threats workshop - "Foodborne Threats to Health," Oct. 25-26, 2005
12th International Congress on Infectious Diseases
Symposium on relating microbiological testing and microbiological criteria to public health goals
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APEC Meeting in Korea; recommendations receive endorsement
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The Band Perry Folk Up the 2011 CMA Awards With 'All Your Life'
Song of the Year winners the Band Perry turned the lights down low for their performance at the 2011 CMA Awards of their very folk-inspired new single, 'All Your Life.'
Taylor Swift Named Entertainer of the Year at 2011 CMA Awards
Taylor Swift watched as her name went unread during the first four categories she was nominated for at the 2011 CMA Awards. When Reba McEntire announced the Entertainer of the Year Award winner, it seemed like the world had been lifted from the 21-year-old's shoulders.
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One of the night's most anticipated performances at the 2011 CMA Awards, hands down, was the collaboration between Lionel Richie and some of country's hottest stars.
Jason Aldean Wins Album of the Year at 2011 CMA Awards
While he's sold out stadiums and millions of albums, major country music awards have alluded Jason Aldean … until now. The 'Tattoos on This Town' singer picked up his first ever CMA Award on Wednesday night, snagging the trophy for Album of the Year at the 2011 CMA Awards in Nashville.
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Kenny Chesney once again teamed up with Grace Potter for a heartfelt rendition of 'You and Tequila,' the song they took to No. 3 on the Billboard country chart, this time performing it at the 2011 CMA Awards. Chesney recorded the song with Potter for his 'Hemingway's Whiskey' album.
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Luke Bryan brought his team of sexy female dancers back to Nashville for another live performance of 'Country Girl (Shake It for Me),' a Top 5 hit from his new album 'Tailgates and Tanlines.' The 2011 CMA Awards performance had the audience at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on their feet.
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Taylor Swift sat in at tonight's 2011 CMA Awards to deliver a solo acoustic performance of 'Ours,' pretty much confirming the rumors that the song from her 'Speak Now' song list is likely her new single.
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When Brad Paisley stepped out to announce Lady Antebellum's performance at the 2011 CMA Awards, he stepped out onto an empty stage. Looking around with mock bewilderment for his co-host, Paisley was met instead by a bedazzled Miss Piggy. The muppet worked her wiles only long enough for Carrie Underwood to emerge from backstage in an equally sparkling gown and accuse Miss P of locking her in her dressing room.
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Chris Young took the stage at the 2011 CMA Awards performing his No. 1 single from earlier this year, 'Voices.' The sexy singer was all smiles as he stood surrounded by the ones who have put him at the top of the charts four times now — his loving and loyal fans — at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.
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Eric Church Holds Nothing Back for 2011 CMA Awards Performance of 'Drink in My Hand'
Eric Church opened up a set of three mini-performances to close the first hour of the 2011 CMA Awards on Nov. 9. The North Carolina native sang his current single, 'Drink in My Hand,' and showed millions of people watching on ABC why fans have for years been fighting for tickets to his live show.


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A state fire chief has died after losing consciousness while on an investigative assignment in Santa Cruz.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports that 47-year-old Rob Van Wormer was pronounced dead at Dominican Hospital around 8 p.m. Saturday. He was the Santa Clara Unit Battalion Chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Cal Fire has not released additional details about the circumstances of Van Wormer's death except to say that there were numerous attempts to revive him. The cause of death is also not known.
Van Wormer had spent 24 years with Cal Fire.
Gov. Jerry Brown said in a statement on Monday that flags at the Capitol will be flown at half-staff in Van Wormer's honor.
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JOHNSTOWN - Second-seeded Tussey Mountain let a victory slip through its hands on Wednesday in the District 5 Class A boys basketball championship.
The Titans led by a point with 44.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter but couldn't hold off Shade as the top-seeded Panthers outlasted Tussey Mountain, 52-50, at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Sports Center.
The Panthers' Garrett Berkey made a driving layup with less than 30 seconds left before Josh Barnes converted a free throw with 10 ticks on the clock for a two-point lead.
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Tussey Mountain's Randy Zimmerman goes up against Shade's Garrett Berkey.
Elliott Chamberlain's last-ditch drive came up short for the Titans as the buzzer sounded. The 6-foot sophomore could not get off a shot.
''Both teams played hard,'' Tussey Mountain coach David Bailey said. ''They made the shots at the end, and they made one more play than we did. Two good teams, good game. We had no complaints.''
The Titans led by as many as seven in the fourth quarter but were outscored, 15-6, over the final 5:47.
The Panthers (23-3) boast a 20-game win streak, dating to a one-point loss on Dec. 13 to Hollidaysburg that left Shade with a 3-3 mark.
Tussey Mountain defeated No. 7 Shanksville, 76-42, to open district play before dispatching No. 6 Rockwood, 45-31, in the semifinals.
Despite the loss to Shade that ended Tussey Mountain's five-game win streak, the Titans' victory over Rockwood clinched a state playoff berth.
Tussey Mountain will face the No. 3 seed from District 7 (WPIAL).
''Due to the screwy schedule, we've got 10 days to get better,'' Bailey said. ''So hopefully, we'll get better in the next 10 days. We look forward to the state tournament, and hopefully we'll play better.''
The Titans won the Class AA district championship last season with a victory over North Star.
Tussey Mountain (23-3) was led Wednesday by Levi Neuder's game-high 19 points. The 6-2 junior collected 10 rebounds.
''I thought Levi played well,'' Bailey said.
Randy Zimmerman chipped in 15 points, including the foul shot that put the Titans ahead for the last time.
The Titans led by three points at halftime and four heading into the final quarter despite playing without the inside presence of Eric Shuke.
''He got a stress fracture a couple of Saturdays ago,'' Bailey said of his 6-4 sophomore.
Three seniors led the way for Shade. Joel Kaminsky and Berkey each scored 14, and Barnes added 10 points.
''I can't say enough about the effort the guys put in,'' Shade coach Wade Fyock said. ''It was a very physical game. But I think the senior experience down the stretch paid off.''
Tussey Mountain (50): Zimmerman 5 5-8 15, Neuder 9 0-1 19, Chamberlain 3 2-5 9, Swope 1 0-0 2, DeLuca 2 1-2 5, Fisher 0 0-0 0, Shontz 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 8-16 50.
Shade (52): Smith 4 0-1 9, Kaminsky 4 6-6 14, Kudasik 1 0-0 3, Barnes 4 2-4 10, Berkey 5 4-9 14, Gibbons 1 0-0 2, Knapp 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 12-19 52.
Tussey Mountain13 11 14 12 - 50
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3-point field goals: Tussey Mountain 2 (Neuder, Chamberlain); Shade 2 (Smith, Kudasik).
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Antibiotics may rightly be called wonder drugs, but their use over the last 80 years has come at a price. Through evolutionary mechanisms assisted by overuse and misuse, bacteria develop resistance to new antibiotic compounds soon after their introduction. Today, some of the most virulent bacterial pathogens are resistant to all but one or two agents.
Our experience with one topical antibiotic, mupirocin, demonstrates that resistance can emerge even against agents that are not administered systemically.
GlaxoSmithKline's Bactroban (mupirocin ointment) anti-infective was introduced in 1985 and rapidly adopted into clinical practice for treating topical Staphylococcus infections and colonizations. Numerous studies demonstrated mupirocin's effectiveness in treating primary skin infections, surgical incisions, and accidental wounds. Bactroban soon became the agent of choice for these indications; within 15 years the drug was registered in 90 countries for eradication of Staphylococcus, including such virulent strains as methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).
Resistance to mupirocin began to emerge shortly after the drug's introduction. By 2007 Simor et al. reported that the incidence of mupirocin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus increased from 1.6% during the period 1995–1999, to 7% between 2000 and 2004. Resistance was related to a mutation on a gene coding for the enzyme isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase. Moreover, it became apparent that MRSA could confer resistance to mupirocin through gene transfer to other bacteria treatment.
A more recent study, by Fawley et al, on perioperative patients, confirmed that 7% of Staphylococcus isolates from nasal passages of orthopedic/vascular patients were mupirocin-resistant, a figure that rises to 9% among elderly patients. In 2007, David Warren and coworkers reported that 13.2% of MRSA isolates from patients at Washington University hospital were mupirocin-resistant. These figures have immediate consequences, as Graber et al. noted failures in decolonization in patients infected with mupirocin-resistant MRSA.
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics generally rose throughout the 1990s and 2000s, and will continue to increase despite efforts to introduce "clean" treatment practices in hospitals. The availability of over-the-counter antimicrobial agents, particularly those that were once sold only by prescription, can potentially reverse the positive impact of best hospital practices, and lead to pockets of high bacterial resistance that will be difficult to eradicate.
For example, a study by Upton and coworkers reported that mupirocin resistance in New Zealand hospitals had reached 28% by 1999, due in part to sales of mupirocin over the counter. Upton urged that "current patterns of mupirocin consumption be reviewed and its use rationalized to maximize the chances of this antibiotic retaining beneficial antistaphylococcal activity."
Mupirocin is a good antibiotic, but therein lies the problem. Bacteria have evolved over hundreds of millions of years to evade and adapt to antibiotic mechanisms, particularly when these agents are administered systemically. It, therefore, makes no sense to expose every organ and system to antibiotic treatment when an infection is localized to one area that is easily accessible to topical agents. An unintended consequence of the overuse of systemic antibiotics has been the rise of resistant strains on the skin, which complicates treatment even in accessible areas of the body.
Since 1941, when penicillin was introduced in the United States, every antibiotic brought to market has become less effective (or in some cases completely ineffective) thanks to bacterial resistance. Beginning in the early 1990s this unavoidable problem, coupled with low profit margins, made antibiotics an unattractive business proposition. Companies saw little benefit in developing yet another variant of beta-lactam, quinoline, or macrolide antibacterials as these agents were, for want of a better term, "played out."
That is beginning to change. The sequencing of the first bacterial genome in 1995 presented the opportunity to create new classes of antibiotics that operated through novel mechanisms against both old and new targets. Realizing the full potential of genome mining is still several years off. Thus far, results have been mixed because antibiotic drug discovery, even when based on gene mining, results in only one-fifth of the number of lead compounds per screening program as for other therapeutic areas.
Nevertheless, the rise in resistant super-bugs has created renewed interest in antibiotics. But even those that operate through novel mechanisms share the fatal flaw of first-line agents, namely that bacteria will eventually adapt, and the agents will become less effective.
The intravenous agent Ceftobiprole (zeftera; Johnson & Johnson), currently under FDA review, is a case in point. Ceftobiprole has been hailed as a fifth-generation antibiotic, partly because it short-circuits known resistance mechanisms. For example, Ceftobiprole is active against MRSA and resistant to staphylococcal beta-lactamase, the key mutation that confers resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics. Despite the high billing, researchers have recently discovered Ceftobiprole-resistant strains of S. aureus by simple passaging experiments.
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For some people, knowing they share a last name with a piece of sanitary equipment would be strange. But for the Borers, sewer work is in the family.
At 3 p.m. today, a dedication service is to take place for the lift station on SR 100 near Clinton Mobile Home Court. The station, formerly named after factory Hayes Albion, is to be renamed the Borer Lift Station in honor of Brad Borer, who had a 30 year career at the Water Pollution Control Center, including 17 years as superintendent.
"I never had a day where I didn't want to go to work, but there were days where I really wanted to leave early," he joked.
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Brad's motivation to begin working at the plant was through his father, Burt Borer, who, after 30 years of pharmaceutical sales, took a position as a chemist for the plant after an expansion in 1968.
"It made for a lot of environmental science projects, and that piqued my interested," said Brad, who was in the 8th grade when Burt started there.
In 1977 an opening at the plant came up. At the time Brad was working with his brother at Acme Electric, and Burt said it would be a good opportunity for him.
Brad joked it was time to look for other work anyway, especially as he and brother are both color blind, which limited them when they went on calls together.
"He always thought I was worthless being as color blind as he is. ... You know how big brothers are, very loving," he said.
After seven years together, Burt retired in 1985. During that time, Brad said he went from working as an operator, which he was hired in as, to working with his father in the lab. But while the work interested him, he said he felt the lab was a little confining.
"Enjoying chemistry, I did like the lab work, it was very interesting. But being an A-type, I found it confining to me to be in a room all day long. I would usually try to get my lab work done by noon and get to work on other projects," he said.
And there was plenty to do. Gene Feasel, superintendent at the time, was a proponent of having work done in house. It's a characteristic of the plant which continues today, and Brad said made for a nice change of pace.
"No day was ever the same in 30 years - nowhere near," he said. "So it was very interesting."
Brad said he took over as superintendent in 1991. And despite a major expansion in 1988, employees continued to make improvements.
"We did a lot of things in house, and to take a small workforce and accomplish the bigger projects took some effort from the guys," he said.
Some of those jobs included revamping the sludge handling process to comply with Environmental Protection Agency, a system still used today, and designing and building the compost and brush grinding facility.
"It's very successful and very green," Brad said. "It's a wonderful project."
Brad retired in 2007, deciding it was his time to go. He said it was a bitter-sweet decision, especially as he would have to say good-bye to his colleagues.
"The guys are what make it happen," he said. "It's a 24/7 operation, although its not manned all the time, but without good help, there's just no way to keep up with it. The guys were great over the years."
Although he said it was his time to go, it would not be long before his son, Chris Borer, would begin a career at the plant.
Chris already was helping Brad part time on smaller sewer plants in the outlying area. Having an interest in the process, Chris took wastewater courses from former superintendent Dan McElhatten to get his foot in the door, and was soon after hired.
As for Brad, he said he keeps busy with the part-time sewer work, now being helped out by sons Joel and Nick, who said they also are pursuing their licenses.
Today's dedication service is significant for two reasons. The first is the remediation of equipment Brad spent years pushing to get taken care of.
The other, is to honor Brad and the three generations of Borers who have given their time and talents to Tiffin. And even though Brad joked his name is being attached only because they needed something to call the lift station, it's another reminder of the mark he has left on the operation.
"He's been an inspiration for me and I appreciate all he has done for me and the department," McElhatten said.


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City police officers swept through a hallway at Salem High School with guns drawn Thursday — all part of an active shooter training exercise to prepare them if the real deal occurs....
Swager, I attended a presentation with Officer Davis today. The department and other first responders are well aware that the shooting is typically over by the time they get there. What if it isn't? There is nothing wrong with this photo.
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The school board needs to let them whenever they want, whenever they can inside that school anytime they need to train actively.
I admire and respect each of these officers for their commitment to this and those words are not enough.
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Mobile Military Operations on Urban Terrain. I remember that training and how quickly we threw that training out the door when it came to our schools. It's an overkill of training.
If Panezott is as smart as I believe he is...he will NEVER permit MOUT training. They are street cops Swager in a small department. Aftermath and liability is an ugly reality after a school shooting.
There is nothing wrong with that photo. We don't know the scenario. Davis is sweeping and he knows his next entry door and/or his target...look at his eyes. Don't Monday night quarterback what you don't see Swager.
Confidence, ability to adapt and overcome and learn the layout of that school and it drilled into their heads is all they need to eliminate that threat. There is no perfect plan or solution.
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Too bad the trainers don't know MOUT. There are many things wrong with the photo. A pencil would be a better tool as experience shows the shooters have done their deed and shot themselves before anyone gets in range. I've trained Mout in schools. The building favors the first one inside, not the responder.
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By Thomas Beck
From: Las Vegas, Nevada
Sep 24, 2012
rating: 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
"C is for Climb" has flakes still falling off it and doesn't get enough traffic to clean up yet; thus a top rope problem. Rated somewhere around 10b/c 60 ft to lower set of chains
Originally done with Clarissa Hageman, Neil Marchington.
By Edward Pyune
From: Las Vegas, NV
Jun 19, 2013
rating: 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
|Fun moves, but lots of bad rock. Most of the large flakes make a nice BONG when you knock on them and I wouldn't be surprised if most of them break off soon. Setting up the top rope is also a little awkward. There is a rap bolt near the ledge, but the anchor is in an awkward position. I wouldn't climb this one


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I requisite a pretty long and detailed answer.
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