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*From the Division of Intensive Care (Mr. Pasquina and Mr. Granier) and the Division of Anesthesiology (Drs. Tramèr and Walder), Department APSI (Anesthésie, Pharmacologie et Soins Intensifs), Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Correspondence to: Patrick Pasquina, Division of Intensive Care, Geneva University Hospitals, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland; e-mail: email@example.com
Objectives: To examine the efficacy of respiratory physiotherapy for prevention of pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery.
Methods: We searched in databases and bibliographies for articles in all languages through November 2005. Randomized trials were included if they investigated prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy and pulmonary outcomes, and if the follow-up was at least 2 days. Efficacy data were expressed as risk differences (RDs) and number needed to treat (NNT), with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
Results: Thirty-five trials tested respiratory physiotherapy treatments. Of 13 trials with a "no intervention" control group, 9 studies (n = 883) did not report on significant differences, and 4 studies (n = 528) did: in 1 study, the incidence of pneumonia was decreased from 37.3 to 13.7% with deep breathing, directed cough, and postural drainage (RD, 23.6%; 95% CI, 7 to 40%; NNT, 4.3; 95% CI, 2.5 to 14); in 1 study, the incidence of atelectasis was decreased from 39 to 15% with deep breathing and directed cough (RD, 24%; 95% CI, 5 to 43%; NNT, 4.2; 95% CI, 2.4 to 18); in 1 study, the incidence of atelectasis was decreased from 77 to 59% with deep breathing, directed cough, and postural drainage (RD, 18%; 95% CI, 5 to 31%; NNT, 5.6; 95% CI, 3.3 to 19); in 1 study, the incidence of unspecified pulmonary complications was decreased from 47.7% to 21.4 to 22.2% with intermittent positive pressure breathing, or incentive spirometry, or deep breathing with directed cough (RD, 25.5 to 26.3%; NNT, 3.8 to 3.9). Twenty-two trials (n = 2,734) compared physiotherapy treatments without no intervention control subjects; no conclusions could be drawn.
Conclusions: There are only a few trials that support the usefulness of prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy. The routine use of respiratory physiotherapy after abdominal surgery does not seem to be justified.
More than 4 million abdominal surgeries are performed in the United States every year.1Patients undergoing abdominal surgery are at increased risk for pulmonary complications postoperatively.2Postoperative pulmonary complications increase hospital morbidity, prolong hospital stay, and contribute to additional health-care costs.3
Postoperative pulmonary complications seem to be related to the disruption of the normal activity of respiratory muscles, a phenomenon that starts at induction of anesthesia and continues into the postoperative period.4Anesthetics, phrenic nerve dysfunction, and surgical trauma all impair the function of respiratory muscles after surgery. These mechanisms lead to a decrease in functional residual and vital capacity for many days, and subsequently to atelectasis. In an animal study,5 atelectasis was shown to promote bacterial growth due to reduced function of alveolar macrophage and reduced functional surfactant, explaining the risk of pneumonia.
Postoperative chest physiotherapy was implemented in the beginning of the 20th century; deep breathing exercise was one of the first methods.6Subsequently, a variety of manual treatments including percussion, clapping, vibration, or shaking were developed to improve bronchial drainage. More recently, mechanical breathing devices such as incentive spirometry (IS), blow bottles, intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB), and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) were introduced into clinical practice. In 1994, a metaanalysis7concluded that prophylactic incentive spirometry and deep-breathing exercises were beneficial after abdominal surgery; however, an amalgamation of a variety of different pulmonary end points (for instance, atelectasis, pneumonia, or bronchitis) was analyzed. Thus, the clinical relevance of this positive finding remained unclear. Subsequently, two further metaanalyses8–9 studied the impact of prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy on more specific postoperative pulmonary complications, ie, atelectasis or pneumonia. Overend et al,8concluded that incentive spirometry was of no use after cardiac or abdominal surgery, and we were unable to find any evidence that a variety of physiotherapy treatments were beneficial after cardiac surgery.9
Some methods of respiratory physiotherapy are labor intensive and costly, and some may even induce specific adverse effects.9 To justify the routine use of prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy after major surgery, we need to be confident that the efficacy is worthwhile and that there is a minimal likelihood of harm. Discrepancies in the conclusions of previous metaanalyses may be explained by differences in the selection of analyzed trials and by variations in the choice of analyzed end points. We set out to review the evidence that prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy prevented pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery.
As in a previous, similar analysis,9 we took two pre hoc decisions to ensure that our conclusions were based on both clinically relevant and methodologically valid data. First, in the context of postoperative pulmonary complications, a reduction of pneumonia was of primary interest. Second, in the absence of a "gold standard" intervention, a randomized comparison between a physiotherapy method and a "no intervention" control was the most valid study design to establish the relative efficacy of physiotherapy.,9
Studies were identified using MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register. The search strategy included the free-text terms physical therapy, respiratory therapy, breathing exercise, chest physiotherapy, continuous positive airway pressure, incentive spirometry, intermittent positive pressure breathing, noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, bilevel positive airway pressure ventilation, blow bottles, positive expiratory pressure, postural drainage, abdominal surgery, cholecystectomy, gastrectomy, pancreas, colectomy, laparotomy, biliary tract, gastric, and random. The last electronic search was in November 2005. Reference lists from retrieved reports and from review articles7–8,10–11 were reviewed to identify additional studies. Articles in all languages were considered. We contacted the original investigators by letter and asked for supplementary data related to their study, and for unpublished data.
We included full reports of randomized trials of patients undergoing open abdominal surgery. As in a previous similar analysis,9 we did not consider trials with inadequate randomization methods (for instance, group assignment according to patients' date of birth, or alternate). Relevant trials had to compare any technique of prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy (active intervention) with no intervention (inactive control) or with another method of respiratory physiotherapy (active control). Studies that tested therapeutic physiotherapy to treat pulmonary complications were not considered. Trials had to report on one of five end points: atelectasis, pneumonia, postoperative pulmonary complications, oxygenation (Pao2/fraction of inspired oxygen [Fio2] ratio), and vital capacity. Trials were included if they reported on an observation period of at least 2 days. If end points were reported at different time points, we considered the longest observation period. Information on adverse effects that could be attributed to physiotherapy was also extracted.
Data abstraction was carried out by one investigator and independently reviewed by two others. We assessed for each included study the method of randomization and of concealment of treatment allocation, the degree of blinding, and completeness of follow-up.12 We assumed that in this specific clinical setting, patient and care givers could not be blinded. Extracted data and quality scores were compared; in case of disagreement, consensus was reached by discussion.
We recalculated dichotomous data on absence or presence of pulmonary complications as risk differences (RDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).13When the 95% CI around the RD excluded zero, we assumed that the difference between groups was statistically significant. For statistically significant results, the number needed to treat (NNT), the reciprocal of the RD, was computed as an estimate of the clinical relevance of a treatment effect.14 Event rate scatters were used to explore the variability in the incidence of outcomes.
We screened 437 reports; 62 were considered for inclusion, but 27 were subsequently excluded (Fig 1
). There was one redundancy unit15–; we regarded the more detailed article as the original report16and excluded the duplicate.17 We eventually analyzed data from 35 randomized trials with data on 4,145 adult patients (Table 1
).,16,18–51 Trials came from 12 countries and were published between 1952 and 2005. Six authors23–24,32–33,35,42,46 responded to our inquiry; all provided supplementary information that could be used for analysis. Of the 14 trials that were included in the systematic review by Thomas and McIntosh,7 we included 11 trials16,19,22,26–27,36,41,43,47–48 but rejected 3 trials (2 used a pseudorandomization,52–53 and 1 was published as an abstract only54). Average group size was 51 patients (range, 8 to 445). Eleven trials (31%) described an adequate method of randomization; in 5 trials (14%), treatment allocation was concealed; in 16 trials (46%), observers were blinded; and in 13 trials (37%), follow-up of patients was complete. A large variety of physiotherapy treatments and combinations thereof were tested; they were administered for a period of 1 to 9 days (average, 4 days). Observation periods were 2 to 15 days (average, 5 days).
Thirteen trials16,19–20,22,24,31,37,40,42–43,45,48,51 (n = 1,411) had a no intervention control group (Table 1). Six trials,16,20,24,42–43,48 (n = 614) with no intervention control subjects reported on pneumonia (Fig 2
). In one trial,,43 the incidence of pneumonia without physiotherapy was 37.3% and was significantly decreased to 13.7% with deep breathing and directed cough and postural drainage (RD, 23.6%; 95% CI, 7 to 40%; NNT, 4.3; 95% CI, 2.5 to 14). This trial43 reported on the highest incidence of pneumonia in control subjects of all trials; in the other studies,16,20,24,42,48 the incidence of pneumonia in control subjects was much lower and very similar, between 2% and 5%. In two studies,16,42 deep breathing with directed cough with or without postural drainage increased the incidence of pneumonia; differences, however, were not statistically significant.
Nine trials16,22,24,31,37,42–43,48,51 (n = 861) with no intervention control subjects reported on atelectasis (Fig 3
). In two trials,,24,51 incidences of atelectasis without physiotherapy were 39% and 77%, respectively; these were significantly decreased to 15% with deep breathing and directed cough (RD, 24%; 95% CI, 5 to 43%; NNT, 4.2; 95% CI, 2.4 to 18), and to 59% with deep breathing and directed cough and postural drainage (RD, 18%; 95% CI, 5 to 31; NNT, 5.6; 95% CI, 3.3 to 19). These trials24,51 reported a high incidence of atelectasis in control subjects; in the other studies,16,22,31,37,42–43,48 the incidence of atelectasis in control subjects was much lower and very similar, between 20% and 25%. In four studies, IS,22,48 IPPB,22 and deep breathing and directed cough with or without postural drainage22,31,43 all increased the incidence of atelectasis; differences, however, were not statistically significant.
Eight trials19,22,24,31,40,42,45,48 (n = 743) with no intervention control subjects reported on unspecified pulmonary complications (Fig 4
). Definitions varied widely and included symptoms of acute bronchitis, signs of pneumonia or atelectasis, and combinations of those; diagnoses were clinical or radiologic but never bacteriologic (Table 2
). On the event-rate scatter, a large variability in incidences of unspecified pulmonary complications with active and control groups became apparent, ranging from 0 to approximately 50% (Fig 4). In a four-arm trial,,22 the incidence of unspecified pulmonary complications was significantly decreased from 47.7% without physiotherapy, to 21.4 to 22.2% with IS, deep breathing and directed cough, or IPPB; RD point estimates were 25.5 to 26.3%, and NNTs were 3.8 to 3.9. IPPB,19 IS,48 CPAP,40 and deep breathing with or without directed cough31,42,45 increased the incidence of unspecified pulmonary complications in one study each; differences, however, were not statistically significant.
Five trials16,20,24,40,48 (n = 526) had a no intervention control group and reported Pao2/Fio2 ratios (Table 3
). Values varied from 255 to 381 mm Hg; no significant differences were reported.
Three trials24,40,48 (n = 185) had a no intervention control group and reported on vital capacity (Table 4
). Values varied from 2,120 to 2,816 mL; no significant differences were reported.
Twenty-two trials18,21,23,25–30,32–36,38–39,41,44,46–47,49–50 (n = 2,734) compared 15 different methods of physiotherapy without a no intervention control group (Tables 56789
). There were no significant differences in the incidence of pneumonia (Table 5) or atelectasis (Table 6).
Significant results were reported in five studies.26,30,35,39,46 There were fewer unspecified pulmonary complications with IS compared with a not-well-defined physical therapy (Table 7).,26 There was a better Pao2/Fio2 ratio with a positive expiratory pressure mask compared with CPAP, and both interventions were more efficacious than IS (Table 8).,46 Finally, four studies reported on significant differences in vital capacity values in favor of different physiotherapy treatments (Table 9): bilevel positive airway pressure was better than IS,,30,35 positive expiratory pressure mask and CPAP were more efficacious than IS,46 and CPAP was more efficacious than deep breathing with directed cough and postural drainage therapy.39
In two trials,30,35 3 of 20 patients (15%) and 4 of 14 patients (29%), respectively, did not tolerate bilevel positive airway pressure due to discomfort. In one study,20 9 of 99 patients (9%) did not tolerate CPAP for > 12 h due to claustrophobia, and 4 of 99 patients (4%) had superficial nose ulcers.20 Abdominal distension occurred in 8 of 45 patients (18%) treated with IPPB.22 Finally, in one study,32 an incision hernia developed in 1 of 445 patients during chest physiotherapy. Twenty-six trials16,18–19,21,25–29,31,33–34,36–41,43–45,47–51 did not mention any adverse effects, and 4 trials23–24,42,46 reported that none had occurred.
Authors of 4 of the 13 trials with no intervention control subjects concluded that prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy after abdominal surgery was useful; 1 trial each reported on a significant effect on atelectasis,24,51 pneumonia,43 or unspecified pulmonary complications.22 Authors of 5 of the 22 active-controlled trials26,30,35,39,46 concluded that one of the tested interventions was superior.
Six of 13 trials16,20,24,42–43,48 with a no intervention control group, the most valid trial design in this context, reported on the clinically most relevant end point, pneumonia. Only one of these trials43 showed a beneficial effect of physiotherapy on pneumonia. In that trial, the incidence of pneumonia in control subjects was extraordinarily high, challenging external validity of these data. Thus, the usefulness of prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy for the prevention of clinically relevant postoperative pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery remains unproven.
Most investigators preferred to report on vital capacity, Pao2/Fio2 ratios, atelectasis, or unspecified pulmonary complications. The significance of vital capacity and Pao2/Fio2 ratios are unclear; they may be regarded as surrogate end points, and there was actually no evidence of any improvement in these parameters with any of the tested physiotherapy treatments. The main problem with the end points "atelectasis" or "unspecified pulmonary complications" was the lack of a clear and universally accepted definition. And, as for vital capacity and Pao2/Fio2 ratios, there was uncertainty about the clinical relevance of these outcomes. For instance, "unspecified pulmonary complications" is a composite end point that includes diverse pathologies such as bronchitis, pneumonia, or atelectasis. Perhaps as a consequence of the variability in definitions of unspecified pulmonary complications, control event rates varied widely, ranging from 0% to almost 50%. Composite outcomes are appropriate only when the individual symptoms are well defined, when the components are of equal importance, and occur with similar frequencies, and when the active intervention leads to a similar relative risk reduction of all components.55 This is not the case for unspecified pulmonary complications. A metaanalysis7 reported a positive impact of prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy after abdominal surgery; interestingly, that favorable result was based exclusively on the analysis of unspecified pulmonary complications.
Our analysis has some limitations; most are related to weaknesses in the original studies. For instance, these trials were of limited methodologic quality; in less than half, observers were blinded; one third only reported on details of randomization and follow-up; and in a minority, treatment allocation was concealed. One inherent problem of physiotherapy trials is that the observer only can be blinded. We do not know whether the trials were badly designed or the data inadequately reported; most were published before the first Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials statement.56The problem is that trials of low methodologic quality may exaggerate estimates of efficacy.57 Many trials were of limited size. Small trial size may partly explain the variability in event rates. Also, small trials may be associated with low statistical power to detect statistically significant effects, even if true effects exist. Moreover, small trials are less likely to identify rare events, for instance, intervention-related adverse effects. Twenty-four of the 31 trials did not mention any adverse effects; however, not reporting of adverse effects does not mean that none had occurred. Most adverse effects were minor and we may assume that they are preventable through adequate handling of devices and appropriate training of chest therapists. Yet, the combination of potential for harm and doubtful efficacy further challenges the usefulness of routine prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy in these patients. Finally, as in similar previous analyses,9 a large variety of physiotherapy regimens were tested. This variability suggests that there is no consensus among physiotherapists on how to use these therapies and of what the "gold standard" intervention consists. In the absence of a "gold standard," trials should be designed to include a placebo group or, in this case, a no intervention control group.58 A minority only of the retrieved trials fulfilled that criterion. Finally, we had to assume that patients were treated in upright position and that they were mobilized, although this was not specified in the original trials. The necessary information to perform subgroup analyses to estimate the impact of such measurements on the efficacy of physiotherapy treatments was lacking.
What are the implications of this analysis? There are clinical settings, in which the usefulness of respiratory physiotherapy is based on strong evidence, for instance, therapeutic noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in patients with acute exacerbations of severe COPD,59–60 pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD,61–62 chest physical therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis,63or CPAP for the treatment of postoperative hypoxemia.64 Yet, considering the available evidence, routine use of prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy in patients after abdominal surgery does not seem to be justified. These trials were published between 1952 and 2005, they tested a large variety of physiotherapy treatments after different abdominal surgeries, and the majority of the studies were of only limited methodologic quality. It is, therefore, difficult to draw specific conclusions. For deep breathing with directed cough, the only method that showed some efficacy, we have to assume that the positive results were biased by trials that reported on very high control event rates or end points with doubtful clinical relevance.
The agenda is one of further research rather than of clinical recommendations. With > 4 million abdominal surgeries performed each year in the United States alone,1 it is of economic importance whether a labor-intensive and thus costly intervention with doubtful efficacy is routinely performed. Thus, the usefulness of prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy after abdominal surgery needs to be established in valid clinical trials before this intervention can be recommended for routine use. To avoid methodologic pitfalls in future studies, some issues that have been identified through this systematic review need to be addressed. All patients randomized to the experimental group should be treated with an identical technique of physiotherapy, including similar frequency and duration, and administered by trained physiotherapists. In all patients, further procedures, such as analgesia or mobilization, should also be identical. Trials should be of reasonable size to overcome random variations, and to identify with confidence small but clinically relevant benefits and rare adverse effects. Perhaps the most important potential benefit of respiratory physiotherapy, both from a clinical and the patient's point of view, is the prevention of pneumonia. This end point needs a clear definition; the most appropriate in the context of nosocomial pneumonia may be from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.65When ever feasible, assessments should be done by observers who are unaware of treatment allocation. The observation period should be expanded until hospital discharge. Length of stay (in the ICU and in the hospital) has important implications for costs; these data should be reported. Pulmonary high-risk patients need to be included in future trials. Risk scores, such as the multifactorial risk index for predicting postoperative respiratory failure in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery,66–67 may be used to stratify patients to those who are most likely to profit from prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy.
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure; Fio2 = fraction of inspired oxygen; IPPB = intermittent positive pressure breathing; IS = incentive spirometry; NNT = number needed to treat; RD = risk difference
Mr. Pasquina initiated, designed, and organized the study, searched trials, and extracted data. Dr. Tramèr designed the study and cross-checked extracted data. Mr. Granier cross-checked extracted data. Dr. Walder initiated and designed the study and cross-checked extracted data. All authors participated in interpreting the results of the trials and in writing the article.
References are in alphabetical order. PT = physical therapy.
Less intensive/more intensive therapy.
Deep breathing and directed cough.
Deep breathing and directed cough and postural drainage therapy.
Deep breathing and directed cough and postural drainage therapy and bronchodilator aerosol.
Deep breathing.
Physical therapy not defined.
Three different types of IS.
Positive expiratory pressure mask.
Inspiratory resistance and positive expiratory pressure mask.
Regimen-associated IS and physical therapy.
Bilevel positive airway pressure.
Blow bottle.
Less intensive/more intensive bilevel positive airway pressure.
Blow glove.
Less intensive/more intensive regimen-associated IS, physical therapy, IPPB.
Data from personal communication with main author.
Data are presented as mean ± SD. No statistical differences were reported.
SD not available.
Deep breathing and directed cough and postural drainage therapy and bronchodilatator aerosol.
Data are presented as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated.
Data presented as % of preoperative volume.
Data are presented as %.
Less intensive/more intensive association of IS, physical therapy, and IPPB.
Incidence of major atelectasis.
Statistically significant differences between interventions.
Data are presented as mean ± SD.
Data presented as % of predicted value.
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DeFrank replied to dherrera_96's topic in Sports LogosAll three Redskins super bowl wins happened in the white over burgundy look. From 1979-2009 the Redskins primarily wore white over burgundy. It's their look.
https://twitter.com/RobLowe/status/719999104453988357 Rob Lowe gets it!
The "P" is definitely covering more of the "h" in the first photo.
I'm surprised I haven't seen more comments about how friggin' terrible the turquoise looks when touching just black or grey. Looks like TRON went to the Southwest. This set is hideous, and exactly what MLB doesn't need.
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For the first time in more than a month, coach Nick Saban got a recruiting commitment when William Ming, a defensive end from Athens, gave his non-binding word to the Tide. Ming, you'll recall, was the first prospect to take part in the now-famous video conferencing.
This commitment seems to be a pretty big one. Ming was considering, among others, LSU, Auburn, and Oklahoma. He is rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com. According to Rivals, he is the ninth best DE in the country, while Scout has him 27th.
Any guesses as to Saban's reaction?
"He gave me a hug," Ming told me a few minutes ago. "He said he was glad I made the decision I did. The timing was right. He said he wanted me to help recruit other players."
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BamaOnLine.com has this story. Bamamag.com has this one. Crimson Confidential chimes in here. And TiderInsider's recruiting page is here.
Ming offered an interesting tidbit about this recruiting class: "It may not be as large in numbers as the last one, but it'll have some key guys."
Now, about this video conferencing thing... Did Ming enjoy the fame that came with being the video conferencing guinea pig?
"That was really cool," Ming said. "It'll be something I'll tell my grandkids about, I was involved in Coach Saban's first video conference. But it was also kind of funny. People would joke around that I would be the one to get Alabama on probation -- they didn't understand that it was all legal. It was pretty funny."
Ming described himself as a player whose best attribute is that "I try my hardest." Listen to his coach describe his abilities:
"He has a versatility that is going to allow him to be successful at several different spots," Athens coach Allen Creasy told Crimson Confidential. "The defensive line is where Alabama plans to use him and I think that's where he plans to play, but he's an awfully good tight end as well. That's one of the things that makes him so valuable to us."


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A Portland man has filed a $566,700 lawsuit against the city of Portland and Portland Police Officer Robert Searle for a rear-end collision last year.
Steven Wade says that he was driving on Southeast Fuller Road on Feb. 23, 2012, when he stopped for a pedestrian pushing a baby stroller. Searle, the suit says, failed to stop and rear-ended Wade.
The suit, filed May 8 in Multnomah County Circuit Court, says Wade missed work and lost wages, and his car was repossessed as a result.
Wade says his medical bills totaled $9,114 and his lost earnings were $910. The rest of the claim for damages comes from "past, present and future medical expenses, pain, suffering, lost income, and impairment of earning capacity."
Wade filed a claim with the city of Portland in March 2012; it was denied on April 26, 2013.
Wade also alleges in the suit that the city failed to train Searle, who has been with the department since June 2001, in how to safely operate a police vehicle.
Police spokesman Sgt. Pete Simpson says he reviewed the report on the collision, and it is a "slow speed rear end bump with no damage to Wade's car." He says that all officers go through rigorous training, but due to the nature of the job, collisions are statistically more likely for police.
"It is one of the things that we're more susceptible to than a lot of jobs, for patrol especially," Simpson says. "Our cars operate 24/7 year round. It happens, but we do what we can do reduce it."
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Bishop Ryan senior setter Maddie Lipp had no idea why play stopped early in the Lions' volleyball match against Berthold.
Like so many times before, Lipp set up junior outside hitter Hannah Stewart for a kill. Unbeknownst to her until announced over the Bishop Ryan PA system, it was the 1,000th assist of Lipp's varsity career.
"It's been three years now," Lipp said. "I give all the credit to my team - my passers and hitters. I couldn't get sets without my passers and I couldn't get assists without my hitters. It's really awesome, but it's been a quick three years. That's for sure."
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Bishop Ryan senior Maddie Lipp sets a ball Tuesday against Berthold. Lipp eclipsed 1,000 career assists during the match.
Lipp finished with 10 assists in a straight-set victory against the Bombers (17-11-1) in a non-district match Tuesday. She also tallied two aces in the 25-15, 25-17, 25-18 win.
"Maddie is a wonderful girl and I love coaching her," Ryan coach Kaycee Grochow said. "It's great to have her on the team. You talk to any coach and they're going to say they love their setter. Their setter helps run their team and Maddie is just one of those girls I'm so grateful to coach."
Stewart and junior outside hitter Gabbie Bohl have made Lipp's job easier throughout their three years together and it seemed fitting that one of the two contributed to her 1,000th assist. The 6-foot-2 duo combined for 20 kills and nine blocks.
The Lions (23-6) used large runs in the first and second sets to pull away from Berthold. Tied 9-9 in the opening set, Ryan tallied 11 of the next 14 points. Senior outside hitter Macy Christianson had back-to-back aces and Bohl recorded a kill and an ace during the run. Stewart accounted for four of the Lions' final four kills of the set.
Ryan led by two midway through the second game before recording 13 of the next 15 points for a 24-12 advantage. The Bombers scored the next five points before Stewart closed the set with a kill. Senior Anika Rovig recorded four kills and two aces in the set. Rovig - Ryan's setter with Lipp on the bench - had a team-high 14 assists.
Berthold stuck with Ryan in the third set with strong play by senior outside hitter Bethany Limke and junior middle hitter Madison Erickson. The two combined for six kills and an ace in the final game, but couldn't find an answer for Stewart and Bohl.
"Their size is a factor, but we didn't seal the net on our blocking," Berthold coach Brooke Storro said. "When we did we would get a good block on it, so that's something we need to focus a little more on. Every time we go up, we need to go up strong and seal the net every time we go up against those tall girls."
Although the remainder of their season has no bearing on their district seed, the Lions haven't lost their focus.
"We're hoping to get as many wins as we can because our goal is to get to the state tournament," Lipp said. "We just have to prepare as much as we can and work hard every day in practice and play every game like it's the championship game."
Limke finished with a team-high 11 kills and 15 digs.
Junior libero Maddie Wald had a match-high 33 digs for the Lions.
Berthold hosts Stanley at 7 p.m. Thursday. Ryan hosts Beulah at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 1, 2013) − Lexington is celebrating a major historical milestone today with the 10th anniversary of the passage of the smoke-free ordinance on July 1, 2003. Lexington-Fayette County was the first local government in Kentucky to pass a smoke-free ordinance and represented the 'shot heard round the world' as few communities had smoke-free laws in the Midwest or South at the time.
An anniversary celebration, sponsored by the University of Kentucky's Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy (KCSP), was held at Applebee's Restaurant in Hamburg Pavilion with a brief news conference. Speakers included Lexington Mayor Jim Gray; Ellen Hahn, professor at the UK College of Nursing and College of Public Health and director of the Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy; Mike Scanlon, former Lexington vice mayor and CEO of Thomas and King, Inc. (Applebee's franchisee); Georgetown Mayor Everette Varney; and State Representative Susan Westrom (D-79).
Lexington's law went all the way to the Kentucky Supreme Court and was delayed until April 2004 when the Court ruling upheld the ordinance as reasonable. The ruling said that it was not only the right of government to protect the welfare of its citizens but also the 'manifest duty' to protect the public health. After the Lexington law went into effect, many other communities went smoke-free.
"It was the tireless work of health advocates and the vision of Lexington Health United that drove the push to make Lexington a healthier, smoke-free community. And the Urban-County Council had the guts to do the right thing," Dr. David B. Stevens, former Lexington-Fayette County council member.
Lexington's ordinance, amended in November of 2008, is a 100 percent smoke-free law covering all buildings open to the public and places of employment, and includes facilities and vehicles owned or operated by the Lexington Urban County Government.
"Smoke-free Lexington was an historic moment for Kentucky given our rich pro-tobacco history and high smoking rates. Smoke-free policy changes what people expect about smoking and value about health in a community," said Hahn.
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Joe Osborn (born August 28, 1937) is an American bass guitar player known for his work as a session musician in Los Angeles and Nashville during the 1960s through the 1980s.[2]
Osborn began his career working in local clubs, then played on a hit record by singer Dale Hawkins.[citation needed] He moved to Las Vegas at age 20, and spent a year playing backup for country singer Bob Luman. With legendary guitar player Roy Buchanan among his bandmates, Osborn switched from guitar to electric bass. In 1960, with Allen "Puddler" Harris, a native of Franklin Parish, also in northeastern Louisiana, and James Burton, originally from Webster Parish, he joined pop star Ricky Nelson's backup band, where he spent four years. His playing on such Nelson hits as "Travellin' Man" began attracting wider notice, and he found opportunities to branch out into studio work with artists such as Johnny Rivers.
When the Nelson band dissolved in 1964, Osborn turned to studio work in Los Angeles full-time. For the next ten years, he was considered a "first-call" bassist among Los Angeles studio musicians[3] (known as The Wrecking Crew), and he worked with well-known producers such as Lou Adler and Bones Howe, frequently in combination with drummer Hal Blaine and keyboardist Larry Knechtel - the combination of Blaine, Osborn and Knechtel have been referred to as the Hollywood Golden Trio.[4] His bass can be heard on many of the hit records cut in Los Angeles during that time, along with numerous film scores and television commercials.
In 1974, Osborn left Los Angeles and moved to the country and western capital, Nashville. He continued an active studio career, playing behind such vocalists as Kenny Rogers, Mel Tillis, and Hank Williams, Jr. One count listed Osborn as bassist on fifty-three No. 1 hits on the country charts.[citation needed]
Osborn's instrument throughout most of his recording career was a 1960 Fender stack-knob Jazz Bass, which was given to him by Fender just prior to touring in Australia with Nelson. Osborn said he was initially disappointed that Fender had not sent him a Fender Precision Bass, which he had been using, but he said he grew to like the Jazz Bass because the narrower neck made it easier for his short fingers. He strung the bass with LaBella flatwound bass strings that he did not change for 20 years and his style is distinctive, with a resonant, bright tone produced, in part, by his use of a plectrum (pick).
Many producers and arrangers chose to spotlight his contributions by mixing the bass line more prominently than had been customary, and incorporating brief bass solos into their arrangements.[citation needed] His playing can be heard on records by such well-known groups as The Mamas & the Papas, The Association, The Grass Roots[5] and The 5th Dimension. Osborn can be heard on Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge over Troubled Water" and the 5th Dimension's version of "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In". A song featuring prominently mixed bass in melodic counterpoint to acoustic guitars is the 1972 hit single "Ventura Highway" by the group America.
Osborn also played on many of Neil Diamond's major hits in the late 1960s and early to middle 1970s, including the hauntingly unique bass lines on "Holly Holy" in 1969. Osborn is also known for his discovery and encouragement of the popular brother-and-sister duo, The Carpenters.[3]
Osborn can also be heard playing on several of Nancy Sinatra's 1970's recordings. He was the bassist on the 1977 Christian album Forgiven by Don Francisco.[6]
Osborn left Nashville in 1988 and settled in Keithville in Caddo Parish near Shreveport in northwestern Louisiana. As of 2005, he lived in semi-retirement. He still records occasionally.
In 2010, Osborn was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
He had had a signature bass, named the "Joe Osborn Signature", made by American guitar manufacturer Lakland; however, it is now called the "44-60 Vintage J Bass".[7] In 2012, Fender Guitar built a custom Fender Jazz Bass for Osborn according to his desired specifications. He recorded with this bass for the first time when producing and playing bass on teen musician Matthew Davidson's debut recording.
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- ^ "Joe Osborn". Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ a b Schmidt, Randy L.; Warwick, Dionne (1 July 2010). Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter. Chicago Review Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-55652-976-4. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
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- ^ "The Grassroots official website". The-grassroots.com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
- ^ Album jacket; original 1977 pressing.
- ^ "44-60/55-60 (Vintage J)". Lakland. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- "Fans Ask - Joe Osborn Answers" - Chris May - A&M Corner - Jan. 1, 2013
- "Young Blues Guitarist Wins LPB's Facebook Singing Contest" - Chelsea Brasted - NOLA.com The Times-Picayune - Dec. 4, 2012
- "Boogie Woogie Celebrates Wednesday Concerts" - Marshall News-Messenger - Oct. 23, 2012
- "Matthew Davidson Releases "Step Up" EP, featuring Joe Osborn" - NoTreble.com - Sept. 13, 2012
- "Teen Guitar Prodigy Steps Up with Debut Recording (produced by Joe Osborn)" - PRWeb.com - Sept. 6, 2012
- "Interview with Matthew Davidson and Joe Osborn" - Talk of the Town with Tom Pace - July 28, 2012 on YouTube
- "Stories Behind the Songs: Joe Osborn" - NoTreble.com - July 19, 2012
- "Joe Osborn - a few (hundred) hits" - Vintage Guitar Magazine-July, 2004


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CLEVELAND Mayor Frank Jackson continues to rally community support for his initiative to reform the school district.
His reform plan passed another test Monday when City Council members voted for a resolution which endorsed the proposed reforms. Only two of 19 council members opposed it — Brian Cummins, Ward 14, and Dona Brady, Ward 17.
Jackson and Eric Gordon, chief executive officer of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, also promoted the reform plan to nearly 60 residents April 5 at Gunning Recreation Center in West Park.
The reform plan includes giving the district's chief executive officer more power to fire underperforming teachers and close underperforming schools. It would also include partnering with charter schools, including some that are underperforming. Also, it could lengthen school days and years.
One of the more controversial aspects to the mayor's reform plan, which also requires approval by the Ohio General Assembly in Columbus, is the so-called "fresh start" in which all contracts with the teachers would be torn up. Conditions of employment including pay, teacher evaluations and tenure would be negotiated as if nothing existed before.
Brady equated it with the fight last year to abolish Ohio Senate Bill 5 that would have seriously weakened collective bargaining rights.
"I can't support this until they come to terms with the right to collectively bargain," she said. "All the gains they have made from collective bargaining will be lost. Teachers will be at a complete disadvantage because they have to start from scratch."
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"The record of (Cleveland Teachers Union President) David Quolke is a solid one, so I have faith in the dialogue with the union," said council President Martin Sweeney, who represents Ward 18. "I look forward to the legislative process (in the Ohio General Assembly). It's a global market and our kids need to be more competitive."
The district also faces a $65 million budget shortfall as a result of declining tax revenues from reduced residential property values caused by the after-effects of the foreclosure crisis. A levy likely will be placed on the November ballot to avoid having to lay off as many as 600 teachers.
Cummins noted that many school districts around the country are pursuing similar reforms, which he and other critics called the result of a national campaign to create market-based education. That campaign has been pushed by a half-dozen nonprofit foundations conducting political advocacy in the name of charitable activities and research. One of the biggest funders of this movement, critics claim, is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is six times larger than the nation's second-largest private charitable foundation.
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The 2012-2013 basketball season is fast approaching, which means it's perfect time for players to get working on improving their speed, quickness, and agility.
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Speed is moving from point A to B as fast as possible, such as the full length of a basketball court. But it's not just about a full sprint. It's important to be able to back pedal and side sprint at full speed as well. The goal of these drills is to improve player speed. It's not to focus on running mechanics and technique. Therefore, put more focus on effort and practice running as fast as you can.
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THINK ABOUT THIS ... SINCE 1955 ... THE REVEREND BILLY GRAHAM HAS APPEARED ON GALLUP'S LIST OF MOST ADMIRED MEN IN THE WORLD ... 56 TIMES. YET IN A 2005 GALLUP POLL ... 45 PERCENT OF YOUNG ADULTS EITHER HAD NO OPINION OF HIM ... OR HAD NEVER EVEN HEARD OF BILLY GRAHAM AT ALL. BUT THE ORGANIZATION HE FOUNDED ... IS ABOUT TO MAKE SURE THE WORLD HEARS FROM HIM AGAIN ... STARTING TOMORROW ... AS HE TURNS 95. TONIGHT ... WITH HELP FROM ARGUABLY HIS CLOSEST FRIEND ... AND A NEW DVD ... WE GET TO SEE WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE REVEREND BILLY GRAHAM ... UNPLUGGED. THE BIG THUNDER THAT FILLED ARENAS HAS DIMMED WITH AGE... BUT HIS PASTOR SAYS THE SOUL OF BILLY GRAHAM ... STILL CARRIES IT'S OWN LIGHTNING. ----- 45 36 Spiritually a fireball. I mean a fireball. ----- PASTOR DON WILTON OF SPARTANBURG FIRST BAPTIST ... BECAME BILLY GRAHAM'S MINISTER A FEW YEARS AGO. AND TOGETHER ... THEY SPENT WEEKS ... DOING THIS... 1:20, 2:12, 3:13- "Our country is in great need of a spiritual awakening. ------- A DVD CALLED MY HOPE AMERICA ... PASTOR WILTON ... OFF CAMERA ... TALKED BILLY GRAHAM THROUGH THIS DEEPLY INTIMATE LOOK INSIDE THE OLD MONTREAT HOME . AND THE DETERMINED HEART ... OF A MAN WHOSE PREACHING ... CAPTIVATED THE WORLD. ---- 25 57 And the message is classic Billy Graham. It is so simple. And so full of truth. ----NAT: DVD AND IT'S FULL OF IRONY. 1:20, 2:12, 3:13- "As I look back over my life It's full of surprises, I never thought I would become friends with people in different countries all over the world. ------ IN THE DVD ... THE FAMOUS PASTOR TO PRESIDENT'S ... REVEALS A HUMBLE HEART ... DRESSED IN WORRY. ALMOST LONESOME ... AND YET PASSIONATE IN HIS CALL FOR SPIRITUAL AWAKENING. :16 "Jesus said I am the way that truth and the life ------58 17- His conversation is never far from the Lord Jesus Christ. PASTOR WILTON BELIEVES MY HOPE AMERICA ... IS LIKELY BILLY GRAHAM'S FINAL ON-CAMERA WITNESS ... TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH HE'S CARRIED TO TENS OF MILLIONS. ------- 3 45 He is very deeply concerned. And he uses very strong spiritual language to cry out to God for our nation. For the soul of our nation. -------- HOLDING HIS PARISHIONER'S HAND THROUGH THE PRODUCTION ... HAS REMINDED DON WILTON THAT BILLY GRAHAM IS FAR MORE INTERESTED IN PRAYER ... THAN IDENTITY POLITICS. ------- 24 15 I've heard him many times praying for President Obama. And for Michelle. And for Sasha and Melia. And we do that often together. ---- 2 45 Mr. Graham believed what was the good of making enemies of people, when you know Christ is the answer and you want people to come and hear that Christ is the answer." ----- THE DVD HIGHLIGHTS YOUNG PEOPLE ... THEIR DEEP SPIRITUAL STRUGGLES ... AND BILLY GRAHAM'S BELIEF IN THE POWER OF DIVINE LOVE. ------ "..and I know that they are objects of God's mighty love... 25 35 You will feel the love of God coming through. People will be drawn to the heart of God's love. You get to the end of it, and it's like, wow! ------- AND TO HIS PASTOR ... AFTER 20 YEARS OF PRIVATE CONVERSATION ... THE WOW FACTOR OF FRIENDSHIP ... LIKE THE GRAHAM HOMEPLACE ... HAS ONLY MELLOWED WITH AGE. -- COVERED BYTE 09 09 I love him at an extremely deep level of my heart and soul. MY HOPE IS ACTUALLY A SERIES OF VIDEO PIECES ... AND THE BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION HOPES PEOPLE WILL GET THE DVD ... AND ORGANIZE SHOWINGS IN THEIR HOMES. WE UNDERSTAND SPARTANBURG FIRST BAPTIST WILL SCREEN IT IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. IT'S OFFICIAL RELEASE HAPPENS TOMORROW NIGHT ... AT THE GROVE PARK INN IN ASHEVILLE ... AS SEVERAL HUNDRED GATHER FOR THE 95TH BIRTHDAY PARTY OF THE REVEREND BILLY GRAHAM. AND WYFF NEWS FOUR ... WILL BE THERE TOO. [A23]TEASE 1-A-VO
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ORANGE BEACH, Alabama -- Some folks see chunks of rotted driftwood along the shore and give it not a second thought, perhaps even tossing it back into the Gulf.
Not Darcy Robinson. The self-described driftology artist sees every piece of driftwood washed ashore -- no matter how big or small -- as art. The Daphne sculptor is one of two artists now showing in an exhibition titled Art from the Sea at the Coastal Arts Center through Feb. 14.
Also showing is Nikki Paschen, of Orange Beach, who is exhibiting her body of work she calls Fish Prints.
Both artists were on hand at the gallery on Friday night to discuss their work with dozens of people who came out to meet the artists.
Some folks were drawn to Robinson's large sculptures, including a giant tortoise with stunning detail.
"Something like that takes about six weeks," Robinson said. "It involved hundreds of pieces of driftwood, most of it collected around a cove in Daphne."
Other folks were admiring Paschen's Fish Prints, a process known as Gyotaku. The process involves laying out an actual fish on rice paper, then rubbing out the details of the fish. Paschen's subjects include triggerfish, red snapper, mahi mahi, and catfish.
"This is really just an amazing exhibition -- these two women using things that come from the Gulf," said Noreen Blake, a snowbird from Michigan who attended the event. "Very talented artists."
Coastal Arts Center, 26389 Canal Road, Orange Beach, 251-981-2787.


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6/16 Lineup
The tarp is on the field, and the forecast isn't good, but here's the Cubs' lineup for Tuesday's game vs. the White Sox: LF Soriano, SS Theriot, RF Bradley, 1B Lee, C Soto, CF Johnson, 3B Fontenot, 2B Miles, P Zambrano.
— Carrie Muskat
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Miles in the line-up again. How does that happen?
Fox is up… play him at 3B. If he kicks a couple – take him out – but put him there, play Fontenot (or Blanco) at 2B and get the benefit of his bat.
Since when are we such prudes about who plays 3B? Can he be a worse 3B than Moreland was?
Is there any plan to make up this game? Any game with the White Sox is important. What about the people who bought tickets?


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Derval O'Rourke
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Sunday day of rest??
Nope not today. This Sunday I spent the afternoon at the track with the Cahills playing with the hurdles.
All in all a pretty good way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Hope you had a good weekend wherever you're reading from....
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Derval O'Rourke
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Saturday night secrets (Food blog!)
It's a week before euro indoors and it's Saturday night. I'm in major rest up stage and as my other half is away right now I thought I would share what I'm up too on my Saturday night. I'm cooking and baking. Cool or uncool? Who knows but it is entertaining.
I make a big effort to try to eat stuff that is healthy and also tasty so I spend lots of time on food and trying out different things.
Tonight I had no food planned so I just rummaged in the kitchen and used whatever I had. If you do make either of these change around pizza topping or use loads more nuts etc (whatever you fancy really) These were my Saturday night secret food concoctions...
Tuna Wrap Pizza's
-2 tortilla wraps
-Tin of tomatoes
-grated cheese
-Chopped red sweet pepper
-Tin of tuna
I blended a tin of tomatoes until they were smooth. I used this as a tomato base on both of the wraps. I grated some cheddar cheese (a small amount just enough to melt on the wrap) and put it on top of the wraps. I chopped up the pepper and scattered it on the cheese topped wrap and then spread out the tuna on top of this. I put both wraps in the oven at 150 for 20 minutes (or until they were browned)
I wanted something tasty after the pizza wraps so decided to make myself something. I had loads of ripe bananas which was why I ended up with this flapjack type recipe.
Chewy banana nut bars
Dry ingredients
-2 cups porridge oats
-3/4 cup walnuts/pecans
-1 cup milled flaxseed
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup almonds
Wet ingredients
3/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup honey
3 very ripe bananas
Take all the dry ingredients and put into a large mixing bowl. Melt the coconut oil over low heat, when melted add in bananas and mash then add in the honey and mix the wet ingredients well. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingedients and mix well. Spread mixture onto a baking tray (put grease proof paper on try before mixture) Put the baking tray in a pre heated oven at 150 until golden on top (approximately 15-20 minutes)
I'm off for a cup of tea and banana bar. Mmmmmmm.
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Derval O'Rourke
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Right now I
-Adele's album 21 and Adele herself
-Running again...Hooray maybe I'm not in the scrap heap after all
-Berlino for insisting on dragging me to the park everyday and it actually being a good laugh
-Butternut squash for being so versatile and lovely to eat
-Nando's restaurant (In Dublin it's in dundrum in Cork it's in Mahon point)
-Air France (completely lost my bag and have been a nightmare to deal with. Goodbye clothes)
-Pernickety groin
-Random politicians leaving loads and loads of leaflets through my door
-The guard who gave me a parking ticket for parking on double yellow lines in the snow when I could not see them because of the snow, not an enjoyable way to spend €65.
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Derval O'Rourke
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Getting there...
I thought I would do a bit of a blog update. I was at the national indoors on Saturday evening briefly and lots of very nice people were enquiring and hoping for me that my leg was getting better. So for you people that I didn't talk too here is an update. I had some time off and then went back in the gym to rehab. I was advised to take 4 days off to let my leg settle down. In the middle of the season this is never what I want but I'm experienced enough to know when to be sensible. I was in the gym today (which meant I missed all the Sunday action in the nationals) and was able to do a lot with no problems at all. The plan is tomorrow to do some running. I am so excited about this. I have really missed training in the past few days. I love being at the track with our little group and it's crap to have to take some time to recover. I think when I have little set backs it makes me way more appreciative of being able to run. I have had major withdrawal symptoms the past few days. I was kinda sad being in the odyssey but not being able to run. At the same time it's part of the job so I just need to get on with it.
Team Cahill was well represented in the Odyssey. Both Ailis and Ian won the nationals in their events. Ailis ran another p.b this indoor season 7.32. Ireland has a huge tradition in distance running so I think sometimes that people don't realise how quick some of the sprinters run. 7.32 is fast, fast running and I was really happy to see that she was athlete of the meet. Another great weekend running by Mary Cullen was also impressive.
I spent the weekend hanging out with a friend of mine that I hadn't seen in ages. It was great fun to catch up and Berlino got to meet the puppy Blaney and play so all around it was good fun.
Fingers crossed for a good few days ahead.
Mind yourselves,
Derv x
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Derval O'Rourke
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Grrrr Groin
Hello hello hello....
Well my stupid annoying groin has taken longer to settle than I hoped so I have to skip racing this weekend. I've had it investigated and there is very little wrong with it but it needs a few more days to settle. I'm good to run but hurdling is too risky.
On a scale of 1-10 of frustrating it is about 100!!!! I don't like to miss races but that's the way it goes. Athletes are not machines! Feel free to send me some patience....
That's all for now.
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Derval O'Rourke
Friday, February 11, 2011
Indoor 2011 update
Hi All,
Well there is so much to talk about and it's late so I shall try to keep it brief. My indoor season has kicked off. I ran at a meet in Linz and was 2nd in a time of 8.16 (very average). I then ran in Lievin (love love love this meet it has cheerleaders and everything what more could you want?!) I came 3rd and ran 8.03 (little bit more respectable).
My two weeks before indoors was disrupted which meant I missed out on hurdles, in Linz I was very rusty but in Lievin I was starting to find my feet. my last session before Linz I fell in training. Outside of the embarrassment (falling over just is not cool) I managed to take a large chunk of skin off my knee so it has taken some time for me to be able to bend my knee. I can now report I have full ability to bend my knee (phew). I have attached a very gross photo of it, hurdlers just are not attractive are they?
Where too now? Originally I had scheduled in to race in Karlsruhe this coming Sunday but that has been scrapped. Instead I'm doing some hurdles work for a week and then I will be back out there racing. I had a tight groin this week and Sean won't risk anything. He is the boss so no Karlsruhe for me.
I need to give a shout out to Mary Cullen on the blog. She ran her first indoor meet in 2 years and ran very well in Lievin. She showed why she owns a nice shiny medal from european indoors. Mary has become an honorary member of our training group in recent times. If she starts to run wicked fast last 60metres in races and dipping like a sprinter Ailis and I will have to take full credit.
Last but not least for those of you baffled at my last very small blog post I will give an explanation. Whilst I was away racing in France it seems that there was another Derval O' Rourke back in Ireland. I read online that the other Derval was confirming entry into races and everything. Hence why I was wondering would the real Derval O Rourke please stand up. So if anyone happens to stumble across her please tell her to behave!
I have a very healthy and tasty banana bread in the oven that I need to go rescue. No more time for blogging....
Derval x
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Derval O'Rourke
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
May I have your attention please will the real derval o Rourke please stand up?
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I'm thinking of taking the loss I currently have and buying back after 30 days. Thoughts on price of LNCO after 30 days?
It's real simple - sell your LNCO and buy LINN. Thirty days later, do the reverse. No lost opportunity and you got the full tax loss.
I'm not so sure that wouldn't be a violation of the wash sale rules. LNCO and LINE are essentially the same company.
I say if you think the deal goes through this could pop 7, 8, or 9 real fast. and you would get to buy a lot higher than you sold. I always hope to pay a lot of taxes at the en of year means I made a lot of money. oh ps if you want to take a loss sell this and buy line as replacement. to my knowledge would be a different holding, if you think deal goes through. just a thought.
I would just hold the stock and collect the dividend for now.
If the bottom is not in were darn close to it.You have 4 1/2 months left to sell for a 2013 loss.
You can't lose much more at this point.
If it's in your IRA account (my case) you can't even put this loss against your gains. And they pay dividends. So why bother selling? I just added yesterday.
Ever heard of averaging down?
Ever heard of averaging up?
It works better.
Ever heard of offsetting capital gains with losses? Selling the stock now and buying back later would provide a good tool to lower capital gains tax.
well, if you believe in buying high and selling low...o.k...............
I have some gains that I can use the loss to offset. I like the stock and want to buy it back. My thoughts are if LNCO is going lower or staying flat in the next 30 days then the loss is actually valuable in lowering my capital gains from the sale of a different stock. Just want an opinion on where the price of LN.CO might go which NO ONE has offered.
I would buy the replacement shares now and then wait 30 days and sell the other shares for your loss. If you have the extra cash and a strong stomach. I bought at $36 and been thinking about buying more now. This stock could go either way real fast.
Sentiment: Buy
I just added today.. :)
Sentiment: Buy
Good idea. Thanks
Depends on your situation?


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In response to "UH to build new facility in Euclid: Selling site to Clinic not in hospital's plans" (Tuesday):
I wish the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals would cooperate instead of always competing. Each is renowned for its specialties. Medical care in Northeast Ohio would be much improved if these hospital systems weren't trying to provide care in all of the specialties instead of perfecting the ones at which each excels. Equipment could be shared, and medical costs might be lowered.
Carol David, Kirtland


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Tyler Fernstrom scored a game-high 25 points and Anton Dean continued his stellar play with a 24-point performance Friday to lead Hillsboro to a 65-52 Pacific Conference upset victory over Forest Grove.
The performance by Dean, a sophomore guard, followed up a 25-point effort in the Spartans' 38-24 Tuesday victory over Glencoe, giving Hilhi (4-17 overall, 3-8 conference) its first winning streak of the season at two games. Fernstrom, a junior guard, helped the Spartans' offense score 20 points in both the third and fourth quarters to pull away after leading 25-15 at halftime.
The loss is a setback for Forest Grove (12-9, 4-7), which now trails fourth-place McMinnville by two games after the Grizzlies beat Tualatin on Friday. Freshman guard Taylor Jensen led the way for the Vikings with 22 points. Forest Grove's leading scorer, Michael Garcia, was held to five points.
Forest Grove plays at last-place Newberg tonight, while Hilhi plays at first-place Tigard.
Spartans girls rally for victory over Forest Grove
The Hillsboro girls basketball team scored its second Pacific Conference win Friday with a come-from-behind 35-33 win over Forest Grove.
The Spartans (10-11 overall, 2-9 conference) outscored the Vikings 12-4 in the fourth quarter to overcome a 29-16 fourth-quarter deficit. Cassidy Estep each scored eight points to lead the Spartans, while Courtney Briscoe and Anna Mathisen each scored six points.
Madi Andressen led Forest Grove (11-10, 3-8) with 11 points.
Westview boys rally for victory over Sunset
Julius Rucker's three-pointer at the end of the third quarter sparked host Westview to a hard-fought 58-52 Metro League boys win Friday over Sunset.
Sunset (12-8 overall, 3-4 Metro) had a four-point lead at halftime. Tyler Gutierrez and Adam Mead led the Apollos with 18 and 14 points, respectively.
Westview (11-9, 4-3) made adjustments at the break, and came out playing tighter defense in the second half. But it was Rucker's 30-foot bank shot to beat the third-period buzzer that shifted momentum to the Wildcats.
Dyrall Goods was the top scorer for Westview with 21 points. Isiah Denson hit 7 of 10 free throws for Westview in the crucial fourth quarter and Alex Carrick hit 10 of his 16 points in the second half.
Westview plays at second-place Southridge, which leads the Wildcats by a game in the league standings, at 7:15 tonight.
Nared has big night, Westview girls continue to roll
The Westview girls basketball team continued to cruise through its Metro League schedule with a 78-39 victory Friday over Sunset.
Junior post Jaime Nared led the Wildcats (17-3 overall, 7-0 league) with a game-high 29 points, while senior forward Sarah Curl added 13 points.
Westview has won its league games by an average of 27.5 points per game. The Wildcats play host to Southridge on Wednesday.
McCaffrey, Riddle lead Century in rout
Madison McCaffrey and Sam Riddle led Century's 84-48 rout of Glencoe with 17 points apiece in Pacific Conference boys basketball action Friday at Glencoe High School.
The two seniors led four double-digit scorers, which also included 10 points each for Austin Flues and Jamel Liggins.
Century (15-6 overall, 9-2 conference) jumped out to a 23-11 first-quarter lead en route to the easy win. The win, coupled with Tualatin's 86-77 overtime loss Friday to McMinnville, moved Century alone into second place in the conference standings. The Jaguars play host to Tualatin at 7:15 tonight.
Kyle Mincemoyer led Glencoe (4-17, 2-9) with 13 points.
Southridge girls prove too much for Aloha
The Southridge girls basketball team (10-11, 5-2 Metro League) controlled the game with their full-court pressure to hand visiting Aloha (10-11, 1-6) its sixth loss in a row with an 80-41 defeat.
Southridge senior Kylie Dummer had 15 points including nine from three-pointers in the first quarter as she went on to lead all scorers with 27 points. Dummer ended the game with five made shots on six attempts from beyond-the-arc. Sophomore post Margaret Brock added 15 for the Skyhawks.
Sophomore Nobelilani Wainaiole scored team-high nine for the Warriors.


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With the warm summer days here to stay, hanging out by the beach and gathering shellfish has become a popular hobby, but with high temperatures and low tides, harvesters must beware of increased health risks.
The Washington State Depart-ment of Health issued a warning that the hot weather forecast for the next few days combined with low daytime tides expose shellfish to the sun, increasing the risk of illness after consumption.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a bacteria found naturally in the environment, grows during warm weather. More than 100 people in Washington got sick with vibriosis last year after eating raw oysters.
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Download Your TAA Application Prior to Visiting the Properties
The Texas Association of Apartments is a non-profit trade organization made up of owners, builders, developers, and property management firms and companies that actively represent the entire rental housing industry at the state capitol and at least 25 state regulatory agencies.
Filling out the Texas Association of Apartments Application is often a crucial part of the the approval process for your next apartment home. The application, also known as a Texas Rental Application, provides the apartment community information about you such as your credit history and criminal history. Other relevant information required is who will live with you, and, if you have pets, what kind and how many.
Remember that TAA applications should only be used by Texas licensed real estate agents, so consult your apartment locator. Your locator is an excellent source for all of these questions and issues raised, so feel free to ask for help and clarification throughout the entire process of finding your next home.