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THE FACTS: No team was hotter in the Western Conference before Tuesday night than the Oklahoma City Thunder.
But the Utah Jazz delivered what was essentially a cold shower for Oklahoma City by outhustling, outplaying and outrebounding the defending Western Conference champions. Utah stunningly routed the Thunder 109-94, snapping their four-game winning streak in which it won each game by more than 20 points.
The Thunder were never in position to blow the Jazz out though. Their biggest lead was five points, and they trailed the entire second half.
Al Jefferson had 23 points and seven rebounds, while Paul Millsap had 18 points and 10 boards to lead the Jazz. Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 33 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals. Russell Westbrook had 22 points and five assists.
QUOTABLE: "We want to play aggressive, but be smart about it. We're not doing anything crazy. We're not out there trying to hurt anybody, but we want to play with a certain sense of urgency and a certain level of aggressiveness. That's who we want to be and that's who we are."
-- Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin
THE STAT: The Jazz demolished the Thunder on the boards, holding a 38-26 rebounding advantage. But what really killed Oklahoma City was the number of offensive rebounds (16) that Utah collected. The Jazz's work on the offensive glass helped them earn second-chance possessions, and they took a whopping 19 more shot attempts than Oklahoma City. Utah outhustled and was more aggressive than the Thunder to get in the right positions to grab offensive boards.
TURNING POINT: The Thunder started building momentum late in the third quarter, but the Jazz blew the game open in the fourth quarter. Utah, which led 86-79 at the end of the third, outscored Oklahoma City 18-4 in the first 6:37 of the fourth. Alec Burks led Utah's charge, scoring six of Utah's points, while Jefferson and Derrick Favors each added four. Oklahoma City missed eight of its first 10 shots and committed three turnovers as the Jazz built a 104-83 lead. After the Jazz went up by 21 with 5:23 remaining, Durant and Westbrook went to the bench for the rest of the game.
HOT: The Jazz's bench was again one of the team's strengths. They outscored Oklahoma City's reserves 49-25. Favors helped set Utah's aggressive tone in the first quarter by attacking the Thunder in the paint, and he finished with 15 points and three rebounds. Burks (13 points) and DeMarre Carroll (13 points) played well and scored in double figures. Earl Watson had little trouble sticking with Oklahoma City's younger and more athletic point guards, and finished with six points on 3-for-3 shooting, five assists, four rebounds and a steal. Reggie Jackson was the lone Thunder reserve to score in double figures as he tied a career high of 12 points on 6-for-8 shooting. Durant almost single-handedly got the Thunder back in the game in the third quarter. He scored 16 of his points, made all of his three 3-point attempts and got Oklahoma City within five points.
NOT: Thabo Sefolosha was on fire entering Tuesday's game, but was a no-show against the Jazz. He averaged 19 points and made nine 3-pointers in his previous two games. Against the Jazz, he shot 0-for-2 from 3-point range and went scoreless. Westbrook had an outstanding start against the Jazz, making his first five shots. But after the first time he was substituted, he shot 3-for-9 and committed a game-high seven turnovers. Only Marvin Williams had an off night for the Jazz as he shot 0-for-4 and scored just two points.
QUOTABLE II: "Nah. It's not even as loud as an empty Oklahoma City arena."
--Kevin Durant on if EnergySolutions Arena is one of the league's loudest arenas
GOOD MOVE: It was a vintage, blueprint type of win for Utah as the Jazz played their style of basketball -- physical, inside-out, aggressive and energetic in front of their home crowd. They shared the ball, recording 10 more assists than the Thunder. They also forced Oklahoma City into a sloppy game, as the Thunder had 20 turnovers. Utah put bodies on the Thunder, and made them take difficult shots. The Jazz's defense created easy scoring opportunities on offense.
BAD MOVE: Oklahoma City lost its composure early and never seemed to regain it. Center Kendrick Perkins seemed to want to be more of a tough guy than a basketball player on Tuesday. He was whistled for a technical foul for something he said to one of the officials early in the game. He later got a flagrant one for a foul on Jefferson. Perhaps most surprising was the antics of Durant, who was whistled for the first flagrant foul of his career for a hard foul on Burks in transition in the fourth quarter. It was Durant's 10th technical foul this season.
NOTABLE: Randy Foye suffered a right quad contusion after a collision with Hasheem Thabeet, but returned to the game and played effectively. He had 11 points and two assists. Foye has made a 3-pointer in 20 straight games. Utah improved to 9-3 when Carroll scores in double figures. Millsap tied a season-high with six assists. Jamaal Tinsley tied a season-high with four steals. It was the first time this season Oklahoma City lost after shooting better than 50 percent. It shot 55.9 percent against the Jazz.
UP NEXT: For the Thunder, Thursday vs. Miami, Feb. 20 @ Houston, Feb. 22 vs. Minnesota. For the Jazz, Wednesday @ Minnesota, Tuesday vs. Golden State, Feb. 23 @ L.A. Clippers.


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Norway's Kurt Nilsen has won the World Idol crown, beating 10 other contenders including Australia's Guy Sebastian.
Sebastian, 21, from Adelaide, wowed judges in the international contest which was taped in London before Christmas and broadcast to a world-wide audience of 100 million viewers on Boxing Day.
But Sebastian's rhythm and blues version of the Louis Armstrong ballad What a Wonderful World was not enough to secure the title over Nilsen's version of U2's Beautiful Day.
"I'm shivering right now you could say," Nilsen, a plumber, said after taking out the title.
"I'm sorry about my English right now. Happy New Year people."
Nilsen impressed judges during the competition but received mixed reviews about his looks.
Australian judge Ian 'Dicko' Dickson likened Nilsen to a hobbit from Lord of the Rings.
"You have the voice of an angel and the face of a hobbit," Dickson said after the winning performance.
"If they had a Middle Earth Idol you'd be it."
American judge Simon Cowell was more forward.
"We have allowed a lot of ugly people to become recording artists. If this was on radio rather than television, you would walk it."
United States' Kelly Clarkson came second, followed by South Africa's Heinz Winckler and Britain's Will Young.
Sebastian came seventh.
Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham made a special appearance, giving her support to America's Clarkson and also wishing viewers a happy new year.
Sir Elton John also dropped in to belt out a tune.
The competition tested the talents of the winners of Idol shows from 11 countries around the world.
Other countries represented were Germany, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada and the Pan-Arabic region.
Viewers had 24 hours to phone or text message their votes after the Boxing Day broadcast, with no nation permitted to vote for its own representative.
Sebastian, who today sported his trademark afro and wore jeans and a black suit jacket, was shot to national stardom after winning the popular Australian Idol reality television series in November.
He beat fellow Australian Idol contestant Shannon Noll, 27, but both have secured recording contracts with record label BMG Australia.
Sebastian has since proved that a television competition can create a pop star, storming to the top of the Australian single charts with his first song, Angels Brought Me Here.
His debut album, Just As I am, has also gone platinum four times.
Sebastian wrote three of the 12 tracks on the album.
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Aaron Heilman out to start the seventh for the Mets, and to tell you the truth, with the way this one started I didn't Orlando Hernandez would have made it this long. But, the guy knows how to pitch.
He gave them six despite throwing 39 pitches in the first two innings. Pitch counts are the measure of pitchers these days, and that's high. But, there are other things besides the 99 pitches he threw tonight to evaluate a pitcher. Things like grit and heart.


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Spondylolisthesis is the displacement of one vertebra on top of another. This displacement can occur when there is significant acute damage to the area, from a contact sports injury say, or as a result of more chronic issues such as cervical degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis, and other cervical spinal issues. Unchecked, degenerative spondylolisthesis can lead to cervical spinal stenosis (Kalichman, 2008).
Physicians usually classify spondylolisthesis according to its cause, with the most common being degenerative spondylolisthesis. This is caused by chronic degenerative changes in the ligaments, facet joints, bones, and cartilage that hold the spinal/vertebral column in position. This degeneration can lead to spondylolisthesis as the vertebral column loses its ability to stay together and the vertebrae slip out of position. Isthmic spondylolisthesis is the result of spondylolysis; a defect in the pars interarticularis (part of the vertebrae) most commonly caused by repetitive microtrauma in childhood through activities such as gymnastics, diving, soccer, football, and wrestling (Standaert, 2000).
Traumatic spondylolisthesis is due to direct trauma inflicted upon the vertebrae causing a fracture of the pedicle, lamina, or facet joints and allowing the front of the vertebrae to move forward. Cervical spondylolysis can lead to spondylolisthesis by altering the normal structure of the vertebral column and causing vertebral displacement. Congenital abnormalities of the facet joints can lead to spondylolisthesis, as the vertebrae are allowed to slip out of place. The condition is referred to as dysplastic spondylolisthesis. A further classification is pathological spondylolisthesis, where a defect of the bone, or a tumour causes the slip to occur.
Understanding the cause means that the correct treatment can be applied, such as adequate rest from the microtrauma-inducing sport, analgesics, anti-inflammatories, physical therapy, or surgery in cases where significant damage has occurred and conservative treatment has proved ineffective. Spondylolysis normally does not require surgical intervention, unless it progresses into spondylolisthesis. The use of a brace may be helpful in reducing neck pain in the meantime. Identifying the exacerbating activity is key to preventing future occurrences of the condition, meaning that correct posture, and core muscle strengthening, along with neck strengthening exercises are key to a positive outcome. In the case of lumbar or cervical spine surgery, typically a spinal fusion is the procedure used to correct spondylolisthesis.
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India.Arie to Play The Orpheum Theatre on 10/27
Multi Grammy winning singer/songwriter India.Arie has announced dates for her highly anticipated Soulbird Presents A SongVersation with India.Arie 2013 North American tour, set to kick off Saturday, September 21st in Seattle, WA. The multi-city trek will include a stop in Memphis, TN at the Orpheum Theatre on Sunday, October 27th. The tour comes in support of India's acclaimed fifth studio album SongVersation (Soulbird/ Motown Records) which released June 25th, received rave reviews, and marks her fifth #1 on the Billboard R&B Album Chart and fifth top 10 debut on the Billboard Top 200 Chart.
Public ticket sales for the Orpheum engagement will start Friday, July 19th. Fans can purchase tickets online at the official Orpheum Theatre website, www.orpheum-memphis.com, The Orpheum Box Office (901.525.3000) the ticket counter at the Booksellers at Laurelwood, and all Ticketmaster centers (901.743.ARTS,Ticketmaster.com). Special VIP packages are on sale now and available for purchase at Indiaarie.com and Ticketmaster.com.
2013 continues to be a very busy year for the multi-Grammy winning, iconic singer-songwriter. In addition to prepping for the US tour, India has made a number of recent national television appearances in support of SongVersation on shows including Good Morning America, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, BET Awards and a two-episode special on Oprah Winfrey's Super Soul Sunday. For more information, please visit www.indiaarie.com.
World renowned award winning singer/songwriter India.Arie came onto the national music scene in 2001 with her Motown Records debut ACOUSTIC SOUL. She followed up in 2002 with her sophomore release VOYAGE TO INDIA and then in 2006 released her third album, the more personally expressive TESTIMONY: Vol. 1, LIFE & RELATIONSHIP. TESTIMONY VOL. 2, LOVE AND POLITICS, her fourth studio album, released in 2009. All four releases received critical acclaim and made India a highly respected and noted artist in a very short amount of time. She has sold an impressive 10 million albums worldwide and has received numerous awards and nominations including a staggering 21 Grammy nominations, 4 Grammy Awards, 3 NAACP Image awards, as well as awards from BET, Billboard, MTV, VH1, Vogue Fashion, Essence Magazine and others. In between touring and writing music, India also finds the time to help promote causes close to her heart. She is an avid supporter of female empowerment, and is a US Ambassador for UNICEF. She has performed alongside legendary acts such as Stevie Wonder, Sting, Elton John, Adele, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Bette Midler and Michael McDonald amongst others, written with Stevie Wonder on the title track of his 2005 studio album "A Time For Love," and has been featured on other various songs including John Mellencamp's "Peaceful World." She has performed on such prestigious television specials as The Kennedy Center Honors, The NAACP Awards and The Grammy Awards and has performed for President Obama, Nelson Mandela, Dalai Lama and at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. India recently formed SoulBird, a new lifestyle company with the mission to spread love, healing, peace and joy through the power of words and music. Started simply as an avenue for India to release music, the company has quickly expanded to include other vehicles for India's messaging including events, merchandise, apparel, music and book publishing, film and TV and other exciting endeavors. For more information, please visit www.indiaarie.com and www.soulbird.com.


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There are 2.6 million miles of pipeline crisscrossing our nation, running under our streets and neighborhoods. And underground there are utility lines that deliver most of the energy used to heat, cool, and operate the nation's homes, cars, and businesses.
That's why it is so important that everyone from backyard DIY'ers to utility workers to independent contractors always call 8-1-1 before they dig to avoid major disruptions and injuries, and even loss of life.
Sunday, August 11, or 8-1-1, is the perfect day to share this safety message. After calling 8-1-1, a team will come out and mark the pipelines and utility lines, enabling safe digging. As PHMSA Administrator Cynthia Quarterman says, "It's free, easy, and helps keep you, your neighbors, and your property safe."
Safe digging is a shared responsibility, and I encourage everyone to visit DOT's Safe Digging YouTube playlist, which highlights 8-1-1 outreach efforts all over the nation.
Almost every single pipeline accident caused by excavation could have been prevented with just one call to 8-1-1. On August 11, help us make 8-1-1 as well-known as 9-1-1. Post the 811 logo on Facebook. Tweet #Call811B4Udig.
Thanks for your help! On Sunday, let's get the word out: know what's below BEFORE you dig. Call 8-1-1.


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Can we make the ringing stop?
His problem is tinnitus, the false perception of sound in the absence of an external stimulus. More commonly known as ringing in the ears, tinnitus actually encompasses a wide range of symptoms, including buzzing, roaring, whistling, hissing, high-pitched screeching, or other sounds, according to the American Tinnitus Association. Many people experience occasional episodes of transient tinnitus a few moments of screeching or squealing in the head that stops as suddenly as it starts. But about 15 million Americans (including 10 percent of all elderly Americans) suffer from tinnitus that never stops. In rare cases the affliction can be so maddening that it drives its victims to suicide.
Until this year, the source of the phantom noise was unknown. Did it originate in a defect in the inner ear (the more widely accepted conjecture)? Or could it be an entirely cerebral phenomenon?
Now two UB researchers, Alan Lockwood, M.D., a neurologist, and Richard Salvi, Ph.D., a specialist in the physiology of hearing, have solved that mystery. Their findings, published in the January 1998 issue of the journal Neurology, are likely to revolutionize work in the field.
The story of their discovery is one of coincidence, serendipity, good science and a little help from UB.
In the early 1990s, UB and the Buffalo VA medical center, which is located across Bailey Avenue from the university's South Campus, began construction of a jointly operated positron emission tomography (PET) facility. Positron emission tomography is a method of looking at the actual functioning of organs in the living body. It works by tracking a benign form of positron-emitting radioactive material introduced into a subject's bloodstream; positron-sensitive cameras record changes in blood flow in the organ in question. PET scans, as these observations are called, have now become a relatively commonplace albeit expensive diagnostic tool.
The radioactive material used in PET studies has a half-life measured in minutes (by comparison, the half-life of radioactive materials used in nuclear power plants is thousands of years). Part of the UB-VA project was to build a cyclotron on the UB campus for the production of the required radioactive markers, as well as a tunnel for moving the material quickly from the cyclotron to the PET facility at the VA.
The cyclotron was to be located in the basement of Parker Hall, directly below UB's Center for Hearing and Deafness. Center codirector Richard Salvi called Alan Lockwood, who was in charge of the PET project, to discuss his concerns about what noise from the construction site might do to some delicate sound-controlled experiments he was running upstairs. Before long, their conversations broadened from construction schedules to tinnitus, a long-standing interest of Salvi's. Lockwood was looking to recruit interdisciplinary research projects for the new PET facility. From this chance meeting developed what has now several years later become the PET center's largest research project.
Dick Salvi has been working on tinnitus since he was a graduate student at Syracuse University in 1975. He always expected to find its origins in aberrant neuronal activity in the inner ear where the hair cells of the cochlea (the chamber of the ear that processes sound waves into the nerve impulses that carry information to the part of the brain that "hears") were somehow sending false signals, he says. But he didn't find what he was looking for.
He has spent much of his professional career working on the physiology of the inner ear. His laboratory was one of the first to demonstrate that some species in this case, chickens can regrow damaged hair cells (humans can't, and damaged hair cells in the inner ear are a leading cause of deafness).
About 10 years ago Salvi began to think that the elusive origin of tinnitus was, in fact, in the brain itself. He based this on evidence from animal studies showing that peripheral hearing loss induced by drugs or loud noises causes the brain to become, in Salvi's words, "hyperactive, or almost more sensitive." In addition, work done elsewhere on other senses was beginning to suggest that changes in those senses' perceptual organs can lead to some central nervous system reorganization, perhaps even to anatomical changes in the brain.
With PET scans offering a window into brain function, Lockwood and Salvi four years ago began preliminary work on an experimental look at the brain function of persons with tinnitus.
To locate persons with tinnitus who might be willing to participate in the study, Salvi contacted a local tinnitus support group. The group advertised that Salvi would be discussing a tinnitus research project at their next meeting.
"There were 70 or 80 people at the meeting," Salvi says, recalling how surprised he was by the turnout. But what he heard that night provided an even bigger surprise and proved to be the key to the experimental work that followed.
"One person in attendance said he could regulate his tinnitus by clenching his teeth." Salvi hadn't known this was possible. "Then three other people reported the same ability to make their tinnitus louder or quieter by pressing or touching their face, or pressing a tooth, or sucking back on the tongue. What they said provided a breakthrough in the way the experiment was designed because it meant we could look at the brain in two different states: when the tinnitus was at its normal level, and when it was louder or quieter."
Salvi recruited all four persons to participate in the experiment.
Experimental design is critical," Lockwood says, citing the fundamental rule of empiricism. "Without a well-designed experiment, you don't get good data."
A PET scan of the brain can show changes in blood flow; in simple terms, increased blood flow in a particular region suggests that something is happening there. When PET scans are associated with a mental operation, the resulting data can shed light on how the brain works. For example, in another study conducted at the UB-VA PET center, when subjects' brains were scanned while they formed the past tense of a series of regular verbs (row, rowed) and irregular verbs (run, ran), blood flow increased in different places in the brain depending on which kind of verb each subject was conjugating. This suggests that the two kinds of past-tense formation are actually two different mental tasks. The researchers hypothesize that one is the application of a rule add "-ed" to all regular verbs and the other is memory-based.
The PET scan says nothing about how this mental work is accomplished, or even where, necessarily, it is happening (is the increased blood flow evidence that mental work is being done at that spot or, rather, coordinated from that spot?). But this much can be safely said: If, for a statistically valid number of subjects, forming regular verb endings increases blood flow in one place while forming irregular verb endings increases blood flow in a different place, then they are different mental operations.
For their tinnitus experiment, Lockwood and Salvi did six brain scans of each of the four subjects who could modulate their tinnitus: three scans while they were at rest, and three scans while they did what Lockwood refers to as their "trick" or, more formally, their "oral facial movement." With PET scans of the six control subjects performing the same oral facial movements, Lockwood could subtract the brain activity caused by that action from the scans of the subjects with tinnitus. Then, by comparing scans of the modulated tinnitus (minus the brain activity directly related to the jaw-clenching) with scans of the regular tinnitus, Lockwood says, "we were able to localize the spontaneous neural activity associated with tinnitus to the temporal lobe of the brain, which is also the brain's most important auditory region."
In other words, the researchers now knew where in the brain to look for tinnitus-related activity, whatever its cause.
But was this neural activity a response to something happening in the subjects' ears, or was it something with no external origin at all? To answer this question, Lockwood and Salvi looked at what happened when their tinnitus subjects heard real sounds. For this part of the experiment, they used subjects who reported "hearing" their tinnitus in only one ear; the subjects were scanned as they listened to a tone through headphones. Lockwood and Salvi were thus able to compare brain activity associated with real sound with brain activity associated with tinnitus.
"What we found was that real sounds caused bilateral neural activity [neural activity on both sides of the brain], whereas the phantom sounds of tinnitus were associated with unilateral activity [activity on only one side]," Salvi says. "This told us several important things, the most significant of which is that the source of this neural activity had to be in the brain itself. The unilateral delivery of sound to just one ear activates only one cochlea [inner ear]. And if just one cochlea had been the site of the spontaneous neural activity that causes tinnitus, we would have seen bilateral activation, just as we saw when we played real sounds. So this comparison between phantom sounds and real sounds enabled us to arrive at our second major finding, which was to localize the source of the phantom sounds to the brain, instead of to the cochlea, where many investigators have long believed that tinnitus was originating."
This finding is more than just interesting to neurologists: If tinnitus is ever to be treated, it is obviously necessary to know where it does and more importantly does not originate. The brain, not the ear, now appears to be the place to start.
"One person in attendance said he could regulate his tinnitus by clenching his teeth." Salvi hadn't known this was possible.
Lockwood and Salvi made two other intriguing findings in the course of their experiment. When they looked at the neural activation caused by real sound both in subjects with tinnitus and in control subjects without tinnitus, they observed that the tinnitus subjects all of whom also had some hearing impairment showed neural activity over a much larger area in the auditory cortex. This confirmed physiological work that Salvi had done previously that suggested that the part of the brain that processes high-frequency sounds does not become inactive when the ear loses its ability to hear high frequencies; rather, it "rewires" itself and is activated by lower-frequency sounds.
"This finding indicates that the circuitry of the auditory system has been changed in some way in the subjects with tinnitus," Salvi observes. "We think that's important because we surmise that some of these new connections are the ones responsible for causing the phantom-sound sensations."
Quite unexpectedly, the UB team also observed a connection between the auditory cortex in tinnitus subjects and the hippocampus portion of their limbic systems (the part of the brain that, among other things, regulates emotion).
"In tinnitus patients, but not in normal controls, there is a crossover between the auditory system and the limbic system," Lockwood says. About one-third of the people with tinnitus report severe to crippling emotional or psychological effects from the condition. Lockwood speculates that there is something intrinsic in the brain that separates the tinnitus "listener" from the tinnitus sufferer.
Is some palliation or an outright cure for tinnitus around the corner? A news release from the American Tinnitus Association sums up the implications of the discoveries this way: "As encouraging as the news is, tinnitus patients are cautioned that a cure is not on the immediate horizon, nor is a specific treatment regimen."
But research is now headed in the right direction. "By identifying the sites in the brain that mediate tinnitus, we have taken a critical step down the road toward a cure for this disabling condition," Lockwood says.
And the next steps down that road, at least at UB, will be funded by a $1.3 million National Institutes of Health grant announced at the end of 1997. The grant represents a 75-fold return on UB's $20,000 investment in the work when it was no more than an idea.
Once they knew how they wanted to use PET technology to investigate tinnitus, Salvi and Lockwood applied to UB's Multidisciplinary Pilot Project Program for $20,000 in seed money to get their research started. Those funds moved the work along to the point where the American Tinnitus Association granted them $46,000 to continue it. The discoveries Lockwood and Salvi then made were the basis for the major NIH grant.
"We had a great idea and no data," Lockwood says. "We used the seed money from UB to get enough data to allow us to make a proposal to the American Tinnitus Association. It was the seed money that really got the whole thing off the ground."
Judson Mead is editorial manager for the UB Office of Publications.


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Federer wins Olympic doubles gold
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Roger Federer added an Olympic gold medal to his collection of tennis accolades by winning the men's doubles with Stanislas Wawrinka.
The Swiss pair beat Sweden's Thomas Johansson and Simon Aspelin 6-3 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 in the final in Beijing.
"It's a magical moment," said the 27-year-old Federer. "Something incredible in my career."
Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States took bronze, beating French pair Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra 3-6 6-3 6-4.
The Bryans have won all four Grand Slam doubles titles but, like Federer, had not had any previous Olympic success.
Federer said he and his partner had managed to recover from their respective singles exits.
"It's incredible that we managed to stay on track to win in doubles," he said.
It has been a difficult year for the Swiss star, whose five-year reign as Wimbledon champion was ended by Rafael Nadal in July.
Federer will also be deposed world number one by the Spaniard on Monday after 236 weeks at the top.
Against Johansson and Aspelin, Federer's thumping groundstrokes and Wawrinka's impressive backhand gave the Swiss the early advantage.
After winning the first set, they soon broke to lead 3-1 in the second before the Swedes responded.
Federer looked less than comfortable at the net, although his volleying did later improve, while Wawrinka's serve came under severe pressure.
However, Johansson and Aspelin failed to take their chances and the Swiss went two sets up.
Federer switched service ends in order to serve again at the beginning of the third set, but a poor overhead and a wayward volley allowed their opponents to break him for the first time in the match.
The Swedes were still not firing on all cylinders themselves, however, and three double-faults by Aspelin meant the Swiss were able to break back.
It took a tie-break, which Johansson and Aspelin won, to decide the third set.
A brilliant reaction volley from Federer helped break Aspelin again at the start of the fourth set, Federer eventually serving out the match.
The 27-year-old, who has won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, celebrated victory by throwing up his hands and jumping up and down before embracing Wawrinka.


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It may seem counter-intuitive to say so, as he has just carried the (Al) can for a $14 billion impairment, but Tom Albanese, Rio Tinto's outgoing chief executive, has done investors a favour.
In waiving entitlement to a lump sum and share awards earned in prior years, Mr Albanese has made it harder for future chief executives to claim they deserve a big payoff at dismissal. That is in keeping with the present mood among investors and society.
Jan du Plessis, the Rio chairman, has acted decisively. Removing Mr Albanese and Doug Ritchie, Rio's energy chief, may seem brutal, because the problems in Rio's aluminium business are not unique and Rio made its calamitous $38 billion acquisition of Alcan, in 2007, when Mr Albanese was…


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In 1993, when KEDJ debuted on the local airwaves, starting an alternative-rock radio station was a safe bet. Nirvana and Pearl Jam had shattered the old programming order, and Lollapalooza Nation was congregating every summer to celebrate the shared triumph of a new music revolution.
In 2000, Nirvana and Lollapalooza are both history, and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder is about as relevant to today's youth as Eddie Cantor. Not surprisingly, the alt-rock format has taken a pounding in many markets. But KEDJ, also known as "The Edge," has survived it all: Kurt Cobain's suicide, the teen-pap meltdown of MTV and even a 1999 sale that saw New York-based conglomerate Big City Radio take over the station.
The Edge has survived by adapting to the changing definitions of "alternative," loading up on the rap-metal dementia of Limp Bizkit and Korn, while maintaining a soft spot for three-chord pop-punksters like Blink 182, the Offspring and Green Day. In a city that loves to moan about its lack of a college radio station, KEDJ remains the best bet for guitar-based music that fits in the wide demographic slot between prepubescent and postmenopausal.
Readers' Choice: KEDJ-FM 106.3/100.3
In a business known for short-lived triumphs, few would've thought local impresario Charles Levy could've captured lightning twice. After the original Nita's was sold, restyled as a hard-core club called the Heat, then reverted back to its old name without success, it seemed unlikely that even Levy's Midas touch could galvanize the club's sagging fortunes. But sure enough, under his control, Nita's Hideaway has once again risen to the top of the local music heap. The new Nita's boasts a solid foundation of weekly shows ranging from the hip-hop of the Funky Cornbread crew to the patchouli-inspired sounds of hippie jam bands like the Noodles. But where Nita's has defined itself is in bringing the Valley the cutting edge of the rock and pop worlds. From electrifying outdoor sets by the Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse to indoor bows from Delta 72 and Calexico, the tiny club has solidified its reputation as one of the few places willing and able to take a chance on progressive acts. Meanwhile, big-name Valley groups like the Peacemakers and Jimmy Eat World have played to the thousands, and the club continues to anchor the local scene. Add to that a stellar ambience and a wait staff that is nothing if not engaging, and you have hands-down the best place to enjoy rock in the Valley.
Readers' Choice: Nita's Hideaway
Readers' Choice for Best Venue for Local Acts: Nita's Hideaway
Without the clink of glasses, the click of pool balls or the clatter of conversation, the alcohol- and game-free Modified has proved itself as the most unique and hospitable place for watching live entertainment. Whether it's obscure indie bands, performance artists or even the occasional straight-ahead rocker, anyone who performs here raves about the rapt attention Modified patrons lavish on the talent.
With nothing on the menu aside from bottled water and soda and nothing surrounding the downtown performance space, there is little to distract from the work of those on stage. Aside from that, Modified is staffed by genial indie-rock volunteers, instead of a phalanx of surly pituitary freaks who man the doors at most Valley venues. Modified doubles as an art gallery, as well; the paintings and sculptures prove far more classy accouterments (if not nearly as raunchy) than the empty condom machines one normally finds in the typical rock club.
A purist's haven, it's no wonder, then, that Modified's acquired a national reputation since opening just 18 months ago.
Readers' Choice: Modified
Grunge, neo-punk reggae and rock-rap have done nothing to propagate the species once known as "guitar hero." In an age where you can flip an audience the bird to tumultuous applause, it's no wonder new musicians don't get better acquainted with their instruments.
That's why Big Blue Couch's science-fiction band bio, which claims the group was cryogenically frozen in 1969 and exhumed last year, seems to ring true. Axman Chris Doyle harks back to the days when rock stars didn't play their guitars so much as wrestle them to wring every last screech or sigh. In a local music scene when the best guitarists seem to be roots-based traditionalists, Doyle's white-rock influences range from the fabled (Live at Leeds-era Townshend, Mick Ronson) to the forgotten (spacey Robin Trower, Fred "Sonic" Smith) to the far-fetched (Bruce Cockburn on acoustic numbers).
Propelled by an ace rhythm section and an energetic front man, Doyle takes extended instrumental flights of fancy that continue to make other local guitarists put down their beers and sweat bullets. Despite frequent gigs, the bulk of the band's dates have been thankless opening-slot gigs or last-minute replacement shows. Those who've ventured out early have witnessed a combo capable of being as arty as King Crimson and as belligerent as the Stooges, largely because of Doyle's extended vocabulary of sounds and showmanship. With Big Blue Couch's much-delayed debut CD finally mixed and ready for public consumption, this talent won't remain in the shadows of the local music scene for much longer.
Think of a "guitar hero" and the image usually involves the over-the-top wankings of some limey with six-string phallus in hand, offering up trite "ROCK 'N' ROLL FOREVER!" proclamations. But the Valley's premier axman, Greg Simmons, has taken the road less extroverted to the top. A shy, sensitive sort offstage, Simmons becomes a reluctant firebrand when he straps on his trademark Telecaster.
Although Simmons' fretwork is front and center as part of his regular alterna-pop troupe, the Royal Normans, his most impressive playing has come during the loose-knit sets from roots-rock collective Los Guys. Simmons manages titanic blues runs, subtle country picking and fierce freeform jamming, all delivered with an "aw shucks" attitude -- one of those rare guitar slingers definitely not from the face-grimacing-smugly-smirking school of hard licks.
It must be 10 years and holding for Carvin Jones and his familiar visage, ever grinning back at us from the local club ads. Ten years of wearing that black gaucho hat. Ten years with that heavy, solid-body Stratocaster slung over his back. Whew, just think of the pattern baldness and irreparable spinal damage this pose would cause someone who tried this at home for a decade solid.
But if you spy the real Carvin in the flesh, there isn't that much of a difference between the way he looks today and his appearance in the old 1990 8x10. Which makes us suspect some kind of Faustian bargain going on -- perhaps something to do with eternal youth and recycled Hendrix riffs.
We just don't get it. It can't be because of healthy living -- Jones sings in smoky clubs several nights a week. And if we read The Picture of Dorian Gray correctly, shouldn't his club ad be rapidly aging like bad cheese right about now?


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Cancer, "plague of the world", is a word which brings to mind not only a threat to human health but also a subject of investigation for the broader scientific community (almost 60,000 papers appearing in Web of Science in 2007 included "cancer*" within their article titles, keywords or abstracts, and in particular, almost one hundred of them have been published in
Rudolf Brdicka, who was born one hundred years ago, published in
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As we have mentioned above, the sooner the cancer is detected, the better the chances to treat it successfully are. Thus, we used an electrochemical technique to analyse blood serum of patients with tumour diseases, the same way Brdicka did. Using a modified Brdicka reaction we have analyzed blood, blood serum and tumours of patients (more than 150) suffering from different types of cancers (melanoma, breast, lung, thyroid gland, kidney, oesophagus, large intestine, head and neck cancer, and leukaemia) and also blood and blood serum from non-cancer affected subjects. The results obtained show that the content of metallothionein increases markedly in blood and blood serum of the patients. We are the first scientific group in the world to not only quantify metallothionein in human blood serum, but also to report real differences between metallothionein levels of a control tissue and a tumourous one. Moreover, during thorough analysis of the experimental results obtained we found a unique correlation between the voltammogram data and the type of cancer. We called it an "electrochemical fingerprint".
Could electrochemistry be used in 21st century in addition to other robust techniques such as mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance and many others? One could raise the objection that this "old technique" cannot compete with these modern methods, but in practice the contrary is the case. The results obtained show that electrochemical techniques could be brought back for the investigation of cancer and could potentially enable easy, fast and low cost cancer diagnostics. It is thus possible that the wishes of Jaroslav Heyrovsky and his follower and colleague Rudolf Brdicka will be fulfilled and this auspicious field of cancer study will be developed intensively, not only in Czech laboratories but also around the world.
The special issue of
Several papers report the use of miniaturized electrodes or miniaturized particles coupled with various detection techniques for the study of biochemical events and pathways [
Fruits and vegetables belong to the most important and crucial parts of human diet due to their health benefits. Plant tissues are rich in nutritionally or therapeutically active compounds, which are obviously products of plant secondary metabolism. Analysis of such compounds is therefore both important and needed. Moreover, new compounds belonging to the group of biologically active ones are continuosly being discovered. Sensor and biosensor research is also aimed at the developmenmt of easy-to-use and low cost detection of these substances [
Detection of nucleic acids is also of current interest, most of all due to recognition of their specific sequences. Approaches for studying nucleic acids, their interactions and modifications can differ, as shown in other papers published in the special issue [
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A diagnostic "cocktail" containing a single drop of blood, a dribble of water, and a dose of DNA powder with gold particles could mean rapid diagnosis and treatment of the world's leading diseases in the near future.
The cocktail diagnostic is a homegrown brew being developed by University of Toronto's Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) PhD student Kyryl Zagorovsky and Professor Warren Chan that could change the way infectious diseases, from HPV and HIV to malaria, are diagnosed.
And it involves the same technology used in over-the-counter pregnancy tests.
"There's been a lot of emphasis in developing simple diagnostics," says IBBME Professor and Canada Research Chair in Nanobiotechnology, Warren Chan. "The question is, how do you make it simple enough, portable enough?"
The recent winner of the NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, Professor Chan and his lab study nanoparticles: in particular, the use of gold particles in sizes so small that they are measured in the nanoscale. Chan and his group are working on custom-designing nanoparticles to target and illuminate cancer cells and tumours, with the potential of one day being able to deliver drugs to cancer cells.
But it's a study recently published in Angewandte Chemie, a top chemistry journal published out of Germany, that's raising some interesting questions about the future of this relatively new frontier of science.
Zagorovsky's rapid diagnostic biosensor will allow technicians to test for multiple diseases at one time with one small sample, and with high accuracy and sensitivity. The biosensor relies upon gold particles in much the same vein as your average pregnancy test. With a pregnancy test, gold particles turn the test window red because the particles are linked with an antigen that detects a certain hormone in the urine of a pregnant woman.
"Gold is the best medium," explains Chan, "because it's easy to see. It emits a very intense colour."
Currently scientists can target the particular disease they are searching for by linking gold particles with DNA strands: when a sample containing the disease gene (ie. Malaria) is present, it clumps the gold particles, turning the sample blue. Rather than clumping the particles together, Zagorovsky immerses the gold particles in a DNA-based enzyme solution (DNA-zyme) that, when the disease gene is introduced, 'snip' the DNA from the gold particles, turning the sample red.
"It's like a pair of scissors," Zagorovsky explains, "and the target gene activates the scissors that cut the DNA links holding gold particles together."
The advantage is that far less of the gene needs to be present for the solution to show noticeable colour changes, amplifying detection. A single DNA-zyme can clip up to 600 "links" between the target genes.
Just a single drop from a biological sample such as saliva or blood can potentially be tested in parallel, so that multiple diseases can be tested for in one sitting.
But the team has also demonstrated that they are able to transform the testing solution into a powder, making it light and far easier to ship than solutions, which degrade over time. Powder can be stored for years at a time, and offers hope that the technology can be developed into efficient, cheap, over-the-counter tests for diseases such as HIV and malaria for developing countries, where access to portable diagnostics is a necessity.
"We've now put all the pieces together," says Chan.
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> Hi, I am trying to work with a rather large sum(>200 terms) in Mathematica , but the program displays some odd behavior.
> When I multiply each term in the sum by 1, I get 1 for the answer. When I change 1 to 1.0, I get an incredibly large number for the answer.
> There seems to be some problem with using decimal numbers in this large sum. I tried Rationalize[1.0], and it works. What I am really trying to do is multiply each term by a different number(all less than one) that I calculated in another program. These numbers are in decimal form, so I run into the same problem. When I try rationalize here, it doen't fix the problem. Any other suggestions?
I am not totally sure whether this is what you are looking for, but have
you try to set to zero the second argument of Rationalize? The online
help points out that, "Rationalize[x, 0] converts any number x to
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In[1]:= Rationalize[N[Pi]]
Rationalize[N[Pi], 0]
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Out[1]= 3.14159
Out[2]= 245850922/78256779
Out[3]= 3.14159
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Also available in the book Light & Layered Knits
Finished Size: About 33 (35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45)" (84 [89, 94, 99, 109, 114.5] cm) bust circumference. Shell shown measures 35" (89 cm).
Yarn: Sportweight, South West Trading Company Oasis (100% soysilk; 240 yd [219 m]/100 g): #063 red (MC), 5 (6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7) balls; #065 sapphire (CC) 1 ball.
Yarn Weight: #3 - Light
Needles: Size U.S. 6 (4 mm): 24" (60 cm) circular
Notions: Waste yarn for holding sts; markers and open-ring marker (m); size E/5 (3.5 mm) crochet hook; tapestry needle; sharp-point sewing needle; contrasting thread.
Gauge: 23 sts and 30 rows = 4" (10 cm) in St st.
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Inspired by the ethnic flavor of India's flamboyantly colorful clothing, rich vibrant colors and embroidery find their way into this sleeveless top. The bodice features princess shaping lines that are defined by raised slipped stitches. The gently flared peplum ends in undulating folds, thanks to a fluid bamboo tape yarn. Chain-stitch crochet and embroidery embellishments (French knots, daisy, and fly stitches) highlight the low U-neckline shape and strengthen the artistry of the design. Be as bold as the color and try this top over leggings and heels for top-shelf class!


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Whenever someone lives as long as Allingham did, others are eager to learn his secret.
Allingham prefers ligatures of horsehair in these operations, and mentions the carbolized catgut in preference to silk.
The chairman arose and shook Allingham's hand long and heartily.
"I must be going, too;" and Allingham followed, walking down street as far as his office.
"You'll both have to go back to Roma in this one," said Gertrude's chauffeur to Allingham.
But if an illustrator is wanted, I know one whose work is exquisite—Mrs. Allingham.
"You don't mean to say you were kidnaped, too," cried Allingham.
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Nino's Father's Day Gift Ideas
Tomorrow is Father's Day and if you're like EVERY OTHER woman on the planet, you've already decided what you're going to get "DAD" and are probably bursting at the seams trying NOT to give it to him early! But just in case you haven't decided what you're going to get the Father in your life (or you're children's lives), Nino is here to give you a few ideas.
Contrary to popular belief, men are VERY easy to shop for. Most of the time we just want something that says you've been paying attention and shows appreciation for all the hard work we do. And not all of them require you to spend money…SORRY!
1) The "LAZY DAY" treatment – This requires you to spend NO money whats-so-ever (except maybe a card). The day begins with breakfast in bed (or wherever his favorite spot in the house is). NOT CEREAL, or TOAST but a full hot breakfast complete with juices, meats, and pancakes! You get the idea…and don't forget the remote control!
2) The "Shopping Day" – This one does require money but very little shopping. A gift card to his favorite store, (i.e. Game stop, Home depot, SEARS…) of at least $25. If you're gonna make him buy his own gift, at least give him enough money to buy something he actually LIKES! We know you don't know ANYTHING about power tools, video games, or cars and we don't expect you to. Just give US the money and we'll go get it ourselves. Trust me, WE DON'T MIND!
If at all possible, don't give the dad in your life CLOTHES for Father's Day! No ties, t-shirts, fancy socks, underwear, etc. It's the same as Christmas to us! And if you STILL can't decide after all that, just ASK HIM!
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My favorite quotes from Pope Francis:
On June 7, Pope Francis addressed students of Jesuit schools in Italy and Albania. In the general audience hall, looking out at 9,000 students, alumni, parents and teachers, Francis held up his prepared speech and said: I'm supposed to read this to you, but that could be "a tad boring." Let me give you just the highlights and then take some questions from you, he said.
Accounts of the encounter report that the event's presenters seemed hesitant about the pope's request, saying that no questions had been prepared in advance. Francis waved them away and took 10 unscripted questions from students in the hall.
A teenage boy told the pope that he was trying hard to believe in God and be faithful, but that he often struggled with doubt. "What can you say to help me and others like me?" he asked the pope.
The life of faith is a journey, Francis answered.
"Journeying is an art because if we're always in a hurry, we get tired and don't arrive at our journey's goal," he said. "If we stop, we don't go forward and we also miss the goal. Journeying is precisely the art of looking toward the horizon, thinking where I want to go but also enduring the fatigue of the journey, which is sometimes difficult. … There are dark days, even days when we fail, even days when we fall … but always think of this: Don't be afraid of failures. Don't be afraid of falling. What matters in the art of journeying isn't not falling but not staying down. Get up right away and continue going forward. This is what's beautiful: This is working every day, this is journeying as humans. But also, it's bad walking alone: It's bad and boring. Walking in community, with friends, with those who love us, that helps us. It helps us to arrive precisely at that goal, that 'there where' we're supposed to arrive."
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'Le Cabanon' has been beautifully restored and provides ideal accommodation for two people. It is the only gite situated within the grounds of the owners' property, on the outskirts of Grans, a typical Provencal village providing all necessary amenities, including restaurants, bars, 3 bakeries, vegetable shop, butcher and a small supermarket. The property is ideally situated for those wishing to explore Provence, being within easy reach of Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, Avignon, the Camargue, the Luberon and the beach. The accommodation comprises a 20 sq m. studio, with separate shower room, which has been tastefully and thoughtfully restored and equipped, providing dining table, easy chairs, double bed, and small, well-equipped kitchen. Outside is a south-facing private terrace, pergola and built-in bbq, overlooking the garden and 8m x 4m pool.
We are John & Susan and came to live and work in France 12 years ago. It was always our dream to live in the South of France and to have a gite, so we are very happy to have realised our dream and we are delighted to be able to share this fabulous part of France and our beautiful garden and pool with our holiday guests! We are always happy to provide advice and recommendations for places to visit, eat and drink.
Susan Price purchased this bungalow in 2007
We have lived in Grans since we arrived in France 12 years ago and when we had the opportunity to buy a house we waited a long time to find the house of our dreams in the village that we love! Grans is a typical Provencal village which is completely self contained with a lively village life including several fairs, festivals and local celebrations. We are situated 1.5 km from the village centre and 3 minutes walk from the beautiful Parc de la Fontaine Marie Rose.
The village is perfectly situated for visiting all of Provence, there is just too much to see and never enough time! A lot of our guests come back year after year as they don't find the time to visit all the sights when the temptation is to soak up the peace, seclusion and beauty lying on a sun lounger next to the pool. Le Cabanon is completely independent and is the only gite on the property.
"The perfect little hideaway for two. Lovely pool, attractive garden and studio with all the thoughtful touches necessary for a comfortable holiday. Thank you so much for your kindness and hospitality. We will recommend Le cabanon to our friends in the UK."
"Wonderfully relaxing in this home away from home"
"Lovely place, Lovely location. We only wish we had booked 2 weeks."
"The perfect little space for 2 we shall no doubt be back."
Stayed here for a week and found Le Cabannon to be every bit as lovely as advertised.
Susan and John are the perfect hosts and were a pleasure to meet- friendly and unobtrusive (in fact we wish we had got to know them better)
The studio is well equipped with everything you need for a comfortable stay. Thouroughly enjoyed the pool and miss it so much now we are home.
The bicycles on site came in handy for local trips to the village and days out.
All we wanted was a restful warm (hot) retreat and Le Cabanon was just the tonic so we didn't want to leave at the end of our stay.
Would love to return here one day and we would thouroughly reccomend to any couples who want a nice peaceful break.
Well done Susan and John - hope to see you again soon😀
We stayed a week in le Cababon,a little gem of a place, ran immaculately by Susan and Jonh in the heart of Provence.
The studio was well equipped,a lovely little wet room,English TV and WiFi.
It was very clean and comfortable within spitting distance of the pool. The village of Grans was a delight ful bike trip or walking distance away really beautiful full of restaurants,cafes and even a bull and horse racing fete through the town
The owners were so friendly and very helpful sharing their love of the area, full of ideas and local information which was very useful.
We were visited Arles and Aix and an amazing light show in the caves of Les Beaux which Susan told us about.
So quiet and peaceful in their place and could easily spend another week exploring the local countryside on their bikes.
Very happy to recommend to friends and family and very keen to stay there again ourselves - the whole trip really exceeded all expectations, it was truly magical.
Excellent accommodation for 2 in this neat, spotless and well-equipped gite. The shaded terrace looks out over the large pool (shared only with the owners) in the tranquil garden. The picturesque village of Grans is a short ride on the (supplied) bicycles with bars, a variety of food shops and two good restaurants. The many shops and restaurants in the historic town of Salon-de-Provence are a short drive. The site is well located for touring the many sites in the area. The English owners are charming and always ready with helpful advice.
Strongly recommended
My wife and I have stayed here twice.The gite is very clean and honestly described on the website. Susan and John are friendly great hosts and not at all imposing. The location is peaceful but only just over 20 minutes walk to the centre of Grans. The village has very good eating places and bars and when they get to know you they even offer free drinks. Access by car to the main places of interest in the general area is excellent as you are close enough to the main roads that go north,south, east and west.
We thoroughly enjoyed our week's stay at Le Cabanon. The gite, though very small, is located in a delightful garden next to the pool and has excellent security. The interior has been tastefully and stylishly decorated, with a well stocked kitchen, plenty of tourist information and a pretty bathroom. Everything was clean and in good condition.
The location is excellent with many beautiful towns and villages to visit close by, a delightful drive along the Etang de Berre and an attractive coastline to the south.
The Marseille airport is half an hour away, and a great supermarket ten minutes away towards Salon de Provence.
The owners were friendly and charming and gave us helhelp pful tips on best places to visit. Installation of air conditioning would give mort comfort in summer
We would recommend this property to our friends and relations.
Le Cabanon is a little gem in provence, perfect place to relax and visit this wonderful area, ideal location, close enough to visit beautiful coastal areas, wonderful cities and picturesque hill villages.
located just outside the lovely village of Grans, with very good restuarants, bars and amenities and a lovely place to cycle on bicyles supplied at the very well equipped holiday home.
Ideal place to just relax in the lovely garden around the pool or explore this wonderful area.
The nearest beach is on the Côte Bleu, 25 minutes by car. Cassis is 45 minutes away, with its stunning Calanques, and the beaches of the Camargue can be reached in under an hour.
Marseille-Provence Airport - 25 minutes. Nimes Airport - 40 minutes. Avignon Airport - 35 mins. Montpellier Airport - 1 hour 15 mins. Toulon Airport 1 hour 35 min. Car hire is recommended but pick-up from the airport can be arranged on request.
Salon-de-Provence 5 minutes. Marseille - 30 minutes. Aix-en-Provence 30 minutes. Arles 30 minutes. Luberon 40 minutes. Avignon 40 minutes. Camargue National Park 40 minutes.
Further Details:
The studio is 1.5 km from the village centre, where one can find all necessary amenities, including Michelin recommended restaurant, brasserie, snack bar, several bars also serving food, a creperie, 3 bakers, a butcher, a greengrocer, bank, hairdresser, take-away pizzerias, a small supermarket, a ladies clothes shop, a gift shop and a cinema. There is a village market on Friday morning.
The town of Salon-de-Provence is within 5km, providing all other facilities.
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Jul 1 2017 - Sep 1 2017
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
Sep 2 2017 - Sep 29 2017
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
Low season
Sep 30 2017 - Mar 31 2018
3 night minimum stay
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|Refundable damage deposit
Booking Notes:
Book direct with the owners. A 30% deposit is required to confirm the booking with the 70% balance due one month before arrival. A 200€ security deposit will be required on arrival which will be returned on departure if there are no breakages. Normal changeover day is Saturday but in certain circumstances this can be changed on the agreement of the owner.
Changeover Day:
Preferred change-over day is Saturday but may be flexible, out of season.
Arrival after 16h00
Departure by 10h30
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Colleen McKenna and Charla Brown, both from the UAS School of Management, recently attended the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP) Western Region Annual Conference held in San Francisco, CA. Charla Brown was awarded Wilson Funds by the Provost and presented as part of the Best in Region competition on the topic of utilizing text messaging to enhance student and faculty engagement. Additionally, Colleen and Charla gained valuable insight that will benefit the school's current pursuit of business education accreditation.


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Obama was elected in 2008 as the first African-American president. His father, born in Kenya, came to the U.S. on an academic scholarship. His mother was born to a working-class family in Kansas.
Obama jumped onto the national scene in 2004 with his widely praised keynote address to the Democratic National Convention.
Since taking office in 2009, Obama has struggled to jump-start the U.S. economy, an issue his GOP rivals are quick to point out. Unemployment topped 10% for a short period in 2009, but has been below 9% in recent months. After losing control of the House in the 2010 mid-term election, Obama has been portrayed by the GOP as vulnerable in his re-election bid.
Obama blames many of his shortcomings on a polarized Congress, claiming some Republican lawmakers are unwilling to compromise.
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Obama worked as a community organizer in Chicago. He is also an author and attorney and has worked as a professor of constitutional law at the University of Chicago.
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During the 2008 campaign, Obama raised a record $745 million.
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Hood has been an assistant coach at Miami University since 2005. He was the RedHawks defensive line coach in 2005 and 2006, and then was named the school's defensive coordinator in 2007. In 2008, Hood was promoted to associate head coach and defensive coordinator. Under his direction, Miami's defense dominated the Mid-American Conference in 2007. The RedHawks led the league in six different categories, including rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense. Hood helped the RedHawks to the 2005 MAC East Division Co-Championship and the 2007 MAC East Division title.
Prior to coming to Oxford, Ohio, Hood was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Fort Hays State in 2004. From 1998-2003, he was an assistant coach at Millikin University and helped the team to a 46-12 mark in his tenure. At Millikin, he was the defensive coordinator from 1999-2003. From 1994-97, Hood was the head coach at Mesa State College, an NCAA Division II program in Grand Junction, Colo. He spent from 1990-93 as an assistant at Fort Hays and the 1988 and 1989 seasons as an assistant at Mesa State. Hood began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Bowling Green in 1986 and 1987.
A 1986 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan, Hood was a three-time team captain and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2004. Hood is married to his wife Renee, and is the son of a former head college football coach. His father, Wally Hood, was a head coach at Ohio Northern, Otterbein and Fairmont State.


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Kentucky-LSU Postgame Quotes
Feb. 24, 2013
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Head Coach Matthew Mitchell
Opening statement …
"That was a terrific game. It's a hard one to lose, but LSU just played a great game of basketball and executed at the crucial moments. They had a really good day on offense, and we just couldn't slow them down. I didn't think we played poorly, but in a game like today you have to be razor sharp, and we weren't. We were just pretty good. LSU really took it to us, and we just have to give them a lot of credit. They just played a great game, and they beat us today."
On LSU's Jeanne Kenney …
"I think that would have to be one of her better days. She had a great, great game. She sensed what her team needed, and she made plays. That's another mental mistake that we made, that in this game you couldn't make, and it turned out that they won. We've played a lot of games where we've made mental mistakes, and we haven't been burned very many times, but today was the kind of game that you have to play very, very sharp. We didn't."
On the physicality of the game …
"I think it was a pretty physical game. I guess we were more physical than they were. If you look at the foul shots, we were clearly the more physical team, and we paid for it. Anytime they make more than you attempt, that's a really, really difficult stat to overcome. They did a good job getting to the free throw line, and we did not. I think that was a big factor in the game. I think the league's physical. It's crunch time for a lot of people. The players are playing hard and want to win, so it's tough out there. I just thought LSU played so hard and really executed and made great, great plays to win. They certainly deserved to win today, they were outstanding."
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15 cola recipes to give your cooking repertoire some fizz
Love it or hate it, this fizzy soft drink is more than just a sugary thirst-quencher. It's also a key ingredient in a whole bag of delish recipes that the whole family will love. Don't believe us? We dare you to give one a go.
Drink it, cook with it, bake with it. We may have just found the world's most versatile ingredient. Sweet or savoury, here are 15 new, and sometimes surprising, uses for a can of cola.
Savoury cola recipes
Need a flavour-packed meal for the family that satisfies everyone's taste buds? Try one of these simple but scrummy recipes made with a little kick of cola …
1. Coca-Cola chicken drumsticks
In this recipe, the sweetness of the cola is beautifully balanced with vinegar and chilli. This is one family meal that the whole gang will guzzle in a flash!
- See here for the Coca-Cola chicken drumsticks recipe.
2. Cola meatballs
This hearty dish promises a rich and flavoursome sauce, like nothing you've ever tasted – and that's all thanks to that cup of fizzy cola.
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3. Grilled ribs with cherry cola barbecue sauce
The kids won't be able to get enough of this sticky but finger-lickin'-good recipe for ribs. Perfect as a weekend 'wow' dish.
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4. Prawns chipotle
This fiery seafood chipotle is definitely made for grown-ups, unless of your course your kid has a particular weakness for hot chillies?
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5. Coca-Cola chicken stir fry
Always a family fave, you just can't go past a freshly tossed stir-fry. And this one is fast, yummy and a real time saver. That's dinner on the table in under 20 minutes!
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6. Cola-braised pork stew
This wholesome winter warmer recipe is just the thing for a tasty family meal on a cold and blustery evening. Yummy!
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7. Cola burgers
You won't believe how moist and more-ish this burger recipe is! With the unique combination of cola and salad dressing, the flavour is out of this world.
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8. Ham in Coca-Cola
Looking for a dish that has 'celebration' written all over it? Look no further than this fancy take on a baked ham. Try this for Christmas, Easter or a special birthday feast.
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9. 'Teriyaki' chicken
All you need to conjure up this cheat's teriyaki chicken dish is a bottle of flat cola. Your guests will be none the wiser, promise!
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Sweet cola recipes
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10. Chocolate Coca-Cola cupcakes
The only way to really understand how good this recipe is, is to try it for yourself. The proof is totally in the pudding.
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11. Peanut-cola cake
Surprisingly moist and completely satisfying, if you've got a sweet tooth this bake is a great way to get your fix.
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12. Coca-Cola brownies
These seriously fudgey bites will not disappoint hardcore brownie fans. Who knew a humble can of cola could perform such a feat?
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13. 2-ingredient chocolate cupcakes
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14. Coca-Cola carrot cake
Yes, you read that right – it's cola and carrots in one scrummy cake! If you're feeling hesitant about cooking with soft drink, this recipe will get you over the line.
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15. Coca-Cola choccie cake
The best thing about this clever recipe is that you serve this cake straight from the pan you baked it in! And that only means one thing; less washing up. Bonus!
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by William A. Henkin, Ph.D.
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Q: How would you advise a novice dominatrix to bring out a reluctant straight man who is clearly interested in BDSM but extremely frightened that his "normal" life will somehow be disturbed?
A: Why does this novice dominatrix want to bring the reluctant straight man out? Has he said he wants her help? Or is her quest to be helpful more truly a cover for seeking her own pleasure at what might be his expense?
After all, depending on what his "normal" life is, the man may be very right: coming out into SM might indeed disturb things he might not want to risk, from his standing with family, friends, and lovers to the security of his job, his religion, and his self-image. The step into a sub-cultural world that is easy for one person can be fraught with dangers for someone else; and even if your own crossing was difficult, the rewards that you found tantalizing enough may not seem as great to him. In brief, his caution may be appropriate, and only he can make that judgment. On the other hand, of course, his caution may simply keep him from having the good time he'd prefer if he could only get past his fear -- but once again, only he can make the judgment. And finally, he may want just this sort of help, but he may not want it from the novice dom in question -- either because she's a novice, or because he's a masochist who is not submissive and she's a serious dominant but not much of a sadist, or because their non-scene relationship isn't want he needs to come out, or for any other reason.
If I were the novice dominatrix, therefore, and without knowing more about either the man or the woman, I would first ask if he wanted my assistance in coming out. If the answer were No, I might best keep my counsel and let him live his life his way. If the answer were Yes, then I would take each step gradually enough that he could keep tabs on his normal life; yet I would want to proceed with enough vigor to push -- albeit gently -- against what he believed to be his envelope. I would find out what he had already done, BDSM-wise, and how he felt about each activity: for example, did he like it? dislike it? or was he uncertain? I would find out what else interested him to try, or what he specifically did not want to try -- at least for the time being. I would ascertain his limits, and find out what he could offer me in a scene of whatever sort seemed to interest both of us most. I would make sure he understood about safewords and knew how to use them, I would make sure to honor them any time he did use one, and then I would make time to discuss his reasons for doing so: sometimes novices use safewords simply out of fear of what might be coming next and not because of imminent danger, and if were built the more thoroughly trusting relationship time requires we might, in time, obviate the need for many such calls. I would also encourage him to examine his feelings about what we were doing frequently, whether he used a safeword or not, so he could get a clear sense of his own progress. And at some point, if I ever thought he was actually out at least in the context of our relationship, I'd ask how his normal world looked to him from where he was, and how he wanted to proceed next.
I think I liken your question and my answer to one about teaching someone to swim. Assuming the person wanted to learn -- which, after all, not everyone does: even some people who like the water want to see it from the comfort of dry land -- I'd want to make sure he was safe and wouldn't drown, and I'd also want him to feel safe and to feel he wouldn't drown. That way he'd be most liable to learn the pleasures of swimming as well as the basic skills. I'd hold him enough to keep him afloat while he learned his basic strokes, then gradually let go until I was certain he could swim on his own. Then and probably only then would I let him see that my hands were not actually holding him any more, and that in fact he was swimming just fine. Thereafter he'd be on his own, in a sense, to swim or not to swim as he wished. Land -- his "normal" life -- might feel a little different to him after he got out of the water as a swimmer, and the water would almost certainly feel different to him next time he got in.
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Baker Perfect Through Six, Keys Shutout in Home Opener
Kline Delivers Quality Start but Suffers First Loss
By Frederick Keys | April 8, 2014 10:54 PM ET
FREDERICK, MD -Mudcats right-hander Dylan Baker retired all 18 men that he faced, while the trio of Baker, Jacob Lee and Rob Nixon allowed only two Keys hits, as Frederick was shutout in its home opener 7-0 at Harry Grove Stadium on Tuesday night. With the loss, the Keys drop to 2-3 on the season.
Making his Carolina League debut, Baker (1-0) used a quick pace and a solid mix of pitches to keep Frederick off balance all game. Over six innings, the Alaska native struck out four. Glynn Davis broke up the perfecto in the seventh with a triple to right-center, but the Keys finished the game with only two hits.
Meanwhile, the Mudcats acted quickly against Branden Kline. With one out in the top of the first, Erik Gonzalez executed a perfect hit-and-run to move Logan Vick up to third. He scored on an RBI single by Anthony Gallas to make it 1-0 Carolina.
After striking out Jeremy Lucas to end the first though, Kline (1-1) settled into a nice rhythm. With a throng a family and friends in attendance, the former Governor Thomas Johnson product retired 12 in a row, before allowing a single to James Roberts in the fifth.
Kline made it through six innings, but allowed one additional run before departing. After walking Todd Hankins, the Carolina leadoff man stole second and later scored on a comebacker by Gonzalez. Over six innings, the right-hander allowed two runs on three hits. He walked two and struck out eight.
In the seventh, Carolina doubled its lead. Facing Jesse Beal, Alex Monsalve walked, moved to third on a single by LeVon Washington and scored on a second base hit by Roberts. Later in the inning, Washington came home on a single by Hankins.
In front 4-0, the Muddies added two more runs in the eight on a triple by Lucas and an RBI single by Monsalve, before adding an additional run in the ninth.
Frederick continues its series against Carolina on Wednesday night. Right-hander Parker Bridwell (0-0, 6.75 ERA) makes his second start for the Keys. He will be countered by Mudcats left-hander Shawn Morimando (0-0, 3.60). First pitch is slated for 7:00 p.m. from Harry Grove Stadium. For ticket information, please call 301-815-9939 or visit frederickkeys.com.
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Newsicus Harry Pottercus! (I'll Go Shoot Myself In The Face Now)
"Please, Lady Rowling, no more books to make movies out of. Please. The cages, they burn."
"I'm trying, children, I'm trying. They have ways…"
In case you haven't figured out by the quiet, nerdy girl in your office suddenly growing alive with passion and screaming, "Yeah. FUCK YEAH!" while sending her foot through her monitor, J.K. Rowling just announced a new series of Harry Potter spinoff films based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a fictional textbook used by the students at Hogwarts. ("What's Hogwarts?" you ask. I'll tell you if you tell me what type of Poké Ball I need to find a clitoris.) Making the news even more exciting for Potter fans is Rowling will write the screenplays herself because Warner Bros. did an awesome job convincing her they won't butcher the shit out of this behind her back. Well played. Via Facebook:
"It all started when Warner Bros. came to me with the suggestion of turning 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' into a film. I thought it was a fun idea, but the idea of seeing Newt Scamander, the supposed author of 'Fantastic Beasts', realized by another writer was difficult. Having lived for so long in my fictional universe, I feel very protective of it and I already knew a lot about Newt. As hard-core Harry Potter fans will know, I liked him so much that I even married his grandson, Rolf, to one of my favourite characters from the Harry Potter series, Luna Lovegood.
As I considered Warners' proposal, an idea took shape that I couldn't dislodge. That is how I ended up pitching my own idea for a film to Warner Bros.
Although it will be set in the worldwide community of witches and wizards where I was so happy for seventeen years, 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world. The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or seen the films, but Newt's story will start in New York, seventy years before Harry's gets underway.
It's probably a good thing this isn't about Harry Potter because in case you've missed Photo Boy's uncanny ability to find Daniel Radcliffe pics, he looks like Frodo carrying the One Ring if the One Ring was forged by Walter White. "Trust me when I say the quality of this product is 98% pure. And will bind them all in the darkness, yes, yes, yes. But just look at that color!"
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