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Evaluating and Comparing Two Surgical Methods for Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer
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The goal of this study is to compare two different types of breast surgery. In the first type, the doctor removes only the tumor. In the second type, the doctor removes the tumor and some of the tissue around the tumor called margins. The amount of breast tissue removed is similar. The removal of the tumor only has up to 40% chance of reoperation because the tumor is too close to the margin. The primary goal of this study is to see if the additional margins can decrease the need to return to the operating room. Both types of surgery are well accepted, and participating in the study would not give you a better chance to cure the cancer. At present, most breast surgeons remove the tumor without the additional margins. For all patients who have this operation, there is a high incidence of return to the operating room for margins re-excision: as many as 40% as patients can have a re-operation.
At present, we do not know if taking the additional margins prevents the cancer from returning in the breast or not. If the cancer comes back in your breast, this is a recurrence and your breast will have to be removed (mastectomy).
|Breast Neoplasms Breast Cancer Breast Tumors Cancer of Breast Cancer of the Breast Human Mammary Carcinoma Neoplasms, Breast
|Procedure: Remove tumor only Procedure: Removal of tumor and tissue
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Measuring the Effect of Additional Tumor Cavity Margins Excision at the Time of Breast Conserving Surgery for Stage 0, I, II, and III Breast Cancer Patients on Re-excision Rate, Cosmetic Results and Total Costs
- Comparing 2 surgical methods for treatment of early stage breast cancer [ Time Frame: Post operative evaluation will be at 30 days, then at 4-7 months and last at 12-15 months. ]The investigator will survey patients with the cosmetic assessment survey after the surgical procedure.
|Study Start Date:
|September 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Breast Conserving Surgery (BCS)
Procedure: Remove tumor only
No additional margins (tissue) removed at the initial surgery
|Active Comparator: Breast Conserving Surgery with Additional 5 Margins (BCS + M)
Procedure: Removal of tumor and tissue
5 additional margins (tissue) removed at the time of surgery
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female Patients with the diagnosis of Stage 0, I, II and III breast cancer diagnosed/treated at the AVON Foundation Comprehensive Breast Center (AFCBC) of Grady Memorial Hospital
- Age: no limit
Exclusion Criteria:
- Stage IV breast cancers
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01271738
|United States, Georgia
|Emory University Winship Cancer Institute
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
|Principal Investigator:
|Monica Rizzo, MD
|EmoryUniversity Winship Cancer Institute
|Responsible Party:
|Monica Rizzo, Principal Investigator, Emory University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01271738 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
WCI1659-09 ( Other Identifier: Other )
|Study First Received:
|December 6, 2010
|Last Updated:
|August 13, 2015
Keywords provided by Monica Rizzo, Emory University:
Breast Cancer
Tumors or cancer of the human breast
Breast Tumors
Cancer of Breast
Cancer of the Breast
Human Mammary Carcinoma
Neoplasms, Breast
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Butternut squash is something I learned to love from my grandmother Denny, who'd roast big pieces of it on a cookie sheet and then mash it with lots of butter, salt, and pepper. Of course that tasted great, but when I make Roasted Butternut Squash with Rosemary and Balsamic Vinegar, I don't miss the butter at all. There are a lot of good butternut squash recipes on the blog, but this simple one never fails to please me.
This recipe is about as easy as they come, especially if you use those pre-cut squash cubes that start to show up at this time of year. If you're cutting your own squash (which is the way I like to do it) you might want to read How to Peel and Cut Up a Butternut Squash before you start.
Roasted Butternut Squash with Rosemary and Balsamic Vinegar
(4-6 servings, adapted from Roasted Butternut Squash with Balsamic Vinegar by Lynne Rosetto Casper.)
2 lbs. butternut squash cubes (about 6 cups)
2 T extra virgin olive oil
1 T + 1-2 tsp. best quality balsamic vinegar
1 tsp. very finely chopped fresh or frozen rosemary, or slightly less dried rosemary (be sure it's especially finely chopped if you use dried rosemary)
sea salt to taste
fresh ground black pepper to taste
Arrange the squash on a cookie sheet or dish large enough to hold it in a single layer. Roast 20 minutes, then turn squash and roast about 20 minutes more, or until squash is very soft and starting to get slightly caramelized.
Remove from oven and toss squash with additional 1 tsp. balsamic vinegar, sea salt, and pepper. You can mash slightly if you want, but I keep mine rather chunky. Serve hot.
This is also excellent made ahead and reheated. For a holiday like Thanksgiving where there are lots of demands on the oven, it could be cooked early in the day and kept warm in a crockpot while other things bake.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
This healthful way to cook butternut squash would make it approved for phase 2 or 3 of the South Beach Diet and other low-glycemic diet plans. It's probably too high in carbs for traditional low-carb diet plans.
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Traditionally the Major League Baseball general managers' meetings have lacked anything bold or interesting, saving all that pizzazz for December's winter meetings.
Maybe's it's the proximity to the end of the season, which doesn't lend itself to enough negotiating time to pull off a big trade or significant free-agent signings. But what these meetings, which begin Wednesday in Indian Wells, Calif., do provide is an opportunity for all 30 GMs and their associates to be in the same place as their peers and player agents so that some groundwork can be laid for later in the winter.
The free-agent market this offseason features plenty of unknowns and cloudiness, but we do know what certain teams need and, for the most part, what teams can actually afford to be a player in this game. Predicting free agency is usually a futile endeavor for the most part, but as of now we can nail down some possible suitors for the most coveted players on the market.
Zack Greinke, SP, 29 years old (as of opening day 2013)
Greinke can look like a true ace at times, but there are others when he looks pedestrian. That keeps him from being tagged with that "ace" label, however, because he hits free agency when teams have cash to dole out and in a year that seriously lacks front-line arms, Greinke will still be paid like a real ace.
Because the next-best starting pitcher on the market might be Anibal Sanchez in the long-term and Hiroki Kuroda in the short-term, Greinke's price could get up into the $150 million range. That is a possibility even with some major-market teams concerned about his past depression and social anxiety issues along with him quitting on the Kansas City Royals in 2010.
While the concerns are real, it won't stop teams from making offers, whether they play in New York or the softer media market in Southern California.
Possible destinations: The Los Angeles Angels want him back because they gave up a lot for him at the July trade deadline and have already shed two of their starters from last season. The Milwaukee Brewers want him because they gave up real major league talent for him in December of 2010. The Los Angeles Dodgers will be in on just about everyone, especially starting pitchers. The Texas Rangers need pitching and want to keep him away from the Angels. The Toronto Blue Jays are determined not to be shutout of the free-agent market for the second year in a row and want a No. 1 starter. The Seattle Mariners could be a surprise bidder. Finally, the Yankees might want to trim payroll, but that won't stop them from looking under the hood.
Josh Hamilton, OF, 31
The rumor is Hamilton wants $175 million over seven years. Good luck with that.
Hamilton could get the $25 million a year he seeks, but it won't be over seven seasons. Because of all the history involved with Hamilton – drugs, alcohol, injuries, some immaturity – the longest contract offer he might field is five years.
His production is among the elite but all the other risks that are involved should prevent teams from going long on the years. Then again, no one thought Prince Fielder would get $214 million or Albert Pujols would get 10 years last offseason. It only takes one team to want him enough to break the bank.
Hamilton will cost a team a draft pick since he received a qualifying offer that he will almost certainly turn down by Friday's deadline. The signing team would lose a pick and the Rangers would gain a pick between the first and second round of the 2013 MLB Draft.
Possible destinations: The Rangers will make an offer, but it might come in low as rumors persist about the team believing they can survive without him. The Baltimore Orioles have the money and see a window to overtake the Yankees atop the American League East, but they want Hamilton's price to drop before seriously considering him. The Atlanta Braves want to replace the offense lost with Chipper Jones and possibly Michael Bourn. The Brewers have hitting coach Johnny Narron, Hamilton's former "accountability coach" with the Rangers, but they don't have the cash, making them a long shot. The Mariners desperately need offense and have some money to spend.
Anibal Sanchez, SP, 29
Sanchez leaps to this point not only because of the lack of other impact starters, but because he had arguably the best season of his career. Late in the season he seemed to get better and his 1.77 postseason ERA over 20 1/3 innings really boosted his stock.
On top of that, Sanchez won't cost his signing team a first-round draft pick since he was traded to the Detroit Tigers during the season.
Possible destinations: The Tigers want him and could use him. The Blue Jays, again, want starting pitching. The Minnesota Twins have some money to throw at starters and Sanchez could be in their price range. The Dodgers, Angels and Rangers will also be in the mix.
B.J. Upton, CF, 28
There is a major drop off from the top position player, Hamilton, to the next-best guy, Upton. His potential and his age will force teams to hope his production in his next contract matches his hype.
Upton can still be hitting his prime and maybe a new home could help him break out, especially if he's in a hitter's park. Age and upside make Upton worth somewhere around $12 million a year, however, he will cost whichever team signs him a draft pick.
Possible destinations: The Philadelphia Phillies are the front runner here since they play on the east coast (Upton is from Virginia) in a hitter-friendly park and employ hitting coach Steve Henderson, who was the Rays' hitting coach when Upton had his best offensive season in 2007. The Washington Nationals want Bourn but see Upton as a possible backup plan. The San Francisco Giants might not see Angel Pagan worth $10 million a year but they may see Upton worth $12 million. The Rangers are also in the market for an outfielder since it's likely they will lose Hamilton.
Nick Swisher, OF/1B, 32
Swisher is coming off one of the best offensive seasons of his career, and even though he'll be 32 next season, he is still in line for one more hearty contract. Like Hamilton and Upton, Swisher will cost a team a draft pick as well if he turns down the Yankees' qualifying offer by Friday.
Swisher is nowhere near a top-flight outfielder, first baseman or hitter, but he is solid wherever a team might decide to use him. He hit .272/.364/.473 with a .837 OPS and 126 OPS-plus, so a four- or five-year deal is not out of the question.
Possible destinations: The Orioles could have a need for a corner outfielder and/or first base, and Swisher won't cost as much as some of his alternatives. The Giants could come knocking, but playing Swisher in the outfield every day might be a little too much to swallow. The Mariners could see Swisher as a cheaper option.


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DULUTH, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday to send teams to assess the damage caused by flooding in northeast Minnesota.
The agency's request is a necessary step if the state is going to pursue a presidential disaster declaration, which would provide more federal aid for disaster victims. It will include an assessment of damages in 14 Minnesota counties and the territory of the Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe. The teams are expected to be in the region early next week.
Communities in northeast Minnesota continued to struggle with flooding and its aftermath on Thursday evening.
Gov. Mark Dayton toured flood-damaged areas in Duluth with local and state officials a day after rains of 5 to 10 inches caused widespread flooding.
"The fact that no one's died, the fact there hasn't been a serious injury, is remarkable," Dayton said. "The effort that's gone in to minimize the damage and to get people who are in harm's way out and safe has been exceptional."
Authorities are still assessing damage, but state officials put the preliminary cost of infrastructure repairs in northeast Minnesota at above $110 million. St. Louis County Commissioner Keith Nelson says 3,000 square miles were flooded. He estimated damage to county roads at $30 million.
• Area impacted (St. Louis County): 3,000 square miles
• Estimated cost of damage (Duluth): Up to $80 million
• Estimated cost of damage (total): Up to $110 million
• Estimated cost of county road damage: $30 million
• Number of displaced Duluth-area residents: 250
• Number of Duluth-area residents in shelters: 185
• Serious injuries/deaths: None
Duluth Mayor Don Ness estimated damage to city infrastructure alone will reach at least $50 million and perhaps as much $80 million. He said there's still standing water in the city's Fond du Lac neighborhood.
"We have to try to assess the condition of the roadbed, and whether or not these roads are in danger of collapse," Ness said. "That's why you'll see these barricades up on a large number of streets, we're suspecting that there might be some damage."
Duluth Chief Administrative Officer Dave Montgomery said a more accurate assessment of the damage is the first step in applying for emergency disaster relief from the state and federal government.
Minnesota's Department of Emergency Management said about 250 residents and two campgrounds have been evacuated. About 25 households have also been evacuated from Willow River.
About 185 residents took shelter last night in three evacuation centers. Shelters are currently located at the Fond du Lac Ojibwe School, the Scanlon Community Center and Duluth's Secondary Technical Center, according to the Red Cross.
The Red Cross expects to have 7-10 emergency relief trucks in the impacted communities within the coming days, said Red Cross spokesperson Lynette Nyman. She said about 80 Red Cross workers or volunteers are already there or on their way. They'll be handing out food and clean water, as well as staffing emergency shelters.
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA FLOODS • Map: Duluth, North Shore flooding
• Closures: Highways, Duluth streets, state parks
• Photos: Duluth, northeast Minnesota awash
• Photos: Gooseberry Falls at full trottle
• Photos: The wake of the flood
• Story: Some zoo animals perish, others rescued
• Story: Cell phone, 911, cable out in Arrowhead
• Story: Rural areas cut off
Other communities in the region are also dealing with flood-related issues.
Moose Lake, a town of 2,800 about 40 miles southwest of Duluth, has declared a state of emergency. The State Emergency Operations Center reports that the city has become "an island surrounded by flood water" on Thursday afternoon, due to flooding from the Moose Horn River.
State officials report that Moose Lake's sewage plant has been flooded, and that the sewage treatment system is offline. City administrator Mark Vahlsing said Thursday that at least 30 percent of Moose Lake is flooded. Floodwaters that flowed from the north and west after heavy rains Tuesday and Wednesday breached homes and businesses, and forced the closing of a major highway bridge over an inlet into Moosehead Lake.
Ashley Halverson spent Wednesday and Thursday filling sandbags in Moose Lake.
"I actually live in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. My family's from here and my grandma's basement was completely under water along with everybody else along the lakeshore," Halverson said. "A lot of the volunteers have been here for two days though, just nonstop."
Mercy Hospital and Augustana Mercy Health Care Center in the city are engaged in contingency planning, up to and including evacuation if necessary, according to state officials. Prisoners at the Moose Lake state correctional facility will take shelter in the facility in case of evacuation. Patients at the Moose Lake Regional Treatment Center will also stay in the facility.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Chairman Salmon, Ranking Member Sires, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before your today. I am grateful for the Subcommittee's interest in the U.S. Agency for International Development's contribution to the Merida Initiative and pleased to have this opportunity to hear your advice and counsel.
It is also an honor to testify alongside my colleagues from the State Department, Ambassador William Brownfield and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary John Feeley. Collaboration among our agencies in support of Mexico and the Merida Initiative continues to be strong.
Mr. Chairman, the impressive progress in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) over the past several decades has enabled USAID to completely shift our development approach away from providing direct assistance and toward strengthening countries' capacity to provide for their own people. While our relationship with Mexico has been a bit different than in other parts of the region, today our joint cooperation serves as a catalyst for the Mexican government, private sector and civil society to improve their ability to address the country's biggest challenges and ultimately lead their own development.
USAID considers insecurity related to high levels of crime and violence in Mexico to be a grave threat to the remarkable development advances of recent decades. Cartels and criminal groups have diversified in recent years, expanding beyond drug trafficking and into extortion, kidnapping, murder and other crimes that adversely affect people's lives. Analyses in LAC countries indicate that high levels of crime and violence are a leading constraint to economic growth, because it discourages investment and diverts resources away from productive investments to security.
While reducing crime and violence requires a range of tools, the Government of Mexico (GOM) is increasingly embracing community-based prevention programs and investments in youth as a central part of their security strategy. USAID was honored to attend the formal launching of the GOM's crime prevention strategy in February 2013 which was presided over by President Enrique Pena Nieto. The ceremony coincided with the creation of a new interdisciplinary government commission to prevent crime and violence that will be led by the Governance Secretariat (SEGOB), with participation from seven other cabinet ministries and a $9 billion commitment across ministries to prevent crime. The strategy is designed to be an integrated approach to crime prevention with an emphasis on social risk factors.
The crime and violence prevention component, Pillar IV, of the Merida Initiative is at the heart of USAID's work in Mexico. Since the inclusion of Pillar IV within the Merida Initiative in 2010, we have worked alongside the GOM and local communities to prevent crime and violence in communities that have been most effected by narco-trafficking, with a particular focus on at--risk youth. We do so by helping to create safe urban spaces for youth, provide life and job skills, increase access to educational opportunities, improve the ability of the government to keep citizens safe, and strengthen the capacity of communities to address the root causes of crime and violence. In all of these efforts, we work collaboratively with Mexican federal, state and local authorities. Our experience has demonstrated that when identifying the leading risk factors to crime and violence, process is often as important as product. Our projects have worked with our government counterparts at all three levels together with communities themselves to identify and address the leading causes of crime and violence, and to develop ways to measure the impact of our collective interventions.
To make the most of our resources and to accelerate progress in this area, we are embracing a new way of doing business.
We are targeting our assistance to have the greatest impact on the most people. Because communities along the U.S. – Mexico border are especially vulnerable to the inherent evils of drug trafficking, we are developing and testing models to reduce crime and violence in nine communities selected by the Government of Mexico in the cities of Ciudad Juarez, Monterrey and Tijuana. As we identify successful approaches, the GOM and the private sector are expected to bring them to scale in other parts of the country facing similar challenges.
We are tapping into the expertise of countries and cities that have successfully addressed gang violence and reduced crime. For instance, through an agreement signed last year with Los Angeles, USAID is sharing that city's successful gang reduction and youth development approaches with our partners in Mexico. In fact, earlier this month, a delegation from Mexico traveled to Los Angeles to participate in a conference about that city's successful experiences and visit the sites where gang reduction and youth development programs are showing results. We have also shared other U.S. experiences in crime prevention, such as the Cease Fire models employed in Chicago and Boston.
Across the globe, USAID is diversifying its lineup of implementing partners to include more local institutions. In Mexico, we are channeling more resources through home grown entities to test and expand successful Mexican innovations to prevent crime and productively engage youth. For example, in FY 12, we began working directly with five local organizations, including Fundacion IDEA, Alianza Heartland, Scouts of Mexico, the Chihuahuan Business Foundation and Citizens Committed to Peace to: create a network of local organizations to advance positive youth development nation-wide; provide educational and professional counseling services to 2,500 youth and their parents in Tijuana; set up after school programs for 2,200 young people; and offer support services to 8,000 youth and families affected by gang violence in Monterrey. We believe that these efforts will translate into more resilient communities in Mexico that are able to create more opportunities for at-risk youth, more efficient and effective utilization of resources and ultimately more sustainable development gains for Mexico.
We are also partnering more and more with the private sector to raise additional resources for prevention, as well as to make our efforts more sustainable. For instance, we are working with Intel and Prudential in the cities of Monterrey and Tijuana to train at-risk youth from tough neighborhoods for productive employment in the technology and construction fields.
Our effort to reach more at-risk youth is already bearing fruit. In Ciudad Juarez, approximately 88 percent of the youth who took advantage of our programs re-enrolled in middle school; in Tijuana, 60 percent of our enrollees have found internships or jobs upon program completion with 70% either back in school or employed six months after program completion; and the nine focus communities identified by the GOM and USAID have all developed community-driven community master plans which will be used by communities to make the best use of limited local resources to make targeted interventions to address crime and violence in that community.
Because insecurity thrives in environments where corruption is rampant and impunity emboldens criminals, we are continuing our longstanding efforts, through Merida, to strengthen the institutions charged with ensuring that rule of law is served, human rights are respected and citizens feel secure.
We work closely with the Government of Mexico to help both the federal government and Mexican states transition from a closed written inquisitorial criminal justice system to a more open and transparent accusatorial one. A 2012 impact study conducted in five states (Chihuahua, State of Mexico, Morelos, Oaxaca, Zacatecas) implementing the reforms indicated that they were already having the desired effect. States reported a marked decrease in pretrial detentions, serious crimes received longer sentences, case backlog was reduced, and alternative dispute mechanisms and victims' assistance units were strengthened. Moreover, more than half of Mexico's 32 states have revised their criminal procedure codes to facilitate this shift. Mexico is scheduled to enact these reforms nationwide by 2016.
Human rights defenders of all stripes – journalists, citizen bloggers and activists -- are under increasing pressure from criminal elements in Mexico. Through Merida, we are supporting the government's efforts to prevent, protect and advocate for human rights. In 2012, we trained more than 150 journalists and human rights defenders on practices and technologies that can help protect them and their work. We are also supporting human rights training for federal and state police officials and the federal government's new victim assistance unit. This includes supporting master's degrees for 300 police in human rights and developing training curricula and videos that incorporate internationally recognized standards in human rights. In addition, we are partnering with local organizations on campaigns to prevent torture and support the implementation of human rights reforms, including a ground-breaking Constitutional Reform that elevates Mexico's international commitments in human rights to the same level as their national laws and strengthens its human rights commission.
Mr. Chairman, to be sure, we have faced some challenges in our efforts to implement Merida. When considering the transition of the criminal justice system, USAID and our partners initially focused on the thousands of justice sector operators that needed to be trained. After closer analysis, we shifted our focus beyond training to a more sustainable approach of strengthening Mexican institutions and working with our federal and state counterparts to create new institutions that are providing a range of services to victims and helping to resolve minor crimes through mediation. Our government and civic partners share our interest in focusing more directly on ways to bring citizens into the reform process by keeping them better informed about how they can access new justice services and the benefits of the accusatory system. We understand that a nation-wide transition to the new system by the 2016 constitutionally mandated deadline is ambitious, but we are encouraged by the political will of our partners, as well as the reform's increased momentum, and are well poised to amplify our focus and work with additional states to support the transition. Crime and violence prevention can be a challenging concept, but we are working closely with our counterparts who share our vision of developing civic prevention policies and programs that complement security policy. USAID and our federal counterparts understand that protecting citizens also means protecting their rights, and we are encouraged by the increasing bilateral focus on human rights, including USAID's portfolio that has expanded into areas previously considered too sensitive for bilateral cooperation.
The GOM has been a full partner in this endeavor. We credit the willingness of a range of ministries and administrations to work in equal partnership with us to address crime, support youth and strengthen the judicial sector via Merida, for the overall success of our efforts. Our main interlocutors housed in the Governance Secretariat including the U/S for Human Rights, the U/S for Crime and Violence Prevention, and SETEC, the GOM agency mandated to implement justice sector reform have all expressed their interest in not only continuing but expanding our close working relationship.
We look forward to continuing to partner with them as they press ahead with their reform agenda.
Thank you. I look forward to your questions.
Last updated: May 24, 2013


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hmm... I am not sure what I would want.
I would like the wording and whatnot to be the same, but I definitely don't want to see Castle Grayskull show up as a backdrop when he does it. Maybe he could do it in front of Grayskull the first time to make it look a lot like the original cartoon, but when he is elsewhere, subbing in the castle during the sequence would look asinine.
Part of me would like to see something where his body sorta bulks up, like when Banner is hulking out, but i am not sure if it would work because the clothing needs to suddenly appear somehow. I wouldn't want ripping clothes, but i kinda like the idea to see the growing.. so not sure how that could be done.


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There was a time when games like Space Invaders and Mortal Kombat were enough to lure kids into video arcades and amusement centers.
Seduced by the burgeoning technology, players flocked to the centers with their friends and often spent hours hanging out and trying to beat their latest scores.
But the growing sophistication of home-based video games has cut heavily into that market, particularly since home systems moved from 2-D to 3-D graphics.
In recent years, scores of arcades have gone out of business as consumers have turned instead to games they can access on their smartphones, tablets and laptops.
Attendance at the amusement centers that are left has been further impacted by the recession and by the nation's painfully slow recovery.
The economic downturn has left many consumers with far less money in their pockets.
"The recession started at the end of 2007, and in 2008 it hit us," said Don Havard, owner of Nickel! Nickel!, a Whittier amusement center that offers a variety of arcade games and entertainment for a $2 admission charge. "Attendance revenues were off by a third. It steadily grew back, but average spending in the summer is still off by 25 percent. People just don't have as much money to spend."
Nickel! Nickel! is winding down and will likely close soon, according to Havard, who bought the business back in 2005.
"We were able to modify our lease, and in return for that, the property owner has been marketing it for a new tenant," he said. "He hasn't found anyone yet, but there have been some good prospects."
Havard agreed that the industry has undergone big changes.
"When we got into the business, it was mostly a typical arcade, but we knew it needed to change," he said. "It was 75 percent video games and 25 percent redemption games. We moved that to 50/50, but if we were going to be here longer, we would change that to 80 percent redemption games and 20 percent video games."
Debra Wong, a senior manager at Nickel! Nickel!, said today's customers are surrounded by video game technology before they even walk in the door.
"We have kids coming into the arcade who are already playing games on their smartphones," she said. "So I'm thinking, 'Why are you even coming here?' "
Another Nickle! Nickel! in Upland also closed about a year and a half ago. That store is now a Big 5 Sporting Goods.
Quing Nguyen, who manages the Nickel! Nickel! in Huntington Beach, said attendance there has also dipped over the past couple of years, although it's risen considerably from the slump they weathered five years ago.
"We do pretty well because we're very affordable," he said. "And places like Dave & Buster's and Chuck E. Cheese do well because they constantly improve their technology — and they have food. That's what attracts people, and while they're there, they will play."
Mountasia Fun Center in Santa Clarita is surviving by offering more physical, interactive kinds of games like laser tag, go karts, batting cages, bumper boats and a rock climbing wall.
But video game technology still figures into the mix.
"We're leaning more toward the big, showy redemption games," General Manager Mike Henn said. "They offer instant gratification."
Monster Drop Extreme is a prime example. When a player swipes his card, a ball drops from 20 feet up onto a rotating carousel with several holes. If the ball falls into a hole marked "10," for example, the player receives 10 tickets. But if it lands in a hole marked "1" the player only gets one ticket. The tickets can then be redeemed for prizes.
"We've turned away from the older type video games to more carnival games," Henn said. "They are games that rely on some physical movement."
Henn said business at Mountasia still falls about 30 percent when schools are in session. And it can drop another 20 percent when the weather gets cold.
"We've had several bad months, but the summer did OK," he said. "We send out email blasts and coupons. Families are looking to save money, but it's still hit or miss with the coupons."
Henn said Mountasia tries to target families with unlimited play cards, which can be purchased for about $20. Those allow visitors unlimited access to many of the center's attractions, although that doesn't include redemption ticket games.
Boomers Upland, which has everything from bumper boats and kiddie rides to video games and miniature golf, also saw business slump during the recession.
"We felt the same lull everyone else did in 2008 and 2009, but in 2012 people started coming back out to the parks," said Michele Wischmeyer, vice president of marketing for Palace Entertainment, the holding company for 40 amusement parks, including Boomers Upland.
Wischmeyer said gaming is still a big part of Boomers' business, although the concept has been tweaked — and in some cases enlarged.
"The manufacturers have revisited some of their games, and now they are taking classic games like Connect Four and putting an interactive spin on it," she said. "The Connect Four we have now is 8 to 10 feet tall with lights and a joystick that allows you to decide where the pieces are going to go. We've seen a kind of re-invention of video games."
Boomers also just added a water attraction with five water slides, one of which is 35 feet high, according to Wischmeyer.
Tony Jones, marketing manager for Mesa, Ariz.-based Golfland Entertainment Centers Inc., said his company has also tweaked its business model in the face of increasingly sophisticated video games.
"Some of our new games are based on mobile phone apps," he said. "One of the most popular ones is Fruit Ninja. But a lot of the new video games aren't as popular anymore because you can get them on game consoles."
Golfland operates seven centers, including one in Mesa, Ariz., five in Northern California and one in Anaheim.
"These kinds of centers will survive as long as they adapt," he said. "Many of our most popular games now are imports from China and Japan. But as far as the old street-fighting games … they're dead because they're too easy to replicate at home."
Those may be easy to copy. But try re-creating a 19-story-high roller coaster at home — a coaster than can hit speeds of up to 70 mph.
Ian Corydon, an equity analyst with B. Riley & Co, said large theme parks like Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia and Disneyland in Anaheim still have a corner on that niche market.
"What Six Flags has to offer is very unique," he said. "They have roller coasters that cost many millions of dollars to make. But they still need to have something new at their parks each year to get people to come back. And they need to aggressively promote those places locally because the bulk of their customers come from a 100-mile radius around the park."


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Padres trim roster at Major League camp
PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Padres reassigned four pitchers to Minor League camp Saturday, leaving the team with 51 players remaining in Major League camp.
Right-handed pitchers Kevin Quackenbush, Jason Ray and Matt Stites and left-hander Robbie Erlin were moved over to the Minor League side in the morning.
"All of these guys showed well in camp," said Padres manager Bud Black. "It was good to see Stites and Quackenbush up close and personal."
None of the four pitchers were on the 40-man roster and none were expected to make the Padres' 25-man Opening Day roster.
Quackenbush allowed one run in four innings in four games. He walked three and struck out two. He will likely begin the season with Double-A San Antonio or possibly Triple-A Tucson.
Stites yielded seven runs in four innings in five games. He'll likely start the season with Single-A Lake Elsinore.
Ray, who will likely start the season in Tucson, had a 6.75 ERA in three appearances. Finally, Erlin, who will likely be a part of the rotation in Tucson, had a 2.25 ERA in two games spanning four innings.
The Padres started camp with 67 players. The team will break camp on March 28, and will then head to San Antonio for two exhibition games against the Rangers before beginning the regular season on April 1 at Citi Field in New York against the Mets.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I don't mean to beat a dead Colt into the ground, but the difference is that everyone else you mention (Luck, Hilton, Brown) have all shown flashes of something this season. T-Rich OTOH has basically done nothing impressive over the course of the entire season. Even when the team was playing well, we still didn't see anything from T-Rich. That's the difference between T-Rich and the other players you mentioned. Even our blind squirrel offensive line has found a couple of nuts and created holes, yet T-Rich stutters and can not hit them. The guy just isn't fast. If T-Rich had been able to hit a few more holes over the course of the season and show that he could be a dynamic runner if something clears, then people would have backed off. But he's just never shown anything.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Yes, Brown only has 378 yards....on just 71 attempts. T-Rich OTOH has just 306 yards on 108 attempts.
Besides, there has been plenty of criticism for the rest of the team. Everyone recognizes that the offensive line sucks. Luck has been criticized for making some bad decisions with the ball and not recognizing when to take a sack. I've criticized T.Y. for not being physical enough on contested balls. I know that he's not a big guy, but I still think that he could do a better job of this. Pep is criticized constantly around here. Pagano has been criticized for not having the team prepared. The defense has been criticized for playing bad prior to that last game. No one is singling T-Rich out, but the price we paid for him is a first rounder which has not been used yet, so yes it stings when you sit back and think what we could have done with the pick.


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Transparency may be element of managerial search
HOUSTON -- General manager Jeff Luhnow said on Wednesday that the Astros are considering conducting an open managerial search, which means that willing candidates would be made available to the media at some point during the interview process.
The team is searching for a full-time manager after dismissing Bo Porter on Monday and replacing him on an interim basis with Tom Lawless.
The Astros, under their previous leadership regime, held an open search prior to hiring Brad Mills in October 2009, with 10 candidates holding news conferences after being interviewed by team officials. Prior to hiring Porter two years ago, the Astros kept the search quiet, though several names were leaked.
"We played it pretty close to the vest last time," Luhnow said. "We may choose to go in a different direction and allow the fans to know who we are talking to. We just haven't made that decision yet. We're still early in the process."
Luhnow said that making the search open to the public will limit the amount of misinformation while also allowing the Astros to see how potential candidates handle the media. He said that any candidates who wish to remain anonymous would be allowed to do so.
"First of all, [the media is] pretty good at figuring out who's coming into town sometimes, and it's hard to keep it a secret," he said. "Word gets out and rumors get out about who might have been here and who might not have been. Part of being the manager is facing the media and doing a press conference and those sorts of things. We may choose to have our candidates meet the media and see how they present themselves and see what kind of questions [are asked]."
Two years ago the Astros had a preliminary list of 50 candidates, some of whom have been hired by other teams in other roles and some they still would consider for the job.
"We're getting new names this time around, but we're very much in the preliminary data-collection mode," Luhnow said. "Interviews are tricky during the baseball season, because a majority of the candidates will be involved with other baseball clubs, and it's hard for them to focus on the interview and for us to focus on them when we're playing every day. That's what we're going be sorting through in the next week or so."
Luhnow said it hasn't been decided whether any of the coaches currently on the staff will return next season.
Brian McTaggart is reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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MORAGA, Calif. -- A dose of home cooking was all the Saint Mary's men's basketball needed to get back on a roll, as the Gaels knocked off visiting Cal Poly 86-68 on Saturday at McKeon Pavilion.
Coming off losses in the final two games of the DIRECTV Classic in Anaheim, Saint Mary's (5-2) turned to a familiar approach to restore equilibrium -- balance.
That started in the first half. Saint Mary's took a 42-35 lead into halftime, thanks to five players scoring six points or more. Mitchell Young led that charge, scoring nine points before the break.
"I think we were more patient. I thought we tried making it happen in one play all the time down in Anaheim," Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett said. "That's not the way our offense works, that's not the way any offense works."
The Mustangs kept things close with an efficient offense. They shot 60 percent from the floor in the first half, including 6 for 8 from long distance, and finished the game at 52.1 percent.
"I didn't think we were that bad defensively but they were hard for us to guard," Bennett said. "They hit a lot of 3's the last seven or eight minutes of the first half.
Saint Mary's managed to keep the advantage throughout the second half, relying on that balanced attack to keep the lead.
The Gaels also provided more than a few highlight reel plays. Brad Waldow threw down multiple big dunks and guards Jorden Page and Matthew Dellavedova dished the ball to spots where the big men could convert.
"We came back from L.A. and knew we had to get better," Dellavedova said. "Practice was intense, as usual, but I think everyone brought a great energy and focus to make sure we improved individually and as a team."
That approach showed up on the final stat sheet. Waldow led the way with 17 points. Dellavedova added 13 points and nine assists. Matt Hodgson scored a career-high 13, Page scored 12 and Young added 11.
The Gaels got the win without the services of shooting guard Stephen Holt, who missed the game with what Bennett called a "bone bruise" and will miss "days to weeks instead of weeks to months."
Chris Eversley led Cal Poly (2-3) with 25 points.
Saint Mary's now hits the road, heading to Iowa to take on Drake on Wednesday. That game is set for a 5 p.m. tip, and fans can listen Alex Jensen call the game live on SMCGaels.com.


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I am currently learning c++ from online resources. I will then learn advanced concepts from books. Then I plan on reading OpenGL books, then game audio books. Am I missing out anythin. Plz telme and recommend a book /resource to put together game components(sounds, music, graphics etc.).
You might want to look at a library like SFML after you have studied c++ for a while.
Run through this tutorial. It creates a simple game, teaches you a bit more about C++ and like fireside recommended, uses SFML.


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This game was classified by the community with the following category scores - Violence=0/3, Sex=0/3, Mature Content=0/3. Guide the snake around the board eating food. Just to spice things up a little, different foods have different effects on your snake.
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Jeremy Denk is the winner of a 2013 MacArthur Fellowship, the 2014 Avery Fisher Prize, and Musical America's 2014 Instrumentalist of the Year award. He has appeared as a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the symphony orchestras of Boston, Chicago, and London, and regularly gives recitals in New York, Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, and throughout the United States. He made his San Francisco Symphony debut in 2006.
In 2014-15, Mr. Denk launches a four-season tenure as an Artistic Partner of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, makes debuts with the Cleveland Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, and performs Bach concertos on tour with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields (including two performances at Davies Symphony Hall in March). Future engagements also include a return to Wigmore Hall, and his recital debut at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam playing Bach's Goldberg Variations, which he will also perform as part of the Barbican's season at LSO St. Luke's, and throughout Europe.
Mr. Denk's debut recording for Nonesuch Records juxtaposed Ligeti's Etudes with Beethoven's final sonata. The disc was named one of the best albums of 2012 by the The New Yorker, NPR, and the Washington Post. His second recording for the label, of Bach's Goldberg Variations, was released in September 2013. Mr. Denk has toured frequently with violinist Joshua Bell, and their album French Impressions on the Sony Classical label won a 2012 ECHO Klassik Award. He can also be heard in Cowell's Piano Concerto on the San Francisco Symphony's American Mavericks recording on SFS Media.
Mr. Denk is known for his original and insightful writing on music. His blog,think denk, was selected for inclusion in the Library of Congress web archives, and he has written pieces for The New Yorker, The New York Times ,and the New York Review of Books. His New Yorker essay"Every Good Boy Does Fine," forms the basis of a memoir he is writing for future publication by Random House. In 2014 he served as music director of the Ojai Music Festival, for which he also wrote the libretto for a comic opera The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts), inspired by Charles Rosen's book, with music by Steven Stucky. The opera will be presented by Carnegie Hall in the 2014-15 season.
Jeremy Denk completed studies at Oberlin College, Indiana University, and the Juilliard School. He lives in New York City.
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When Phish broke up the first and second time, there was a large void left in my life. Yours too, otherwise you probably wouldn't be reading this article. As I've eluded to in past reviews, the nomadic nature instilled in me by that foursome from the north lead me on many a fruitless, and sometimes fruitful quest to find new, interesting, dynamic and hypnotic sounds like those that I still long for.
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New California law expands who can perform abortions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants in California will be allowed to perform a type of early abortion under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Jerry Brown.
The bill by Assemblywoman Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, would let those professionals perform what are known as aspiration abortions during the first trimester. The method involves inserting a tube and using suction to terminate a pregnancy.
Oregon, Montana, Vermont and New Hampshire already allow nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants to perform those abortions. Previous California law allowed those medical professionals to administer medicine to induce an abortion.
Supporters, including Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, said expanding who can perform early abortions would provide better health care for women.
"Timely access to reproductive health services is critical to women's health," Atkins said in a statement Wednesday. "AB154 will ensure that no woman has to travel excessively long distances or wait for long periods in order to obtain an early abortion."
Brown announced his approval of the bill along with several others related to women's health care. His signature on AB154, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, came as other states have been restricting access to abortions.
Republican lawmakers who opposed the legislation argued that allowing non-doctors to perform aspiration abortions would increase risks to patients. They expressed concerns that those medical professional would lack training and assistance from experienced physicians.
"It's truly disheartening and disingenuous that Governor Brown and legislative Democrats created a law to lower the standard of care for the women under the guise of creating 'access,'" Assemblyman Brian Jones, R-Santee, said in a statement Wednesday.
Under a state pilot program created in 2007, 8,000 aspiration abortions have been provided by non-doctors. Data from the University of California, San Francisco program showed doctors and non-doctors performing the procedures with complication rates below 2 percent, according to a legislative analysis of the bill.
The researchers wrote in a January article in the American Journal of Public Health that the findings support broadening who can perform early aspirational abortions. They added that such a change would likely allow for abortions to be performed sooner, "significantly decreasing the overall risk of complications, which increases with gestational age."
The new law also requires non-doctors seeking to perform abortions to receive special training and follow standard procedures.
Among the other bills signed Wednesday by Brown:
AB219 from Assemblyman Henry Perea, D-Fresno, requires health insurers to cap the cost to patients for oral anticancer medications at $200 for a 30-day supply of pills. The monthly cost of chemotherapy pills for patients who have insurance can reach $4,000, according to Perea.
AB980 from Assemblyman Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, brings construction standards for clinics that perform abortions in line with all other primary care clinics.
AB1308 from Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, allows licensed midwives to handle normal childbirth cases without the supervision of a physician. Midwives will be required to refer a pregnant woman to a doctor if the patient develops potentially complicating conditions.


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My husband has seconded the house laptop and often takes it out of the house to work or to our friend's house to bore them with the latest home video or photo album we have. We bought this lap top case to protect it whilst it is on its travels. We also put the case on now though, even when we store it as we have noticed that it is becoming quite scratched on the outside. We didn't want a really chunky case so when we found this on Amazon we decided to buy it.
The 15" Gimp costs £39.00 - £40.00. On receiving the item I consider it money well spent. It is a very fashionable piece, made from top notch materials and the outlay for the case far outweighs the cost of replacing a broken lap top.
The case is made from a stretchy neoprene material which is like a wet suit, this material is moulded on to a piece of thick foam. It is stretchy and thick yet stays quite rigid. The material is thick so that it protects the lap top from bumps and scraps but it would not protect it if you dropped it from a great height. It is a wonderful case but it is not a magic case. The internal dimensions of the case are 35.5 cm x 25.5 cm x 3 cm. It would not matter too much if the case is slightly too baggy, but they are designed to make a really nice tight snug fit. The lap top fits in perfectly, there is no fighting to push it in and it zips up without fuss.
To insert the lap top the best way to open the zip fully out and zip it around it. You can open the zip half way and slot it in but I'm scared of dropping it so I prefer doing it this way. My husband and I often use the lap top with the case still on anyway. He works on the dining room table and usually he has to make sure he puts a place mat down to work on but since having the case he can just use this instead. The case has little elastic hooks to hook around the edges so the laptop can wear the case whilst it is open and in use. The zipper is chunky so you can pull it round easily. It is made from metal but this metal is kept well away from the lap top because there is a fabric flap that acts as barrier between the edge of the lap top and the zip. It is little points like this that add up to make a fantastic product.
==Style, design and practicality==
This laptop case looks extremely fashionable and you can get it in a variety of colours to add some personality to it. I really like the feel of the fabric and love the way that it folds around the lap top for you to keep it on while you work. I like how slim it is too. We keep our lap top in a cupboard when not in use so having it in this case means that it takes up less valuable room. The laptop case is water resistant so you can run about with it in the rain but do not go taking it in the bath as you will most certainly end up with a soggy machine.
The design is faultless, it fits snugly and the whole thing is so well made and good quality. The case comes with a 30 year guarantee which just goes show how confident the manufacturer is in their product; this is sure to outlast my lap top! The only downside to the case and this certainly does not detract any points from them, is that there is nowhere to keep the charger. We either take it out of the house charge or use old laptop bag that has pockets and spaces for various gadgets and gismos. This product is designed purely to case the laptop, add some fun and style while protecting it at the same time.
Finally I would like to say that I completely recommend the Gimp case. My husband loves it because he can work on the wooden dining table without me fearing he will scratch it as the soft material of the case will do no damage to the wood. I prefer the case because it saves room in the house and prevents it being scratched. If we wanted to sell the laptop second hand then it will be important to make sure that it looks good. No one wants to buy a scratched laptop as it shows that the owners didn't look after it. I will be awarding the Gimp 4 stars and the reason being is that I think that they could make them a little bit cheaper. Yes they are well made and very attractive but can they really cost this much to make?
I'm having to use one of my husbands laptops at the moment as my laptop has some serious issues and he's trying to fix it for me. Both of my husbands laptops are 15 inch screens, and he normally carries one or both of them around in a rucksack. My laptop is much smaller and I normally carry my laptop enclosed in a laptop sleeve and then stuffed into my handbag, a tote bag or my carry on bag if I'm travelling. I needed to get a cheap laptop sleeve to protect my husbands laptop whilst I'm borrowing it and carting it around, especially as I think that I may have caused the issues with my own laptop by dropping it - ooops!
I'm a big fan of Crumpler products, they are very expensive, but they are really good quality. Crumpler products come with a 30 year guarantee, that's not a typo, that really is a '30' '3-0' 'thirty' year guarantee, hell that's probably even longer than the product that you're buying it to protect will last!
I specifically wanted to get Crumpler's 'The Gimp' laptop sleeve and I nipped into the Crumpler shop to see how much they were. They've updated the design of The Gimp since Dooyoo's photo was added, basically the new design sleeve is plain, it doesn't have the wavy stitching around the case, and it comes in a different range of colours. It was also £30, more than I really wanted to pay.
I decided to take a look on Amazon to see if I could get one a little bit cheaper, and as luck would have it I managed to get an old design Gimp for less than £10 - bargain! So I bought the 15 inch Gimp to protect my husbands 15 inch laptop. This fits his laptop absolutely perfectly, it's a very snug fit and there's no extra room in the sleeve at all for his laptop to move around. I bought this in black, but it was also available in silver, red or brown. It also came in various different sizes, to fit from a 10 inch laptop right up to a 17 inch laptop.
The Gimp is a well padded sleeve to protect his laptop, it's a laptop sleeve as opposed to a laptop carrier, and as such I just zip his laptop into this and then just pop the sleeve into my bag. It fastens with a sturdy zip which goes completely all around 3 of the sides so that the laptop sleeve opens out completely flat. The sleeve itself is made of a well padded neoprene fabric (wetsuit fabric), which is really durable and robust, and which repels dust, dirt and water to a certain extent. It has the Crumpler logo on the outside of the sleeve, and my black sleeve has the wavy stitching in silver.
Inside the Gimp are two little elastic straps or loops which hold the top two corners of the screen of his laptop secure so that I can use the sleeve around his laptop and protect it from scratches when in use. I tend to use the sleeve around his laptop if I'm using it whilst travelling, as I find that it also creates a kind of a heat mat for the laptop to protect my legs if I'm using it on my lap. Because the laptop sleeve is very soft and padded it is really comfortable to use like this on my lap. Just one more thing to note about the interior of the Gimp, my black Gimp has a quirky lime green interior.
I have to admit that I don't normally take an awful lot of care of laptops, however I am being extra careful with my husbands! This sleeve is certainly more than adequate to protect his laptop from day to day knocks and scratches, and to protect it when thrown into an already overstuffed bag with an absolute tonne of other stuff - as it always is! I've been using this virtually every day for just over a month now, and so far ''touch wood'' his laptop is absolutely fine!
I would definitely recommend Crumpler's The Gimp, and I'd definitely recommend looking on Amazon to find an old design Gimp for a third of the price, especially as it's essentially the same laptop sleeve.
I bought this product two years back for my Lenovo Thinkpad T400. I knew that it was most suitable for a 15-inch laptop (like a Mac) but I was quite desperate for a decent laptop case for my laptop (14-inch) and I quite liked the decent of The Gimp by Crumpler.
The product comes in several colours including black, silver, brown, and red but I chose the black one because I thought it would be the most versatile (not just for college but also for work), and it wouldn't get visibly dirty. The black one makes use of silver thread to form the curvy border which is quite stylish.
The zip for the The Gimp is quite big which is something that I really like about this as I don't have to fumble to open up the cover. My laptop, unfortunately, is quite heavy and this little convenience really makes things a lot easier for me. The zip runs through all three sides of the cover, allowing you to open up the sleeve fully flat. Another feature that is good about the zip especially is that there's a small layer of protection between the zip at the laptop so that your laptop is protected from the actual zip, avoiding scratches.
The inside of the Black cover is actually a bright, neon-like green which I feel is quite refreshing and trendy. There are two 'hooks' at two corners of the laptop, allowing you to secure your laptop to the case so it doesn't run about.
The cover itself is really well-padded compared to other cases. I've used the case for about 2 years and the padding remains as thick as it was when I first bought it. I've dropped my laptop (in the case) down the stairs even with no visible defects (it could have been that my laptop is just more durable, as it is known to be) but I do think that the cover really helps. The cover also feels rather waterproof as the material doesn't really absorb water very well.
The only complaint that I have about this product is that the workmanship doesn't seem as good as the materials and the intended construction is. I like the hooks, the zips, the design, and the material used for the padding, but the silver thread that forms the design seems to be running a little loose as I continue to use it.
Because of the quality padding as well, it actually makes your laptop seem bigger than it should be and it might be a little difficult to fit your laptop (with case) into standard 'pouches' that you see in rucksacks or bagpacks. But of course, it's also arguable that you are perhaps meant to put your laptop in that compartment without a protective case.. I'm not too sure, but the bulk sometimes is a hindrance for me.
I actually bought this product at full price which was about 20+ pounds, but it appears that Amazon has got an offer now at 9.99 pounds which I think is a steal for the quality of the product that you're getting. The cover indeed offers your laptop the protection that you need, and it is durable (the running threads is just a matter of decoration for me, so not much of a brownie point is lost there).
I have a lap top bag that I use for work that is oh so serious, with pockets for pens and the AC adapter. It is very corporate looking and there is not a hint of personality about it. However, my lap top is pretty cool and I thought that is deserved a nicer looking pouch to keep it in. I saw the "Gimp" and I thought it would be perfect to store my lap top in and protect it from scratches and knocks.
I have never heard of the brand name Crumpler before, but happened upon it when searching on Amazon. I saw the product and was quite taken with it. I checked out the company website and really liked their innovative products. I purchased my case directly from the Crumpler website and bough the 15" for £39.00. When my product arrived, I opened it with baited breath as my lap top is 15.4" and really hoped the 15" would fit. The design of the product reminds me of a scuba diving suit, it is supposed to be a snug fit and not a baggy one.
*Size matters...*
The internal dimensions of the case are 35.5 cm x 25.5 cm x 3 cm. My lap top fitted snugly inside, hurray. It was not fairly tight but there was enough give to make it a comfortable fit. It is really important you check the dimensions of your lap top before ordering, they do have a wide range of sizes, so you really should not have a problem. Customer service wise, they are excellent. My boyfriend bought a larger one for his 17" Mac book pro but when it arrived it was too wide, on emailing the customer service team, they arranged for a replacement and were more than helpful.
*Slipping it in...*
Slipping the lap top in the case is easy as the zipper fastener opens really wide. You can either fully open the zipper and fasten the lap top in, or simply pull it open half way and slot it in. The beauty of doing it this way is that it is quicker. There is no worry of the zipper scratching the lap top as there is a protective flap of material that prevents the lap top coming in contact with the zip. Fastening the lap top in properly means you can keep the sleeve wrapped around the lap top while you work. If you open the case to capacity and lay it open and flat, you can line the lap top up inside it, then using the two little elastic loops you can hook these around your screen to keep the sleeve in place.
It depends on what I'm doing as to how I put the lap top away; whichever I choose though, I know my lap top is safe and protected.
The case is quite thin but padded and compromises of a layer of foam with a layer of neoprene wrapped around it. This material is really stretchy and is similar to the stuff that wet suits are made from. Similarly to wet suits; the lap top case is also waterproof. I would not advocate taking the lap top swimming or in the bath however! I think it mainly means that it is splash proof and rain proof.
The case protects the lap top from scrapes and scratches but will offer minimal protection from a fall; it does not make the lap top indestructible! The exterior of many of our lap tops are quite vulnerable and easy to scratch. They are stylishly designed and so should be cared for, keeping the lap top scratch free will also increase its resale .
The case is contemporary and looks very neat. I like the design as it is simple but looks good quality. The zip is hard wearing and tough and the case has nylon stitching which lasts a lot longer than cotton. In the middle of the case is the company logo, which is a little stick man. It is subtle enough to not look out of place when I take it into the office but still looks pretty cool. There are a number of colours to choose from, from bright red to a geeky looking brown. They are all finished with a sleek matt finish. This offers a chance to personalise the lap top. I bought a grey one; this probably makes me rather boring doesn't it?
The lap top case is thin enough for me to slip it into my old lap top bag. The beauty of this means that I can still have my cool case for use in the office and still have my old bag that accommodates the charger and mouse.
The case is comfortable to hold and easy to zip up. As I use the bag more, the fit started becoming less snug and the case (being quite a pale grey) started looking a bit grubby. I bunged it in the washing machine on a low setting and this seemed to freshen it up and the case was as good as new.
The cases come with a whopping 30 year guarantee, which is sure to live out any lap top! I was amazed by this and it really won me over; the company must have a lot of faith in their products.
These cases are one of the best I have seen, they are remarkably good quality and a great way to store the lap top. The material used it stretchy, yet strong and really does protect the lap top from those scratches and scrapes from the toll of day to day.
I'd fully recommend this product to anyone who has a netbook or lap top. They even do iPad covers now!
I paid £39.00 which is rather expensive but with the 30 year guarantee, I think it is worth it!
After receiving my laptop I was confronted by numerous laptop cases and bags that would be able to protect my new computer. I had heard of the crumpler name and make before as I own on of their cd cases. So I knew that the brand was of good quality and top materials.
So I started searching for the right size of laptop case and decided to purchase the gimp .It cost less than £20 so a real bargain there I think!
Now the case is made from neoprene, which is the same material that wet suits are made from. This means the case is waterproof and grease proof to an extent. Keeping your laptop safe from bumps, scratches and now , water, well light rain and grease.
There is some decorative stitching on the top of the case, with the little crumpler logo on top too.
The zip is chunky and has the crumpler logo on the tag too. It is easy to grip and the zip never gets stuck, it just works, as it should.
The case is simple and effective unzipped and when closed. The inside is a different colour from the outside and has elastic loops inside which you put around the laptop to keep the two together.
As the material is stretchy you can get extra goodies in with your laptop, like your mouse or even charger.
The case fits the laptop perfectly and barely adds any additional size or weight to your laptop when carrying it. It does make it slightly thicker but that's due to the material and padding. Although there is not a lot of padding it is more than adequate to keep your laptop safe and sound.
I have had my case for around 2 years, but unfortunately the stitching is coming undone around the zip, and so does no longer work. I don't know if my case went through a hard time or not, but for the price I cant complain.
So overall if you need a case for your laptop that is stylish and is individual then the Crumpler gimp is for you. A range of colours are available as well as different sizes from 12" to 16". There may be more now, but that's what they used to sell.
Its cheap and does an outstanding job of protecting you computer.
Buy this case.


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I need help with the best method of scanning these into a digital media. The images here were merely done on my home printer/scanner. I'd appreciate any tips, especially including specific product information on scanner model and technique.
Photographer was my great-grandfather, and I am cleaning and cataloging this collection of about 2000 slides.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – On the next "Conversations from Penn State," School of International Affairs' professor Dennis Jett sits down with Patty Satalia to discuss his career with the U.S. Foreign Service that spanned 28 years and three continents.
"Conversations from Penn State" will air at 9 p.m. Thursday, May 15, on WPSU-TV. The show can also be viewed at http://conversations.psu.edu.
Jett's career abroad began in 1973 as a political officer in the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He then served as the deputy chief of mission in the U.S. Embassy in Malawi and in the U.S. Embassy in Liberia where he was the second ranking officer during the Liberian Civil War. He became special assistant to the president and senior director for African Affairs at the National Security Council and U.S. ambassador to Mozambique and Peru, among other titles. Immediately prior to joining Penn State, Jett was dean of the International Center at the University of Florida for eight years.
"Conversations from Penn State," with Satalia at the helm, offers thoughtful, in-depth exchanges with a broad range of remarkable people. In many cases, their trailblazing work has advanced their field, drawing national and worldwide attention.


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Ricky Boylan had to pull out of Wednesday's fight with a stress fracture in his leg, but he is still getting plenty of media exposure.
The Carshalton light welterweight boxer joined Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Sport in January after winning the Southern Area title against fellow Carshalton fighter Tony Owen.
He has since vacated the belt to concentrate on a WBC crown, and this week's fight was meant to be a stepping stone in that direction.
Boylan tweeted: "Absolutely gutted to announce that I've pulled out of the fight due to a stress fracture of my anterior distal tibia.
"I left it as long as I could hoping it would heal in time, thinking it was shin splints but unfortunately it's worse than we first thought."
Despite his withdrawal, Boylan is loving life with Matchroom.
He said: "It is a different world with Matchroom, because you get so much more publicity and exposure, and you get looked after so well.
"I've boxed live on Sky since signing for them and I am getting my name out there so much quicker."


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THE only thing that worries farmer's wife and commoner Christine Duell about appearing on a hit TV show next week*** is whether she may look... well, a bit mad.
The 63-year-old queen of am-dram did rather well on Channel 4's Come Dine With Me, which follows a group of strangers as they cook for each other over a week, rating each other out of ten and competing to be the best host for a £1,000 prize.
Mrs Duell, who lives on a farm in Burley, wowed her guests with a fantastic Wizard of Oz-themed evening featuring beef she reared herself, home-baked bread and squirrel paté made from creatures she shot around the Forest.
"It takes quite a few squirrels to make a decent meal," she said. "There's not much meat on them. But they taste like rabbit."
In the show, it is likely they will feature Mrs Duell – star of countless Burley Players, Ringwood Musical and Dramatic Society, Theatre 2000 and Highcliffe Players shows – bursting regularly into song. At one point the crew filmed her shooting game while singing Shirley Bassey's Big Spender.
She said: "I was singing, 'The minute you walked in the joint, BANG BANG as I shot.
"I think people who don't know me may think I'm a couple of hazelnuts short of the full squirrel..."
Mrs Duell beat 2,000 applicants to appear on the show, which will be on slightly earlier next week because of the Paralympics, at 4.20pm each day.
Yet she never applied, having been asked to join the interview process by a theatre friend who had been approached by producers.
Until two production people showed up in her house brandishing a camera, she says she thought "someone was pulling my leg".
It was only when producers picked Mrs Duell, who has two children, 41-year-old Rebecca and 42-year-old Stephen, that the worrying started: "My husband Keith said, 'how are you going to do that, then? Your oven doesn't work'.
"I had a week to get a cooker, learn how to use it and try and get all the costumes and set to do the Wizard of Oz."
Medical secretary Mrs Duell's am-dram friends all turned out as Munchkins to help, and she dressed the other contestants as Dorothy's new friends, according to how she saw their personalities.
"I made one the Tin Man as he had no heart and was a hard businessman," she said. "And one was the Scarecrow as he's made of straw, with no substance. I told them this and they didn't seem to mind.
"In fact, I was amazed at how well we all got on. It was a fantastic week – I could do it all again."
The show was recorded in May, and Mrs Duell and the other contestants have been on tenterhooks waiting for it to be aired.
We can't tell you who won of course – but we hear she did a grand job.
***The show will now be aired from September 10 after it was put back due to the Paralympics.


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SANTA CRUZ -- The son of the city's first female police officer delivered her uniform, handguns, a badge and other items to the Santa Cruz Police Department on Monday.
Otto Lund, son of Truella Jensen Lund, said he wasn't sure if police would be interested in the things his mom used there in the 1940s. But police officials welcomed it.
"The top brass seemed to really enjoy it," Otto Lund said. "I could see that it brought back some memories."
Deputy Chief Steve Clark said the items will be placed in a display case at the police department, including her dark-colored wool skirt and jacket and two .38 revolvers -- a Colt "Detective Special" and a larger revolver with an ivory-colored handle engraved with a flower design. Clark said she probably had to buy them herself in those days.
Also included is a small off-duty badge reading "Policewoman No. 1," which a chief awarded her decades ago. The collection included another weapon too, a leather whip-like "black jack" that police no longer use, he said.
"I think it will make a great display, to honor the work women have done in the police department," Clark said.
Truella Lund died in 2008 at age 93 in the same Ocean View Avenue home where she was born, which her grandfather built in 1880. She worked for the police department from 1944 to 1948, joining when the opportunity arose during World War II, her son said.
The police department and a city jail were in the north wing of City Hall in those days. She worked as a desk sergeant on the 4 p.m. to midnight shift and booked prisoners, handled phone calls and dispatched city police, the county sheriff's deputies and California Highway Patrol officers, family members said. Lund left the field because she wanted to have children.
"At that time, if you wanted to have children, you were gone," he said. "But I know she loved doing it and could have carried on. She knew everybody and thought it was a service to the people and the city."
Lund was a tough, determined woman and a feminist, he said. Her close friend was Lorette Wood, the city's first female mayor.
Although Otto Lund said his mom played the tough guy role well, she didn't talk much about her days as a policewoman. But all the kids in the neighborhood knew she had been a cop, he said.
"You never really pushed her on anything," he said.
She earned a bachelor's degree in speech and drama at Mills College in Oakland and was working on a master's degree at University of the Pacific when she met her future husband, Virgil Lund, her son said.
Her first job was driving cars down from San Francisco for her father's Ford dealership. The city's first, it was along River Street near Front Street. Lund was given a driver's license from the California Highway Patrol at age 12, family members said. Her last job was as a supervisor in the county's social welfare department.
Today, seven of the 86 Santa Cruz police officers are women, Clark said, adding that he would love to hire more.
Follow Sentinel reporter Cathy Kelly at Twitter.com/cathykelly9


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The NHL season starts on Tuesday. Great news! Hockey is cool!
Also starting up on Tuesday: the countdown until these 30 storylines are absolutely unbearable. It's nobody's fault—and Sporting News is as much to blame as anyone. It's just life; things get annoying when you talk about them for too long. Except pizza, maybe. Pizza is the exception.
MORE PREVIEWS: Atlantic | Metropolitan | Central | Pacific
MORE PREDICTIONS: Blackhawks win Cup | Crosby wins Hart
Anaheim Ducks: Teemu Selanne is the greatest. He's also 43 years old and wasn't particularly good last season. It'll be clear early on whether this should be his "last season" for real—and if that happens, the farewell tour will be necessary, awesome and endless. Think Mariano Rivera.
Boston Bruins: If Loui Eriksson and Jarome Iginla aptly replace Nathan Horton and Tyler Seguin, we'll never hear the end of it. If Loui Eriksson and Jarome Iginla can't replace Nathan Horton and Tyler Seguin, we'll never hear the end of it.
Buffalo Sabres: Will Thomas Vanek and Ryan Miller be traded? Who knows. Should they be traded? Absolutely? Is there any way to avoid this, once the Sabres lose a few games? No. No, there is not.
Calgary Flames: The Flames are terrible and, at the moment, on track to be terrible for a while. It makes sense for them to bottom out—but mentally prepare to hear the word "tank" and its derivatives attached to them for the next seven months.
Carolina Hurricanes: They spent a lot of money on a potential non-contender. If there aren't early returns, that's going to come up.
Chicago Blackhawks: Cup hangover. Cup hangover. Cup hangover. Cup hangover. Cup hangover. Cup hangover. Cup hangover. Cup hangover. Cup hangover. Cup hangover. Cup hangover. Cup hangover.
Colorado Avalanche: Did you know Patrick Roy is their coach, and that he had success with this franchise as a goaltender? What a world!
Columbus Blue Jackets: There should be questions about Sergei Bobrovsky, because he won the Vezina in a short season. And there are. And there will be.
Dallas Stars: If Tyler Seguin has the smallest slip-up—maybe he's photographed wearing a cowboy hat in a bar—it'll trigger something aggravating. If he doesn't, you'll hear ad nauseam about how he's growing up.
Detroit Red Wings: It'd be one thing if Daniel Alfredsson left the Ottawa Senators for a random Western Conference team. He didn't—he split for a new division rival. They play each other four times and potentially in the playoffs. Get ready.
Edmonton Oilers: Young, high-profile team. Playoff drought. Located in Canada. Three strikes. Also, their new coach likes vegetables.
Florida Panthers: They signed a goaltender who's been known to attract Facebook-based attention in the past.
Los Angeles Kings: Jonathan Quick is the presumptive starter for the American Olympic team. That's going to be beaten to death on its own. If he comes back from Sochi and has a few bad starts, God help him.
Minnesota Wild: Year 2 of the Zach Parise-Ryan Suter era. The supporting cast is under as much pressure as the stars.
Montreal Canadiens: It's impossible to watch P.K. Subban, who is 24 and already has a Norris Trophy, and not wonder how much money he'll get on his next contract. He's in the second and final year of a contract that pays him an average of $2.875 million.
Nashville Predators: For every goal they score, there will be a seemingly infinite number of references to how bad they are at scoring goals.
New Jersey Devils: Cory Schneider vs. Martin Brodeur. If it were simple, Schneider would start every game and the Devils would make the playoffs. It's far from that simple.
New York Islanders: They're moving to Brooklyn pretty soon! It's a very cool place, did you know?
New York Rangers: Henrik Lundqvist's contract, or lack thereof, will dwarf everything else until the situation is resolved.
Ottawa Senators: Eugene Melnyk's alleged money problems are hanging over a potentially fantastic team. (Cue Twitter DMs from Ukraine.)
Philadelphia Flyers: The story in Philly, as always, will be the goaltending. If Steve Mason figures prominently, it's almost guaranteed to end badly.
Phoenix Coyotes: Endless thanks to IceArizona for buying the Coyotes and putting that nightmare to bed. Now we get to hear about the job they're doing, and whether it's working or not.
Pittsburgh Penguins: Marc-Andre Fleury is a good regular-season goalie and, in the relevant past, a playoff trainwreck. If that changes, it won't be until May. Bad news.
San Jose Sharks: Whether it's actually Logan Couture's team doesn't stop people from saying and writing that it is.
St. Louis Blues: That NHL 14 simulation. Kidding. Jaroslav Halak is in great shape, and both he and Brian Elliott will be free agents. Who stays?
Tampa Bay Lighting: If they miss the playoffs again (and they should), get ready for the questions about wasting Steven Stamkos' prime.
Toronto Maple Leafs: Everything, almost literally. Every aspect of the team, every personnel move, every coaching decision. Everything.
Vancouver Canucks: They have a new coach, and boy, is he grumpy!
Washington Capitals: If Alex Ovechkin doesn't score at a 50-plus-goal pace again (and he probably won't), the "what's wrong with with Ovi" stories will resume.
Winnipeg Jets: They play in a very loud arena, as each visiting broadcaster is contractually obligated to mention once a period.


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Torg wrote:I've had a bunch of gold line, a couple recycled and one Opto. So far there doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to what is more stable. I have one GL that is awesomely stable and the opto is just like the other GLs. The opto also beat in far faster even though I use it a lot less. The recycled ones I have thrown (3 so far) have all been very similar to the GL with a hint more stability. I wish my GL saint beat in faster. I keep hoping but it just isn't happening. I am tempted to throw it at a wall for a bit. I really would like to have a flippy Saint instead of having to carry another mold.
zeike524 wrote:flippy saint would be a fury
zeike524 wrote:Have you tried a diamond?
zeike524 wrote:They are releasing an air escape in the near future....may work for you may not?
BentElbow11 wrote:Interesting...was there a big spread in weight of the 2 Saints you were throwing? Even in Opto Air discs it can make a noticeable difference. The other being the wind conditions, especially when throwing lighter weight 'Air' discs. The Saint is a pretty easy disc to throw straight and fairly long, especially in Opto Air. Good luck.
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The Golden Arches are going to have a decidedly blue tint to them this spring.
Four Kentucky men's basketball signees were named to play in the 2011 McDonald's All-American Game on Thursday, the most future Cats to have ever attained the lofty award in a single year.
Power forward Anthony Davis, small forward Mike Gilchrist, point guard Marquis Teague and power forward Kyle Wiltjer will all suit up in the high-profile all-star game featuring the nation's top 24 high school seniors on March 30 at the United Center in Chicago.
The 2011 additions bring the total number of McDonald's All-Americans to sign with Kentucky since coach John Calipari took over to eight, including three in the 2010 game and one in 2009.
In addition, Kentucky women's signee Bria Goss of Indianapolis Ben Davis High School, was named to the girls' game -- the second straight year coach Matthew Mitchell has landed a McDonald's All-American. UK freshman guard Jennifer O'Neill played in the girls' game last year.
With the four boys' McDonald's All-Americans, UK will almost assuredly finish with the nation's No. 1 recruiting class for the third straight year this spring.
"It's not surprising that all of the Kentucky's recruits made the game," said Rivals.com national analyst Jerry Meyer, who is a member of the McDonald's boys' selection committee. "It is indicative of the success Kentucky has had in recruiting under Calipari.
"All four are very deserving as they are at the top of their respective positions, if not the best at his position."
Teague is ranked the No. 2 player in the Class of 2011 by Rivals.com; Gilchrist ranks third, Davis sixth and Wiltjer 25th.
Teague, of Indianapolis Pike High School, continues the lineage of top point guards casting their lot with Calipari, following the Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans, John Wall and current freshman Brandon Knight.
The 6-2 player is almost impossible to keep out of the lane one-on-one, and his end-to-end speed rivals Wall's.
Gilchrist, a 6-6, 190-pound swingman from Elizabeth, N.J., may be the UK recruit most suited to Calipari's dribble drive system. He is considered perhaps the nation's most accomplished all-around player because of his ability to defend, score and rebound.
Davis, a 6-10, 220-pound jumping jack from Chicago's Perspectives Charter School, won't have far to travel to next month's game at the United Center, and there's a good chance he'll wow the hometown crowd.
Calipari has routinely compared him to Marcus Camby, the former star of Calipari's Massachusetts squad that reached the 1996 Final Four, largely because of his elite shot-blocking ability. Davis also has high-level ball-handling and shooting skills for a player of his height.
Davis, Teague and Gilchrist are all candidates to challenge Duke signee Austin Rivers, currently ranked No. 1, for the title of Rivals.com's top prospect in 2011.
Wiltjer, a 6-9, 225-pound forward, became the second star in two years from faraway Portland, Ore., to sign with the Cats, joining current freshman Terrence Jones. He's arguably the nation's best three-point shooting big men, but he has an array of post moves.
"I'm thrilled for Kyle," Wiltjer's father, Greg, said. "He's worked really hard. Being a McDonald's All-American has a lot of prestige, and I'm really excited for him."
Wiltjer, Teague and Davis will play on the McDonald's West team. Gilchrist will be on the East team.
This is the fifth time UK has had at least three McDonald's All-Americans in the same class since the game's inception in 1977. The other years were 1979 (Sam Bowie, Derrick Hord, Dirk Minniefield), 1984 (Ed Davender, Cedric Jenkins, Richard Madison), 2004 (Joe Crawford, Randolph Morris, Rajon Rondo) and 2010 (Jones, Knight, Doron Lamb).
Goss will be on the East team in the girls' game.
CatsIllustrated.com Recruiting Editor Steve Jones also contributed to this story.
Matt May is the basketball beat reporter for The Cats' Pause. If you have questions or comments about the Cats e-mail him here. You can also follow "@TCPMAY" on Twitter for live updates.