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Jeffrey Blackford Appointed Director of Department of Code Compliance
May 26, 2010
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed Jeffrey L. Blackford, PE, as the director of the newly created Department of Code Compliance. He will assume his new position on Monday, June 7.
The new department will be operational on July 1, and its mission is to investigate neighborhood quality of life complaints, involving most zoning, noise, property maintenance, building, fire, blight, grass and health codes. The department consolidates many of the county's code enforcement activities into a single agency.
Blackford currently serves as operations chief for the Enhanced Code Enforcement Strike Teams. They investigate residential properties suspected to be illegal boarding houses, bringing together zoning, property maintenance, building, fire and health inspectors.
Prior to joining the Strike Teams, he held a variety of positions in the county's Department of Public Works and Environmental Services. He served as director, Code Services, Land Development Services; deputy director, Office of Site Development Services; and deputy director, Design Review Division.
Blackford is a professional engineer and certified as a property maintenance inspector.
Blackford has bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from North Carolina State University. He will receive an annual salary of $142,765.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
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FIREFIGHTERS attended a blaze late last night at a barn in Grittenham, near Royal Wootton Bassett.
Two crews are still in attendance this morning and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
The blaze took hold in a 40x15m barn, which contained a large quantity of hay and straw along with machinery and four old buses.
Appliances from Westlea, Malmesbury and Royal Wootton Bassett attended along with water carriers from Royal Wootton Bassett and Pewsey Crews used a light portable pump, a hose reel and two main jets.

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ELVIS LIVES THE ULTIMATE ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST EVENT Announces Additional Tour Dates
On Stage Touring, LLC, in association with Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE), announced today the tribute artists who will be performing in ELVIS LIVES this January through May and that the 2013 tour has expanded to include more markets.
The high energy show features Ultimate winner Bill Cherry, along with Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest top five finalists Kevin Mills, Leo Days and Ben Klein, as the principle cast for the winter/spring production of ELVIS LIVES, joined by the professional talent of Lorri Russo as Ann-Margret.
ELVIS LIVES, which keeps on capturing the imaginations and interests of fans of all types including Broadway, concert and Elvis aficionados, is an unforgettable multi-media and live musical journey across Elvis' life featuring finalists from Elvis Presley Enterprises' annual worldwide Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, each representing Elvis during different stages in his career. The Elvis tribute artists will be joined by a live band, back-up singers and dancers, along with an Ann-Margret tribute artist, as well as iconic imagery made available from the Graceland archives; which includes a new exhibit of life-size images of Elvis' stage-wear that will be on display in the lobby of each theater hosting a performance.
"We are very pleased that ELVIS LIVES continues to delight audiences all over the nation and that even more Elvis fans will be given the opportunity to see these talented entertainers in these expanded markets. We hope to see finalists from the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest starring in ELVIS LIVES for years to come," said Kevin Kern, Director of Public Relations for EPE.
"We are excited to be working with some of the most exceptional tribute artists in the world. These talented performers really capture the spirit of the King of Rock N' Roll while evoking the sensation of being there with Elvis as he journeys through his musical career," stated Barbara Cooley, Executive Producer for On Stage Touring. "Elvis Lives is truly a dynamic and family friendly production."
Performance dates and markets for the 2013 tour of ELVIS LIVES include:
12- Jan-13 GAINESVILLE, FL Phillips Center
13-Jan-13 ST. PETERSBURG, FL Mahaffey Theatre
16-Jan-13 KEY WEST, FL Tennessee Williams Performing Arts Center
17-Jan-13 SARASOTA, FL Van Wezel Performing Arts Center
19-Jan-13 JACKSONVILLE, FL Moran Theatre
20-Jan-13 DAYTONA BEACH, FL Peabody Auditorium
23-Jan-13 COLUMBIA, SC Koger Center for the Arts
24-Jan-13 COLUMBIA, SC Koger Center for the Arts
25-Jan-13 BOWLING GREEN, KY Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center Theatre
31-Jan-13 BUFFALO, NY Shea's Performing Arts Center
1-Feb-13 ORILLA, ON Casino Rama
2-Feb-13 ORILLA, ON Casino Rama
7-Feb-13 ROCKFORD, IL Coronado Theater
8-Feb-13 ELIZABETH, IN Horseshoe Casino
9-Feb-13 CINCINNATI, OH Procter & Gamble Hall
15-Feb-13 TUNICA, MS Harrah's Casino
17-Feb-13 Corpus Christi, TX Selena Auditorium
18-Feb-13 HIDALGO, TX State Farm Arena
20-Feb-13 PANAMA CITY, FL Marina Civic Center of Panama City
21-Feb-13 HUNTSVILLE, AL Von Braun Center
23-Feb-13 GALVESTON, TX The Grand 1894 Opera House
24-Feb-13 GALVESTON, TX The Grand 1894 Opera House
1-Mar-13 MODESTO, CA Gallo Center for the Arts
2-Mar-13 MODESTO, CA Gallo Center
3-Mar-13 PALM DESERT, CA McCallum Theater for Performing Arts
12-Mar-13 UTICA, NY Stanley Theater
13-Mar-13 SALISBURY, MD Wicomico Civic Center
14-Mar-13 NEWPORT NEWS, VA Ferguson Center for the Arts
15-Mar-13 ROANOKE, VA Roanoke Civic Center Theatre
18-Mar-13 BISMARCK, ND Bismarck Civic Center Arena
19-Mar-13 FARGO, ND FargoDome
20-Mar-13 WAUSAU, WI Grand Theater on Artsblock
21-Mar-13 GREEN BAY, WI Cofrin Family Hall
22-Mar-13 DAVENPORT, IA Adler Theater
23-Mar-13 ROSEMONT, IL Akoo Theatre at Rosemont
25-Mar-13 OWENSBORO, KY Riverpark Center Auditorium
26-Mar-13 ASHLAND, KY Paramount Arts Center
28-Mar-13 AUGUSTA, GA William B Bell Auditorium
29-Mar-13 PITTSBURGH, PA Heinz Hall for Performing Arts
30-Mar-13 PITTSBURGH, PA Heinz Hall for Performing Arts
1-Apr-13 MORGANTOWN, WV Creative Arts Center
3-Apr-13 RICHMOND, KY EKU Center
4-Apr-13 SAGINAW, MI Heritage Theater
6-Apr-13 SCHENECTADY, NY Proctors Theater
7-Apr-13 NEW LONDON, CT Garde Arts Center
8-Apr-13 YORK, PA Pullo Center
9-Apr-13 WHEELING, WV Capitol Music Hall
11-Apr-13 PADUCAH, KY Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center Main Hall
12-Apr-13 PADUCAH, KY Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center Main Hall
14-Apr-13 BATON ROUGE, LA Baton Rouge River Center Theatre for Performing Arts
16-Apr-13 ABILENE, TX Abilene Civic Center
17-Apr-13 AMARILLO, TX Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium
18-Apr-13 AMARILLO, TX Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium
19-Apr-13 LUBBOCK, TX Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
20-Apr-13 LUBBOCK, TX Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
23-Apr-13 JACKSON, MS Thalia Mara Hall
24-Apr-13 JACKSON, MS Thalia Mara Hall
27-Apr-13 EL PASO, TX The Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center
28-Apr-13 ALTO, NM The Spencer Theater
1-May-13 BAKERSFIELD, CA Bakersfield Convention Center Rabobank Theater
3-May-13 RENO, NV Pioneer Center for Performing Arts
4-May-13 RENO, NV Pioneer Center for Performing Arts
5-May-13 RENO, NV Pioneer Center for Performing Arts
7-May-13 KENNEWICK, WA Toyota Center Arena
10-May-13 RIVERSIDE, CA The Historic Fox
12-May-13 REDDING, CA Redding Convention Center
For links to purchase tickets directly from individual theaters and to check for additional added performance markets and updates please visit http://www.elvislivestour.com or contact your local authorized box office or official ticketing agency. ELVIS LIVES fans can also try their luck with the Elvis Lives - Norwegian Cruise Lines sweepstakes for a chance to win one of Norwegian's seven-day cruises for two in an oceanview stateroom. More information on the contest can be found at http://www.elvislivestour.com.
About On Stage Touring, LLC
On Stage Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates On Stage Touring, producers of ELVIS LIVES and Legends in Concert. Celebrating its 29th year, Legends in Concert is a live musical celebration featuring the world's greatest celebrity tribute artists. Widely recognized in the entertainment industry as the original celebrity tribute show, Legends in Concert has been performed throughout the United States, and has traveled to 18 countries on five continents, including Japan, Canada, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Australia, China, Brazil, Spain, and England, entertaining more than 25 million fans. On Stage Entertainment operates numerous fixed-based, touring, limited-term and private engagements of Legends in Concert throughout the world. In addition to Las Vegas, Legends is presented year-round in numerous cities including Myrtle Beach, SC; Branson, MO; Atlantic City NJ; Waikiki Beach, HI; on the high seas aboard Norwegian EPIC; and seasonally at such locations as Foxwoods Resort Casino (Mashantucket), CN. The show has been featured on the most popular television networks in the world.
For more information on Legends in Concert or On Stage Entertainment, visit www.legendsinconcert.com.
About Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE), a division of CORE Media Group, Inc., is based in Memphis, with additional offices in Los Angeles. In addition to Graceland and its related attractions in Memphis, including the Heartbreak Hotel, EPE is aggressively involved in a worldwide licensing program, merchandising, music publishing, and television, film, video and Internet projects. For more information on EPE and Graceland, visit www.elvis.com.
About Columbia Artists Theatricals
Columbia Artists Theatricals (CAT) specializes in the booking and tour management of live performances on a worldwide basis. Founded in 1956, as a subsidiary of Columbia Artists Management (CAMI), the company developed and expanded The Broadway Theatre League, which presented Broadway subscription series in over 125 cities in the United States. Today, working in conjunction with artists, producers, production companies and management agencies, CAT brings performances to over 450 cities around the world.
Currently, CAT's roster includes: A CHORUS LINE, BLUE MAN GROUP, BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story, CATS, CHICAGO, Twyla Tharp's and Frank Sinatra's COME FLY AWAY, ELLA: The Ella Fitzgerald Musical, The World Tour of FELA, HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD, the pre Broadway tour of Frank Wildhorn's JEKYLL and HYDE, STOMP, TAP DOGS and VOCA PEOPLE.
Domestically, CAT has represented numerous productions from a distinguished list of producers and production companies including: NAMCO, Nederlander Productions, NETworks, The Really Useful Company, The Shubert Organization, Columbia Artists Management, and Troika Entertainment. CAT has also toured the productions of The Abbey Theatre, The Market Theatre of Johannesburg, The Royal National Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare Company. For more information visit: www.columbiaartiststheatricals.com


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Jordan Grey
Social Media, Webmaster and House Manager
Jordan Grey has been a part of management with the service and entertainment industry since 1998. As well as managing 150+ people, he has coordinated, set-up, and worked dozens of various venues and concerts around the lower mainland including some of the best celebrity impersonator's that BC has to offer as well as some very well respected artist's from the 70's. All shows were sold out and a great success.
Jordan was a strong member in closing down 2 local casinos and reopening 3 destination casinos, to help promote entertainment and tourism in BC. Jordan works closely with the entertainment stage bringing in and working with local talent each and every event.
Contact firstname.lastname@example.com
Examiner.com Interview with Promoter and Producer Jordan Grey
Check out Part One of my Interview with Examiner.com
Check out Part Two of my Interview with Examiner.com
Like water to fish, Jordan is an integral part of the Vanmusic crew. If something needs further investigation, Jordan will most certainly be one of the first on scene. Don't take my word for it though, read his rants for yourself!
You can always email Jordan at firstname.lastname@example.com or check him out on Facebook here and Twitter here.


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iCarbons Black Carbon Fibre Skin Installation for Macbook Pro 13″
Hey guys! This is a video on the installation of the iCarbons black carbon fibre skin for the back of my Macbook Pro 13″. If you want the unboxing video, go look for it on my channel So anyways this product sells for USD19.96 on www.icarbons.com They also offer white carbon fibre skins, as well as light and dark wood skins for several other products, such as gaming devices, the apple TV, iPods and iPhones. Go check them out! If you want more advanced and detailed installation videos, iCarbons also has there own youtube channel. And sorry i havent been uploading for a while… school just started and I'm starting to get a little busy. Please feel free to rate, comment and subscribeee! And before I forget: MIND THE AIR BUBBLES! :)))
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KEXP Reviews
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Belleruche is a London-based trio comprised of sultry vocalist Kathrin deBoer, multi-instrumentalist Rick Fabulous and DJ Modest. Their third album is a wonderful showcase of their self-billed "turntable soul music," a lively fusion of soul, funk, R&B, rock, hip-hop, jazz, blues, and trip-hop that recalls genre-mashing contemporaries such as Quadron and Alice Russell. 10/8/2010 - Alex


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Brahms' German Requiem
Augustana College presents the Brahms' German Requiem in a Mother's Day performance at the Washington Pavilion.
Additional Information
Augustana's Music Department will showcase its ensembles and faculty in Brahms' German Requiem at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, at the Mary Sommervold Hall in the Washington Pavilion. Most requiems are sung in Latin, but Brahms composed the first with lyrics sung in German.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and are free for students K-12 and those with an Augustana ID. Tickets are available at the Pavilion Box Office. Just click here for more information.


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The Boomers Are Coming and They're Carrying iPods
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)
Feb. 26, 2007
The Boomers Are Coming and They're Carrying iPods
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors' Aging Committee will present a program, "The Boomers are Coming and They're Carrying iPods," on Monday, March 5, at 10 a.m. in Conference Room 232, Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.
The presentation will focus on how Fairfax County can identify and implement the opportunities to improve the quality of life for older adults today and in the future as technology progresses. The themes are independence through technology, access to information and connectivity. There will be a discussion and demonstrations of monitoring systems, transportation technology initiatives, library resources, cable and broadband access and county information technology capabilities.
The Aging Committee, chaired by Lee District Supervisor Dana Kauffman, requested the program, which was developed by a group organized by Providence District Supervisor Linda Q. Smyth, chair of the Board of Supervisors' Technology Committee. Participants included AARP, as well as the county's Area Agency for Aging, Department of Information Technology, Library and others.
In May 2006, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors convened an Aging Committee to examine the various challenges the county faces as its population ages and to develop a comprehensive policy plan to ensure that Fairfax County is and remains an "aging friendly" community.
Online information for older adults can be found on the Fairfax County Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/seniors/.
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Outpouring of love from community still flowing for Heichel
GRESHAM, Ore. - The outpouring of support and love from the community toward the 21-year-old woman found murdered late last week hasn't slowed.
Over the weekend, a couple hundred people came to the Starbucks where Whitney Heichel worked for a candlelight vigil, and late Monday a couple dozen people were there again with candles.
Heichel left for work the morning of Oct. 16 but never made it. Police say 24-year-old Jonathan D. Holt, an acquaintance, forced Heichel at gunpoint to drive to Roslyn Lake in Clackamas County after asking her for a ride. Police say he then sexually assaulted Heichel and then shot her four times, killing her. Heichel's body was found on Larch Mountain Friday night.
The support for Heichel has come from friends and strangers. The tragedy has touched many, which was evident from the long lines at Dutch Bros. Coffee Monday. The coffee shop will give half of Monday's proceeds to help Heichel's family. Over the weekend, people also lined up at RealTime Roasters to also help the family financially.
It's what the community wants - to give to the people who had so much taken from them.
Members of the community also left a memorial outside Whitney's apartment, and Whitney's husband, Clint, received flowers, cards and money from residents at his workplace, a Gresham apartment complex.
The community has opened their wallets and their hearts for a family in need to "let them know that there are people out there who care, everybody cares, everybody remembers, everybody - even people who don't know her, this story has touched everybody's lives," said Kari McVay.
Whitney's co-workers at Starbucks also donated many of their tips to her family. Her family has told KATU News how grateful they are for the kindness and generosity of the community.
Holt appeared in court Monday afternoon and was charged with kidnapping, robbery, sodomy and murder.


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Born on September 22, 1948, Jim Byrnes grew up in St. Louis, the middle child of a middle class family. He learned to play blues guitar at age 13-- and continues to play on his favorite guitar, a Gibson 1969 Hummingbird. An eclectic individual, he studied for the priest hood in a seminary, and was even a professional shepherd at one point. He ... See full bio »
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I don't know that you could, and I certainly wouldn't recommend doing so...I know that if it were to happen to me, I'd be more than a little ticked off.
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Ahhhhh. Once again this topic has come up, why on earth do you want to disable the back button? It is pointless and would make me and the fast majority of surfers exit your site straight away.
Karl AustinKDA Web Services"Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film."
About the only way you can do this is to open a new window using window.open() (specifying that the browser history should not be copied to the new window) and then close the existing one.
As others have already pointed out, however, there doesn't seem to be any good reason to do this.
-Kevin Yank.http://www.SitePoint.com/Helping Small Business Grow Online!
If you are concerned that someone will resubmit a form or be out of sequence if they use the back button, you could reset the form elements upon loading the document. Or you can check if history.go(1) is equal to a known document. In which case you can put up an alert. But, kill the button? Nope.Vinny
my site:GrassBlade: cut&paste javascriptmoderator at:The JavaScript Place ForumsJavascript City
i'm not asking for too much, right?
so no one knows how to do this huh?
Chill out...we're simply making it clear that there so far, between the people who have posted, there's no conceivable appropriate use for this. The fact that you seem so upset with this makes me question why you're even inquiring...
And of course, as Kevin said, there's only one way he knows of, and he's a major guru in this sort of area.
This may sound rude, but if I did know how to do this, I'd probably request more info before telling you how...this could be used in less-than-moral ways for adult sites and such...
i wasn't mad, just that i wanted an answer.
it's not going to be used for a porn site or any public domain, in fact it will be used for an e-business application that will be hosted on my company's intranet.
no ethics in question, just a simple back button...
thanks anyway.
Hi Sam,
Again, I don't know of any method per se, but why is it important and maybe i can point you in a different but equally effective directionVinny
Although I'm not in the habit of repeating myself...

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About the only way you can do this is to open a new window using window.open() (specifying that the browser history should not be copied to the new window) and then close the existing one.

If that solution isn't acceptable to you, you'll have to do without. For security reasons, JavaScript provides no way to do what you want. Sorry.
It can be done in 4+ browsers but it doesn't really disable the back button, just erases the data behind it to an extant.
replace Method The replace method replaces the current History entry with the specified URL. After calling the replace method, you cannot navigate back to the previous URL using the browser's Back button.
Syntax: location.replace(URL)
This will replace the history with the current link every time a link is clicked
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A little slick redirection:

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The document, Scott's Home has moved.
The above code was found at Site Experts. I hope it is useful.
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Before wasting your time, you should be aware that the above code only replaces the current document with the new document to be loaded by a link. It does not affect the rest of the browser history. There is no way to remove pages that were present in the browser history before the current page was loaded.
In effect, you can only use the above code to prevent people from reaching other pages on your site using the back button, and you cannot use this method to perform form submissions.
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you're the bomb.
FYI - we're using silverstream (application server) as our development environment and it writes it's own javascript.
I keep on getting a close confirmation box when my script closes the window...please help! (NE4.5)
Don't tell him <grin>In terms of usability it is the pits!
www.gib-online.comThe Rock of Gibraltar on the WEBwww.urban-studios.com...for all your IT solutions
why does everyone hate me? i'm just trying to figure this out. i'm using it at work for a test that everyone has to take and it's not working.
so how do i get this confirmation out of the way?
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Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander will start for the American League in Tuesday night's All-Star game against San Francisco right-hander Matt Cain as the All-Stars return to Kansas City for the first time since 1973.
The Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun, who finished fourth in NL outfielder voting, takes the place of the Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, on the disabled list because of a strained left hamstring in the lineup, the only position not matching the fans' vote.
Managers Tony La Russa of the National League and Ron Washington of the American League announced their lineups Monday afternoon:
Lineup for National League
1. Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies, DH
2. Melky Cabrera, Giants, CF
3. Ryan Braun, Brewers, LF
4. Joey Votto, Reds, 1B
5. Carlos Beltran, Cardinals, RF
6. Buster Posey, Giants, C
7. Pedro Sandoval, Giants, 3B
8. Dan Uggla, Braves, 2B
9. Rafael Furcal, Cardinals, SS
Lineup for American League
1. Derek Jeter, Yankees, SS
2. Robinson Cano, Yankees, 2B
3. Josh Hamilton, Rangers, LF
4. Jose Bautista, Blue Jays, RF
5. Prince Fielder, Tigers, 1B
6. Adrian Beltre, Rangers, 3B
7. David Ortiz, Red Sox, DH
8. Mike Napoli, Rangers, C
9. Curtis Granderson, Yankees, CF
Verlander, the reigning AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner, is 9-5 with a 2.58 ERA. He is the first All-Star starter who has won Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and MVP.
Cain, 9-3 with a 2.62 ERA, pitched a perfect game against Houston on June 13. He was picked over the Mets' R.A. Dickey, who is 12-1 but throws a knuckleball that could pose a challenge for Posey.
All-Star Game 2012 rosters: American League | National League
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Tonight we are just going to hit the highlights and were doing it bullet point style. First though let me just state that while this was not the best game we have ever played and I won't say it was the most important because we have a lot more games to go, I will say that this may have been the most impressive win of the season so far.
Why, you may ask? Honesty I thought we played like crap the entire first half and our two best players both had sub par to horrendous nights. Yet we still walked out of there with a 20+ point victory. That tells you where we are as a team really & I don't think for one min. it was the quality of the competition (well minus Diaw).
Let's start with some odd random observations from the fieldhouse.
• Paul George had a choreographed intro semi dance that he did with George Hill when he came out. If he has done this before I have never seen it. If nothing else I think this shows some team camaraderie. Or maybe he just knew Haywood Workman was one of the refs and wanted to make him reminisce about the good old days.
• The choice to use "Seven Nation Army" by the White Stripes as the music to play while the teams go to the circle was brilliant. While about every other arena has "Welcome to the Jungle" or "Crazy Train" playing overhead I thought that this actually set a nice tone for a younger team and it helped that we had a packed house that constantly did the back ground vocals along with the music.
• Crowd was large tonight, don't know if a lot of these were comps because I know there were some given out tonight, but again the home team made more fans for themselves by taking advantage of a pro Pacer crowd on a near sell out.
• Am I the only person who ever wonders if we offer to retire Haywood's number if he will give us the benefit of the doubt on all home calls?
• When Tyler Hansbrough grabbed his own rebound off of his missed free throw and then was fouled again Frank Vogel turned towards the bench and had a grin on his face that was as big as a Cheshire cat and all he said very loudly was "Damn". Which cracked up the rest of the bench.
• When Henderson knocked Hill off and Frank had to wrap up George to get him away the first person to step in was Tyler and you could tell by the way he was approaching the scene that he was not really wanting the skirmish to end quickly. In other words I think Tyler wasn't so much stepping between them as he was stepping up to Henderson.
• How Boris Diaw continues to bamboozle teams not only into giving him a contract but in starting him is just a mystery to me. Obviously tonight was one of his worst performances but man this guy is just really not that good.
• Also at one point in time tonight I had to laugh as I reminded myself that Tyrus Thomas was actually traded for LeMarcus Aldridge. Pritchard still probably has to laugh about that one as well.
• Bismack Biyombo is as raw as they come but man he sure does have the basics to work with. If he can develop his game at all he will be a player in the future to watch. Not quite as tall as I thought he would be but the dude can sky.
• Paul George did not have a good game.
• George Hill had an outstanding game and his defensive presence on that second unit can not be over stated. Now that he has found his shot, whew that back 5 is going to be a load for most teams on most nights.
• I think in truth that is what happened tonight, we just kept hitting them with so many different combinations and players that we are so deep that they just could not keep up. Basically we over ran them with depth, strength and size.
• However I do want to say that Darren Collison & David West did have a little run going there in the beginning of the third that not only brought us back but got us the lead. I know Darren has his weaknesses but he can get his shot off with the best of them when he has to.
• I was proud of Danny for not forcing up bad shots in abundance but not backing away from taking shots either. He is a shooter and the only way to get out of this is for him to keep on shooting, eventually it will break. But in the mean time he has to balance that out with making sure he plays a good overall game. Tonight was just a sub par night for him but the fact that we won by a large margin and both he and Paul struggled are very encouraging signs.
Being 6-2 eight games in sure is a nice treat, but the schedule this next week looks like a gauntlet of good teams in to many nights. Let's hope the guys are rested and maybe just maybe Danny and Paul can come out of their funk together on Monday in Philly.


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He's a good coach. Just don't know if he'll be around long enough to see the Bobcats become contenders. The yelling and screaming wears thin quickly.
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He's a good coach. Just don't know if he'll be around long enough to see the Bobcats become contenders. The yelling and screaming wears thin quickly.
I like Dunlap for this Charlotte roster. Lot of creative zone trapping stuff, college style get in your face motivation stuff. I have major doubts about a style like that flying on a home court advantage team. Hopefully he can adapt because I think he's a good coach, but look at that Charlotte roster, it's basically a team of college All Americans.
interesting recap: http://deadspin.com/5962514/d+iii-pl...ated-by-anyone
Some things have been mentioned before, but some I wasn't aware of.
A non-NCAA team, and it was an exhibition game for them.... /sigh
D-III Player's 138 Point-Game Is A Sham Record And Shouldn't Be Celebrated By Anyone
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Jack Taylor, of the Grinnell College Pioneers, scored 138 points in a game last night, against Faith Baptist Bible College. It's a mindblowing number, shattering the old NCAA mark of 113, and it's being trumpeted as one of sports' all-time individual achievements. It is not. It is ********. It is just the latest incarnation of Grinnell's decades-old strategy of seeking media attention for records achieved through a complete *******ization of basketball.
David Arseneault is the man behind the plan. Since becoming Grinnell coach in 1989, Arseneault has focused less on putting together a successful team and more on getting his players' names in the record books. And, not incidentally, selling books and videos touting his innovative "system." At least three separate times a Grinnell player has set the D-III single-game scoring record, and each one has gotten national attention. In 1998, Jeff Clement went for 77 points, and received a story in Sports Illustrated. Last season Griffin Lentsch scored 89 points, and got a feature on ESPN.com. Today, Taylor's 138-point game is everywhere.
Arseneault describes his system:
94S + 47 3's + 33%OR + 25SD + 32 TO's = W
The 'Formula for Success' has withstood the test of time. Since 1996, whenever the Pioneers have attempted 94 shots, with half of those shots from behind the arc, offensive rebounded 33% of their missed shot attempts, taken 25 more shots than their opponent and forced the opposition into committing 32 turnovers, they have won at nearly a 95% clip.
But it's much more than just taking a lot of threes, or winning the turnover battle. According to a former Grinnell player who took part in one of those record-setting games, the gameplan is designed from the outset to get a specific player the scoring mark, even at the expense of making a mockery of the game. The player told Deadspin:
"The strategy was to use a full court press after a made basket, with the caveat that [the player seeking the record] would not cross into the defensive side of the court. So, after our opponents broke our press, we were essentially playing four-on-five, which enabled the other team to take quicker shots and fall into our game plan.
"The rationale is to essentially trade off a quick two or more attempts at lower probability 3-point shots. Given the high pace required for the system, Grinnell shifts in five players every 30 to 45 seconds. Within each shift there is a primary shooter who will take the bulk of threes (or shots) during the shift."
This worked to perfection last night, and you can see it in the play-by-play. Grinnell would regularly sub out four players at a time, keeping Taylor on the court to continue chucking up threes—71 attempts from beyond the arc, to be specific. He also rarely bothered getting back on defense, with Grinnell content to let Faith Baptist score a quick two, if they didn't turn the ball over immediately. Taylor finished with just three rebounds, all off his own misses.
This, then, is how you score 138 points—a defense designed to get the ball back as fast as possible, even if it means letting the other team score. And the entire offense being funneled through one player, at the expense of turning down open shots. Tyler Burns rewatched the entire game, and had a few observations:
There were a LOT of possessions where Taylor would chuck up a shot, miss, and his teammate would get the rebound wide open under the basket. Instead of putting it back up, he would look for Taylor again and pass it out so he could chuck another three. There were many possessions where this happened three times each. Six three-point attempts in two trips down the court.
Literally 75% of [Faith Baptist's] points were full court heaves to get it over Grinnell's press, then a wide open layup on the other end. Oh, and David Larsen's "impressive" 70-point effort? Hardly. They were 90% wide open layups. He maybe took a handful of jump shots.
Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points were also achieved through a concerted effort to get him the ball, but at least it came against NBA competition. Grinnell may as well have been playing against five random guys thrown together at the Y. Faith Baptist Bible College is a school of 330 students, and isn't even in the NCAA. They're not even NAIA. They play in the National Christian College Athletic Association, and Division II of the NCCAA at that.
Last night's game counted as an exhibition for Faith Baptist, but was somehow a regular season game for Grinnell.
Why does the level of the opposition matter? Because Arseneault and Grinnell specifically plan their record-breaking games against inferior opponents. Tyler Burns again:
The announcer actually said that Grinnell will look on their schedule for their weaker opponents and do everything they can to run up the score and break records. This is all within the game plan. One tactic the announcer mentioned was called "The Bomb Squad". If Grinnell's opponent gets into the double bonus, Grinnell will sub in five freshmen players, foul their opponent immediately once the ball is in play, send them to the line, then sub the freshmen players out to put their scorers back in on offense. This takes almost no time off the clock, giving their starters as many offensive possessions as possible.
Jack Taylor set a record, but it's an empty one. Important records come naturally in the flow of competition, not as some freakshow designed to make SportsCenter. Taylor took 108 shots by himself, the same number as Indiana and Georgetown took last night combined. (They scored 154 points between them.) Taylor shot 49 percent from the field, 38 percent from three. These are the only figures that ought to matter when judging his evening, yet no one will remember anything but his 138 points. Because it's much easier to tout an inflated scoring figure than to actually watch the game, and realize just how empty and artificial the achievement is.
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Crazy ending in the Wiz/Hawks game
Al Horford with a silly stat line. 15-10-9, with 1-10 from the free throw line...
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Asik just blocked the **** out of Noah to finish off the Bulls
Bulls, Pacers both one game under .500; Bucks leading the division.
Just as everyone predicted.
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The main highlight of the Wizards-Hawks game: Al Horford's little brother
John Henson subbing for an ejected Larry Sanders had 17 points and 18 rebounds. Wow.
I didn't even know Chase Budinger tore his meniscus a week ago. Poor Wolves.
Marcin Gortat, a center for the Phoenix Suns, is reportedly a target of the Boston Celtics, who may submit a trade proposal for the Polish big man.
Orlando and Plumlee have been awful. Really haven't had one good play on ethier end. Plumlee like always in college looks lost. If I was the Mad Ants coach I wouldn't play them in the 4th. In the other game in watching Harden had 15 first half Fts Ronnie Brewer can't keep him in front of him. Then they put kid on him and it's even worse. Harden is just a hand ful.
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plum-smuggler had a few rebounds at least, but fg % & +/- = suck.
OJ has been consistently, and inexplicably, atrocious since summer league. How did the scouts miss this so bad? Level of competition at UCSB?
Does Dwight Howard kind of suck now? What's his deal?
Chandler Parsons can ball. Disagree if you want on Morey's team building philosophy, but dude can draft in the 2nd round.
They still have enough assets to reel in another star too. I think they are building around this Harden-Asik-Lin core. Not going to strike the fear of God into anyone, but they have some pieces there.
And with that said Howard is still putting good numbers until today.
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Three South Central Ambulance Service vehicles were sent to the scene of the accidents which happened at 6.39am on the M3 southbound, between junctions seven and nine, following a hail storm.
The first crash, which involved two cars, took place just north of the Winchester services.
The second, involving a BMW and an Audi car, happened on the M3 southbound near Popham.
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New York -- AutoZone said it acquired online automotive retailer AutoAnything.com in conjunction with the release of first quarter earnings Tuesday morning.
Profit at the nation's largest retailer of automotive products increased 6.4% to $203.5 million during the quarter ended Nov. 17, and sales rose 3.5% to $2 billion. Same-store sales edged up 0.2%.
The sales were lower than the company expected, but AutoZone chairman, president and CEO Bill Rhodes characterized the company's performance as solid, noting it was the 25th consecutive quarter of double-digit profit growth.
"While this past quarter's sales results were lower than planned, they were not surprising to us. Regional sales discrepancies continued to challenge our results, however we began to see improvements in our more challenged regions late in the quarter," Rhodes said. "We believe the initiatives we have in place are correct for delivering solid financial results, as we remain excited about our opportunities for the remainder of fiscal 2013."
A noteworthy development was the acquisition of online retailer AutoAnything.com. Rhodes said he looked forward to formally welcoming the AutoAnything team to AutoZone, but he offered no additional details.
"The company's culture and leadership is an outstanding fit with our company as we look forward to growing our e-commerce initiatives for many years to come," Rhodes said.


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BREA – The students in Hilary Maddox's third-grade class stood single file and, one by one, shook the hand of Brea resident Ralph Kramer – a 91-year-old who served on the South China Sea as a sailor during World War II.
Kramer was one of 20 veterans who shared their experiences with the third-, fourth- and fifth-grade classes Friday at Brea's Fanning Elementary School for Take a Vet to School Day, a 5-year-old nationwide program organized by the History Channel and Time Warner Cable to connect former military members with students.
The History Channel has partnered with 100-plus companies to bring veterans to 5,000 schools across the country. Fanning is the first Orange County school – and the second in the state – to host Take a Vet to School Day.
"This is important," said Brea resident Al Gonzales, a Vietnam veteran who was a sergeant in the Marine Corps. "It teaches these students about being patriotic, and volunteering and serving your country."
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One of the great amusements of this game is, by accuracy in strength, to place the white ball so close behind a pool ball that the next player cannot hit a pyramid ball, he being "snookered" from all of them. If he fail to strike a pyramid ball, this failure counts one to the adversary. If, however, in attempting to strike a pyramid ball off a cushion, he strike a pool ball, his adversary is credited with as many points as the pool ball that is struck would count if pocketed by rule. [Maj.-Gen. A.W. Drayson, "The Art of Practical Billiards for Amateurs," 1889]
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It is once again time to sing the praises of the Bullitt County community. This past school year saw an increase of 18% in the number of volunteer hours that were donated to our Bullitt County Public Schools. Hip, hip, hooray! That is great!
During the 2009-2010 school year, 93,726 volunteer hours were logged. This year, 2010-2011 that number increased to 110,483.
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Dwight Freeney out of the Indianapolis Colts?
By Robert Kirchgassner
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Dwight Freeney and the Indianapolis Colts may soon be going their own separate ways.
Freeney is entering the final season of his six-year, $72 million contract. There is the possibility that he will stay on for less money, but Freeney currently has no agent, which makes negotiations difficult. His last agent, Gary Wichard, died of cancer in 2011. Freeney has not looked for another agent since then.
However, a restructuring of Freeneys contract may be in order, according to team owner Jim Irsay.
Thats something that you can consider. You dont always know if its possible with just one year left (on Freeneys current deal). But, no question about it, when you look where we are with the cap, even if you look at making some significant roster changes to help the situation some, youre still at a difficult point with the cap, he said.
Freeney has played with the Colts since the 2002 NFL Draft. In 2007, he helped the Colts win Super Bowl XLI against the Chicago Bears.
To have me paid among the top players in the league not just as a defensive players means a lot of me, Freeney said when the contract was signed in 2007. [Colts general manager] Bill Polian is the one who drafted me. I was hand-picked by him. He was going to do the right thing for the organization.


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"They almost beat us. I told my girls, they ought to have beaten us."
So said Branford head coach Wade Cashwell, after a fast-improving Cedar Key girls' team held his Lady Bucs to 23 points in a defense-heavy, 23-13 Branford win.
Branford's Kristin Lynch still dominated, scoring almost half of her team's points with her game-high 10. But Cedar Key's Kacey Miller was almost Lynch's match, with 8 points on the night.
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Lynn utilizing old-school drills to fit new physique
Lynn turned to what he described as some "old-school drills" earlier this spring when he was adjusting his delivery to fit with his new physique. The right-hander entered camp 40 pounds lighter than he was at the conclusion of the 2012 season.
"Nothing else was working, so let's go back to when you first started pitching and things that you have done all through high school and through college and give that a go," Lynn said. "Those are the drills I was doing since I was 12 years old when I first started pitching. Sometimes you have to get back to the basics to get to where you want to go.
"I know for a while there it felt like we were going backwards. But sometimes you have to go backwards to go forwards. It has worked out well."
One of those drills incorporated nothing more than a towel, which Lynn uses to simulate the reach and direction of his delivery and release point. He'd augment that with what he described as a bounce-back drill, designed to help him repeat his motion.
Lynn did the drills daily, and he plans to continue the routine into the regular season.
"The routine that I had last year wasn't enough," Lynn said. "I know what I need to do in between starts, what I need to do as the season goes on. Last year, I kind of was just flipping a coin seeing what it was going to be like since I had never really done it before at that level. I'm looking forward to knowing what I'm getting myself into."
Lynn will start the team's series finale in Arizona on Wednesday and could draw the start in the home opener should the Cardinals choose to skip the fifth spot in the rotation next week.
The six-inning start on Thursday was Lynn's longest this spring, though he was efficient enough to go that deep with fewer pitches than he threw his last time out. Lynn finishes Grapefruit League competition having allowed 13 earned runs on 26 hits in 23 2/3 innings (a 4.94 ERA).
"Lance Lynn was nasty," manager Mike Matheny said after the team's 1-0 win. "I thought he got better every single start. He's got a little edge now to him, and a lot of that comes from everybody second-guessing his offseason work habits. Good. I hope he carries it for a long time."
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NEW YORK — Police say they were called by family members of a 31-year-old woman charged with murder in the death of a man shoved in front of a New York City subway train at least five times because she had not been properly taking prescribed medications.
Erika Menendez was being held without bail in the death of Sunando Sen, who died Thursday night in Queens. Police say Menendez's family members called authorities several times in the past five years because they were having difficulty dealing with her. Police did not say what the medication was.
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) Police indicated Friday that they could be closing in on a serial rapist.Three rapes have occurred in the last two months in east Bakersfield. The suspect description and method of attack are similar in each case.Police said Friday that forensic evidence has been submitted and is being analyzed. The Joint Task Force - police and the Kern County Sheriff's Office have teamed on the case - is awaiting results to advance its investigation, police said.Investigators said there was a sexual assault on July 18 in the 4300 block of Columbus Street. An assault on Virginia Avenue happened on Aug. 1. The most recent rape was Aug. 19 in the 200 block of Quantico Avenue.In all three cases, the women lived in an apartment complex and all were bound and then sexually assaulted.Police offered the following details about the rapist:
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Good news this week for grouper fishermen. The FWC has announced that gag grouper season will start June 1 this year. Previously gag season started on July 1.
Part of the thinking on this change was the amount of discard gag grouper caught by fishermen targeting red grouper during the closed gag season. Additionally, the minimum size limit for both gag and black grouper will be increased to a 24 inch minimum. The new size limit for the Gulf will now be the same as on the Atlantic side of the state.
Four years ago when the Suwannee River Water Management District was buying the Lukens Tract to prevent it from being developed and to preserve the area's pristine waters for aquaculture, it cut out 20 acres that had once been home to a dump.
It's understandable that the water district did not want to buy into a problem.
But the water district finds itself snagged in another problem.
Hi. Hi. Hello everybody!
Hope you are finding ways to cope with the rain; it's a little Mother Nature attitude it seems. Our water tables should be in good and the biggest thing it did was change our slow redfish bite into a good redfish bite.
We went from low- to mid-90s water temps to low- to mid-80s so that was enough to spark a chew in the flats something us guys in Cedar Key needed. We were a little beside ourselves for a month or so. But we are in heaven.
We have what Cedar Key is known for: Good times and great fishing.
By Tom Deverin
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While walking past the park in Cedar Key, a woman, a visitor to our islands, was observed taking discarded plastic and aluminum beverage containers from a city trash container and putting them into the green wire recycle bin.
Being sort of curious, I walked over and started a conversation.
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M. C. of Alachua asks, "What's the deal with the new marijuana law? Someone told me that it didn't apply to too many people. Is that true? So what is being voted on in November? Is that something different?"
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The water temperatures have slipped into the low seventies this past week and with the warmer temps more species have returned. Spanish mackerel catches are more common each week, and several species of sharks have returned to our local waters. I would like to report one particular blacktip shark who is not observing the fifteen inch minimum on spotted seatrout as it ate two short trout within a few feet of my vessel last Thursday. Good luck digesting the leadhead jigs that were included in those meals.
It was easy to tell that the offshore fishermen were back last week. By 8 a.m. on Saturday the nearest truck/trailer parking space was in Archer – slight exaggeration, so maybe Otter Creek.
The weather was ideal and some impressive catches came in. John Blouse reported to me that the gag bite is strong, with plenty of fish in the legal range and several short fish (see photo). And the king mackerel are willing and able to stretch your line to its limits for those who care for smoked mackerel. I just like the way they scream the drag when they hit a flat line.
I have taken the University of Florida research group out several times and have a new outlook on our impact on the fish we put back that are short, big females that just need to be put back or trophy tarpon and such.
As a professional fishing guide I am concerned about the future of the resource that provides me an opportunity to pursue my passion...which of course is fishing. But I am very concerned that too many guides are only concerned about "today's dollar" by a practice that needs to stop, giving away their personal limit to their customers. And some guides do this twice a day which is clearly not legal.
Things seem to be heating up offshore. A few red grouper have moved into the shallower water as of late, but the bite is no where near what I would call good. The gags are ready but are still a catch and release issue until June 1.
A few cobia have also been caught in our local waters and I expect them to continue to get better as our water temps continue to rise. I have not heard of any king mackerel so far but they should be in place at their regular haunts.
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I am long Research In Motion (RIMM) going in to Thursday night's earnings.
Most are expecting a bloodbath of a quarter -- and I understand that, given that the company is still only selling its two-year old BB7 phones, which certainly aren't competitive.
But the key questions are as follows: Where will RIM's net subscriber count end for the quarter, and how much cash does the company have in the bank?
On both of those metrics, RIM exceeded expectations last quarter. It actually increased its subscriber base by 2 million, when many thought it might go negative, and it even increased cash levels to $2.1 billion. Because of that, the stock rallied right after last quarter's report.
It's worth noting that RIM drew down a lot of its inventory and pulled in some account-receivables in order to make the cash increase happen -- not that there's anything wrong with that. It's just that the skeptics wonder if the company will be able to do it again this quarter.
Going into this number, the Street is expecting a loss of $0.35 a share ($186 million) on $2.66 billion in revenue.
Tom Astle of Byron Capital thinks this quarter could be worse. He expects a $0.48-per-share loss on a top line of $2.5 billion. He also thinks there's a chance RIM could show a free-cash-flow loss of $80 million, which is very unusual for the formerly very profitable company.
Will a large current loss scare RIM investors? If the cash remains stable, I don't think people will mind the losses. If the subscriber count doesn't diminish too much, either, that will be a very bullish development.
What could really be a positive for the stock tonight is if RIM starts to describe BB10 in a lot more detail than it has already done at this point. Ideally, the company would give some guidance for next-quarter BB10 shipments to carriers and how much demand it has received.
If RIM did that, it could be incredibly bullish for the stock. However, I expect management will keep things close to the vest and talk about other specifics around the launch. For example, what has it seen in terms of carrier feedback from labs testing? How will RIM migrate users to BB10? How about supporting chief information officers who need to upgrade their BlackBerry Enterprise Servers? How many carriers want the phones to give some proxy for future in-stocking?
Most people will have forgotten about the Cost Optimization and Resource Efficiency (CORE) program -- announced months ago -- which was to hack about 5,000 jobs from RIM's payrolls. Some update on that, and proof of the cost savings in the financial results, could be big positives for the stock.
Even if there is a large headline loss for the company when the numbers first hit tonight, and the stock initially drops, watch for a comeback on the stock after-hours during the analyst question-and-answer session as RIM gives more details on its BB10 plans.


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Burnett finally paired with Martin in spring start
BRADENTON, Fla. -- On March 27, in the penultimate game of the Pirates' preseason, all concerned thought it would be a good idea for A.J. Burnett to finally get acquainted with his Opening Day catcher.
Thus, on Wednesday Burnett finally threw to Russell Martin. For the very first time in Spring Training.
The introductions went well. The re-introductions, that is, the two having regularly joined forces as teammates on the 2011 New York Yankees.
"But I'm not the same guy I was in New York, and he realizes I'm different," Burnett said after going the first three innings of the Pirates' 7-4 loss to Minnesota. "I'm not the four-seam, curveball, just-let-it-go guy. I've done a lot [of adjustments] since then."
In their seven weeks together in camp, Martin has caught one of Burnett's side sessions, but was limited to DH-ing during the pitcher's early Grapefruit League outings. Since March 9, Burnett had been doing his pitching in Minor League games at Pirate City.
"It was good to see his breaking ball working today," said Martin, alluding to the fact pitchers weren't yet in breaking-ball shape the last time he caught Burnett. "It gives me confidence going into the season, to have seen his breaking ball and know what it's doing."
Burnett allowed four hits and two runs in his three innings, all he was meant to pitch. That was the reason manager Clint Hurdle had a DH in his lineup, knowing Burnett's turn would come up once at most.
"It felt good to get out there in front of the fans and my guys," Burnett said. "Spring, for a guy my age and with what I've done, is just for getting ready. I've done that, and I feel great."
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A MARINE expert from Lea will head up powerful European environmental group Seas At Risk, after being voted in unanimously as its chairman.
Despite Samatha Fanshawe, 48, being based in landlocked Ross-on-Wye with the Marine Conservation Society, she will now chair one of the continents foremost voices on shipping, fisheries, offshore drilling and the protection of marine life.
Seas At Risk comprises 22 non-governmental environment organisations across 13 countries, with Mrs Fanshawe taking over from Herman Verhij of the Dutch Wadden Society
The MCS chief executive said: "It's a real honour and privilege to take on the role of chair at an organisation such as Seas at Risk that has established itself as a leading authority on marine protection amongst European politicians and industry groups."
She added that the appointment will also raise the profile of the MS within the UK.
"This will strengthen our reputation as the UK's voice for our seas.
"And also as charity that collaborates successfully in the UK and internationally to protect our seas, beaches and marine life and the jobs that depend on them for the future."
Monica Verbeek, Seas At Risks' executive director, said that she is looking forward to the "wealth of experience" Mrs Fanshawe will bring to the role from her background in marine protection.
Find out more about the work of MCS at www.mcsuk.org


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Daniel Ricciardo scored a sensational maiden Formula One grand prix win as the wheels finally came off the Mercedes juggernaut in Canada.
On yet another captivating day for the sport this season, the race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was a classic.
After six successive wins this season and a record-equalling run of five consecutive one-twos, it was rising Red Bull star Ricciardo who was the man to bring the curtain down on Mercedes' dominance.
Rosberg still managed to nurse his car home into second place after losing power from the energy recovery system (ERS).
The 18 points for Rosberg, though, are crucial as bitter title rival and team-mate Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire with brake issues after 47 of the 70 laps.
It was the Briton's second retirement this season after failing to see the chequered flag in the opening race in Australia, and he now trails Rosberg by 22 points.
A relieved Rosberg said: "I lost ERS which means you can't harvest (energy) any more, which then affects the rear brakes.
"That made things very difficult. I had to cool the brakes the lot, I lost power on the straights, yet I had to continue to push, putting in qualifying laps. There was not much left at the end.
"It's still a very good result, lots of points, but we need to keep pushing because as we saw we can suffer with reliability issues. We need to make sure we are bulletproof."
It was a race that ended in dramatic fashion, with Ricciardo making his decisive move on Rosberg on lap 68, with the German's Mercedes struggling for power on the long straights.
Come the final lap, with Williams' Felipe Massa dicing with Sergio Perez in his Force India for fourth, the Brazilian ran into the back of the Mexican.
Whilst Perez rammed into one barrier to his right, Massa flew head-on into a tyre wall at turn one, almost collecting third-placed Sebastian Vettel on his way.
Mercifully, neither man was injured, and as the medical car rolled up to attend to them, Ricciardo went on to take the chequered flag by 4.2secs to Rosberg.
The German and Hamilton had again been vying for the lead up until the midway point when they encountered the power issues.
It was Hamilton who succumbed first, and it appeared only a matter of time before Rosberg would follow, but somehow the 28-year-old kept his car out of trouble.
Although the field closed behind him, for many laps led by Perez, it was Ricciardo who made the moves.
After being stuck behind Perez for some time, the Australian finally squeezed by, releasing him to reel in Rosberg and make the winning pass two laps from home.
A naturally thrilled Ricciardo said: "I'm still a bit in shock. This is ridiculous.
"I'm very proud. It's been a long time since I won a race. It's a feeling I've missed, so hopefully I can have more of this."
It was a race that also had drama at the start, not least coming out of turn one after Hamilton had edged his nose in front of Rosberg.
But with Rosberg holding the line into the corner, Hamilton had to take evasive action to avoid contact, and in doing so he immediately lost a place to Vettel.
Further down the field, though, was where the real carnage unfolded, with Marussia's Max Chilton losing control of his car through the turn three/four chicane.
Unfortunately for Chilton the car nearest to him was team-mate Jules Bianchi, with the Frenchman hit from the side and sent spinning into a wall where the rear of the Marussia disintegrated.
As for Chilton, his momentum carried him into a wall on the opposite side of the track, forcing him into retirement for the first time in his 26-race career.
For Marussia, it was arguably the most disastrous moment of their 84 races in F1, just a fortnight after their high in Monaco of scoring points for the first time.
Under the safety car it took the marshals six laps to clear away the debris and mop up oil on the track, with the race getting under way again after seven laps.
Mercifully for Hamilton, it took him less than three laps to clear Vettel, leaving him with Rosberg in his sights.
But come the first round of stops Rosberg held a two-second cushion to Hamilton, enough to ensure he retained the lead, despite a close shave at the wall where Bianchi had earlier come to grief.
From lap 21 Hamilton then started to reel in Rosberg, and with the latter under pressure on lap 25, Rosberg locked his front right into turn 13.
That forced him to cut the chicane, but in doing so extending the cushion to 1.1secs.
Unsurprisingly, the stewards opted to take a look, citing Rosberg for exceeding track limits, but there was no penalty, only a warning.
It was another contentious moment in their championship scrap, one that then suddenly took a twist as both men complained about the power loss.
Sadly from Hamilton's perspective it was a problem that ultimately cost him dear, particularly as Rosberg managed to see the chequered flag.
In the battle for the title, the latest retirement for Hamilton has again forced him into a position of playing catch-up.
Behind the leading trio, Jenson Button managed to claim fourth in his McLaren, with Force India's Nico Hulkenberg fifth and Fernando Alonso for Ferrari sixth.


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2005 Alumni Achievement awards
Business and Professional Excellence
Edward Thomas
Edward Thomas graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1973 with a bachelor's degree in education. Through his professional career he has become one of the most powerful business leaders in Alaska today. Thomas has been president and CEO of the Tlingit & Haida Central Council since 1984 where he is responsible for over 200 employees, $24 million in programs, $10 million in the Tribal Trust Fund and the implementation of general administrative policies of the tribe of over 25,000 citizens. Thomas has also met with five sitting U.S. presidents between 1988-2004 on Native issues. He was selected to meet with Secretary General of the United Nations Boutros Boutros-Gali in 1993 and 1994.
Before Thomas became president of the Central Council one could say he lived a rich professional life already as he was director of Indian education for the Ketchikan School district, executive director of the Ketchikan Indian Corporation, president of the Klawock Island Dock company, seine boat skipper for Columbia Wards Fisheries and a high school counselor for the Craig School District.
Thomas was recognized with the Kake Tribal "Top Dog" Award in 1996. He was the 1995 keynote speaker for the Alaska Federation of Natives Conference, he received the Tlingit Haida Citizen of the Year Award in 1991 and the Ketchikan Native Citizen of the Year Award in 1978.
Elaine Woodruff
Elaine Woodruff graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1969 with the institution's first master's of fine arts degree in creative writing. She has continued to enhance her learning and the learning of others. In 1989 Woodruff received her Ph.D at the University of Denver with an emphasis on poetry. She became an assistant professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1989. In 1993 Woodruff became an assistant professor at Colorado Christian College where she was promoted to full professor of English in 2004.
Woodruff has published one book, is awaiting publication of her second book and nine of her poems have been published. She has been invited to present papers and hold poetry readings at more than 15 conferences including the Third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities at Cambridge University in 2005, the Mount Hermon 35th Annual Christian Writers Conference in Santa Cruz, Calif., in 2004, the International Conference on Short Fiction in Salamanca, Spain, in 2004 and at the Iowa Writer's Workshop in 2004.
Some of Woodruff's honors includes two nominations for Poet of the Year in 1996 and 1997 from the International Society of Poets, induction into the International Poetry Hall of Fame in 1997, nominated Poet Laureate of Colorado, 1996. She received the Outstanding Achievement Award in Poetry from the National Library of Poetry and the Editor's Choice Award in 1996.
It is with great pleasure that the UAF Alumni Association awards the 2005 Alumni Achievement Awards for Business and Professional Excellence to Edward Thomas and Elaine Woodruff.
Community Support
Billie Blanchard
Billie Blanchard graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1989 with two associate's degrees and in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.
She is currently the president and CEO of the Military and Civilian Credit Union (MAC), a position she has held since 1999.
Blanchard is known for her active involvement with the military community in Fairbanks. She currently serves as the president for the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) - Polar Bear Chapter, the co-chairperson of the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee and as a member of the Civilian Advisory Board to the Alaska Congressional Joint Armed Services Committee. Blanchard has helped spearhead efforts to organize military appreciation events including Project Partnership which matches civilian organizations with military units.
Charlie Dexter
Charlie Dexter graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1977 with a theatre degree and in 1983 with a master's degree in business administration. He is currently a full professor of applied business at UAF's Tanana Valley Campus in downtown Fairbanks.
Dexter has been a very active member of both the university and Fairbanks communities. He was the recipient of the 2001 Usibelli Distinguished Teaching Award, the 1999 Associated Students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Faculty of the Year Award and the 1998 College of Rural Alaska Nancy Mendenhall Award for Exemplary Leadership/Service Awards.
Dexter serves on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Early Childhood Development Commission, the Salvation Army Corps Council, the Northern School Federal Credit Union Board of Directors and he has a bi-weekly business column in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
It is with great pleasure that the UAF Alumni Association awards Billie Blanchard and Charlie Dexter with the 2005 Alumni Achievement Award for Community Support.
University Support
Richard Caulfield
Richard Caulfield graduated from the University of Alaska in 1986 with a master's degree in education. He has been a very active member of the university community as his list of accomplishments continues to grow. During Caulfield's 21 years of service to UAF he has helped students, staff and faculty succeed and has assisted in making the university more user-friendly.
Caulfield began his career at UAF as a professor in the Alaska Native and rural development department. He later became associate dean of the College of Rural Alaska and was recently selected to lead the Tanana Valley Campus. Caulfield has served on the UAF Master Planning Committee, the UAF Strategic Planning Committee, Chancellor's Task Force on Enrollment Management, UA Statewide Research Advisory Committee, UAF Graduate School Steering Committee on Leadership, UAF Provost's Marketing Alaska Committee, College of Rural Alaska Faculty Council and UA Learning Cooperative Distance Learning Committee. He has also been a faculty advisor for the Alaska Native Leadership Project field study courses, the College of Rural Alaska Curriculum Council and was chair of the School of Education dean search committee.
Some of Caulfield's honors include UAF Honors Program recognition for teaching excellence 2000, UAF Outstanding Advisor Award 1996 and he was awarded the student-nominated Dennis Demmert Award for Excellence in serving Alaska Native Students in 1996 and 2000.
Scott McCrea
Scott McCrea graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in journalism. Since 2000 he has been the marketing and community relations coordinator at UAF's Tanana Valley Campus. Since McCrea's arrival back on campus he has stayed involved and engaged in campus activities.
McCrea has served as president of the UAF Staff Council, been a member of the UA Staff Alliance, former UAF Alumni Association board member and president of the Fairbanks chapter of the Alumni Association, former chairperson of the UAF Athletic Director Search Committee, UAF representative and vice chairperson of the Carlson Center Advisory Board, member of the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee and Top of the World Classic Organizing Committees. He was former chairperson, UAF Advocacy committee, member of the organizing committee, UA Museum of the North Chocolate Bash and member of the organizing committee for the Association of College Unions international region 14 conference.
McCrea did not just sit on committees though--he has also been the master of ceremonies for the UAF rifle team fundraiser, the UAF College of Fellows fundraiser in 2004 and the UAF student awards ceremony twice, in 2003 and 2005. He also developed and organized the Welcome to UAF new employee orientation and developed community outreach events including UAF Day at the JP Jones Community Center in 2001-2002 and the annual UAF Day at North Pole to bring the university closer to the Fairbanks North Star Borough community. In 2002 McCrea was a member of the Provost's Academic Leadership Academy and in 2003 he received the Chancellor's Recognition Award for Employee of the Year.
It is with great pleasure that the UAF Alumni Association awards Richard Caulfield and Scott McCrea the 2005 Alumni Achievement Awards for University Support.


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On Wednesday 14 August enjoy a sneak preview of A Midsummer Night's Dream by watching dancers rehearse at Northern Ballet's headquarters on Quarry Hill.
Sorry, but this event has sold out - you can still book tickets for West Yorkshire Playhouse and the rest of the tour.
This is the perfect opportunity to get a taste of the production and to see Northern Ballet's talented dancers up close, whilst enjoying a complimentary glass of wine or soft drink.
You will also receive a voucher for a free programme, worth £5, which can be claimed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse when you attend any performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The event starts at 5.40pm and finishes at approximately 6.30pm.
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CHICAGO -- Is it March yet?
After a perfect 7-0-0 in January, the Sharks continued their February flop, dropping a 4-1 decision to the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night that left San Jose 0-4-3 for a month that, thankfully, has only 28 days.
The losses have reached the point that Sharks coach Todd McLellan -- asked about the possibility of a major trade to shake things up -- broadened the topic raised.
"I think everybody needs to be concerned about the performance of the team -- players, coaches, trainers, managers. We're all in it together," he said after initially deflecting the question as one for general manager Doug Wilson, who did not make the trip. "When you start pointing fingers at one individual, there's three pointing back at you."
Then McLellan added. "Let's all clean up what we do, whether we're a coach or a player, and perform to our abilities."
Chicago got its goals from Dave Bolland, Marcus Kruger, Andrew Shaw and Niklas Hjalmarsson, while Tim Kennedy got the only San Jose tally in his second game since being called up from AHL Worcester.
San Jose goalie Antti Niemi lost to his former teammates for the second time in 10 days, while Chicago backup Ray Emery upped his record this season to 4-0-0.
What might have made San Jose's latest defeat even more painful was the fact Chicago got the type of goals the Sharks desperately need -- a weird bounce here, a batted puck there -- to break out of their scoring doldrums. As if the NHL's only team without a regulation loss needed any outside help to improve its record to 11-0-3.
The most glaring was Kruger's goal at 3:05 of the second period. With Chicago holding a 1-0 lead on Bolland's hustle to a loose puck in the final minute of the first period, Kruger simply dumped the puck toward the net. It took a strange hop over Niemi's glove, bounced off the post and landed in the crease where it was an easy tap-in.
The Sharks goalie said he knew the puck was doing strange things en route but miscalculated the number of bounces it would take.
"I saw the puck bouncing way before me, so I wanted to go charging there," Niemi said. "But then it bounced twice. I didn't see that coming, maybe being more out of the net."
Still, McLellan wasn't letting his team off the hook as the victims of a bad break or two.
"They took advantage of obviously the bouncing one off the post, but they skated to create those opportunities," McLellan said. "We don't look fast enough right now for whatever reason."
But McLellan's concerns went beyond that.
"Let's face it. Tonight one team was fast, moved the puck, attacked," he said. "Another team bobbled pucks, misplayed them and was slow. It's as simple as that."
Trailing 2-0, the Sharks did cut the gap in half at 5:03 of the second period when Logan Couture carried the puck through the neutral zone and sent a nice pass to Kennedy, who deked Emery out of position and beat him with a quick backhand.
Shaw restored the two-goal margin at 14:40 of the same period when he batted a puck past Niemi after a scramble in the crease, and Hjalmarsson iced the win at 6:28 of the third with a laser of a slap shot from the left point.
With only one goal, lack of offense continued to be a problem for San Jose, which now has only eight goals in its last seven games after scoring 29 in the first seven.
"It's amazing what's happened in the last 15 days," McLellan said. "It doesn't even look like the same team. It's not even remotely close."
The Sharks now have plenty of time to assess the damage and the necessary steps to fix things. After the latest loss, the team flew back to San Jose, where it will practice at home Sunday, then turn around and fly to St. Louis on Monday for a game the following night against the Blues.
And on Feb. 22, they'll be back in Chicago, facing the Blackhawks in the final game of this segmented six-game trip.
"He asked me to fight, and I was kind of shocked, but said sure," Thornton said. "He hit me from behind. It wasn't anything serious, but he asked me to fight and I obliged."
Toews said it grew out of the last few games between the teams.
"There is always some stuff going on, whether it's after the whistles or during the play," he said. "It just comes down to players maybe trying to get under your skin and testing you a little bit. I figure at some point I had to stand up for myself. It came down to that I guess."
Brent Burns also was back on the blue line after missing the Nashville game Tuesday for both health reasons and his play. Burns' return sent Justin Braun to the press box for the Chicago game.
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SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers will open the playoffs against the Green Bay Packers, their most frequent postseason nemesis since San Francisco won its last Super Bowl 18 years ago behind Steve Young & Co.
For the sixth time since 1995, the 49ers and Packers will go head-to-head in the NFC playoffs, this time in a divisional-round game Saturday at Candlestick Park.
The No. 3-seeded Packers beat the visiting Minnesota Vikings 24-10 in Saturday's wild-card round, earning the right to visit the No. 2-seed 49ers.
The 49ers beat the Packers 30-22 in the regular-season opener in Lambeau Field, the 49ers' first win in their past nine trips there.
A lot has changed in the past four months since their last meeting, however.
For starters, the 49ers quarterbacks have changed, literally. Alex Smith completed 76.9 percent of his passes (20 of 26) for 211 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in that game. When the Packers (12-5) encounter the 49ers (11-4-1) again, they'll be facing Colin Kaepernick in his eighth consecutive start since replacing Smith.
Another drastic change involves kicker David Akers, who tied an NFL record with a 63-yard field goal in that opener. Akers went on to make a career-low 69 percent of his field-goal attempts this season and spent the past week competing for his job with Billy Cundiff.
Although the 49ers won that opener, left tackle Joe Staley believes it was his worst game of the season, represented by the bloody wound his nose sustained and Clay Matthews' 2½ sacks.
"It was bad," Staley recalled last week of that Sept. 9 game. "I didn't play very well, and I improved as the season went on. I'm sure he's better as well."
Staley is one of the 49ers' nine Pro Bowl invitees; Matthews is among the Packers' Pro Bowl-bound trio.
Coach Jim Harbaugh is not expected to address the media until Monday regarding his 49ers' first playoff opponent.
The 49ers have won only one of five playoff meetings with the Packers, and that victory featured Terrell Owens' dramatic winning touchdown catch in the 1998 season's wild-card round for a 30-27 win. Those 49ers went on to lose 20-18 to the eventual NFC champion Atlanta Falcons.
The Falcons, this year's No. 1 seed with a 13-3 record, will host the winner of Sunday's wild-card game between the Seattle Seahawks (11-5) and host Washington Redskins (10-6). That Falcons' opener will take place Jan. 13 at 10 a.m.
The 49ers have won 11 of their past 13 playoff openers, including last season's 36-32 comeback victory over the New Orleans Saints at Candlestick. The 49ers' last Super Bowl triumph came 18 seasons ago, when they opened the playoffs with a 44-15 divisional rout of the Chicago Bears.


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- As I get older and I look in the mirror, I know it is time to readjust the wardrobe. There has never been a time in my life when I would wear the fashions shown on the runways of Paris--not only could I not afford them, but I have never had a body that would allow me to wear them--frankly most of them are a little too immodest for me anyway; ) As I get older, I know there is no way I could pull off some of the cute fashion trends out there--they look GREAT on others, but not me--and that is OK. I just wonder--how old is too old for jeans?
- I also know that each and every year that goes by our family dynamics change. It feels like geographically we are further and further away from the kids/grandkids, so I need to work harder at trying to stay in contact. E-mail, family websites, facebook, blogging, texting all make it easier, but I miss seeing them and talking to them . Some I get to talk to often, some not so often. I love to hear what's going on in their lives. I'm struggling at not having as much time with them as I'd like. (I had a great idea for my 60th birthday year--I'll never run a marathon or a half-marathon, but maybe I'll run a half-marathon of 5K's and go visit them all. Doesn't that sound like fun 13 5K's all over the States, throughout the year 2011--better really save those miles ; )
- In spite of all the running I have not lost any weight. I think the problem is I keep thinking, "Oh, I ran this morning so I can have that cookie" or lets be hones, I usually say and eat "THOSE COOKIES". So I guess it's time I readjust my eating. Long gone are the days when the weight came off easily.
- I'm not the same girl I was when the Beatles gained popularity in the 60's, so as I think about going to see New Moon, and as much as I would like to go to the midnight showing, I know I will not be screaming "Edward, Edward" throughout the movie ; ) I was one of the girls many, many years ago screaming "Paul, Paul". Frankly, when I go to see New Moon I would like to hear the dialogue, so I'll probably go the next day. Goodness I sound like an old lady, but I guess, as they say, if the shoe fits...
- I love to go Christmas shopping, but it just wasn't as much fun yesterday when I went out. We send checks to the kids and grandkids, with the exception of those who are not married--they come home and so I shop for them. But when I was out today and went by Toys R Us, I missed it so much. I used to LOVE going in there and do a lot of shopping.
- Now, to get a little serious. When Allan begins his new job, we will have some readjusting to do. Now, if you are ready for a good laugh, you have to know that right after he signed the papers, I turned to him and said, "What am I going to do now that you are not going to be home all day." He laughed saying I have been waiting and waiting for him to get a job. This job will be different than anything he has had in many years. He has always travelled, and I have never had a problem with it, but I've never been HOME ALONE night after night. I do know it will be okay. There are some other changes this job will bring, but we will adjust because it is GREAT that he has a job.
SIDENOTE: Connie is hosting several giveaways on her blog. Go here to check it out. There is some great stuff so go look.


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Study of Male Osteoporosis and Aging
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|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Random Sample
Observational Model: Natural History
Time Perspective: Longitudinal
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Study on Male Osteoporosis and Aging
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|December 2006
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2017
Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by decreased bone mass and pathological changes in the microarchitecture of the bones. The clinical significance of osteoporosis is the association with fragility fractures and, consequently, increases in both morbidity and mortality.
In men, genetical and life-style factors are known to affect the risk of fractures, however, data relating these factors with measures of bone mineral density and fracture risk are limited.
30.000 men aged 60-70 were randomly selected from the Central Office of Civil Registration in Denmark. Each receive a questionnaire addressing demographics, potential risk factors of osteoporosis, past medical history and medication by mail. In case of consent, the participants will complete a full medical examination including DXA and sampling of DNA if they have a fragility fracture. At the same time, 2 participants from the study population will be selected as control. The study period is 10 years.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|60 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Senior)
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|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men aged 60-70 being able to consent in writing
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00463411
|Contact: Kim T Brixen, MD, Ph.d
|0045 65413536
|Contact: Morten F Nielsen, MD
|0045 22877448
|Department of Endocrinology
|Odense, Denmark, 5000
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|Contact: Kim T Brisen, MD, Ph.d. 0045 65413536 firstname.lastname@example.com
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|Kim T Brixen, MD. Ph.d
|Odense University Hospital
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|Study First Received:
|April 18, 2007
|Last Updated:
|April 19, 2007
Keywords provided by Odense University Hospital:
fracture risk
genetical epidemiology
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
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WTEN: No. 8 Carolina Thumps No. 3 Duke, 4-0
Posted February 11, 2013
Charlottesville, Va. — No. 8 North Carolina advanced to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships final for the second time in program history Sunday with a comprehensive 4-0 win over No. 3 Duke at the Boar's Head Sports Club. Carolina got singles wins from Zoe De Bruycker, Whitney Kay and Lauren McHale after dominating in doubles to earn a spot in Monday's final against No. 2 UCLA.
Unlike the last two days, Carolina (8-0) wasted no time in getting the early lead thanks to some stellar doubles play. The No. 51 combo of McHale and Tessa Lyons dropped Hanna Mar and Monica Turewicz, 8-2, on court three. De Bruycker and Gina Suarez-Malaguti then clinched the point with an 8-3 win on court two over Marianne Jodoin and Annie Mulhollland.
"We came out and just played so well in doubles, and it really carried over into singles," head coach Brian Kalbas said after the match. "We were very focused, especially at the top of the lineup, and we played very sound tennis all day."
Carolina took the opening set from the Blue Devils (6-1) on the top four courts and got straight-set victories from McHale, Kay and De Bruycker to advance to the final for the first time since 2010.
No. 111 McHale was first to finish, beating Mulholland on court four, 6-2, 6-2. No. 21 Kay followed with a 6-4, 7-5 win over No. 40 Ester Goldfeld on court three.
That left it up to Suarez-Malaguti and De Bruycker to earn the clinching point, and it was De Bruycker who edged out her classmate. The Saratoga, Calif., tri-captain bested No. 53 Clayton, 6-4, 6-2, while Suarez-Malaguti just missed out on a win over No. 10 Mar, as she led 6-2, 5-3 when play was suspended.
UNC will now face second-ranked and top-seeded UCLA in Monday's final. The defending champion Bruins were 4-1 winners over fourth-seeded Georgia in Sunday's first semifinal. Monday's final is set for an 11 a.m. start and live scoring is available on VirginiaSports.com.
No. 8 North Carolina 4, No. 3 Duke 0
1. #8 Ashley Dai/Whitney Kay (NC) vs. Mary Clayton/Ester Goldfeld (DUKE), 7-4, unfinished
2. Gina Suarez-Malaguti/Zoe De Bruycker (NC) def. Marianne Jodoin/Annie Mulholland (DUKE), 8-3
3. #51 Tessa Lyons/Lauren McHale (NC) def. Hanna Mar/Monica Turewicz (DUKE), 8-2
Order of finish: 3, 2
1. #11 Gina Suarez-Malaguti (NC) vs. #10 Hanna Mar (DUKE), 6-2, 5-3, unfinished
2. #28 Zoe De Bruycker (NC) def. #53 Mary Clayton (DUKE), 6-4, 6-2
3. #21 Whitney Kay (NC) def. #40 Ester Goldfeld (DUKE), 6-4, 7-5
4. #111 Lauren McHale (NC) def. Annie Mulholland (DUKE), 6-2, 6-2
5. Monica Turewicz (DUKE) vs. #36 Caroline Price (NC), 7-5, 5-4, unfinished
6. #63 Marianne Jodoin (DUKE) vs. #65 Ashley Dai (NC), 7-6


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Off the Charts
S&P (SPY) broke its 8-day winning streak, but it was just a minor pause as the index closed the day down 0.18%. It's hard to complain about today's marginal decline after the strong start to 2013. The Dow also closed with a small loss while the Nasdaq eked out a small gain thanks to Apple (AAPL). The most heavily-weighted Nasdaq stock showed its first signs of life since last week's poor earnings report.
Since breaking out above last year's high of 1474, the S&P has been riding its 8-day moving average. Until that trend changes, you could look to stay long and trust the dips in strong stocks. Although the market has seen a methodical move higher this year, the rally is beginning to become a little extended on a short-term basis. On a macro basis the charts still look very bullish, but that doesn't mean we can't see a slight pullback....784 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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The Geography of the GOP Primary Results: New HampshireSaturday, February 2nd, 2008
In New Hampshire, you can see that McCain did very well across the state, but especially inland and mountainous areas. Romney narrowly beat out McCain in the more populous southeast.
It should be noted that, unlike the pattern in most states, New Hampshire's more rural areas have more t tended in the past few elections to vote more Democrat than Republican in Presidential races. (see maps here – Blue for Republican, Red for Democrat) Nevertheless, in these rural counties southern conservative Mike Huckabee did better than he did in the southeastern areas, and in Coos County he got almost as many votes as Romney.