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Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced plans to share the City's financial data through its open government portal (cityofboston.gov/open), initially launched in October 2012. The portal aims to improve engagement across city government and continues to expand in an effort to help connect Boston residents with City data. Through the portal, visitors can search for civic data, visualize data with interactive maps, review city performance, and partner with the City to develop and pilot innovative new programs.
"The City of Boston is committed to an open government strategy. For us, it's all about deepening the connection between residents and government," Mayor Menino said. "That's why we launched our open government portal in 2012 and continue our work to build out the platform."
The Mayor's announcement follows a report recently released by MASSPIRG Education Fund, which reviewed and graded the nation's 30 largest cities on how effectively they allow the public to track budgets, contracting, subsidies, grants and requests for quality-of-life services. According to a press release issued by MASSPIRG, Boston's "lack of checkbook-level city spending information" allowed room for improvement, and resulted in a "D-" grade.
"The City recognizes the need to make financial data available to the public. Now that we have upgraded our financial system, the time is right to increase the amount of available data," said Meredith Weenick, Chief Financial Officer. "We're confident these efforts will qualify Boston for MASSPIRG's Honor Roll this spring – and get us to the top of next year's report."
The MASSPIRG Report did credit the City's work in delivering leading transparency tools, such as Citizens Connect and Boston About Results, that support city service delivery and government performance tracking.
"With the Mayor's support, we have been able to improve our engagement with the public through innovative uses of technology," said Bill Oates, Chief Information Officer. "It has helped us create useful connections between our data and the stakeholders that benefit from using the data. We look forward to creating more of those connections."


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Oh, elementary school. If you're a fan of people watching like I am, you know there are three fantastic places in which to do your social grazing: 1) Theme parks 2) Walmart 3) Elementary schools.
Already I'm feeling like a mean girl for writing this post but I'm actually a really nice person with a mild obsession of the human condition. Ever since I left my full-time job to be a work-at-home mama, I've resorted to getting my daily sociology fix from the after school pickup routine.
There are certain mom types one encounters at school. I'm sure each type is more lovely than the last, so don't think I'm here to hate on the mommy masses; quite the contrary. I'm simply a reporter of observations.
1. The Million Kids Mom
You know her when you see her. She's that mom responsible for a million kids and doesn't seem the slightest bit flustered by it. She mothers with ease and confidence. Lady, what's your secret? I have a fraction of your brood and I can't keep it together!
2. The Teacher Ambusher
This is the mom permanently affixed outside the classroom door. The very moment the teacher opens the door to let out the class; she's there — ready to discuss her child's 97% on that spelling test and the upcoming math assessment. Give the teacher (and your kid) a break!
3. The Super Fit
This mom usually has a few kids but you'd totally never know it to look at her. With her tight buns, cut arms and seemingly endless energy, you wish you could trade places with her hot bod without having to do the work.
4. The Fabulous Mom
Every bloody day she looks like she stepped off a photo shoot for Cosmo to pick up the kids. How does she find the time to look like that? Does she have staff? Inquiring moms wanna know!
5. The Pajama Mom
This is 100% the category that I fall into. No, we pajama moms didn't just wake up; we just look that way.
6. The Late Mom
Habitually late as she races into school, knocking over strollers and toddlers in her path; she makes her grand dramatic entrance. No judgment here; better late than never, Mama.
7. The Sporty Mom
Sports Mom is in a big fat hurry most of the time to collect her kiddies into the minivan to change into uniform stat. She's in it to win it!
8. The Popular Mom
Popular Mom knows everybody: teachers, staff, fellow parents, and kids. I don't know how she does it but she does it.
9. The Volunteer Mom
Volunteer Mom is that mom you are so thankful exists but feel guilty that you aren't. She volunteers her efforts in the classroom, school craft fair, school fundraisers, and everything else. A special place in heaven awaits.
10. I'm a Little Bit Afraid of You and I Don't Know Why
This mom is intimidating for some wildly undefined reason. It's an energy more than a look, a tone, or a behavior. I don't know what it is but I'm staying far, far away.


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Baked Beans Balti
When my mother and father eloped to Britain in the late sixties, they both embraced British culture at a time when Britain was swinging. She came across Baked Beans and used to combine Indian spices to make a quick lunchtime snack for me and my brother when we were kids.
|Baked Beans Balti
|Many Asian households in the UK have their own recipe and I also made this in India for a TV show and they absolutely loved it. Incidentally, Balti does mean bucket. This is a truly quick and comforting dish.
2 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
Heat the oil in a small saucepan, then put in the onion. Fry for 1 minute, add the chilli and cook for a couple of minutes, stirring continuously, until the onions begin to turn golden brown. Add the spices and fry for another minute. Add the beans, reduce the heat and cook for 3 minutes. Taste, then season with salt, if necessary. Serve hot with chapatis, naan, pitta bread or just on toast.
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CHRS Faculty in October 2013 National SBSRN Scientific Meeting
The District of Columbia Developmental Center for AIDS Research (DC D-CFAR) hosted the 7th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Social and Behavioral Science Research Network (SBSRN) on October 23-24, 2013, in Washington, D.C.
The DC-DCFAR is a multi-institutional collaboration between American University, Children's National Medical Center, Georgetown University, George Washington University, Howard University, and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
The SBSRN is a collaborative network linking investigators from the 21 NIH-funded Centers for AIDS Research (CFARs). The network arose out of recognition that there are challenges and opportunities common to social and behavioral scientists and that the CFAR structure offers potential for a range of valuable inter-disciplinary collaborations. The SBSRN is intended to encourage sharing of resources; to host an annual scientific meeting; to provide a forum for a national mentoring program for junior and translational investigators; and to promote collaborative multi-site research.
The theme of the 2013 meeting was "Social, Behavioral, and Policy Perspectives on HIV/AIDS: The District of Columbia and Beyond." Panels covered important issues such as the social, behavioral and policy perspectives of HIV/AIDS; multi-level conceptualizations of HIV/AIDS (individuals, relationships, communities, institutions and networks); policy and structural approaches in HIV/AIDS; and vulnerability, marginalization, and inequality. Round tables ended the second day and provided further opportunities for discussions.
CHRS Director Kim Blankenship was on the planning committee for the meeting. CHRS affiliates Nina Yamanis and Maria De Jesus, were accepted as mentees through a competitive application process. They attended the SBSRN Mentoring Day, which was intended to connect early-stage investigators with senior social and behavioral investigators in HIV/AIDS.
As one of the co-sponsors of the CFAR SBSRN 7th National Scientific Meeting, Center on Health, Risk and Society would like to thank everyone for participating in the conference. We are pleased to announce that many of the presentations are now available on the meeting website. Please feel free to share these presentations with colleagues who were unable to attend the meeting.
Please watch the SBSRN listserv and check the SBSRN website for information about the next meeting.


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What's in a name? Business value!
If you own a business, you have likely taken steps to protect it from security threats like theft. Have you also taken steps to protect your business name? Your trade name, the name of your products and services, and even your domain name are all tied to your brand equity or value. That value can be compromised if you underestimate the risk of not protecting it.
Your brand value is a direct result of how memorable, easily recognizable and superior in quality and reliability your products and services are to others in the marketplace. Brand equity is important when you want to expand your product line, because customers will remember your name and associate new items with existing, successful ones.
There is a flip side to brand equity, however. If another business has a similar name, it can create some confusion or incorrect assumptions among your customers. What if the other business has a reputation for poor quality? You don't want to be tarred with that same brush and have it negatively affect your bottom line. In some cases, another business might even try to take advantage of the goodwill or value associated with your name, and uses it for their own gain. Check out our section on Trademarks to learn about protecting your identity in the marketplace.
Don't forget about your online presence. Make sure that any domain names and hosting accounts you have are secure by using passwords and other safeguards. Even if you don't have a website for your business, you may want to register and keep your own domain name ("yourbusinessname.ca") or names that are similar, so that no one else can use them.
You can read more about ways to protect your business and to avoid potential problems in our "Managing your business" section. Consult our "Starting your business" section to learn more about Naming your business. By staying on top of things, you can minimize the risks your business faces, and protect both your name and reputation.


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Crafted of iron and painted with a rustic finish, these colorful hooks are sturdy enough to hold coats and backpacks while adding style to your wall. Array them in different colors to create an eclectic look.
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Hmm.. this is really odd. Just out of curiosity, I typed in iPhone4S.com. Low and behold, porn ads. What is that about? How does that even come about in someones head. "Hey, let's make a porn site. but to make it a better chance of people coming, we'll take the name of the new iPhone, add .com. Boom. Porn. Not to mention it'll just off Apple. Everyone hates Apple." Bollocks
too bad you wont even be able so watch any pr0n on these sites as they probably all use FLASH. oops.
Was there not a story sometime back about the reason some people got iPhones was to watch porn! Lol
But flash can be an awfully handy conduit to meter, distribute and sell the stuff.
"the business" isn't about what people can see and what they can't,
its about making as much $$$ as possible before you get caught or ripped off.
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The answer to trade rumor blahs
By Chad Ford
NBA Insider
Send an Email to Chad Ford Thursday, February 12
Updated: February 12
The NBA trade deadline is now a week away. Usually that's an occasion for trade- and rumor-mongers everywhere to celebrate. Usually the biggest trade rumors are running rampant right about now ... but this year? Everyone has already been traded.
With Rasheed Wallace, Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Theo Ratliff changing addresses on Monday, it's time to ask the inevitable question ... is there anyone worthwhile left to trade? Well, there's at least one.
Allen Iverson's name is now being tossed around the rumor mill after Sixers GM Billy King admitted AI no longer was untouchable in the aftermath of the Randy Ayers firing Monday.
Allen Iverson
Shooting Guard
Philadelphia 76ers
39 27.4 3.9 6.3 .395 .751
"Everybody at some point in their career has to be available," King told the Delaware News Journal. "Obviously, it would take a high-quality player to move someone like Allen. But I've got to do what's best for the franchise."
The problem, as one GM sees it, is King will never get Sixers chairman Ed Snider to agree to an Iverson trade. If King keeps insisting on it, Snider will just fire King and bring in someone else to clean up the mess.
"Billy thinks that he's got to move Allen if he's going to rebuild this team," one GM told Insider. "But he can't get ownership to sign off on it. So far they don't want to hear it. Allen puts people in the seats every night. Who are they going to get to replace him. If Iverson's gone, the Sixers have no stars left. They'll be bad, and the arena will be empty. At least this way, people are still coming to watch him play."
Eric Snow
Point Guard
Philadelphia 76ers
53 10.6 3.5 7.0 .405 .790
Instead, the Sixers have tried everything in their power to move Eric Snow, Aaron McKie and Glenn Robinson. The only two players King doesn't want to move are Kenny Thomas and Samuel Dalembert, another GM told Insider. However, if the right deal came along, even Dalembert could be had.
So far, no such deals have come along.
Who are the Sixers going to get to play alongside Iverson? Every guy they've brought into Philly as a second option to Iverson has failed. Is there really someone out there worth the trouble? Doubt it.
More likely, King is looking for cap room in 2005. Getting Snow and McKie's contracts off the books now would help get them there, but it won't be enough. King still needs to get Todd MacCulloch to retire and move either Derrick Coleman or Marc Jackson, as well, before the Sixers would have substantial cap room.
Talk about a mess. "They may have the worst cap situation of any team in the league," another league executive said. "It's brutal. They should've never signed Thomas to that big deal and given Snow, Iverson and Coleman those extensions. That locked them in for good with a team only Larry Brown knew how to coach. If they're determined to keep Iverson, they're screwed."
Well ... screwed is a harsh word. Filling the building every night, even when your team is losing, is something, at least. And considering that no one yet has offered a viable alternative to AI in Philly ... you can't blame Snider for wanting to keep AI and cover his losses.
Around the league
Erick Dampier
Golden State Warriors
51 11.9 11.6 0.7 .517 .636
Word is the Warriors are still trying to figure ways to kick Nick Van Exel to the curb. The bait, as it was a few weeks ago, is Erick Dampier. The problem is, there isn't another team out there with the type of expiring contracts or cap room the Warriors are looking for.
The closest could be the Celtics, who are trying to combine the expiring contracts of Chris Mills ($6.6 million) and Chris Mihm ($2. to convince someone to make a deal. That's enough to get Damp, but why would the Warriors give him up without also getting rid of Van Exel? Then again, this is the Warriors we're talking about.
The Grizzlies have interest, but they would have to send half their team to Golden State to make a deal work. Are Van Exel and Damp, even in Hubie Brown's great system, really worth what it would take to get them? Concerns about Van Exel's attitude and Dampier's knees say no.
If neither Dampier or Iverson go anywhere, where does that leave us? Probably with an active trade deadline filled with much smaller deals. Who has the best chances of being moved? Juwan Howard, Marcus Fizer, Melvin Ely, Corliss Williamson, Michael Doleac and some wacky combination of low-level Raptors players. Wake me up when it's over.
Here's the latest on the developing Vin Baker situation in Boston. Baker's agent, Aaron Goodwin, keeps claiming Vin is able to play, but the Celtics claim they've had no contact with him. Baker missed his 10th consecutive game, which means the team can now attempt to void the remaining two years on his contract. With Baker due nearly $30 million over the next two seasons, a lot is at stake for both parties. While dumping Baker and his contract would save a lot of money, it really doesn't get the Celtics that far under the cap. A lower payroll and roster flexibility will be nice. But that's about all they'll see until the summer of 2006.
What's up with the Knicks? According to the New York press, Isiah Thomas is involved in every deal, ever discussed, in the history of the NBA. Every single one.
Steve Francis
Point Guard
Houston Rockets
51 16.9 5.5 5.9 .403 .765
Apologies are in order to the record number of readers who wrote in the past two days furious at the three-way trade proposal floated by Insider that would've sent Steve Francis, Eric Piatkowski, Glenn Robinson and Aaron McKie to Portland; Eric Snow, Zach Randolph, Qyntel Woods and Ruben Patterson to Houston and Dale Davis and Damon Stoudamire to Philly.
Here's what Insider has learned ...
Houston fans are outraged because Francis is still the franchise, and they don't want to replace him with an overpaid, low-scoring point guard or an overweight, lazy-defending, teammate-punching power forward.
Portland fans are livid because Randolph is the franchise, and they don't want to replace him with an overpaid, poor-shooting point guard who skips practice for the Super Bowl, a Big Dog with a big mouth who flopped with a similar supporting cast in Atlanta, and an aging role player with a big, fat contract.
Philly fans are angry because Snow is the best thing that ever happened to Iverson; McKie, I'm told, is the ultimate sixth man (huh?); and hanging on to Robinson, despite the ugliness, is still preferable to getting two guys they really hate in return. Interestingly Philly fans also are angry because King never makes any moves, and they really think he should find a way to dump the contracts of Snow and McKie -- just not for two guys from the Blazers who both happen to have expiring deals in 2005.
We really should talk more.
Peep Show
By Chad Ford
NBA Insider
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Updated: February 12
New York Knicks: I want what the Knicks' owner is drinking. "I'm looking forward to making a few longer trips in May and even into June," James Dolan said in the New York Post after watching his team lose to the Hornets in New Orleans. "I'd like to see us go all the way. I think this team could. I don't think anybody would say that's not possible. They're only getting better. [Coach Lenny Wilkens] has only been here [14] games. There's no reason to think they're not going to continue to improve." Then he really started getting antsy. "It's hard for me to even say we won't make the playoffs," Dolan said. "There's very little chance we won't make the playoffs. I'm definitely looking forward to the feeling of going to a playoff game," Dolan added. "When I went to the last Knick playoff games, when it got close, I could barely sit in my seat."
Los Angeles Lakers: The Lakers and Phil Jackson have suspended talks on a contract extension, and now the head coach is referring to his current franchise as "they." "I have no hard feelings at all," Jackson said in the Los Angeles Times. "I actually think it's the right move for them to make with all the free agents they have this summer." Both sides, though, made it clear that talks would resume in earnest after a tumultuous season. "I think that a new contract, an extension, is somewhere between possibility and probability," agent Todd Musburger said. But Jackson wasn't taking anything for granted. "I love to do that," Jackson said. "That's one of my favorite things. That's reality. I've done it two or three times in my career. It's OK. It's what the game's about."
Detroit Pistons: Different starting lineup but same result as Detroit fell to its fifth straight loss against the Kings Wednesday night. "The reason (for the change) was to get more energy to start the game," Tayshaun Prince said in the Detroit News as he and Elden Campbell were replaced by Darvin Ham an Zeljko Rebraca. "It was sort of unfair to Darvin, though, to be put in a situation like that. He had been playing up-and-down minutes and then to all of a sudden have to start against Peja, that's unfair big-time. But the message Coach was trying to send was that we can't keep starting the games down. I don't think he was saying that me and Elden were the ones not doing it. I think he was trying to show all of us, we have to go harder."
Seattle SuperSonics: Brent Barry is a free agent next year and teammate Ray Allen is applying to be his agent. "We need veterans on this team," Allen said in the Post Intelligencer. "We need guys who know how to win. We have enough young players as it is. He's a guy that has proven himself. He knows the game. He's smart. Why do you not pay for that?" Barry has missed 11 games this year with a broken hand and the Sonics are 4-7 in his absence.
Chicago Bulls: Rookie Kirk Hinrich knows he fouls. He just doesn't think he fouls all the time and that, every once in awhile he'd like to get a call, too. "Guys who foul all the time get away with it because refs won't call a foul on every play," Hinrich said in the Chicago Sun Times. "I'm just trying to feel it out to create my style of when I can be aggressive and when I can't." His coach, Scott Skiles, agreed. "You're not allowed to question the officials, and that happens to be a rule I don't agree with," Skiles said. "We all have to be held accountable. I'll keep saying Kirk plays very hard, and he's one of the best defensive guys in the league right now. I'll leave it at that."
Trade talk will dominate All-Star Weekend
By Chad Ford
NBA Insider
Send an Email to Chad Ford Friday, February 13
Updated: February 13
The NBA doesn't have winter meetings like baseball, where owners and GMs can get together and talk trade. But the NBA All-Star Game is as close as it gets. With just about everyone in the league flying into Los Angeles today, here's the latest scuttle from around the league . . .
Juwan Howard
Orlando Magic
54 15.8 6.8 2.0 .447 .796
Will Juwan Howard finally end up in Miami? The Magic, now clearly desperate, have reportedly inquired about Brian Grant's availability. It would take half of the Magic's roster to land Grant, but considering that the only guys on the roster who the Magic want to keep are Tracy McGrady and Drew Gooden -- why not?
The Wizards are in the hunt for a team willing to take on the last year of Christian Laettner's deal. The team could get around $10 million under the cap next season if it can find a taker for Laettner. What's their best shot? The Raptors are trying to add another big man to shore up their front line and have shown interest in Laettner. The Raptors have several expiring contracts (Michael Curry, Morris Peterson, Michael Bradley) that they're willing to dump in an effort to secure a playoff spot this season. Laettner is in the mix along with Portland's Dale Davis.
That's not the only deal the Wizards are working on. The team is also reportedly pursuing a deal that would ship Brevin Knight to the Clips for Keyon Dooling and Melvin Ely. However, if the Wizards can move Laettner, they probably won't make the trade for Ely, who would eat into their salary-cap room next season.
Doug Christie
Shooting Guard
Sacramento Kings
50 8.7 3.7 3.9 .469 .853
The Kings' Doug Christie is now on the block, but will anyone want to pick up the last two years and $16 million left on his contract? Christie was once the defensive heart of the Kings, but his production has really slipped this season.
Jazz GM Kevin O'Connor said he thinks the team will make a trade by the deadline? With whom? Right now the Jazz are more than seven million under the cap, which means they can absorb one big salary. The talk since December has the Jazz swapping Keon Clark for Tom Gugliotta and at least one first-round pick from the Suns. While both players are in the last year of their contracts, swapping Gugliotta's $11.7 million salary for Clark's $5 million puts the Suns under the luxury-tax threshold for the year. Given the salary, luxury-tax savings and rebates from the league, that could be worth up to $15 million in long-term savings to Phoenix. That's probably worth the pick.
Jahidi White
Phoenix Suns
49 4.4 4.4 0.1 .519 .510
The Suns are also trying to dump center Jahidi White and, according to one league source, are using Casey Jacobsen as the bait. White has one more year at $6.1 million left on his deal.
In addition to the never-ending Marcus Fizer sweepstakes, the Bulls are looking to find a new home for Jerome Williams. Despite his energy on the court and his popularity with fans, Williams' relationship with some of his teammates has been rocky in Chicago. He's been especially down on Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler because of constant mental lapses. It's gotten to the point that coaches had to ask him to quit pulling aside players who blow plays in practice.
The Pistons are still talking to teams about a way to trade either Corliss Williamson or Chucky Atkins in an effort to get their contracts off the books. With two first-round picks at his disposal that the Pistons don't really need, you've got to believe Joe D will make something happen.
For those of you always wondering why there are so many trade rumors and so few trades, I give you Danny Ainge. "There's lot of conversations going on. I'm hopeful, but it's got to be the right deal. I listened to over 500 deals since I took the job and I've made two. It's got to be a good deal." Since when, Danny?
Orlando reportedly involved in multiple trade talks
Brian Grant
Magic Feb. 13 - Orlando reportedly has inquired again about Grant's availability and might be willing to package half its roster -- including Juwan Howard -- to get him. The only guys the Magic are dead set on keeping are Tracy McGrady and Drew Gooden.
Gordan Giricek
Jazz Feb. 13 - Magic GM John Gabriel told Florida Today that Giricek, not Juwan Howard, is drawing the most interest as the trade deadline nears. The Bulls and Magic reportedly are discussing a deal to send Giricek and point guard Tyronn Lue to Chicago for Marcus Fizer. Florida Today also reports that Utah could be offering point guard Carlos Arroyo or center Jarron Collins in exchange for Giricek.
Marcus Fizer
Pistons Feb. 13 - Floriday Today reports the Magic and Bulls could be close to a deal sending Fizer to Orlando in exchange for point guard Tyronn Lue and shooting guard Gordan Giricek.
Fizer, in the last year of his contract, also is rumored to be under consideration by the Pistons and Clippers. In addition to the proposed deal with L.A. for Melvin Ely and Keyon Dooling, the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram indicates the Bulls are trying to send Fizer to Detroit for either forward Corliss Williamson or guard Chucky Atkins.
Aaron McKie
Bulls Feb. 13 - The Sixers have been looking to unload McKie's contract, among others, as they look to rebuild, and they reportedly have discussed a deal with Chicago involving Jerome Williams. McKie leads the league in 3-point percentage and would provide the Bulls with perimeter shooting, defense and veteran leadership.
Jerome Williams
76ers Feb. 13 - The Bulls and 76ers have discussed a trade involving Williams and Aaron McKie. Despite the energy Williams brings to the court and his popularity with fans, the Bulls don't like his rocky relations with some of his teammates, especially young big men Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler.
The Sixers have been looking to unload McKie's contract, among others, as they look to rebuild. McKie leads the league in 3-point percentage and would provide the Bulls with perimeter shooting, defense and veteran leadership.
Doug Christie
? Feb. 13 - The Kings reportedly are looking to unload the remaining two years and $16 million on Christie's contract, not to mention his subpar play, but it's not clear who might be willing to take both off their hands.
"I talked with Rick (Adelman, head coach) and Geoff (Petrie, GM) and they told me they were going on with what we have," Christie said. "You hear stuff all the time, it's part of the profession. Around the trade deadline, any little thing and people react."
Christian Laettner
Raptors Feb. 13 - Toronto is looking for a big man to shore up the front line, and the Wizards are looking for someone to take on the last year of Laettner's deal. Unloading him would put Washington around $10 million below the cap next season. The Raptors have several expiring contracts (Michael Curry, Morris Peterson, Michael Bradley) that they're willing to dump in an effort to secure a playoff spot this season. Laettner is in the mix along with Portland's Dale Davis.
Dale Davis
Mavs Feb. 13 - The Raptors and Mavericks have shown the most interest in Davis, and if the Blazers can get back a contract that expires after next season and a prospect, they'll pull the trigger. Toronto has plenty of expiring contracts, but they're also discussing Christian Laettner.
Keon Clark
Suns Feb. 13 - Phoenix could look to further improve its financial situation for next season by sending Tom Gugliotta and his $11.7 million contract, along with a draft pick, to Utah for Clark ($5 million). The deal works for the Jazz, because they are more than $7 million under the cap. It works for the Suns because, given the salary savings, luxury tax savings and rebates from the league for being under the cap, it could be worth up to $15 million in long term savings.
Jahidi White
? Feb. 13 - The Suns are trying to dump White and, according to one league source, are using Casey Jacobsen as the bait. The 6-foot-9 White, averaging just 14.5 minutes, 4.5 points and 4.6 rebounds, has one more year at $6.1 million left on his deal.
Allen Iverson
? Feb. 12 - While it's unlikely Philadelphia would ever deal AI, he's fair game for the rumor mill now that GM Billy King has said no one is untouchable. "Everybody at some point in their career has to be available," King told the Delaware News Journal. "Obviously, it would take a high-quality player to move someone like Allen. But I've got to do what's best for the franchise."
Nick Van Exel
Grizzlies Feb. 12 - Van Exel told the Contra Costa Times he doesn't want to be traded and he doesn't plan to opt out of his deal after the season. "I want to be here," Van Exel told the paper. "I never said I wanted to be traded. This is where I want to finish my contract."
The Warriors are thought to be looking to package Van Exel with Erick Dampier in order to clear cap space, but they are finding few partners who can send back the kind of expiring contracts Golden State is seeking. Memphis is one possibility, but it's looking more likely Van Exel will be staying put.
Erick Dampier
Celtics Feb. 12 - Golden State continues to dangle Dampier as incentive for someone to take Nick Van Exel off their hands, and while there is interest in the big man, there isn't much in the package with the point guard. Boston is trying to package the expiring contracts of Chris Mills ($6 million) and Chris Mihm ($2.8 million), but they don't want to take Van Exel. The Grizzlies have been after Dampier since the offseason.
Melvin Ely
Bulls Feb. 12 - The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram reports the Wizards want to acquire Ely in exchange for guard Brevin Knight, with Keyon Dooling leaving the Clippers for Washington in the package. Ely currently is mired on L.A.'s bench behind Elton Brand, Chris Wilcox, Chris Kaman and Peja Drobjnak.
Previously, the Chicago Tribune reported the Bulls might be interested in an Ely-for-Marcus Fizer swap. Fizer is in the last year of his contract, which would allow the Clippers to get further under the cap this summer to make a run at Kobe Bryant.
Eddy Curry
Blazers Feb. 12 - Bulls GM John Paxson has decided he's not ready to give up on Curry or fellow first-round pick Tyson Chandler, saying earlier this week, "Eddy and Tyson aren't going anywhere. We've invested two years in them, and we have them for as long as we want them, so it makes no sense [to trade them]. It would have to be an unbelievable deal for us to even think about it."
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Los Angeles Lakers: If the Lakers lose Phil Jackson, they're losing more than a coach if you ask this guy. "The NBA is like a feudal system, all these lords and their fiefdoms," said agent Leonard Armato in the Los Angeles Times. "Getting everyone to work together for the common good is like a crusade. Phil is the best of the best at these crusades." And one of Jackson's former players agrees. "I think it is so funny when people say that Jackson wins because of luck, that he wins only because he has all the great players," Steve Kerr said. "That's so wrong. This team had the pieces before he got there, and never did anything."
Detroit Pistons: Chauncey Billups doesn't feel like much of an all-star these days and he's glad, at least, about that. "I am happy to have this break," Billups said in the Detroit News. "We can sit back, rest our bodies, look at ourselves and say, 'Hey, we aren't playing the way we should be playing.' "We've seen how good we can be and we've seen how bad we can be. Now we need to sit back, look in the mirror and say, 'I need to do this differently, I need to do this better or that better.' We need to come back ready to gear up and go. This losing, it ain't fun, man. We know we are better than this." His coach agreed. "He's got to play better. Maybe he'll make the bonus ball and that'll get him going," said Larry Brown. "He's got to play better and he's got to run the team better and he's capable of doing all those things. We need him. We need somebody to step up and be a leader."
Seattle SuperSonics: Vladimir Radmanovic wants the dang ball. Or he wants to play for a team that gives him the dang ball. "I just want to make sure everyone gets the best chance possible for what they want, both the Sonics and for me," Radmanovic said to the Seattle Post Intelligencer as his minutes have been gradually cut. "If the best thing for both is for me to be traded, I want whatever will help. If they think I can help here, I want to help every game and not every 10th game . . . Nobody gave me an explanation of why I was going to the bench. The only explanation was that, 'We want to play big basketball.' I don't know if this specific staff likes me or if I'm just a guy they're trying to make fit. It was the worst thing that could have happened at that time."
Chicago Bulls: After being placed on the injured reserve list for the second time this season, Scottie Pippen has taken to doing his best Arnold impression. "I'm still trying to grease the machine and see if it can make another turn," he said to the Chicago Tribune. "I'm playing. I'll be back after the break."
Boston Celtics: Paul Pierce doesn't pretend to understand what Vin Baker is going through or the franchise's intention to terminate his contract with $36 million still due for violating his rehab program and being unable to perform. "I hate to see something like this happen," Pierce said in the Boston Herald. "Vin is a great guy. Everyone loves being around him. I can't even think about everything he's going through, because I don't understand it. I've just tried to be a guy who is positive with him all of the time. He's been criticized enough by fans and the media. All we can do is be as positive as possible with him."
Toronto Raptors: At least one Eastern Conference head coach thinks his side has a chance of winning an NBA title. "My personal belief is maybe top to bottom the West is a little bit deeper (but) the elite teams in both the East and the West are capable of winning the NBA championship," head coach Kevin O'Neill said in the Toronto Star. "That's my feeling. Let's face it, to win the NBA championship, you only have to win one series against the West, you don't have to play three series."


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Aafter Immediately Stopping Phentermine
I have had bad symptoms from immediately stopping Phentermine. I was on it for about 6 months and stopped because I started itching, like hives, terribly. That was 2 weeks ago and still happens when I try to go out into the sun. After a few minutes I just start itching so bad I have to take Benedryl which ends up stopping it. How long will this go on do you think? I read that this can happen after stopping the drug but wondered if now I was allergic to the sun??? I love to swim and now I can`t. I would appreciate your input. Thanks so much!
Urticaria, which is another name for hives, has been reported in patients taking phentermine. It sounds like this symptom began while you were taking the phentermine instead of because you stopped taking it abruptly. Urticaria can persist for several weeks, and may be made worse or recur by exposure to heat in general (simple scratching, being outside in the heat, etc.).
Your mention of worsening symptoms when you go out in the sun prompted an investigation of photosensitivity as a possible side effect of phentermine. There are a number of types and causes of photosensitivity. However, we were unable to find any reports of photosensitivity occurring either while taking or shortly after discontinuing phentermine abruptly.
Benadryl is an antihistamine and a reasonable treatment for hives and other allergy symptoms. Another name for Benadryl is diphenhydramine. Drowsiness is a common side effect of this medicine. It is important to avoid driving or other potentially hazardous tasks while taking it. A pharmacist who knows you may be able to provide alternatives to diphenhydramine that are less likely to be sedating.
It is important to find the most likely cause of your symptoms and avoid re-exposure. It is important to consider other possible causes. Your hives (urticaria) might be related to the phentermine, but they don't seem to have occurred as a result of stopping the drug abruptly. Going out in the hot weather might be causing your hives to recur, but they don't seem to be related to photosensitivity.
Your doctor is the best person to determine what is causing the reaction and also to decide how to treat your condition.
This response was prepared in part by David Jager, a 2011 PharmD candidate at the University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy.
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The Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association image portrays the first hotel in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, the Sheridan Hotel, located on Lincoln Avenue. Available on the 5th floor of the Denver Public Library in the Western History/Genealogy Department is an early register of that hotel, collection number WH341. Three pages are included to provide samples of the contents of the register. Henry Schaffnit, the first owner of this building is listed in the 1896 to 1903 hotel register as the proprietor. Guests signed the register under a notation of each date. Beside each guest's name, residences are listed. The locations vary from California, Illinois, Texas, and Kansas to Iowa. As one would expect, the bulk of the guests were from Colorado. They listed hometowns such as Elk River, Aspen, Denver, Greeley, Breckenridge, Rocky Ford and Trinidad among others. The majority of the visitors were male, presumably traveling on business trips. Most signatures remain legible, though sometimes nineteenth-century scrawls can be difficult to decipher. One particular gentleman who signed the register as many as a dozen times between 1896 and 1902 was George Vail. He listed his residence first as Deep Creek, Colorado, then as Hayden, as Elk Head and, finally, as Deep Creek again. Besides residence, the proprietor often noted the time of arrival, room number and wake-up calls requested. Between each page of guest information, a blotter page was provided with advertisements of local businesses. Residents of Steamboat Springs may want to peruse the lists of individuals and the advertisements in this hotel register to discover ancestors or, maybe, visitors of their ancestors.


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Details: Beer and wine. Large parking lot. Reservations helpful.
Prices: Pizza, $9.40-$21.90. Sandwiches, $5.75-$8.70. Entrees, $6.95-$20.95 (for two).
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Information: 310-323-7993; www.lomelis.com.
It was a strange night in the South Bay. First, I was turned away from Izakaya Hachi in Torrance, where despite there being some empty seats, the hostess told me there were "four groups waiting" for them. Strange, since I was the only person waiting.
Then I went to a nearby storefront called Ju Ju Shine Taiwanese Cuisine on Carson Street. It looked closed — curtains were drawn across the window and the door. But when I pushed the door open, I found a shoebox of a restaurant with a single person (the owner? the cook?) sitting at a table. It might be a very good restaurant, but I was in the mood for some company.
And then I went to Lomeli's in Gardena — a classic Italian eatery that cranks out big portions of spaghetti, rigatoni, lasagna, meatballs and lots of red sauce. But here's the thing: Lomeli's sits in a space in a shopping center next to a supermarket and has no windows at all. In the style of old-liners such as Peppone in Brentwood, and Valentino and Capo in Santa Monica, this is an Italian restaurant with no windows. Which is probably just as well; if it had a window, it would look out on the parking lot, and why would we want that?
Lomeli's has been around for 35 years, though goodness knows it feels as if it's been around for twice that. I don't think there's a dish on the menu that wasn't around when Lomeli's first opened back in 1978. Indeed, if you're looking for almost ubiquitous local favorites like caprese salad, burrata mozzarella and carpaccio then you're in the wrong place. One bit of modernism, marked with a "New" on the menu, is the barbecue chicken pizza, which honestly stands out as an oddity on the menu. There's also gluten-free pasta, another bit of modernism. But otherwise, this is a cheery trip back to the past.
That's not to say things haven't changed. I think the menu has been simplified over the years, with fewer lasagnas and fewer variations on shrimp scampi. They used to offer a complimentary glass of wine with the "Complete Dinners," but that's no longer on the menu. But what's not gone are the classics, the dishes we all grew up with.
The pizzas are certainly better than the ones I used to eat in the Bronx; back in the day, about the wildest you could get with a cheese pizza was to add a little pepperoni. At Lomeli's, the list of add-ons is long — from sausage, meatballs, chicken, Canadian bacon and turkey to anchovies, mushrooms, black olives, bell peppers, eggplant, fresh tomato, jalapenos, pepperoncini, sliced onions, chopped garlic, scallions, fresh basil and the eternally befuddling pineapple.
This is a menu of dishes that are, like Proust's madeleine cookie, filled with memories. The meatballs sandwich (with or without cheese and peppers) is the sandwich I grew up eating on Hester Street in New York's Little Italy. There's ravioli that tastes like ravioli should taste — a bit chewy, needing sauce, filled with cheese, beef, chicken, shrimp or spinach, all of which taste a bit the same under the sauce. The baked mostaccioli and baked shells are the Italian equivalent of chow mein and egg foo young — dishes we all remember, and are glad to taste again.
There's a meatball casserole and a sausage casserole — terrific bits of culinary indulgence — served over pasta or not, as you wish. Of course there are parmigianas with chicken, eggplant or veal and, of course, there's chicken cacciatore. If you want, you can mix and match pastas and sauces — eight pastas mixed with 11 sauces, with add-ons such as veggies, mushrooms and chicken.
And speaking of nostalgia, how about spumoni for dessert?
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PLANS to direct traffic through villages near Winchester for the Boomtown festival have forced parish councillors to consider taking drastic action.
Owslebury parish councillors said they are "extremely concerned" about Boomtown organisers' plans to direct traffic from the M3 through Twyford, Morestead Road and past Owslebury.
The aim is to ease congestion along the A31 from junction 9.
But parish councillors at a meeting last week said unless Boomtown respond to their worries they will consider taking up the issue with Winchester City Council and may even consider claiming compensation amid fears the 70-plus coaches and 750 camper vans will cause serious problems.
Cllr Paul Phillips said: "We've read all the details but it's quite obvious they haven't done their job. There's two black spots along that route that are being used by traffic movement and it's plain stupidity.
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Further issues were raised regarding the clarity of the plans with some councillors stating the lack of communication had only caused more confusion.
Cllr Will Martin said: "Nobody has talked to people on the ground. They are just trying to spread the grief around. This whole plan is badly-thought through. They call themselves traffic management experts and any of us could do a better job."
Cllr Roger Page said: "I think it's quite dangerous and I would suggest they do a run with a coach to assess the feasibility of what they are trying to do before the actual date of Boomtown."
Councillors decided to have a direct meeting with their counterparts in Twyford, Boomtown and their traffic management team, CMT.
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HPV stands for the human papillomavirus. If left untreated, this virus can lead to some forms of genital cancers and warts in both women and men. The virus can infect the throat and the genital area the vulva, vagina, cervix, rectum, anus, penis, or scrotum. HPV is easily transmitted through skin-to-skin and sexual contact.
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- There are ways to reduce your risk of getting HPV
What Is HPV?
HPV stands for human papillomavirus. There are more than 100 types of HPV. Some types produce warts plantar warts on the feet and common hand warts. About 40 types of HPV can infect the genital area the vulva, vagina, cervix, rectum, anus, penis, or scrotum.
Genital HPV infections are very common. HPV is so common that about half of all men and more than 3 out of 4 women have HPV at some point in their lives. But most people who have HPV don't know it.
- Most HPV infections have no harmful effect at all.
- Some types of HPV may cause genital warts. These are called low-risk types of HPV.
- Some types of HPV may cause cell changes that sometimes lead to cervical cancer and certain other genital and throat cancers. These are called high-risk types. This page discusses these high-risk types.
Although most HPV infections go away within 8 to 13 months, some will not. HPV infections that do not go away can "hide" in the body for years and not be detected. That's why it is impossible to know exactly when someone got infected, how long they've been infected, or who passed the infection to them.
If you have HPV, you should not be ashamed or afraid. Most people who have had sex have HPV at some point in their lives. And most infections go away on their own.
Does HPV Cause Cancer?
Yes, high-risk types of genital HPV can cause cancer of the cervix, vagina, vulva, anus, penis, and throat. The type of cancer HPV causes most often is cervical cancer.
Most HPV infections go away by themselves and don't cause cancer. But abnormal cells can develop when high-risk types of HPV don't go away. If these abnormal cells are not detected and treated, they can lead to cancer.
Most of us recover from HPV infections with no health problems at all. It is not fully known why some people develop long-term HPV infection, precancerous abnormal cell changes, or cancer. But we do know that women who have diseases that make it difficult for them to fight infections are at higher risk of cervical cancer. We also know that cigarette smoking increases the risk of cervical cancer.
What Are the Symptoms of High-Risk HPV?
There aren't any HPV symptoms for high-risk types of HPV in women or men. Most people feel fine even when they have cell changes caused by HPV.
How Can I Know If I Have High-Risk HPV?
Because HPV is such a common infection that usually goes away on its own, there is often no reason for you to even worry about whether you have it. Most people never know when they have HPV.
There is an HPV test for women, but it is only used in certain situations. Health care providers may recommend the HPV test for women as a follow-up to a Pap test that finds abnormal cells or when Pap tests results are not clear for women over 30 when they have a Pap test
If a woman does find out she has HPV, she usually finds out as a result of having an abnormal Pap test result. Pap tests are very important tests for finding abnormal cells on the cervix that are caused by HPV. As of today, there is no screening available for men.
HPV testing is not recommended for all women because HPV is very common and usually goes away without causing any health problems. For women age 30 or older, a test for HPV can be done at the same time as a Pap test. If both results are normal, a woman has a very low risk of developing cervical cancer. She will not need a Pap and HPV test for five years. Some women age 30 or older see this choice as more appealing than having a Pap test every three years.
Is There a Treatment for High-Risk HPV?
There is currently no HPV treatment to cure HPV itself. Most HPV infections are harmless, do not require treatment, and go away by themselves. Treatment is available for the abnormal cell changes in the cervix that are caused by HPV. Common treatments include colposcopy, cryotherapy, and LEEP.
Where Can I Get a Test or Treatment for High-Risk HPV
Planned Parenthood health centers provide testing and will help you get treatment for abnormal cell growth in the cervix.
How Is HPV Spread?
HPV is spread by skin-to-skin contact usually during vaginal, anal, or oral sex play.
How Can I Prevent Getting or Spreading HPV?
- Get the HPV vaccine. It can protect women against two of the HPV types that cause 70 percent of all cases of cervical cancer.
- Abstain from sex play that involves skin-to-skin contact.
- If you choose to have vaginal or anal intercourse, use condoms every time. They can reduce the risk of HPV. They are not as effective against HPV as they are against other infections such as chlamydia and HIV. But they greatly reduce the risk of HPV infection. You can use condoms, Sheer Glyde dams, dental dams, or plastic wrap during oral sex to further reduce the risk.
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I would love to receive training because agriculture is my passion and helping to bridge the gap between producer and consumer is my goal. I feel you can never stop learning and gaining more knowledge is always a benefit. There are some areas I would like to hone in on and maybe polish up so that I can advocate to the best of my ability. Social media is huge. It has allowed not only we as farmers and ranchers to tell our story more quickly with the click of a button but it has also allowed activists to apply pressure more quickly as well. We need to be out there sharing with everyone about agriculture and the truths because with one little article a whole sector of the industry could fall (pink slime and BPI). Activists will only continue to apply pressure and we need to stay one step ahead by reaching out and not being afraid to tell our story.
We raise 40 head of cattle in a cow calf operation in NW Ohio along with growing corn, beans, wheat, and hay. I also work for ABS Global selling bull semen and inseminating cattle so I am among beef and dairy producers on a daily basis. Everyday pretty much revolves around agriculture and I couldn't be happier about that.


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Top 5 best and worst Royal Rumble matches ever!!
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The most anticipated match WWE produces yearly is the Royal Rumble match. It provides meaning to the winner. Since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner would than go on to face the world champion in the main event of Wrestlemania. Which is why I created this blog? To give love to the match everyone looks forward to year in and year out. By providing love, I will be providing some hate as well with the top 5 best and worst Royal Rumble matches of all-time! We will save the best for last starting with the worst:
5.1999-Besides Vince and Austin who started out this Rumble. Really no one else competing in the Rumble besides midcard talent. Taker didn't compete and Kane eliminated himself shortly after he cleared the ring. Austin and Vince were out of it for most of the match which is why it makes my top 5 list.
4.1996-One of the main reasons I hate this Rumble is because HBK was eliminated, but still won. Vader threw him out, but he was still in because Vader was eliminated. Lack of star power as well besides Diesel and Owen.
3.1988-I was thinking about leaving off 88-91 because the winner didn't receive anything besides the W, but I have it on here anyway. Slow pace, no star talent really. Hogan, Andre, Dibiase, and so forth didn't even compete in this Rumble. Which is why it is in the top 5. Reason it isn't higher is because not a lot of prestige for the winner.
2.1995-The most over-rated Rumble in the history of the match. It is without question the 1995 Rumble match. HBK wins starting from #1 outlasting everyone. Still gets talked about today even though you had no star power whatsoever in the match. Bulldog and Owen was in there though. It only lasted like 40 minutes to it. You'd see HBK telling guys to get out like the Bushwackers in the amount of seconds.
1.1993-Lack of star power hear as well. Made Yokozuna a star I guess one could say. Coming in at 27 and going on to beat Bret Hart at WM9 was something. This was a bad period for WWE at the time, post Hogan/Piper era. However, Macho Man was in the match provided with the worst finish in a Rumble match. Him attempting to pin Yokozuna? I wouldn't argue with anyone wanting any of these 5 at #1.
5.2002-The Rumble in 2002 was the one I most anticipated despite figuring HHH would win. I was intrigued by the buildup to the Royal Rumble match that saw returns of Mr.Perfect and Goldust. Probably the best moment in a Rumble match with Maven eliminating Taker. The buildup to the match had several top talent like Taker, HHH, Austin, among others coming up to the Rock telling him that they will meet him at Mania when they win the Rumble. Best part about it was, Rock wasn't the champ....Jericho was!
4.2001-A Royal Rumble match I had no idea who would win, but again figured Austin would coming off the injury. However, saw several great moment in the match including the Hardyz going at it, Drew Carey + Kane, Kane's dominance, Rock/Austin face to face for the first time since Rock became the top face in the company. I believe Kane lifted the Big Show in this Rumble too which I believe was one of the first times that happened in WWE. Seen it in WCW though.
3.2004-Great Rumble match that I had no idea would win. I was rooting for Goldberg. Chris Benoit started out #1 outlasted everyone to win the Rumble to go on to WM20 to have that special moment at the end of the night with Eddie was something. We saw Foley's return as well, along with Billy Gunn's return. Undertaker's gong heard around the world cost Kane the match. Among other great things that happened in that Rumble.
2.2007-I knew like 4 people who could win this Rumble match. I knew it could be Edge, Orton, Taker, and HBK. I was so pro Orton back in these days even years before. I was wanting him to win the world title for so long up to this point. Taker came out at #30 and was the first one to win. Awesome ending to a great Rumble match that is arguably the most star studded Rumble matches ever.
1.1992-Should be to no one's surprise, but the Rumble match from 92 is the best one ever. Star studded lineup yet again. Flair goes 60 minutes to win the WWF title for the first time and only time it was for that title. Which makes it even that more prestigous. Didn't have that WM8 dream match with Hogan though that everyone wanted to see. Probably the biggest world title win of his career. The only one that you could say topped it was the 1983 Starrcade one o.
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LAWRENCE (Aug. 7, 2014) – Former Lawrence North basketball star and NBA player Greg Oden was arrested Thursday morning in a battery case.
He's accused of punching his ex-girlfriend.
According to the Lawrence Police Department, officers were dispatched to a disturbance in the 7200 block of Maple Bluff Place around 3:30 a.m. Thursday.
When they arrived, they found a woman lying down with blood on her face. They encountered a witness who was yelling and crying. The witness identified herself as the victim's best friend.
"He punched her in the face, my hand hurts and I just want to go home," the woman told police, according to the incident report.
The officer noticed "blood, swelling to the nose, lacerations to the forehead and nose area" of the victim's face. Police also saw blood on the sofa and floor. A flower pot was also knocked over during the disturbance.
The victim refused medical treatment, and told police "she fell but was unable to advise when and where." Police described her as uncooperative in the report.
A relative of Oden said the argument between the basketball player and the victim woke her up. The relative told police, "Every time the two visit and go out, there is an argument to follow."
"Things got out of control and I started to go after the victim," police quoted Oden in the report. He said the relative and witness tried to hold him back, but he swung his arms trying to break free and punched the victim.
"I was wrong and I know what has to happen," Oden told officers. He said he and the woman had dated for approximately two years and broke up about two months ago.
Police described Oden as "calm, apologetic and cooperative" and said he told them he took "full responsibility" for his actions.
Oden was taken into custody and transported to the APC.
Oden was a basketball star at Lawrence North High School and played a year of college basketball at Ohio State University. The Portland Trailblazers selected him No. 1 overall in the 2007 NBA Draft, but injuries derailed his pro career. He most recently played for the Miami Heat.


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A PROLIFIC burglar who targeted pensioners from across North and East Yorkshire has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.
David Robert Brown, 29, and two other men got away with more than £28,000 in jewellery, some of it of sentimental value to its owners, laptops and electronic items in 15 raids in 20 days.
They also caused damage of more than £10,000 as they disabled security devices, broke into homes and ransacked them. The youngest victim was 60 years old, York Crown Court heard .
Brown, of Rotherham, pleaded guilty to six conspiracies to burgle covering 15 burglaries, including homes in Norton, near Malton, where the victims were 74 and 65, Brayton, near Selby, where the victim was 66, Market Weighton, where the victim was aged 62, and Shiptonthorpe in East Yorkshire, where the victim was 70.
Rachael Landin, prosecuting, said the gang's crimes ended when a member of the public spotted a Ford Mondeo being driven in and out of cul-de-sacs in Norton at 6.15pm on October 23. They tipped off police who caught Brown at the wheel on Hambleton Road in the town.
In the car were jewellery and other items stolen in the last burglary, together with housebreaking tools and equipment. The other two members of the gang were caught running away nearby.
Brown was on parole from an eight-year sentence for possessing a sawn-off shotgun and drug and driving offences and was recalled to prison. The other two fled to Europe after they were released on bail. English police are trying to get them extradited back to the UK.
Judge Guy Kearl QC said: "These properties were specifically targeted.
They were targeted because they had elderly occupants. The occupants were often away on holiday at the time. It was plainly a professional operation."
Of the incident when a 94-year-old woman woke in the night to see a man searching her bedroom in a Lincolnshire village, he said: "That must have been a truly terrifying experience for her at her time of her life."
Miss Landin said the woman was so terrified, she did not dare to sleep in her house for some nights and stayed at friends instead.
For Brown, Digby Johnson said he was willing to do "whatever is necessary" to get drugs and was known as "gullible Dave". He had been paid £200 a day to act as the gang's driver, parking out of sight of the house his fellow conspirators were raiding and picking them up afterwards.
The other two, said Mr Johnson, had longer criminal records than him and had left him to "carry the can" while they spent the proceeds of the burglaries. The judge said Brown had known what the other two were doing.


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A Duncanville city councilman who's been arrested three times for public sex with other men remains on the May ballot and has tried to participate in city business despite his announced resignation last month.
Councilman Scott Cannon, 58, announced that he was resigning after he was arrested by Dallas police March 8 on a charge of indecent exposure. He was picked up with four other men at King Spa on Royal Lane in Dallas. That facility is a day spa with a Korean restaurant.
Although his resignation was "effective immediately," Texas law states that a public official continues in office until replaced.
Cannon remains on the ballot for the May 12 municipal election and he recently tried to participate in a meeting despite his resignation, according to The Dallas Morning News (subscription only). He was prevented from participating when the council voted to postpone the meeting. He is not actively campaigning and returned campaign contributions, but he remains popular and could be re-elected.
Cannon was arrested two other times on public lewdness charges 30 years ago. Both of those cases involved his having sex with men in a public place. Once was at Paris Adult Theater on Harry Hines Boulevard, The DMN reports. That case was dismissed, but six months later he was arrested for having sex in a restroom at Tenison Park in East Dallas. He pleaded guilty, paid a fine and received probation.
Cannon is married with three children and four grandchildren.
His current case is set for hearing on May 4, the week before the election.
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Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin is the former governor of Alaska, after resigning on July 26, 2009. She ran as the Republican vice presidential nominee alongside presidential hopeful John McCain. Although she's no longer the governor, Palin still loves her state and apparently wants the rest of us to love Alaska too. In March 2010, TLC announced that it had acquired an eight-part documentary series entitled Sarah Palin's Alaska. Survivor mastermind Mark Burnett is supervising the show, which stars Palin.
Just how much is Palin getting paid per episode?
Just how much is Palin getting paid per episode?
AppealA third-place runner-up for Miss Alaska back in the day, Sarah Palin definitely has the "naughty librarian" look down pat. Maybe that's why we knew we had only seen the beginning of Sarah Palin when she and John McCain lost out to Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
SuccessAlthough her name only became known during the 2008 election campaign, Sarah Palin has come a long way from being a communications-journalism major. In fact, she could have become the second-in-command of the most powerful nation in the world. Although she stepped down from her job as Governor of Alaska in July 2009, Sarah Palin has an even more financially beneficial job on the horizon in her adopted home state. In March 2010, TLC announced that it had acquired an eight-part documentary series entitled Sarah Palin's Alaska. With rumors circulating that Palin will take home $1 million per episode, losing the presidential race might have been the best thing to happen to the former governor.
Sarah Palin BiographySarah Louise Heath was born on February 11, 1964, in Sandpoint, Idaho, to a school secretary mother and a science teacher father. She was the third of four children, and her family moved to Alaska when Sarah was just a baby so that her parents could start new jobs at the local school. They enjoyed hunting and taking part in marathon runs. Sarah Palin attended Wasilla High School, where she played on the girl's basketball team, and went on to enroll at Hawaii Pacific College. She left Hawaii Pacific College after one semester to go to North Idaho College and then to the University of Idaho. By 1987, she'd graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in communications-journalism and had competed in a few beauty pageants, including Miss Alaska, in which she came in third.
In 1988, Sarah Palin married her high school sweetheart, Todd Palin. Sports were next on the agenda for the young Sarah -- she worked as a television sports reporter in Anchorage and wrote about sports for the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, as well as helped with her husband's fishing company. Then she moved on to politics.
sarah palin is elected to city councilIn 1992 and 1995, Sarah Palin was elected to the city council of Wasilla, leaving her second term early to run for mayor in '96. Until 2002, Sarah Palin served as mayor, calling the previous mayor out for poor spending and high taxes while bringing new rights to the forefront, including limits on terms and gun advocacy. In 2003, after unsuccessfully running for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, Sarah Palin was named Ethics Supervisor of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. She resigned from the post in '04, citing a "lack of ethics" within the organization.
sarah palin becomes governor of alaskaIn November 2006, Sarah Palin became the first female governor -- as well as the youngest -- of Alaska. She took office in December, and throughout her term she fought for oil and natural resource development, education and workforce development, public health and safety, and transportation and infrastructure development. She also worked toward ethics reform, signed an astounding $6.6-billion operating budget into law and utilized her political clout to make the second-largest construction budget cuts in state history.
sarah palin is the republican vice presidential nomineeOn August 29, 2008, John McCain, the Republican presidential hopeful, announced that he had chosen Sarah Palin as his running mate. Whether you're a Palin fan or not, no one can deny that she added a lot of interest to the presidential race, with her catch phrases like "going rogue" and hard stance against abortion. Tina Fey's recurring impersonation of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Life is television history.
On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama and Joe Biden were elected into government and in the aftermath, by July 2009, Sarah Palin stepped down from her position as Alaska's governor.
sarah palin's alaskaGetting out of politics might have been the smartest decision Sarah Palin ever made, or at least the most financially sound decision. In March 2010, TLC announced that it had acquired an eight-part documentary series entitled Sarah Palin's Alaska. Survivor mastermind Mark Burnett is producing the show, which stars Palin.
"Discovery Communications is so excited to help Sarah Palin tell the story of Alaska, and to have a great documentary filmmaker in Mark Burnett helping to reveal Alaska's powerful beauty as it has never been filmed, and as told by one of the state's proudest daughters," said Peter Liguori, Chief Operating Officer, Discovery Communications.
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First off, I apologize for including the Crazy Frog version of Harold Faltermeyer's wonderful song Alex F in this blog post. The (very European) remix doesn't hold a candle to the clean fresh sound of the original. However, the remix is a large part of the songs history so here you have it. There are a few reasons the original is so great. I always like music with a strong lead melody and no one can deny this isn't catchy as hell. Now let's talk gear: Roland Jupiter-8 (lead), Moog Modular (bass), a Roland JX-3P (chord stabs), Yamaha DX7 (bell/marimba), and a LinnDrum drum machine. I wish Eddy Murphy would make a real comeback and I wish there were more songs like Axel F.
"Axel F is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop performed by Harold Faltermeyer. The title comes from the main character's name, Axel Foley (played by Eddie Murphy), in the film. It topped musical charts in 1985 and remains a popular remix track. Mixes of "Axel F" topped European pop charts in 2003, and again in 2005 as the Crazy Frog song. In addition to the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack, the song also appears on Faltermeyer's 1988 album Harold F. as a bonus track. Reportedly Faltermeyer was against including it, but MCA insisted, as it was his most recognizable track." – Wikipedia


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