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AI Letter, October 28, 2011 - HPC Cord Blood
Our STN: BL 125391/0
Clinimmune Labs
Attention: Sharon Miller
12635 East Montview Blvd, Suite 300
Aurora, Colorado 80045
Dear Ms. Miller:
We are reviewing your biologics license application (BLA) dated April 29, 2011 including amendments dated June 28, and September 27, 2011, for Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HPC), Cord Blood and have determined that the following information is necessary to take complete action. Please promptly submit your written response to the following items so that we may continue evaluating your BLA:
- Please submit the collection validation, --(b)(4)-- processing validation, and -----(b)(4)----- freezer validation as discussed during inspection and previous teleconferences.
- Please provide validation outcome of the "large" shipping container for the shipment of the collected CBUs for processing.
- Please provide your stability testing protocol and summary.
- Please ensure that the samples you use for your stability study represent both -----------(b)(4)------ methods.
- Please include TNC recovery, CD34 recovery, viability, (b)(4) assay and sterility tests in your product stability study.
- Please submit the cell count and -----(b)(4)----- viability test validations as discussed during inspection.
- We note that you provided data on the "media suitability" aspect of your proposed sterility assay but did not test for the bacteriostatic/fungistatic property in the final test article, in your -----------------(b)(4)-------------------. Please test for the bacteriostatic/fungistatic property of the ------------(b)(4)--------------- by the following method and recommendations and submit the data for our review:
- Please inoculate each -----------------------------------------(b)(4)------------------------------- culture bottles with less than 100 CFU (absolute number) of test microorganisms and ----------------(b)(4)-------------- processed from whole cord blood units, and incubate the bottles in the ------(b)(4)------ instrument as per ---(b)(4)--- recommendation to find the minimum time to detection (all detection times should be reported as number of hours).
- Your panel of test microorganisms should include the five previously used microorganisms (coagulase negative ----------------------------------------------------------(b)(4)-------------------------------------------------------------------) and the following classes of microorganisms: i) aerobe (--------------(b)(4)------------ Micrococcus luteus), ii) spore forming bacteria (Bacillus subtilis), iii) mold (-------(b)(4)-------) and iv) slow growing fungi (----------(b)(4)-------------).
- We recommend that you use culture bottles inoculated with less than 100 CFU (absolute number) of test microorganisms but without ----(b)(4)----, as positive controls as this to interpret the data in case the -------------(b)(4)------------- has any species-specific bacteriostatic/fungistatic property.
- Please ensure that the --------(b)(4)--------- used in this study are processed from whole cord blood units and using the same processing method and reagents as described in your BLA application.
- Please ensure that none of the donor mothers of the used cord blood units were on antibiotics preceding the collection, as this could adversely affect the results of the study.
- For this study, please incubate all bottles until growth is detected or until 14 days.
- Please describe how you have assessed the ruggedness and robustness of your proposed sterility test method. For guidance please refer to our rapid microbiology sterility test validation draft guidance document (Draft Guidance for Industry: Validation of Growth-Based Rapid Microbiological Methods for Sterility Testing of Cellular and Gene Therapy Products, 2008; http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/
- It is unclear if you are using a graph of level of ---------(b)(4)--------- for analyzing the positivity/negativity of the sample using the ------(b)(4)------ instrument – if yes, please provide representative graphs for typical positive, typical negative and questionable cultures.
- Based on the information you have provided for collections at non-fixed sites, we understand that the maternal risk questionnaires are sent to the donor in advance and are self administered. According to the DE guidance (section IV.C), the donor history interview is defined as a documented dialogue concerning the donor's medical history and relevant social behavior. Please explain when the completed questionnaires are reviewed with the donor and provide applicable SOPs.
- In your response letter dated September 16, 2011, you indicated that at the time of collection at non-fixed sites, the birth mother completes an abbreviated health update. Please explain how the birth mother determines whether or not there are any changes in the health history. For example, do you provide a copy of the maternal risk questionnaires that the mother had completed initially?
- The IQ/OQ/PQ documents that you have submitted for the donor infectious disease testing validation are not adequate. At minimum, the validation should demonstrate that the test kits work the way they are supposed to at the contract testing laboratory with various operators (e.g. recent proficiency records).
- Please clarify the following in SOP C1.200.4, section entitled "Recipients & Donors: Confirming & Documenting Risk":
- Is confirmatory testing (CMV (b)(4), Hep C virus (b)(4) and HIV-1 and HIV-2 (b)(4)) performed on a thawed sample of all units collected prior to May 25, 2005 and those released outside of the NMDP? If yes, please specify that units will be used under an IND.
- Please explain why the donor risk assessments listed on pages 5 and 6 do not include all the risks listed on the NMDP Maternal Risk Questionnaire action form and the risk factors assessed during the review of medical and physical examination records.
- Please submit the SOP that describes how the birth mother's medical records are obtained for collections performed at non-fixed sites. According to the Cord Blood Collection Agreement, the clinician agrees to provide only the baby's medical records.
- Please clarify whether or not the maternal blood specimens are processed prior to shipment to the contract testing laboratory (refer to SOP D9.200.6, step 5). If they are processed in your laboratory, please provide the SOP.
- On the HPC, Cord Blood Batch Unit Release Report, the following information was absent:
- There is no designated section for the cord blood unit ID#.
- Final donor eligibility determination not documented.
- Please provide the following information that was requested during the teleconference on 10/3/11:
- Please revise the following SOPs to clearly identify the infectious disease tests that you currently perform:
- C1.100.3: NAT HIV/HCV, (b)(4), NAT HBV not listed, (b)(4) listed instead of (b)(4)
- C1.200.4: NAT HBV not listed
- C1.110.4: HIV (b)(4) and ---(b)(4)--- for HIV listed
- Please submit the revised SOP(s) that clearly defines the criteria for assessment of the birth mother for possibility of plasma dilution prior to obtaining the infectious disease testing specimens.
- In regard to HVAC qualification, provide a detailed revalidation/validation document to confirm that the system performance is within the predetermined accepted criteria for relevant parameters including differential pressure and air volume exchange per hour.
- The Environmental Monitoring program Performance Qualification study was not conducted to assess the initial facility environmental monitoring status for all classified areas. Please clarify.
- Shipping validation of the container used for transport of product from the firm to transplant centers is incomplete in that the validation study was not performed using the worst case scenario. Specifically the shipping container was validated statically and not during an actual shipment of the product or its surrogate. Please clarify.
- Please provide documentation supporting that the current computer system used at ClinImmune is Part 11 compliant. Provide a copy of SOP B9.430.3 and B9.450.1 describing the procedure for data entry.
- Provide information on your plans to segregate the cord blood IND units from the licensed product.
- Please provide your SOP that describes how you collect and manage the safety data, and your plan to ensure the quality of the collected data.


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Amy Boyer, 20, was leaving work in October 1999 when she was shot to death by a former high school classmate who then killed himself.
Liam Youens, who chronicled his obsession with Boyer and his plot to kill her on a Web site, had paid Docusearch Inc. about $150 to get her Social Security number and other information, including her work address.
Docusearch claimed none of the information it provided was private, but Helen Remsburg sued the Ashburn, Va., company in U.S. District Court four years ago, arguing it invaded her daughter's privacy and broke other laws in helping Youens find her.
Tim Remsburg, Amy Boyer's stepfather, said he and his wife wanted their day in court but grew frustrated with the court system.
"This has never been about money," he said Wednesday. "There's just so many things that are still wrong, but we had to make a decision. We needed to get our lives back and focus on putting this behind us a little bit."
Remsburg said the couple will continue to honor Amy's memory by spreading her story to the public and policy makers. And he believes the lawsuit, though it never went to trial, received enough publicity that information brokers such as Docusearch now think twice about selling private information.
The family accomplished part of its goal when the state Supreme Court ruled last year that private investigators or information brokers have legal obligations to people whose information it sells.
"Information brokers such as Docusearch will have to pay attention to whom they are providing people's private information," said David Gottesman, the couple's lawyer. "We have said from the beginning that Docusearch laid a red carpet for Mr. Youens right to Amy's place of employment, and she never knew it was coming."
Gottesman argued that Docusearch should have notified Boyer that Youens was requesting the information, and made sure he had a legitimate reason for seeking it. But Docusearch said it would have a duty to someone whose information it sells only if it knew the sale would increase the risk of a violent attack. A lawyer for the company did not return a phone call Wednesday.
Helen Remsburg urged parents to remain vigilant about information on the Internet that might put their children at risk.
"If only we had typed our daughter's name into any search engine, the Amy Boyer Web site that was posted by her killer would have come up, and we could have called the police," she said in a statement. "This may never have happened."

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|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|7 nights
Our 3 Bed 2 Bath villa is situated in the quiet gated community of Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club. It is a large spacious home with vaulted ceilings, tiled floor in the family room and kitchen, wooden floors in the bedrooms and air con through out. Our master bedroom has a comfortable queen US / king UK bed, walk in closet and it's own full bathroom and TV. Along with the lounge it has patio doors onto our large south facing deck and pool with covered lanai for all year sun, we have pool side tables, seating and recliners, enough for 8. Our second bedroom has a double bed and our third is a twin, both have built in wardrobes and they share a full bathroom. Our lounge is very spacious and comfortable with high vaulted ceiling, patio doors onto the deck and two sofas, one of which is a sofabed and a TV. Our dining area is just of the family room and kitchen, it's open and bright with a table and seating for 6 and our kitchen is a good size with all you'll need for everything from the morning coffee onwards.
Golf: Southern Dunes Golf and Country Club is a top ranked course enclosed in a secure, gated community which is so popular because of its close proximity to Disney
The course is impeccably maintained, as are the surrounding lush gardens. There is a superb clubhouse with all the facilities you would expect, lunch and drinks available, pro shop and buggies. Golf is easy to pre book, full information available from the clubhouse. There are several further courses within a few minutes drive from Southern Dunes, such as Diamond Back which also has a fantastic reputation, and Champions Gate.
Hello, as you know my name is Beth and I'm the person who organises our family holiday home on Southern Dunes. What else? Well I'm English, I live in Devon, I'm middle aged, have a husband and daughter, all the usual stuff but what is more important is the importance I put on providing a good quality stay for my guests and that is how I think of the people who stay at our home, my guests.
I love to travel and the accommodation is very important to me, nothing spoils a holiday as much as bad accommodation and that is why I work hard to make sure everything is as it should be at our home. My family and friends spend several months a year at our home so we can keep everything up to scratch, we change, add or improve something on every visit !
I think it is important for guests to have confidence when booking their holiday home and I do all that I can to make this happen. From the first enquiry onwards I always answer emails quickly, usually within a couple of hours, my phone number is on our listing and guests have my address so I'm always here to help. The happiness of my guests is important to me.
For me, one of the things that gets me through a tough day is the thought of sitting on the deck, warm, peaceful and with family and friends and it would be great to think that others may find that too.
Beth George purchased this villa in 2005
What we love about our home is it's size and location. We often holiday with family and friends and in the past we have found the accommodation disappointing, technically it has enough beds for all of us but it really isn't comfortable to spend time in, you feel you have to go out to get some space. Well not here we have a good size home, 12-foot vaulted ceilings, a large south facing deck and pool, a large family room that overlooks the pool, as does the master bedroom and we have 2 bathrooms. So we can all enjoy the space and comfort of a larger holiday home. Something else I love about the location of our home, is it's only a few minutes from Win-Dixie, Wal-Mart, the bank, restaurants and take-aways, so I don't have to keep asking my husband to drive me, I can just walk. Southern dunes is a very safe place to walk or jog, there are friendly and helpful security guards at the gate house 24/7 and they also patrol the community but more than that there are residents and other holiday makers about all the time. Southern Dunes isn't one of the ghost communities that people just return to at night to sleep.
And then there's the golf! The course itself makes a beautiful backdrop, it meanders through the houses giving Southern Dunes an open spacious feel, it's just great to look at, even if like me you don't play. But if you do like a game the course is nationally ranked and both enjoyable and challenging to play. The clubhouse serves good food too and of course it is all open to the public.
I hope to welcome you to our home and that you enjoy your holiday as much as we do, my management company and I will do all that we can to make your stay all that you want.
We bought our home in 2005 for all the family to enjoy and all three generations (hopefully four soon) do at every opportunity. Southern Dunes is great for us, it is close to everything but not too close, we have Highway US 27 running straight past the front gate. it goes north to Orlando and south to Miami, but when you're relaxing on the deck it doesn't intrude and we are just 10 minutes from Interstate 4 Highway (I-4) which takes you east to the parks and all the other attractions of Orlando or west to Tampa, Clearwater or St Pete's.
The airport is convenient but we're not on the flight path, we can walk to the supermarkets but there's no traffic jams or noise from them, we have restaurants and takeaways within walking distance as is the clubhouse and the golf is outstanding, not just on Southern Dunes but also in the surrounding area. We can chill out at home, even in the winter we spend hours relaxing around the pool, being south facing makes all the difference. We can enjoy the local area with Legoland, Bok gardens, an airboat ride or local shopping at Posner Park or we can be at the parks or "major" shopping in just 20 minutes. A little farther afield is NASA, Daytona or the beaches on the east or west coast, we are central to so much. We're in a great location, there's so much more to central Florida than the parks, as if they're not enough in themselves!
I do also like the Haines city area because it has not been over developed; we still have small towns, orange groves and peace and quiet, it's great to come home after a busy day.
A great time and an ideal base for exploring the Parks and Orlando generally. Thank you.
What a wonderful villa! Where to start..
1. Superb gated community which provides that extra feel of security.
2. Excellent location in Haines City close to Walmart, Manny Chophouse and other retail shops.
3. A superb villa - very much "home from home." The pool is just fantastic, we got it heated for our stay and it was a perfect way to end each day.
4. The owner Beth was fabulous to deal with and indeed her management company lead by Barbara were excellent.
We had a holiday of a lifetime in Orlando and hope some day to come back again and stay in this luxurious villa.
A Farrell
It was only 20-25 mins from Disney. This is a very clean home. It was easy to keep clean. We really liked that it had a washing machine and dryer. This made it easy to keep things washed. The neighborhood is quiet, and everyone keeps to themselves. My kids loved having a pool anytime they wanted to swim. The only thing I would change would be to have cleaning products in the home to help the upkeep while tenants are there. We had to go buy our own cleaning products. There is a Walmart, Winn Dixie and Dollar store within walking distance. Also, several restaurants are very close by .We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. We hated to leave! We definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for the comforts of home while on vacation.
Our family (mum dad and our 21 year old twin sons) had the best time at this villa - it is very much home from home only better as there was sunshine and a fantastic private pool. We were only 35 minutes from Orlando International airport and 30 minutes from Universal Studios and the Outlets.
It is a very secure complex - 24 hour security. Also great Walmart 5 minutes away and sits o a great golf course which had just been revamped.
The 3 bedrooms were all very roomy and all facilities are at hand - first time I came home with no dirty washing! !
We really did not want to come home.......starting to save again to go back ☺
We spent 12 days in this Southern Dunes home and loved it! The home has been taken care of, it is roomy and not too far from the Disney parks. There is nearby shopping (Aldi's, Walmart, Winn Dixie) and the home has a sufficient amount of supplies for eating at home. We spaced our times away from the parks to do other things (we went to both coast beaches about 2 hours away with traffic) and because of the heat, we spent a lot of time in the pool. It was so nice to be able to come home and hang out around the pool. The neighborhood is quiet. There are a lot of dining out options and our favorite was La Fiesta Mexicana in Haines City! Thank you for sharing your home with us!
We have loved spending time here. Great facilities and a good size pool area for any rest days you might have. The villa is lovely and clean with comfortable sofas for relaxing on after a hard day at the parks.There is a Walmart just outside the complex which has everything you need for your stay as well fast food restaurants. The villa is about 30-40 mins away from the main parks depending on traffic on a very easy route. We would definitely return! Thank you Beth for letting us stay at your wonderful home.
I stayed in this villa with my family for my 50th birthday, everything was perfect. The house was so spacious and clean and provided everything we needed during our stay. The pool area is beautiful, being south facing we had direct sunlight all day! The location was ideal to all parks and tourist spots. It was also within walking distance to Walmart, fast food eateries and shops. I would definitely recommend this villa to anyone looking a long break in the Orlando area. I also have to mention that Beth was fabulous in helping us organise everything! Thanks for everything, we will definitely be back :) Genevieve, Ireland. x
Our home is located just south of Orlando, in the gated community of Southern Dunes Golf and Country club which boasts a top ranked championship golf course with Club House, restaurant and practice area, it also has tennis courts, a playground, gym, 3 community pools and a boating lake, the whole area has lush grounds that are impeccably maintained and great to walk around. The villa is also only minutes from Wal-Marts and Winn-dixie, fast food outlets, banks and restaurants. Southern Dunes is only 5 minutes from Haines City with all its amenities and only 30 minutes from Orlando International Airport, it's a 20 minutes' drive to Disney and all the other parks and attractions of International Drive and all that great outlet shopping and the driving is so easy. Or if you would like to go to the beach the coast is a little over an hour's drive east or west the Gulf coast or Cocoa beach. Southern Dunes is close to everything but is quite and peacefull.
Other Activities: childrens playground and gym
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|Weekend Night
Jul 9 2017 - Aug 31 2017
7 night minimum stay
|No additional mandatory fees
|Refundable damage deposit
We accept payment in £UK and $US If your currency is not one of these the exchange rate will be work out so that your payment can be made in £UK or $US whichever is best for you.
We take payment by cash, credit card, bank transfer/ wire, cheque or Pay-Pal.
Rates includes all local taxes and utilities, cleaning fees are also included for stays of 1 week or more.
Pool heat is £15 per day.


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The mineral nealite Pb4Fe2+(AsO3)2Cl4•2H2O : a Raman spectroscopic study
Frost, Ray L. & Bahfenne, Silmarilly (2011) The mineral nealite Pb4Fe2+(AsO3)2Cl4•2H2O : a Raman spectroscopic study. Spectroscopy Letters, 44(1), pp. 22-26.
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The mineral nealite Pb4Fe2+(AsO3)2Cl4•2H2O is of archaeological significance as it is man made mineral formed through the dumping of mine wastes in the sea. The mineral has been studied by Raman spectroscopy. Raman spectroscopy identifies intense Raman bands at 708 and 732 cm-1 assigned to AsO33- stretching vibrations. In addition low intensity bands are observed at 604 and 632 cm-1 which are attributed to As2O42- symmetric and antisymmetric stretching modes. Low intensity Raman band is observed at 831 cm-1 and is assigned to the AsO44- stretching vibration. Intense Raman bands at 149 and 183 cm-1 are attributed to M-Cl stretching vibrations. Raman spectroscopy identifies arsenic anions in different oxidation states in the mineral. The molecular structure of the mineral nealite, as indicated by Raman spectroscopy, is more complex than has been reported by previous studies.
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Welcome to my first blog. As I mentioned in my 'About' description, I've been a Developer Evangelist for the past 5 years at Adobe. However, I've been employed by Adobe for 9 years in total. I spend all of my time talking about PDF: PDF as a standard (like PDF/A and PDF/E); PDF in Acrobat or Reader; PDF & XML in our LiveCycle products.
I'm a bit nervous about blogging, so bear with me as I learn the ropes.
It's about time! I'm a diehard Macromedia developer and we've been worried about the Adobe takeover of Macromedia.
One of the greatest things Macromedia does for its endusers is provide a host of blogs where engineers, project managers, support staff, and developers all contribute to the body of knowledge for Macromedia products.
Check out http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna/ – hopefully Adobe can continue this great Macromedia tradition.
Nice to see Adobe launch a weblog – well done – but it would be even better if you could fix your ecommerce platform so it allows me to place an order for CS2. (My current credit card has less than 30 days to run so your website refuses it yet I can't use my replacement card as it isn't valid until the current one expires. Adobe customer services advised me to just wait 15 days! I have no such problem with recently-acquired Macromedia.)
great to see Adobe joining the blogosphere.
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I spend all my time talking about PDF in prepress, so I sympathise…
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I'm very excited to see what kind of content appears on Adobe Blogs. I use Acrobat and Distiller daily and look forward to whatever you might tell us about it–tips, development, and even a little of the daily grind with your PDF-making coworkers!
Lori – welcome to the world of blogs. I hope you keep us updated about new and exciting things.


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Former NSW government minister David Campbell - who quit as a minister after being filmed coming out of a gay club - has announced he will resign from NSW Parliament.
Mr Campbell said he was extremely proud of his achievements in Parliament.
He said it was not an easy decision to retire but he thought it was the right time.
He will remain in Parliament until the election in March next year.
He told reporters his decision to leave Parliament had nothing to do with him being caught at the club.
Mr Campbell's political career began in 1987 when he was elected to Wollongong City Council before becoming Lord Mayor for nine years from 1991.
Mr Campbell entered Parliament in 1999 and has since served in portfolios including regional development, small business, the Illawarra, water utilities, police, transport and roads.
The married father of two, who represents the seat of Keira, resigned as transport minister in May after he was filmed leaving gay sex venue Ken's of Kensington in inner-city Sydney.
In a statement released this morning, Mr Campbell said it was his decision to leave Parliament.
"After 24 years in elected office, I have decided that I will not seek ALP preselection for re-election to the NSW Parliament in March 2011," he said.
"Quite simply, after 24 years of working often seven days a week and up to 18 hours a day, I have decided, of my own accord, to seek a new direction."
He said he believed his parliamentary career would "stand the test of time".
This wasn't an easy decision and it's taken me a lot of thought to reach it – but I believe it's the right one
"This wasn't an easy decision and it's taken me a lot of thought to reach it – but I believe it's the right one," he said.
"It's a decision I've made with my family without other considerations.
"I believe my strong record of achievement and delivery will stand the test of time – a record I am extremely proud of."
His resignation followed calls by Premier Kristina Keneally for Labor to find new candidates to contest next year's election.
Mr Campbell is the third state Labor MP in a week to announce he will not contest the 2011 election, following backbenchers Alison Megarrity and Barry Collier.
Ms Keneally paid tribute to Mr Campbell today.
"Mr Campbell has been an outstanding representative for his community for more than two decades - both at the local and state government levels," Ms Keneally said.
"During his time as a local MP and as a minister, Mr Campbell has made an invaluable contribution to his local community and the NSW community as a whole.
"Mr Campbell has a strong record of achievement and delivery and I wish him well in his future endeavours."
The opposition seized on Mr Campbell's resignation.
"Three MPs walking out on Kristina Keneally in just seven days is a massive vote of no confidence in her fledging leadership," opposition special minister of state Chris Hartcher said.
"Another resignation is yet another vote of no confidence in Ms Keneally."
- with Veronica Apap, Illawarra Mercury


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I just published an article but when I check it on the front page, it uses a wrong default image from an article that I published a few months ago. If I view the single article, the default image is correct (likewise the thumbnail produced by timthumb). I tried refreshing the cache, turning off the Super Cache plugin, and I'm still getting the wrong default image on the front page. What's also funny is that if I click on that wrong default image, it'll link to the old article that it belongs to.
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If you click on the main article (title), it'll show you the correct default image.


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Measuring the impact of research - the context for metric development
In light of ERA and increasing attempts to measure academic research, the Go8 has produced a useful background document. This backgrounder looks at a variety of methods of measuring the impact of research. The paper also argues that while measuring the impact of research is necessary, it is important to use the results of such evaluations with care.
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The Pascua Yaqui Tribe knew they wanted to work within the land and honor its natural gifts and wonders when it came to designing a golf course in Tucson. They hired fellow native american, Notah Begay, a Navajo and Pueblo who has made his name both as a player on the PGA Tour, a commentator on NBC television and The Golf Channel, and as a noted golf course designer, to help carve the world from the high sonoran desert just south of the resort. Sewailo, meaning "flower world" in the Pascua Yaqui language, blends the native landscape with picturesque lakes and streams. This challenging course measures 7,400 yards from the championship tees, with 5 different tee boxes on each hole to allow for players of all abilities. It is known as one of the finest golf courses in Tucson and the state of Arizona.
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Chief Executive excited for the future at Pride Park.
Sam Rush says Derby County's top 10 finish in the 2012-13 npower Championship has provided a strong platform to build on.
The Rams achieved their highest-ever finish under manager Nigel Clough after recording a 1-0 win against Millwall on the final day of the season just under a fortnight ago, thanks to Conor Sammon's late goal at Pride Park Stadium.
Chief Executive Rush, who joined Derby in January, has quickly turned his attentions to the 2013-14 campaign and he sees no reason why the Rams can't record an even better season on the pitch next year.
He accepts that a positive summer of activity in the transfer market will help their cause and Derby have hit the ground running by landing Lee Grant from Burnley and Chris Martin from Norwich City already, and Rush says more faces will follow.
He told Rams Player: "We should be very pleased with how we did over the course of the season.
"To finish tenth is a great platform for us to kick on next year.
"The table shows we were the tenth best team in the league and I think that doesn't flatter us at all; it was the very least we deserved.
"In no way are we just happy to finish where we did, we have aspirations to be even better next season and I see no reason at all why we can't be.
"We've already started the process of bringing new players in and there's more to come over the next few months as well.
"By the time we kick off the 2013-14 season in August we will really have a team that we can get behind.
"Some of the performances and football this season were very good indeed and I must say there's an air of positivity around the Club at the moment that next season could be a very exciting one.
"A lot of that is down to the excellent work Nigel Clough and his staff have done and we're very lucky to have him leading us, and we believe he can take us to where we want to be."
Derby's strong finish to the season, recording five wins out of nine, provided a strong feel-good factor to take into the summer months.
Rush is convinced there's plenty to be upbeat about at Pride Park and he is aiming to help Clough assemble a squad to generate the belief that the Rams can mount a top six challenge next season.
"Everyone here wants hope, expectation and excitement surrounding the place and it appears we've got it in abundance," he said.
"Now I am really looking forward to building that over the summer and working hard to bring the players in that Nigel Clough has identified and getting a squad together that everyone believes in.
"You need players that people believe in and if we can manage that, it'll be exciting for everyone.
"I can't wait for next season and I was thrilled to hear the manager saying exactly the same thing last week, because we have a lot to be upbeat about."
Rush has made no secret of the fact that Derby's main aim is to become a top flight club once again and he is adamant that dream is not too far away from becoming a reality.
"Our target is clear; we want to be successful and get out of this division and be a Premier League," he explained.
"That is our sole focus and what we're all striving to achieve, and in order to do that we need to build a team capable of competing at the top end of this league.
"We feel a large part of the squad is already in place to do that, but now it's a case of fine-tuning to add those extra bits of quality.
"The biggest thing for me is that everyone is genuinely looking forward to next season and that's the message I am feeling as I walk around Derby and go into the local community.
"There's no question that Derby County is in fantastic shape and I don't see any reason why we can't be in the top six come next May.
"I am already counting down the days until the fixtures come out!"
After four and a half months to settle into life at Pride Park, Rush says his determination to help Derby fulfil their potential has grown considerably.
He has already built a rapport with Rams supporters and he is keen to see that relationship grow in the future.
He said: "I've had a great time over the last four or so months and it's confirmed to me just what a great club Derby County is.
"We have great people on both the football and corporate side and everyone knows Derby County is a club with huge potential.
"Hopefully, in time, I will be talking less about huge potential and more about huge achievements – and I think we're getting there.
"My enthusiasm is stronger now than it was from the first time I walked through the door, and I suspect my pre-season it'll be even greater!
"I've really enjoyed interacting with our fans, especially during the Marston's pub visits and the overall experience of talking to the supporters.
"I recognise how important Derby County is to them and I take the responsibility that falls on my shoulders very seriously."
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Finishing in the top six is Oscar Garcia's target this season but Watford's new head coach insists he wouldn't have joined the club if failure to reach the play-offs would cost him his job.
The Spaniard was hired as the Hornets' new boss on Tuesday, on a one-year contract, after Beppe Sannino resigned on Sunday.
The 41-year-old, whose full name is Oscar García Junyent, but doesn't often use his surname, guided Brighton & Hove Albion into the Championship play-offs last season before resigning in the summer. It is believed to be because of disagreements with the owner.
The previous year he had guided Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv to their first league title in a decade after spending a couple of seasons coaching at his boyhood club Barcelona, where he achieved success as a player.
Watford's owners, the Pozzo family, are aiming for automatic promotion this season and have assembled one of the strongest squads in the division.
Oscar mentioned a top six finish being the target and was asked whether the owners had stated that was a must for the 2014/15 campaign.
"No, if he (Gino Pozzo) had told me this, I would not be here," Oscar replied. "The word 'must' is strong. I think all the owners, or maybe 20 owners of Championship clubs, are thinking the same.
"As I've said before, we have strength in depth and competition for places. Not all the clubs have this squad but you know this is a tough league.
"Watford used to finish mid-table. Two seasons ago they finished third but the other seasons in the Championship they were in mid-table. Obviously I want to take this club as far as I can, that is my mentality. I will give everything to do this."
We understand the main reason why Sannino decided to resign was because of disagreements with the club about the Italian's management style and training methods.
Oscar resigned from his position at Maccabi Tel Aviv, where he returned in the summer, last Tuesday (26th) but claims he did not start speaking to Watford until after Sannino departed. We understand he had held talks with the club whilst Sannino was in the job.
The Hornets had been looking for a new head coach for several weeks and at the weekend had whittled it down to three candidates. We understand former Burnley and Bolton Wanderers boss Owen Coyle was one of the final trio.
Ex-Newcastle United and Norwich City boss Chris Hughton was close to landing the job a couple of weeks ago and former Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo was considered.
Garcia flew to England on Tuesday and met senior staff that afternoon before being introduced to the squad for the first time on Wednesday. He then took the Golden Boys for their behind-closed-doors friendly with Hemel Hempstead yesterday (Thursday), hours before he addressed the media for the first time as Watford's head coach.
Oscar said: "I like when I speak to an owner and it is clear to me, face to face, what they want. He has a philosophy and he wants to win all the games.
"If you have a way of doing things then if you win or lose, in two or three seasons you will achieve want you want and get what you expect. That can happen if you have a clear philosophy." He continued: "The owner knows it is not good to make a change in management in the season but this kind of thing can happen. The last manager took the decision to leave and the club needs to move forward.
"The owner expects us to play good football and take advantage of the players we have. Like me, he wants to achieve a place in the top six."


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AFI DOCS to honour Errol Morris
The US premiere of AJ Schnack's Caucus will close AFI DOCS and Errol Morris will be honoured at the festival's Charles Guggenheim Symposium for his contributions to the documentary genre.
Festival organisers unveiled the full line-up on Wednesday [22]. As previously announced, Letters To Jackie will open the festival, set to run from Jun 19-23 in Washington DC.
All in all the event will present 53 films selected from 1,929 submissions representing 30 countries with three world, two North American, 1 US and six East Coast premieres.
"2013 is a year filled with dynamic changes: After ten years, the festival previously known as Silverdocs is now AFI DOCS presented by Audi" said festival director Sky Sitney.
"AFI DOCS reflects that we have expanded to a new environment in downtown Washington DC which will be easily accessible to audiences eager to discover this year's most compelling documentaries.
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In the report below, we said that Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was the first person to sail round the world single-handed. We should have included "non-stop"in that description.
For a while it looked like sailing legend Sir Robin Knox-Johnston had been one of the lucky ones. Barely 24 hours into the voyage that marked the 67-year-old's return to solo round-the-world yacht racing, gusts of more than 80mph and waves as high as a house had wreaked havoc in the Bay of Biscay, leaving three of the six yachts which left northern Spain so badly damaged they had to limp back to port.
The last despatch race headquarters had received from Sir Robin, the first person to sail around the world non-stop single handed, was more sanguine: "Wind 58 knots, storm jib up, sea white with spray, surviving not racing, but OK. Irish coffee."
But yesterday it emerged he and his appropriately-named craft, Saga Insurance, had endured the toughest ordeal of all. The vessel had partially capsized, the mast burying itself in the crashing waves. It was so badly damaged that the mainsail could not be raised. He had no choice but to head for dry land.
"Rolled last night," he said in his message to race headquarters. "Section of mast track bent. Cant remove all the screws so sail stuck. Heading Corunna [La Coruña in northern Spain] but may take a day or two. Masthead instruments unserviceable but alarms keep going off. SatC still bleeping. Otherwise OK. RKJ."
A later, more detailed message, said: "Last night was a bad one, one gust reached 72 knots. The waves were huge and the sea white with spindrift. There was an enormous lurch at about 0120 and the boat was knocked on her side by a wave."
Yesterday the organisers of the Velux Five Oceans Challenge defended their decision to go ahead with the start on Sunday when they knew a storm was brewing. The six-month race left Bilbao in northern Spain heading for Fremantle in western Australia, the first of two stop-overs, six weeks and 12,000 miles away.
David Adams, race director, said: "The main problem is that you can't slow these formula one boats down and they simply crash on through - it is bone breaking.
"We always knew that this would be a nasty corner to negotiate. We were expecting strong winds of 40 knots, but none of the weather models or advisers predicted 60 knots. With such conditions, you can expect waves of 12-14 metres.
"I spoke to each of the teams and their weather advisers before they left Bilbao and none of the skippers had concerns about leaving on Sunday."
But they were not long out of port when the storm started to bite. Alex Thomson, another Briton, had taken an early lead but was soon in trouble after becoming snagged on a discarded fishing net and suffering a broken winch. As the wind continued to stiffen one of the sails of his boat, Hugo Boss, was shredded.
Back in Gujon in northern Spain, overseeing repairs, he said: "On a scale of one to 10, it was an 11. It was horrific."
The race's final Briton, Mike Golding, a former firefighter from Southampton, described the seas as "pretty friggin' enormous". He was forced to climb up the mast of his yacht, Ecover, to make running repairs but had to turn back with problems including a holed mainsail.
Sir Robin, who has taken on the challenge to help him recover from the death of his wife Suzanne from cancer in 2003, will arrive in La Coruña tomorrow at the earliest. He is determined to rejoin the race as soon as the repairs are carried out. In a message yesterday he estimated it would take a day to fix the boat "then I'll carry on and try to catch the others up."
He added: "I've been sat in the cockpit watching the waves breaking around the boat. Everything around me is white, you dare not look into it as you would be blinded. It is as bad as anything you would see in the Southern Ocean. I mean, 72 knots, you are up at hurricane level. The boat is otherwise fine and just needs the chance to show herself, she has been riding the waves beautifully - an absolute dream. She's really good, it is just a bit uncomfortable for the human inside her."
100 days of hazard
Racing a yacht around the world single-handed is often described as the maritime equivalent of climbing Everest but there is a good argument that it is even tougher. An estimated 15,000 people have scaled Everest; only 163 have sailed solo around the world.
This year's race has been made even tougher with only two stop-overs in Australia and the US rather than three or four. Sixty foot yachts (18m) are normally raced by a crew of 10-15 - for one person it is an enormous challenge, sailing, navigating, repairing - and finding time to look after themselves.
They face sweltering heat as they cross the Equator and freezing cold in the Southern Ocean and the constant threat of icebergs and submerged objects or of being swept overboard.
When all is going well a skipper might get six hours of sleep a day; if not, it may just be two hours or no sleep at all. Some suffer hallucinations such as believing other crew members are on board. The hazards are ever-present for the estimated 100 days they are actually at sea - and the idea is not just to survive but to win the race.


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Boeing has successfully assembled and integrated all flight hardware onto the first Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite. GPS llF will bring new capabilities to the GPS constellation such as full onboard encrypted military code, a new civil signal, crosslink enhancements, signal power increases and longer design life.
"GPS IIF is on track because of the team's stellar application of back-to-basics program management," said Howard Chambers, vice president and general manager of Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems. "The performance of these subsystems is a testament to our process-based management and to our lean manufacturing commitment, and GPS IIF fully meets the specifications set forth by our U.S. Air Force customer and places us firmly on track to deliver the satellite for the first launch in 2008."
Boeing is building 12 GPS Block IIF satellites under contract from the Navstar GPS Wing at the Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles.
The satellite's sophisticated L-band payload will include new hardware that serves the civil user community. Designed to enhance non-safety-critical applications, the signals will improve aviation and other precision safety signals.
Technicians are preparing GPS IIF for key dynamic environmental tests designed to confirm its structural design and mechanical integrity. They also are attaching the solar panels and configuring the satellite before it undergoes several physical tests. The tests will help ensure robust mission assurance with an emphasis on product integrity and mission success.
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Miranda Lambert Makes Child's Wish Come True, Visits Animal Shelter [VIDEO]
Miranda Lambert is a well known animal activist with a special place in her heart for rescuing abandoned animals. When 6-year old Riley Weinberger learned Miranda was going to appear in concert near the Big Dog Ranch Rescue facility where she volunteers in West Palm Beach, Florida she hatched a plan to get Miranda into the shelter for a visit. Check it out.
The result? According to WPTV, Miranda caught wind of the effort and showed up at the facility, asked Riley for a tour and even ended up with a new puppy which she named "Bellamy" after Florida residents the Bellamy Brothers. And that's not all.
"Miranda was wonderful and very kind," said Eric Weinberger, Riley's father. He said that in addition to adopting the puppy, who was rescued from Miami-Dade Animal Shelter, the singer donated money to Big Dog Ranch.
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Miranda Lambert Opening Another Pink Pistol Store
Miranda Lambert 's having another baby – but not in human form. The multi-talented starlet is birthing another Pink Pistol store, this time, in her home area of east Texas. Lambert – who has admitted that her husband Blake Shelton is jealous of her 'big pink baby' – announced via Facebook that she's going to set up shop in Lindale, Texas, where she was born and raised.


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Danish classic metal artists Pretty Maids perform their first ever show in the US during Progpower USA XIII in Atlanta, Ga.
One has to wonder how a band of this stature and influence has not performed in the US during their 30+ year career. Once again, Progpower USA pulls a ringer out of its hat in bringing the band to the US for a unique and unforgettable performance.
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Your kids have two chances Easter weekend to search for the colorful eggs left behind by that wily bunny:
April 5: Bounce, play, and find six hidden Easter eggs at the Jump N' Easter Egg Hunt at Pump It Up of Norwalk. The Easter Bunny will be on hand for photos. Click for details
April 7: The Stamford Museum and Nature Center hosts the 8th Annual Heckscher Farm Egg Hunt from 10am-12pm, when hundreds of eggs will be hidden all over the farm for children ages 6 and younger to find (bring your own basket). Click for details
Go back in time with Dinosaurs Unearthed, a traveling exhibit that has made its way to the Connecticut Science Center. The exhibit includes 14 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs that roar, stomp, and move. Learn how these creatures were unearthed at the dinosaur dig table, examine fossils, and find out how scientists are furthering their research. Click for details
Illuminating Stories
Fred Marcellino's award-winning illustrations, including this portrait of Charles Perrault's Puss in Boots, have graced the covers of many books for children and adults. A select few will be on display April 7 through May 20 in an exhibit titled Dancing by the Light of the Moon at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center. Click for details
Get Toasty
It may be spring, but there's still a chill in the air. All the more reason to attend Friday Family Campfires: Night Sounds. Huddle around the warm fire to listen to the sounds of the night sky and roast marshmallows for s'mores. Bring a blanket or folding chair to sit on. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Click for details
Cultured Kids
Bringing young children to a museum doesn't have to be stressful. At the Bellarmine Museum of Art's Family Fun Day, the staff gives kid-friendly tours of the museum, reads stories, and offers crafts throughout the day. The tour and stories focus on the special exhibition Immortality of the Spirit: Chinese Funerary Art from the Han and Tang Dynasties. Click for details
Players from Across the Pond
Stepping Stones Museum brings a bit of Gaelic culture to Norwalk when it hosts the Tigh Na Coille Irish Youth Folklore troupe, which features performers ages 11-17 from County Clare in Ireland. The day begins with a song and dance demonstration by the young performers, followed by a performance of traditional Irish music, song, and dance, in which the troupe will be accompanied by award-winning master fiddler Denis Liddy. Click for details
Sunny Days
Chase the clouds away with some of your favorite characters at Sesame Street Live: 1-2-3 Imagine! In this high-energy musical, audience members join Elmo, Ernie, Big Bird, and their friends as they travel to distant lands. Ernie tackles the high seas, Elmo explores an African rainforest, Bert meets an octopus with the blues, and children learn that a little imagination can take them on some wonderful adventures. Click for details
Spring Exploration
Spring break is a great time to explore the outdoors. During Take-A-Hike Week, the Stamford Museum and Nature Center has a laundry list of activities to keep you and your children busy. Go on a forest-wide scavenger hunt, explore the vernal pools, join a Wildlife CSI hike, and take a self-guided nature "art-venture" where you can make recycled paper, letterboxing journals, and more. Visit the website for a daily schedule of activities. Click for details
Strong Bodies, Strong Minds
The Westport Weston Y is joining 1,700 Y's across the country in celebrating Healthy Kids Day, the nation's largest health day for children and families. There will be healthy foods to snack on, crafts to make, an open swim where kids can learn about safe swimming, a "touch a truck" area, a moon bounce, and gym activities to get your heart pumping. Click for details
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Dorothy and her unforgettable friends reunite in an updated musical adaptation of The Wizard of Oz showing at the Ridgefield Playhouse. Click for details
Music to the Ears
Arts for Healing, in collaboration with the Greenwich Village Orchestra, presents Together in Music Community Concert. Arts for Healing is committed to helping children and adults with communication disorders by breaking barriers and creating a channel for self-expression through the arts. Some clients of the program perform as guest musicians at the concert, which is formatted for audience participation. Proceeds from the concert benefit the organization. Click for details
Spring Has Sprung
All around us, new shoots are making their way out of the ground and trees are about to burst with color. There are a variety of places around Fairfield County offering the best of what spring has to offer. Get the details here
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Misako Tominaga
Gate of Flesh
A band of prostitutes scratches out a meager existence while fostering friendships and maintaining the barest semblance of order in a world on the brink of total chaos. But when a renegade ex-soldier (Jo Shishido) appears, lust and loyalty tragically collide. Social mores are under scrutiny -- and attack -- in director Seijun Suzuki's gripping drama that takes place amid the black markets and hovels of post-World War II Tokyo.


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Wesley College Alumni Association Fundraiser 1st Children's Consignment Sale Saturday, March 69 am -2 pm Dulany Hall (Wesley Campus) Find great deals on gently used maternity clothes, books, toys, and equipment from baby to pre-teen. If you consign items, you will receive 80% of the sales price. (The other 20% is donated to the Alumni Association's Scholarship Fund). Items need to be dropped off on Friday, March 5. Unsold items need to be picked up on Saturday or marked for donation to local charities. If you would like to participate, please email email@example.com This event is open to the general public, so please spread the word to your friends and family!
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UMKC's Women of Color Leadership Conference offers well-known speakers, education and empowerment opportunitiesThe Women of Color Leadership Conference at the University of Missouri-Kansas City provides empowerment opportunities for women and high school girls of color. The conference features nationally-recog...
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Rockhurst University, UMKC Launch Engineering and Information Technology ProgramAn innovative new partnership between Rockhurst University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City will allow students enrolled at Rockhurst to receive an engineering or information technology deg...
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Posted: 4/19/2012 11:53:17 AM
UMKC Student Success Center poised to enhance student experienceKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Students returning to the University of Missouri-Kansas City in August will find a new path to success when they arrive. The Student Affairs and Enrollment Management division ...
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For the period that ended in mid-March, candidate Shelly Masur led in fundraising, and she leads in this one as well, according to the latest reports. Ms. Masur, a member of the Redwood City School Board, raised $35,878 during this reporting period.
While the candidates must live in the district, they run county wide. The ability to spend money can be a strategic and tactical advantage in a county with 333,000 registered voters, about one-third of whom are expected to vote in the primary election.
For example, during this latest reporting period, Ms. Masur spent nearly $30,000 on political consultants and about $22,000 on printing and postage.
Candidate Warren Slocum, a former county chief elections officer and assessor-county clerk-recorder, reported spending $45,683 for printing and postage and $10,000 on consulting.
Candidate Kirsten Keith, the mayor of Menlo Park, spent $11,000 on billboard advertising, her report shows.
Candidates also lend themselves money. Mr. Slocum's report shows a loan of $102,683 from himself and his wife Maria Diaz-Slocum. Ms. Keith lent herself $50,000 on top of a $10,000 loan in February. Guillermo "Memo" Morantes, a member of the county Board of Education and the second-biggest fundraiser this reporting period, lent himself $25,000 in December.
If none of the seven candidates gets more than 50 percent of the vote in June, the top two voter-getters will run again in the November election, when the presidential race will attract far more voters.
Donation totals
Finance reports for the seven candidates for from mid-March to mid-May show the following donation totals:
• Andy Cohen, a member of the Menlo Park City Council, raised $3,449 for a total of $5,065, not including an $8,000 loan to himself.
• Kirsten Keith raised $11,502 in donations for a total of $26,844, not including $60,000 in loans to herself.
• Shelly Masur raised $35,878 in donations for a year-to-date total of $96,818, with no loans reported.
• Memo Morantes raised $21,587 for a total of $33,425, not including a $25,000 loan to himself.
• Carlos Romero, a member of the East Palo Alto City Council, raised $6,224, bringing his total to $12,674, not including a $35,000 loan to himself.
• Ernesto "Ernie" Schmidt, a Redwood City Planning Commissioner, raised $1,699, bringing his total to $5,174, not including a $300 loan to himself.
• Warren Slocum raised $9,287 for a total of $20,237, not including family loans of $102,683.


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Hello again, Monday! We practice together on Mondays, noticing and inviting. As always, you can join us at any time during the week.This past week, I noticed that my actions haven't entirely kept up with my belief that anything we can do by pushing and forcing and badgering ourselves, we can also do with ease and grace and playfulness and a sense of possibility. The gap is biggest when I feel like I have too much to do or haven't got a handle on the big picture of how the things will fit t … [Read more...]
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Mediator wants NHL talks to continue Thursday
The NHL Players' Association didn't inform the NHL that it was filing a disclaimer of interest, which would essentially dissolve the union, before a self-imposed midnight Thursday deadline, according to league commissioner Gary Bettman.
When asked if the union had filed a disclaimer of interest, NHLPA executive director Don Fehr refused to give specifics.
"It is an internal matter," he said.
The two sides and mediator Scot Beckenbaugh negotiated for five hours Wednesday night, with discussions ending at about 1 a.m. Thursday. Beckenbaugh has requested that the two sides meet again at 10 a.m. Thursday.
"As long as the process continues," Bettman said, "I am hopeful."
Only five minutes before Bettman confirmed the meeting request, Fehr said he was unsure if the sides would meet Thursday.
Meanwhile, the union still can choose to dissolve itself despite its deadline passing.
"The players are keeping their legal options open," Fehr said.
The biggest issue during discussions the past two days is a discrepancy regarding pension plans.
"The sides moved closer on some issues," Fehr said, "but there's still a way to go."
Fehr gave few details of the negotiating session Wednesday but said federal mediators were included. Mediators have been involved off and on for the past month but haven't made a significant difference.
Bettman admitted the pension issue is an important one.
"It's a complicated matter," he said. "And we realize it's something that is very important to the players."
Bettman has said for a 48-game season to begin Jan. 19, a deal must be in place by Jan. 11.


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Lorenz began her musical studies at the piano at the age of 2 with her mother, and added the study of the harp at age 8. Since the age of 14, she has appeared regularly with Bay Area orchestras, choirs and chamber ensembles, and at 16 debuted as a concerto soloist with the Livermore-Amador Symphony.
Shannon joined the Pleasanton Community Concert band when he arrived in California in 1994. He is the principal euphonium in the Contra Costa Wind Symphony and also plays with the San Francisco Wind Ensemble and the Faultline Brass Tuba Quartet. He also was a founding member (third trombone) of the Cool Tones Swing Band, based in Pleasanton.
Clarinetist Joe Bonfiglio holds a bachelor's degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University and a master's degree from the Juilliard School. He has taught on the faculties of the Peabody Preparatory School in Baltimore and UC Santa Barbara.
The Pleasanton Community Concert Band has been conducted since 1989 by Bob Williams, who joined in 1975 as a horn player. He is a graduate of West Chester University in Pennsylvania, did graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester in New York, and is retired after a 22-year career of public school music teaching.
Williams is involved in several other local music groups as a horn player or music director, plus is the associate conductor of the Livermore-Amador Symphony.
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