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A MAN was taken to hospital with a broken arm after a "vicious and sustained" armed assault in Worcester.
Police are looking for witnesses following an alleged serious assault on a 57-year-old man from the Home Meadow area of the city.
The incident, which occurred at around 11:45pm on Friday,August 8, happened after the man confronted three other men on White Hill, who are believed to have been damaging vehicles.
The victim was then subjected to what is believed to be a sustained attack including the use of a weapon, thought to be a pole or a stick.
The victim sustained a broken right arm and facial injuries, requiring hospital treatment.
The attackers fled the scene towards Otley Close.
One of them is described as a white man, aged around 25, athletic build, about six foot tall, fair to ginger coloured cropped hair and clean shaven. He was wearing a dark blue t-shirt with red writing across the front.
Another is described as a white man, aged around 25, athletic build, about 5 foot 11 inches tall, with short cropped hair. He was wearing a dark blue or black baseball cap, a pale grey/blue t-shirt, dark baggy jogging bottoms and pale grey or dirty trainers with two stripes on the side.
The third is described as a white man, aged around 25, athletic build, about 5 foot 11 inches tall with short cropped hair. He was wearing blue denim jeans.
Detective Sergeant David Hall said: "This was a particularly vicious and sustained attack on a man who was trying to protect his property and the property of his neighbours.
"We would be keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident or who recognises the three men matching the descriptions.
"Attacks of this severity are unusual and this is why it is important that we catch the men involved."
Police have issued CCTV footage of three men they would like to talk to in connection to the incident.
Anyone with any information should call West Mercia Police on 101, quoting incident number 0001S of August 9.
Alternatively information can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org.


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CLEVELAND (AP) -- Officials say an early morning house fire in Cleveland left an 84-year-old man dead.
Firefighters responding to an alarm around 5 a.m. Sunday found the man in an upstairs bedroom of the two-story house on the city's east side.
Assistant Fire Chief David McNeilly tells The Plain Dealer that the man was still alive when emergency crews arrived. He was taken by ambulance to MetroHealth Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The man's name hasn't been released.
McNeilly says the fire started on the first floor. Officials say careless smoking may be to blame.
A 61-year-old woman who lived in the house escaped without injuries.
Information from: The Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com

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Ronald Spencer
1943 — Iowa
Ronald; (pictures and documents coming from his proud nephew Jerry Spencer)
Ssgt. Ronald Spencer, was a bombadier with the 428th bomb squadron from March 1943 to August 1943. He flew 50 missions. His plane was the Ole Datch. OLE PATCH The pilot was Leonard Doolittle. (Capt. Leonard Doolittle became the GROUP Navigator). (Nephew) Jerry Spencer
Mediterranean Theatre of Operations;
1st MISSION; Friday, 12 March 1943
428th BS Mission Summary: (Ops Order ---/mission ---) Group Mission # 60: The following day the outfit had a battle on their hands. The mission was the same as usual--another sea search. The formation sighted eleven vessels consisting of Siebel Ferries and barges. As before there were two flights, upper and lower. Then ran into intense, accurate light flak and machine gun fire at the target. As the lower flight was on its bomb run, bombs from the higher element were seen to drop among the vessels and black smoke came up from two of them. The lower flight then tore into the vessels, dropping bombs and finishing what had been started by the first flight.It was hard to determine the exact damage done, as the weather was bad; however, an observer, Flight Lieutenant Dunn, R.A.F., was of the opinion that a least six vessels were sunk. A two-engine enemy aircraft, seen in the distance, was attacked by escort and seen to go down into the sea. Lt. Stack received a nasty shoulder wound from flak.
A/C No. 3 aircraft unidentified - may be "Bad Seed"
P Brock, James C., 1Lt
CP Blaauw, Harold A., 1Lt
N None
B Spencer, Ronald L., S/Sgt
E None
R Marrs, Horace S., S/Sgt
G Black, James F., Cpl
2nd MISSIOn; Sunday, 4 April 1943
428th BS Mission Summary: (Ops Order ---/mission ---) Group Mission # 63: April 4th, 18 B-25's took off on a sea search once again at 1300 hours. This time bomber command allowed us to use the altitude approach. Once the target was sighted each box of six was to pursue a separate path so timed and coordinated that one would pass over the target as the other passed off, without being in any danger from the following bombs of the other and son that they could regain a close formation in jig time. As the attack was to come from three directions, one or two bombs were bound to hit the vessel with reasonably accurate bombing regardless of the change in course resulting from her evasive action. It was an opportunity to prove we could get results without employing the skip-bombing technique and its attendant losses.
A/C No. 5 aircraft unidentified - may be "Bad Seed"
P Brock, James C., 1Lt
CP Blaauw, Harold A., 1Lt
N None
B Spencer, Ronald L., S/Sgt
E None
R Marrs, Horace S., S/Sgt G Black, James F., Cpl
S/Sgt. Ronald L. Spencer, 17033236 (428th BS), Air Medal awarded; two Clusters.
50 Combat Missions completed 9 Sept. 1943 - Potenza Marshalling Yards, Italy.
57th Bomb Wing Historical Research Team; John T Fitzgerald (446thBS Dad/Lt Jack Fitzgerald), Patti Johnsoon (446th BS T/Sgt Raymond Orechia) and Barbara Ennis Connolly (447th DadT/Sgt Ed Ennis)... Barbi Ennis Connolly firstname.lastname@example.com


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Tapirs are mammals which are often confused
with hippos, anteaters and capybaras. Their closest living relatives
are odd-toed ungulates (hoofed animals), horses and rhinos.
There are four
living species of tapir:
Baird's tapir
Lowland tapir
See also our
Tapir FAQ
Tapir Characterististics
A unique feature that tapir posess is
its fleshy prehensile nose that it uses to grab leaves and even
use as a snorkle while swimming. Their hides are very tough but
streamlined for easy maneuvering in the forest. Tapirs are "seed dispersers."
They eat seeds that are then dispersed in their scat which helps
the forest to regenerate.
Tapirs are herbivores best suited to primary
or old growth secondary forest, and their reproduction is slower
than most mammal species due to a long gestation period (13 months)
and to the fact that there is only one offspring per gestation.
Tapir Habitat Range
Note that ranges are an illustrated approximation. True tapir populations
exist in habitat fragments across the indicated range for each
species. Maps by Carlos Pedraza, TSG, 2008. Click
to see a larger version of the map.
Tapir Population Status
Tapirs are becoming rare in their occurrence areas--the forests
of Central and South America, and Southeast Asia--mostly due
to habitat destruction and poaching. The IUCN Red Book lists
the four species of tapirs (Tapirus bairdii, T. terrestris,
T. pinchaque
and T. indicus) as either vulnerable or endangered.
The Mountain tapir, T. pinchaque, is one of the most
endangered large mammals in the world. The Baird's tapir, T.
is the largest land mammal in the Neotropics and also endangered.
The Malayan tapir, T. indicus, is the only Old World
extant species and is also endangered in Sumatra and mainland
IUCN's 2008 Red List Report outlines current status
estimations for each species:
Baird's Tapir (external
Malayan Tapir (external
Mountain Tapir (external
Lowland Tapir (external
Threats to Tapirs
Tapirs and Their Connection to
the Ecosystem
Tapirs play a critical role in shaping and maintaining the biological
diversity of tropical forests and function as biological indicators
of area requirements for the ecosystem. The tapir is one of the
first species in its habitat to be adversely affected by human disturbance
because of their size, and sensitivity to changes in their habitat
range. Local extinction or population decrease may trigger adverse
effects in the forest, causing disruptions of some key ecological
processes (e.g. seed predation and dispersal, nutrient recycling),
and eventually compromising the long-term integrity and biodiversity
of the ecosystem. These factors, added to the destruction of tapir
habitat in recent years, justify the urgency for investigation of
the status of the populations, and development and implementation
of conservation and management plans.
Tapir Specialist Group advocates on behalf
of tapirs and works to conserve their habitat and genetic diversity
through research projects on tapirs,
high standards of zoo
husbandry, and networking with government bodies, conservation
organizations, universities and zoos to create greater tapir awareness
and conservation planning.
How Tapirs Escape Predators
by Leonardo Salas
This is a brief account based on what little
knowledge we have of tapir anti-predator strategies, and of the
known predators of tapirs. Commonly, we hear reports or see photographs
of attacks on tapirs, reports such as the survival
story of Mr. Rodriguez Echandi in the lowland forests of Costa
Rica. Yet rarely, a researcher gets a glimpse of an attack or finds
the remnants of a kill. There are scientific accounts and unquestionable
data on the diet of predators including tapir as prey. But to my
knowledge, there is no published account of the effect of natural
predators on tapirs in the scientific literature. In other words,
we know the killer, but not the age and numbers of prey tapirs.
We should begin by stating that adult tapirs,
being large (the Andean tapir, the smaller species, can reach 100
Kg in size), escape most significantly smaller predators. This is
in itself a strategy to avoid predators. In fact, adult tapirs are
killed mainly by large cats and occasionally, perhaps, by large
snakes like Anacondas. (There is no confirmed scientific report
of the latter, but recently a video was posted where an Anaconda
regurgitated a lowland tapir – it is unknown whether the
snake killed the animal, but this is probably the case). So, the
adult Malayan tapir is prey to tigers and leopards in the Malayan peninsula,
and to tigers only in the island of Sumatra; the adult lowland tapir
and Baird's tapir are prey to jaguars; the adult Andean tapir
is prey to pumas. (Pumas in Central and South America are not as
large as in the U.S.).
It is also likely that adult, or "old or sickly" lowland
and Baird's tapirs fall prey also of pumas in the Neotropics,
pumas being significantly smaller than tapirs. For example, an old
lowland or Baird's tapir (over 100 Kg) may be killed by a
large puma (weighing as much as 50 Kg or more). But it is the young
tapirs that are perhaps more susceptible to predation. In fact,
this threat on young ungulates is the evolutionary force suspected
of driving two important adaptations in tapirs.
First, like most large ungulates, tapirs produce one offspring (rarely
twins) per birth. This offspring is born ready to walk - another
anti-preadator adaptation. It is a substantial investment of energy
on the part of the mother, because she gestates the fetus until
it reaches that development stage. It is no wonder that tapirs gestate
for 12-13 months and breed in the wild only once every other year
(though, there is one field report of a female tapir in oestrus
18 months after her previous birth). Compare the tapir's reproductive
strategy to that of pigs, which can give birth to large numbers
(4-12) of undeveloped offspring every year. So, tapirs are born
ready to move and avoid predators by staying next to their mothers,
at a considerable energetic cost to the mother.
Inevitably, the mothers need to browse
for food covering long distances and the newborn tapirs cannot keep
The second adaptation is in regards to protection from predators
when the young are left behind. Tapirs are born with a brown to
reddish-brown pelage, with rows of white dots. This coloration has
long been suspected to aid in camouflaging the baby tapir - another
adaptation to avoid predation.
In a rather "obscure" scientific
publication, the author speculated on the tapir's strategy
to avoid predation in early life and its behavioral development
– no data from the wild exists. The explanation goes as follows:
the very young tapir moves very little and remains mostly crouched
and hiding in thick vegetation. The mother goes on browsing forays,
returning once or twice daily to feed the young. When the mother
meets the baby, the young tapir follows her mother and feeds for
a while, until she eventaully leaves the baby behind for another
foray. As the baby grows, it spends more and more time walking with
her mother, learning what species are edible, before it is left
behind again. The process goes on until the young tapir reaches
a level of independence where it has learned to find food and the
mother is no longer needed.
All throughout this growth and learning process, the newborn tapir
slowly loses the camouflage coloration. Estimates from wild and
captive animals suggest that the last signs of the newborn coloration
are lost around 7 months of age. It is not known how long the young
remains foraging with and protected by its mother, but some data
suggest it could be more than a year.
Because tapirs invest so much in their offspring, it is only natural
that they become fiercely protective when their infants are attacked.
A hidden baby tapir, alone, may fall prey to jaguars, tigers or
pumas, but also to small cats such as ocelots or clouded leopards
(we have no data on ocelots or clouded leopards eating baby tapirs).
Mr. Rodriguez did not give any indication of the size of the baby
tapir he saw limping. We can only speculate that it must have been
a sizable offspring, already able to survive a large cat attack
- a jaguar or puma, if that was the case. We can also speculate
that the young tapir was still under one year of age. The mother's
defensive behavior, as bluntly experienced by Mr. Rodriguez, is
only to be expected.
How do tapirs escape predators? Anyone
who has seen tapirs in the wild can answer this question without
hesitation: tapirs run through thickets of forest and/or dive into
rivers or deep pools of water. A galloping tapir breaks through
bushes with branches 3-4 inches (8-10 cm) thick. A small cat gripping
the back of the tapir will have a hard time holding on to its prey
if it's being hit by thick branches. Also, although cats can
and do swim, they are no match to the natatory prowess of a tapir,
which can go under water for a minute and thus escape the chasing
Despite all their adaptations to avoid predation, there is still
one predator tapirs of any age are unable to escape – relentless
and insatiable – man.
More about tapirs:
TSG's Tapir FAQ
Diego Zoo's Tapir page
Illustration generously provided
by Stephan Nash, Conservation International
© 1980-2011 IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG)


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Huntington Flood Study Town Meeting
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
Jan. 8, 2007
Town Meeting to be Held to Discuss Findings of Huntington Flood Study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
A town meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan. 11, at 7:30 p.m., in the Jack Knowles Lecture Hall at Walt Whitman Middle School, 2500 Parker's Lane, Alexandria, to present results of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study of the June 25-26, 2006, flooding in the Huntington community of Fairfax County.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, performed the study of the Cameron Run floodplain in relation to the June 2006 storm events. The study compiled past surveys and studies along Cameron Run, as well as rain gauge data and stream data from the June flooding event to determine the risk and extent of future flooding.
At the town meeting, staff from the county's Department of Public Works and Environmental Services and the USACE will review the findings of the analysis of the June flooding and present possible next steps.
The final report by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be available at the meeting, along with handouts, and a question and answer session will follow the formal presentation of the study findings. A Spanish language translator will translate the meeting. Following the meeting, the study also will be posted online on the county's Web site.
If you have any questions or need further information about the town meeting, contact Merni Fitzgerald in the Office of Public Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 711.
For more news and information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news.


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JOHN Phillips is looking forward to being a part of Trowbridge Wanderers' new chapter in the Wiltshire League as the club look to become a major force in their town.
Wanderers, who plied their trade in the top tier of the Trowbridge & District League last season, have made the move up to the revamped Premier Division and are set to go head-to-head with near neighbours and local rivals Trowbridge Town in the new season.
Former Warminster Town manager Phillips will take charge of the Wanderers' in their new division, with former Trowbridge Town chief Chris Carr as his assistant and Robbie Simmonds as club coach, with the Wiltshire League new-boys hosting their home games at the Lambrok Playing Field.
"It's a very exciting time for everyone at the club and the chairman, Mike Lanfear, has worked very hard to get us up into the Wiltshire League," said Phillips.
"He's a Westbury boy and I spoke to him at the Warminster v Westbury derby match on Boxing Day last season. He asked me if I'd be interested in getting back into management with them.
"I first started coaching at Trowbridge Wanderers because my son (Sam Hibbard) was playing in the youth teams there and Mark's son was in the same age group. My daughter (Emily Phillips) also played for the girls' team too.
"We've got a whole new team together but it's not going to be new to the players because they've all played at this level before – Chris Carr has been very good in getting players over to the club.
"I managed Bradford Town Reserves in the Wiltshire League and we did quite well. There are a lot of local derbies in there too and a lot of the managers are guys I've played against in the past, so I'm looking forward to renewing hostilities with them."
Phillips also expects his team to relish their upcoming derby clashes with Trowbridge Town.
The Wanderers manager said: "I know that all the lads will be keeping an eye on the fixtures to find out when we'll be playing them – we want to be a big club in the town too."
Wanderers kick off their season with a trip to Wootton Bassett Town development next weekend.
In order to retain its Step 7 status within the National League System, the Wiltshire League will be running a single division this season, comprising of an increased compliment of 18 teams.
Last season's Division One champions Melksham Town Reserves have been promoted alongside Wootton Bassett Development and Sarum Youth whilst Westbury United Reserves have followed Wanderers up from the Trowbridge & District League.
Malmesbury Victoria have dropped down from the Hellenic League to complete the make-up of the Premier Division.
The league have established a new five-team U21s Division whilst also taking over the running of the Thursday night U18s Floodlit Division.
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Place water and sea salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Whisk in the polenta and bring to a boil. Reduce the flame to medium-low, stir in the corn, cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the flame. Lightly oil a 8" pie plate or baking dish and evenly spread the polenta in it. Pour the chili evenly over the polenta, cover and bake at 400° for 10 to 15 minutes or until hot.
Per serving - 260 calories, 1 gram fat (5% calories from fat), 8 gram protein, 54 gram carbohydrate, 9 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 242 milligram sodium


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Artists do an important job in opening the eyes and minds of all that are willing to embark on a visual experience. But, some artists take it a step further and involve their viewers into their work.
Leandra Erlich is a known optical illusionist who was commissioned by the Barbican in London to provide an installation of one of his popular art pieces. The piece chosen is a Victorian home with protruding ledges at the windows for everyone of all ages to live out their Spiderman experience. The photos taken at the location after Erlich's completed the installation that opened in East London Wednesday, show families scaling the house…with the help of a ginormous mirror, according to ThisisCollossal.com Continue reading


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MP Harriett Baldwin was faced with a deep question when she paid a visit to Callow End Primary School last Friday (January 31).
Nine-year-old Finn Ellison, a pupil at the school, asked the West Worcestershire MP why there was life on Earth.
The question was the winning entry in a competition run by Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust's Speech and Language Team.
The competition, which was set up to promote the team's services and the issue some children have with speech and language skills, was open to schools from across the county with Callow End coming out top in West Worcestershire area.
The trust asked children what question they would most like to ask their MP, and Finn's question was picked as the best.
Mrs Baldwin said "Finn posed a very interesting question and which made me think quite a bit and I am sure that the school and his parents are pleased with his winning performance."
Jacqui Woodcock, service manager of the children's speech and language therapy team, said: "Events like this show that when schools and the speech and language therapy service work together, we can help improve language and communication skills."


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text: Make Valentine's Day fun the entire weekend-with any of these heart accessories. I'm seriously trying to get my hands on a pair of heart sunglasses. I would love to wear them out and about this weekend. Although, a Betsey Johnson ring sparkling on my finger wouldn't hurt either. Hmmm?? I'm going to need to think this over.


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Service in Europe
First Lieutentant Eric M. 'Dick' Black served in Normandy, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. Lt. Black enlisted in January of 1941 and commissioned a 2nd Lt. Of the infantry two years later. He received his silver bars in Normandy on the battlefield. He had been wounded twice and was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and five battle stars.
Lieutenant Black arrived in England in October of 1943 and had been in almost continuous action since June of 1944. It was his regiment of infantry that finally stopped the germans at one point in the Von Rundstedt breakthrough, Lieutenant Black personally manning a machine gun during an engagement in which two thousand of the enemy were ambushed and wiped out.


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FRA says bridge safety is a priority
Bureau County is covered with railroad tracks, and the chug of trains moving through is a common sound.
Since residents don't use the railroad bridges, they're rarely thought of, but sometimes residents can look at a bridge and consider its safety.
They might think, "It's covered with rust, so it must be falling apart," or "The plate says this bridge was built in 1899!"
Residents concerned about highway and road bridge safety can learn everything they would like and more by visiting the Illinois Department of Transportation's website at http://wrc.dot.il.gov/bridgeinformation. The website provides detailed inventory and inspection data on all bridges and structures in Illinois.
However, railroad bridges aren't included on that site because the state doesn't oversee the bridges.
Information on railroad bridges also isn't provided on the Federal Railroad Administration's website because the maintenance of the bridges is the responsibility of the railroads that own them. According to the website, "Railroads have a vital interest in maintaining their bridges in a serviceable condition, not only considering the cost of potential accidents, but also considering the cost of replacing a bridge and the loss of service of the track over the bridge."
Mike England, FRA public affairs specialist, said one of the reasons the information is not on its website is because there hasn't been a demand for the information.
"We rarely receive any calls," he said.
But if residents are concerned about the safety of a bridge, he encouraged them to call the FRA at 202-493-6304 or send at email to email@example.com.
According to FRA Railroad Bridge Safety Fact Sheet, issued in July, Amtrak and the large and small freight railroads own and maintain about 77,000 bridges across the country.
In addition to the railroads inspecting their own bridges, FRA inspectors conduct regular evaluations of railroads' bridge management programs, which includes observations of railroad bridges and review of bridge inspection reports.
FRA bridge safety specialists also respond to public complaints regarding the structural integrity of railroad bridges by conducting thorough evaluations when necessary. "While many of the older bridges in the U.S. were designed to carry loads that equal those of the trains of today, that capacity is diminished by deterioration and/or damage. Proper, frequent inspection should detect these conditions and allow repair or other remedial action before they cause a structural problem."
England said that just because a bridge is rusted doesn't mean it isn't safe. According to the FRA website, "In most cases, the rust on the surface of a bridge actually coats the steel and prevents further corrosion."
England said the FRA has a robust bridge inspection program and would send someone out to inspect a bridge if residents have any concerns.
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You've been warned.
Moving on, here's what I'm wondering.
Can Ronnie file a civil suit against Vic over anything Vic may have gotten Ronnie involved with?
Is there a case there at all? If there is, does Ronnie legally have the right to sue?
If Ronnie were to a win a civil suit against Vic, what might Ronnie be awarded?
My initial thought is he's legally allowed, generally speaking, but that he probably doesn't have a case since he willingly went along with most/all of their "adventures".
But my thought was also that maybe this is the only way Ronnie might get some payback on Vic for Vic leaving him out to dry.


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UF's Vogel shoots 77 at Masters
Published: Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 4:05 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 4:05 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Florida senior T.J. Vogel completed the first round of the Masters Tournament in 77 strokes (+5) on Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club.
Vogel earned a spot in the exclusive tournament after winning the 2012 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.
Former UF golfer Brian Guy shot an even-par 72.
Vogel began his opening round with three consecutive pars. He was four-over par over the next four holes, recording two bogeys and one double-bogey. He recovered after this stretch and birdied the par-5, eighth hole to bring his score to three-over par.
Heading into the final nine holes of play, Vogel was three-over par. A bogey on the 10th hole and two consecutive bogeys on the 12th and 13th holes put the 2012 PING Division I Second Team All-American six-over with five holes remaining.
The UF senior rebounded and recorded birdies on the par-5, 15th hole and par-3, 16th hole. Vogel had an eagle putt on the 15th hole, narrowly missed, and settled for his second birdie of the day. On the next hole, he converted a 15-foot birdie putt to bring his score back to four-over par for the day.
For his final two holes of his opening round, Vogel tallied a par on the par-4, 17th hole and bogeyed the par-5, 18th hole.
Vogel returns to action at the par-72, 7,435 yard course Friday afternoon. He will tee off at 12:35 p.m. with two-time champion Jose Maria Olazabal and current leader Marc Leishman.
ESPN will begin its broadcast at 3 p.m.
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ON WEDNESDAY night, Doncaster Rovers pulled off the biggest footballing gimmick of all time in recruiting 5,333 'fans' to watch a reserve team game against Rotherham United.
They weren't there to see Scott Shearer or Miles Addison, surprise, surpise, but to cheer on a floppy-haired member of the world's biggest boy band as he played 25 minutes as a full-back.
The crowd at the Keepmoat Stadium is usually made up of hardened Yorkshiremen and women who'd certainly put you in your place if you were to suggest something vaguely negative about their club, but they're like puppies when stood alongside One Direction fans, who swarm like genocidal bees at the slightest notion that Niall Horan styled his hairdo on Jedward's blonde mops.
Okay, we're drifting away from the point. The premise of Tomlinson turning out for Rovers was designed to attract a little attention for the Championship club, get a bit of money in the coffers and raise cash for local charity Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice, of which he is a patron, in the process.
Yet the inevitable vitriol accompanied the 22-year-old's debut on social media, with hundreds of posts across Twitter and Facebook claiming, in slightly more 'family-paper-friendly' terms, that Tomlinson's appearance was an insult to footballers who'd dedicated their lives to their profession.
Nonsense. That's the hyper-sensitivity of the sport in action once again.
Tomlinson was representing a good cause, promoting his hometown club nationwide and giving his own fans a little something extra - something evidently well appreciated seeing as a couple of bonkers Mexicans flew 13 hours to watch his second-half cameo.
His run-out in a reserve team match was as much of an insult to professional footballers as a professional footballer's regular column in a major national newspaper is to budding writers.
When insightful, ex-pros' columns in national dailies are as good as anything you are likely to read in the sports sections but they are few and far between. Too often we're presented with ghost-written, cliche-laden slodge that has no real value but for the name embossed in gold letters above it.
But society reacts to familiar faces - in every walk of life.
It's the way the world works - the public isn't necessarily drawn in by acumen or ability but by celebrity and star status; that's why Katie Price has an entire page to herself every week in The Sun, that's why Piers 'I love Kevin Pietersen' Morgan was drafted in to judge Britain's Got Talent.
Both Price and Piers have their own talents and strengths, all innuendo aside, but the former is unlikely to ever get near the Pulitzer (no, they're not hair straighteners, Katie) and the latter's grounding in journalism certainly won't have given him the ear to pick out the next great vocalist.
But they draw in the crowds, the readers and the viewers, just as Sanath Jayasuria or Vitali Klitschko encourage votes in Sri Lanka and Ukraine, where the ex-cricketer and former boxer have knocked career politicians down the ranks.
A knowledge of reverse swing won't help win swing voters and, while majority decisions in the ring and at the ballot box are similar, you won't win an election by knockout.
So, no, Louis Tomlinson's appearance on Wednesday night wasn't an insult. A world class gimmick, yes. Nothing more.
MAYBE I'm out of touch with how to be a football fan in the modern day.
Admittedly, given the nature of my job, I haven't stood rank and file in the not-so-terraced terraces for a few years and in that time everything seems to have changed.
I recognised how much my understanding was lagging during Tuesday night's 1-1 draw between Swindon Town and Crawley Town and started taking notes.
Apparently in 2014 we believe in tough love. Sarcastic jeers and the odd boo are now considered appropriate encouragement for a 19-year-old goalkeeper making his home league debut.
Tyrell Belford took plenty of stick from Leyton Orient fans last weekend but their various taunts and teases paled in comparison to what the young stopper received from his own supporters in midweek.
It seemed totally bizarre. 'Here's a good idea, our regular number one is out for three weeks and our play-off hopes are hanging by a thread. It's probably in our best interests to make a teenager, in the most isolated and exposed position on the pitch, feel as unappreciated and nervous as possible within the first half-hour'.
People, please; anyone who believes Belford was actually trying to distribute the ball as badly as he did needs quarantining - he's an ambitious professional who's been taught to play a certain way and on Tuesday he had a bad night.
The rest of this season could be a long, hard slog if fans choose to make it so. Town will have to do extraordinary things to make the top six but they won't finish anywhere near the bottom four.
This term was always meant to be one of consolidation but the way the Robins played in August, September and October raised expectations beyond reasonable levels.
Now Swindon are the victims of their own surprise success, burdened by a dozen or so exceptional performances in the first three months of the campaign and some audience members who don't like 'tippy, tappy football' but moan when long balls down the channels don't hone in on their intended target like a heat-seeking missile.
Swindon Town will never have the perfect team, with the model in place at the County Ground now there will be periods of weeks on end where things just don't work as most of us would like.
The sooner we all get used to that the better, else the feelings of disillusionment currently swelling amongst the fanbase will quickly mutate into an unpalatable animosity; the kind of animosity that creates a stand-off between supporters and club.
If that happens then the football appetite of a town will rapidly diminish. Everyone - the management, players, press and supporters - needs to make a conscious effort to avoid this at all costs.
YOU know your season is going really badly when you have to resort to blackmail to keep your attendances up.
Manchester United have gone into the sort of tailspin even the very best Hollywood scriptwriters would struggle to reverse since David Moyes took charge at Old Trafford and their most recent defeat - to Olympiakos on Tuesday night - reinforced the fact that all is not well within the Red Devils' camp.
But it's not the lack of a combative central midfielder, Robin Van Persie's criticism of his teammates or United's crumbling empire post-Sir Alex that is the most alarming story to come out of the club this week.
On Wednesday it emerged that an email sent out to season-ticket holders suggested that if fans did not purchase a ticket for the second leg of the Olympiakos clash they would lose their seat for the upcoming Manchester derby.
Frankly, that kind of brazen disregard for the fans who have shelled out hundreds of pounds pre-season with the expectation of being guaranteed a place at the big games is utterly shameful.
Supporters should never be held hostage by a club manipulating their fans' emotions like that. It shows the extent to which corporate governance and greed has stolen the sport away from the general population and the moral gutter football now operates in.


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Matty Bowen helped himself to three tries as Wigan booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup with an efficient 52-8 victory over Hunslet.
Wigan ran in seven tries in the first half, killing the contest, to lead 42-8 and make the second half largely a question of playing out time.
Matty Smith crossed twice for the Warriors and added eight goals, while there were also tries for George Williams, Liam Farrell, Dan Sarginson and Jordan James.
Justin Carney scored four tries as Castleford breezed into the quarter-finals for the first time since 2011 after seeing off the threat of Championship side Sheffield in a 12-try romp.
The result was rarely in doubt despite Sheffield posting the first try of the afternoon after just three minutes as Super League side Castleford came through to win 60-16.
Jamie Ellis went over for a pair of tries and Grant Millington, Ashley gibson, Kirk Dixon, Daryl Clark, Jordan Tansey and Oliver Holmes also breached the Eagles' defence.
Warrington stand-off Chris Bridge claimed a 36-point haul as the Wolves eased into the quarter-finals with a 68-0 thrashing of Championship outfit Doncaster.
Bridge scored four tries and landed 10 goals from 12 attempts, while winger Kevin Penny also claimed a hat-trick of tries in the rout at the Halliwell Jones stadium.
The Wolves, who have tasted Challenge Cup glory at Wembley on three occasions in the last five years, scored further tries from Matty Russell, Ryan Atkins, Joel Monaghan, Rhys Evans and Brad Dwyer.
Danny Craven made the most of his last-minute call-up by steering Widnes into the last eight.
The 22-year-old half-back was drafted in by Vikings coach Denis Betts for his fifth appearance of the season when Grant Gore was injured in the warm-up and he went on to play a key role in their 30-20 fifth-round win over a mis-firing Salford.
Full-back Rhys Hanbury scored two of Widnes' five tries in a match they dominated for an hour but almost let victory slip from their grasp in a thrilling finish as the Red Devils staged a dramatic fight back.
Bradford savoured some temporary relief from their Super League struggles by earning a place in the quarter-finals with a battling 33-20 comeback win over Catalan Dragons.
The bottom of the table Bulls, who shipped in a massive 130 points in two games over the Easter period, made an awful start, conceding three tries in the opening 13 minutes.
But, with four players back from injury and illness and bolstered by the midweek loan signing of Jay Pitts from Hull, the home side replied with 30 unanswered points in less than half an hour to turn a 16-0 deficit into a 30-16 lead.
The Dragons, losing finalists in 2007, responded with a try but lost their composure in a frantic attempt to repair the damage allowing the Bulls a place in the last-eight draw for the first time since 2010.
Bradford's Jamie Foster, returning after being taken sick over Easter, claimed two tries in a 20-point personal haul from two tries and six goals.
Leigh's in-form half-back Ryan Brierley scored a hat-trick of tries to help his side reach the last eight with a 26-16 victory over Championship rivals Featherstone in their fifth-round tie at Leigh Sports Village.
Brierley, who is the Championship's runaway leading scorer with 17 tries so far this season, touched down twice in the first half and completed his hat-trick six minutes from the end to end Rovers' resistance and maintain the only unbeaten record in the game this year.
Three-quarters Will Sharp and James Mendeika scored two tries apiece for the visitors, who were level at 12-12 at the break, but Gareth Moore and Kyle Briggs missed all four kicks at goal between them.


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A new Victorian study has found that bans on smoking in pubs, nightclubs and gaming venues would help young social smokers' cut down on the amount they smoke and even quit for good.
The landmark study, released last week in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal's prestigious international publication Tobacco Control was conducted by researchers from The Cancer Council Victoria's Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer.
The study surveyed Victorian smokers who regularly go to venues like pubs and nightclubs, and found that:
Study co-author Dr Melanie Wakefield says the research is the first to look at the benefits of smoking bans in social venues for smokers.
'This is the first study to examine the impact that smokefree venues can have on helping smokers to quit.'
'This study shows that smoking bans in pubs and clubs and other social venues are likely to reduce smoking rates amongst regular patrons – who are more likely to be younger adults.'
'We found that young smokers under 30 are six times more likely to binge' smoke when they're in these places.'
'Binge smoking in venues like pubs and clubs can lead to social smokers' – people who only smoke when they're socialising - becoming regular, addicted smokers.'
'We already know that smoking restrictions at work and self-imposed restrictions in the home result in more smokers trying to quit. This study shows that smokefree pubs, clubs and nightclubs would also encourage younger adults who smoke to think about quitting.'
'Clearly, social smokers' smoke more when they're out at these types of venues, and so smoking bans would lead to smokers smoking fewer cigarettes, and more smokers trying to quit altogether.'
Dr Wakefield said smoking bans in bars and nightclubs would also help those smokers who are already trying to quit.
'Social situations - especially those that involve alcohol - are a common relapse trigger for smokers who are trying to quit.'
'Adding bars and pubs to the growing list of smokefree public places would particularly help those trying to quit, by reducing the difficulties that they face when they go out to these venues.'
'It's clear now why tobacco companies have been concentrating their marketing efforts on sponsoring dance parties in nightclubs and VIP rooms in bars,' said Dr Wakefield.
'These venues are nicotine classrooms' that increase the amount social smokers smoke, and can also contribute to a social smoker' progressing to more regular smoking.'
'This research builds upon the large amount of existing data that shows smokefree venues are good for business and good for health.'
'This research shows that smokefree environments have a two-fold public health benefit – protecting patrons from environmental tobacco smoke, and creating environments that help smokers quit.'
'Policy makers need to consider the implications of this research in framing smokefree legislation.'
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THIS YEAR'S Christmas lights switch-on celebrations look to be the best yet as Knutsford Town Council seeks to kick-start the town's trading as businesses gear up for Christmas.
Following on from the success of last year, which saw record crowds flocking to see Santa arrive, pulled by six reindeer, organisers have looked at making improvements for this year.
The reindeer who travel from Aviemore in Scotland will once again be parading along King Street and Tatton Street before delivering Santa safely in Canute Square.
This year, however, the presence of Sir Bobby Charlton CBE, who has voluntarily agreed to turn on the new Christmas lights, will get the evening off to a great start.
Town clerk Matthew Jackson said: "The town council is delighted that Sir Bobby Charlton has agreed to switch on the town centre lights, and expect a terrific turnout."
In a change to last year, the switch-on will be at start of the event, at 6.15pm, and will also feature singing from St John's Wood Community School.
Once the lights are on around the town Santa's reindeer parade will move through the town, where the crowds last year lined the streets.
This year members of Knutsford Amateur Operatic Society will invite everyone to sing along as they escort Santa's sleigh.
Yorston Lodge Primary School pupils will lead the singing once Santa has arrived in Canute Square, before being joined by the cast of Cinderella, making a special appearance before the run at the Grange Theatre, in Hartford, in December.
Mereside Brass Band will lead the traditional singing of Christmas carols as the evening comes to a rousing close.


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Kadomatshu Making and Mochi Pounding at the Donkey Mill
Event date:
Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 10:00
Full Address:
78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy Holualoa
Donkey Mill Art Center
$25 per family. Please contact to make reservation.
Contact Phone Number:
(808) 322-3362
For centuries, New Years is considered to be the most celebrated custom in Japan. Join us in this food, culture and family event, let your inner rhythm be set free during mochitsuki (rice pounding) and practice centering and a bit of visual poetry while making a kadomatsu (gate pine) for your home. Taste a variety of ways that you can enjoy consuming the 'rice spirit' for purity, strength and spiritual wealth as we bring in the New Year with old traditions and new faces. Takes place from 10am - 1pm. Visit: www.donkeymillartcenter.org for details.


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How does an Englishman end up a Ranger fan?
By UKRanger
It all started around Christmas 1983 for me (around the time of the
Maloneys, Greschner, Larouche, and Sandstrom and a first-round exit to the
Flyers) not as a Ranger fan, but that was when my interest in American
sports was born. I was 10 and we'd been in touch with my dad's Uncle Joe,
who was a film producer living in L.A. — he sent some Christmas presents for
me and my sister; mine just happened to be a Pittsburgh Steelers satin
jacket. Bear in mind the sport was only just entering the consciousnesses of
people on this side of the Atlantic at that time. Channel 4 had just
started its coverage and a few weeks later we sat and watched our first
Super Bowl (XVIII — Skins v Raiders). That's it. I was hooked! Two years later
there I was getting sunburned in the Coliseum with my family watching a
Raiders game, but my heart had already been snagged by the men in Black and
Roll on several years and few trips to the States later and I began watching
TWiB on a Saturday morning on Sky TV. It was around the time that Big Mac
and Sammy Sosa began chasing the home run record. Constantly I was reminded
of the record they were chasing, Roger Maris, RF, NY Yankees, 61 in 1961. So
when the competition phone-in came up, the answer was as easy as reciting
the Lord's Prayer. Fast forward two weeks and I receive a phone call, "Hi, is
that Simon, its (name deleted) from Sky TV, you've won a prize."
"Oh yeah, great" I replied, "which one?"
"Oh you've won first prize". Cue lots of fist-pumping and general Anisimov-style celebrations around my office. I'd won a trip to St Louis for two, tickets to the penultimate game of the season and $500 to
spend. That is where I instantly became a Cardinals fan.
At this particular time in my life, I was doing quite well for myself. I was
25, I'd gotten into I.T., my little sister was a United Airlines stewardess and
we were both single. So we'd buddy up for the odd holiday (cheap flights
courtesy of United of course). We decided not long after I got back from St.
Louis that we would have a New Years shopping trip to NYC, a place she'd
been twice on trips but I'd never been to. So after snagging 1a and 1b on a
757 from Heathrow to LA we got a Yellow cab to a hotel on West 47th and our
adventure began. After two days of sightseeing and shopping (tax free weekend
too!) I badly needed a sports fix. So when we came out of Macy's onto 34th I
realized we were close to MSG.
"Lets go see if we can get tickets to a hockey or basketball game" i said. I remembered Gretzky was playing for the Rangers now so it would be great if I could get to see him play, just once.
I remember walking into MSG, praying that the Rangers were in town and not the Knicks.
As luck would have it as we approached the ticket booths I noticed the signs
— Rangers vs Islanders 13th January tickets available. That was perfect, the
game was tomorrow night, and I didn't have to watch basketball!!
As it was I can't remember exactly what we paid — I think it was $28 a ticket,
but I'm pretty sure I was in section 202. I remember taking my seats, beer,
hot dog, popcorn all lined up. We watched the warm-ups and tried to pick out
numbers from the roster in the program. There were some familiar names to
me, ones that would become more familiar as my interest in the Rangers grew
over the following years: Graves, Leetch, Richter, Nedved, Beukeboom and a
few more. As the players went off, out trotted a few guys with some red
carpet and I wondered "what the Byfuglien?" Turns out it was a celebration,
one of the players was reaching 1,000 NHL games tonight. Can anyone remember
who? (I'll give you the answer at the end).
So after the presentation was done (a silver stick) and the dignitaries and
players family back in their seats and the national anthem sung it was time
to drop the puck. The game was back and forth, before the Rangers took the lead in the third
3-2 only to give it away a few minutes before the end and take it to OT.
I remember two things about OT, the crowd being much more on edge and it could
be just me but it seemed that Leetch, Gretzky and Graves barely sat down.
There were also no good shots, it was a tight game and if I was a betting
man I'd have put my money on a draw. Then, with the Rangers camped out in
the Isles' end it happened, that split second of magic which separates the
great players from the simply good ones: MacLean gets the puck behind the
goal and feeds Gretzky in the right circle, you could see the defense
thinking to close him down quickly, and before you knew it he'd slipped a
pass across to, who else, Adam Graves who swats it passed the Isles goalie
(I think it was Felix Potvin) who was still set and waiting for Gretzky to
pick his spot.
The Garden erupts, the hated neighbours have been beaten and one English
sports fan is hooked for life.
Some things i remember from back then:
Gretzky looked old and slow, but was still a "diffwent gwavy" as we might
say over here — he could thread a pass and dipsy doodle past any hit, I
remember seeing this incredibly tall, young defenseman try and level him
only to completely whiff on him — he got a bit better at it over the years —
it was Zdeno Chara. Gretzky finished the night with two assists and still
played more minutes than any other Rangers forward.
Leetch was everywhere and seemed to play the full 60 minutes plus OT.
Richter was not great that night, one of only a few during his tenure as
a Ranger.
Adam Graves seemed to hit everyone, get hit by everyone and win every battle
for the puck, I can see how he became a blueshirt legend (Cally reminds me a
lot of him).
Some things I didn't notice that night:
Manny Malhotra played.
Rumun Ndur played; little did I know a few years later I'd watch him play
for Coventry Blaze in the British National League.
Marc Savard, Kevin Stevens, Mike Knuble all played for the Rangers — I only
had eyes for No. 99, No. 2 and No. 9
I remember walking out of MSG that night thinking how much I wanted a
Rangers jersey and how it was going to have either one or two 9's on the
Fast forward 13 years, here I am nearly 40, two kids, one divorce later and I'm
all over the internet daily looking for my fix of Rangers and NHL news.
Occasionally I go see a game over here. Coventry Blaze is my local team, but
it's not the same. Hockey is the sport for me, I knew that the minute I
walked out of MSG that night, screw the premier league, MLB or Formula 1,
they just don't have the same intensity, honesty and competitiveness that
the NHL has.
I live in hope that Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr don't ruin the sport that I
long for, and I hope that one day soon I'll be signing up for Center Ice and
who knows, maybe on the plane to NYC to watch my beloved Rangers once more
and cheer on a new generation of stars — Callahan, Hank, Nash, Staal,
Richards . Maybe it will be for a cup this time?
p.s. The 1,000 game man was Ulf Samuelsson — he even scored that night too.


text: NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- I can barely keep track of the number of people who email asking if I think there's a media conspiracy against Apple ( AAPL).Countless readers think Melissa Lee at CNBC, for instance, "hates Apple." Their words, not mine. I don't know Melissa, but I can tell you with confidence: There's no conspiracy against Apple at CNBC. The thought ... it's just plain dumb. Let's be honest -- CNBC, like the rest of us, pounds the hot story. A majority of people consume their information and entertainment in spurts throughout the day. When a reader or viewer checks in, they expect to see the big stories. It's CNBC's job -- as well as TheStreet's -- to deliver. To us 24/7, eat, drink and sleep tech and finance types, it sometimes seems like overkill. Play the hits. And right now, it's all Apple, all the time. And rightfully so. Simple as that. If it's "guilty" of anything, the media -- CNBC and others -- have a difficult time keeping an even keel. When AAPL was printing $700, practically everyone was passing out party hats. You could not find a bearish chord on CNBC or elsewhere. Now, we're just operating in the opposite direction. There's no injustice taking place. Me, I tend not to go with the crowd. There's half a chance I'm an idiot, half a chance I'm six months ahead of everybody else. I don't know. But, I know this, "everybody" hates Apple now. No doubt. I agree with the media conspiracy theorists on that much, but it ends there. When the tide turns against a company and a stock like it has Apple, most people -- except ultra loyal supporters -- tune out almost anything positive. We saw the same thing with Facebook ( FB). It comes down to psychological dysfunction in the stock market as well as the media that covers it. That's what explains this absurd notion that Apple can no longer innovate. What happened to even make this something that resembles a valid observation? Nothing. Apple did nothing to deserve such treatment. And the competition sure as hell didn't do anything to warrant this ill will.


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Klein Defends Title in Second Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl Lacrosse Classic
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Klein (Texas) defended its title by defeating Byrd-Shreveport 5-1 in the championship game of the Second Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl Lacrosse Classic at LaSalle Park.
Shawn McEvoy and Cody Watson each scored two goals for Klein, who jumped to a 3-0 first-half lead. McEvoy and Watson each scored goals in each half, with Andrew Gibeau also scoring for Klein. Spencer Lane scored the lone goal for Byrd.
McEvoy earned offensive MVP honors, while the defensive MVP honors went to the entire Klein defense, which allowed just 6 goals in 5 games.
Local teams Brother Martin and Jesuit were among the 10 teams competing for this year's title. Klein High School of Spring, Texas is back to defend its crown. Other participating schools include C.E. Byrd and Loyola College Prep, both of Shreveport, Catholic of Baton Rouge, St. Thomas More of Lafayette, Cedar Park (TX), Gulf Coast of Gulfport, MS, and Kingwood (TX).
In addition, seven junior varsity teams were in action, led by local/area schools Brother Martin, Jesuit, De La Salle, and Mandeville, along with Catholic, St. Thomas More, and Gulf Coast.
For complete information on the 2008 Allstate Sugar Bowl Lacrosse Classic, go to www.fonolax.com.
Saturday's Results
Brown Pool (Varsity)
Blue & Red Pools (Junior Varsity)
Sunday's Results - Varsity
Brown Pool
9th Place Game: Brother Martin 4, Catholic-BR 2
Sunday Results - Junior Varsity
5th Place Game: De LaSalle 3, Gulf Coast 0


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A Eusthenopteron foordi fossil dating to the late Devonian Period, found in Canada
There is no process of evolution behind the origin of frogs. The earliest known frogs emerged totally different from fish and with their own unique structures. There is no difference between this frog fossil preserved in amber, discovered in the Dominican Republic, and living specimens.
This is one of the fossils that demolishes evolutionist claims regarding Archaeopteryx, showing that no evolutionary link can be established between birds and dinosaurs. The wing structure in Eoalulavis, approximately 30 million years older than Archaeopteryx, is exactly the same as that in slow-flying birds alive today. This feature considerably increases the bird's maneuvering ability and provides extra control during landing and take-off.
140 Pat Shipman, "Birds Do It. . . Did Dinosaurs?," New Scientist, p. 28.2009-08-15 12:09:28


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In a rather refreshing change of pace from the usual mindless Vegas drivel, it's time for another exciting edition of the Wiki news digest! And in another refreshing change of pace, it's from everyone's favorite admin, Nitty!
The Vault news
Rich Text Editor removal
After a short debate started by our own Deadlykris, the Rich Text Editing software has been disabled for The Vault. The Rich Text Editor, for those not in the know, was Wikia's new option to the older source editor. Problems with rows being entered into templates, and other glitches that were present, prompted Deadlykris to petition for its removal. As of now, all editors will be using the source editor, which may be a bit of a shock to newer users from other Wikias.
IRC channel rules overhaul
Recently, Ausir and the other two operators of The Vault's IRC channel have expanded on the rules of IRC channel use. Please, be sure to familiarize yourself with the rules, even if you're already a staple of the IRC community. Even if you don't have an IRC client, Wikia also allows you to use its own web client, so be sure to go on down there and introduce yourself!
New administrators
In the time between now and the last news digest, Deadlykris, TrailerParkApe, and Annonnimus have all been promoted to Wiki administrators. Congrats to the three of you, again! As the release of Fallout: New Vegas draws closer, we'll always need more help around here.
Wikia news
Wikia is currently testing the new skin (aptly titled 'New Look') on a few wikis, including the Red Dead Wiki (you first need to enable it in your preferences there). You can also choose to enable the skin here on The Vault, but you won't notice any differences. The New Look will be mandatory for all Wikis, and will require a rather dramatic amount of changes to our vast amount of templates (which directly translates to a vast workload for Porter21). We are holding a poll as to whether The Vault should be given the option to retain our current Monaco skin, so please vote after checking around Red Dead Wiki!


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Faculty & Staff
Golam Mohi, PhD
Current Appointments
- Professor of Pharmacology
Hospital Campus
- Downtown
Research Programs and Affiliations
- Pharmacology
Education & Fellowships
- Postdoctoral Fellow: Harvard Medical School, 2005, Cancer Biology
- PhD: University of Tokyo, 2001, Molecular and Cell Biology
Research Interests
- Stem cell biology, cell signaling, hematopoiesis and blood cancer
Clinical Trials
- Identification of Potential New Therapies for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Read more
- American Society of Hematology (ASH)
- American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Link to PubMed (Opens new window. Close the PubMed window to return to this page.)
Research Abstract
My laboratory focuses on understanding the molecular and epigenetic mechanisms involved in the regulation of normal hematopoiesis and hematologic malignancies. The ultimate goal of our research is to identify new therapeutic targets and develop novel therapeutic strategies for treatment of leukemia. JAK2, a member of the Janus family of non-receptor protein tyrosine kinases (JAK), is activated in response to a variety of cytokines. A somatic point mutation (V617F) in the JAK2 tyrosine kinase has been found in a majority of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) including 95% cases of polycythemia vera (PV) and 50-60% cases of essential thrombocythemia (ET) and primary myelofibrosis (PMF). One of the major areas of our research is to define the role of JAK2 and JAK2V617F in hematopoiesis and in the pathogenesis of MPNs. We are utilizing state-of-the-art techniques and genetically engineered mouse models to uncover the mechanisms involved in leukemogenesis.
Current research projects in my laboratory are focused in the following areas:
- Elucidation of the role of JAK2 and JAK2V617F mutation in hematopoiesis and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).
- Investigation of the role of SHP2 in MPNs, and targeting of SHP2 in MPNs using SHP2-specific inhibitors.
- Investigation of the role of protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPN1 in myeloid neoplasms.
- Investigation of the role of histone methyltransferase EZH2 in the pathogenesis of MF.
- Testing the efficacy of potential new targeted therapies for MPNs using novel animal models.
Selected Publications
Sattler M*, Mohi MG*, Pride YB, Quinnan LR, Malouf NA, Podar K, Gesbert F, Iwasaki H, Li S, Van Etten RA, Gu H, Griffin JD, Neel BG. Critical role for Gab2 in transformation by BCR/ABL. Cancer Cell. 2002;1(5):479-92. PMID: 12124177 (*Co-first author).
Mohi MG, Boulton C, Gu TL, Sternberg DW, Neuberg D, Griffin JD, Gilliland DG, Neel BG. Combination of rapamycin and protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) inhibitors for the treatment of leukemias caused by oncogenic PTKs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004;101(9):3130-5. PMID: 14976243
Araki T, Mohi MG, Ismat FA, Bronson RT, Williams IR, Kutok JL, Yang W, Pao LI, Gilliland DG, Epstein JA, Neel BG. Mouse model of Noonan syndrome reveals cell type- and gene dosage-dependent effects of Ptpn11 mutation. Nat Med. 2004;10(8):849-57. PMID: 15273746
Mohi MG, Williams IR, Dearolf CR, Chan G, Kutok JL, Cohen S, Morgan K, Boulton C, Shigematsu H, Keilhack H, Akashi K, Gilliland DG, Neel BG. Prognostic, therapeutic, and mechanistic implications of a mouse model of leukemia evoked by Shp2 (PTPN11) mutations. Cancer Cell. 2005;7(2):179-91. PMID: 15710330
Mohi MG, Neel BG. The role of Shp2 (PTPN11) in cancer. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2007;17(1):23-30. PMID: 17227708
Chan G, Kalaitzidis D, Usenko T, Kutok JL, Yang W, Mohi MG, Neel BG. Leukemogenic Ptpn11 causes fatal myeloproliferative disorder via cell-autonomous effects on multiple stages of hematopoiesis. Blood. 2009;113(18):4414-24. PMID: 19179468
Akada H, Yan D, Zou H, Fiering S, Hutchison RE, Mohi MG. Conditional expression of heterozygous or homozygous Jak2V617F from its endogenous promoter induces a polycythemia vera-like disease. Blood. 2010;115(17):3589-97. PMID: 20197548
Zou H, Yan D, Mohi G. Differential biological activity of disease-associated JAK2 mutants. FEBS Lett. 2011;585(7):1007-13. PMID: 21362419
Yan D, Hutchison RE, Mohi G. Critical requirement for Stat5 in a mouse model of polycythemia vera. Blood. 2012;119(15):3539-49. PMID: 22144185
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Friday, October 14, 2011
The French Voguettes
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Emmanuelle Alt (Editor in Chief), Geraldine Saglio (Fashion and Marketing Editor), Capuchine Safyurtlu (Stylist)
Growing up, and having only Anna Wintor and the Vogue US crew as examples, I have always thought of a Vogue editor as a woman who dresses in the latest couture looks, with the highest heels, every hair perfectly in place, and spotted with the latest lipstick shade.
Most importantly, these editors could NEVER repeat an outfit and jeans were always out.
Now we have the ladies of Vogue Paris, who are currently some of the most influential editors in the business, walking around fashion week in jeans, and sometimes even in flats! If I would have heard of this when I was young, I would have been shocked. But I see photos of these women, and their effortless style is suddenly the chicest thing ever. It is making those couture pieces you would expect an editor to wear look incredibly fussy next to these tee shirts and skinny jeans. Plus, seeing Emmanuelle donning the same blue button up shirt twice during the same fashion week is not the biggest DON'T anymore, but rather a DO... Also, I would be surprised to know these women wore makeup, and used a ton of hair products.
Why this is hitting me now is a complete mystery to me, all I know is that I have joined the French Voguette's fan club, and these are the ladies I desperately wish would set up a blog and post what they are wearing daily, as well as beauty secrets. Please!
Happy weekend lovelies! xx
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hot damn i need some leopard pants, stat!ReplyDelete
passed up a pair of corduroy ones...the fade on the ones above are epic. how early is too early to leave work in favor of the mall/thrift stores?!
great post, per usual!
Love all the prints! And the Chanel bag is beautiful!!ReplyDelete
love all the photos. and totally agree with the US editors shaping what I thought an editor in chief was!ReplyDelete
xoxo navy & orange
so effortless, really.ReplyDelete
ps, http://amandamantes.blogspot.com !
Like the two pics before the last one most! xReplyDelete
They're so cooll!! Really effortless chic!ReplyDelete
I love all of these looks!!! So inspiring.ReplyDelete
I've always adored their simple yet classy styleReplyDelete
Fashion Blogger
she is successful and stunning. oh dear i love her.ReplyDelete
Wow...her style is amazing!!!ReplyDelete
Lovely style, indeed! You can never go wrong with leopard print!ReplyDelete
Thanks for your comment on my blog! Really nice blog, love these pictures!ReplyDelete
xx Laura
Beautiful photos and all are very inspiring. I especially love the first look with leopard pants. I enjoyed reading your writing and great post! -akikoReplyDelete
tighter than tight...love it!ReplyDelete
wow wow wow...they look simply and beautiful..best things together....ReplyDelete
kisses from italy,
this must be my favorite post of yours! I seriously love your blog :) and I'm not making a comment just so you comment on mine :) I really love it. xxReplyDelete
I'm loving all the clutches especially the ones in the last picture.ReplyDelete
They're all so skinny!ReplyDelete
i love there shoes...and leopard is my favorite colorReplyDelete
love those leopard prints trousers and that chanel bag!ReplyDelete
Really loving all the animal prints, skinnies, and stilettos!! To die for!ReplyDelete
Wardrobe Stylists, NYC.
All things "Grace" would wear :)ReplyDelete
I love all the outfits!ReplyDelete
The leopard pants are actually cute, usually when I see print pants like that I dislike them xD
love their style! so casual chic!ReplyDelete
Wow. the clothes are wonderful <3ReplyDelete
I want myself a pair of leopard pants!ReplyDelete
xx Grace
Gorgeous photos. Love the leopard pants and who could deny a Chanel quilted bag ;) Thanks for sharing the photos and have a great weekend.ReplyDelete
PRINTS! Methinks their going to be BIG this next coming season ^_^ I know right!? The French Vogue editors do effortless oh so damn well! *le sighReplyDelete
I love these pictures!! They're soooo inspiring!!:D Thanks for sharing!!:DReplyDelete
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This is really a great selection!!!ReplyDelete
The first look comes from another planet!! Love it!!
i love their style, but i find they look all the same!..ReplyDelete
hope you're doing well, have a nice weekend,
Couture & DIY
This is beautiful!ReplyDelete
I like this style way better then the one that like you said "the latest couture looks, with the highest heels, every hair perfectly in place, and spotted with the latest lipstick shade." Fashion for me is freedom, it's not like a book of rules that you can't break. :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by my blog and your lovely comment ;) I agree 100% that the editors are the most influential when it comes to street style during fashion week! Beauty and brains is always the best way to go! Great post.ReplyDelete
they're so amazing! all 3!ReplyDelete
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I love it. Makes you wanna ditch all those not so comfortable clothes and walk around with something simple on. xxReplyDelete
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You're right! These ladies have great style ! With jeans or whatever they wear! And it's not about repeating an outfit or not, but that they know how to make the most out of something! Love the post!ReplyDelete
cute chanel purseReplyDelete
I totally agree with you, I felt in love with their style the firs time i saw them, they are so cool and edgy!ReplyDelete
I love your blog, all the pics you choose to put in here are just amazing!
beyond LOVE them!! for sure they're my ultimate style muse's! XReplyDelete
I completely agree! I love their effortless yet simply fabulous style. I love how these pictures capture they're busy and on-the-go lifestyle. Candids are always the best.ReplyDelete


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Best Bluetooth headsets: Jawbone ERA vs Plantronics Voyager PRO HD vs Jabra Supreme vs Jabra Extreme2
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Ladies and gents, allow us to introduce you to the Jawbone ERA, Plantronics Voyager PRO HD, Jabra Supreme and Jabra Extreme2...
This is a discussion for a review. To read the whole review, click here
1. Mad_Dog_Sauce (Posts: 7; Member since: 25 Aug 2010)
What about Moto's new Elite Flip headset. I own it and it's great. I have a Voyager Pro, if comfort is key, then that's the one to get. The Jawbone isn't anything to write home about... And who wants anything from Jabra? Everything they make is garbage.
2. nak1017 (Posts: 328; Member since: 08 Jan 2010)
I went from a Jawbone ERA to a Plantronics M1100 and, honestly, the M1100 seems to work a little better. Everything is voice command on it which is both a blessing and curse (more blessing when driving though), but if you're just using it in the car it does an amazing job with noise reduction and voice clarity. I can't speak for multimedia or anything like that...
3. daywalker (Posts: 4; Member since: 09 Feb 2012)
im a construction worker and im outside with noise all day. i have tried all that is mentioned here and i can honestly say none of these holds a candle to the bose series 2. call quailty blows all of these out of the water. i tried so hard to make myself like the jawbone but if i was close to any noise the volume would go so low that i couldnt hear the thing. but the bose no matter what im doing or piece of machinery im running i never had trouble hearing or being heard. also the comfort and ease of use is second to none. the most comfortable earpiece out there and i have tried them all. the only downside is the price for some ($149.00) but for me after trying a ton of bluetooths this was well worth it.
4. Immolate (Posts: 310; Member since: 17 Jun 2011)
I've had an ERA for a year and the only problem I have with the comfort is that I sometimes forget it's there. It never falls out. I don't use the ear loop. It sounds great. It does DNLA. It's noise cancellation is hands-down better than the other high-end headsets. Five hours of talk time. Programmable voice (I use "bombshell").
I accidentally washed the first one I bought and found it in the dryer afterward. It stopped working about a month later, so I had to replace it. I bought another exactly like it. Highly recommended.
I use a Plantronics headset in my home office day in and day out. It's much larger and heavier, but it's another best-of-breed product. I probably spend thirty hours a week on one or the other, so I don't skimp on my phone accessories.
5. dmbfan42 (Posts: 7; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
I have used Jawbone for about 2 years ICON first and now the Era. I went through 4 headsets in a week and half and out of the other types of headsets i tried (Moto Elite Silver, BlueAnt Rugged, Bose 2 and Jabra Extreme2) i went back with the Era as the winner. I work for the a cable company and drive a van with a lot of parts and equipment that move around on bumpy roads. With the other BT everyone said i either sounded robotic or could hear all the noise in the van rattling around. But with the Era it has all gone away and every can hear me and like it they cant hear the noise.
Yes the jawbone can uncomfortable but with a purchase of other ear buds (jabra eargels) and a little modification i dont even know its there!!
6. SailFree (Posts: 1; Member since: 24 Apr 2012)
1) Bought Jawbone, noise cancellation was lousy, if outdoors or any wind, wife couldn't understand me at all.
2) Bought second Jawbone, thinking first was just defective, and had same problems. Tried more or less pressure of the white nub against cheek--could make the sound worse, but never better.
3) Hard to keep in ear.
4) Plantronics M1100 solved wind and noise problem, but still hard to get ANY bluetooth to stay in my ears without a loop. And none of the devices with non-adjustable loops fit well at all.
5) No, I don't have weird ears.
7. daywalker (Posts: 4; Member since: 09 Feb 2012)
Sailfree I tried them all but hands downs the Bose series 2 is the best. It's pricey at $150 but you will not have to get another.
8. nnaatthhaannx2 (Posts: 820; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
This is how a real comparison should be done.
Ray S, take notes!
9. Pope1944 (Posts: 1; Member since: 30 Sep 2012)
Been a heavy user for years and tried every brand (except Bose). Have had several Jawbones and swear by them. Solved the ear bud/hook problem by getting a custom made earpiece (Avery.com) that I have moved to three different Jawbones. No connection to the company but I highly recommend one if you have an uncomfortable fit. Makes the sound so good that you have to lower the volume. I have driven down the highway at 70mph with the window open and have no problems on either end of the call.
10. alfalf (Posts: 6; Member since: 11 Dec 2012)
noise cancellation is a big sale point
it's a pity that the comparison is not included
11. alfalf (Posts: 6; Member since: 11 Dec 2012)
noise cancellation is a big selling point
it's a pity that the comparison is not included
12. Puripong (Posts: 1; Member since: 02 Apr 2013)
I have tried both Jawbone and Platronics and if only these two are my choices I must say Plantronics is far much better over Jawbone. The "noise cancellation" is the key factor why Plantronics is the real winner to me. This function is important for the use at real work environment and noise cancellation by Jawbone was only a hype. It is totally useless and I cannot make a proper call under heavy condition such as strong wind or standing near a construction site. I wonder if peoples might consider buying them because of the design over functions.
But anyway apart from driving a car you may not want to wear Plantronics headset in public because it will only make you look funny. It is very confort but not charming at all no matter how handsome or pretty and beauty you are.
Sorry if my English may not good. This is just a comment from an Asian guy. :)


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Around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, an off-duty HPD officer was going to a club on Bastrop Street near Webster Street. As he was leaving his car, police said an unknown man approached him with a weapon.
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