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Used to be that Jesus Guzman had a reputation.
A "four-A player," as Padres first base coach Dave Roberts puts it.
Between 2008 and 2011, he was, in fact, a triple-A player — and an effective one at that. Over those four seasons Guzman hit .319 with 44 home runs and 209 RBIs.
Yet, until two years ago, the Venezuela native had appeared in only 12 major league games, all with the San Francisco Giants in 2009. Suspect defense at first base was the compelling case against his lack of advancement. The Giants later dropped him from the 40-man roster.
Their subtraction turned out to be the find of the Padres' 2011 season. Promoted in June, Guzman hit .312 with five home runs and 44 RBIs in 76 games. Projected over a full season, he would have finished with 45 doubles and 90 RBIs.
"I needed that, because I don't want to waste my time in the big leagues," Guzman said Friday before the Padres' exhibition against the Texas Rangers at the Alamodome. "I say, 'God, thank you for that moment right there, because that opened a lot of eyes for my career.'
"Now I'm trying to work to keep that, trying to be better every day and trying to hit the ball good. That's what I'm looking for right now."
What the Padres are looking for at the moment is a versatile contributor who mashes left-handed pitching, even more so given the rash of injuries that has sapped a lineup without the suspended Yasmani Grandal.
Already a strong candidate to make the Opening Day roster, Guzman could make an appearance off the bench as soon as the Padres' season-opening series against the Mets in New York.
"He'll get some starts in the outfield," Padres manager Bud Black said, "get some starts at first, be ready to hit every night, which could happen in a National League game.
"Good National League player, real good National League player."
While Guzman will mostly back up Carlos Quentin in left field, he's also available to fill in at first base for Yonder Alonso. He could see spot duty in right field, at second and at third.
Last season Guzman started 43 games in left field, 14 at first base and seven in right field. He also came off the bench to play second in four games.
"He's just become more comfortable as a defender," Roberts said. "I think he's kinda gotten over the hump and become a major league player."
The offense, since Guzman joined the Padres, has been there all along. In 215 at-bats against lefties over the last two years, he's hit .316 with eight home runs and 35 RBIs.
He hit just .247 overall last season, but accumulated a .303 average against southpaws. He finished the year with nine homers and 48 RBIs in 287 at-bats.
"To have a right-handed bat off the bench, he can drive in runs and play the outfield and play first base," Roberts said. "He's an integral part of what we're trying to do."
Guzman is finishing off another strong spring. Entering Friday's game against the Rangers, he was hitting .325 and tied for second on the roster with four home runs in 40 at-bats.
In 2012, he hit six homers while the Padres camped in Arizona.
"I don't see anything different with Guzy that we haven't seen the last couple years," Black said.
Except perhaps the defense, which seems to be coming on at his primary positions, left field and first base.
Not that Guzman minds which it is on any given night.
"Right now it doesn't matter," Guzman said. "Right now I'm trying to be inside both lines, no matter where."
Said Roberts: "I think a credit to Guzy is he's ready to accept any role that comes his way. … He does a great job of preparing himself. He's a real professional."


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Chicago, Sears Holdings Corp. named Aylwin Lewis to replace Alan Lacy as chief executive and president. Lacy, who headed Sears, Roebuck and Co. from 2000 until its March acquisition by Kmart, will continue to serve as vice chairman and a director. Lewis, whose appointment is effective Sept. 30, is president of Sears Holdings. He previously had been CEO of Kmart. At the same time, hedge-fund wizard Edward Lampert, who engineered the merger and is the chairman of the combined company, is taking a more hands-on role. He will direct the marketing, merchandising and on-line businesses of Sears Holdings and its Lands' End unit.
"Alan, Aylwin and I believe these changes will achieve greater clarity in our operating management and align this corporate structure with our vision of Sears Holdings," said Lampert. "Our goal is to build one company with multiple ways of connecting with our customers, including our various store formats, on-line offerings, service relationships and credit products."
During his tenure, Lacy overhauled the layout and inventory of Sears' full-line stores, bought the Lands' End specialty catalog and sold the credit division to Citigroup. But he was unable to stem Sears' long-term sales slump.
The announcement concerning the shake-up at the top was announced along with Sears' second-quarter results. The chain said second-quarter net profit rose to $161 million, or 98? a share, from $154 million, or $1.54 a share, a year ago. Earnings were impacted because of a large increase in shares outstanding associated with the merger, which was completed in May.
Total revenue rose to $13.192 billion from $4.797 billion last year, due primarily to the addition of Sears, Roebuck revenue of $8.6 billion. Kmart's same-store sales decreased 0.3%. Sears' same-store sales declined 7.4%.
The company said about 20 Sears and Kmart stores and facilities located in Louisiana and Mississippi were damaged by Hurricane Katrina. It expects the majority of the losses to be covered by insurance.


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20th-Century Opera Takes Center Stage in New York City Opera's 2010-2011 Season
New York City Opera General Manager and Artistic Director George Steel today announced the company's 2010-2011 season, which spotlights American composers and 20th-century works within a mix of world premieres, New York premieres and new productions. Offering audiences the opportunity to experience new and rarely performed operas as well as modern interpretations of traditional repertoire, the 2010-2011 season will also feature the launch of a concert series showcasing the non-operatic works of several of the composers of this season's operas. Taking advantage of the possibilities offered by the recent renovation of the company's home, the David H. Koch Theater, the concert series expands the repertoire and programming of City Opera and casts new light on the season's productions.
Among the artists to be featured during the season are soprano Lauren Flanigan as Myra Foster (a role created for her) in Stephen Schwartz's Séance on a Wet Afternoon, soprano Stefania Dovhan (who debuted as Donna Anna in City Opera's 2009 production of Don Giovanni) as Adina in Donizetti's The Elixir of Love, soprano Mary Dunleavy as Christine in Strauss's Intermezzo, baritone Louis Otey as Sam in Bernstein's A Quiet Place, and soprano Cyndia Sieden in Morton Feldman's "Neither." Joining them will be a host of debut artists, continuing City Opera's mission of nurturing young singers, while the concert series will bring talents including Christine Brewer, Kristin Chenoweth, Raúl Esparza, Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson to the City Opera stage.
"With this season, we take another step forward on an exciting journey for New York City Opera," stated George Steel. "I'm thrilled that we have three new productions, that we're presenting four premieres of works by American composers-all of them New Yorkers-and that we're exploring new programming possibilities, both with our triple bill of mini-operas and with the new concert series. Most of all, I love the incredible range of compositional styles this season: from the transparent simplicity of Donizetti to the opulent middle-period Richard Strauss to the blend of the popular and classical worlds in Bernstein and Stephen Schwartz-all this topped off by the delicious trio of Schoenberg, Feldman and Zorn. This is what City Opera was made to do, and what makes City Opera unique."
The fall season will feature two operas that present contrasting takes on dysfunctional domesticity: Leonard Bernstein's A Quiet Place - a work never before performed in New York, in a new production directed by Christopher Alden - and Richard Strauss's Intermezzo. Adding to the excitement of the fall season will be a concert program, performed twice, that will illuminate A Quiet Place by celebrating the range of Leonard Bernstein, including music from the Kaddish Symphony and Mass to On the Town and West Side Story.
The new capabilities of the renovated David H. Koch Theater, including an enlarged and adjustable orchestra pit coupled with a new fire curtain that provides an acoustically reflective surface, transform the theater into an ideal concert hall for special programming. City Opera's Fall Gala, An Evening with Christine Brewer, on Thursday, October 28, stars one of the world's most sought-after sopranos and takes advantage of this increased flexibility of the renovated theater. The evening will include selections from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, Puccini's Turandot and Richard Strauss's lieder, with Ms. Brewer joined by the New York City Opera Orchestra and Music Director George Manahan.
The spring season will open with a revival of Jonathan Miller's production of Donizetti's The Elixir of Love. This is followed by an audacious triple bill called Monodramas: Arnold Schoenberg's "Erwartung" (Expectation), Morton Feldman's "Neither" (with a libretto by Samuel Beckett) and John Zorn's "La Machine de l'être", a program that epitomizes City Opera's mission through both its innovative format and progressive repertoire. As its final production of 2010-2011, City Opera will present the New York premiere of Stephen Schwartz's first opera, the psychological thriller Séance on a Wet Afternoon.
This season's new concert series continues through the spring with John Zorn & Friends, featuring the experimental music master with avant-garde innovators Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Mike Patton, Marc Ribot, Dave Douglas, Uri Caine and Zorn himself; and Defying Gravity: The Music of Stephen Schwartz, a program of the composer's songs from his acclaimed Broadway shows and film scores. Scheduled to appear are two major stars of screen and stage, Kristin Chenoweth and Raúl Esparza.
For the whole family, City Opera presents a special matinee concert, a benefit performance of Where the Wild Things Are, based on the beloved children's book by Maurice Sendak, with a score by Oliver Knussen set to a libretto by Sendak himself.
VOX Contemporary American Opera Lab, City Opera's annual showcase of new American operas, will continue in the 2010-11 season in its 11th edition.
Underscoring its commitment to make opera affordable for all New Yorkers, New York City Opera will continue its popular Opera For All initiative in 2010-2011. A total of 625 seats - all under $25 - will be sold in advance for most performances through subscription (and through single ticket sales starting September 7, 2010).
About the Productions
A Quiet Place
The final stage work of Leonard Bernstein makes its long-awaited New York premiere, in its first performance on any stage in 22 years. The work portrays the estranged members of an American family-mother, father, daughter and gay son-as they reunite at a funeral after twenty years. This story of people adrift in their search for serenity carries forward the characters from Bernstein's short youthful satire "Trouble in Tahiti" (which he conducted at City Opera in 1958). Perfectly capturing the jazzy heartbeat of 20th century America, "Trouble in Tahiti" is incorporated into the second act of A Quiet Place as flashbacks.
Acclaimed director Christopher Alden, who created last season's Don Giovanni at City Opera, will return to direct the new production. Soprano Sara Jakubiak makes her City Opera debut as Dede, mezzo-soprano Patricia Risley debuts as Dinah, tenor Dominic Armstrong makes his company debut as François, baritone Joshua Hopkins debuts as Junior, baritone Louis Otey is Sam, and baritone Christopher Feigum makes his City Opera debut as Young Sam. The production features costumes by Kaye Voyce, lighting design by Aaron Black, and will be conducted by Jayce Ogren, all making their City Opera debuts, with sets by Andrew Lieberman. A Quiet Place will be performed in English with supertitles.
Performance dates: October 27 at 8pm, October 30 at 8pm, November 4 at 8pm, November 6 at 1:30pm, November 12 at 8pm, November 14 at 1:30pm, November 16 at 7:30pm, November 21 at 1:30pm
Richard Strauss's lighthearted opera creates domestic comedy out of an incident from the composer's own marriage. While a renowned conductor is away on tour, his hot-headed wife jumps to conclusions after intercepting a misdirected love note that she believes was meant for her husband. In crafting the libretto for this rarely-performed work, Strauss championed a new genre of opera in which everyday events become the subject matter. Episodes are set on the ski slopes, at a ball, in a city park, and at a card party, as well as in the intimacy of the couple's home. This fast-paced series of short vignettes with orchestral interludes is presented in a witty production by director Leon Major.
Soprano Mary Dunleavy is Christine, baritone Nicholas Pallesen is Robert Storch, and tenor Andrew Bidlack makes his company debut as Baron Lummer. City Opera music director George Manahan conducts, sets are by Andrew Jackness, costumes by Martha Mann, and lighting design by Mark McCullough. The production had its premiere at City Opera in 1999. Intermezzo will be performed in English with supertitles.
Performance dates: October 31 at 1:30pm, November 5 at 8pm, November 9 at 7:30pm, November 13 at 8pm, November 18 at 8pm, November 20 at 1:30pm
The Elixir of Love
In his reimagining of Donizetti's beloved classic, Jonathan Miller's production relocates the story to the American Southwest during the 1950s, complete with soda jerks, pompadours, a Ford Fairlane and a dusty roadside diner. A poor country boy, Nemorino, falls in love with Adina, the most eligible bachelorette in town. He knows he needs to improve his chances with her-and he does it by downing an "Elixir of Love" that a fast-talking salesman assures him will make him irresistible. The potion may or may not be real, but Nemorino ultimately gets his girl.
Soprano Stefania Dovhan, who debuted as Donna Anna in last season's Don Giovanni, returns to City Opera as Adina, tenor David Lomeli makes his company debut as Nemorino, and baritone Marco Nisticò sings Dulcamara. Brad Cohen makes his City Opera debut conducting, and A. Scott Parry will direct the Jonathan Miller production, which premiered in 2003 at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm and was last presented at City Opera in 2006. Sets and costume designs are by Isabella Bywater. The Elixir of Love will be performed in Italian with English supertitles.
Performance dates: March 22 at 7:30pm, March 24 at 8pm, March 26 at 1:30pm, April 1 at 8pm, April 3 at 1:30pm, April 5 at 7:30pm, April 9 at 8pm
Monodramas: "La Machine de l'être", "Erwartung" and "Neither"
Three women sing at their outer limits, each of them alone on stage with her demons and her angels. None of them has a name; they have left all that behind. They exist in worlds apart, each of those worlds the creation of a major musical innovator. Soprano Cyndia Sieden returns to City Opera, with Kara Shay Thomson in her company debut in the new production, directed by Robin Guarino in her City Opera debut, with George Manahan conducting all three works.
"La Machine de l'être"
Carrying the pioneering spirit of Arnold Schoenberg and Morton Feldman into the present day, prolific New York composer John Zorn created "La Machine de l'être", in which the soprano's hair-raising trajectory is inspired by the drawings of the visionary theater artist Antonin Artaud. Heard in 2007 at City Opera's VOX, this wordless monodrama now receives its world stage premiere.
In Arnold Schoenberg's ground-breaking "Erwartung" (or Expectation), a terrified woman gropes through a dark forest searching for her lover, only to find that the darkness dwells within her. Written in Vienna in 1909 and premiered in 1924, the work now has its New York City Opera premiere. This quintessential Modernist opera uses fragmented text and atonal musical language to explore perception and the unconscious, registering the shockwaves of
fear and the great arcs of desire. The libretto was written by the young doctor Marie Pappenheim, who was likely related to Anna O., subject of one of Freud's famous case studies. "Erwartung" will be performed in German with English supertitles.
A 1976 meeting between American composer Morton Feldman and playwright Samuel Beckett yielded "Neither", a stream-of-consciousness monodrama that investigates altered states of mind and awareness. In Beckett's only libretto-just eighty-seven words, hovering in a troubled stillness-the protagonist is seeking not her lover but herself, as she moves with the ethereal music through landscapes of memory. Feldman's haunting, glacial composition challenges the highest extremes of the soprano range, evoking hypnotic visions and creating an unsettling sense of time and place. This unique work had its premiere in 1977 at the Rome Opera and will receive its first U.S. staging with orchestra at City Opera. "Neither" will be performed in English with supertitles.
Performance dates: March 25 at 8pm, March 27 at 1:30pm, March 29
at 7:30pm, March 31 at 8pm, April 2 at 1:30pm,
April 8 at 8pm
Séance on a Wet Afternoon
City Opera presents the New York premiere of the first opera by Oscar and Grammy-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz, whose previous credits run from Godspell to Wicked and Enchanted. Based on the novel by Mark McShane and its 1964 film noir adaptation, the opera focuses on Myra Foster, a trance medium who involves her passive husband in a plot to kidnap the daughter of a neighboring family. Myra intends to find the girl through psychic communication with her own dead son, and so gain the fame she craves-but the plot goes awry, as her fragile sanity begins to break down.
Soprano Lauren Flanigan is Myra Foster, and baritone Kim Josephson makes his company debut as Bill Foster. Excerpts from Séance on a Wet Afternoon were presented at City Opera's VOX showcase in 2009. The opera had its world premiere on September 26, 2009, at Opera Santa Barbara in California. City Opera music director George Mahanan conducts the production, directed by Scott Schwartz, with sets by Heidi Ettinger, costumes by Alejo Vietti and lighting by David Lander, all making their City Opera debuts. The work will be performed in English with supertitles.
Performance dates: April 19 at 7:30pm, April 20 at 8pm, April 22 at 8pm, April 23 at 1:30pm, April 24 at 1:30pm, April 26 at 7:30pm, April 28 at 8pm, April 29 at 8pm, April 30 at 8pm, May 1 at 1:30pm
About the Concerts
An Evening with Christine Brewer
Thursday, October 28, 2010, at 7:00 pm
Christine Brewer, one of the world's most sought-after sopranos, brings her consummate artistry to a special concert and gala, with the New York City Opera Orchestra and Music Director George Manahan. Ms. Brewer will sing selections from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, Puccini's Turandot, and Richard Strauss's lieder.
Lucky to Be Me: The Music of Leonard Bernstein
Saturday, November 6, 2010, at 8:00 pm
& Sunday, November 7, 2010, at 1:30 pm
This exciting concert evening examines the work of one of America's most influential composers, including music from the Kaddish Symphony, Mass, Songfest, Wonderful Town, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, On the Town, West Side Story, and more.
John Zorn & Friends
Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at 8:00 pm
Avant-garde innovators Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Mike Patton, Marc Ribot, Dave Douglas and Uri Caine perform with experimental music master John Zorn in a series of mind-bending sonic compositions and no-holds-barred improvisations.
Family Opera in Concert: Where the Wild Things Are
Saturday, April 9, 2011, at 1:30 pm
Bring the whole family to a special matinee concert and benefit, featuring the fantastical opera based on the beloved children's book by Maurice Sendak. Composed by Oliver Knussen to a libretto by Sendak himself, this enchanting work (last performed at City Opera in 1987) tells the tale of Max, a little boy with a wild imagination. City Opera is proud to affirm its mission of nurturing young American singers by presenting the Vocal Fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center in this performance of Where the Wild Things Are. Conductor Julian Kuerti makes his company debut leading Fellows from the renowned Tanglewood Music Center.
Defying Gravity: The Music of Stephen Schwartz
Thursday, April 21, 2011, at 8:00 pm
A salute to the composer of Séance on a Wet Afternoon with this program of songs from his acclaimed Broadway and film works, including Wicked, Godspell, Pippin and Enchanted. Kristin Chenoweth and Raúl Esparza are scheduled to appear. This concert will be followed by City Opera's Spring Gala.
Subscriptions and Tickets
Subscriptions for New York City Opera's 2010-2011 season will be on sale beginning March 9, 2010, and can be purchased online at nycOpera.com or by phone at (212) 496-0600. Subscriptions start at $36 ($12 per ticket).
Single tickets will be on sale beginning September 7, 2010. Ticket prices start at $12. New York City Opera stage productions will take place at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center (63rd St. & Columbus Ave). Weekday performances, with the exception of Tuesdays, begin at 8:00pm. Tuesday performances begin at 7:30pm. Friday and Saturday evening performances begin at 8:00pm; matinees begin at 1:30pm.
Sponsors and Supporters
New York City Opera gratefully acknowledges the following institutions for their leadership support of our 2010-2011 Season: The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Estate of Ruth Klotz, Lincoln Center Corporate Fund, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation.
Production support for A Quiet Place generously provided by Susan Baker and Michael Lynch, The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Production support for The Elixir of Love generously provided by Emilie Roy Corey. Original production support generously provided by The Reed Foundation.
Production support for Monodramas: "La Machine de l'être", "Erwartung" and "Neither" generously provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
American Airlines is the Official Airline of New York City Opera.
The 2010-2011 Season is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
About New York City Opera
Since its founding in 1943, New York City Opera has been recognized as one of America's preeminent cultural institutions, celebrated for its adventurous programming and innovative, risk-taking production style. The company's wide-ranging repertory of 275 works spans five centuries of music and includes 29 world premieres and 61 American and/or New York premieres of such notable works as Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle, Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shostakovich's Katerina Ismailova, Busoni's Doktor Faust, Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges and The Flaming Angel, Zimmermann's Die Soldaten, Schoenberg's Moses und Aron, and Glass' Akhnaten. The company has been a leading showcase for young artists, helping to launch the careers of more than 3,000 singers, including José Carreras, Phyllis Curtin, David Daniels, Plácido Domingo, Lauren Flanigan, Elizabeth Futral, Jerry Hadley, Catherine Malfitano, Bejun Mehta, Sherrill Milnes, Samuel Ramey, Gianna Rolandi, Beverly Sills, Norman Treigle, Tatiana Troyanos, and Carol Vaness. In 1983, City Opera made operatic history when it became the first American Opera Company to use supertitles, an innovation that has revolutionized the way opera is produced and appreciated worldwide. In November 2009, under new General Manager and Artistic Director George Steel, the company inaugurated the newly renovated David H. Koch Theater, the shared home of New York City Opera and New York City Ballet, following a joint $107 million project to refurbish and modernize the theater and enhance both the artistic and visitor experience.


text: Wahama eyes perfect season, first title vs. Madonna By Tommy R. Atkinson November 30, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Wahama showed a side in last week's semifinals that it rarely had all season."We did things we hadn't done all year,'' said Wahama coach Ed Cromley of his team's 10-7 win at Magnolia. "I think a lot of times we take the easy way out. We block somebody for just a couple of counts and let them go."These guys at Magnolia you had to block them until the whistle blew or they would get there. I think probably during the fourth quarter we played tough football against a good opponent. We outplayed them to go down there and kick the winning field goal. Our backs found a crease and not a hole and made it work.''The third-seeded White Falcons (13-0) will need that type of effort again at 7 tonight when they face No. 4 Madonna (12-1) in the Super Six Class A championship at Wheeling Island Stadium.Wahama will be making only its second appearance at the Super Six in school history. The White Falcons lost to Wheeling Central 28-14 two years ago in their first try for a title. Wahama, located in Mason County, opened in 1925.Madonna, which last won it all in 2009 for the school's second title, is coming full circle this season. The Blue Dons honored the 25th anniversary of the 1987 squad's championship, the school's first, by changing their helmet color from blue to silver.The White Falcons, who finished off their third straight 10-0 season, will continue to rely on a steady ground game led by junior back Kane Roush, senior back Zach Wamsley and senior quarterback Trenton Gibbs.Roush, who hasn't been slowed down very many times this season, has rushed for 1,607 yards for an impressive 13.1 yards per carry with 23 touchdowns. He's also the team's leading receiver with 17 receptions for 257 yards and 15.1-yard average and two scores. Wamsley (1,141 yards, 20 TDs) also averages 33.3 yards per catch while Gibbs is a capable thrower (1,151, 13 TDs) and runner (576 yards, seven TDs). "They have some great skill players,'' Madonna coach Doug Taylor said of the White Falcons. "They're going to create some challenges for us. They've got a lot of weapons. They create quite a few problems defensively. It's hard to simulate it in practice."They're going to be a very hard team for us to defend. We're going to have to let the game come to us. The more you see it the easier it will be to make your adjustments to it. We've played some teams similar to it. We're going to try and protect the perimeter and take away that inside run game and not let them get outside on us.''Madonna's offense revolves around quarterback Ross Comis, who has passed for 1,466 yards and 17 TDs and is the team's top rusher with 1,563 yards and 24 scores. The Blue Dons have four receivers with nearly 300 yards each.Travis Brown spearheads the defense with a team-high 92 tackles while Tyler Ewusiak has 81/2 sacks and 111/2 tackles for loss. Will Bowser and Comis have seven and six interceptions, respectively, from their secondary positions."Throughout their team they've got better players,'' said Cromley in comparing the Blue Dons to Magnolia. "First of all you've not only got to be ready for what they do, you have to get in proper position and then it comes down to can we keep up with the quality athletes that they have? "We didn't evaluate Magnolia as being as quick as they ended up being. We had to adjust to the speed of the game and it took us awhile to do that. It's hard to say until you get out there and play a little bit.''Madonna overcame a costly turnover in last week's 20-14 double-overtime victory at Tucker County in the semis, but Taylor doesn't think that formula will work again. "When you get this deep in the playoffs you can't turn the ball over,'' he said. "We can't have that this week. Defensively, [Wahama is] just so aggressive."They're a physical football team. They put a helmet on you. We've played a couple physical teams, but I think they're going to be top on the list for us. We're going to have to make sure we're ready for that.''Reach Tommy R. Atkinson at email@example.com or 304-348-4811.A: BY THE NUMBERSNo. 3 Wahama (13-0) vs. No. 4 Madonna (12-1) 7 p.m. today Wheeling Island StadiumRUSHING - Wahama: Kane Roush 122 carries, 1,607 yards, 23 touchdowns; Zack Wamsley 174-1,141-20; Crandale Neal 79-596-7; Trenton Gibbs 98-576-7; Madonna: Ross Comis 199-1,563-24; Ossman 112-747-12, Eliott Nero 106-713-8PASSING - Wahama: Gibbs 55-102, 5 interceptions, 1,151 yards, 13 TDs; Madonna: Comis 98-158-6-1,466, 17 TDsRECEIVING - Wahama: Roush 17-257-2, Wyatt Zuspan 12-255-2, Austin Cole 9-217-3, Neal 6-200-4; Madonna: Will Bowser 20-355-4, Marcello Biondillo 18-331-4, Garrett Hypes 15-297-3, Nero 21-284-4 Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 YWCA Charleston's Women of Achievement to be honored in March 3 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 4 WVU law professor announces run for Congress 5 Area EMS workers return from assisting with Irma recovery Reclassification shakes up state wrestling picture Previous Story Super Six driving directions Next Story


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Escalona happy with result despite ball off face
Rockies reliever believes it's far more important to get his sinker to work
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- When his left jaw stopped hurting, thanks to ice, and Rockies relief pitcher Edgmer Escalona was ruled concussion-free, thanks to new attention and precautionary handling, he could finally enjoy a small-but-important accomplishment.
Escalona was pitching in a simulated game on Tuesday, when a hard one-hopper ticked off his glove and smacked against his left cheekbone, threatening to put an end to a much-needed strong spring performance. In the end, Escalona wasn't hurt seriously.
And he figured he had fulfilled his mission.
"I've been working on my sinker, because everybody says we have to be looking for ground balls, every time," Escalona said. "After I got hit, everybody was sad. Finally, I said, 'I'm fine, but the important thing is the ground ball.'
"I got a ground ball. I don't care that it hit me in my face."
Escalona hasn't pitched in a game since then, but is scheduled to appear for two innings against the Royals on Tuesday at Surprise, Ariz. Escalona has pitched four Cactus League innings and has given up one run on four hits, with six strikeouts and zero walks. He also struck out one and pitched a scoreless inning against Team USA's World Baseball Classic squad during an exhibition game.
Being out of Minor League options, if the Rockies want to send Escalona to the Minors they must expose him to other clubs through waivers. Clubs have a hard time giving up hard-throwing relievers, however. Escalona is 0-1 with a 3.50 ERA in 41 Major League appearances over the last three seasons, including 22 games last year.
However, the Rockies plan to carry just three middle relievers, although four could be in the mix if the club goes ahead with a plan to pick up a reliever and swap out a position player during long homestands. Adam Ottavino, who functioned well in the role last year, and non-roster candidates Manny Corpas and Miguel Batista, along with Chris Volstad are right-handed candidates. Josh Outman and Rule 5 Draft prospect Daniel Rosenbaum are lefties who could pitch in the middle. The Rockies also could use starter-types who don't win a rotation spot in the role.
To distinguish himself from the crowd, Escalona is trying to improve his hard slider and show confidence in a changeup that can be nasty. Escalona said he is gaining the confidence he needs to use the changeup in games.
"I practiced in Venezuela on my changeup, threw a lot of them, and now it's working," Escalona said. "I've got to throw a changeup, because I have a good fastball. Now my slider is good. I feel confident with my pitches."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Since our last round-up of Nameberry's actual baby names of 2011 in June, there's been a bonanza of beautifully named newbies posted on our forums–and I'm sure they're just the tip of the iceberg. Once again Pam and I are blown away by the fantastic choices being made—from the elegant classics to the more imaginative selections, including great multiple pairings and sibsets. Not to mention all the consistently awesome level of berry-to-berry advice, guidance and support that often leads to those choices.
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Indiana Pacers will be on NBATV
Saturday Oct. 6th at 10:30AM to 1:00PM
There are several repeat times there after.
Also, NBATV are showing other teams camps and are showing exhibition games!
Have Fun, the time is nearing!!!
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Indiana Pacers will be on NBATV
Saturday Oct. 6th at 10:30AM to 1:00PM
There are several repeat times there after.
Also, NBATV are showing other teams camps and are showing exhibition games!
Have Fun, the time is nearing!!!
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
Well, it figures they finally do something like that the year I finally drop NBATV.
Do they later post these on nba.com? They often do for other NBATV content.
I watched the New Orleans Hornnets Real Training camp last night and came away extremely impressed with Monte Williams as a coach. He's good
Do we have confirmation on the time MG on his show yesterday said 1pm saturday, my Brighthouse DVR says 5pm or something, nba.com showed later in the evening, i think...
I've got NBA TV with comcast. Same time zone as Indy. The onscreen tv listing shows the Pacers as follows:
5 pm to 7:30 pm (listed as Repeat 150 minutes)
9 pm to 10:30 pm (listed as Repeat but only 90 minutes instead of 150 minutes)
The originally listed 10:30 am to 1 pm listing is gone. Those slots now have Open Court at 10:30 followed by a Boston - Turkey exhibition at 11:30 (repeat). When I checked yesterday it had the Pacers listed.
It looks like it might still be up in the air.
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Thanks for posting this info.
It's showing from 7:30 to 9:00 pm isn't it?
Wow! I was hoping that they would follow the Pacers this year. Id rather watch this than any of their pre-season games. You can really learn so much more about an individual player from a practice. For example you get to see who is struggling with picking up the plays and who the true leaders of the team are.
I remember watching the Lakers a couple of seasons ago and was really impressed with how hard the coaches were pushing the players. Phil Jackson was a great coach and he was very meticulous about where a player needed to be on offense and defense. I'd watch a play thinking it was executed perfectly and Phil would stop them and point out how much better it would be if they rotated faster or were in a different spot on the floor. It was also cool seeing the other players really yelling out instructions and cheering each other on.
Appears maybe they have changed the schedule. Now first on from 5:00 PM to 7:30PM. Shown again at 9:00 and again at 1:00 AM. But note the first showing is 2.5 hours long the other showings are 1.5 so if you are setting your DVR, I would record the 5-7:30. Not sure what they are cuting out for the later airings.
If you click on the link be sure to click on the correct day - Saturday
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Brighthouse shows it on from 7:30 - 9, then replayed 1 am - 2:30 am....
Edit: now DTV has it from 5:00pm to 7:30pm
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"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
Right now I'm betting the full version is at 5 pm. But I'll be watching at 10:30 am too just in case.
I was just thinking, typical for the NBA to cover a lottery team like the Hornets cuz they have that 1 player with supertalent on their team instead of a not true contender team
Yea, My DVR auto changed from 10:30AM - 1:00 PM to 5:00PM - 7:30PM
So, even tho the time changed, my recording is still set.
I will be keeping an eye on it Saturday as I don't want to miss the first showing and miss out on the extra hour it has.
Thanks to all for recognizing the NBATV schedule change.
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
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Tune in to @nbatv tomorrow at 1pm. I will analyze @pacers training camp along with host @vince_cellini.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
They cover which ever team will allow the access. They mic the head coach and a couple of players. Most teams don't allow that kind of access
Direct TV has it from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM now. It's been kinda crazy the time has changed 3 times.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
I see. Thank u UB and thank you Frank. I love watching Pacers practice
I was kind of hoping it would air 10:30 to 1... get to catch it before I head to work! So is there a conclusive time set?
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
Big thanks for posting this. I would've never known, but now I've got the DVR set and I'm excited for this. Not being very close to Indy, I've never been able to see the team practice or anything like that. I can't wait to see this. This team definitely has me hungry for every little bit of basketball I can get.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
I can't wait to see how Paul, Gerald, Lance, Miles, and OJ look on the court!!
Also, it was reported that Fan Jam will be October 28th.
witters: @imbtyler, @postgameonline
Wishing my League Pass Broadband subscription allowed me to watch NBATV! I'd gladly pay extra for it, too bad the licensing is so complicated.
Just read this about today's camp. Trying to temper my excitement, but enjoying all the good local press:
"Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better." - Albert Camus
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." - Voltaire
"Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others." - William Greider
In case anyone is wondering, it was NOT on at 10:30 am.
I'm still expecting the full show at 5:00 pm. After that all the repeat broadcasts are cut down by 40%.
Pacers just tweeted it will be on Pacers.com at 1.
And on NBAtv at 5.


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City Councilman Carl DeMaio, one of four major candidates for San Diego mayor and the city's most ardent critic of public employee pensions, is pushing a plan to eliminate one of the most controversial benefits granted to city workers.
DeMaio said the city has the ability to get rid of the Deferred Retirement Option Plan, commonly known as DROP, that allows employees to simultaneously collect a salary and a pension. He wants city leaders to make immediate changes to DROP to make it less appealing and then seek a court ruling to eliminate it altogether.
DeMaio has often railed against the DROP program over the years so it shouldn't come as a surprise that he's touting the benefit on the campaign trail as a prime example of what's wrong with City Hall. Labor unions have consistently defended DROP as a vested benefit created through negotiations with past city leaders.
The program, which began in 1997, allows an employee to officially retire but continue working for up to five years. During that period, the employee receives a salary and collects a pension. The pension goes into a special account that can't be touched until the worker leaves the city payroll. That account then receives a set interest rate, which had been as high as 8 percent in years past but is currently 1.9 percent.
Once they quit, employees can then cash out the DROP account in a lump sum or as an annuity, which can increase annual retirement payouts by tens of thousands.
An independent study by Buck Consultants found that DROP is "cost neutral" because the city's costs increased by only 1.6 percent, or $149 million, with the program as opposed to without it. Those costs are spread over several decades.
Critics, including DeMaio, have seized on the $149 million figure as evidence of DROP's significant cost to taxpayers while labor supporters say the costs are nominal considering the city's ability to retain experienced employees.
The DROP program has been eliminated for employees hired after June 30, 2005, but DeMaio said there were 1,200 employees currently enrolled in DROP and an additional 5,600 workers remain eligible.
"This is a program that's offensive and the politicians have hidden behind 'Oh, we got rid of it for new hires.' Well there's still thousands of city employees eligible," he said. "It is the most abusive pension perk in the city's pension system today and it's continuing and we need to reform it."
Michael Zucchet, head of the Municipal Employees Association, the city's largest union representing white-collar workers, questions the timing of DeMaio's proposal during a mayoral campaign.
"To go from your own actuary with a city-funded study saying it's cost neutral to a proposal to eliminate it seems like just one more in a long line of policy proposals from DeMaio that have nothing to do with economics and everything to do with politics," he said. "To embark upon more costly litigation over a benefit that the city says is cost neutral, it just seems like madness. So I'm not sure we need to argue about who's right about the vested legal status of the benefit although, of course, we think it's absolutely clear on that."
DeMaio said he'll introduce a proposal to the City Council in coming weeks that will make three significant changes to the benefit — eliminate guaranteed interest on the DROP account, increase contribution rates for workers and reduce salaries for enrolled employees.
In addition, DeMaio said he wants the city seek a declaratory judgment from the courts on whether the city has the right to completely eliminate the program.
City Attorney Jan Goldsmith said the three changes proposed by DeMaio could all be made based on previous court rulings won by the city. He issued a March 7, 2011, legal opinion that outlined those options. He noted that none of those rulings addressed the central issue of whether DROP is a vested benefit and there isn't any current litigation on the topic.
"It's a fuzzy issue as to whether it's vested or not," Goldsmith said. "It definitely is a gray area so we decided let's focus on the three things we can affect without going through that expense. But that's a cost-benefit analysis that the City Council and mayor would go through. We would follow their decision either way."
DeMaio, along with current Mayor Jerry Sanders and City Councilman Kevin Faulconer, helped craft Proposition B on the June 5 ballot. The initiative would replace pensions with 401(k)-style plans for all new hires except police officers. It also proposes to freeze the pensionable pay of current workers for five years. Proposition B doesn't address DROP.


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Burglars made off with a floor-mounted safe from Vallejo's Jolli Bee restaurant Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, a Vallejo Police Department spokesman said.
Officers responded to a burglary report at the Sonoma Boulevard restaurant at about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, where a woman said she arrived at work just after 7 a.m. to find "someone had apparently entered through the side doors," and stole the safe, Lt. Kenny Park said.
Officers noticed signs of forced entry on the door frame, Park said. It was not immediately known what, if anything, had been in the safe.


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Hartford, CT - With teams geared to go, and ready to begin the two week stretch of the AAU April Live Period, some of the top teams prepared for that at a very competitive Northeast Hoops Festival on Sunday. Here were some of the top performers and headlines.
Nigerian Newcomer
Playing on the U16 circuit with CBC happened to be two stud big men. As most know about 2015 Pope John XXIII (NJ) power forward Moustapha Diagne by now, they likely have little to no clue who Sam Ibiezegbe is.
As both made their AAU debut, Diagne already gained plenty of exposure on the high school level, and the Senegalese product has reeled in offers from Oregon State, UConn, La Salle, West Virginia, Cincinnati and many more. Ibiezegbe, on the other hand, is a class of 2016 6-foot-11 center from The Masters School (CT), who is finishing up his first complete year of basketball since coming over from Nigeria.
"Currently no schools know of him," his coach Ralph Auriantal told Rivals.com. "This is his first year of basketball and his first time playing AAU."
Auriantal thinks he will be fairly well known soon after, however. With a big body, the freshman runs the floor extremely well for his size, and is getting stronger. Extremely young and raw, he has all the tools to be a high-major talent as he is playing similar to the level of Diagne when he first started playing in the states. His spacing on the court, positioning in the post and developing an IQ for the game will be attributes that Ibiezegbe is bound to learn about over the next few years. Once he develops offensively, he could be scary.
It's still early, but look for tons of interest to build up for him on the U16 level this spring.
Sharma & Falzon Show Immense Improvement
Of all the talented 2014, 2015 and 2016 recruits in the building on Sunday, two showed off how good they could potentially be. Both Aaron Falzon and Josh Sharma brought their A-game to the stage.
Falzon, a 2015 combo forward from St. Mark's (MA), is running with Expressions, and appears to have come out of his shell a bit. The brother of Sacred Heart player Tevin Falzon, Aaron is running the floor, getting stronger and is much more athletic as he continues to improve. Originally a true power forward, his improved handle craftiness have led to more relaxed play on the court. Now, he needs to work on getting quicker and being able to take a defender off the dribble in order to become a true 3/4.
As Providence and Boston College recently offer him a scholarship, he also holds offers from Sacred Heart and Boston. Ohio State and Duke, among others, have demonstrated some interest. He hopes to visit both Providence and Boston College in the near future, if he does make any trips.
Sharma, a 2015 power forward from Northfield Mount Hermon (MA), has steadily improved around the rim as he is now finishing with a force. Still working on getting stronger, the high-academic big man's post moves, athleticism, footwork and many other small aspects of his game are starting to come around as the Mass Rivals product attempts to make believers out of college coaches.
Still holding his trio of offers from Kansas State, UMass and Providence, with interest from Duke, Syracuse and Maryland. Look for this list to expand rapidly as the month of April ends.
Almighty Abu
The options for Abdul-Malik Abu range from Big-12 to the Big Ten to the SEC and so on, and so forth. Simply put, his list has exceeded twenty schools and counting. However, that list could be chopped fairly soon.
"After the second live period, I may cut my list down," he told Rivals.com. "It continues to grow so my goal is to manage it somehow."
With a boatload of offers, Abu is staying in contact the most with Florida, Iowa State, Kansas State, UConn, Providence, Maryland, St. John's, Duke and Wisconsin. Unconcerned about choosing a program simply for its name, Abu is transforming into a very productive and versatile combo forward. With the ability to play in the post, and one he improves his handle, on the perimeter, the No. 50 player in the Rivals150 could skyrocket to the top tier of the rankings.
While the four-star prospect and teammate, Jared Terrell, are good friends, there is no definitive answer yet as to whether or not they will attempt a package deal. With various options for the rising seniors, UConn appears to be an interesting one, that has now turned complex because of the signing of NC State transfer Rodney Purvis.
If Abu and Terrell do attempt to explore the package option, it will be interesting to see what UConn's pitch is, among many others schools on the recruiting trail.
Larrier Looking to Land Major Offers
Most players on Team Scan have already established themselves heading into year one of the Nike EYBL. With numerous Rivals150 players, Terry Larrier is the odd one out, but that may not be for long.
The 2014 6-foot-8 small forward from Phelps School (PA) is in high demand by dozens of mid-major schools throughout the east coast, but interest is piling up from even bigger schools. His jumper is becoming much better, along with his defense and communication. Once Larrier gets stronger and tightens up his handle on the perimeter, things could get very scary, very soon.
Wake Forest, Iowa State, UConn and Texas have yet to offer, but are coming on strong. VCU, Oklahoma and Providence are recruiting him the hardest. He wants to visit the VCU campus, along with Miami and Georgetown. As playing time, family atmosphere and coaching style mean a lot to him, but he is still pleased with his 15 or so mid-major offers.
With a chance to make a name for himself in the next two weeks, and then elevate that name the rest of the summer, there is a high likeliness that Larrier takes full advantage of the situation.
Northeast Notes
Boston Celtics president of operations Danny Ainge has already sent two of his boys to BYU. His third son, , may be the best of all three, and may head a different route. The 2015 5-foot-11 point guard by way of Kimball Union (NH), Ainge is running with ECE-Mass. His size hurts him, but he makes up for it with his high IQ and passing ability. Typically a strong shooter, he didn't have his best day on the court. Nevertheless, Ainge is going to be a mid-major recruit, and hasn't set his focus on following in his family's footsteps to BYU just yet. The sophomore will be an interesting one to keep tabs on going forward.
Ranked No. 44 in the Rivals150, Kaleb Joseph is pacing himself for a strong summer ahead with schools such as Duke and Ohio State evaluating him hard in order to figure out whether or not to offer. Syracuse, on the other hand, has already offered and is beginning to pick up the pressure in his recruitment through constant contact. Despite a busy spring of books and basketball, don't be surprised if he makes his way on to the Orange's campus with his Mass Rivals teammate, Goodluck Okonoboh.
Jared Wilson-Frame remains without an offer, but his personal goal is to get his grades up. In order to do that, the 2015 wing will leave Windsor (CT) with hopes of landing at Kimball Union (NH), Vermont Academy or St. Thomas More (CT) next year. The athletic specimen is making better decisions on the court and is starting to become a more well-rounded player. This will be an important spring for him on the AAU trail with Expressions.
Fitting one's role is always tough when that doesn't include being the main guy or leading scorer, but 2014 St. Thomas More (CT) point guard Cane Broome is doing an excellent job of that. Through defensive pressure, finding teammates and an improving mid-range jumper, Broome is being the best teammate he can; something most don't show off on the AAU circuit. The Expressions product holds scholarships from Quinnipiac, Fordham and Fairfield, with interest coming in from Wagner, Loyola Marymount, Utah State, Sacred Heart, Central Connecticut State and others.
Athletic specimen sums up the game of Team Scan's Unique McLean. The question regarding the 2016 guard from Hoosac (NY) is whether or not he will be continue to round out his game and become a true point guard. With his current size, he must do that in order to have a chance at playing at a high level. Detroit, St. Francis (NY) and the old Siena staff offered him at an early age, but McLean likes hearing from the big boys as VCU, Florida, Baylor, Dayton, UConn and others are generating some early interest.
For the latest in college basketball recruiting, head to TheRecruitScoop.com for the latest details and notes on offers, visits, commitments and more. To contact Alex Kline, you can reach him by email at email@example.com or on Twitter at TheRecruitScoop.


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La Grange, a suburb of Chicago, is a village in Cook County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 15,550 at the 2010 census.
The area around La Grange was first settled in the 1830s, when Chicago residents moved out to the west due to the rapid population increase in the city in the decade since its incorporation. The first settler, Robert Leitch, came to the area in 1830, seven years before the City of Chicago was incorporated. La Grange's location, at approximately from the Chicago Loop, is not considered far from the city by today's standards, but in that time the residents enjoyed the peace of rural life without much communication with urban residents.
The village was officially incorporated on June 11, 1879. It was founded by Franklin Dwight Cossitt, who was born in Granby, Connecticut, and raised in Tennessee, and moved to Chicago in 1862 where he built a successful wholesale grocery business.
In 1870, Cossitt purchased several hundred acres of farmland in Lyons Township, along the Chicago-Dixon Road, known today as Ogden Avenue (U.S. Highway 34). Ogden Avenue, on the site of a defunct Native American trail, was also referred to as the "Old Plank Road". Planks were often stolen by settlers to be used as building material, which made traveling very bumpy. When the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad came to town, La Grange was a milk stop called Hazel Glen. A few miles to the south, through present-day Willow Springs, the Illinois and Michigan Canal had emerged as a major shipping corridor, connecting Chicago and the Great Lakes with the Illinois and Mississippi rivers.
Cossitt set out to build the ideal suburban village - laying out streets, planting trees, donating property for churches and schools, and building quality homes for sale. He also placed liquor restrictions in the land deeds he sold to prevent the village from becoming a saloon town.
When Cossitt began his development, the area was served by a post office known as Kensington. But upon learning of another community already with that name in Illinois, Cossitt decided to name his town in honor of La Grange, Tennessee, where he had been raised as a youth on an uncle's cotton farm. However, today Kensington remains the name of one of the village's major avenues.
After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed much of that city, thousands of its citizens sought new homes and opportunities far from the city's ills but within a convenient commute. La Grange was ideally situated to accommodate them.
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Those itching like early birds waiting on worms for the Snow Goose Festival can feed their hunger with a new event this year at a kickoff event at the Patrick Ranch.
A Birds & Books mixer will run 5-8 p.m. today at the Patrick Ranch Museum at 10381 Midway between Chico and Durham.
Guests can start their winter birding adventure by meeting local and regional authors whose books touch on a variety of subjects about the natural world. Topics include the Sutter Buttes, the nature of Bidwell Park, the flumes and trails of Paradise, Ishi and the Sacramento River. Books will be available for purchase.
Admission and parking are free, and light refreshment, live music and local wines will be offered, as well as door prizes and a raffle.
Glenwood House tours are available for $5. A free bird photo slide show will run continuously throughout the evening in Pat's Barn.


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BRENT Macaffer couldn't sleep. Each night for a week he would wake with a start from a dream about a game of football. He would look at the clock: 3 am, 4 am, 5 am.
Many people dream of football: running out, kicking a goal, playing in a premiership. Macaffer had lived those dreams, but this dream was different.
It was only a pre-season game but he was more nervous than before the 2010 grand finals. This time was different, a horrible 2011, a knee injury, a year out of the game and the turmoil of the death of a close mate left him feeling in the dark, suddenly uncertain of the things in life he could rely on.
"I kept waking up at three or four o'clock in the morning with butterflies and I was having little dreams of playing the game over and over in my head and that went on for days leading into the game. But I was so excited just to be getting out there and to play again," Macaffer said.
''I had been out so long I didn't know if I could still do it. The game has changed; lot quicker; more rotations; I am coming back from an injury; 'can I still get a kick'? I was interested to see how I would go out there."
He went well. But it was not without a scare. Minutes into the game, he came to the bench limping. It was only minutes into the corresponding game 12 months previously that he wrecked his knee. This time it was only a knock, but it was a scare. He played forward and kicked a clever goal crumbing a pack - a novelty for a player who grew up playing full-forward.
It had been a long road back. Macaffer's love of the game turned into a loathing. He hated being in the gym. He hated being a footballer who didn't play football. Much had changed since 2010, when the rookie became a premiership player. He relaxed in 2011 and didn't work the way he needed to. Success had come too easily. That prompted a frank discussion with coach Nathan Buckley, who warned him he was at the crossroads. He responded well and was primed to recover lost ground in 2012 when he injured the knee.
"He went off the rails a little bit and struggled to find the same intensity in his preparation," Buckley said. "He had to do a lot of soul-searching and we had some pretty direct conversations at the end of 2011.
"You would find it hard to suggest he had proven anything really as a footballer other than that, with a level of talent he had, he was capable of having an impact at AFL level. That is a very small taste of what he is capable of.
"At that time it was enough for him to take the foot off the accelerator and clearly he would look at that and say that was a mistake. He has learnt from that, he has turned himself around."
The sudden death of his close friend and former housemate John McCarthy last September forced further introspection. "I still struggle a bit with it," Macaffer said. "I have got some photos at home of JMac that my girlfriend put together to sort of make a bit of a shrine. It is hard to get to grips with it and, from a footy perspective as well, it is probably going to take a while.
"It's another thing of being injured the last few years - I have grown up a lot and matured as a person. It was tough for the whole player group, the five or six who were close to him.''
Macaffer was in the gym when he first heard something was up. He was with Jarryd Blair when Rodney Eade happened to pass by. Eade knew Macaffer and Lachie Keeffe had shared a house with McCarthy so asked if he knew what had happened to the former Collingwood player overnight. Macaffer didn't know what he was talking about.
"Knowing he was overseas, Blairy and I were joking [that] 'the dumbass has probably been mugged or done something stupid'. We were just joking about it," he said. Soon after, he learnt the awful truth. His mate was dead.
"We were in shock. Didn't know what to do and couldn't understand what had happened. They tried to explain it but there were not a lot of details at the time so they left us to get our heads around it the best we could," he said.
A close group of players of a similar age gathered at Nathan Brown's house to grieve.
Macaffer had McCarthy's name tattooed on the inside of his bicep to ensure the lifelong friendship forged in those formative years at the club would never be forgotten. This year, he will wear the No. 3 guernsey that McCarthy wore at Collingwood.
"I had the idea in mind … to take his number and before I got to ask, Bucks said, 'I know you were really close with him. Would you be interested in taking his number?' I was really humbled by it. I am so grateful to wear it for the other boys and hopefully I can make it proud."


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Dickie Harrell Nova Found?
Could the tube-framed Nova, a '62 two-door post sedan, have a direct lineage to the late and legendary drag racer and car builder Dickie Harrell? I had to have a look. Michael Lightbourn said he would take me to see this car on my next trip to El Paso.
This Nova could definitely have a link to the famous man
I am not sure where the farm is. I was riding, not driving. We might have crossed the border into New Mexico. Michael stopped at a farm. We waited for Bob, who apparently is not a fulltime farmer. He had a job in the city somewhere. Michael knocked at his door. Bob's wife answered. Bob would be home in 30 minutes or so.
Bob took us to a shed on the "back 40" on his farm. There were no lights inside the cinderblock structure, which was not much larger than a double-car garage.
Over in the corner I saw the old Nova, front fenders missing to expose a tube frame. Light streamed from an opening in the shed to illuminate the side of the body and the word LOBO in giant capital letters.
"It's an old A/FX car. I'm pretty sure it was one of Dickie Harrell's cars."
The Harrell name is magic in the muscle car world today. Everybody knows about Yenko Camaros and Novas, and specialty muscle car builds from Baldwin-Motion, Berger, and Dana Chevrolet. Of all the Chevrolet builders in the muscle car era, perhaps none is more obscure and mysterious than Harrell. He was not a dealer, but he did build Dick Harrell cars. Harrell was so successful drag racing and building cars of the Bowtie label he became known as Mr. Chevrolet.
I have heard about ultrarare Harrell Camaros and Chevelles, and I once photographed an even more obscure, 427-powered Harrell Nova, vintage 1968. I was pretty sure Harrell wasn't building cars for public sale in 1962. However, he was drag racing as early as the '50s and lived less than three hours' drive away in the early '60s, in Carlsbad, New Mexico. So this Nova could definitely have a link to the famous man.
Bob drifted back in time to 1985. There was an ad in the El Paso Times for a tube-frame race car. He said, "I thought it was a dirt car. I went to look at it. It had Halibrand wheels, and that's what I wanted. We negotiated a deal. When I came back, the wheels were gone. I negotiated a lower price. I liked the aftermarket bolt-on front end."
Before Bob hauled his prize off to his farm, he asked about the car's history. This seller, in 1985, claimed to have bought the car years earlier from Harrell. Of course, in 1985 Bob wasn't a collector. He was looking for something to build to race.
The car once raced as an A/Gasser
He ended up not racing the old Nova. From 1985 to the present, Bob simply stored the old race car. He still does not know the heritage. I thought maybe some of our readers might be able to identify the car, and possibly recover a piece of Harrell history. If anybody knows any of this car's history, please email me at email@example.com and I'll print the results.
Cars in Law: '69 Camaro SS396 L78
Mr. A took his low-mileage '69 Camaro SS396 L78 coupe to a car show. Mr. B approached Mr. A and said, "I'm restoring one just like that."
Mr. A said he would like to buy Mr. B's L78 Camaro. This way, Mr. A would have an L78 to drive, as he wanted to keep the miles low on his L78. Chevrolet built just 4,889 Camaros for 1969 with this top dog 375-horse 396.
Three years passed. Mr. A and Mr. B built up a friendship through extensive in-person, telephone, and electronic communications.
In 2007, Mr. B assured Mr. A the last six digits of the VIN were stamped on the engine block. Mr. B also produced a Protect-O-Plate matching the VIN. Mr. A trusted Mr. B and bought the L78 Camaro for $90,000.
Mr. A's restoration shop recognized immediately that the engine block was a restamp. For a second opinion, Mr. A hired a noted Camaro expert, who agreed the block had been restamped and there was no documentation for the L78.
Mr. A hired collector car attorney Bryan Shook in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, to sue Mr. B. Shook did a title search. Three owners removed, Shook talked to a man—we'll call him Mr. C—who bought the Camaro from a "guy down in Virginia." Mr. C wanted to know why Shook was calling. When Shook explained the call was about a lawsuit over the '69 Camaro, Mr. C asked the defendant's name.
Mr. C explained to Shook that Mr. B had called him 10 years earlier, in 2000, asking for information about this same Camaro. Mr. C had explained to Mr. B that he bought the car in two truckloads of parts and pieced it together. He did not know what the original engine was. Furthermore, there was no Protect-O-Plate at this time. Had Mr. B dummied up a Protect-O-Plate? Had Mr. B restamped the block?
Shook went back one more owner for more information—the man Mr. C bought the car from. I'll call him Mr. D. Mr. D said the 375-horse 396 was "absolutely not the right engine." He had installed "just an old big-block" in this Camaro in the '70s.
Shook filed a lawsuit against Mr. B. Once served, Mr. B realized Shook had the facts. Obviously, Mr. B could not verify the L78 was authentic. The old "as is" defense does not hold up because legally every transaction includes an implied warranty that does not have to be written down or mentioned in any sale.
Also, in this lawsuit, Mr. B had to answer questions regarding the fake Protect-O-Plate and the restamp. Was he guilty of fraud? Was he the bad guy? A jury would not take lightly such acts of fraud.
The case was settled out of court, as is so common with civil suits, so it did not go to trial. Mr. A could have asked for all his money back and given back the Camaro. However, he wanted to keep the car. Even though the L78 wasn't original in this chassis, this SS396 was a good representation of an L78—a nice clone, in other words. So instead of asking for his money back, Mr. A received part of his $90,000 purchase price back and kept the Camaro. Now he had a driver that looked like an L78 and drove like an L78. It just didn't have the value of a real '69 L78 Camaro.
Moral of the tale: Even though you may trust somebody, you still have to be diligent.
Editor's note: Lawsuits, though not covered much in the media, are common in the hobby today. Please let us know if you would like to read more stories like this. If you have a Cars in Law story to share, email Jerry Heasley, email@example.com.
Do you have a Rare Find story to share? Contact Jerry Heasley at email@example.com.


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HAYWARD — Susanna Smith and Victoria Popejoy are separated by 25 years in age and grew up 3,000 miles apart. But each learned from family members the same core value that would define their lives: the importance of giving to those less fortunate.
Today, both Hayward-area women continuing their families' tradition. That is why, on most days they are at Hope 4 the Heart, a Hayward-area nonprofit agency. Popejoy, the organization's executive director, coordinates its effort to distribute food to thousands of Alameda County residents each month.
Her parents, Ronald and Vivian Vargas, founded Hope 4 the Heart in 2000. The owners of an auto mechanic shop in Cherryland, an unincorporated county area, the couple noticed that some residents in the neighborhood were struggling to make ends meet, especially to buy food. So, they partnered with a supermarket and started small, aiming to provide food to 30 families in need for the Easter holiday. They were startled to receive 300 requests, said Popejoy, 38.
To meet the ever-growing demand, the Vargas family made use of a warehouse on a one-acre parcel, across the street from their mechanic shop.
In 2008, an accidental fire destroyed the warehouse and, then last year, Ronald Vargas passed away. But the founder's family refused to give up on Hope 4 the Heart. Led by Popejoy, and still fueled by as many as 15 volunteers, it has become an indispensable part of the county's social safety net.
The all-volunteer nonprofit organization, funded by a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is surrounded by a cyclone fence with barbed wire and tucked between railroad tracks and industrial businesses along Meekland Avenue. Its dirt driveway turned muddy during rainstorms this month, complicating efforts to access the puddle-filled tent serving as the organization's interim warehouse.
Despite its modest home, Hope 4 the Heart on most weekday mornings buzzes with activity and goodwill. It also opens its doors the third Saturday of each month so that local families can come and get their assistance directly.
"It has just evolved, and it kept growing and growing," Popejoy said.
Today, it helps nearly 12,000 East Bay families each month by giving away food and household items to dozens of charities, which then distribute those items to people in need.
One of those groups is Shiloh Baptist Church, where Susianna Smith volunteers. Smith said her giving spirit was fostered while growing up on her family's small farm in rural North Carolina, where people in desperate straits sometimes showed up unexpectedly at the front door. Her aunt would go, without hesitation, to the family garden and give whatever they had to give.
"I was raised to help people," said Smith, a 66-year-old grandmother.
More than 50 years later, she still is following her aunt's model. She serves as the Hayward church's pantry coordinator and makes around three trips per week to Hope 4 the Heart.
There, Smith picks up food and other items, such as diapers, lotion and bandages. She then drives 1½ mile back to the Hayward church, where she distributes those items for free to struggling residents. On average, the church helps about 150 families per week, she said.
Smith served nearly 30 years in the Army Reserve and worked at Alameda County Juvenile Hall in San Leandro. But she is now retired and considers charity work to be her full-time job.
"We all need help, one way or the other, and this is my way of helping," Smith said. She added that none of it would be possible without Hope 4 the Heart.
"It's a blessing to have a place like that," she said.
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-353-7011. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.
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I am new to test stand and have just finished my first sequence. I have a couple of questions about how to make it better.
My sequence has about 100 steps it executes. One of the steps that occur quite frequently is a pause so that the previous VI output can take affect. At the moment I'm just using a VI with a that takes an integer as an input and pauses for that amount of time. Is there a more elegant way of doing this?
Another VI that I am using logs some data and is run every 6th step or so. The only difference between each run is a path parameter for the log fill to be outputted. I'd like the sequence to be as neat and tidy as possible. Is there any clever way of shorting the number of steps down?
Solved! Go to Solution.
There is a Wait step type in TestStand, it would be better to use it instead of a LabVIEW VI.
Your sequence contains 100 steps, have you considered using subsequences?It would be neater.
What are you loggin?
Thank you for your answers!
Great, I'll use the wait step then.
I'm already using subsequences in some cases. If there are several of the same VI executing, but with different parameters, but mostly I have sequences that go something like this:
Move the servos to some position
Log type A in file 1
Log type B in file 2
move servo
Log type A in file 3
Log type A in file 4
log type B in file 5
and so forth.
There are 2 logging VIs, they both take 1 parameter, then there is the pause and move servos VI.
Can you think of any way of making this type of setup neat?
I'm logging data from a gyro.
Thanks again!
I don't like the way you are loggin results (My opinion is a single file would be clearer)
It's a long story, but I have to log several different files for further processing. It's sort of out of my hands.
But lets say I did only log to one file, woudn't it be pretty much the same? It would be something like this:
Move sensors
Log 5 min
Move sensors
Log 2 min
Move sensors
and so on.
Any cleaver way of making this approach neater?
Thanks again for you time
Basically it seems that you have essentially 3 things that could potentially happen: Move Sensor, Log, Pause.
So why not create a datatype for each thing. For instance your MoveSensor datatype would be a container that looks like this:
Boolean SensorFlag
Numeric NewPosition
Numeric CurrentPosition
Your Log datatype would look like this:
Boolean LogFlag
String FilePath
Numeric Time
Your Pause would just be a number (PauseTime)
Then you make a container with each datatype in it. And then make an array of those containers.
Now using the flow control step type ForEach you can iterate the array. The pseudo code would look like this:
ForEach element in my array
If CurrentElement.MoveSensor.SensorFlag is true
MoveSensor to CurrentElement.MoveSensor.NewPosition
CurrentElement.MoveSensor.CurrentPosition equals new position
If LogFlag is true
Log to LogPath (maybe loop on this for a certain amount of time)
Wait (CurrentElement.PauseTime) set it to 0 if you don't need to pause
End ForEach
That way you would just simply add elements to the array. You could also write the array out to a property object file (read about those in the help) and depending on the test just read in a different property object file which would fill your array with different values.
Hope this helps some,
This sounds like what I'm looking for, but I'm not quite sure if I compleatly understand it. Is this datatype created in TS or in LV? The way I understand it, I would created a new VI that makes the datatypes and the array that contains them, and use the output of this VI in the for loop?
Never mind I understand now! Great advice, thanks a lot! I had to change your approach a bit, but this is much better!
I have one question though;
I'm using a case structure inside my ForEach loop. My array has a string variable that can be "Initial Log", "Sequence Log", "Pause" and so forth. If the string is "Sequence Log" I would like to run one of the 13 sequences I have created. I have another variable that specifies which one, going from 1 to 13. My question is; how can I use this variable to run the corresponding sequence without creating a nested case structure with one case of each of the 13 sequences?
Thanks again!
I think your question was answered in the other thread. However, instead of having a number as a part of your datatype make it a string and the string would sequence name to which it would call. Then just do the Specify By Expression and put that variable in there.
That's what I did, thanks again for your help!


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Security checkpoints have opened in downtown Washington as thousands of spectators wait in line for access to see President Barack Obama on inauguration day.
Spectators heading to Monday's events are facing tight security. Screening lines in some places stretched a block.
The Secret Service, the lead law enforcement agency for the event, says there are so far no problems to report.
Officials are expecting for far smaller crowds than the record-breaking turnout of 2009. A spokesman for the Metro transit system says 113,000 riders had boarded trains as of 8 a.m. Officials also hope more and earlier signs, and additional metal detectors, will ease congestion.
A few dozen protesters were gathered along the parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue invoking the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King's legacy and urging jobs, not war.


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Sorry to put these in the same thread but most of this has a bearing on both leagues anyway.
The draft is going slowly but it will be finished in plenty of time.
If you don't get a chance to annouce your pick it would be very helpful for you to send me a short list of players so I can annouce your pick while you're away.
The fantasy site has not corrected the errors we had in the early part of our draft. The game plan now is to complete the draft here on Pacers Digest & then I'll go in & assign the players to the correct teams.
The draft is on hold until I get some kind feedback from Sports.ws about the problems we've had with the IKL draft.
We're still a player short but Kerosene logged onto Pacers Digest late lastnight so I'm hopeful that he will sign up & complete our league with 20 teams within a day or two.
If anyone from either league has any questions, comments or suggestions.... heres your chance.
As always, thanks


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Aaron Bradley's conversations with college coaches often distill to one point.
"They all tell me I will spend a lot of time studying in the cafeteria," he said.
At 242 pounds, the Nazareth senior won't be the biggest heavyweight at the PIAA Class 3A wrestling tournament, which begins Thursday in Hershey. He does expect, however, to be among the best.


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Related: Temple City's Weekly Construction Update and Traffic Advisory for Rosemead Boulevard
TEMPLE CITY - The $20.7 million Rosemead Boulevard renovation project will break ground Thursday, prompting disruptions for up to 18 months as the thoroughfare begins a transformation.
The work will result in tough parking restrictions, lane closures, distractions and limited water service disruptions, officials said.
"As with any renovation project whether it's your kitchen or your house or this project, there's obviously going to be some disruptions and some challenges," Councilman Carl Blum told residents last week. "We hope to be able to minimize those inconveniences and disruptions to you - that's both to the residential and business community."
No parking will be allowed on the city's stretch of Rosemead Boulevard for the duration of the project to help keep traffic moving, said Jack Togneri, general superintendent of Los Angeles Engineering, the project's contractor. Violators will be towed, he said.
During construction Las Tunas Drive near Rosemead Boulevard will be closed at least once and possibly twice for a short time, Togneri said.
Due to construction, residents and business owners will not be able to put trash cans on the boulevard and will have to leave them behind the curb, he said.
A few water lines and fire hydrants will have to be replaced and moved, and in instances where there will be a disruption in water service, residents will be notified, Togneri said.
Construction will not be done in front of major shopping areas during the holiday season. Night work from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. will be done in major shopping areas to limit disruption, he said.
"The speed of the project, it's crazy fast, and to try to keep up with that and minimize inconvenience for people is very difficult," Togneri said.
All road closures, when conducted, will be brief. Driveway access may be restricted in some cases but affected home owners and businesses will be notified in advance, he said.
Left turn pockets will be reduced at Las Tunas Drive and possibly Broadway.
Traffic signals at five Rosemead Boulevard intersections will also be replaced during the day and within eight hours, officials said.
Temple City businessman Jerry Jambazian, who has a business on Las Tunas, said he was looking forward to the project's completion.
"It's going to be hard, especially for residents" who live on Rosemead, particularly those who have to park on side streets and carry their groceries to their home, he said.
"It's terrible, but that's what you have to do to ensure progress," he said.
Temple City resident Linda Miller, who lives on Rosemead Boulevard, said she wasn't thrilled about the construction, or about having bike lanes in front of her home, though she knows the thoroughfare needs improvements.
More information can be found at the project website at www.rosemeadblvd.com. Residents can also sign up for project alerts via Nixle by texting ROSEMEAD to 888777 or tune into a new tri-lingual AM 1690 radio station for project updates starting next week.
The project is the largest done in the city in recent years, Mayor Vince Yu said.


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Brain Areas Involved in Sound and Spoken Word Memory
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- Studies have shown that animals such as monkeys and dogs have excellent sight and touch memory but perform poorly on sound memory tasks. Human brains have certain areas that are important for speaking and understanding language. These areas may be involved in sound and spoken word memory. Researchers want to study these areas of the brain to find out if the memory for sounds requires brain structures that are usually associated with language learning and are unique to humans.
- To use magnetic resonance imaging to study areas of the brain involved in sound memory.
- Healthy right-handed volunteers between 18 and 50 years of age. They must be native English speakers and have completed high school.
- The study requires a screening visit and 1 or 2 study visits to the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.
- At the screening visit, volunteers will have a medical history taken. They will also have physical and neurological exams, and complete a questionnaire. Women of childbearing age will give a urine sample. Participants who have not had a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan in the past year will have one at this visit.
- At the second visit, participants will have tests of sound memory. They will listen to a set of nonsense words spoken through earphones and memorize the words. Then they will listen to the words again to judge if the words were part of the earlier list. Participants will have a 1 hour break, then do the sound memory test again. During the second test they will have repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), which stimulates different regions of the brain.
- If the group results from the testing sessions are positive, there will be a third visit. At this visit, participants will have a sound perception test. They will listen to words spoken through earphones and judge whether the words in the pair are the same or different. Participants will have rTMS during these tests as well.
|Brain Mapping Language Disorder Adult Healthy Memory Disorder
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|The Role of the Inferior Frontal Gyrus in Long-Term Auditory Memory a rTMS Study
- The primary outcome of this study is the error rate during the recognition memory task. The error rate is defined by the amount of stimuli that are correctly classified as familiar or unfamiliar.
- The secondary outcome measure of this study is the reaction time of participants to make judgments concerning the familiarity during the recognition memory task.
|Study Start Date:
|May 26, 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|October 30, 2015
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
To be eligible for this research study participants must:
Be between the ages of 18 and 50 years of age
Be free of any neurologic condition that might affect performance of the tasks in these experiments
Be right handed
Be native English speakers
Have a finished high-school education or equivalent, such as GED
Participants will be excluded from this research study if they:
Are taking medications that include antidepressants, anxiolytics, anticonvulsants, antipsychotics, antiparkinson, hypnotics, stimulants, and/or antihistamines
Have a diagnosed neurologic or psychiatric condition
Have a history of seizure disorder
Have implanted devices such as pacemakers, medication pumps, or defibrillators, metal in the cranium except the mouth, intracardiac lines, history of shrapnel injury or any other condition/device that may contraindicate or preclude the acquisition of MRI
Have severe back pain or any other condition which might prevent them from lying flat for up to 1 hour
Have Claustrophobia (a fear of tight spaces), which prevents them from lying still in a tight or small space for up to 1 hour
Are currently pregnant
Have known hearing loss
Have an alcohol or substance abuse problem as determined by the screening we will do
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01375595
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|Mark Hallett, M.D.
|National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01375595 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 16, 2011
|Last Updated:
|June 30, 2017
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) ):
Working Memory
Repetitive TMS (rTMS)
Healthy Volunteer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Memory Disorders
Language Disorders
Pathologic Processes
Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Communication Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017