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The New England Patriots have reached an agreement to bring back top cornerback Aqib Talib, according to multiple media reports. Talib, acquired in midseason from the Buccaneers, signed a one-year, $5 million deal.
Re-signing Talib, who is seventh in Sporting News' ranking of the top 50 free agents, was considered key to the Patriots' title hopes for next season.
The signing follows two other important secondary-related moves by New England. On Friday, the Patriots re-signed cornerback Kyle Arrington and added veteran safety Adrian Wilson.
With the re-signing of Talib, the Patriots will be able to keep Arrington as a slot corner, where he's best suited.
The talented Talib made the most of his opportunity with New England after he was acquired from Tampa Bay on Nov. 1. He brought stability and shutdown ability to a struggling Patriots secondary.
Talib, 27, also brings a long history of baggage, including a four-game suspension for using banned substances and a litany of run-ins with the law. That limited his trade market last season. The Bucs traded Talib and a 2013 seventh-round pick for the Patriots' 2013 fourth-round pick.
Talib has the size (6-1, 205) and skills to match up against top receivers. He played in six regular-season games with the Patriots, and returned his only interception for a touchdown.
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A DOG has been ordered to be destroyed after it bit a 75-year-old woman.
A court heard the American bulldog cross Staffordshire bull terrier, named Tammy, who was being looked after by Andrew Del Piero, 67, of Selborne Street, Blackburn, was 'dangerously out of control', in Hozier Street, when it attacked Sandra Danskin.
Blackburn magistrates decided the destruction order was appropriate after seeing pictures of the woman's puncture wound.
Representations for other decisions were put forward, but the magistrates said there was no other resolution that could be appropriate 'for such a physical and dangerous dog'.
Del Piero was also ordered to pay £500 compensation.
The court heard at a previous hearing that the attack happened as Mrs Danskin was weeding in an area that children like to play.
Prosecuting, Catherine Allan, said: "This dog ran out of a gate and attacked her. It grabbed her gloved hand and ripped the end off, before it flew at her again.
"Mrs Danskin turned her back to protect her face and the dog bit through her trousers and into her thigh, ripping the skin."
Gareth Price, defending, told the court his client was only looking after the dog for the owner, who was in hospital.

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text: FAU's Pelini no stranger to building a program By Doug Smock October 9, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Carl and Bo Pelini make up one of three sets of head-coaching brothers in major-college football. Carl was his younger brother's offensive coordinator for four seasons at Nebraska.So when they cross paths, be it by telephone or in person, what do these gentlemen with a combined 50 years of coaching experience talk about?"You know, it's funny. You spend so much time with football [and] he's family-first," Carl Pelini said Tuesday. "We talk, but it's usually non-football related and more family related. ... After talking football all weekend, when you talk to your brother, it's the last thing you want to talk about."Bo has the more glamorous gig at Nebraska, but the recent dust-up over his 2011 rant about "fair-weather" Cornhusker fans gives a reminder about the intense pressure of that job.At Florida Atlantic, Carl has better weather and less visibility, but he has his pressure. For his first head coaching job, he replaced a legend who founded the program. He is charged with regenerating the Owls on the field and building a following in the stands in a large but tough-to-penetrate market.Nonetheless, Carl Pelini jumped at the chance to start his head coaching career at FAU."I was a Nebraska, had a great job and was in no hurry to leave," he said. "I was very particular about where I wanted to go. When I came here, it was a young program but everybody I met on campus was very interested in building something that was sustained. That was important."I knew I could come in here and sign 30 junior-college kids and make a little run, but what I was interested in was building a program here what would survive long-term. I think there are a lot of people on campus, including the administration, both on the athletic side and academic side, [who] were all about seeing that done. And I knew that [with] construction of an $80 million stadium, winning becomes very important to a lot of people who didn't give it a second thought beforehand." He no doubt knew what a fertile recruiting ground he would move to. His current roster counts 38 players from the strip of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties and 42 from elsewhere in Florida.But he didn't appreciate the growth of the university until he came to campus and saw all the construction. Founded in 1964, FAU's enrollment has shot past the 30,000 mark and the formerly all-commuter school has an on-campus population of 7,000. More dorms are planned.In the late 1990s, FAU decided to start football and hired Howard Schnellenberger to build it - not a bad choice considering his rebuilding work at Miami (Fla.) and Louisville. The Owls kicked off for the first time in 2001, climbed to the Division I-A ranks in 2004 and earned their first of two bowl berths in 2007. They won those bowls, plunking Memphis 44-27 in 2007 at New Orleans and beating Central Michigan 24-21 at Detroit.The program took a step back, finishing 1-11 in 2011, Schnellenberger's last year. The big highlight was the opening of 29,419-seat FAU Stadium, freeing the Owls from having to play home games in Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Schnellenberger remains popular in south Florida, and he served as honorary captain for both sides in the season opener between FAU and Miami. But otherwise, he is staying out of the spotlight."Coach Schnellenberger has been very supportive; really, he's been hands-off," Pelini said. "When I took the job here, he became an ambassador for the university, working more on the fund-raising side. He's been good about that."He offers help when I need it, and yet I don't feel like he's looking over my shoulder all the time, which gave me the freedom to build my own program." Pelini has seen his share of program building. He served as graduate assistant and later a restricted-earnings coach at Kansas State, in the early days of coach Bill Snyder's near-magic building there. In 2005, he was brought to Ohio as part of Frank Solich's first Bobcats staff.Talk about two head coaches with patience in abundance."That's something I thought really prepared me for this, because when we got there it was really down," Pelini said. "I got to watch a guy meticulously go about building a program and believing in his process and sticking to his guns, even early on when he was getting some criticism - people were in too much of a hurry."He stuck to his process and believed in what he was doing, and look where it got him."FAU finished 3-9 in Pelini's first season of 2012. In its first season in Conference USA, FAU's record (2-4, 1-3) isn't exactly shiny.Yet, it wasn't unreasonable before the season to expect the Owls to be 0-6 headed into Saturday's 5 p.m. home game with Marshall. But here's the thing: The Owls just as easily could be riding a four-game winning streak into Saturday. They lost 42-35 to Middle Tennessee on a slick fourth-down interception in overtime and had Rice on the ropes until Greg Hankerson, subbing for injured quarterback Jaquez Johnson, committed three late turnovers."I kind of felt like our play had kind of shown we belong in this conference," Pelini said. "We've got a lot of improvement to make, but we potentially could a team that does just fine in Conference USA."Reach Doug Smock at 304-348-5140, firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him at twitter.com/dougsmock. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 'Report for America' pilot project begins in Appalachia 4 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan 5 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken Truth about WVU football lies somewhere in the middle Previous Story Catholic wins third straight golf title Next Story


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CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Cincinnati casino set to open in the spring has started the final round of job recruitment in its plan to hire 1,700 workers.
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati began the final major recruiting round Monday. Newly posted positions include more than 450 jobs in the casino's food and beverage operations. Those positions include beverage servers, bartenders, bar porters, cooks, food servers and buffet hosts.
Several jobs not yet filled remain posted on the casino's website. They include the areas of accounting, finance, marketing and culinary and guest services. Job descriptions and online applications are available on the website.
The casino is the last of four approved by Ohio voters in 2009. Casinos in Toledo, Cleveland and Columbus all opened this year.


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FlightAware Releases Flight Alert Sharing
Tuesday, 19 July 2011 18:00
Last updated 6 years ago.
FlightAware is proud to announce our latest innovation in flight tracking -- flight alert sharing. Now, whenever you setup a flight alert, you can enter the email address of up to ten other people that you would like to receive receive your flight alert, too! Sharing a flight alert is the best way to let others know about flight details including schedule changes and, of course, a link to the live flight tracking on FlightAware.com.
You can share an alert with...
How does it work?Setting up a flight alert is easy. Simply click "My Alerts" in the upper corner of every page, or click "Alert Me" in the upper right of any flight tracking page. From there, you can confirm the specifics of your alert and enter email addresses of anyone you'd like the alert to go to.
What kind of flight alerts can I share?
Flight alerts that you share will others work the same way as alerts that you setup for yourself, so notifications will be sent about flight plans, schedule changes, gate information (for airline flights), delays, departures, arrivals, as well as diverions/cancellations. Alerts to friends can only be set up for single-day alerts.
Can I share an alert with someone who doesn't have a FlightAware account?
Absolutely. Their email address will serve as their account, so they can edit alerts setup just like if they were a regular member. Of course, they have the option of joining FlightAware at any time and all their alerts will be transferred to their account.
How do I setup a flight alert?
You must be a registered member (it's free). Once logged in, either click the My Alerts, or click the "Alert Me" icon on any flight tracking page.
How many people can I share a flight alert with?
Ten, plus yourself. Need more? Contact us.
What happens if I share an alert to someone who has a FlightAware account, but I set it up with an email address not associated with their FlightAware account?
If they click a link from the emails they receive when you've created the alert, we'll give them the option of linking their new email address to their old account.
Can I still share my flights on Facebook and other methods when sharing alerts?
Yes, shared alerts are just an additional delivery method -- you can still use alerts the same way that you're used to.
What language are the flight alerts sent in?
The flight alert is sent in the recipient's language if they're a FlightAware member or the sender's language if the recipient is not a FlightAware member. If the recipient is not a member but prefers a different language, they can pick a new language in the drop-down at the top of every FlightAware page.
What if the recipient doesn't want the flight alert I setup?
When you setup a flight alert for someone else, they receive an email letting them know that you created an alert for them. At that point, they have the option to edit the alert (including disabling it) or to block future alerts from you. If multiple people block your alerts, you will be prevented from sharing flight alerts in the future.


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HOUSTON - Former Houston hand surgeon Michael Brown was arrested after an overseas flight landed, accused of choking a flight attendant.
Federal prosecutors said the incident happened on a British Airways flight from London to Miami on Jan. 2.
According to court documents, Brown walked into the forward galley and demanded his meal and wine about an hour into the flight.
A female flight attendant escorted Brown back to his seat and told him that he would be served shortly. According to court documents, Brown grabbed the flight attendant's arm, pulled her toward him and made rude sexual comments. After Brown let go of the flight attendant, she told the cabin service director about the incident. The flight captain was then notified.
A short time later, the flight attendant went to serve Brown his meal. According to court documents, Brown stood up and spilled his meal on his headphones and lap. He then left his seat area, put his hands around the flight attendant's neck and began to squeeze, according to court documents.
After he released the flight attendant from his grip, Brown threatened to strip naked and made sexual comments to other passengers, prosecutors said.
After the crew calmed Brown down, he slept for most of the remainder of the flight.
Brown was arrested after the plane landed in Miami. According to court documents, Brown said he was "touchy feely" and may have touched the flight attendant, but not in a violent or inappropriate way.
Michael Brown is the founder and owner of the Brown Hand Center, among other businesses.
In 2006, Brown lost his medical license after testing positive for cocaine.
He was acquitted of beating his wife in 2011.
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Brand Names: Endocet, Magnacet, Percocet 10/325, Percocet 10/650, Percocet 2.5/325, Percocet 5/325, Percocet 7.5/325, Percocet 7.5/500, Primalev, Primlev, Roxicet, Tylox, Xolox
Generic Name: acetaminophen and oxycodone (Pronunciation: a SEET a MIN oh fen and OX i KOE done)
- What is acetaminophen and oxycodone (Tylox)?
- What are the possible side effects of acetaminophen and oxycodone?
- What is the most important information I should know about acetaminophen and oxycodone?
- What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking acetaminophen and oxycodone?
- How should I take acetaminophen and oxycodone?
- What happens if I miss a dose?
- What happens if I overdose?
- What should I avoid while taking acetaminophen and oxycodone?
- What other drugs will affect acetaminophen and oxycodone?
- Where can I get more information?
What is acetaminophen and oxycodone (Tylox)?
Oxycodone is an opioid pain medication. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic.
Acetaminophen is a less potent pain reliever that increases the effects of oxycodone.
The combination of acetaminophen and oxycodone is used to relieve moderate to severe pain.
Acetaminophen and oxycodone may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What are the possible side effects of acetaminophen and oxycodone?
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
- shallow breathing, slow heartbeat;
- feeling light-headed, fainting;
- confusion, unusual thoughts or behavior;
- seizure (convulsions);
- problems with urination; or
- nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
Less serious side effects include:
- feeling dizzy or drowsy;
- mild nausea, vomiting, upset stomach, constipation;
- blurred vision; or
- dry mouth.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Read the Tylox (oxycodone and acetaminophen capsules) Side Effects Center for a complete guide to possible side effects
What is the most important information I should know about acetaminophen and oxycodone?
Tell your doctor if you have ever had alcoholic liver disease (cirrhosis) or if you drink more than 3 alcoholic beverages per day. You may not be able to take medicine that contains acetaminophen.
Do not take more of this medication than is recommended. An overdose of acetaminophen can damage your liver or cause death. Tell your doctor if the medicine seems to stop working as well in relieving your pain.
Oxycodone may be habit-forming and should be used only by the person it was prescribed for. Keep the medication in a secure place where others cannot get to it.
This medication may impair your thinking or reactions. Avoid driving or operating machinery until you know how acetaminophen and oxycodone will affect you.
Avoid drinking alcohol. It may increase your risk of liver damage while taking acetaminophen.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking acetaminophen and oxycodone?
Do not use this medication if you are allergic to acetaminophen (Tylenol) or oxycodone.
Tell your doctor if you have ever had alcoholic liver disease (cirrhosis) or if you drink more than 3 alcoholic beverages per day. You may not be able to take medicine that contains acetaminophen.
To make sure you can safely take acetaminophen and oxycodone, tell your doctor if you have any of these other conditions:
- asthma, COPD, sleep apnea, or other breathing disorders;
- liver or kidney disease;
- a history of head injury or brain tumor;
- epilepsy or other seizure disorder;
- low blood pressure;
- a stomach, intestinal, or pancreas disorder;
- underactive thyroid;
- Addison's disease or other adrenal gland disorder;
- enlarged prostate, urination problems;
- curvature of the spine;
- mental illness; or
- a history of drug or alcohol addiction.
Oxycodone may be habit forming and should be used only by the person it was prescribed for. Never share acetaminophen and oxycodone with another person, especially someone with a history of drug abuse or addiction. Keep the medication in a place where others cannot get to it.
FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether this medication is harmful to an unborn baby, but it could cause breathing problems or addiction/withdrawal symptoms in a newborn. Before you take acetaminophen and oxycodone, tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
Acetaminophen and oxycodone may pass into breast milk and could harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
How should I take acetaminophen and oxycodone?
Take exactly as prescribed. Never take acetaminophen and oxycodone in larger amounts, or for longer than recommended by your doctor. An overdose of acetaminophen can damage your liver or cause death. Follow the directions on your prescription label. Tell your doctor if the medicine seems to stop working as well in relieving your pain.
One acetaminophen and oxycodone tablet may contain up to 650 mg of acetaminophen. Know the amount of acetaminophen in the specific product you are taking.
Measure liquid medicine with a special dose-measuring spoon or medicine cup, not with a regular table spoon. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.
Drink 6 to 8 full glasses of water daily to help prevent constipation while you are taking acetaminophen and oxycodone. Do not use a stool softener (laxative) without first asking your doctor.
Do not stop using this medicine suddenly after long-term use, or you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Ask your doctor how to avoid withdrawal symptoms when you stop using acetaminophen and oxycodone.
Acetaminophen can cause false results with certain lab tests for glucose (sugar) in the urine. Talk to your doctor if you are diabetic and you notice changes in your glucose levels during treatment.
If you need surgery, tell the surgeon ahead of time that you are using acetaminophen and oxycodone. You may need to stop using the medicine for a short time.
Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
Keep track of the amount of medicine used from each new bottle. Oxycodone is a drug of abuse and you should be aware if anyone is using your medicine improperly or without a prescription.
Always check your bottle to make sure you have received the correct pills (same brand and type) of medicine prescribed by your doctor. Ask the pharmacist if you have any questions about the medicine you receive at the pharmacy.
After you have stopped using this medication, flush any unused pills down the toilet.
What happens if I miss a dose?
Since acetaminophen and oxycodone is taken as needed, you may not be on a dosing schedule. If you are taking the medication regularly, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next scheduled dose. Do not use extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222. An overdose of acetaminophen and oxycodone can be fatal.
The first signs of an acetaminophen overdose include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, sweating, and confusion or weakness. Later symptoms may include pain in your upper stomach, dark urine, and yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes.
Overdose symptoms may also include extreme drowsiness, pinpoint pupils, cold and clammy skin, muscle weakness, fainting, weak pulse, slow heart rate, coma, blue lips, shallow breathing, or no breathing
What should I avoid while taking acetaminophen and oxycodone?
This medication may impair your thinking or reactions. Avoid driving or operating machinery until you know how acetaminophen and oxycodone will affect you.
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before using any other cold, allergy, pain, or sleep medication. Acetaminophen (sometimes abbreviated as APAP) is contained in many combination medicines. Taking certain products together can cause you to get too much acetaminophen which can lead to a fatal overdose. Check the label to see if a medicine contains acetaminophen or APAP.
Avoid drinking alcohol. It may increase your risk of liver damage while taking acetaminophen.
What other drugs will affect acetaminophen and oxycodone?
Do not take acetaminophen and oxycodone with any other narcotic pain medications, sedatives, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, or other medicines that can make you sleepy or slow your breathing. Dangerous side effects may result.
Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use, especially:
- glycopyrrolate (Robinul);
- mepenzolate (Cantil);
- atropine (Donnatal, and others), benztropine (Cogentin), dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), methscopolamine (Pamine), or scopolamine (Transderm-Scop);
- bladder or urinary medications such as darifenacin (Enablex), flavoxate (Urispas), oxybutynin (Ditropan, Oxytrol), tolterodine (Detrol), or solifenacin (Vesicare);
- a bronchodilator such as ipratropium (Atrovent) or tiotropium (Spiriva); or
- irritable bowel medications such as dicyclomine (Bentyl), hyoscyamine (Anaspaz, Cystospaz, Levsin, and others), or propantheline (Pro-Banthine).
This list is not complete and other drugs may interact with acetaminophen and oxycodone. Tell your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal products. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.
Where can I get more information?
Your pharmacist can provide more information about acetaminophen and oxycodone.
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.
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During SXSW Interactive, thousands of technologists from across the globe come to Austin to find out about the next big things on the tech horizon, share their knowledge as technology thought leaders with others, network with like-minded geeks and reserve their nocturnal hours for some of the most stellar parties on the planet. Within this subset of technologists are the developers, who are creating and building the architecture, infrastructure and software that allows you to run things on the web today.
Ideas drive developers. And whether they are building a custom web application, an ecommerce site or working on a startup that will change the world, the Rackspace Open Cloud has been built to power developers' cutting-edge ideas with a full suite of compute, storage and networking products. And among all of the happenings at Champions Sports Bar & Restaurant (Rackspace's SXSW headquarters) we are paying tribute to those with code running through their veins – developers – inside the Developer Zone.
Daily inside the Developer Zone, Rackspace brings participants of SXSW Interactive some of the finest technology-minded individuals in the business, talking about topics like the Cross Cloud Conundrum, The Best Ways to Bring Down Your Website, Why Open Cloud Matters, SaaS in the Open Cloud and DevOps Monitoring, just to name a few. Let's meet some of the Rackers that are sharing their knowledge with developers this year at SXSW inside the Developer Zone:
Hart Hoover is a Cloud Strategist at Rackspace. His primary duty is working with the Rackspace DevOps Blog as a manager, maintainer and lead content creator. Hart describes himself as, "a facilitator of like-minded people who want to make OpenStack and the Rackspace Open Cloud better for everyone." When we asked Hoover what was happening inside the Developer Zone, he had this to say: "We are here to answer your question about developing on the Rackspace Open Cloud or OpenStack in general. We have a Developer Relations Group here to talk about the SDKs that Rackspace provides to Rackspace customers or anyone who wants to run on OpenStack."
From the Rackspace Developer Relations Group, there are several individuals who are evangelizing to developers, sharing knowledge and answering questions to get them up and running on the open cloud. Everett Toews is a Committer on jclouds, and co-author of The Open Stack Operations Guide, and says he's "working to make OpenStack and the Rackspace Cloud easy to use for developers."
"Today I'm going to be talking about the cross cloud conundrum," says Toews. "What that is, is how do you actually talk to different clouds? There are a number of cloud providers out there, and they all have different standards about how you actually talk to their cloud, how you actually use it, how you actually start up resources on different clouds. It requires talking to different APIs for every single cloud. And that's a real problem for developers when they want to run their applications across different clouds. Now, open standards, open APIs and the open cloud helps developers write their code once so they can run it on any cloud powered by OpenStack."
Ed Leafe is a Developer Advocate with the Rackspace Developer Relations Group. He is a creator and maintainer of pyrax, the Python SDK for the open cloud and one of the original OpenStack developers. "I'm working to make Rackspace more aware of the needs of developers," explains Leafe, who adds that developers and the cloud are integral parts of the startup movement. "There is a lot of startup energy here at SXSW. A lot of people with great ideas trying to get things started. One of the big promises of the cloud is you don't need a lot of capital expenditure in order to get started. You can start building something on the cloud right away. And with the open cloud, you're not locked in."
Along with developers enlightening other developers inside the Developer Zone at Champions, Rackspace has a flurry of events planned for SXSW Interactive 2013. And if you want to find us on Twitter, be sure to keep an eye on the hash-tag #SXRackspace.


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Heather Nyberg-Schlotzhauer
Beacon Correspondent
The Eagle Prairie Arts District is holding their grand opening at Dias Artistries on Friday from 6-9 p.m. Dias Artistries is located at the corner of Columbus Street and Wildwood Avenue in Rio Dell.
There will be live music, local government officials, and a booth to reflect and provide information on Measure J. Second District Humboldt County Supervisor-elect Estelle Fennell will be on hand to answer questions and discuss Measure J with the public.
Measure X, Rio Dell's bond proposition, failed in the last election. It has now resurfaced as Measure J and is for the voters of Rio Dell to improve streets, among other things, for $2 million. It will take a two-thirds vote to get it approved.
Dias Artistries looks forward to housing other artists work within their business as part of the Eagle Prairie Art District.
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Dias Artistries displays hand made wood products within their gallery room which will house other artist pieces with the Eagle Prairie Art District.


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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Staples is taking a page from retailers like Macy's and turning to social media as it gears up for the back-to-school shopping season as it encourages students to follow Staples on Facebook and Twitter with hashtag #StaplesHasIt.
The Back to School Center has an expanded assortment of supplies, including a broader selection of backpacks, dorm room décor and school uniforms through a partnership with French Toast Official School Wear. Students can find about this and other deals by searching for the hashtag or share Facebook posts and re-Tweet using the hashtag — which of course means greater outreach for the retailer.
Staples is also engaging parents and teachers, chiefly via its Reward-a-Classroom program.
"Staples has it all for the back-to-school season, with tremendous savings and a huge selection of products that ranges from essential supplies to the latest technology," said Demos Parneros, president, North American stores and online, Staples. "Staples supports teachers and with our new Reward-a-Classroom program, we make it easy and affordable for parents and educators to work together to keep the classroom stocked all year long."
In addition to the 5% in Staples Rewards all members earn, parents can now earn extra rewards for a teacher of their choice when they link their rewards account. When parents participate in Reward-a-Classroom and shop, the teachers they choose receive 5% back in rewards on every Copy & Print purchase and 2% back in rewards on everything else. Teachers can also earn 5% back in rewards on everything, including technology and services, plus an additional 5% back in rewards on teaching and art supplies through the Teacher Rewards program. All rewards members receive free shipping on Staples.com orders, with next day delivery to 98% of the U.S.
"Staples knows how much teachers go above and beyond every day to educate their students, often devoting not only their time and energy, but also personal resources," said Alison Corcoran, SVP marketing, North American stores and online, Staples. "We're dedicated to helping teachers save money year round, rewarding them on their everyday purchases, and providing a convenient one-stop shopping experience."
Staples' national school supply drive is also underway and will run through Sept. 28. The retailer has teamed up with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and teen actor Jake T. Austin, star of ABC Family's The Fosters, to help students get the tools they need for school. Staples customers can donate $1 or more at their local Staples store with 100% of the proceeds benefiting local students in need.


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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the state Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Army say the smoke from the controlled burns is no more hazardous than any burning vegetation.
It may be a good idea for people with respiratory illness or those sensitive to smoke to stay indoors or go out of town during the burns, according to a study by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
The same study indicated the smoke from the 2003 fire did not include any munitions-related chemicals or compounds.
Despite some rumors, the Army says no radioactive materials were ever fired on Fort Ord.
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The future of dairy cattle breeding will be among the key topics as eight breeders from coast to coast voice their perspectives at the workshop Advancing Dairy Cattle Genetics: Genomics and Beyond in Tempe, Ariz., from February 17 to 19.
For more workshop details, go to www.ans.iastate.edu/events/dairygenomics/ to complete your registration.
In the meantime, here is more insight on the two breeder panels that will hone in on the future of cattle breeding:
Traits of the Future:
Dana Allen Tully, Gar-Lin Dairy Farms, Eyota, Minn. — Dana manages an 1,855 cow dairy of which two-thirds of the cows are Holsteins and one-third are crossbred. A Ph.D. nutritionist by training, Dana places a strong focus on health traits such somatic cell score, daughter pregnancy rate, and productive life when making mating decisions. She also is a member of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy's Cow of the Future Committee.
Alan Andersen, Seagull-Bay, American Falls, Idaho — In recent year's, the Andersen's 600 cow Holstein herd has routinely placed bulls in the top 100 of the DNA or genomic-tested list. The most recognizable bull in that group is Seagull-Bay Supersire. Alan and his son, Greg, focus on high production and fitness traits. The family also has another 1,500 cow dairy at Declo, Idaho, managed by Alan's son Ben. This herd has utilized a 3-way crossbreeding system since 2005.
Alan Chittenden, Dutch Hollow Farm, Schodack Landing, N.Y. — These Jersey breeders have been leaders in developing polled genetics that also rank high among all animals in the breed. Today, the herd consists of 600 Jersey cows. Their incredible track record of breeding top-notch cattle earned them the prestigious Master Breeder award from the American Jersey Cattle Association in 2012.
Jonathan Lamb, Oakfield Corners Dairy, Oakfield, N.Y. — Lamb regularly uses embryo transplant and in-vitro fertilization on his 6,000 cow dairy to improve the genetics of his herds. Respected among his peers, Lamb serves as chairman of the genetic advancement committee for Holstein Association USA. Lamb was also named the Holstein USA Association's Distinguished Young Breeders in 2012.
On-farm Genomic Applications:
John Andersen, Double A Dairy, Jerome, Idaho — Perhaps one of the largest users of genomic tests on a commercial scale, Andersen and his team routinely run genomic tests to sort out high-end and low-end genetic animals at their 13,000 cow dairy. Additionally, John stays involved of high-end genetics through breeding cattle under the Triple Crown Genetics prefix.
Brett Barlass, Yosemite Jersey Dairy, Hilmar, Calif. — Barlass serves as manager of the Yosemite Jersey herd and serves on the Jerseyland Sires board which is affiliated with Alta Genetics. An early adapter of genomic testing, the Yosemite Jersey herd ranks among the nation's elite and has run nearly 2,000 genomic tests to date.
Tom Schmitt, Morningview Holsteins, Durango, Iowa — Schmidt, a long-time breeder of high-end genetics, now uses genomics as one more tool in his arsenal to make decisions, still preferring to incorporate time-tested tools, as well. In working with genomics, Schmidt places emphasis on somatic cell score and type evaluations in his registered Holstein herd which maintains a 25,000-pound herd average.
Dan Siemers, Siemers Holsteins, Newton, Wis. — Dan and his extended family operate a Holstein herd that milks nearly 2,400 cows and achieves an incredible 34,000-pound herd average. That includes a daily tank average of 140 pounds per day in the high group and 109 pounds across the entire farm. The farm uses genomics to test high-end herd members to grow the herd's genetic potential and market both female and male breeding stock.


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INSIDE THE PAVILION: Alleyne and Procter to make welcome returns at the Festival
10:16am Thursday 15th May 2014
By John Light
10:16am Thursday 15th May 2014
By John Light
MY DIFFICULT Presidential life continues! Last week I was a guest of sponsors Brewin Dolphin as the plans for this year's Cheltenham Cricket Festival were unveiled.
The cricket fixtures are stunning with Gloucestershire playing two four-day games as well as two T20 Blast fixtures and one 50-over game in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
So much more is planned, however, with a T10 tournament set for Friday, July 25. Four teams are competing including a Brewin Dolphin XI, a Gloucestershire Cricket Old Boys' team captained by Mark Alleyne and a Gloucestershire Cricket Board team which will boast the best amateur talent across the county. They consider themselves favourites!
As well as the welcome return of Alleyne there will be a visit from Mike Procter who will be making an appearance at a stall set up by Sporting Memories Network who support people with dementia.
Have any Gloucestershire players in the last 50 years graced Cheltenham as successfully as Mark and Mike? Both loved the Festival and have played some of their best matches for the county there. My special memory is of Mike's hat-trick against Yorkshire. All victims were LBW and were all Test batsmen.
Mark was an outstanding captain especially in one-day cricket. He was able to anticipate what was happening and act accordingly. His bowling changes could sometimes be puzzling but you soon discovered he would be right.
How valuable he would be in the T20 Blast which starts on Friday, May 16 at 5.30pm with a game against Somerset. Whatever happens I will enjoy meeting Somerset chairman Andy Nash. He and I were both at Wembley watching the 'Don Rogers Final'. If there is no cricket he can join me in acting out the third Swindon goal. He, of course, can play the part of Bob Wilson.
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An attractive championship match against Kent follows on Sunday. Hopefully the injured Will Gidman and Purton pace bowler Craig Miles will be fit for that one. I anticipate it will be a little longer before wicket keeper Gareth Roderick is ready.
Cirencester CC take all the plaudits this week having secured a second thumping win in the county league. Frampton-on-Severn were defeated by 140 runs. I expect each Cirencester run was enthusiastically recorded by young Oliver Wood, son of cricket director Tony. Oliver went on a league-organised scorers' course in the winter and I can assure you it shows! Nothing escapes the notice of this alert young man.
Some cricket news may be escaping all of us. The Sports Editor tells me that very few clubs are sending in match reports. Lively, interesting cricket is played each week throughout the Cotswolds. Let us hear about it, please.
I want to hear no more of Greg Dyke's plan to reorganise English football. It would destroy the pyramid which gives every club a chance to reach the top.
The Conference Premier will be wrecked if this goes through. Watching Conference football closely I have been struck by the number of people who give time and money to keep their local clubs going.
The pyramid gives everyone a chance to hope and dream. One club that played in the same league as Bibury now do, are very close to breaking into the Football League. Dyke's plan would destroy chances of fairy tales like that happening.
If Premier League teams want competitions for their B teams set up something free standing – leave the rest of us alone.
Sitting on the committee that produced this presumptuous and arrogant plan was the Chairman of the Gloucestershire FA Roger Burden. He should be ashamed. His position must be one he has achieved by election or nomination, so there is an easy answer as to his future.
I have received a charming invitation from the go-ahead Fairford CC. On May 22 they are staging a competition for 10 local junior schools and have asked me to present the awards. Nothing will give me greater pleasure. It is part of the admirable 'Chance to Shine' scheme that gives state schools wonderful opportunities. Well done, Fairford for being the focal point of such a scheme.
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CNHI Appoints State Reporter in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pa.– John Finnerty, a veteran Pennsylvania journalist, has been appointed to the new position of state reporter for Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. newspapers in the Keystone State.
Finnerty will work out of the statehouse in Harrisburg, and concentrate his coverage on issues affecting readers in the Pennsylvania markets served by CNHI. CNHI, based in Montgomery, Ala., is one of the leading publishers of local news and information in the country. The group serves more than 130 communities in 23 states with newspapers, websites and specialty publications.
"State government increasingly reaches into every aspect of life in Pennsylvania and thus needs greater scrutiny," said Bill Ketter, CNHI's senior vice president of news, in announcing Finnerty's appointment. "The state reporter's assignment is to keep a watchful eye on news that local readers care about — and to report on it in detail."
CNHI dailies in Pennsylvania include the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, the Meadville Tribune, the New Castle News, the Sharon Herald, the Danville News and the Sunbury Daily Item. The group also publishes the weekly Grove City Allied News.
Finnerty has been a reporter, editorialist and city editor at the Sunbury Daily Item for the last 13 years. Before that, he was a reporter at the Delaware State News in Dover, Del., for four years.
Over his journalism career, Finnerty has received Keystone Press Awards from the Pennsylvania Press Association for investigative reporting, breaking news reporting, environmental reporting and editorial writing. His in-depth coverage of bungled school district property assessments in the Sunbury region in 2010 led to the eventual dismissal of the head of the State Tax Equalization Board.


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Friday, September 22, 2017
Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
Pain in left side of neck..
I have a tendency to get sore throats a lot, but I never just get a small one - everytime I go to a doctor they hesitate to test on me because it would be too painful. I also have a weak immune system, so I`m typically sick even more often. I saw a neurologist for a while, where I was tested for MS due to some body numbness, etc.
However, he said he could no longer treat my symptoms when he found a lymph node swollen on the left side right above my collarbone. I`d never noticed it before because it wasn`t painful, but it`s very hard and unable to be moved. It only got sore after he continued to poke at it.
It`s been a few weeks, and since then I`ve had some neck pains - as well as several lymph nodes swelling on the left side. There isn`t a sore throat though, which is what concerns me .
I`m not sure if it`s relevant, but I also got a terrible sore on the same side of my neck that tried to spread to my shoulder. The doctor at the ER didn`t know what it was, but my neurologist was concerned.. the scar alone is about the size of a half dollar and looks like a clump of spots.
Does anyone know what this could be?
Although I cannot tell you exactly what is going on, anytime someone has an enlarged lymph node in the neck that is persistent over several weeks, it should be evaluated and possibly biopsied by an ENT physician.
Lee Zimmer, MD
Assistant Professor or Otolaryngology, Director of Endoscopic Cranial Base Center
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati


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The Belgian electronic body music group Front 242 is one of my all time favorite bands. Anything before the album Tyranny for You was incredibly original and creative. Like many great bands that continue to make music there is a cut off where things changed. The early albums which focused on Jean-Luc De Meyer vocals and military aesthetics had me fully hooked. Anything after that time period I simply can't listen to. The canon of "good stuff" they recorded is large so I'm really not complaining. In the late 80s I collected every piece of 242 music and memorabilia I could find. Back then there was no eBay so Manhattan record stores were the hunting ground. The most rare thing I own is a Front by Front DAT Cassette. Every few months I still check eBay to see what 242 stuff is there. Once I saw the arm bands then someone bought them and I never saw them for sale again. Some friends (Pet Duo) of mine went to see them live in Berlin last night so I decided to look around online for old 242 stuff. Amazingly I found a blog called Front 242 Collector that has great photos of the arm bands and all sorts of finds.
"this is without a doubt one of the most collectible and hardest to come by Front 242 items: the Front 242 armband! Back in the day, before Transmission 242 there was the 242 Propaganda Unit. This was one of the "Propaganda Supports." You can see 242 sporting this armband on the Official Warfare Tour and in videos. The armband was offered for sale in the Propaganda Unit catalogue (I will post this someday as well). The cost for the 242 Armband was 50 BF in Belgium, 70 BF in Europe, and 100 BF in other countries (+ postage). Today, when they do come up for sale, expect to pay upwards of $200-$250 at times! The armband is made of leather with beautiful "242" stitching and attaches to the arm with velcro. The Propaganda Unit logo is stamped inside and I believe they were numbered? This example happens to be #63." – target242
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Human Rights Commission to Hold Public Hearings
Aug. 19, 2009
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The Fairfax County Human Rights Commission will hold public hearings on Sept. 15, 16 and 17, at 6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 232, Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.
The public hearings are being held to determine if a violation of Chapter 11 (Human Rights Ordinance) of the Fairfax County Code occurred in the following cases: Tang How v. ITT Educational Services (Charge HRC #2007142E), Banish v. ITT Educational Services (Charge HRC #2007143E), Class v. ITT Educational Services (Charge HRC #2007145E), and Tang How v. ITT Educational Services (Charge HRC #2008530E).
For more information, contact Kenneth Saunders, Fairfax County Office of Human Rights and Equity Programs, at 703-324-2953, TTY 703-324-2900.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
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To be honest, I've given up watching all reality shows except Drag Race, Project Runway and Top Chef, so the fact Dallas businessman (and, according to my friends at Instinct magazine, "gay sex symbol") Sean Lowe was the hottie of the summer on The Bachelorette escaped me. But Lowe won over America's heart, making the top 3 before being dumped; how, he gets to do the same to 23 girls in a row.
Starting in January, the local abs model will be The Bachelor, according to ABC. Hmmmm…. maybe I'll start watching again.


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Did You Know?
Ring-Tails spend more time on the ground than any other Lemur.
2011 was another fantastic year for Potter Park Zoo. After years of planning and construction, we brought back some of the history of our organization with a new pair of endangered Eastern Black Rhinos in a dramatically updated exhibit space. We said goodbye to some of our favorite animals, while we said hello to some exciting new births. Our education and conservation programs have never been in higher demand as they are today.
The hard work of our staff and volunteer base is helping to move the zoo forward each year and we have you - our visitors, members, friends, fans, and family to thank for that. Without your support, our work here wouldn't be possible. This truly is your zoo, and you should be proud of what you have helped us to achieve this year.
We put together a little recap of the year in numbers and pictures to share with you here.
Enjoy, and thanks again for making Potter Park Zoo a part of your community.


text: I am frequently amazed by the diversity of material that we find in the DDN collection. It seems that we have a little bit of everything. It is not just items of local or national importance; but also material of international significance. June 12 is celebrated as Anne Frank Day. It marks the day she was born and, on her 13th birthday, the day she received her now famous diary. The DDN Collection contains a sizable collection of film and TV imagery, as well as photos and stories from the Associated Press. Within these two series we found a great deal of items related to Anne Frank. Below is a sample of the photographs and articles to commemorate Anne Frank Day.


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THE Citizens' Advice Bureau is predicting "financial woe for South Worcestershire families", because of Government cuts to funding for a free debt advice service.
From early autumn, it will not be so easy for cash-strapped local families to get sound and free advice about debt problems, because funding to the CAB for this service has been axed by half.
Les Kinmond, the Chief Officer for South Worcestershire CAB, said the effects would be wide-ranging around the county.
He said: "The Money Advice Service (MAS), which is Government funded, provides the funding to Citizens Advice in London, which then distributes it to individual bureau. Councils are not involved in this funding stream.
"We were receiving £50,000 a year and this has been cut to £25,000, - just under 10% of our total income. "
The cuts will come into affect from October 1 this year, and could mean a reduction in CAB hours and services across Worcestershire .
Mr Kinmond said: "Malvern, Tenbury and Upton are equally affected, together with the Wychavon centres of Evesham, Droitwich, Ombersley and Pershore.
"This cut will not of itself cause closures, but taken together with other funding stream cutbacks, it may well force into reducing services by reducing the number of hours we are available for face to face advice."
He added: "The MAS does not realise the extent of deprivation in pockets of South Worcestershire and the difficulties in delivering advice services in rural areas. Our MPs, Harriett Baldwin and Sir Peter Luff, are being most helpful, but it is going to be hard to reverse the decision.
"South Worcestershire has no law centres, no solicitors specialising in delivering free Social Welfare Law, and no funded debt centres. We are the major port of call for vulnerable people. We handle over 40 debt cases per week, almost 30% of our total cases,and if interest rates rise, this problem will get worse, not better."
Julia Luff, the Parliamentary and Constituency Secretary for local MP Sir Peter Luff, said in a statement: "Peter does share the CAB's concerns. The CAB headquarters are in Malvern, and therefore Harriett Baldwin, MP for West Worcestershire, is taking the lead in this.
"She has written on behalf of herself, Peter and Mark Garnier MP, to the Financial Secretary, Nicky Morgan, asking her to look into this matter towards restoring the existing service for the local community."


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Householders in East Belfast were braced for flooding amid warnings of high tides and heavy rain.
Tidal surges are predicted for midday as well as Saturday and Sunday across Northern Ireland and police asked members of the public to avoid coastal paths and to drive with extreme caution.
High risk areas include the densely-packed residential streets of Sydenham in the east of Belfast and around the docks.
Other towns that could be affected to a lesser extent than Belfast include Larne, Newry, Newtownards and Clough in counties Antrim and Down.
Police are co-ordinating a major planning operation involving many public services.
The Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister, Belfast City Council, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, the Rivers Agency, Belfast Health Trust, Road Service, Northern Ireland Water, Northern Ireland Electricity, British Telecom and Translink are co-operating.


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The UPTOWN Weddings & Travel special issue hits newsstands January 20th. Inside you'll find articles that focus exclusively on exotic travel destinations and perfect wedding tips. This issue also marks the debut of Star Jones as our new Editor-At-Large. Real Housewives of Atlanta star (and newlywed) Cynthia Bailey Thomas graces the cover.
Check UPTOWNmagazine.com next week for an EXCLUSIVE Behind-the-Scenes look at our covershoot with newlywed and Real Housewife of Atlanta Cynthia Bailey Thomas.
Articles focused on marriage include "Weddings vs. Marriage," where Editor-At-Large Star Jones shares wise words on what's more important than having the most fabulous wedding in the world (hint: a solid a stable marriage) and Real Housewives of Atlanta star Cynthia Bailey Thomas models a handful of elegant bridal designs in "An Atlanta Housewife says I Do."
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson laughed when told that fans are accusing him of cheating because he wrecked his car during the celebration of his Daytona 500 victory Sunday.
"I can only imagine," Johnson said Monday morning when asked if he knew about the comments.
The conspiracy theorists point to October 2010 audio of Johnson crew chief Chad Knaus telling Johnson to make sure the back of his car has hit something either during the race or afterward in order to make sure they pass inspection.
Knaus later said that because tolerances were so tight and there is so much bump drafting going on, he just wanted to make sure there was a mark on the car to show it had contact with something in case NASCAR officials questioned anything after the race.
Johnson cleared tech after the race Sunday, and Johnson said the damage to the car was more in the front end after he drove through the Daytona tri-oval grass to celebrate his victory.
"Luckily they don't measure heights on the front of the car anymore," Johnson said.
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The five-time Cup champion swore he didn't try to damage the car, saying that the celebration "just didn't go as planned."
"I just wanted to get a cool picture down on the Daytona emblem (in the grass)," Johnson said. "That's every driver's goal—to get on the emblem and do a burnout.
"I turned down and pulled it into second gear and thought I had the right angle to spin off into the grass. As I turned in, I guess the car rolling over (into the grass) allowed the right front to dig in. I knew instantly once it grabbed the dirt, I had a real problem."
Apparently, he doesn't have too much of a problem. He had a brief chat with NASCAR president Mike Helton on Monday morning.
"I just saw Helton," Johnson said. "He wasn't overly upset with me, so that was good."


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CHICAGO — Claire's Stores has named Dina Keenan as global SVP/chief marketing officer.
Keenan recently joined the company, and is a proven marketing executive with more than 20 years of global experience in marketing strategy, brand development, advertising and retail. Her unique cross-disciplinary background comprises both agency and client side experience including The Integer Group, Bath & Body Works, Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salons & Spas and Bozell Worldwide. The CMO position reports into Jim Fielding, CEO.
Jim Fielding, CEO of Claire's Store's Inc. commented, "We are very pleased to announce that Dina Keenan has joined Claire's as global chief marketing officer. Dina possesses a compelling combination of leadership skills and marketing acumen, both of which will play a critical role in helping us achieve our future growth objectives. She also truly understands the power of branding across multiple platforms and brings a fresh perspective to continuing our conversation with our Claire's and Icing friends. I am thrilled to have her join the talented senior management team at Claire's."


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The framed photo sits prominently in coach Don Lippi's office at St. Joseph Notre Dame High, blown up so it's hard not to take notice. In it, the clock atop the backboard at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento — illuminated in red light — reads 0.0, and five Pilots players are seen in utter disbelief.
The photo captures the stunning moment after St. Joseph Notre Dame lost the Division V boys basketball state championship game last March to Horizon Christian Academy-San Diego, where a 30-foot shot at the buzzer handed the Pilots a 47-46 loss.
"Some of the kids say that it's mean," Lippi said of the photo. "I know it motivates me."
Almost halfway through the 2013-14 season, the Pilots are playing like a determined bunch. They entered the week with a 13-3 record and a seven-game winning streak, highlighted by victories over St. Ignatius-San Francisco on Dec. 26 and El Cerrito on Jan. 8 in their Tri-County Athletic League-Rock Division opener.
St. Joseph Notre Dame hosted Pinole Valley on Wednesday and will host defending league champion Salesian on Friday.
The Pilots have a blend of youth and experience. They are led by senior forward/center Temidayo Yussuf, juniors Marcus Banks, a forward, and Marcus Harris, a combo guard. Sophomore Miles Harris and freshmen Darne Duckett and Jade' Smith are also making an impact.
"We have a good group of young kids," Lippi said. "Temidayo and Marcus help me teach the young guys. They've been practicing well and playing well in games. But when February comes around, you're no longer a freshman."
What's impressed Lippi is that despite the Pilots' relative youth, they have improved at managing the game, particularly in the fourth quarter. St. Joseph Notre Dame was 6-1 entering this week in games decided by six points or less.
That should help in what figures to be a grueling league campaign and another challenging postseason, as the Pilots hope to change the scene portrayed in that state championship game 10 months ago.
"It was right in the palm of our hand," Lippi said. "But when you have it taken away from you like that, you really appreciate the beauty of winning."
MLK Classic returns: Martin Luther King Jr. Day will once again include a steady diet of high school basketball across the region, highlighted by the MLK Classic at Cal's Haas Pavilion.
The six boys games include many of the area's best teams.
A possible Northern California Open Division preview between Bishop O'Dowd and Capital Christian-Sacramento at 3:45 p.m. could be the best game of the day. NorCal's top two teams, according to CalHiSports.com, feature premier recruits in Dragons junior Ivan Rabb and the Cougars' D.J. Wilson, who has signed a letter of intent with Michigan.
De La Salle, the event's host, will face Long Beach Poly at 5:45 p.m. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. with Castro Valley vs. St. Mary's, followed by El Cerrito vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral-San Francisco (12:15 p.m.) and Newark Memorial vs. Jesuit-Carmichael (2 p.m.). Salesian vs. Sacramento (7:30 p.m.) caps the day.
MUSTANGS ROLL ON: With an almost entirely new set of starters from last year's North Coast Section Division I champion team, the Monte Vista girls haven't missed a beat.
In fact, after more than six weeks of play, 14 games and three tournaments, the Mustangs still haven't lost. Winning is apparently contagious at the Danville campus this winter with the boys basketball team and the school's varsity soccer squads also holding onto unbeaten records well into the season.
Under longtime coach Ron Hirschman, the girls basketball team used its usual tough defense (it allows just 33.8 points per game), reinforcements from a solid junior varsity team and the scoring duo of Lily Wissinger and Amanda Daily to win titles at the Alhambra Lady Bulldog Classic, Walnut Creek Holiday Classic and Newark Memorial tournament.
They've soundly defeated their first three East Bay Athletic League opponents.
But on Friday, Monte Vista's winning streak will face its biggest test yet. The Mustangs travel to Carondelet, which has won four straight outright EBAL titles after sharing one with Monte Vista in 2008-09.
If anyone stands a chance at dethroning the Cougars, who are led by Nebraska-bound point guard Natalie Romeo and 3-point specialist Makenzie Cast, it's Monte Vista.
Last season, the Mustangs shocked the Cougars 63-60 early in EBAL play, marking Carondelet's first league loss in four years, a stretch of 54 games.
Plus, winning is simply in the air at Monte Vista these days.
Staff writer Stephanie Hammon contributed to this notebook. Follow Curtis Pashelka on Twitter at twitter.com/CurtisPashelka.


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I'll try to give a brief explanation
We use a points system based on production.
Every point scored counts as 1 fantasy point
Each Offensive rebound = 2 fantasy points
Each Defensive rebound = 1.5 fantasy points
Each Assist = 2 fantasy points
Each Steal = 2 fantasy points
Each Block = 2.5 fantasy points
Each Turnover = -1.5 fantasy points
Each Technical Foul = -1 fantasy point
Each Personal Fould = -.5 fantasy points
The game is set up to be as close to a real NBA as you can get.
Each NBA game is 48 minutes long & there are 5 players on the court as all times, so they take 48 x 5 & come up with a 240 minute game. Since there is only one player at center, you are given 48 center minutes to fill. Each forward position requires a total of 48 minutes & since you'll be playing an entire game with 2 forwards, thats 96 minutes. Same with the guards, 48 x2 =96.
Add them up.
48 center minutes
96 forward minutes
96 guard minutes
240 total minutes
Doesn't matter if you play 2 point guards or 2 off guards. You could play 2 small forwards or 2 power forwards. You're the coach, its up to you.
Some players are able to play multiple positions. Much like the Pacers Mike Dunleavy or Jermaine O'Neal. You'll see below why these players are important.
So you need to draft, use the waiver wire, trade or pull from the free agent pool, players that play enough minutes with quality production to help you score as many fantasy points as possible, using the 240 minute game clock.
Here is an example of a 12 player roster:
1. C Kendrick Perkins (BOS)
2. CF Pau Gasol (MEM)
3. CF Nick Collison (SEA)
4. G Kobe Bryant (LAL)
5. G Andre Miller (PHI)
6. G Kirk Hinrich (CHI)
7. GF Mike Miller (MEM)
8. F Ryan Gomes (BOS)
9. F Anderson Varejão (CLE)
10. F LaMarcus Aldridge (POR)
11. F Andrea Bargnani (TOR)
12. F Rudy Gay (MEM)
I have my line up set like this for a certain reason.
When the computer starts scoring your game it starts with the player you have listed #1 in your lineup.
I have Perkins listed first because he was the only player on my team that only played center. Lets say Perkins played 22 minutes. All of his fantasy points would count for that game. Since you have 48 center minutes to fill & Perkins played 22, you still have 26 minutes remaining to complete at center.
Next is Gasol. Lets say Gasol played 36 minutes. Since I have him listed as a CF, the computer would take 26 of his minutes & use them to complete your 48 minutes at the center position.
The remaining 10 minutes of Gasol game would count toward filling your 96 minutes at the forward spot.
The computer would break down Gasol's fantasy points on a per minute basis & then multiply that number by 26 for the center minutes & 10 for the forward minutes.
Sounds a lot more difficult than it really is.
If I had listed Gasol as a FC then all his minutes would have been used as a forward, leaving me short at center. So, its very important that you list your multi-position players correctly.
Next on the list is Collison, listed as a CF. Since my center minutes are complete, all of Collisons numbers will count as a forward. I still have 86 minutes to fill. I started with 96 & Gasol played 10 so I'm down to 86. Collison plays 29 so I still have 57.
Next are my all star guard lineup. Of my 96 guard minutes, Kobe plays 40, leaving me 56. Andre Miller plays 37, leaving me just 19 to complete my guard minutes. Hinrich plays 35 so this is how the computer handles that. It takes Hinrichs production & divides it by the minutes he plays. Then takes his "per minute" number & multiples it by the 19 minutes I still have remaining at the guard spot. The rest of Hinrichs numbers are unused.
So, another important tip. Per minute numbers are very important in this game. Also, the order you have them listed in your lineup. You'd want to make sure that your best players are listed first.
I'll try to be more brief with the rest of the lineup.
Mike Miller is next, listed as a GF but since my guard minutes are filled, all of Millers numbers will count at forward. I have 57 forward minutes to fill. Miller plays 39, leaving me 18 minutes remaining.
Ryan Gomes plays 31 so the computer divides is fantasy game by 31 then multiples it by 18 to fill the remaining minutes I have at forward.
In this example 13 minutes of Gomes fantasy numbers will not count in my game total.
None of the other players on my team will have their fantasy points count either since players ahead of them in my lineup have played all the available minutes for that game.
Like I said before, in practice it is soooooo much easier.
We have alot of guys still reading this board that can help answer your questions, if my explnations seem muddled. I have zero problem with that. As long as you have an idea of how the scoring is done before the season starts.


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Miles for Wine, Bulder City
Veterans Memorial Park
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5K, 10K, Beer
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*FOR TEAM REGISTRATION PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] FOR A MANUAL TEAM REGISTRATION FORM THAT CAN BE EMAILED TO US FOR PROCESSING. TEAM MEMBERS RECEIVE $4/OFF GENERAL REG FEE. TEAMS MUST BE BETWEEN 3-15 PEOPLE. THANK YOU! PACKET PICK UP WILL BE AT: 8855 W CHARLESTON AVE LAS VEGAS 89117 OUTSIDE BETWEEN WHOLE FOODS MARKET & SPORTS AUTHORITY ON FRIDAY APRIL 12, 2013 FROM 4:30-7PM. YOU MAY PICK-UP ON RACE DAY FROM 2-2:30PM. PLEASE EMAIL WITH QUESTIONS. This park is both big & beautiful and can accomodate a large crowd! Enjoy a scenic 10K & 5K Course out in beautiful Boulder City. The 5/10K course is the same course used for the NCA Cross Country Championships and is a great run! Please see our website for course map. Following the officially timed run, you can enjoy fresh food/refreshments, Live Music, & Wine with your new Signature Tasting Cup! There is plently of parking at this venue and entry/exit points will be clearly marked. This is a social and family-friendly event so feel free to bring lawn chairs or blankets to enjoy the live music in the lawn area after the run! List of wines for tasting are also available for viewing. Registered Runners will receive their own Signature Tasting Cup! You can Register the Following Ways: 10K & Wine Tasting: $58 5K & Wine Tasting: $52 10K Only: $45 5K Only: $40 Wine Tasting Only: $30 All categories have arm bands that are color-coded. Thank you for your interest! (Route will also hit park grounds) Registration will close on April 10th for this event. We are not able to offer Same Day Registration for participants who would like to wine taste. Please purchase early if you would like to combine the tasting with the run. * No refunds are offered on this event.
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I'm in need for advices or resources around mental concentration to increase virtue. I believe increased virtue is needed to avoid defilements e.g. of sex and hunger?
My body is really not in need to eat to much (a classical example is to much snacks and beer while watching tv), nor do my body need sex. However sometimes Mara rides me like a horse and it always seems to be triggered by defilements in my mind.
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DCINY Salutes National Day of Service with Concerts, 1/20 & 21
Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY), inspired by President Obama's National Day of Service and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service , offers service through music with two powerful and inspirational concerts today, January 20 and the 21st at Carnegie Hall featuring chorus and orchestra.
The Sounds of War and Peace (Chapters 1 and 2) features Jonathan Willcocks's epic A Great and Glorious Victory (Carnegie Hall premiere); Music for Future Peacemakers, works embodied with messages of hope conducted by Francesco Núñez; and Karl Jenkins' seminal work The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, conducted by Jonathan Griffith.
Performing in the concert will be New York Police Officer Bill Menendez as well as the Daughter of American serviceman Sergeant BrIan Taylor. DCINY aims to promote peace and community through music by reaching out to ensembles throughout the world. This weekend we will welcome to New York ensembles from Croatia, Australia, the UK and from across the United States.


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Colleen Burton died April 9 .She was 75.
Ms. Burton was born Feb. 11, 1937, in Portland. She graduated from Lincoln High School and attended Portland State University. She retired from SeaFirst Bank as an assistant vice president and moved to Seaside, where she became an active member of Our Lady of Victory Church.
She is survived by her sister, Louise Dunn; sons, Evan, Alec and Samuel; four grandsons; and one great-granddaughter.
A memorial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 20, at Our Lady of Victory in Seaside, with a reception to follow.


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GOALKEEPERS (4) – David Bingham, Jon Busch, *Billy Knutsen, Bryan Meredith.
DEFENDERS (12) – Brandon Barklage, Victor Bernardez, Shaun Francis, Clarence Goodson, ^Andreas Gorlitz, Ty Harden, Jason Hernandez, Tommy Muller, ^Jon Otsemobor, *Joe Sofia, Jordan Stewart, ^Daniel Welsh.
MIDFIELDERS (11) – ^Juan Baena, Cordell Cato, *A.J. Corrado, Sam Cronin, Sam Garza, Atiba Harris, *JJ Koval, Walter Martinez, Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi, Shea Salinas, Tommy Thompson.
FORWARDS (6) – Mike Fucito, Alan Gordon, Adam Jahn, Steven Lenhart, Billy Schuler, Chris Wondolowski.
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Feb. 3-9 – Tucson, Ariz.
Feb. 10-20 – San Jose, Calif.
Feb. 21-March 1 – Portland, Ore.
March 2 – San Jose, Calif.
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Feb. 15 – LA Galaxy at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, Calif. at 7 p.m. PT
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# Desert Diamond Friendlies at Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Ariz.
% Rose City Invitational at JELD-WEN Field in Portland, Ore.
Ticket Information for Preseason Games
Each of San Jose's preseason games is open to the public. Tickets are being sold by the host organization for each event. That list includes:
Desert Diamond Friendlies – www.fctucson.com
LA Galaxy Friendly - Chukchansi Park Box Office, www.ticketreturn.com or call 1-559-320-TIXS. VIP Field Tickets, groups of 25 or more or those interested in luxury suites can order directly by calling 1-559-320-4487.
Rose City Invitational – www.portlandtimbers.com
Wondolowski Scores Brace for USMNT
Chris Wondolowski scored both goals for the United States Men's National Team in a 2-0 win against South Korea on Saturday at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. It was the third multi-goal game for Wondolowski with the Americans, upping his career national team haul to nine goals in the process. Wondolowski started and played 60 minutes before leaving to a rousing ovation after his second goal. Earthquakes teammate Clarence Goodson also made an appearance in the match, subbing on at center back in the 60th minute.
Earthquakes Unveil New Logo, Jerseys
The Earthquakes unveiled the club's new logo during a public event attended by over 4,000 fans last week at San Pedro Square Market in Downtown San Jose. The club projected images and videos onto the 12-story Sunwize building at the corner of W St. John St. and N San Pedro St. For more information about the unveiling, visit www.sjearthquakes.com.
Earthquakes Acquire Allocation Money from Vancouver for Beitashour
The Earthquakes acquired allocation money from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for defender Steven Beitashour last week. Beitashour, 26, had two goals and 16 assists in 87 appearances during his four years with the Earthquakes. The San Jose native joined the club as a second round (30th overall) selection in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft following a standout career with San Diego State. After playing in just eight games during his rookie season, Beitashour broke out with a team-high seven assists in 2011. He followed that effort with six assists in 33 games in 2012, earning a starting spot in the AT&T MLS All-Star Game against Chelsea FC in the process. After missing San Jose's first six games of 2013 while recovering from surgery to repair a sports hernia, Beitashour closed the year with one goal and three assists in 27 games. He also earned his first international cap as a second-half substitute for Iran in a 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against Thailand on Oct. 15, 2013.
CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal Schedule Announced
The Earthquakes will host Deportivo Toluca FC on Tuesday, March 11 in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal. Kickoff is 7 p.m. PT at Buck Shaw Stadium with television information to be announced at a later date. San Jose will travel to Mexico the following week for the second leg on Wednesday, March 19 at Nemesio Diez Stadium. Kickoff will be 5 p.m. PT with television information to follow at a later date. Earthquakes season ticket holders should use Bonus Game "A" for the match. Individual tickets are available by visiting www.sjearthquakes.com or calling 1-800-225-2277.
10 Nationally Televised Games for Earthquakes in 2014
The Earthquakes announced their 2014 slate on Monday, a schedule that includes 10 nationally televised games and home dates at Stanford Stadium and Levi's® Stadium. For a full look, visit www.sjearthquakes.com/schedule. Individual tickets for all games except matches at Stanford Stadium and Levi's® Stadium will be available through a special Visa Pre-Sale starting on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 10 a.m. PT and will be available by visiting the club's website or by calling 1-800-225-2277. Groups of 10 or more should call the Front Office at 408-556-7700 to inquire about group rates.
Stanford Stadium On-Sale Date
The Earthquakes will play at Stanford Stadium for a fourth-consecutive year on Saturday, June 28 against the LA Galaxy. The previous two editions drew sellout crowds of over 50,000. In addition to the soccer match, fans will be treated to a Salute to the Armed Forces halftime show and post-game fireworks extravaganza. Tickets will go on sale beginning Wednesday, Jan. 29 with a special Visa Pre-Sale. General public availability will follow two days later starting at 10 a.m. PT.
Earthquakes to Open Levi's® Stadium on Aug. 2, 2014
The Santa Clara Stadium Authority and the San Jose Earthquakes announced that they have partnered to present the first event at Levi's® Stadium. The Earthquakes will play host to Seattle Sounders FC in one of Major League Soccer's most heated rivalries on August 2, 2014. Earthquakes season ticket holders and Levi's® Stadium SBL holders will have priority access to tickets for this event. Tickets for the general public go on sale at a later date. In order to ensure great seats at the match, fans should call the Earthquakes Front Office at 408-556-7700 to purchase season tickets today.


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LORAIN -- Local businesses and workers are helping build Lorain's giant new sewage conveyance tunnel that will run under the downtown between Broadway and the Black River.
The lead contractor building the 5,500-foot tunnel is Walsh-Super Excavator JV, a joint venture of firms based outside Ohio.
But when they work in Ohio they intend to hire local subcontractors to help, said Mark W. Hedrick, project manager for Walsh Construction.
"We definitely will be looking at local contractors who can perform work," he said. "That's always our goal."
Contracts remain unfinished so Hedrick declined to say exactly who will work on the project, which consists of a tunnel running north from 14th Street to a site across from Lorain City Hall.
However, trucks from at least two local companies, Terminal Ready-Mix Inc. and Haslage Trucking, already have been visiting the job site south of 14th Street and east of Broadway.
"We were fortunate enough to be able to supply the new tunnel coming up here," said Pete Falbo, co-owner of Terminal Ready-Mix Inc. "It's probably a year and a half's worth of work for us."
The company will continue running its concrete batching plant at 524 Colorado Ave. through the winter to supply concrete for the tunnel. Normally, concrete works slows down in the winter, but mixing and hauling it for the tunnel will keep six to eight guys on the job, Falbo said.
"It'll help us put some extra guys to work," Falbo said. "We feel fortunate that we got it."
The job also has sentimental value for the Falbo family, said Falbo and his nephew, John Falbo Jr., a third-generation builder with the company.
In 1952, Falbo Construction Co. patriarch Sam Falbo and his partners were the contractors who built the 625-foot-long, 30-inch diameter sanitary sewer tunnel under the Black River.
That pipeline connected the sanitary sewers of Lorain's west side to the new Black River Wastewater Treatment Plant on the east side of the river. It was built to run 30 feet under the bottom of the river.
"They said it was so shallow, you could hear the propellers of the freighters when they went by," Falbo said.
So far Haslage Trucking, of Lorain, has had five drivers and trucks hauling dirt away from the site and hauling stone in, said company President Charles Haslage.
"That will increase significantly as the job grows," Haslage said. He anticipated hiring four or five more drivers based on hauling out the volume of dirt to come out of the ground.
"It's still in the early stages, but it's a pretty significant job," Haslage said. "We're pretty excited about it."
They have been taking the dirt to Pearl Ave. LLC, a construction debris landfill operated by T.G. Eschtruth Inc., in South Lorain, Haslage said.
There are nine workers on the job who also are members of the Lorain Laborers Local 758, said Mark Scarberry, business manager for the union.
That number could grow to 40 workers once the crews reach the 180-foot depth to begin horizontal boring, Scarberry said. The horizontal digging will require more workers to get the dirt out and build the concrete pipe, he said.
"Once they get down and start tunneling, there's going to be a conveyor system" that needs to be built, operated and maintained, Scarberry said. Outdoor construction in Ohio tends slows down in winter, so having year-round work is another benefit of the dig, he said.
"It's going to be a very interesting project," Scarberry said. "The good thing about it is, we're going to have Lorain city residents and Lorain County residents employed on this project."
Lorain's administration and council prefer to have local businesses involved in public works projects, said Safety-Service Director R. Michael Fowler.
The jobs help the city because workers often live in Lorain, pay taxes to the city and spend money with local merchants, Fowler said. Based on payroll and guaranteed work, "I don't see how that would be bad for business," he said.
The project includes a $2.09 million contract for Electrical Corp. of America for electrical work needed for the tunnel.
The company is based in Raytown, Mo., but maintains an office in Lorain for specialized electrical work in northern Ohio. ECA has done jobs for area industrial clients including Ford's Ohio Assembly Plant and PolyOne Corp. in Avon Lake, Oberlin College and FirstEnergy, according to its website.


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A Cocktail Party. A warm-up. A waste of time.
None of these terms are new, and most fans have more than a few ideas why the ACC Tournament has lost much of its allure. Some blame the football-led expansion and watering down of the league since 2007. Some blame the watering down of college basketball in general in that same time. Others simply miss the days when it was almost always in Greensboro and Charlotte.
Either way, the question is still always out there: Does the tournament matter? Fans often comment that no one really remembers who wins the Tourney, and that teams who do will not be criticized any less if they lose early in the NCAAs a week later.
Those statements are 100% true. But to ask if the tournament matters is to ask if sport itself matters. If the ACC Tournament doesn't matter, what does?
In the end, sports are about competing, and (hopefully) winning championships. The rules of the games are arbitrary — we know this. The point is to compete. Period. No matter what those rules may be.
Fans weren't (and still aren't) in awe of Michael Jordan because he satiated the rules of basketball. We dreamed to be MJ because he was better than everyone else at whatever game the greatest athletes on Earth happened to be playing.
OK. Philosophy aside: the league tournament matters. Carolina fans tend to forget this because they so frequently have fantastically talented and veteran teams that can turn it on and off whenever they please. The 1993, 2005 and 2009 teams could have played H-O-R-S-E all weekend in their ACC tournaments and still win a national title.
But that isn't always the case. Ask Kemba Walker's UCONN team that used its Big East tournament run to springboard to the 2011 National Title after a very, very mediocre regular season. Outside of the top three or four dominant teams every year, the tournament gives squads another chance to get in a rhythm, or in the case of many young teams, to just figure out who the hell they are.
Phil Ford wrote this week that early weeks of March are when teams need to be playing at their best, not pretending that some games don't matter. They all matter at this point, if not just for the chance to get better. And the ultra-seriousness of modern day sports aside, it's just another chance to play some great basketball and try to win another title.
Newsflash: NOT A SINGLE PLAYER on the 2013 Tar Heels has ever won a tournament at UNC. Not a national title. Not an ACC Title. They haven't even won a preseason tournament. No one in baby blue should be happy about that. And Greensboro's Cocktail Party presents yet another opportunity to end that streak.
UNC's matchup with Florida State on Friday is interesting in a number of different contexts. FSU just happens to be the reigning ACC Champs. And, of course, FSU just happens to be the team that kept the Tar Heels from winning the 2012 title last March.
The 'Noles are long, tough, and freakishly athletic—like every team Leonard Hamilton has rolled out in the last half-a-decade—and will really test the Heels' ability to score. How Roy approaches it will tell everyone a lot about where the 2013 UNC team is headed this March.
Now that Coach Williams' cat is out of the bag as it were in terms of his lineup, his coaching chops are going to have to be on full display in Greensboro this weekend. He can do a lot Friday night to quell the criticism that he can't adapt to his personnel.
Does that matter? Maybe. But then again, maybe that doesn't matter. And maybe that's OK.
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Here's a disturbing report: American women die in pregnancy and childbirth at an ever-worse rate, while most other nations enjoy better maternal health.
The Britain-based international health research journal, The Lancet, says the United States now ranks 60th out of 180 countries in such female deaths, after ranking 22nd in 1990.
For every 100,000 births last year, 18.5 American women died. In contrast, only 2.4 died during pregnancy and birth in Iceland, 6.1 in Britain, and 8.2 in Canada. A pregnant U.S. woman is twice as likely to die as one in Saudi Arabia.
A quarter-century ago, the U.S. maternal mortality rate was 12.4 women per 100,000 births, but now it's 18.5. While America heads in the wrong direction, other advanced democracies have been improving.
In an essay titled "How the Right Wing is Killing Women," former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich said America's dismal showing can be linked to conservative cuts in the U.S. safety net that sustains families in need.
"Researchers aren't sure what's happening," he wrote, "but they're almost unanimous in pointing to a lack of access to health care, coupled with rising levels of poverty. Some American women are dying during pregnancy and childbirth from health problems they had before they became pregnant but worsened because of the pregnancies — such as diabetes, kidney disease, and heart disease. The real problem, in other words, was they didn't get adequate health care before they became pregnant. Other women are dying because they didn't have the means to prevent a pregnancy they shouldn't have had, or they didn't get the prenatal care they needed during their pregnancies."
Poor women in inner-city ghettos are foremost victims. "Women with no health insurance are four times more likely to die during pregnancy or in childbirth than women who are insured," Reich said.
Low-income U.S. states suffer the worst maternal death rate — and many of them are ruled by Republicans who oppose President Obama's Affordable Care Act.
"Many of these high-poverty states are among the 21 that have so far refused to expand Medicaid, even though the federal government will cover 100 percent of the cost for the first three years and at least 90 percent thereafter," said the ex-labor secretary, now a California university professor. He concluded:
"Several of these same states have also cut family planning, restricted abortions and shuttered women's health clinics. Right-wing ideology is trumping the health needs of millions of Americans. Let's be perfectly clear: These policies are literally killing women."
Take a moment to ponder that dreadful allegation. It's extremely sobering.


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