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The Influence of Coping Strategies and Catastrophizing on Patients With Back and Neck Pain
This study has been completed.
Kovacs Foundation
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Francisco M. Kovacs, Kovacs Foundation
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First received: July 16, 2007
Last updated: March 11, 2014
Last verified: March 2014
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of coping strategies and catastrophizing thoughts on disability and the prognosis of back and neck pain in patients treated within the Spanish National Health Service. Patients will be given a visual analog scale (VAS) to rate intensity of pain, the Roland Morris Questionnaire (RMQ) or the Neck Disability Index (NDI) to rate the degree of disability, and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ) to rate coping strategies and catastrophizing. Questionnaires will be given at baseline and three months later.
|Back Pain Neck Pain
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|The Influence of Coping Strategies and Catastrophizing on Patients With Back and Neck Pain Treated Within the Spanish National Health Service
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MedlinePlus related topics: Neck Injuries and DisordersU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Francisco M. Kovacs, Kovacs Foundation:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Disability [ Time Frame: Baseline and 3 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Pain [ Time Frame: Baseline and 3 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Patients treated within the Spanish National Health Service for subacute or chronic neck or back pain
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects treated for back or neck pain in the Spanish National Health Service.
- Able to read and write Spanish.
- Have signed the informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis or "red flags" for systemic diseases (e.g., cancer, infection).
- Pain due to fracture or direct trauma to the neck or back.
- Criteria for referral to surgery (e.g., neurogenic claudication due to spinal stenosis, cauda equina syndrome, serious nerve root compression for more than 6 weeks due to disc herniation).
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00502333
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00502333
|Kovacs Foundation
|Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, 07012
Sponsors and Collaborators
Kovacs Foundation
|Study Director:
|Francisco M Kovacs, MD, PhD
|Kovacs Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, 07012, Spain
|Principal Investigator:
|Mario Gestoso, MD
|Kovacs Foundation,Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Keywords provided by Francisco M. Kovacs, Kovacs Foundation:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Francisco M. Kovacs, Director of Scientific Department, Kovacs Foundation, Kovacs Foundation
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00502333 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 16, 2007
|Last Updated:
|March 11, 2014
Keywords provided by Francisco M. Kovacs, Kovacs Foundation:
back pain
neck pain
coping strategies
Prognosis for back and neck pain
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Back Pain
Neck Pain
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
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I've been out of the country and paid 0 attention to the NFL so far, and done NO prep for my draft tonight (and I usually do a ton.)
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Students and faculty members collaborate on research for 2007 Summer Fellows program
Several Muskingum College students and their faculty members spent their summer broadening their horizons and conducting research as a part the college's 2007 Summer Fellows program.
The program allows students and faculty to immerse themselves in the pursuit of highly specific and challenging areas that the students study during the regular school year.
To be considered for a fellowship, students must write a detailed proposal of what they intend to study and what they hope that study will achieve. This is done in tandem with the faculty members with whom they intend to work, and who must provide the formal nomination for the fellowship. Proposals are then considered by the office of the vice president of academic affairs for approval.
The following students and faculty are working together this summer:
Matthew Hott '08, studied new technology applications in radio programming production with Professor of Speech Communication Dr. Jeffrey Harman. Also working with Dr. Harman was Spenser D. Miller '09, who is producing a series of television programs dealing with the history and resources of the Village of New Concord.
Rebecca Schroeder '08, conducted biomedical research in cell physiology and histology with Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Amy Santas. Also working with Dr. Santas was Anna Belyaevskaya '08, who did research on the dystroglycan complex in skin.
Janel Caudill, an interdisciplinary major, studied student pregnancy policies of colleges in the North Central region with Professor of Sociology Dr. Steve McGuire. Caudill also assisted Dr. McGuire in the production of a film project.
ason Tarbert, a senior geology major from Pataskala, conducted marine paleoclimate research with Instructor of Geology Shelly Judge.
Cassie Gaffney'08, did research on the student exchange program between Muskingum College and Lanzhou University in China with Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Walter Huber.
Kaitlin Oress '10, studied the prevalence of West Nile disease among kestrels at The Wilds (a 10,000-acre wildlife refuge in southeastern Ohio) with Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Jim Dooley.
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The King is Dead: Joe R. Lansdale, Bruce Campbell, and BUBBA HO-TEP
"In the movies, I always played the heroic types. But when the stage lights went out, it was time for drugs, and stupidity, and the coveting of women. Now it's time. Time to be a little of what I had always fantasized of bein' – a hero."


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THERE'S a double celebration this coming weekend at Cogglesford Watermill in Sleaford
On Saturday and Sunday, between 11am and 4pm, this historic Sleaford attraction will be marking National Mills weekend with milling demonstrations, as well as National Breadmaking week with a visit from renowned, wood-fired artisan bakery, Greenfields.
Children can follow the popular Miller's Trail and receive a small reward at the end. Children and young people aged 14 and under must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Admission to the mill is free. For further information, contact Cogglesford Watermill on 01529 413671 or North Kesteven District Council's Tourism Unit on 01529 308102.


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Red House Museum and Gardens
A charming Georgian building (originally the town's workhouse) filled with a rich variety of displays and objects with a local theme. A herb garden, old fashioned rose and herbaceous borders, gift shop, coffee shop, a changing exhibitions programme, as well as a varied programme of events and activities for adults and children, make this a fascinating place to visit.
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N.J. panel moves to ban 'conversion therapy' for gay kids
The health committee in the New Jersey Senate has advanced legislation that would ban licensed therapists from counseling gay children to change their sexual orientation.
During a hearing on the bill, "conversion therapy" came under criticism.
Toms River resident Brielle Goldani said when she was 14, she was sent to a camp in Ohio. There, she was given electric shocks as part of the treatment to convince her to become straight.
"To this day, I live with the psychological damage that was done to me. Because of this program, I attempted suicide three times," she said Monday. "This was nothing more than legalized child abuse."
Some speakers said they are no longer gay because the programs helped them stop their homosexual feelings.
One parent objected to the measure as interfering with parents' rights to choose counseling for their children.
"I see you people bullying the parents with our children. That's not right," said Carol Gallentine.
Ryan Kendall, a student at Columbia University, said "conversion therapy" destroyed his life when he was 16.
"My faith and my family had rejected me, and the damaging messages of conversion therapy, coupled with this rejection, drove me to the brink of suicide," Kendall said. "For the next decade I struggled with depression, periods of homelessness, and drug abuse."
The measure has not yet been considered by the Assembly and there's no indication whether Gov. Chris Christie would sign it if it reaches his desk.
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EVERETT — Lawyers for a convicted rapist who is accused of killing a Monroe corrections officer in 2011 are again challenging whether prosecutors should be allowed to seek his execution.
In a 37-page motion filed Tuesday, the defense team representing Byron Scherf claims his rights were violated two years ago by the way Prosecuting Attorney Mark Roe reached his decision to seek the death penalty.
Defense attorneys Karen Halverson and Jon Scott again are asking that capital punishment be removed as a potential sentence in the case.
It's true that before announcing his decision Roe reviewed nearly 6,500 pages of police reports about the killing and records about Scherf's years in prison, but he failed to follow statutory timelines or to give Scherf's defense team a meaningful opportunity to offer information that may have argued against seeking death, the pair wrote.
"In proceeding as he did the prosecutor was manifesting a belief that there was nothing in the universe of information outside of the first 6,454-pages of discovery that was worthy of his consideration on the life-or-death question that (state law) required him to answer," the attorneys wrote. "This is an abuse of discretion. Such hubris exhibits a profound failure to meaningfully consider the question at all," and also ignored the law.
Roe had no comment on the latest defense motion.
"We will litigate this case in court as we have done so far and our response will be laid out in court," he said.
Scherf's lawyers in 2011 made nearly identical arguments challenging Roe's death penalty decision.
What's different now are decisions reached in the last two months by a pair of King County Superior Court judges. They sided with defense attorneys who raised similar challenges in unrelated death penalty cases there.
The decisions have effectively derailed the death-penalty prosecutions of Joseph McEnroe and Michele Anderson, who are accused of killing her family near Carnation in 2007, and Christopher Monfort, who is charged with the 2009 killing of Timothy Brenton, of Marysville, who was a Seattle police officer.
King County prosecutors are appealing. Scherf's lawyers attached copies of the King County judges' decisions to the motion they filed Tuesday. In court papers, they accused Roe of making the same errors that the King County judges ruled had been made by prosecutors there.
Scherf's trial is scheduled to begin March 29. A repeat rapist who set one of his victims on fire, he already was serving a life sentence under the three-strikes law when he allegedly ambushed corrections officer Jayme Biendl on Jan. 29, 2011. The attack occurred in the chapel at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe.
Within days of the killing, Scherf wrote detectives and prosecutors that he wished to plead guilty and swiftly receive a death sentence. He agreed to videotaped interviews with investigators, during which he confessed to strangling Biendl with an amplifier cord. He said he was angry over something he claimed she'd said that evening.
In the motion filed Tuesday, Scherf's attorneys accused Roe of attempting to put Scherf on a fast track to a guilty plea and a death sentence before his lawyers even had the opportunity to begin exploring a meaningful defense or potential grounds to argue against a death sentence.
Scherf, however, has written detectives and The Daily Herald that his motivations in seeking to fight prosecution and punishment is driven by anger over being denied snacks and other jail privileges he believes were promised by investigators.
"We're done!" Scherf wrote one detective on March 7, 2011. "See you in about five years when the case finally makes it to trial — and many years beyond, on appeal, if it comes to that!"
It wasn't immediately clear what affect, if any, the motion filed Tuesday may have on the timing of Scherf's trial.
In recent weeks, lawyers and Superior Court Judge George Appel have been working out the details of jury selection. More than a 1,000 summonses were sent out and at least a couple of hundred potential jurors are expected to show up April 2 at Comcast Arena. Lawyers, however, expect that it could take at least month to seat a jury to hear the case.
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You expect something called "The Lego Movie" to sell toys. You just don't expect it to do so while offering up a subversive indictment of mindless consumerism.
You expect something called "The Lego Movie" to sell toys. You just don't expect it to do so while offering up a subversive indictment of mindless consumerism.
And you'd certainly never expect it to be so goofily, out-of-left-field, guffawing-in-spite-of-yourself entertaining.
In an upset of "Miracle on Ice" proportions, the animated "The Lego Movie" is better than this weekend's superior-pedigreed "The Monuments Men."
Let that sink in for a moment.
And we're back.
Like the other residents of Bricksburg, construction worker Emmet (voiced by Chris Pratt) lives his life according to his instruction manual.
At work, he tears down any buildings deemed "weird" by President Business (Will Ferrell) and replaces them with cookie-cutter structures.
His favorite song, the mindless "Everything Is Awesome," is everyone else's favorite song. The same goes for the asinine "Where Are My Pants?," his favorite TV show. His favorite place to eat? "Any chain restaurant." And he gleefully buys $37 coffees because that's what he's been told to do.
But Emmet's outlook is changed forever when he's discovered by resistance leader Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks) and deemed to be The Special, the one true hero who has been prophesied to stop President Business, who's really the supervillain Lord Business in disguise, from destroying the world. On Taco Tuesday, no less.
The Special has been foretold to be the most talented, most important, most interesting, most extraordinary person in the universe. He's basically the Lego equivalent of the Dos Equis guy. The hitch? The only thing special about Emmet is his complete and utter lack of specialness.
Written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller ("Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs"), "The Lego Movie" is pitched somewhere in the vicinity of "Robot Chicken," those "TV Funhouse" shorts Robert Smigel did for "Saturday Night Live" and the results of turning a dozen 12-year-olds loose in a toy warehouse after plying them with buckets of Cap'n Crunch doused in Red Bull and just a hint of PCP.
Emmet is so relentlessly, deliriously upbeat, he wishes a cheery "Good morning!" to the walls of his apartment. And his cohorts, Master Builders who never follow the instructions but can create anything they can dream up, are literal and figurative blockheads.
Unikitty (Alison Brie), part unicorn, part kitten as her name implies, is full of equal parts rainbows, sunshine and terrifying rage. The pirate Metal Beard (Nick Offerman) lost his body in battle and replaced it with spare parts, including a shark for one arm and a cannon for another. Loopy '80s-era spaceman Benny (Charlie Day) clearly was deprived of oxygen during some of his missions. And, as the ancient seer Vitruvius, Morgan Freeman is allowed to cut loose even more than he did in "Last Vegas."
The most fun, though, is in the way "The Lego Movie" mashes up various worlds. It's surely the only time you'll see Gandalf interact with Dumbledore, watch Michelangelo share a scene with his Ninja Turtle counterpart and hear an order anything like, "Abraham Lincoln, you bring your space chair right back here."
The moments between Superman and a clingy Green Lantern are hilarious primarily because Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, co-stars in Lord and Miller's "21 Jump Street," provide the voices.
And anyone who complained when Ben Affleck was hired to play Batman in the "Man of Steel" sequel should send the Oscar winner a handwritten letter of apology after seeing "The Lego Movie's" version of the Dark Knight. In the hands, err voice, of Will Arnett, this Batman is a bigger tool than anything you'd find in his utility belt.
Things get a bit sappy at the end, but you have to expect something in a kids movie to be aimed at actual kids. And even when the action descends into Michael Bay-style mayhem, the explosions are made with tiny Lego flames.
Full disclosure: "The Lego Movie" may have been so much fun because all evidence pointed to it's being terrible. Going into it expecting to be overcome with joy may not produce the same results.
Still, the action-comedy unleashes more inventiveness than any movie with such crassly commercial source material since the original "Pirates of the Caribbean."
And, in doing so, it's laid the building blocks for a welcome all-ages franchise.
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An Adelanto man died in a shooting at a Victorville bus stop Tuesday.
Mahan Darnell Levell, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene at the corner of B and Seventh streets, San Bernardino County sheriff's officials said.
Levell was standing at a bus stop at 2:25 p.m. when two men approached him.
They spoke briefly and then at least one of the men shot Levell, sheriff's officials said.
Anyone with information may call sheriff's Detective Gary Hart, 909-387-3589 or WeTip, 800-78-CRIME.
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Reducing Children's Anxiety Using Homeopathic Remedy Before Dental Treatment
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
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Pharmacological interventions to aid behavior management's techniques are commonly used in pediatric dentistry. The aim of the medicaments is to control behavior and allow safe completion of a dental procedure. Homeopathic remedy is safe and can be effective to control behavior and decrease anxiety in children during dental treatment.
Aim: 1. To explore the efficacy of homeopathic drugs in decreasing children's dental anxiety before dental treatment.
2. To assess the effectiveness of homeopathic remedy in facilitating dental treatment for anxious children.
Methods: prospective, double-blind study. Thirty healthy children (5-12 years-old) will receive homeopathic remedy\placebo before dental treatment. Anxiety reduction will be measured using: saliva cortisol levels, saliva α-amylase levels, facial image scale (FIS), and Houpt behavior scale.
Expected results: the homeopathic remedy will reduce anxiety and increase child cooperation during dental treatment.
|Children's Dental Anxiety
|Other: Homeopathic remedy Other: Placebo
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
|Official Title:
|Reducing Children's Anxiety Using Homeopathic Remedy Before Dental Treatment
- Reducing Children's Anxiety [ Time Frame: Each dental apointment, aproximatly 30 minutes on the average ]The homeopathic remedy will reduce anxiety and increase child cooperation during dental treatment. Studies demonstrated elevation of salivary cortisol and salivary α-amylase levels before the dental treatment, and lower levels after the dental treatment in children and adults. The average level of salivary α-amylase activity in healthy children was about 41.1% lower after dental treatment (39.27U/ml), compared to levels found before treatment (66.65 U/ml).Cortisol level after dental treatment was 0.66 mg/dl, compared to 0.74 mg/dl that was measured before treatment.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|September 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Anxiety reduction
Other: Homeopathic remedy
drops of the homeopathic remedy will be taken twice a day before the treatment and once on the morning of the treatment day.
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Other: Placebo
drops of the placebo will be taken twice a day before the treatment and once on the morning of the treatment day.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|5 Years to 12 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Dental anxiety
- Needs at least 2 dental treatment appointments
Exclusion Criteria:
- Medically compromised
- Cooperative, needs less than 2 dental treatment appointments
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01658059
|Hadassah Medical Organization
|Jerusalem, Israel, 91120
|Responsible Party:
|Moti Moskovitz, clinical senior lecturer, department of pediatric dentistry, Hadassah Medical Organization
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01658059 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 21, 2012
|Last Updated:
|March 18, 2015
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anxiety Disorders
Mental Disorders
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ATHENS—Student artists across Texas take notice: It's time to start preparing your entries for the 2011 Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest.
The contest is open to all students in public, private or home schools and requires submission of a one-page essay and a drawing of an officially recognized state fish. Entry deadline is March 31 each year.
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The Vancouver Canucks named former Edmonton Oilers head coach Craig MacTavish to the same position with the Chicago Wolves, Vancouver's AHL affiliate.
"We are thrilled to have Craig join our organization," said Canucks president and general manager Mike Gillis, according to TSN.ca. "He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that will be invaluable as we continue to develop our players and create a winning environment in Chicago."
MacTavish was the Oilers' coach for eight seasons from 2000-09. He was 301-252-47-56 and led Edmonton to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2006. When his time in Edmonton ended, MacTavish was 36th all time in wins.
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For a guy who has NY area roots, he seems to lack the boldness and creativity you'd expect from a New Yorker in his field of coaching. Even when he deviates from his usual rotations and plays Copeland or Butler, you can literally see him sitting on the bench biting his nails furiously like a cartoon character. It's as if he doesn't trust himself or his players. It's unbelievable. I think starting Turner at PG would be a good idea simply because he'd put offensive pressure on the opposing teams PG. Not to mention, he's a bigger offensive threat than Hill, and his passing ability might just get West and Hibbert the ball more. Evan's ability to get into the lane and dish, will result in lots of points for Hibbert and West.
As for the bench, please play LaVoy Allen. The guy had 1 game where he reached 13pts, 8rbnds, and 2 blks. Ian has played so many games for us and can't even reach those sorts of numbers in 5 straight games. Playing Copeland with Scola worked in the Bulls win, why did Vogel go away from that again? Also, how about letting Hill be back up PG for the rest of the season, until CJ gets back. Then Hill moves to back up 2 so he can be more offensive minded. The bench could be for now....
S. Hill or Butler
G. Hill
When CJ gets back.....
G. Hill
CJ Watson
But this thread is more something for us to chew on in this off day. Vogel probably won't even make any changes in the next game. He has no courage and fears deviation. I've never seen a coach so afraid of change with his own players. It's unreal. Also on the subject of Copeland, he's a shooter. He will never develop a rythm until he gets consistent minutes. This yanking him in 5 minutes and then playing him 16 minutes some games is killing his groove. Look what happened last night, Scola was the hot man in the first half. But only played 2 minutes in the 2nd half. Is Vogel on drugs or something? I've seen drunks with more consistency than this guy.


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HIMLEY can now go on to escape relegation after claiming their first league win in 14 games, says skipper Greg Wright.
They beat Kenilworth by seven wickets on Saturday to claim vital points in their fight to avoid the drop from the Birmingham Premier League.
Himley bowled out their visitors for just 160 after winning the toss for the rain-affected contest. Opener Keith Bell top scored for Wardens with 43.
Stuart Wedge bagged himself a five wicket haul in the eight overs he bowled to give his side a chance of victory at Stourbridge Road.
In reply, the Himley openers of captain Wright (62) and Jamie Harris (46) soon set about securing the much-needed win.
After Wright fell from the bowling of Udit Talati, number three Nathan Round came to the crease and hit an unbeaten 42 to edge the home side to their target.
Wright now believes the win could be the start of their relegation escape.
He said: "The win now gives us hope. We have clawed some points back on those above us and it hopefully gives us an opportunity to keep that momentum going.
"There were loads of positives to take from the Kenilworth game.
"We have improved as the season has gone on and I really believe we can put a good run together to get out of trouble.
"We have seven games left and I think we can take enough point from those to avoid the drop. It will take a monumental effort but we can definitely do it.
"It was a big relief to finally get that win we have been searching for all these weeks.
Wright also praised those connected to the club who worked to get the ground playable after heavy downpours.
"We did fantastically well to get the game on," he added. "Staff and players were at the ground and doing the work needed. It was a real club effort and made the win even more satisfying."
Himley, who still sit bottom, will now take their relegation fight to Shrewsbury this Saturday.
They will have Oli Westbury available for selection after his time with the England Under 17s.


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After three losing seasons at Tennessee, Derek Dooley is out as Tennessee's head coach.
Dooley will not coach Tennessee's last game against Kentucky and a press conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. today with athletic director Dave Hart, the school announced Sunday.
BCS meltdown | Bowl predictions
Jimmy Hyams of WNML in Knoxville, Tenn., was first to report the news of Dooley's dismissal.
Offensive coordinator John Chaney will coach the Vols against Kentucky on Saturday in Knoxville, which also marks the last game for Wildcats coach Joker Phillips, who was fired earlier this month.
The final blow came in a 41-18 loss to in-state SEC foe Vanderbilt. The loss dropped the Vols to 4-7 on the season and 0-7 in conference play before the team's season finale against Kentucky. Dooley benched starting quarterback Tyler Bray in the loss.
"I am sorry we could not generate enough wins to create hope for a brighter future," Dooley said in a statement. "Although progress was not reflected in our record, I am proud of the strides we made to strengthen the foundation for future success in all areas of the program.
"During the last 34 months, I've given my all for Tennessee, and our family appreciates all this University and the Knoxville community has given us."
Dooley, who has four years remaining on his contract and a $5 million buyout, will not attend Sunday's press conference.
The three straight losing seasons under Dooley mark the first time since the 1909-11 seasons that the program has had three straight losing seasons.
"We very much appreciate the effort and energy that Derek Dooley and his staff have poured into our football program at the University of Tennessee," Hart said in a statement. "Derek and I met early this morning, and I informed him that I believed a change in leadership, despite the positive contributions he has made to the overall health of the program, was in the best long-term interests of Tennessee football. We will immediately begin the search for the best possible candidate to assume this leadership role."
In his three seasons, Dooley went 15-21 with a 4-19 record in the SEC. The Vols lost the lone bowl appearance under Dooley, the Music City Bowl, to North Carolina, in 2010. Prior to his stint at Tennessee, Dooley coached for three seasons at Louisiana Tech.
The Associated Press contributed to this report


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follow me @TruenoPanda - lets talk Pacers!
Vogel would have to be coach of the year right now right?
I thought it was a beautiful game. Excellent defense from both squads.
D.J. Augustin and Ian Mahinmi look like good pick-ups, I still have hope that Gerald Green can turn it around, but I am probably the only one
Doesn't really matter if Green picks it up at this point as long as Danny comes back healthy.
Top 2 defensive teams playing each other. Should have realized it would be a nail bitter. Pacers were just turnover machines. Shouldn't have been that close. Pacers love shooting themselves in the feet with sloppy play that isn't forced at all by the opponent.
Hill was beyond bad with 8TOs. Another moment where he had Lance wide open for 3, and didn't pass it. He went on to miss a rushed 3 badly. Maybe Hill was still feeling sick. Easily his worst game of the year.
I knew Lance was gonna miss that fast break. I kept yelling to pass it to PG, pass it to PG!! All to no avail. Why can't these guys just dunk the *****ing ball?
Didn't even realize that PG was just 1 assist shy of a triple double. Dude is a freaking beast. Seems he could go for a triple double every night if he wanted too. A bit too unselfish though.
Was soooooooooo happy that Green finally got benched. Dude can't even anything. Just so awful. OJ did turn the ball over, but at least made his shots.
Great win, but by no means should this Pacer squad be confident by how they played.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Glad our bench showed up today to offset the 17 points by Ellington, we had the game quite a few times, but then would turnover the ball. Good win on national TV though. Glad this west coast trip doesn't have back-to-backs, PG played 42 minutes.
Gerald Green shot still missing.
Is Tony Allen the same player Boston offered in that Maquis Daniels S&T and everyone here said "Hell No"?
PG24: "Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon!"
RT @Hoya2aPacer "When I play this game I love. I play to make my teammates better. But I'm a mouther****er on defense."
Still got a ways to go to finish the season. Counting, chickens, etc...
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
Because I was loving the game, close game, good defense, everybody is playing hard, what is not to like? way better than watching us play against the Bobcats or the Pistons.
He has to be. Number one defense will do that. Got to think about Delnegro and Jackson too.
"There is a time to play and a time to win. It is what you do during winning time that differentiates the average players from stars."
~Ahmad Rashad~
As bad as our offense was, we still shot 49.3% from the floor and 47% for 3. I'll take those percentages from this team ANYDAY. PG had a good all around game, but this is the type of game where Danny's scoring could have made this game a little easier. Great road win however. We definitely looked like the more physical team today, as opposed to when we played in Indy.
Why can't Hans play like this every game?
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
All in all, a great win against a very good and difficult side. Should have closed out that game a bit earlier but it's OK now. Hill was bad today. West made some critical shots down the strech again, Paul George a complete game without scoring much.Roy was positive most of the time and Lance rather anonymous. Finally, I really hope OJ takes Green's minutes.
He has issues outside of basketball, the rumor is that he can't go to Chicago because some gangs wants to kill him.
I'm also ready for Vogel to bench Green for the rest of the year (if possible) and play OJ.
WEEEEEEE.....GREAT WIN!!! Couldn't sit the last 6 minutes just kept pacing back and forth as I watched......Rudy Gay will be very happy to know that they don't have any more match ups this season with Indiana, PG has now forced him into two awful shooting games, and the one quarter Gay went off in the 3rd was simply from tough shot making PG was relentless on D today......Nice contribution from Johnson and I give Vogel props for playing Green in the first half seeing that he simply didn't have his shot going this game and went with Johnson 2nd half instead of forcing us fans to watch Green launch up another 5 bricks to see him "shoot his way out of the slump". I hope he takes this approach for the rest of the season if Green hits his first few shots let him keep playing as he will contribute and when he doesn't make his first few keep his minutes limited that night.
no clue, but that'd be what, 4 years ago?
A combined 14-40 shooting from Gay, Gasol and ZBo.
That's defense there......
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
So, seems a lot of people feel differently now.
While I'm in the mood to ask questions, how many wins do we have now scoring less than 90?
PG24: "Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon!"
RT @Hoya2aPacer "When I play this game I love. I play to make my teammates better. But I'm a mouther****er on defense."
He's an idiot just for saying that.


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02/21/2005 8:42 AM - Constance Ramos to Make Special Appearance on Saturday
This Weeks Games
Fri., Feb. 25 - Milwaukee Admirals at GRIFFINS - 7:30 p.m. - WOOD 1300 AM
Sat., Feb. 26 - San Antonio Rampage at GRIFFINS - 7:30 p.m. - WOOD 1300 AM/WHTC 1450 AM
Sun., Feb. 27 - GRIFFINS at Cincinnati Mighty Ducks - 5:05 p.m. - WOOD 1300 AM
Last Weeks Results
Fri., Feb. 18 - Milwaukee Admirals 2 at GRIFFINS 3 SO - 25-23-1-1, 52 pts. (5th, West Division)
Sat., Feb. 19 - GRIFFINS 0 at Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 3 - 25-24-1-1, 52 pts. (T5th)
Sun., Feb. 20 - Philadelphia Phantoms 6 at GRIFFINS 1 - 25-25-1-1, 52 pts. (T5th)
Where We Stand: The Griffins begin the week tied with San Antonio for fifth place in the West Division. Grand Rapids stands two points behind fourth-place Houston and eight points behind third-place Cincinnati in the race for a playoff spot, after falling to the 0.500 mark for just the second time this season.
Weekend Warriors: Three divisional contests are on this weekends agenda, including home contests against first-place Milwaukee on Friday and fifth-place rival San Antonio on Saturday. On Friday, students who Bring Their A Game will be rewarded; the first 3,000 students with a report card will receive a barrel gym bag from Centennial Securities, and additional prizes will be awarded for the number of As on report cards. Also, as with every Friday home game, fans may purchase a Subway Family Four Pack, offering four tickets, four Subway Fresh Meal Deals and parking, for just $44. On Saturday, designer Constance Ramos from the popular ABC television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will sign autographs in the arena lobby from 6:30 until 7:20 p.m. and drop the puck for the ceremonial faceoff. One lucky fan could win a home makeover, courtesy of Stock Building Supply, and the eighth Max & Ermas Post-Game Family Fun Skate with WSNX will take place.
Coaching Firsts: The Griffins come-from-behind, 3-2 shootout win over division-leading Milwaukee on Friday marked Greg Irelands first win as Grand Rapids coach and his first head coaching victory at the AHL level. New assistant coach Chris Cichocki made his debut behind the Griffins bench during Saturdays 3-0 loss at Cincinnati.
Re-Writing the Record Books: Joey MacDonalds 3-2 shootout win over Milwaukee on Friday was his 55th victory as a Griffin, tying him with Mike Fountain for first on the franchises all-time list. He also appeared in his 104th game for Grand Rapids that night, moving past his good friend Marc Lamothe into sole possession of first place all-time (hes now at 106). MacDonald, whose 13 shutouts and 2,743 saves are already the most in team history, is 23 minutes shy of tying Lamothes record for minutes played (5972:42).
Shootout Stories: The Griffins improved their shootout records to 5-1 this season and 41-46 all-time with Fridays 3-2 triumph over Milwaukee. For the year, Griffins shooters have scored on 13 of their 27 shootout attempts (48.1%), while Joey MacDonald and Drew MacIntyre have turned away 22 of the oppositions 29 shooters (75.9%). MacDonald stopped four of six Admirals attempts on Friday, while Jiri Hudler became the first player in team history to score twice in one shootout, providing one goal in the fourth round plus the game-clincher in the sixth.
Not Very Special: The Griffins have not scored a power play goal since going 2-for-6 during a 4-1 win at Philadelphia on Feb. 4. They are 0-for-26 over their last six games and 2-for-41 (4.9%) over their last 10. Meanwhile, starting with that same game against the Phantoms, Grand Rapids has allowed a power play goal in seven consecutive games, as opponents have converted 8-of-44 chances (18.2%).
Firing Blanks: The Griffins 3-0 loss at Cincinnati on Saturday marked the seventh time theyve been shut out this season, three shy of the club record set in 2001-02. Frederic Cassivi, whose 39 saves were the second-most ever by an opposing goalie in a shutout effort, earned his second blanking of Grand Rapids in less than a year, dating to his 29-save, 3-0 win for Chicago on April 2, 2004.
The Curse Lives On?: Sundays 6-1 loss to Philadelphia continued a difficult 12-month stretch for the Griffins. When the Phantoms last came to town nearly one year ago (Feb. 29, 2004), Grand Rapids had won 10 consecutive home games and was unbeaten in 16 at home, both franchise records. Beginning with their controversial 5-3 loss to the Phantoms that night and including results from the 2004 playoffs, the Griffins have since won 14 of 37 home games (14-22-1-0) and 32 of 76 contests overall (32-42-1-1).
Climbing the Charts: Blake Sloan played the 500th regular season game of his career on Sunday against Philadelphia Saturday in Cincinnati, Danny Groulx became just the eighth player in Griffins history to appear in 200 regular season contests Kip Miller, whose 65 assists and 106 points each place eighth in team history, needs one goal to tie Ivan Ciernik and Mark Mowers for tenth place (42) all-time Nathan Robinsons 91 career points are only four shy of tenth-place Mowers.
Kronwall Closes In: Niklas Kronwall is threatening Griffins records for offensive production by a defenseman. With a team-high 35 points (11-2435), he needs just two points (37 Aris Brimanis 1998-99), five goals (16 Brimanis 1998-99) and six assists (30 Travis Richards 2000-01) to tie the team standards.
Rising Rookie: Eric Himelfarb ranks second on the Griffins with 13 goals and 29 points, tying for seventh on the teams single-season rookie scoring list. Himelfarb could challenge the franchises rookie records of 55 points (Glen Metropolit, 1997-98) and 22 goals (Kevyn Adams, 1996-97), as he is on pace for 44 and 20, respectively.
League Leaders: Joey MacDonalds fourth shutouts tie for ninth in the league Niklas Kronwall ranks among the AHLs top blueliners with 11 goals (T2nd), 35 points (T3rd) and 24 assists (8th) Bryan Helmers four power play goals tie for eighth among defensemen Eric Himelfarb ranks among the AHLs top rookies with 13 goals (6th), 29 points (8th), six power play goals (T4th) and two shorthanded goals (T2nd).
M*A*S*H Unit: Kory Karlander (27), Travis Richards (16), Ernie Hartlieb (12), Eric Manlow (10) and Brent Kelly (8) have all missed a string of games due to various injuries or illnesses.
By the Numbers: Where the Griffins rank among the AHLs 28 teams in various statistical categories:
Power Play: 37-for-262, 14.1% (21st)
Penalty Killing: 247-for-291, 84.9% (T11th)
Penalty Minutes: 21.60 avg. (25th)
Goals For: 2.37 avg. (22nd)
Goals Against: 2.48 avg. (8th)
Shots For: 29.79 avg. (18th)
Shots Against: 30.29 avg. (15th)
Attendance: 6,230 avg. (10th)
Fri., Feb. 25 vs. Milwaukee Admirals (35-16-2-4) Van Andel Arena 7:30 p.m.
TV: None. Radio: WOOD 1300 AM at 7:10 p.m. Season Series: 2-2-0-0 Overall, 1-2-0-0 Home. Fifth of eight meetings overall, fourth and final in Grand Rapids. All-Time Series: 33-18-11-0 Overall, 20-8-2-0 Home. NHL Affiliation: Nashville Predators. Head Coach: Claude Noel (2nd season). Ships Ahoy: All four meetings this season have been decided by one goal, with each team winning twice Despite the Griffins win on Friday, the Admirals still lead the AHL with 19 road victories (19-9-2-3) Milwaukee, 2-3-0-2 in its last seven, is in the midst of just its second three-game winless streak this season The defending Calder Cup champs have a 10-point lead atop the West Division over Chicago Their 3.19 scoring average ties for second in the league Simon Gamache ranks third in AHL scoring (22-4567) Brian Finleys 26 wins place second on the circuit.
Sat., Feb. 26 vs. San Antonio Rampage (23-29-2-4) Van Andel Arena 7:30 p.m.
TV: None. Radio: WOOD 1300 AM/WHTC 1450 AM at 7:10 p.m. Season Series: 3-1-0-0 Overall, 1-1-0-0 Home. Fifth of eight meetings overall, third of four in Grand Rapids. All-Time Series: 15-8-1-0 Overall, 7-4-1-0 Home. NHL Affiliation: Florida Panthers. Head Coach: Steve Ludzik (2nd season). On a Rampage: Its been three and a half months since the last meeting of these teams, a 3-2 Griffins win at Van Andel Arena on Nov. 13 The contest will mark the end of San Antonios 12-game, 29-day road trip The Rampage broke a four-game skid, topped off by consecutive shutouts, with a 3-1 win at Utah on Saturday Erstwhile NHLer Jay Bouwmeester has a team-worst minus-17 rating San Antonio ranks 26th in goals scored (2.16) and 27th in shots (26.22) Former Griffins D-man Joel Kwiatkowski ranks second on the Rampage in scoring (9-1827).
Sun., Feb. 27 at Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (28-24-1-3) Cincinnati Gardens 5:05 p.m.
TV: None. Radio: WOOD 1300 AM at 4:40 p.m. Season Series: 4-3-0-0 Overall, 2-1-0-0 Road. Eighth of 10 meetings overall, fourth of five in Cincinnati. All-Time Series: 20-9-2-0 Overall, 10-5-0-0 Road. NHL Affiliation: Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Head Coach: Brad Shaw (3rd season). Just Ducky: Eight straight meetings between the Griffins and Ducks, including the first six this season, had been decided by a single goal prior to Cincys 3-0 win on Saturday Cincinnati is now 17-6-0-2 at home, including a 12-1-0-1 mark since Dec. 18 Frederic Cassivis shutout on Saturday was the Ducks second-ever blanking of the Griffins and their first since Dec. 28, 2001 Kurtis Foster leads all AHL defensemen with 12 goals, one more than GRs Niklas Kronwall.
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Saracens have handed director of rugby Mark McCall and seven other members of the coaching staff new contracts until June 2017.
The other staff to be given new deals are Alex Sanderson (forwards coach), Paul Gustard (forwards coach), Dan Vickers (kicking coach), Kevin Sorrell (backline coach), Joe Shaw (skills coach), Phil Morrow (performance director) and Joe Collins (head of medical).
Saracens chairman Nigel Wray said: "I believe we have assembled an outstanding group of people, on and offer the field.
"They are intelligent, hard-working and absolutely dedicated to the challenge of maintaining our progress in recent seasons, and we are delighted they are all so eager to guide the club through the years ahead."


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I didn't see anything posted about the comments, which are fairly general and uninteresting, but thought I would post them anyways.
Hollinger's chat http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/29669
Thorpe's chat http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat...r-david-thorpeLarry (Indianapolis)
Can I call Brandon Rush a bust yet?
John Hollinger (3:08 PM)
I'll go ahead and do it for you. What's funny is that I thought he'd really be a force defensively but struggle offensively. Instead he's in and out defensively .. and struggles offensively.
Travis F. (DC)
John, my Pacers have too much depth and not enough talent. What can they turn their expiring contracts into that can help them this year and long term??
John Hollinger (2:20 PM)
the goal in Indy is to create cap space in 2011 and then make a run at a free agent, hopefully with a strong enough young nucleus to persuade a star to join them. That's the problematic part -- Hibbert has been good when he doesn't pick up three fouls in the first 45 seconds, but Rush and Hansbrough haven't provided much help.
Benny (Indianapolis)
Do the Pacers have the worst backcourt in the NBA?
David Thorpe (12:06 PM)
They are in the running.
Venkat (India)
Can we officially label Brandon Rush a bust?
David Thorpe (12:13 PM)
As a late lottery pick, probably not. Many of them do not pan out.
Eric (Indy)
The players aren't saying anything, but Jim O'Brien is clearly losing control of this Pacer team! Is he gone along with Larry Legend after this season?
David Thorpe (12:33 PM)
I don't agree at all.
Damien (Indianapolis)
Is Hansbrough good enough to be the starting power forward for the Pacers down the road?
David Thorpe (12:37 PM)
Probably better suited coming off the bench. If he can learn to be a legit 3 point threat, then possibly.
Venkat (India)
The Pacers need a wolf. There are too many sheep on this team.
David Thorpe (12:48 PM)
I think Bird would prefer a 2 who can shoot and score in bunches.


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Everyone can label their item easily and you can try many new creations! About AromatherapyAromatherapy is a holistic therapy that uses pure essential oils to positively influence the mind and body and to enhance emotional and physical well-being. Essential oils are highly concentrated extracts from the aromatic part of the plant. They are wholly natural molecular substances which when diffused in the air are transmitted to the part of the brain that controls memory and emotional response. When used topically they are highly effective due to their ability to help stimulate the body's natural ability to heal. Frequently Asked Questions: What is aromatherapy?Aromatherapy is a holistic therapy that uses essential oils to improve one's health and psychological well-being. Essential oils are highly concentrated extracts from the aromatic parts of herbs, flowers, trees and grasses. Valued for thousands of years, they are totally natural substances that have the ability to positively influence the mind and body. How are essential oils used?Because essential oils are highly concentrated, they need to be used with care. Apply them by the drop. The general rule is to dilute them before using topically. They may be diluted in carrier oils, lotions and hair care products, added to a bath, diffused in the air using an aroma lamp or diffuser, or added to water in a spray bottle. Select essential oils with similar properties and blend together to create your own unique aromas. How long do they last?Most essential oils will last approximately one to two years or more if properly stored. To preserve your oils, always store them in a tight container in a cool place. Heat will cause the oils to evaporate and the light will alter them chemically, reducing their effectiveness. Citrus oils are an exception; they will start to oxidize after a year. 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Heavy Metal RapsRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
I rap heavy metal all day,
and sometime through the night,
And with my steady beater,
I will surely win a fight,
My hits are always hot,
they ignite sparks in my soul,
and I form inspiration,
while I reach my goal,
There are few so talented,
who can perform these tasks,
so me and my brethren,
will sometimes wear our masks,
With our amazing performances,
we bring joy to many crowds,
and their triumphant screams,
sometimes rise to the clouds,
I have given too many hints,
so I now must say goodbye,
and with a final couplet,
I say, 'What am I?'
AnswerA blacksmith.
Smiths will work metal such as iron and steel while they are hot, in order to make the shaping process easier.
Their tool of choice would be a hammer, which, in a fight against bare arms, would surely win.
Sparks will fly from the metal, so eye protection in the form of a mask is necessary in some cases.
Blacksmiths used to make weapons such as swords for knights. Those knights, after winning, would emit their battle cry, their voices rising upwards in victory.
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The Lenovo IdeaPhone K900 debuted at CES 2013 and was one of the most talked about Smartphones at the show. Lenovo wouldn't say what processor was inside, but it turned out to be the first phone to use the Intel Atom Z2580 dual-core processor. This is one of the first devices to run Intel's unannounced CloverTrail+ architecture!
This morning we ran across a video that François Piednoël from Intel uploaded a video of this phone running Epic's Citadel for Android at 1080p and it looks great. He also showed Performance Report Texturemark running in 'free mode' and everything was running smoothly. No benchmarks like AnTuTu or Quadrant were run, but it looks like Intel is gearing up for a battle with ARM in the smartphone business. We all saw it coming, but it has begun!
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Gianfranco Lanci joined the Group in April 2012 and is currently Corporate President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for running Lenovo's PC and Smart Device Business Group. Prior to that he ran Lenovo's combined PC and Enterprise business groups. Before that, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for running Lenovo's global PC business as well as for Lenovo's EMEA region and the Asia Pacific markets of Australia, Japan and New Zealand. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President of the Company and President of the EMEA geography. Mr Lanci has 30 years experience across the PC business, including leadership roles at Texas Instruments and Acer. He was appointed as President of Acer Inc. in 2005 and in 2008 became Chief Executive Officer and President. Under his leadership he led Acer to the #2 position globally and #1 in EMEA whilst recording record profitability for three consecutive years. He holds a degree in engineering from the Politecnico of Turin.Top
Mr. Wong Wai Ming is Executive Vice President of the Company and Chief Financial Officer. He was previously an investment banker for more than 15 years and also held senior management position in listed companies in Hong Kong. He was an independent non-executive director of the Company from March 30, 1999 until his appointment to the position of CFO on May 23, 2007. Mr. Wong is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a Bachelor's degree in Management Sciences from the Victoria University of Manchester, U.K..Top
Gerry P. Smith joined the Group in August 2006 and is currently Executive Vice President of the Company and President of the Data Center Group. In this role he oversees Lenovo's fast-growing enterprise business worldwide.
Prior to that, Mr. Smith was Chief Operating Officer of the combined PC and Enterprise Business Group. Prior to that, Mr. Smith was Senior Vice President of the Company and President of the Americas geography. Before that, Mr. Smith was Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain and is responsible for end-to-end supply chain management encompassing order management, supply planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and fulfilment operations. Before joining the Group, Mr. Smith held a number of leadership roles at Dell, including Vice President and General Manager of Notebook Development, of Peripherals Development and of the Display Line of Business. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Marketing from Pacific Lutheran University.
Mr. Chen joined Lenovo in 1993, and is currently Senior Vice President of the Company and Co-President, Mobile Business Group. In this role he focuses on Lenovo's Mobile business in China, the world's largest mobile market. He is also the founding CEO of ShenQi, a subsidiary mobile company for Lenovo.
Prior to that, Mr. Chen was Senior Vice President of Lenovo Group and President for Lenovo China Region and the Asia Pacific Emerging Markets region. Prior to this, he was President of the Lenovo China Region.
Mr. Chen's other leadership roles include Regional Sales, Commerce, Quality, and Channel Management. He was appointed as vice president of Lenovo Group in April 2005, and took charge of Lenovo's channel sales and consumer business for Asia Pacific in 2006. From December 2008 to December 2009, he was responsible for the strategy and operations of Lenovo's Asia Pacific and Russia regions, and then moved to Lenovo's Emerging Market Group. Mr.Chen has served as the general manager of Lenovo China region since December 2009, and was appointed to senior vice president of Lenovo Group in October 2011.
He Zhiqiang joined the Group in 1986 and is the Senior Vice President of the Company, Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group. Prior to that he was President of the Ecosystem and Cloud Business Group, where he oversaw Lenovo's work to expand its fast growing Ecosystem business, as well as to drive innovation in software for Cloud based applications.
Dr. Peter HORTENSIUSSenior Vice President and Chief Technology OfficerDr. Peter D. Hortensius is Senior Vice President of Lenovo and Chief Technology Officer for the company, with responsibilities for Lenovo's innovation centers located around the world. In addition, he is Chief Technology Officer and leads strategy for the Data Center Group. Previously, Dr. Hortensius was President of the Think Business Group which has supply chain and product responsibilities for Lenovo's Think branded product lines.
Prior to this role, he served as President of the Product Group where he managed both the company's commercial and consumer PC product portfolio, and enterprise business. Before that, he was Senior Vice President of Lenovo's Think Product Group where he managed the company's commercial product portfolio and was responsible for increasing market share and profitability in enterprise segments and in new growth areas like small-to-medium business by launching the ThinkPad Edge line of laptops.
Dr. Hortensius joined Lenovo in May, 2005 as Senior Vice President for Worldwide Product Development and was appointed Senior Vice President for Lenovo's Notebook Business Unit in October with business and product development responsibilities for all the ThinkPad and Lenovo-branded laptop lines.
Before joining Lenovo, Dr. Hortensius spent 17 years with IBM where he was the vice president, Products and Offerings, for IBM's PC Division. He has extensive expertise in product and technology research and development.
As Co-President of Lenovo's Mobile Business Group, Aymar co-leads Lenovo's mobile business, including R&D, product, supply chain and the Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America and EMEA Geos.
Prior to that, Aymar was Lenovo's President of North America, responsible for North America sales, daily operations, growth and profitability of the region -- encompassing the United States and Canada. Prior to that, he was President of Lenovo in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Under his leadership, EMEA reached record market share and profitability across a diverse region including more than 120 countries, supported by 50 offices.
Aymar joined Lenovo in 2013 to lead the company's drive in the mobile space in EMEA and lay the foundations for the company's expansion plans. He was promoted to president EMEA and senior vice president Lenovo Group in January 2014 and at the same time joined the Lenovo Executive Committee, LEC.
His 30 year career has spanned global leadership roles with companies in both the US and Europe. Over the last ten years he was based in Europe where he was corporate VP and member of the Executive Committee of Capgemini, senior VP and president of SHBG at Acer and CEO of Packard-Bell.
Prior to being in Europe he spent over twenty years in California where he held a variety of leadership positions in large companies such as Softbank, Ziff-Davis and Tandon, as well as a variety of technology start-ups.
Scott Offer, senior vice president and General Counsel at Lenovo, joined the company in 2014 with Lenovo's acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Scott is responsible for setting overall legal strategy, leading a team of approximately 140 legal professional in 15 countries. This team is a globally integrated organization that partners with business leads, negotiates all strategic deals, manages the global intellectual property and litigation portfolios, and maintains legal compliance.
Prior to this role, Scott was Chief Counsel to Lenovo's Mobile Business Group. Prior to that, Scott was senior vice president and chief counsel for Motorola Mobility where he led many key global strategic initiatives, including taking Motorola Mobility public in 2011, leading legal efforts around mergers and acquisitions initiatives (including acquisitions by Google and Lenovo) and driving strategy around a wide range of intellectual property and regulatory issues worldwide. Before joining Motorola, Scott worked for law firm Boodle Hatfield and Royal Dutch Shell plc.
Scott received his law degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is qualified as a lawyer in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Qiao Jian joined the Group in 1990 and is currently Senior Vice President, Human Resources, responsible for human resources, organizational development, global talent, compensation and benefits as well as nurturing the Company's culture. Prior to assuming this position, Ms. Qiao held various senior positions in the Group including senior vice president of Strategy and Planning and vice president of Human Resources in China – both before and after the acquisition of IBM's PC Division. Ms. Qiao has extensive experience in human resources, strategy, marketing and branding. She holds a Bachelor's degree in management science from Fudan University and holds an EMBA from China Europe International Business School.Top
David Roman is senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Lenovo, responsible for driving all marketing activities for the global personal computer maker.
Prior to joining Lenovo, David was vice president of worldwide marketing communications for Hewlett-Packard's Personal Systems Group, responsible for driving advertising, media relations and marketing services. He was responsible for HP's award winning "The Computer is Personal Again" campaign.
Before HP, David was vice president of Corporate and International Marketing at NVIDIA. He also held a number of different marketing leadership roles at Apple Computer in Europe, Asia Pacific and the USA. His last Apple role was vice president of worldwide advertising and brand marketing.
Luca Rossi joined Lenovo in 2015 and is now President of the EMEA and LATAM geographies, leading the PC, smartphone, tablet, and server businesses. Previously, he led the LATAM geography before having the scope of his role extended to EMEA.
Prior to joining Lenovo, Mr. Rossi served as President of EMEA for Acer. His other roles at Acer included leading the Packard Bell business, the consumer business, and the entire product business.
Before Acer, he held a number of positions with Asus, culminating in General Manager for Asus Europe.
Mr. Rossi's career began as a 19-year-old entrepreneur when he set up an Italian systems integrator under the Geo Microsystems brand.
Xiaoyan Wang, senior vice president at Lenovo, was appointed chief information officer in March 2009. She was named senior vice president of world wide services in 2013. She is responsible for Lenovo's service organization as well as information technology strategy and operations including all aspects of Lenovo's global IT infrastructure, business applications development, support and maintenance, as well as information service delivery and security. Under Ms. Wang's leadership, the Information Technology organization is working closely with Lenovo's internal business partners in designing IT strategies, processes and architecture to support Lenovo's Think, Idea, mature and emerging market segments.
Ms. Wang joined Lenovo in 1994 and has held several posts including chief administrative officer heading corporate functions such as Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, and corporate administration. She has also led various technical service organizations at Lenovo. Ms. Wang was part of the team that worked on the groundbreaking Lenovo's acquisition of IBM's PC business. Prior to Lenovo, she worked in various areas including R&D engineering, technical service and project management.
Ms. Wang holds a master's degree of science in mechanical technology and automation from Beijing Institute of Technology, and an EMBA from China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS).
Zhou QingTong is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Lenovo, responsible for information technology and business transformation. In addition, he serves as Chief Financial Officer for the Data Center Group. Mr. Zhou joined Lenovo in 2004.
Prior to his current role, he held numerous senior positions, most recently as Chief Strategy Officer. Before that he was chief financial officer for Lenovo's Emerging Markets Group, overseeing finances for a business that covered more than 120 markets. Before that, he served as chief financial officer for many parts of Lenovo's business, including Asia Pacific, Russia and Greater China. Before joining Lenovo, he worked at other technology companies and with Bain & Company.
Mr. Zhou holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago and a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Tsinghua University.


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Posts about cholesterol from Well, Tara Parker-Pope's blog about health and wellness.
Posts about cholesterol from Well, Tara Parker-Pope's blog about health and wellness.
Find the safest and most cost-effective drugs for this condition.
Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance found in all parts of the body. Your body makes some cholesterol, and some cholesterol comes from the food you eat. Your body needs a little bit of cholesterol to work properly. But too much cholesterol can clog your arteries and lead to heart disease. This article focuses on cholesterol and your diet.
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Diet - cholesterol
Cholesterol helps the body produce hormones, bile acid, and vitamin D. Cholesterol moves through the bloodstream to be used by all parts of the body.
Cholesterol is found in eggs, dairy products, meat, and poultry. Egg yolks and organ meats (liver, kidney, sweetbread, and brain) are high in cholesterol. Fish generally contains less cholesterol than other meats, but some shellfish are high in cholesterol.
Foods of plant origin (vegetables, fruits, grains, cereals, nuts, and seeds) contain no cholesterol.
Fat content is not a good measure of cholesterol content. For example, liver and other organ meats are low in fat, but very high in cholesterol.
In general, your risk of developing heart disease or atherosclerosis goes up as your level of blood cholesterol increases.
More than half of the adult population has blood cholesterol levels higher than the desirable range. High cholesterol levels often begin in childhood. Some children may be at higher risk due to a family history of high cholesterol.
To lower high cholesterol levels:
The recommendations for children's diets are similar to those of adults. It is very important that children get enough calories to support their growth and activity level, and that the child achieve and maintain a desirable body weight
The following two sample menus provide examples of an average American diet and a low-fat diet.
Totals: 2,000 calories, 84 grams fat, 34 grams saturated fat, 425 milligrams cholesterol. The diet is 38% total fat, 15% saturated fat.
For the same number of calories, a low-fat diet provides 190 mg of cholesterol, compared to 510 mg of cholesterol for an average American diet. Because fat is high in calories, the low-fat diet actually has more food than the typical American diet. An example follows:
Totals: 2,000 Ccalories, 38 grams fat, 9.5 grams saturated fat, 91 mg cholesterol. The diet is 17% fat, 4% saturated fat.
Note: The low-fat diet example is too low in fat for small children to promote good growth. In addition, it may be difficult for them to eat such a large volume of food. Children should have a diet that is closer to 30% of calories from fat. Lower-fat diets may be appropriate in some children. Ask your doctor what is best for your child.


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American Honda today reported April 2013 U.S. sales of 130,999 units, an increase of 7.4 percent compared with April 2012 (up 3.1 percent based on the Daily Selling Rate, or DSR*). The Honda brand posted April 2013 sales of 117,100 units, an increase of 6.6 percent compared with April 2012. Acura U.S. April sales of 13,899 units increased 14.2 percent compared with April 2012.
"The April sales record for the CR-V exemplifies the incredible retail sales success of Honda's core models," said John Mendel, executive vice president of Sales at American Honda. "The Accord and Civic also continue to resonate, one customer at a time, with overall year-to-date sales well ahead of last year."
"With a full year of record sales growth, the RDX is a resounding success," said Jeff Conrad, vice president and general manager of Acura Sales. "Continued record-breaking sales of the RDX is laying a solid foundation for the new RLX and MDX Acura models launching this year."
*The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 25 days for April 2013 and 24 days for April 2012. Year-to-date, the DSR is calculated with 101 days for 2013 and 101 days for 2012. All other percentages in release are unadjusted; see table for adjusted DSR figures.