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by Bruce Strand, Sports editor
The annual Elk River vs. Centennial showdown for the NWSC girls tennis championship went the Cougars way Tuesday.
Centennial's dominant doubles lineup pulled out a 4-3 win over the Elks as the Cougars won their 15th straight match and finished the regular season 10-0 in conference and 17-1 overall.
The Elks are 7-2 in conference, 13-3 overall, and will finish at Osseo on Thursday.
"They (Centennial) are strong all over," said LeRoyce Chapman, Elk coach. "I didn't see our doubles play as well as they could have today, but Centennial came in and they wanted it so badly. You could see that in every point that they played. Their team is all so athletic, and make you work for every single point."
These two teams have been NWSC rivals for nine years and one or the other has always won the title — six by Centennial (including the last three) and three by the Elks. This marked the seventh time in those nine years the score has been 4-3.
"The two matches our girls always look forward to are Elk River and Mounds View," said Cougar coach Arnie Lamers, referring to conference and section arch rivals, respectively. "We watch Elk River and what they are doing very closely. Today we just decided to go straight tup and I am glad we did."
Centennial stuck with its regular lineup while Chapman had No. 2 singles Jen Koehler and No. 1 doubles player Hadley Purdy change places, a maneuver that didn't work as both points were lost.
On Saturday, moving a singles player to doubles in each match helped the Elks beat three section rivals in a home quadrangular, including Forest Lake 5-2. Forest Lake is the only team that's beaten Centennial, 6-1 on Aug. 20, although those were pro-8 matches in a tournament.
Chapman used the same lineup that beat Forest Lake.
"That seemed like the logical choice," said the coach. She added that Koehler's recent health issues, including headaches and a stomach ailment, were also a big factor in removing her from 2-singles. Koehler missed two of Saturday's matches.
Elk senior Michaela Schulz won No. 1 singles although Cougar freshman Jenna Sundstrom took her to tiebreaker in the first set. Elk eighth-grader Alyssa Karavitch and freshman Annika Teske each beat a senior in straight sets at 3 and 4. Purdy lost 6-0, 6-0 to Kelly Jachymowski.
Centennial has swept the doubles points in every match this season except the abbreviated duel with Forest Lake in the first week. The Elk River match was no exception as Courtney Klair-Paige Waytashek, Emily Johnson-Meghan Longen, and Taylor Loch-Jasmin Bretoi all won it straight sets. Koehler and Becca O'Connell led 4-2 in the second set, and Lauren Brayden and Kathi Opsahl led 4-3 in the second set, but couldn't hold on.
"Doubles is where were are tough — we are pretty deep in doubles," said Lamers. "Singles have played well too. Jenna had a good match against Michaela, who is an awesome player. But our three and four singles just got whipped by good players."
Centennial had five 7-0 wins, one 6-1, and two 5-2 wins in conference.
The Elks were hoping to tie the Cougars for the championship, having suffered an upset loss to Champlin Park (5-2) along the way. They came close. The match was 3-3 with No. 2 doubles still on the court.
"Elk River has had a good season. I know they are rebuilding a little bit this year with a lot of young players," said Lamers, who has six seniors among his 10 starters.
Centennial 4, Elk River 3
(1) Michaela Schulz, ER, def Jenna Sundstrom 7-6 (7-2), 6-0
(2) Kelly Jachymowski, Cen, def Hadley Purdy 6-0, 6-0
(3) Alyssa Karavitch, ER, def Danielle Olson 6-0, 6-0
(4) Annika Teske, ER, def Megan Bona 6-3, 6-4
(1) Courtney Klair-Paige Waytashek, Cen, def Becca O'Connell-Jen Koehler 6-0, 6-4
(2) Emily Johnson-Meghan Longen, Den, def Kathi Opsdahl-Lauren Brayden 6-2, 6-4
(3) Taylor Loch-Jasmin Bretoi, Cen, def Rebecca Lieser-Erin Reiner 6-0, 6-3

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The unsung heroes of winter are the search-and-rescue dogs which stand ready to find and dig for people caught in snow-slides and avalanches.
Aspiring Avalanche Dogs are based at Treble Cone skifield near Wanaka in the South Island's southern lakes district. Their wrangler, Matt Gunn, has prepared his border collies Blizzard and Rocket in the art of avalanche rescue.
He is building a team of four ready to scramble if avalanche strikes this winter. Here's how the dogs are prepared.
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Edward J. Zore Named CEO at Northwestern Mutual; Other Senior Management Changes Announced
Edward J. Zore, president of Northwestern Mutual, will become the company's chief executive officer effective June 1. Zore's election to chief executive was approved by the company's board of trustees today.
James D. Ericson, 65, current chairman and CEO of Northwestern Mutual, will continue as chairman until his retirement July 31. He will continue to serve on the company's board of trustees following his retirement. Ericson has served as CEO since Oct. 1, 1993, as part of his 36-year career with the company.
Zore joined Northwestern Mutual's Investment Department in 1969, and has held a variety of investment positions during his 32-year tenure with the company. He served as chief financial officer from 1995 to 1998, and chief investment officer from 1990 to 1998. He was elected executive vice president in 1995, and in 1998 moved from the investment area to lead the life and disability insurance operations. He was named president on March 31, 2000.
He serves on the board of directors of Robert W. Baird Financial Corporation, Manpower Inc., and Frank Russell Company.
The company announced several related management moves, also effective June 1.
John Bremer, senior executive vice president, will become chief operating officer of Northwestern Mutual and report to Zore. Bremer will continue as the chair of the company's Management Committee.
Mason Ross will be promoted to executive vice president, become a member of Management Committee and report to Zore. Ross will continue as chief investment officer.
Other members of Northwestern Mutual's Management Committee, reporting to Zore, include:
-- Peter W. Bruce, senior executive vice president, responsible for the company's life, disability, and long-term care insurance business; -- Deborah A. Beck, executive vice president, responsible for strategic planning and technology; -- William H. Beckley, executive vice president, responsible for the company's general agencies and distribution system; and -- Bruce L. Miller, executive vice president of marketing.
As a civic leader, Zore is actively involved in the community and state. He serves on the executive committee of the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee. He is a board member of: Children's Health System, Inc. of Wisconsin, the Puelicher Center for Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, United Performing Arts Fund, Wisconsin Policy Research Institute; and Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.
He serves on the advisory councils of Lutheran Social Services, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Business Administration, and the Chancellor's Council of Corporate Sponsorship at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is also a member of the Greater Milwaukee Committee.
A Milwaukee native, Zore holds bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Northwestern Mutual is the nation's leading provider of individual life insurance, with 2.8 million policy owners and $633 billion of individual life insurance in force as of year-end 2000. It has always received the highest possible ratings for financial strength from Standard & Poor's, Moody's, Fitch, and A. M. Best. In addition to life insurance, the company and its subsidiaries provide annuities, mutual funds, long-term care insurance, and disability income insurance. Northwestern Mutual has assets of $92 billion as of year-end 2000.
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Do you hear that, Truthseekers? The once mighty battle cry from the legion of Neocons to repeal the Affordable Care Act has diminished to a wimpy whisper from a handful of ardent Teabaggers. The issue, which once promised to dominate the coming mid-term elections, is no longer a surefire winner for the GOP as the newly-implemented, so-called "Obamacare" is becoming increasingly popular around the nation.
Fact is, while there are still plenty of problems with the program, it is a vast improvement over our grossly imbalanced previous system of healthcare only for the lucky/wealthy and no care for the rest of us. Thousands of Americans now have coverage they can count on, children are no longer denied benefits for preexisting conditions, and insurance companies and salespersons are enjoying a booming business. It's difficult to argue with success, which is putting major pressure on the GOP hopefuls this Fall. After all, Neocons can't live on Benghazi alone. The NY Times explains it this way:
It was supposed to be so easy this election year for Republican congressional candidates. All they would have to do was shout "repeal Obamacare!" and make a crack about government doctors and broken websites, and they could coast into office on a wave of public fury. The failure of the Affordable Care Act was simply assumed.
But it has not quite worked out that way. The government website was fixed, and 8.1 million people managed to sign up for insurance through the exchanges. An additional 4.8 million people received coverage through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Three million people under the age of 26 were covered by their parents' plans. Though the law itself has never been widely popular, most people say they like its component parts, and a large majority now says it wants the law improved rather than repealed.
The furious backpedaling is amusing, especially among the most ardent ACA haters. Mitch McConnell (Turtle/KY), for example, was recently promising to "rip Obamacare out by the roots" or some such nonsense, then had to admit in a recent town hall meeting that to do so would gut the very popular state-run "Kynect" program, which now enjoys more than 400,000 participants. Still, some stalwart GOP-ers persist in tilting at this particular political windmill. Scott Brown, for one, will never adandon the REPEAL rebellion:
Scott Brown, who failed to sell this kind of nonsense in the Senate race in Massachusetts in 2012, is now peddling it in New Hampshire, where he is running for the Senate by saying the health law is "hurting families." But not his family, apparently; in 2012, he admitted to keeping his daughter, then 23, on his policy, thanks to the law.
Kinda reminiscent of Ayn Rand collecting Social Security. This kind of hypocritical Doublespeak is what we've come to expect, isn't it, Truthseekers? Meanwhile, look for the Goofy Old Party to cook up some other line of attack later this summer. I can't hardly wait . . . .
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Saturday, 21 September, 2002, 15:21 GMT 16:21 UK
Rwandans continue pull-out
The troops sweated as they loaded anti-aircraft guns and rocket launchers onto a Russian-built cargo plane at an airport in the east of the country.
Even as the first plane left the airstrip in a storm of red dust, non-governmental organisations were preparing to send some of their staff out of the region temporarily for security reasons.
Renewed fighting
The events in Kindu - the town that Rwandan forces left on Thursday - are unlikely to reassure them.
After a day of relative calm on Friday, inhabitants reported renewed fighting on Saturday.
They said it pitted the Congolese rebels who now control Kindu against Mayi Mayi tribal militia.
Over the coming days Rwandan forces will leave four towns in northern Katanga - Kalemie, Kongolo, Kabalo and Nyunzu.
They will then start on what is probably the trickiest leg of the operation - the pull-out from the Kivu provinces which border Rwanda and which are home to militia responsible for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
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Work on a makeover to cement South End's reputation as Croydon's restaurant quarter will begin next week.
Outdoor dining space, widened paths and cycle parking are among improvements included in a Croydon Council redesign.
Financed using Croydon's £23m of the Mayor's regeneration fund, the work is intended to boost trade and make South Croydon a go-to destination.
The makeover will create pockets of public space along South End and Selsdon Road, providing restaurants and cafes the opportunity to spill out onto the street, while the road will be narrowed to encourage slower driving.
New pavements will be laid, trees will be planted and new seating areas created.
Kit Malthouse, deputy mayor for business and enterprise said: "We're providing significant investment to improve South End to make it a go-to destination, attracting new visitors to the range of fantastic cafes, restaurants and shops in the area and boosting trade.
"This money will ensure that South End can compete with other recently regenerated areas in the capital."
Coun Jason Perry, cabinet member for planning, regeneration and transport, said: "Croydon is rightly very proud of South End as its hugely successful restaurant quarter.
"These improvements to the streets and public space aim to build on this success, creating a fitting platform for the many exciting and diverse eating and drinking establishments it is home to."
The work, beginning next Monday, is scheduled for completion by Christmas. Details of road closures are not yet available.
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Woodbridge's boys basketball team is alone at the top of the Pacific Coast League standings.
But the Warriors had to work extra hard to get there.
Woodbridge topped Northwood, 78-72, in a PCL showdown Tuesday night at Woodbridge to move into undisputed first place, a half game ahead of Corona del Mar, which was idle. Woodbridge, Northwood and CdM entered the game tied for first place.
"Get used to this roller coaster because I don't see it changing any time soon," said Woodbridge Coach John Halagan. "I know it's a disappointing loss for Northwood because we knew they would come in and give it their best shot and they did.
"It was just a great high school basketball game. It was everything you would expect between two crosstown rivals that are tied for first place late in the league race."
The game was originally scheduled for Feb. 7, but moved to Tuesday night because school was not going to be in session that day at Woodbridge and Northwood.
It was quite a game from start to finish, but Woodbridge was able to hang on for it second double overtime win of the year. The Warriors defeated Edison, 76-74, in two overtimes Jan. 7.
It also marked Woodbridge's second win of the year against Northwood.
"They're a senior dominated team that is bigger and stronger than us and we ended up fouling out because of it," Northwood Coach Tim O'Brien said.
The stars showed up, too. Michael Scarlett (23 points) and Jason Gregson (22 points) led Woodbridge (16-7, 5-1).
Woodbridge transfer Jake Linsky (17 points) and Zach Pierce and Akshay Harishankar (16 points each) led Northwood (14-8, 4-2).
Scarlett scored nine points in the two overtime sessions.
Northwood held a 57-52 lead with 31 seconds remaining in regulation. But Vik Ghadi, who rebounded a missed field goal attempt, sank two free throws with six seconds left to tie the game at 57 and send it into overtime.
Pierce fouled out with 2:12 left in the first OT.
"Losing Zach hurts you any time," O'Brien said.
In the first OT, Woodbridge held a 63-60 lead with 24 seconds left after Scarlett sank two free throws.
But Harishankar sank a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into a second extra session.
In the second OT, Gregson fouled out with 1:08, but Scarlett and his teammates picked up the slack and pulled out the win.
"It was definitely a battle, but our guys persevered" Gregson said. "I'm proud of our guys, we killed it. I guess we're good at this double overtime thing. We needed this one, we just got to get CdM next (Tuesday)."
Truman Brown added 13 points and Jun Kim nine points for Woodbridge. Jake Ludwick had eight points for Northwood.
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GLOCK 23 G23 Generation Gen 3 .40 S&W G-23. Gun is in great shape. Has very little wear on it. has the factory sights. Will come in the original box with two 13 round magazines. Would make a fantastic gun for self defense. You can never go wrong with a glock.
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AN OBJECTIVE REVIEW OF RCL AND NCL OWNERS SUITES.....WE WERE AMAZED!!: Norwegian Jade Cruise Review by caribbeanpuss
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Destination: Europe - Eastern Mediterranean
Embarkation: Venice
Anyway when we booked the NCL cruise of the Adriatic in August after reading reviews we booked with some trepidation. We had read some pretty scary stuff about the "italian guest influence" and disrespect on board and we were a little concerned over the size and lack of facilities on the Jade.
But to put you in the picture this was the last week of a four week trip - the relaxing week after a two week adventure in Tanzania, Africa... which technacally was the main part of the holiday... the cruise was the rest week More and also next year Hawaii is the trip so we wished to try out NCL so that we could rate them for the Pride of America.
Anyway when we compared RCL to NCl both the owners suites the price was almost 30% cheaper for NCL....the cabin looked the same size etc so we decided to give it a try. At the last minute we upgraded to the haven, which added to the price but there was still a considerable cost saving against the RCL trip also leaving from Venice.
The day of emabarkation we laughed as I warned my husband and son that this was not the main part of our month trip and not to expect much, as it was a much cheaper option and that we should just all "go with the flow" and remember the cost saving!!
Boy was I wrong!!!! from the moment that we joined the priorority check in (RCL has same) and we were whisked away to the Executive lounge.... we realised that this was going to be a whole different experience. We were treated to canapes and a small buffet and then personally escorted to the ship, we were escorted past the lines of secirity (excuse me VIP s coming through.....embarrassing and over the top but quite incredible) and then escorted to the concierge room via a priority lift i.e: turn of the switch and it didn't stop for anyone else!, from there on to our room. It all took a matter of minutes and was conducted very pleasantly and effortlessly.
The room itself was 10504 and was heaven.....the balcony at the front of the ship was large and square and housed sun loungers and coffee table and we ended spending many hours on this balcony watching sunrises, sunsets and coastline in awe. I have read many reports about balconys at the front of the ship not being used due to a sign...about wind etc... our steward explained it was fine and we enjoyed this area to the max. Spoilt us now for future cruises because it really was a treat. Imagine sailing into Venice, passed the Douges Palace, at sunrise at the front of the ship on an open terrace.....a "pinch me" moment!
The layout of the suite itself was similar to RCL owners with the whole wall down one side being glass doors (why we always like owners suites rather than loft suites with RCL as maximum view and light) but there was a dressing room which we loved so all the daily mess could be tucked away and unlike RCL this suite had two exterior windows in the bathroom......just lovely.
We were greeted by a chilled bottle of moet champagne and then our butler who asked us to order our three bottles of spirits (or wine) and then advise what we would like placed in our fridge, this would be topped up every day, as needed. Do you know on RCL we've paid almost 15,000USD for a week and only received two free bottles of water and the rest was charged for......How wonderful to sit on one of beautiful balcony's at sunset with a Gin and Tonic... ice and slice and every night enjoy comliments of NCL!
Anyway suffice it to say the cruise just kept getting better... we ate breakfast every morning in cagneys (suite guests only) which was bright and the staff charming... we ate lunch in a variety of places and we enjoyed the haven to the maximum on sea days.
The restaurants too surprised us... we did enjoy the speciality restaurants.... why not, we had saved all this money! but even the main dining room food was tasty hot and more than adequate. We often bought a bottle of wine - whatever was left was tagged and we were given a slip and whenever we represented our slip the wine reappeared in minutes from a central store - speed was fabulous. RCL never get this right and we always waited forever for our wine... so much so we ended up often drinking the whole bottle just to use it up - proably their ploy!
The kids club and circus training etc had our son enchanted... so much so, for the first time ever, we went ashore on two days and left him on board. At night he even missed shows (the only negative aspect in the comparison... RCL V NCL quality of the shows - but no big deal for us)
Now I won't pretend our experience was not soley based on the suite perks....The rest of the ship was full to the max and we saw lots of sunbed fights, crammed dining rooms at lunch time and hungry grumpy people waiting an hour for a table for dinner....but I cannot comment on that - only our experience, which to be fair is based on "you get what you pay for".
The reason for this review was to show that despite the 30% saving the suite life on NCL far exceeds RCL and the staff attitude and service made it our best cruise ever.It made all the difference in the world and I will list the key differences now for you to understand.
1/ Private space - full ship. The haven was an amazing place of quiet and relaxation, which was key access coded. No fighting for beds or guests being annoyed because non suite guests were using the space. with RCL you have reserved deck chairs for suite guests but we have repeatedly seen barmen take a reasonable tip with a drinks order from a non suite guest (you tell by the colour of the key card - suite is a very distinctive gold!)and allow the guests to stay in this very small area for the tip.....trust me annoying if you have paid all that money for aroom and cannot get a sunbed. Haven was worth every penny.....it is just that!! Don't even hesitate!
2/ Restaurant reservations - via concierge suite guest can book a table for main dining room at ANY time, all other guests have to queue to get a buzzer to wait for a table. Big plus!!
3/ Constant top up of fridge and spirits..... no biggy but just a much appreciated touch.
4/ Priority embarkation - this was exactly what it meant - every time we wanted to get off the ship - we went to the concierge lounge we were taken in the staff lift behind the bar - turn of a switch and i.e: no one else could stop the lift and we were down.....escorted to the door. Quite unbelievable.
Day of departure which with RCL is always a NIGHTMARE because as suite guests you are just given a time to get off and you join the rest of the ship fighting to get off. NCL we met in the lounge were again taken in a staff lift and ended up on the other side of the exit gate (a ket exit just for us) and within five minutes we were out and in a taxi. Unbelievable!! To be honest we always just accepted it as part of departure with RCL but NCL showed how it can be done....amazing.
5/ Alternative dining locations for breakfast and lunch cagneys and haven were both light and bright. RCL locations feel like a dinner venue gone wrong ie: dark and dingy on a morning, so we never used.
I could go on but I think you get the idea - if you have the resources and are considering a suite do not discount NCL. In our minds they have got it very right.
Three years ago when on the RCL Oasis we were placed on a table right in the middle of a thoroughfare, by the kitchen door and adjacent to 4 service stations pushed together. When we asked to move we were told they were full and there was no where for us to go. We got to know a family of four.... who by chance were on a table overlooking the sea every night and in the end we joined them BUT on discovering what they paid for their week, our suite represented 19, yes 19 guests at their price!! and they were by the window and we were by the kitchen door. We did write and complain and every cruise since we have been given a sea window but you know what - the difference is after one cruise NCL wouldn't even think of doing that to their suite guests. RCL suite perks are an after thought and have little value placed on them..... lets be frank 15000usd for a week is not a cheap otion.......whereas the 10,000USD NCL suite is a new product an identified market that they wish to keep "sweet". Well NCL you have us convinced and we met numerous first time suiters like us (4 families all RCL customers) that felt the way we did. PLease just keep it up and you will have our continued business. Less
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A FORMER Newport teacher is appealing for the people who helped her husband when he collapsed to get in touch so she can thank them personally.
Patricia Hawyes, 81, and her husband Sidney, 85, a former fuel engineer, were walking through Tredegar Park in Newport on July 24, when her husband collapsed.
Mrs Hawyes said they had been on their way home on a hot afternoon when her husband needed to sit down, but due to the lack of seating couldn't make it in time and fell to the floor.
But they were in luck as she said a group of people came to their aid, and carried Mr Hawyes home.
Now the delighted couple want to track down their helpers, described as a "group of young adults" to say thank you.
"We had just been to the park and there were no seats anywhere so we decided that we would walk a bit further where there are some bollards where you can sit down on," the former Cwmcarn Primary School teacher said.
"We started to walk over but he [Mr Hawyes] couldn't make it any further on his walker and he just sank to the floor, and I thought 'what I am going to do?'
"But then all these people came and they got him to his feet.
"But he still couldn't walk so they carried him –two on the top and two on the bottom-all the way home.
"I had just got my camera out to get as snap of them when they disappeared –I just want to say thank you.
"I would say there were a group of young adults in their 20s and 30s.
"There were six all together.
"Four of them came round to the house and put him in the living room.
"We would just like to say thank you to them.
"It would be our pleasure to buy them all a drink.
"If any of them recognise themselves please get in touch."
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Hello one and all. We have been extremely busy and not been online much but we enjoyed our Navigator cruise in April very much. We now have scheduled the Radiance for the 4 night cruise out of Tampa on 12-20. This will be the first time we have been away on Christmas and will also be the first time we have done 2 cruises in a year before. We are looking forward to it very much. Just got to update my ticker now!! Anyway, anyone fresh off the Radiance? Also, we are staying at the Embassy Suites near the port in Tampa, any reviews of that? I think we are going to throw in a visit to the aquarium and then do Busch Gardens Christmas day before heading back home. We were also thinking of doing the Jeep tour in Cozumel, if anyone has any experience with that, please chime in.
Oh, btw, this cruise will move us to Platinum C&A status!!! http://bestsmileys.com/happy/7.gif
I was on a B2B on the Radiance last October and thought the food was the best of any of RCCL's fleet. My daughter did the jeep tour in Cozumel last year and say it was a blast. Sounds like you bought the perfect Christmas present.
Thanks Sonny. Yep, we all three are excited about the cruise. I have some mixed emotions about not being around the whole family on both sides for Christmas but the most important thing to me is to be with my wife and daughter. We are trying to make lifetime memories for our daughter while we still can! This will be cruise #3 for her!! It seems like only yesterday we were talking here about her upcoming first cruise!!
Looks like you are off this weekend, so have fun and be safe. http://bestsmileys.com/waving/7.gif
Congratulations electech! I can't think of a better way to spend Christmas. I am so very happy for you. Busch Gardens is a blast and very well worth the trip. The birds alone are amazing and the ice cold beer at the end (if they're still doing that) is wonderful. I've not been on the Radiance nor done the jeeps, but I have celebrated Christmas on board. It's a fabulous way to enjoy the holidays! Have a marvelous time!
Thanks Penny, we were typing at the same time. My daughter loves roller coasters and there are some doozies at Busch Gardens!! Last summer at Disney, she talked me into doing Summit Plummet!!!OMG, talk about death defying! It is something like 180 feet up in the air, a waterslide, that is so steep and fast you can exhale to scream!! Radar clocked my fat butt at 58 mph at the bottom! http://bestsmileys.com/lol/21.gif
Anyway, we are looking into the Oasis but dang, it is still very expensive. She is dying to do the Oasis or a Disney cruise but I don't know if I could stand a Disney cruise!!
Disney Cruises offer a great product. There is plenty for adults and adult only areas. I've done them three times and thinking I need to go again when the new ship comes out.
Thanks, I will have to check into the Disney cruise. I am/was under the impression that it would be full of screaming kids and be a hectic time.
My husband and I went on Disney cruise 2 years ago. We NEVER had any issues with kids at all. 1 time two teenage girls were running down hallway laughing. No one else was in hallway and they were not doing anything mean, rude or offensive..Just being teenagers.
In fact never heard or saw any kids screaming, crying or throwing a fit. Kids on this cruise were unbelieveable good..At times you almost forget it was a Disney cruise.
Like Cruise Fanatic stated there are many "adult Only" places on ship (and on Disney's own island).
For awhile I thought I was in the wrong forum... http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo.../icon_wink.gif.
You picked a great ship...we did Alaska on Radiance and it's a beautiful ship.
I live in Tampa and you will enjoy Busch Gardens and Embassy Suites is a great hotel. If you have time, you may consider having dinner at the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City...it's just about a mile east of te Port and alocal landmark.
Enjoy your cruise
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All three Ashley Tisdale's music videos have been premiered, forming a story line.
Full versions of Ashley Tisdale's three videos have been premiered. Clips of 'Suddenly', 'Not Like That' and 'He Said, She Said' are released in relatively the same time because they form a storyline that is dubbed 'Headstrong Mini Musical'.
From the look of the clip, Ashley seems to find a guy she likes in 'He Said, She Said' and gets him in the end of 'Suddenly'. All the three clips are directed by Scott Speer (Paris Hilton, Switchfoot) and features cameos by Ashley's sister Jennifer Tisdale and Josh Henderson from Desperate Housewives.
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text: Politics 11 March 2002 Crime and punishment A Cold Case Philip Gourevitch Picador,184pp, £12.99 ISBN 0330485040 Sign up for our weekly email * Philip Gourevitch is one of an elite handful of writers who make it tough to be a critic. His book on Rwanda, We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed with Our Families (Picador), which was built on the firm foundation of his reportage in the New Yorker, was widely and rightly admired for its supreme eloquence and clarity. And his new work, a brief but razor-edged account of a New York policeman's hunt for the perpetrator of a 27-year-old double murder, already feels trim and ageless, like a classic. Which makes things rather awkward. I mean, here we are, cudgelling our brains for something devastating or nasty to say, scanning the book for defects and oversights - no need to thank us, only trying to do our job - and what do we get? Nothing. Gourevitch has had the luck to find a remarkable and engrossing story, and the cheek to tell it with immaculate restraint. How irritating can you get? A New York detective called Andy Rosenzweig resolves, shortly before he retires, to investigate a trail long since gone cold. Nearly 30 years earlier, two men were shot dead by a known assassin called Frank Koehler. The police were never able to track him down, and eventually the case was closed. Rosenzweig's dislike of loose ends prompts him to reopen the investigation, which turns into a meticulous and inventive nationwide hunt for a man who has grown old under an assumed name. Eventually he catches up with his man, who surrenders willingly enough to his fate and is happy to tell us (in some appropriately self-justifying monologues) all about his Cagney-inspired life as a Hollywood-style tough guy. Gourevitch follows the sequence of events with superlative detachment, and moves at such speed that it seems like a fairy tale: crime and punishment in a cartoon format. The modern merger between fiction and non-fiction here finds full and flamboyant expression. Gourevitch, inspired by his doggedly heroic detective, saturates the book with melancholy, seen-it-all-before optimism: cases can be solved; justice can be done; the system can be made to work (sometimes). But the book trembles with ambivalence. At the end, Rosenzweig admits to a sense of puzzlement. "I thought, I can't leave this thing open and unresolved, and I was thinking especially that I wanted to put it to rest for the victims' families. The thing I didn't think about was that many of them had long ago found their own ways of dealing with it . . . My idea of laying it to rest was their idea of an upheaval." Frank Koehler, the murderer himself, emerges as a tantalising figure, one liked by almost everyone who had any dealings with him, except for those he left on the floor in a pool of blood. It's possible that Gourevitch surrenders a bit too easily to the idea of Koehler as a charismatic enigma - to the cops, he is never more than a lowlife scumbag. But the author has enormous fun with Koehler's straight-from-central-casting lawyer, Richman, who tosses out wonderful lawyerly epigrams such as: "Reasonable doubt begins with the payment of a reasonable fee." Gourevitch's tape recorder must have wriggled with pleasure at such moments. The story is so strong that it might seem to require little help, but Gourevitch's style is better than exemplary. Here are the first three sentences: "On November 15, 1944, an army deserter named Frank Gilbert Koehler was arrested for burglary in New York City. Frankie, as he liked to be called, had no criminal record. He had walked off his post at Fort Dix, New Jersey, after suffering unsustainable financial reversals in a crap game in the latrine, and when it was discovered that he was 15 years old and had lied about his age to enlist, he was sent to children's court, declared a juvenile delinquent, and returned to military control." If only all books started like this. It is courteous, unhurried, happy to accommodate an almost quaint formality by spelling out names in full, yet also vividly idiomatic, moving from three-name to nickname terms in a single line. It whips through arresting events at high speed, letting the dry recital of facts speak for themselves, yet still finds room for a knowing wink: "unsustainable financial reversals" are the kind of thing that happens to Merrill Lynch executives, rarely to hoods having a flutter in a latrine. There is no padding, and no fake atmospherics. It is quiet, yet teeming with action. This is prose we can lean into, knowing it will take our weight. Throughout the book, the pace hardly ever slackens, and the tone does not slip. It is helter-skelter, yet meditative. The following five pages of the first chapter escort us swiftly through almost 20 years. Koehler shoots and kills a 16-year-old boy, robs a bar and a construction company at gunpoint, spends more than a decade in jail, works as a stevedore and strong-arm guy down at the docks, murders a couple of restaurateurs he takes a dislike to in a New York apartment, and vanishes. Do we want to read on? You bet. I didn't put it down until I hit the back cover. At which point, I hesitated. Somehow, without ever seeming less than excellent, the story had never quite been allowed to gallop away with us. I have commented already on its supernatural neatness, that sense of not having a word out of place. But maybe there are a few missing. Has Gourevitch's uncanny composure, which seems such a strength, in the end kept things on too tight a leash? Might a story this good, and this well written, not support a fuller, more detailed work? He refers, through Rosenzweig, to the "upheaval" the case brought to the victims' families, but he does not explore this: it would spoil the elegant lines of his parable, perhaps. At greater length, this could have been a full-blown epic. Modesty (and a distaste for melodrama) having prevailed, it sets its sights no higher than on being a perfect short story. That is no small thing. But I can't quite shake the feeling that there is, in this slim volume, a fat one dying to come out. The publishers have spaced it out as much as they dare, adding to its sheen of class and style, but the story can't be much more than 30,000 words. That all of them are well polished is not quite enough to banish the suspicion that they are merely an elegant synopsis of something that might have been still grander. Robert Winder's reviews are published monthly in the NS Subscribe from just £1 per issue More


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RBS Morgans says the "oil business keeps ticking the boxes", and that Senex is likely to have a strong second half.
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Tutorial: Create female cloth in Cinema 4D with Clothilde (Night dress with black mini skirt)
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 204 / System Requirements: Cinema4D, Clothilde Module
TIP: Scroll to 12:22 to see the result first!!!Welcome to my next tutorial :-)In this tutorial we will see how to:1. Import a Figure2. Create polygons for an evening dress for front and back3. Connect the front and back side on the sides4. Divide the polygon in many smaller polygons (to get more detailed cloth)5. Add Collision and Cloth Tags6. Define stitch Polygons7. Use the Dress-O-matic tool to make the cloth fit to the figure8. FInal renderRequired and used Software:- Cinema 4D (I used 11.5)- Cinema 4D Mocca Plugin (Clothilde)I hope that you will enjoy this basic tutorial!TerragonDE on 7:21AM Sat, 19 November 2011
CLOTHER Hybrid Noir User Guide
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ADDHOW - Complementary Colors, presented by Dan Ritchie
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Create distressed texture with transparent background
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Enough physical RAM for all your simultaneous programs, and enough user memory for one single program, really are separate things. Solving one will not solve the other. This tutorial leads the way for those who experience out-of-memory problems when rendering 3D, video or music in a 32-bit environment. Originally Oct 2010 in Poser section.Updated Aug 2011, republished in Vue section.
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Texture Modeling for Games with 3dsMax 2011
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Texture modeling is the process of creating 3D geometry based on real world photographs as reference. Unlike more generalized modeling methods, where an artist examines photographic reference and then attempts to interpret the object themselves in 3D, texture modeling actually builds geometry that is based on exact pictures. This is a great technique that allows modelers to create both realistic models, and incorporate lots of detail- quickly and easily.In this video taken from our training product, Next-Gen Game Development with Unity3D Volume II: 3dsMax and ZBrush Production Pipeline, we will see how to use this technique in a practical and real world situation. Well be using a reference photograph to build geometry that matches with the image, and well be doing this with polygons, from scratch. The technique will be used with game development and real time asset needs in mind, so consideration for triangle limits and topology will be taken into consideration. 3dsMax 2011 is used in this video, however, note that the same technique can be applied to most, if not all 3D modeling packages. You can also use this workflow for visual effects work and other applications in the CG industry, not just games.i3DTutorials on 4:28PM Fri, 15 July 2011
How to save at least 50% rendering time?
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 792 / System Requirements: Any 3D software
My 3D students often ask me how on earth they can speed up their rendering time. So, I created a short video that will answer that single question...How to save at least 50% rendering time in any 3D software?
Compositing 3D Figures With Photo Backgrounds # 1: Molly the Coffee Fae
Skill Level: Intermediate / Views: 613 / System Requirements: Poser, Photoshop (Gimp, PSP)
This is the first of 4 planned tutorials on my methods for blending 3D figures with photo (or other) backgrounds. This tutorial demonstrates blending into an indoor scene with soft lighting. PDF format, 11.7 MB.
Creating virtual 360 Panorama
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 253 / System Requirements: 3ds Max with any up-to-date renderer
CG tutorial about how to create and render interactive 360 degree panorama for architecture virtual tour in 3ds Max using V-ray or mental ray renderer. About why you shouldn't use the 3ds max panorama exporter and how to achieve the best quality panoramic map picture with panoramic 360 degree camera in 3d max. Of why you don't want to render panoramic cube map and how to get the QuickTime output or flash file with the panorama software. Everybody knows how important the visualization and its role is in presentation of the design to the end user with nice photorealistic images. But what if just the series of static images is not enough? What if the client wants a greater sense of presence and volume than the 2d bitmap images, while doing the animation is impractical because of the significant time and computational costs? The answer to this rhetorical and quite topical question is the pseudo three-dimensional representation of 2d images using 3d interactive panoramas technology. Such a presentation will let us see a three-dimensional picture of the visualization using the...
Creating a Tower
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 136 / System Requirements: Terragen2
The tutorial will show you how to create a tower using Terragen2's Crater shader. How to apply displacement and constrain that displacement to the tower. The tut also includes instruction on how to insert a clip file into your scene. To see the kind of structures you can create using this method check out my "Bollards" scene in the Terragen gallery here.Have fun.
Spagetti Straps on a top in SIlo
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 1893
A quicky video from the Digital Tailor series. In this video we put a spagetti shoulder strap on a dress/topHope you enjoy.John
More Tips to Improve Your 3D Renders
Skill Level: Intermediate / Views: 1096 / System Requirements: DAZ Studio, Image Editing Program
I examine even more little tweaks that can take your render from 'regular' to a real stand-out. With things like backdrop, ambient, reflections and more, you'll find easy and helpful tools you might not have even known about!
Using UVMapper to transfer groups
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 248 / System Requirements: UVMapper or UVMapper Pro
Need to transfer groups from an unmorphed OBJ to a morphed version of that same OBJ? Here's how!
How to Create a Digital Art Portfolio
Skill Level: Intermediate / Views: 283 / System Requirements: Image Editing Program, Adobe Acrobat
The age of the internet is slowly pushing out physical art portfolios as the go-to examples for art-related jobs. While there are many new, digital ways to get your artwork seen by the right people, I give you one method that is quick, easy and email-friendly.
How to repare deltas data in the cr2 file using CR2Builder.
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 485 / System Requirements: WindowsXP/Vista/7 and Poser5/6/7/8
If you have not licence to distribute the poser file,we could not distribute original poser file with deltas data.So then make the deltas data less file to distribute.(you need get the licence to destribute cr2 file from owner of copyright. )we repare the distribute files. ( it are added original deltas data from original file. )when we get it and use it.kim99 on 3:20AM Wed, 18 May 2011
How to make deltas data less cr2 file using CR2Builder.
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 303 / System Requirements: WindowsXP/Vista/7 and Poser5/6/7/8
Morph data is copyright. Morph is deltas tree node data.The poser file do not has deltas node data in order to be free form copyright. (you need get the licence to destribute cr2 file from owner of copyright. )kim99 on 3:03AM Wed, 18 May 2011


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Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
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Hear ye, hear ye. Make haste to the castle to indulge in a night of feasting, combat, and revelry. The knights and horses of Medieval Times are here to thrill you with acts of showmanship and bravery reminiscent of legends of old, while you dine on a 4-course meal worthy of a king's table.
The good King Don Carlos and his enchanting daughter, Princess Catalina, invite you to become part of their court for the evening. The pageantry of the knights is on full display as they thunder into the arena atop mighty steeds. Cheer as your knight engages in jousting and other manner of combat and the royal falconer thrills you with the feats of his magnificent birds of prey.
As the tale unfolds, you're presented with a banquet of savory fare to sate your appetite. Your meal includes select non-alcoholic beverages; or you may order from the full service bar before, during, and after the show. After dinner, be sure to browse the castle's Hall of Arms to discover fascinating Medieval artifacts.
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- Oven-roasted chicken, garlic bread, tomato bisque soup, and a castle pastry
- Hummus and warm pita bread, carrot and celery sticks, 3-bean stew with fire-roasted tomato and brown rice, and fresh fruit or Italian ice (based on availability)
- Gatorland Admission
- Sleuths Mystery Dinner Show
- Eat and Play Card – 1 Card for 4 Travelers
- Crayola Experience Admission
- Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
- Boggy Creek Airboat Ride
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NBC Puts "Parks And Recreation" On Hiatus, Proves It Has Poop For Brains
- THE HELL. NBC has apparently decided that "Parks and Rec" is too funny for the network or something, because they've put the show on an unannounced hiatus through most of the rest of the year. Ron Swanson's face speaks for us. [The Mary Sue]
- Disney princesses dressed as superheros for Halloween? Yes please! [Tres Sugar]
- Kim Kardashian says she hasn't been going crazy trying to lose her baby weight because she'd rather be chillin' with daughter North. [The Stir]
- Speaking of Kim K., it's her 33rd birthday so here are 33 of her most profound quotes. Example of what we mean by 'profound': "I hate it when women wear the wrong foundation color, it might be the worst thing on the planet when they wear their makeup too light." [College Candy]
- "Grey's Anatomy" hottie Jesse Williams says he would be down to play Christian Grey in the "Fifty Shades" movie, now that Charlie Hunnam has dropped out. Hey, I wanted this guy to play Finnick in "Catching Fire" and no one listened to me, so I'm staying out of this one. [Your Tango]
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- I knew that Reese Witherspoon's daughter Ava was her spitting image, but I did not realize until right this second that her son Deacon looks a hell of a lot like a young Ryan Gosling (not Ryan Phillippe, his real father). Not calling into question his paternity, obvs, just noting the resemblance. Anyway, carry on! [Socialite Life]


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Martin Amis' The Pregnant Widow isn't the type of dirty book designed to titillate American readers. It's a coming-of-age novel set in the Age Of Coming—the 1970s, that glorious decade when everyone allegedly slept around guiltlessly. Yet early on, Amis' protagonist, Keith Nearing, recalls a time browsing through brothel pamphlets, and imagines that the experience taught him "something literary: why you can't write about sex." And Amis doesn't, really. His sex happens offscreen, and almost in code, draped in allusion and mannerism. The book is filthy, but only for those capable of visualizing something he calls "the sinister refinement."
Pregnant Widow's main action concerns the events of a summer in 1970, where Nearing, approaching his 21st birthday, shacks up in a castle in the Italian countryside with his girlfriend Lily, as a collection of couples and acquaintances come and go, all visibly frothing with the appetites of their youth and the epoch. Scheherazade's breasts, Gloria's backside, and all the novels of Jane Austen (plus the Brontës and Charles Dickens) vie for Nearing's attention as his passion for Lily slowly declines into a doomed, sisterly love.
As his lusts get the best of him, Nearing woefully recognizes that his "chosen project was something like the opposite of self-improvement." In other words, he would like to have illicit intercourse with Lily's friend Scheherazade, but complications involving a midget, mixed signals, and role-playing (Dracula and Jane Eyre are inspirations) all conspire to bungle his most opportune moments. The summer fades, London calls, he loses Lily, and the book sticks around for a few too many codas.
Much has been speculated as to the autobiographical nature of The Pregnant Widow, which Amis has unconvincingly denied in recent interviews. There are periodic "intervals" spaced out between the chapters in which Nearing, in advanced years, attempts to impose meaning and perspective onto the events of that summer. In these segments, Amis drops anchor with philosophical weight, with Nearing musing "Why love anyone, when everyone could vanish?" But these are only intervals, restrained, and perhaps part of the autobiography that never was. The irony, of course, is that Amis honed in on a decade noted for its self-indulgence, then failed to pull the trigger himself. He's left out the "practical narcissism," as he calls it with a wink. For all the talk of free love, in the end, there's an annoyingly anachronistic fig leaf blocking the full view.


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3AA-North games move to Willmar
The Section 3AA-North boys basketball semifinals will be held at Willmar Senior High School Thursday instead of Granite Falls.
The move was made to accommodate the expected large turnout. No. 1-seed MACCRAY will play No. 4 Redwood Valley at 6 p.m., followed by No. 2 Minnesota Valley Lutheran against No. 3 Montevideo at approximately 7:30 p.m.


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Magic Trackpad 2
Magic Trackpad 2
Redesigned and rechargeable, Magic Trackpad 2 includes a built-in battery and brings Force Touch to the desktop for the first time. Four force sensors underneath the trackpad surface allow you to click anywhere, and detect subtle differences in the amount of pressure you apply, bringing increased functionality to your fingertips and enabling a deeper connection to your content. Magic Trackpad 2 also features an edge-to-edge glass surface area that is nearly 30 per cent larger than the previous trackpad. This design, along with a lower profile, makes scrolling and swiping through your favourite content more productive and comfortable than ever.
Magic Trackpad 2 pairs automatically with your Mac, so you can get to work straight away. And the battery will power your Magic Trackpad 2 for about a month or more before needing a recharge.
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Height: 0.49–1.09 cm (0.19–0.43 inch)
Width: 16.0 cm (6.3 inches)
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Great holiday, great ship, pity about some of the cruisers: Ventura Cruise Review by mmam40
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Great holiday, great ship, pity about some of the cruisers
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Barbados
We generally ate in the Saffron and Bay Tree and the service was both unhurried and very professional with our usual 2 waiters being absolutely brilliant. We thought the standard of food was very good indeed on every visit with plenty of choices available.We also used the self service a couple of lunchtimes and found the standard of food good, the only problem was in finding a table that was being reserved by people who wanted to eat by themselves. So selfish.
The entertainment in all theatres and bars was very More professional. We were particularly impressed with the resident Headliners Theatre Group who worked very hard to present 6 different shows during the 14 days. We also enjoyed the soul singer Clem Curtis, Tucker a great comedian, Gareth Oliver a superb comedian and ventriloquist,speaker John Lyons (from a Taste of Frost).We also enjoyed the daily quiz in the Exchange Pub after the main shows.
We booked 8 trips with P & O to different islands and enjoyed them all. Yes you do pay a few pounds each for the trips but we felt they were well organised trips with a guide who explained all about their island. It was difficult to get a sunbed on the days the ship was at sea, because everyone was on board, but on days in port there was plenty available. The trips generally lasted up to 4 hours so you could lay in the sun in the afternoons.
Our main complaint is against some of the cruisers on the ship.I have to stress that the majority of people were very nice and would talk or pass the day with you but there was a small minority who thought they were above most people and would insist on trying to outdo anyone with stories of how many times they have cruised or their villas in the south of France.They looked at people as if they had stepped on something in the road and they couldn't even speak to each other in a civil way.Then they would turn up on formal nights in their fifteen year old dresses and Tuxedos thinking they were the bees knees. They definitely introduced us to a new level of pompousness and snobbery that we have never witnessed before.
They talked about P & O standards dropping, I presume they mean with these lower classes being allowed on board, but lets face it without these customers booking with P & O the ship wouldn't sail at all.
Overall a very good holiday, a lovely ship, great entertainment and some lovely people. Just a shame about the snobs on board. Less
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Very spacious with an adjoining lounge and balcony which we sunbathed on several days. We ordered room service and this was delivered very quickly. The bathroom had a bath and hot water all the time.Our cabin steward was brilliant. He worked very hard and came to our cabin twice per day and made us feel at home with little chocolates and towel art.It was very quiet too.
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HAIFA, Israel, Feb. 11, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:PSTI) (TASE:PLTR), a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapies, today announced it has formed a Preeclampsia Steering Committee to advance its PLacental eXpanded (PLX) cell therapies for the treatment of preeclampsia. "Preeclampsia is an important indication for our PLX-PAD cells. Based on the dire need for a treatment and the potential of our cell therapy in this indication, we have made it a key priority to enter clinical trials for preeclampsia in the near future," stated Pluristem Chairman and CEO Zami Aberman. "The caliber of medical and scientific thought leaders who have joined our Preeclampsia Steering Committee is a testament to the promise of our PLX cell therapy as a potential treatment for this disease." Preeclampsia Steering Committee Member, Dr. Sibai, who was a moderator on the preeclampsia scientific forum, "Debate and Consensus: Preeclampsia Biomarkers in Clinical Practice, Are we ready?" at the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine in New Orleans on Feb 5, 2014, commented, "For almost a thousand years, physicians have had no therapy to offer women with preeclampsia. A safe and effective therapy is needed to treat these women and prolong gestation. Pluristem's PLX cells are a unique potential therapy because they originate from the placenta, which plays a key role in preeclampsia."
|Pluristem ' s Preeclampsia Steering Committee:
|Prof. James M. Roberts, M.D.
|University of Pittsburgh
|Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
|Professor of Epidemiology, Senior Scientist, Magee-Women's Research Institute
|Prof. George R. Saade, M.D.
|University of Texas Medical Branch
|Professor, Division Chief Obstetrics & Gynecology
|Prof. Baha M. Sibai, M.D.
|University of Texas Medical School
|Visiting Professor
|Dr. David Williams, PhD FRCP
|University College London
|Honorary Senior Lecturer, Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Institute for Women's Health, Faculty of Population Health Sciences
|Prof. Simcha Yagel, M.D.
|Hadassah Medical Center, Israel
|Head Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hadassah Medical Center
|Head of the Israeli Association of Placental Study


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FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Georgia freshman Rocio Sanchez Lobato shot a 7-over 79 in Friday's final round of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships at Vanderbilt's Legends Club and finished 71st individually at 15-over 303.
Sanchez Lobato struggled with a stomach ailment early in the day but rebounded to regain three strokes before wilting late in the round.
"I couldn't be prouder of the way 'Ro' fought today when things weren't going well," head coach Kelley Hester said. "She showed a great deal of heart and represented the University of Georgia and her team very well."
Sanchez Lobato labored through a disastrous start with bogeys at No. 1 and No. 2 and double bogeys at No. 3 and No. 4 to fall to 6-over. The back-to-back doubles came after she had just one during the first 54 holes of the NCAAs.
"I was feeling a little sick before the round but I thought it was just nerves," Sanchez Lobato said. "After I got off to the bad start, it only got worse. I tried to eat something but that only made it worse."
Following another bogey at No. 6, Sanchez Lobato rallied with birdies at No. 7 and No. 9 to turn at 5-over. She saw an athletic trainer at the turn and then birdied No. 11 but failed to make up additional ground.
"There are no easy birdies on this course," Sanchez Lobato said. "When I got behind, even when I made a couple of birdies, I was still 4-over. I just couldn't get back close to par. Some days you just don't have it. You can't fix it. It just doesn't happen."
Sanchez Lobato fell back to 7-over after she bogeyed No. 15 and doubled No. 17.
"'Ro' got behind early but fought back," Hester said. "I think late in the day a combination of not feeling well and the heat and it being the last round caught up to her and she gave a few back. She did make a great par putt on No. 18 end her year on a good note."
Although disappointed she slipped more than 30 spots on the leaderboard during the final round, Sanchez Lobato was pleased with her initial campaign at Georgia.
"I enjoyed my year so much," she said. "I'm excited about coming back next year and improving even more and coming back to the NCAAs next year with my teammates."
Georgia will host the 2013 NCAA Championships at the University of Georgia Golf Course on May 21-24. It will make the third time the UGA Course has hosted the NCAA Women's Championships, following 1983 and 1993. UGA also hosted the AIAW Nationals on multiple occasions.


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Fire departments throughout the Northwest, just as their brethren have been doing at every level of government, have been gearing up since March to deal with what is anticipated to be one of the worst fire seasons ever in Arizona.
The scariest part is that while firefighters have already battled more than 800 fires in Arizona since the beginning of the year, the worst may be yet to come later this summer when the lightning season kicks in, said Northwest Fire District Chief Jeff Piechura, one of Southern Arizona's leading wildland firefighting experts.
From flatland grasses to mountain forests, the situation is likely to grow far more precarious as the number of 100 degree days builds before those lightning strikes occur, drying out grasses and other vegetation that some have described as already more prone to erupt than the kindling you'd buy in a Wal-Mart store.
High priced developments such as Dove Mountain in the Northwest Fire District and Rancho Vistoso in the Golder Ranch Fire District are obvious areas of concern in terms of lives and property, but keeping grass fires at bay around the homes is important too, Piechura said, since those fires can have a substantial impact on land values.
Piechura, whose District covers 140 square miles with 130 firefighters, recalled a blaze near a Scottsdale area development in the 1980s where little property damage occurred, but because of the fire damage to surrounding terrain, property values dropped from $150,000 an acre to half that. Only in the last five years have land values in that area returned to earlier levels, he said.
While fires started by man outnumber those ignited by lightning strikes by nearly five to one, the lightning strike fires are a great concern to Piechura and other fire chiefs both because of the number of strikes that occur and their propensity to spread so much faster.
The arrival of Arizona's fire season two months earlier than usual is forcing Northwest Fire and other districts to provide assistance to other agencies in as many as a dozen fires, including the Ryan Fire 16 miles east of Patagonia, which consumed more than 38,000 acres and cost $1.8 million to suppress by the time it was contained late last week. The state Land Department is expected to be reimbursed by federal agencies for about 75 percent of its $600,000 share of the costs.
The reimbursement would be in addition to the $2 million already allocated by Gov. Jane Dee Hull as part of the state Land Department's regular emergency funding for additional resources and another $1 million in emergency money to position firefighting support resources in advance, said Ron Melcher, state fire coordinator with the Arizona Land Department.
The extended fire season may also pose another problem fire departments have seldom had to contend with to such a degree, and that's the matter of scheduling firefighters so they don't wind up working 80 to 100 hour weeks fighting numerous fires outside their areas and then find themselves having to do so within their jurisdictions later in the season when the fires they'll be exposed to will be burning hotter and hotter.
The severity of the fire problem is based on a National Fire Rating System that includes what is known as an energy release component. This component measures the heat intensity of a fire. As grass fires spread to bushes and trees, flaming intensifies and with the deadly blend of low humidity, low dew point and the high winds that are likely to occur, the dangers increase.
Melcher, of the Arizona Land Department, said the heat intensity rating has never been as high as it is now.
Arrangements have been completed by just about every fire department in the Northwest area to avoid the grueling scheduling problems involving planes, helicopters and hand crews.
In some cases, grants have been provided, as in the case of the Golder Ranch Fire District which received a $14,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service recently to develop Direct Action Plans for the Catalina area that will include updating maps and water sources.
The Greater Catalina area presents one of the district's greatest risk areas because of the isolated homes and narrow roads, unlike other areas designated as master planned communities, said Capt. John Sullivan of the Golder District.
The department, which has 59 firefighters covering 64 square miles, extending out to 72 miles to cover the Florence and Oracle highways, also was planning last week to initiate a Structural Protection Plan that calls for the placement of red tags on homes at risk of fire because of heavy fuel loads or other problems and green tags on homes that have checked out for low fire risk.
Rural/Metro Fire Department, with its 147 firefighters covering 230 square miles, has a similar program.
In addition to being as prepared as well as you can, a great deal of a firefighter's success depends simply on luck, said Sullivan, and that involves not having to deal with low humidity and being able to get there before the winds build up.
High winds present one of the most worrisome aspects, Sullivan said. "You've got to get to the fire quickly and deal with it aggressively."
One of the major uses of the $1 million in state emergency funding recently allocated will be to reinforce various fire department prevention patrols with two to three additional firemen working part-time to check on potentially dangerous areas of fuel buildup and to meet with homeowner associations and other groups to discuss ways to prevent fires.
Areas where such patrols have been established thus far include Oracle and Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains District of Coronado National Forest.
The money also is used to help pay for any aviation support fire departments might need, including helicopters, small planes to spread fire retardant and other aircraft used as airborne control towers and to deliver smoke jumpers to major conflagrations.
Areas currently being served by such aircraft include the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest near Holbrook and the town of Prescott.
The Arizona Land Department is the ultimate arbiter of how and where help for embattled fire departments will be deployed on state and private lands, said Melcher. Mutual aid agreements between departments kick in automatically when extra help is needed. On a state level, Arizona spends about $2 million a year battling fires on state and private lands, but is reimbursed by the federal government for a portion of that money, while Coronado National Forest, with its $6.5 million budget for firefighting, will be receiving additional financing from other federal sources for major fires.
As of May 1 of this year, there were 336 fires on state and private lands in Arizona, nearly twice the 10-year average and four times as many as during the same period last year when there were only 89 fires statewide by the same date, Melcher said.
In terms of acreage, fires have consumed more than 20,000 acres of state and private lands statewide through May 5, compared with just 139 acres through May 1 of last year and a 10-year average of 1,418 acres a year.
Just two years ago federal agencies spent an estimated $1.3 billion on fire suppression. The budget for this fiscal year ending Sept. 30 is $2.3 billion.
Two years ago, also, the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, noted, more than 40,000 acres had burned in the Southwest by March and burning conditions were running four to six weeks ahead of schedule, presenting a potential for one of the worst national fire seasons ever.
Many of those fires, however, occurred in high timber country during a very dry spring, Melcher said. Then unusual June rains arrived to keep the lid on.