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The Sword in the Stone, Robin Hood & Oliver & Company Hit Home Video...
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There's something awesome about three classic animated Disney films hitting the home video shelf at the same time. It takes me - and no doubt many others - back to their childhoods when we watched these same three classics - The Sword in the Stone, Robin Hood & Oliver & Company - on VHS. Each of these holds a special place in our hearts as we grew up watching a young boy become a king with a wizard's help, a fox with a bow an a bear in a tunic defend England and a musically inclined orphan kitten belt out a tune.
While each of these decade's old classics has its place in Disney's catalog and fills a much-needed gap, each isn't equal - in quality or modern presentation.
The Sword in the Stone
The 1963 classic tells the age-old story of twelve year old Arthur, the orphan son of the dead king Uther Pendragon. The throne to England sits empty and the land is in turmoil. After what seems a random encounter with Merlin the Wizard, Arthur begins his quest to claim his rightful place as the country's king and rightful heir. Of course, to do so means to draw The Sword in the Stone. And before he can do that, he has to be raised right and, with Merlin's help, Arthur will survive Sir Ector and Kay as well as a swell of misadventures.
While not nearly as engaging or well developed as many Disney favorites, The Sword in the Stone is a fun, short film that'll keep young boys entertained and old boys (like me) nostalgic. While it might be hit and miss with most of its action and now, 25 years after I first saw it, the film seems somewhat hollow and lackluster, it still reminds me of everything I wanted to be when I grew up to be a king.
The video here is harsh and shows its age as well as the digital remastering, which has seemingly made the film worse. Colors are bright and bold and lines are deep and strong, though they often seem out of focus and soft to such a degree, one wonders if they're not smudged. Audio on the film - 5.1 DTS-HD - comes through much better, though isn't nearly as impressive as most modern features. A front-heavy, dialogue driven soundtrack provides clear listening, though nothing here will jump out or impress. All that said, for a film that's now 50 years old, it's still doing better than most films the same age.
Special features here are sparse, though there are a few,including an alternate opening scene; an 8-minute "Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers," which shows the pair discusing their work; the 7-minute "All About Magic Excerpt" hosted by Walt Disney; two short animated classics, "A Knight for a Day" and "Brave Little Tailor" and a short Disney Sing-Along that'll make kids smile.
While maybe not considered one of Disney's finer moments in animation, The Sword in the Stone is a classic that deserves a second look today, five decades after it was originally released and some 25 years after most of us probably saw it on VHS. While it lacks a lot of what we like in more family-oriented movies today, it will more than make up for this with the emotions and nostalgia you'll feel watching it again.
Robin Hood
The story of Disney's Robin Hood follows the mythos fairly consistently, with Robin, Little John and their merry band robbing from the rich and giving to those in need. Finding themselves on the wrong side of the law, they soon discover without their help, the evil Sheriff of Nottingham and Prince John will take the throne from the brave King Richard, who's away on the Crusades. So the story itself has been captured on film countless times; it's hard to not at least be a bit entertained by Disney's animated attempt here.
Personally, when I was growing up, I wasn't much of a fan of Disney's Robin Hood. Sure, I'd seen it a few times when I was young, though I was never really as excited to watch the personification of animals on the big screen or on TV as I was say a film like The Sword in the Stone or the live-action Star Wars. Call it strange, but seeing the animals talking and dressing like humans simply wasn't as entertaining to me as it was other children. That said, today, nearly 30 years after first seeing the movie, it's a different experience. Enjoying this with my 4 year old daughter makes for an enjoyable experience. So re-watching Robin Hood was surprisingly fun and the characterization of the animals - to include the sly fox, the fierce lions, the brave bear, the sneaky snake and others - made for an entertaining treat.
While showing its age - it's 40 years old - the film does a good job of being a kid's movie. Sure, it - like The Sword in the Stone - shows a rushed effort on the part of the creators, with questionable plot devices and pacing, not to mention other issues. That said, it's a kids movie and most kids will enjoy this one just as we enjoyed it nearly 3 decades ago.
The 1080p video is solid throughout with boosted colors and sharp, deep lines and blacks. Unlike people, whose character and life is written in the wrinkles, spots and marks, Robin Hood's wrinkles, spots and marks here only show its age. While not entirely unimpressive, young children will indeed wonder why it's not "bright and clear" like the modern releases (that's a direct quote from my 4 year old). The film's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track provides plenty of pop and, like The Sword in the Stone, relies on a front heavy, dialogue driven track that's been remastered from the film's original mono mix.
As for special features, Robin Hood has a solid variety, including a Disney Vault release of the deleted storyline "Love Letters" (in storyboard form); a 5-minute alternate ending, four subtitled songs from the film in a "Disney Song Selection," an art gallery, a read-along storybook (which children should enjoy!) and two sing-alongs: the Disney Sing-Along and Oo-De-Lally Sing-Along. Lastly, the classic black and white Mickey Mouse short "Ye Olden Days."
Like The Sword in the Stone, Robin Hood - forty years ago - told a classic tale in a new and exciting way. Nowadays, watching as an adult, it's hard to look at it through the same uncritical eyes. That said, if you've a young one in your house and they've watched every modern animated film available, Disney's Robin Hood is sure to delight.
Oliver and Company
Oliver Twist was never a favorite of mine. While I understand the story's importance as an original work by Charles Dickens, it never really impressed or entertained me. That said, when I was 9 years old, Disney's Oliver and Company was a lot of fun, especially because the music and voice acting. Now, while it too shows its age, it still impresses and entertains if not sheds a bit of light on what Disney was up to in the late 1980s.
A very loose adaptation of the Oliver Twist tale, Disney's Oliver and Company tells the story of orphaned kitten Oliver (an impressive Joey Lawrence) and the hard-knocks pup Dodger (Billy Joel). Dodger's owner, the crooked Fagin (Dom DeLuise) owns a number of stray dogs who work for him, including a bulldog, a Great Dane, a chihuahua and others. Each of the dogs run scams which soon finds Oliver wondering where his life is heading. Enter the innocent and wealthy girl Jenny (Natalie Gregory), whose family is away. Jenny's spoiled poodle Georgette (Bette Midler) isn't really the type of pet Jenny likes and soon Jenny falls in love with Oliver, who soon finds himself kidnapped by Fagin. And when Jenny goes to rescue Oliver, Jenny is kidnapped by the evil loan shark Sykes (Robert Loggia).
So it's a big convoluted and confusing for a young one to understand and the story is a bit flat and lackluster compared to many other Disney films. That's not to say there's nothing enjoyable here. The voice acting is fun and the music is entertaining. Likewise, the personification of the characters - like in Robin Hood - is well done and should keep most young children at least enjoying the film for its short 73-minutes.
The video - like both The Sword in the Stone and Robin Hood - shows its age, though colors are bright and bold. The film - like the others reviewed here - has been remastered and this has brightened up Oliver and Company so much so that some scenes seem to be almost washed out. It's not often, but noticeable enough. The audio here thankfully is pretty impressive considering the film is 25 years old. The use of the rear speakers in this new DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 impresses more than the other two films, with some solid use during city scenes with busy streets. The dialogue is clear in through the front speakers as well.
As for special features, Oliver and Company includes only a few. The disc includes a short 6-minute "Making Of" featurette, two classic short films from the Disney Vault, "Puss Cafe" and "Lend a Paw" (which won an Oscar in 1941), a short 2-minute featurette called "Disney's Animated Animals," the film's theatrical trailer and the film's re-release trailer from 1996 as well as a TV promo spot. Finally, the disc also includes a Sing-Along.
While Oliver and Company may show its age, it - like both The Sword and the Stone and Robin Hood - should be welcome additions to Disney fan's home video libraries. Sure they show they were made in a different time in Disney's long history; sure they all show shortcomings which we - as fans - didn't notice until now, some 25 years after we first saw them...that's no reason not to get nostalgic and fall in love all over again with a young boy who becomes a king, a fox with a bow an a bear in a tunic defending England and a musically inclined orphan kitten belting out a tune.
The Sword in the Stone, Robin Hood & Oliver & Company are available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copy now wherever fine home video is sold.
- Jess C. Horsley


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A gigantic tea pot and the Mad Hatter himself will be on hand throughout the Solano County Fair to help showcase some of Vallejo's larger-than-life offerings.
The Mad Hatter and an assortment of Alice-in-Wonderland characters and features will be part of the fair's County & Cities Expo where fairgoers can get a look at Solano County cities in one location.
The five-day 2013 Solano County Fair gets underway 3 p.m. Wednesday and runs through Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Vallejo Fairgrounds, 900 Fairgrounds Drive.
Local exhibits showing what Solano County has to offer in its cities and rural areas are a strong theme of the fair. The Mad Hatter Festival has become an integral part of Vallejo's holiday season, and a favorite float in downtown Vallejo's Fourth of July Parade.
Last year, the city of Vallejo's display, which also featured the Mad Hatter, won the People's Choice Award. This year, fair-goers will be able to cast their ballots again for their favorite display.
"The theme of the fair is Home Grown Fun and this is a home grown event right here in Vallejo," Vallejo's Mad Hatter Festival organizer Frank Malifrando said.
Each of the seven cities in the county, the county itself and Travis Air Force Base will have a display booth to show off the attributes that make them a unique and highlight natural features, jobs and other features.
The booths come together as a collaborative effort of government, business, cultural organizations, museums, tourism bureaus and other groups.
One popular part of this exhibit is the "People's Choice Award." Fair-goers can fill out a short form and cast their ballots in a booth staffed by volunteers from CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) for Children.
This is the fourth year the fair has partnered with CASA to coordinate the People's Choice Awards ballot, a partnership which allows CASA to recruit volunteers for its organization, too.
This year's fair has some key changes, including shortened hours, and higher prices.
Hours on the weekdays are 3-11 p.m., and noon to 11 p.m. weekends. Fairgoers also will pay $2 more in ticket prices, and parking fees.
On Wednesday, seniors 60 and over get in free while kids 12 and under go free on Thursday.
For more details on the Solano County Fair to go www.scfair.com/scfair.html.
Contact staff writer Sarah Rohrs at email@example.com or (707) 553-6832. Follow her on Twitter @SarahVTH.
Solano County Fair
* Where:Vallejo Fairgrounds, 900 Fairgrounds Drive
* Hours: 3 to 11 p.m. July 31 to Aug. 2; and noon to 11 p.m. Aug. 3 to 4.
* Prices: $8 in advance and $10 on site for adults, $4 in advance and $6 on site for children ages 6 to 12 and seniors 60 and older.
* Parking: $10 per vehicle.
* Carnival wristbands: $20 in advance, and $25 on site.
* Advance tickets and discounted carnival wristbands are available through Tuesday, and can be purchased online at www.scfair.com or by going to the fair office during regular office hours.

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1944 Texas Clipper To Become Gulf of Mexico Artificial Reef
BEAUMONT, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has completed contractual negotiations for the Texas Clipper to become the first major addition to the department's Ships-to-Reefs program in more than 30 years. In early spring 2007, the clipper will be sunk 17 nautical miles off the southern coast of Texas to become an artificial reef.
The department's Texas Artificial Reef Program has worked for more than 10 years with the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to secure title to the Texas Clipper, a former WWII troop transport ship, cruise liner and training vessel for the Texas A&M University Maritime Academy.
"We are very pleased to announce that as of today, the Texas Clipper project is officially underway," said Dale Shively, TPWD artificial reef program coordinator, on Oct. 11.
Shively said a Notice-to-Proceed has been issued to Resolve Marine Services, Inc. of Port Everglades, Florida to begin preparations to tow the ship from the MARAD Reserve Fleet dock in Beaumont to Brownsville for cleaning and final preparations. The transfer of the title from MARAD to the State of Texas is set to occur once towing commences from Beaumont.
Hazardous materials remediation (cleaning) and hull modifications will be performed by ESCO Marine of Brownsville, a subcontractor for Resolve Marine Services. The process of preparing the ship for reefing could take four to six months.
Towing will begin in late October or early November and the Texas Clipper will move slowly and deliberately out of Sabine Pass, through the Gulf of Mexico and into the Brazos Santiago pass. She will be moored at ESCO Marine's facility in Brownsville, cleaned of all environmental hazards and structurally modified to promote safe diving.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the TPWD cleanup plan for the ship, but approval for sinking will be made after a final inspection by EPA.
In early 2007, she will be towed to a permitted reef site 17 nautical miles off the southern coast of Texas near South Padre Island to become an artificial reef.
The U.S.T.S. Texas Clipper is a 473-foot decommissioned Texas Maritime Training Academy ship that served students and sea cadets at Texas A&M University at Galveston from 1965-1996. She traveled the world's oceans and students spent countless weeks on her decks and in her many cabins.
The Texas Clipper was originally commissioned in 1944 as the U.S.S. Queens, a troop transport ship that served in World War II. She ferried fresh troops into battle and shuttled the wounded from Iwo Jima and was part of the American occupation at Sasebo, Japan. She was decommissioned in 1946.
From 1948 to 1958, she was commissioned the S.S. Excambion and served as one of the post-war four aces for American Export Lines. As a cruise liner, she sailed to ports in the Mediterranean after her many Atlantic crossings.
The TPWD Ships-to-Reefs program uses the sinking of large obsolete ships to create artificial reefs, adding a unique dimension to the Texas Artificial Reef Program. Ships-to-Reefs efforts began in the mid 1970s through the efforts of the Texas Coastal and Marine Council with the reefing of 12 Liberty Ships at six sites along the Texas coast.
These were some of the ships that survived enemy sinking attempts during World War II. Since that time, many large ships have been scrapped with relatively few becoming artificial reefs.
Recently, the U.S. Maritime Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have drafted guidelines for coastal states to follow in the preparation of obsolete ships for their respective artificial reef programs. Texas will continue to look for opportunities to acquire suitable ships for its offshore waters.
For more information about Ships-to-Reefs or the Texas Artificial Reef Program, see the TPWD Web site.
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Gear Up and Find Your Inner Gold Prospector
Adidas unveiled a new midsole foam in Manhattan on Feb. 13 designed to provide runners the greatest energy return of any product created. Gerd Manz, Adidas global senior innovation director, tells PM that the company worked with chemical manufacturer BASF to create a thermoplastic polyurethane foam that outperforms EVA foam in energy return, cushioning, and durability and can withstand more extreme temperature changes (EVA foam is used in nearly 95 percent of all running shoes).
Adidas created a new manufacturing process for the shoe industry—mimicking examples found in automobile manufacturing—that heat-steams the individual pea-size foam capsules together into the sole for its new Boost running shoe, which it planned for public release tomorrow. Manz says the manufacturing process has been used on other materials in the past, but this was akin to Adidas "cooking a leg of lamb instead of a cake."
Yohan Blake, Jamaican track star, says the new energy response is "everything" to him while he runs. The Boost's midsole density remains on par with other shoes but offers more "energy displacement out of the same height," which also gives a runner more cushioning, a combination Manz says wasn't possible until now. Adidas plans to start adding Boost to all its performance running shoes soon, and eventually will phase out EVA foam altogether.
Boost is just the latest in a long history of shoe companies experimenting with advanced materials and designs to make athletic shoes lighter and better. Here's the best of the rest.
The running shoe moved beyond just rubber and fabric in 1979, when Nike introduced "air cushioning technology," embedded small pouches of air for comfort within the midsoles of its running shoes. Each unit trapped air molecules inside a durable urethane shell. With each step, the unit compressed and then recovered for the next step.
The experiment proved an impressive advance in running technology and a staggering success in marketing—everybody had to have Nike Air. The air pockets continued to expand beyond the midsole, taking center stage in 1987 in the Air Max, which decreased the midsole and allowed for larger-volume airbags. For the first time the air pockets were expanded across the entire shoe and made visible from the outside. Nike Air, in various forms, is still in use today.
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Alison Kafer
Professor of Feminist Studies
Areas of expertiseDisability Studies, Feminist and Queer Theory, Activism
MA, PhD, Claremont Graduate University 2005
BA, Wake Forest University 1993
Teaching Philosophy
Previous Courses
Ecofeminists and Queer Greens.
Feminist and Queer Activism.
Feminist Theory.
FYS: Better Babies, Monster Moms, and Clones.
Intellectual Histories of Feminism.
Introduction to Feminist Studies.
Senior Capstone Seminar in Feminist Studies.
Transgender Perspectives.
Transnational Feminisms.
Troubling Bodies: Disability, Difference, and the Body.
Feminist, Queer, Crip (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, forthcoming in 2013).
"Desire & Disgust: My Ambivalent Adventures in Devoteeism," in Sex and Disability, ed. Robert McRuer and Anna Mollow (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2012), 331-353.
"Debating Feminist Futures: Slippery Slopes, Cultural Anxiety, and the Case of the Deaf Lesbians," in Feminist Disability Studies, ed. Kim Q. Hall (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2011), 218-241.
Deaf and Disability Studies: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, co-edited with Susan Burch (Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press, 2010).
"Calling all Restroom Revolutionaries: Resisting Assimilation Through Coalition Politics," with Simone Chess, Jessi Quizar, and Mattie Udora Richardson, in That's Revolting: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation, ed. Matt Bernstein Sycamore, (Brooklyn: Soft Skull, 2004), 189-206.
"Inseparable: Constructing Gender Through Disability in the Amputee-Devotee Community," in Gendering Disability, ed. Bonnie G. Smith and Beth Hutchison (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University, 2004), 107-118.
"Compulsory Bodies: Reflections on Heterosexuality and Able-bodiedness," Journal of Women's History 15, no. 3 (2003): 77-89. Translated into Japanese by Hisako Motoyama, Women's Asia 21, no.52 (November 2007): 34-42.
Honors & Awards
Southwestern University Outstanding Teaching Award. 2008.
Ed Roberts Postdoctoral Fellowship in Disability Studies, University of California, Berkeley. 2006-2007.
Woodrow Wilson Foundation Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies. 2003-2004.
Women's Studies Dissertation Scholars Teaching Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara. 2002-2003.
Groups & Affiliations
Board Member, Generations Ahead: For Reproductive and Genetic Justice. 2007-2011.
Board Member, Society for Disability Studies, 2005-2008.
Program Co-Chair, Society for Disability Studies Annual Conference, Seattle, 2007 and New York City, 2008.
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies. 2007-present
Program Co-Chair, Queer Disability Conference, San Francisco, CA. June 2002.


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Hi everyone. I would like to introduce myself. I have been playing for 9 years now, and showing no signs of quitting. It seems there are a lot of questions about girls out there, and of course a lot of misconceptions.
Feel free to ask me any and all questions that you would like. I can't be scared off. Feel free to ask any questions for your wives/girlfriends also.
Just a little background first. I started playing 9 years ago with a 174 teebird, picked it out myself. I have since become much smarter. My current teebird is a 163, which I can throw 250 fairly consistently. I also have a 166 leopard, and a 162 orc that I throw a lot. My go to turnover disc is a 169 roadrunner that I picked up at the gentlemens club tourney in Vegas in 2006. My last pdga rating was an 837 in 2006, but I feel like I have improved dramatically since then.
I live at about 4500 feet elevation, and found through much trial and error that I needed to add about 4-5 grams weight to make my discs do what I wanted at sea level.
So go ahead and ask away!!!(Yes, I am a girl, if you haven't figured that out already)


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Karma Dorje wrote: Even in ordinary society, this is disrespectful of women. How much more so when discussing the dharma which exalts women as the embodiment of the Perfection of Wisdom. Very curious approach.
Its possible my mind has been warped from reading the root tantras and their view of women (actually girls) as chattel.


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Let the Pacemates play, it can't hurt.
Okay that was over the top but this game sure is darn frustrating.
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Let the Pacemates play, it can't hurt.
Okay that was over the top but this game sure is darn frustrating.
JO still fighting at least
Your horse is dead, get off it already...
You know what's weird?
Martin didn't do much against Tinsley in the first half, and hasn't done much since Tinsley got put on him a second time.
This space for rent.
I feel so sorry for Jermaine. He looks like he just cant take it anymore.
great block.
way to reward your big man, tinsley. I'm sure JO made that amazing hustle play with the thought of you hoisting a 30-foot bomb at the other end.
It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.
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clue to Tinsely pass it to JO after a block like that...
Why Not Us ?
And Jamaal shows off his dribbling and shooting skills. Perfect.
Danny still doesn't care about the game and yet he is still in.
Is Carlisle stoned?
You Got The Tony!!!!!!
Jermaine is the only one with any heart out there. I hope he blows up on his team after this game.
Wow, nice block by Jermaine.
Hope Peck saw that one... Jermaine blocked it perfectly, then kept the ball inbounds to start a fastbreak going the other way.
This space for rent.
That was the most spectacular block I've seen in a long time...
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seriously if Kevin Martin is doing this to us I just cringe thinking how bad of an assbeating we're going to get handed to us by the Suns
Tinsley is tryin to take over the game.
He has shot on 3 of the lasy 5 pocessions.
It would have been 4 of 5 but he was fouled once.
Our backcourt makes me crazy.
This space for rent.
Wow... three stops in a row. Haven't seen that all game long.
This space for rent.
Kings giving them the chance - will the rest of the Pacers go after it the way JO is, or fold?
Your horse is dead, get off it already...
Come on Jamaal that is not a pass you should try when you are down by this many points.
How was that not a ****en foul?
You Got The Tony!!!!!!
wow the look on JO's face says it all...he is just not happy
What I don't understand.. they talk about our defense but to be honest what killed us was all the TO and easy transision buckets we gave off of them. to feed that 13-0 run that plus a few close calls that went against us.. and on a side note I really want to hear from those at the game what is wrong with Granger.. he again is really hesitating unwilling to shoot the ball and it is killing our offense because it gives the defense time to reset...
You didn't think it was gonna be that easy, did you? ..... You know, for a second there, yeah, I kinda did.....
Silly rabbit..... Trix are for kids.
lmao @ Granger. TAKE IT UP LIKE A MAN
Our zone defense is pathetic.
WHAT? Ok these refs are horrible. Did they really call that on Jermaine or were the announcers wrong?
if I was JO i would just go ahead and get tossed...he's so disgusted...
John Saunders jumps the gun and gets so many calls wrong.
You Got The Tony!!!!!!


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King salmon continue to draw anglers to Noyo Harbor, and rockfish have been biting as well, say local fishing business and vessel owners.
"For us, it's like turning on a light switch when people find out the salmon are here," said John Gebers, owner of Noyo Fishing Center. "The sport fishermen I've seen come in have been smiling," he said.
Randy Thornton, skipper of the sport vessel Telstar, said he's been making trips for both salmon and rockfish.
"We haven't seen the numbers we like to see," for salmon, he said, "but it's a beautiful grade of fish."
China and ling cod, blue and black rockfish, sea trout and gophers have been plentiful on most days, he said.
Usually, salmon and rockfish prefer different conditions, said Thornton, but this year both have been biting in the same plankton-rich waters.
One factor that held things up on a couple of trips were schools of coho salmon, off-limits to fishing because of their protected status.
Thornton said he had to cut more than three dozen coho loose on a recent trip, good news in that the population may be stronger than thought, but bad news in terms of lost fish and lost gear.
King salmon between 18-22 pounds are being landed on a regular basis, he said.
A glimpse at the commercial side was provided by John Mercurio, whose grandfather Salvatore Vermi fished out of Fort Bragg in years past, and gave Mercurio his boat, the Johnny. Mercurio went for a two-day solo trip this week and came back with around 140 fish.
The Kings he caught were fat, sleek and gorgeous as they were unloaded onto the Ocean Fresh Seafood dock around noon Monday. The company sells the catches it buys mostly to markets in San Francisco, said Ocean Fresh's Jose Tamayo.
The sport season for King salmon runs through Nov. 9. The commercial season ended Monday and will run again from July 15-Aug. 29, then again through September.


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SANTA CLARA -- Neither home-field advantage nor any other asset was enough to lift the 49ers over the New York Giants in last season's NFC Championship game.
Nine months later, the 49ers have given rise to more weapons, all of which make them favorites in today's rematch at Candlestick Park.
Their offense is a yard-gobbling machine. Their quarterback is the league's top-rated passer. Their defense allows the fewest points. And their 4-1 record is magnified by their past two blowout wins of New York's other teams: the Jets and the Bills.
Yes, the 49ers have made "forward progress," to borrow a key phrase from last season's NFC title game. (Reminder: Officials nullified a 49ers fumble recovery by ruling that Ahmad Bradshaw's forward progress was stopped before he lost the ball.)
Here are five reasons the 49ers are poised to fare better today:
1. More diversified offense
You don't rack up 1,000 yards in a two-game span by just trying to "run it, and run it, and run it," as Giants coach Tom Coughlin suggested of the 49ers' style.
Then again, when the 49ers do run the ball, who carries it? Frank Gore, Kendall Hunter, a wide receiver on a fly sweep, or the latest weapon, Colin Kaepernick, out of the "WildKap" formation?
Offensive coordinator Greg Roman prefers his collection of trick plays be termed "mixers," because he will mix them in when he deems appropriate. Kaepernick has run for a touchdown the past two games.
Mix in an improved passing attack, and the 49ers are more unpredictable than ever.
2. Better receiving options
In the NFC Championship game, the Giants faced a wide-receiving corps that caught just one ball -- and that for a 3-yard gain, by Michael Crabtree. Hence, the 49ers stocked up in the offseason.
The addition of Randy Moss and Giants Super Bowl hero Mario Manningham has complemented the passing attack, and Crabtree is on pace for a career-high 86 receptions for 995 yards.
Smith is completing passes to seven different receivers per game, yet another example of the 49ers' diversified portfolio.
3. Stingy pass coverage
Only the Dallas Cowboys are allowing fewer passing yards per game than the 49ers (181.2), and no completions have gone for longer than 50 yards this season. The 49ers credit that success to returning virtually the same defensive cast from last season, with the benefit of a full offseason together.
The most visible factor in Sunday's pass defense might revolve around Justin Smith. Look for the 49ers to further rally around Smith, who has been accused by Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride of "getting away with murder" when he holds offensive linemen. Coach Jim Harbaugh issued a terse statement Friday condemning Gilbride and contesting that the "higher profile" Giants are merely trying to influence the officiating.
One more noticeable change: Perrish Cox's addition to the secondary provides a more aggressive front when the 49ers need six defensive backs.
4. Many happy returns
One look at the 49ers' depth chart explains it all: Ted Ginn Jr. is back as the 49ers' primary punt returner. Ginn hasn't lost a fumble since the 2010 season, but a knee injury forced him to miss the NFC title game that, you might recall, was decided by Kyle Williams' two botched returns.
Williams has responded in tremendous fashion, both on and off the field. While he shares the No. 3 receiver role with Moss, Williams can cause havoc on kickoff returns with his speed and elusiveness.
5. An 'expert' quarterback
Harbaugh's preseason reference to Alex Smith being an "expert" in the 49ers' system sure looks valid. Smith leads the league with a 108.8 passer rating.
Smith, teammates and coaches agree, seems so much more comfortable thanks to continuity. He knows where his receivers will be, how to read defenses better and when to audible, something he was forbidden to do early in his career.
Smith also knows how vital third-down success can be, and to offset that pressure, he has led the 49ers to the best gains on first-down plays this season. The 49ers were 1 of 13 on third-down efficiency in the NFC Championship game. In Sunday's rout of the Bills, they converted on 7 of 11 third-down plays.
"Alex is more confident in calling plays and checking to different plays," tight end Delanie Walker said. "And you see more explosive players doing what they do best."
That combined effort is what it will take Sunday to knock off a Giants team that finished last season as the best of the best.
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Tighter tomato supplies than usual as a result bad weather in the East and fewer plantings in Baja California have allowed tomato grower-shippers to reap higher prices than usual as the late summer/fall tomato deal kicks off.
Expo Fresh LLC, San Diego, had started picking in Baja California this year by early June, right on schedule, said Bob Schachtel, sales manager.
The company's romas, vine-ripes and cherry tomatoes all were showing very good quality, he said in early August.
So far, prices have been exceptional, he said, largely because of hot weather and rain in the East.
"We've had a decent deal," he said. "For August, it's very good."
Fall crop expectations
So far, it's been a mild summer for Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce.
"We've been blessed with mild temperatures, which has given us excellent quality," said John King, vice president of sales for the San Diego-based company with a growing operation in Baja California.
The moderate summer should help kick off a strong fall crop, as well, he said, with volume peaking from mid-October through November.
Nogales, Ariz.-based Bernardi & Associates has been "going strong since mid-April," said president Joe Bernardi.
Quality this season on roma, round, grape and cherry tomatoes has been "really good."
But volume is lower than past years, he said, because fewer tomatoes have been planted in Baja California, and there are fewer vine-ripes from the Oxnard area.
"That put more pressure on the Baja deal," he said.
The firm has been able to fill its regular customers' needs, he said, "but there hasn't been much to sell beyond that."
"We've seen higher-than-normal pricing for most of the summer out here," Bernardi said, and he expected that scenario to continue through August.
Two-layer cartons of "adapted environment" vine-ripe tomatoes crossing at Otay Mesa in California were selling for mostly $14.95 for 4x4s, 4x5s, 5x5s and 5x6s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Aug. 13 A year earlier, they were $7.95-9.95.
United Greenhouse LLC, Santa Ana, Calif., sources all the major types of tomatoes from greenhouses and shade houses in Baja California, said Cameron Purcell, marketing director.
"Demand has been really good this year," he said, adding that volume has been steady and quality has been good.
In Southern California, West Coast Tomato Grower, Oceanside, was reaching peak volume the second week of August, said Aaron Quon, greenhouse and vegetables category director for The Oppenheimer Group, Vancouver, British Columbia, which markets the company's product.
Picking started in early July and should continue until the third week of November.
"The tomato market in general has been very good," Quon said.
The company grows mostly round tomatoes on poles and complements that deal with a few romas.
Volume should be 50% higher than last year – and will continue to increase in future seasons, Quon said.
'Strange' season
Tim Biggar, salesman for the Carlsbad, Calif., location of Tom Lange Co., characterized this season as "a little bit strange."
As a broker, he's not impressed with the higher prices tomatoes are selling for.
He attributes some of the tight supply to the possibility that coastal fog and cooler temperatures in Baja California growing areas may be slowing down the plants.
"They're just not turning," he said in early August.
He also said the tomato suspension agreement could be at least partially responsible for a drop in plantings.
"(Growers) knew that they were going to have to sell for more than they did with the old agreement," he said. "They have to support higher prices. Consequently, they may have planted less."
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Right-hander Kyle McPherson is trying to become the Pirates' fifth starter. He didn't help his case by giving up eight earned runs in 4 2/3 innings against the Braves at Champion Stadium. He gave up 10 hits, including three doubles and a homer.
"He was trying to follow a game plan and that was problematic," manager Clint Hurdle said. "Command was up early. The execution part of the arsenal was really inconsistent. That's really kind of what went sideways on him, the execution part of everything."
Hurdle indicated that performance at this point of the spring weighs more heavily because the start of the regular season is a week-and-a-half away.
"You'd like to think that," he said. "You have to look at everything. That's a quality lineup over there. So it is what it is. It is late. We're trying to make decisions. And the one thing he did do, he did not back down. He kept firing and kept battling, which we expect all our men to do. At the same time, we've got to find ways to get outs and to execute with more consistency, especially as we're closing in on things."
McPherson, the Pirates' seventh-rated prospect according to MLB.com, remained upbeat after the 18-9 loss.
"I just went out there and tried to establish the fastball early," he said. "I just wound up giving up some of those ground balls you wish could be hit toward position players. But then again, that's just how the game is and you have to continue to go after the next hitter and battle on, pitch after pitch."
Six of the first seven Braves hitters reached on hits and pitching coach Ray Searage made an early trip to the mound.
"He just came out there and told me to slow the game down a little bit, continue to execute pitches," McPherson said. "Keep a narrow focus on the task at hand. You just have to continue to pound the zone, mix up your pitches and stay aggressive. That's what I think I did. Right, wrong or indifferent you're going to give up ground-ball hits. Then again, you're going to go out there and get the best plays made. So you've just got to take them as they come and keep moving forward."
The 25-year-old McPherson is 0-2 with an 8.31 ERA this spring. His primary competition for the rotation is Jeff Locke, who is 2-1, 3.12.
Paul Hagen is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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NEW YORK -- Only a Yankees win could have made Preston Claiborne's Major League debut any more perfect. Claiborne retired all six batters he faced in the team's 5-4 loss to the A's on Sunday.
"He threw strikes, used all his pitches, used his slider, used his changeup effectively," said manager Joe Girardi. "I thought he had pretty good command of his fastball.
"He gave us two important innings that allowed us to come back and tie the score."
Claiborne, recalled on Friday after allowing four earned runs in 10 1/3 innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, says he tried to pretend he was on any old mound, not the one at Yankee Stadium.
"This was big game for me obviously, the biggest one I have pitched in my life," he said. "I was trying to keep in mind I was just playing baseball.
"It's a huge step for me, and obviously a big confidence booster. "
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|Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
|Device: Deep brain stimulation
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Treatment of Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome by Bilateral Stimulation of the Internal Part of the Globus PALLIDUS
- To evaluate the therapeutic effect of the high frequency bilateral stimulation of GPI in severe forms and invalidating MGT, in a protocol randomized as a double blind man in parallel groups. [ Time Frame: during the 44 months ]
- The assumption tested is that of the frank improvement (> 60% on scale YGTSS) of the symptoms of the MGT by the bilateral stimulation of GPI in its former part. [ Time Frame: at the end of 44 months ]
- To evaluate time necessary to obtaining the maximum effect and its evolution after this one (maintenance or not of the effect in the course of time) [ Time Frame: during the study ]
- To study the effects of the stimulation of GPI in its former part, on the driving tics simple and complex, vocal, the self-mutilations, and the psychopathology of which time, emotions and impulsiveness [ Time Frame: during the 44 months ]
- To evaluate the repercussion of this technique on the sociological-professional handicap, operation and the adaptation [ Time Frame: during the 44 months ]
- To seek determinants before intervention of the effectiveness of stimulation (determining neurological, psychiatric, neuropsychological, functional) [ Time Frame: during the 44 months ]
- To establish correlations between the localization of the studs of stimulation (retiming atlas/IRM) and the symptoms [ Time Frame: during the 44 months ]
- To determine the modifications of cerebral activation induced by the bilateral stimulation of GPI at the time of the improvement of the neurological symptoms (study in Mtoe). [ Time Frame: during the 44 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Deep brain stimulation
Device: Deep brain stimulation
Deep brain stimulation
Detailed Description:
It acts of a randomized study, in parallel, double group blind, multi-centric relating to 14 patients.
The interest of this multicentric study, which will be carried out in centers specialized in the field of major cerebral stimulation with for each one a multidisciplinary team, is to carry out a homogeneous protocol which should make it possible to give a clear response in term of effectiveness for this treatment in this pathology.
The evaluation will be:
- neurological (YGTSS, video scale of the tics);
- psychiatric, with in particular of the specific psychopathological evaluations centered on mood;
- neuropsychological, centered on impulsiveness;
- functional calculus evaluating total operation and the social adaptation;
- neurophysiological (recording of the neuronal activities).
Calculations of the number of subjects necessary showed, by laying down the principal objective at an improvement of at least 60 % of the score of the YGTSS under treatment, which 14 subjects will make it possible to show a significant difference with the procedure placebo.
Study in Tomography by Emission of Positrons (Mtoe) carried out on 8 of the 14 operated patients having had at least 3 months of stimulation, in comparison on 8 pilot subjects (paired for the sex and the age), should make it possible to determine, at the time of the improvement of the driving symptoms, modifications of cerebral activation induced by the high frequency stimulation of GPI among patients.
The association of this study to the comparison of the improvement of the neurological symptoms with the precise localization of the therapeutic stud of the electrode reformatted on the post-operative TDM (8), carried out for all the patients, should make it possible to specify the anatomy-physiological bases to specify the anatomy-physiological bases of the MGT The duration of the study will be 14 month for each patient, that is to say one 2 months preoperative period intended for inclusion; one 3 months post-operative period without stimulation; one period randomized with stimulation either "one" (3 months), or "off" (3 months), then an open study for all the patients with stimulation "one" for one 6 months duration.
It is envisaged to include 14 patients reached of the MGT (of which 8 will take part in study Mtoe) and 8 subjects controls for study Mtoe is 22 subjects.
An observational follow-up at 30 and 48 months is added.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Severe form of GTS
- age 18 to 60 years
- failure of medical treatment (including neuroleptics)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Major depression
- Psychotic symptoms
- Severe personality disorder
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00478842
|Groupe hospitalier la Pitié Salpétrière
|Paris, France, 75013
|Principal Investigator:
|Marie-Laure WELTER, MD,PhD
|Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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|Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00478842 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|May 24, 2007
|Last Updated:
|February 20, 2017
Keywords provided by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris:
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
Deep brain stimulation
Globus PALLIDUS
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Tourette Syndrome
Pathologic Processes
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Tic Disorders
Movement Disorders
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Mental Disorders
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I rode a bike this week. Not a lot, but I rode a bike. Me. I didn't even hyperventilate. Of course, I was only going up and down the driveway. But still. I did it. I DID IT!
I also did some jumproping with my FitKit. Again, not a lot, but some. A start. I was pretty proud of myself for even trying.
I also decided to grill my Italian Flatbread Pizza since I had the grill turned on for asparagus anyway. (Please note, shorten the cooking time when using a grill. I almost didn't think to do that…) Holy yum. Seriously. I love grilled pizza and the way the Nutrisystem pizza tasted rocked. I put lots of broccoli on top as usual, but oh, it was delish. Why is it that grilling makes things taste so yummy?
All this, and I lost a pound. I have officially broken the 25 pound mark. Literally 25.3, but 25 lbs feels to me like a milestone. The pants I wore that were snug just three months ago are TOO big. I have pants I wore last summer that I can wear but are honestly too big. Nothing has been too big in a very, very long time.
I'd also found a pair of Columbia capris last summer on clearance, and couldn't pass up the price. When I got them home that day, I tried them on. I couldn't get them over my hips.
I'm wearing those capris now. They fit nicely. On me.
I can't wait until those get too big. I need to keep moving and exercising. I also really need to get a bike helmet so any recommendations anyone has are much appreciated!!
Tomorrow is Easter, lots of tempations around. Including jelly beans, which I already had several of while filling eggs. We'll see if I can keep that scale to stay the same or drop next week!!
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1. Have a plan. Think things through before you get to the actual holiday meals and parties. Maybe your strategy is to take tiny portions of different dishes; that's okay. If you're cooking, you might want to have your bottle of water with you in the kitchen, so you're less tempted to snack. Do what you can to stay away from the appetizer table. Plan to avoid anything that's not homemade. The point is that if you go in with a plan, you'll be less likely to get caught off-guard.
2. Stay on track. Holidays are not the time to skip meals in an attempt to "bank" calories. That's a strategy that can backfire miserably. Instead, eat everything on your meal plan leading up to the holiday event, and make sure you're drinking all your water. You'll be less likely to overindulge at the big event.
3. Set a goal. There's something about holidays that makes people forget what they do the rest of the year. Do you already have weight loss goals set up for November, December and January? If not you can start today. Once you've set a short-term goal, decide on a way to reward yourself once the goal has been reached.
4. Drink smart. Face it, overindulging during holiday events—whether it's an office party, a family gathering or a neighborhood open house—can add a lot of extra calories to your day. In addition, when you've had too much to drink, it tends to weaken your previous resolve and derail any strategies and plans you might have had. Besides, you don't want to end up as that karaoke-singing family member or neighbor everyone will be talking about for the next month.
5. Trim the calories. This tip is especially useful if you happen to be the primary cook for an event. In baked items, replace the fat with an equal amount of applesauce and the sugar with a sugar substitute; substitute a quarter cup of egg substitute for every egg called for in the recipe; replace whole milk with 1% milk and sour cream with yogurt; reduce the amount of nuts called for by half. And don't forget both veggies and salad.
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7. Keep moving. Instead of just sitting around after dinner, suggest a family walk, or organize a touch-football game. Most people will be grateful for the chance to move around, and it can keep you on-track with your exercise plan.
8. Embrace the spirit. This last tip may just be the most important: You can get so caught up in all the planning and hoopla that you lose the whole meaning of the holiday season—coming together with friends and loved ones. It's the time that's really valuable, not the food and drink.
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Turkey —3 oz. white meat, no skin (about the size of a deck of cards)
Mashed potatoes—1/3 cup (about the size of half of a baseball)
Gravy—1 Tbsp. (just drizzle it)
Relish made with sugar—1 Tbsp.
Stuffing—2 Tbsp.
Dinner Roll—if not homemade, skip it
Pie—1/12 of a 9" pie
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MBA student group to compete for million-dollar Hult Prize
From left to right: John Griffith '13 MSCS, Dan Dugal '12 MBA, Veronika Koubova '13 MBA, John Seeli '13 MBA, and Yan Liang '13 MSIE.
February 28, 2013
By Kelsey Budd '13
A team of five Bradley students is heading to San Francisco this week to compete for the Hult Prize, a social entrepreneurship case challenge that is inviting students from around the world to create a sustainable enterprise to reduce food insecurity in urban slums.
The student team – consisting of Veronika Koubova '13 MBA, John Griffith '13 MSCS, John Seeli '13 MBA, Yan Liang '13 MSIE and Dan Dugal '12 MBA – will be accompanied by their faculty coach, Dr. Larry Weinzimmer, Caterpillar Inc. Professor of Strategic Management.
Each year, the Hult competition lays out the criteria student teams base their business plans around. This year students were tasked with creating a for-profit, social business plan aimed at providing nutritious and affordable food to urban slums.
The Bradley graduate students began working on the project in October 2012 and learned in January they were accepted in the competition. Dugal said the team faced two distinct challenges in devising their business plan.
"First, we have to create a complete, for-profit business that can work in the real world," he said. "That's hard enough, but we have to do it for places that we are not very familiar with, to benefit people who live in very difficult conditions – with little or no public infrastructure like roads, electricity, plumbing or access to clean water."
On top of that, Dugal said, the team needs to convince a panel of judges that their proposed solution is better than the other 45 business plans they will see in San Francisco.
"We are up against some of the best universities in the world, but we know that Bradley has prepared us to compete against the best, and win," he said.
While investigating the problem, the team noted how residents of urban slums rely on purchasing cheap, convenient food to save what money they can for other essentials. The team also noted how the crushing poverty caused many residents to lose hope and spend precious resources on entertainment or alcohol instead of food.
The development of their plan required the team to do extraordinary amounts of research. Dugal said it was important to analyze past successes and failures other organizations experienced while tackling the same problem. Along with their research, the graduate students were required to apply what they have learned in class to the project.
"It's an exciting challenge because we are pulling information from every class we have taken, and trying to tie it all together in one project to produce a whole business that works end to end," Dugal said.
There are six regional rounds for the Hult Prize, a global contest that hosts teams from universities looking to win the million-dollar seed capital to launch their new start-up ventures. More than 10,000 universities apply to compete for the prize each year and a very limited number are accepted.
In the past, Bradley has had success at other case competitions, placing first for three consecutive years followed by back-to-back second place performances. Eyeing a greater challenge, the university has decided to compete at an international level this year.
Dr. Weinzimmer said this competition is a great opportunity for the team to compete head-to-head with other universities in the world.
"Bradley is making an effort to create an institute of national distinction, and this is one of the ways we will do that," he said.


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Cast as the villain, Victoria Azarenka admits a Li Na mid-match retirement would have been a nightmare way to retain her Australian Open crown and world No.1 ranking.
Azarenka successfully defended her title on Saturday night with a 4-6 6-4 6-3 victory over Li in the most dramatic women's final seen at Melbourne Park.
Twice Li appeared set to forfeit, the second time after suffering suspected concussion in a heavy fall while leading 2-1 in the tense deciding set.
While the hugely popular Chinese trailblazer received a rousing reception before the final, Azarenka had entered Rod Laver Arena as Public Enemy No.1 following her controversial medical timeout immediately after blowing five match points in her semi-final victory over American teenager Sloane Stephens.
A hollow final win would have been a PR disaster for the top seed and Azarenka on Sunday conceded she feared the worst when tournament doctors were treating Li for a second time.
"It would be the worst probably victory for me," Azarenka told AAP.
"Nobody ever wants to win that way. It's horrible, really, and I'm just glad that after what happened that she was okay.
"I never hoped for that, but I think like a flashlight it crosses your mind.
"But you have to really just get over it because it's the finals and everybody will just die on the court until they retire."
Ironically, given the backlash the Belarusian felt after her semi-final, Azarenka said Li's troubles unsettled her.
"You cannot not feel bad for a person. When someone gets hurt, it's always bad," she said.
"And first time she fell, she was limping and I was thinking 'oh my god, what's going to happen?'.
"So I kind of forgot a little but that I'm in the match and I have to fight.
"She came out and started hitting winners and I didn't know what to do. I felt bad to start moving her a little bit, so it threw me.
"But I quickly realised that I had to go back in because she's such an incredible fighter; through the pain and everything she was battling hard.
"There was a lot of drama."
Had Azarenka lost, the 23-year-old would also have relinquished her top ranking to Wimbledon, US Open and Olympic champion Serena Williams.
Instead, she joined Williams (17), Venus Williams (7), Maria Sharapova (4) and Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) as the only active players with multiple grand slam titles.
"It's a very honoured club to be in," Azarenka said.
"To be in the same list with all those champions, it's a privilege and right now it's kid of hard to believe that because I think of myself as a nine-year-old girl playing against the wall, picturing these big moments, and right now I'm actually living those moments.
"It's like a dream."
Li, turning 31 next month, had been bidding to become the oldest woman to win the Open, a scenario that would have removed Australian great Margaret Smith Court from a page in the record books.
Instead lightning struck twice for the 2011 French Open champion.
Only twice in the past 26 women's grand slam finals has a player squandered a one-set advantage - and it was Li both times.
China's first and only major singles champion also led Kim Clijsters by a set to love in the 2011 final at Melbourne Park.
But she vowed to return to try again.
"I know I'm not young, but I have to say I'm very (much) looking forward to next year," Li said.
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A couple of comments on these. Are you sure the Vitters/Kendrick comparison isn't still in play? If I remember correctly, Howie Kendrick went through quite a period of poor plate discipline too, relying on Vlad-like plate coverage to compensate for a similarly Vlad-like tendency to be undisciplined. If he could grow out of that, or more accurately, be useful in spite of not growing out of it, one would think that the same might apply to Vitters.
Oct 05, 2010 07:56 AM
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There is an explanation for Alcides Escobar, at least in terms of steals. The Brewers under Ken Macha rarely attempted stolen bases at all, and finished towards the bottom of the league in attempts. Escobar can still do it, but no one was given the green light--it'll be curious to see what style of manager comes in after Macha, and if he'll let Escobar run like his minor league numbers show he can.
Oct 05, 2010 08:44 AM
How is there no mention of Devin Mesoraco's stunning year in the Reds write-up?
Oct 05, 2010 13:34 PM
Very simple: he wasn't in Kevin's Top 11 list, nor was he the "sleeper". This series hasn't been about the actual minor-league successes, surprise or otherwise, it's been about how the people that he wrote up in his lists did, whether success, bust, or meh. Guys other than the Top 11 do reach the Show or have breakouts in the minors.
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I've been reading the posts for a while and finally joined it. My husband has been diagnosed with stage IV cc/possibly pancreatic cancer on 10/26/11. He has also spots on liver, tail of pancreas, spots on a spleen and grapefruit size omentum mass. They only biopsied omentum mass and determined it was metastasized, with primary most likely in bile duct. He had gemzar/cisplatin for 6 months, then xeloda, then folfirinox. With folfirinox - Ca19.9 was going up, then down, but last result - went up again. During last 11 months his CA19.9 was as high as 24200, as low as 2290 back in March and now 12350. I have read in doctors' notes that folfirinox was the last attempt to slow cancer down. We haven't talked to his doctor since we found out about the cancer marker and I'm afraid he is not going to offer anything else. Just wondering if anybody had similar experience and what else could be available. I'm guessing doctor will order another CT scan, since his last one was back in May. My husband just had chemo (folfirinox) on Monday and has been having a lot of pain since yesterday. He is on fentanyl patch 100 mcg and after I called his doctor's nurse - doctor doubled it to 200 mcg as of today. So far it's not helping, even with additional Oxycodone and lortab. Husband refuses to go to ER. He has been also getting TPN for the last month, since he is pretty much stopped eating and barely drinking. Any advice is appreciated!


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Springtime brings a celebration of music to Southern University's campus this weekend in a variety of genres.
"We'll be playing pieces by Shostakovich to a salute to our troops," Lawrence Jackson said. "And we'll end the program with some gospel pieces."
Jackson is Southern University's director of bands. Football fans immediately will recognize him as the director of the Southern University Marching Band, also known as the Human Jukebox.
But those making a trip to campus on Sunday will see Jackson in a different role as he steps on the podium to conduct the Southern University Wind Ensemble.
The group is the university's top concert ensemble and will perform a concert titled, "A Serenade to Spring" at 5 p.m. The performance is free and will mark the second weekend music event on campus.
The first will be the Southern University Center for International Affairs and University Outreach's eighth annual International Jazz Brunch on Saturday, April 20, in the Cotillion Ballroom. The event will feature the Herman Jackson Jazz Ensemble, along with a silent auction.
Proceeds from the auction and ticket sales will benefit scholarship and funding for university students who are studying abroad.
"The items we're auctioning were brought back from trips by faculty," Kristan A. Gordon, the assistant to the dean at the center, said.
"The items include clothing, artifacts, jewelry, purses and hand-carved items," she continued.
Items represent such countries as Brazil, Turkey, China, Senegal, Belize, Liberia and Mexico.
The $35 ticket price also includes food and, of course, live jazz by Jackson and his ensemble.
Meanwhile, admission to the Wind Ensemble spring concert is free.
"We're so excited to be able to play this concert, because it gives people a chance to see the other side of Southern's Music Department," Jackson said. "And we're excited to have a chance to honor our troops and this great country."
This will happen in the middle of the program when the Wind Ensemble plays a medley of songs representing each branch of the military. Active military members, as well as military veterans, will be asked to stand when their military song is played.
"We'll be honoring the Navy, the Marines, the Air Force, the Coast Guard and the granddaddy of them all, the Army," Jackson said. "We'll also be playing 'America the Beautiful,' and I'm so excited that we're playing this, because it honors our country, which really is the land of the free and home of the brave."
Also on the program will be Dmitri Shostakovich's "Festive Overture," Samuel Hazo's "Exaltation" and "Arabesque," Japanese composer Satoshi Yagisawa's "Hymn to the Infinite Sky," Percy Grainger's "Molly on the Shore," as well as three gospel selections.
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Let's say you like the basic concept of a place name, but you're not so thrilled when it's tied to the image of a specific locale. If, for example, you're thinking Tulsa sounds like a nice, friendly, easygoing, Western name– but then suddenly the image of Oklahoma oil fields spring to mind, or say you think Trenton might be the perfect boy's name—if it weren't for the New Jersey connection.
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ALBION—old poetic name for England
ANGLIA—Latin name of England
ANNAM—historic name for part of Vietnam
ARABY—old poetic name for Arabia
ATRIA –ancient city in central Italy
ATLANTIS—legendary island supposed to have sunk into the Atlantic
AVALON-another legendary island, this one featured in the Arthurian tales (though one still exists in California)
BRIXIA—the ancient Latin name of the modern Northern Italian city of Brescia
CANTON—Chinese city now called Guangzhou
CARAL –a Peruvian settlement considered the most ancient city of the Americas
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It's still a bit early for prom season, but students, parents, and faculty at Sullivan High School in Indiana are already calling for a prom that bans gays from attending. Students believe that a "good prom" would be one where homosexuality is not allowed because "we don't think it's right nor should it be accepted."
In addition to the basic homophobia at root in this story, what is quickly becoming a second story is the media's attempt to cover up or tone down that anti-gay animus. Unsurprisingly, an invite-only Facebook group where proponents were publicly discussing the gay-free prom has disappeared, but not before plenty of screenshots were captured of the comments being made there. But even WTWO, the NBC affiliate that reported this story Sunday night, made numerous edits to the story since its first publication. For example, at one point, the video was removed from the story and the lede sentence (as was read by the anchor) was changed to soften its tone:
OLD: A team of Valley high schools and parents petition to ban gays from their prom.
NEW: A team of Valley high schoolers and parents rally for a traditional prom that bans gays.
Later Sunday evening, the odious testimony of special education teacher Diana Medley was significantly cut in a way that made her sound less anti-gay, though it has since been restored. Here were her comments to WTWO reporter Paige Preusse about how she believes nobody is born gay, as featured in the original news report that aired:
MEDLEY: I believe it was a choice that she made. I don't believe that they were born that way. I think that life circumstances made them choose that. I think God made everybody equal.
PREUSSE: When a gay person, you know — do you consider them, maybe, that they have some sort of purpose in life?
MEDLEY: I don't. I personally don't, I'm sorry. I don't understand it. A gay student, or adult, or person is going to come up and make some change unless they realize it was a choice and I'm choosing God.
The newly edited video featured with the article actually includes more comments from Medley than originally aired, but her comments about gays not having a purpose in life are not included in the printed version. Watch a clip of the original broadcast, which includes the anchor's original lede — now cut from the posted video to reflect the change in the article:
It's unclear what the fate of the prom is at this point, and school administrators have yet to weigh in. According to a Sullivan senior who contacted blogger Alvin McEwen, the proposed gay-free "traditional prom" would be a separate event not supported by the school, and not supported by all students. Two separate Facebook pages have been started calling for an inclusive prom, and a Change.org petition has been started calling for Medley to be disciplined for her offensive remarks suggesting gay people don't have a purpose in life.


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Klein, the St. Olaf Political Awareness Committee's spring speaker, will talk about the impact that the lack of consensus and bipartisanship in Washington, D.C., is having on the U.S. and many countries around the world that find themselves facing one of the most critical economic, social, and business crises in decades.
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- CNN's Plea from Haiti: Send Cops to Contain This Peaceful Crowd! Jesse Walker, Jesse Walker: Reason Magazine articles and blog posts. (2010-01-21).
Those tales of mass violence in Haiti are looking increasingly dubious by the day. Here's Sasha Kramer, director of the Haitian nonprofit SOIL, describing the conditions she's seen after the quake: Since we arrived in Port au Prince, everyone has told us that you cannot go into the area around...(Linked Friday 2010-01-22.)
- MARV's Next Destination: The Auction Block. Pete Eyre, the Motorhome Diaries (2010-01-19).
ARLINGTON, VA – Last March Jason Talley and myself split the cost of a 2000 Four Winds Hurricane. As many of you know, that RV was soon dubbed MARV and became the fourth and best-looking member of the Motorhome Diaires (especially after his transformation into a rolling billboard for liberty)....(Linked Friday 2010-01-22.)
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Glenn Greenwald:'So we've spent the last decade screaming to the world that WE ARE AT WAR!, that we're a War Nation, that we're led by a War President. That we are "at war" -- not just in Iraq and Afghanistan, but generally against Islamic extremists -- is an absolute bipartisan...(Linked Friday 2010-01-22.)


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He was a breath of fresh air once again! You just don't have to worry about Emeka Okafor beating him down the court. He was everywhere again. It was a joy to watch him and Favors in the fourth. They were rebounding every offensive rebound and were responsible for the Jazz pulling ahead! Who knows when his shooting will go to hell again, but for the time being, Carroll rocks!, and he will at least make sure he outworks every person on the court.
Carroll definitely is the type of player the Jazz need. I was hoping for the Jazz to let CJ and Howard go so Burks and Carroll could get more minutes. I think Carroll should play before passive Marvin Williams.
He had some great hustle plays again tonight. Not sure I want to see the guy as part of the regular rotation, though if he consistently plays like he did the last two days I definitely would.
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Release of Corporate Accountability International Report "Tapping Congress to Get off the Bottle"
My name is Bruce Williams, and I'm the Mayor of Takoma Park, Maryland. I'm also an appointee of Governor O'Malley to the Chesapeake Bay Program Local Government Advisory Committee, which advises the EPA and our local governors on how local government can work with the federal and state governments to clean up the Bay.
Takoma Park has joined over 100 cities and 3 states that have cut taxpayer spending on bottled water at government offices, meetings and events.
Not only is bottled water spending an irresponsible use of taxpayer dollars, but purchasing it sends the absolute wrong message about our public water systems.
This is not to mention that tap water is much more highly regulated than what comes out of the bottle. The city itself provides water that is every bit, if not more safe, more reliable and equally thirst-quenching.
Our city has some of the best tap water in the world. But to keep it that way, we need to continue to invest in our public water infrastructure.
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34 weeks today... and I think I'm starting to waddle a bit. Its endearing, right? My wardrobe is down to 2 pair of pants, and about 5 shirts. Plus this new cardigan I snagged at Target :-) Goes with everything so my co-workers better like it! They're going to be seeing it often!
And I swapped out the creme armchair for this new Poang Chair from Ikea, along with matching footstool. It has a nice little bouncing motion (not quite a rocker) so I think baby and I will enjoy lounging in it after he arrives. Hazel loves to snuggle up on the footstool, so she apparently approves.
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If you have ever owned a car with a coil over set up, you already know what we mean about the headache of squeaky cylinders. The only solution that was previously known to quiet the coil over was very ineffective for the long term; you had to physically climb under the car and grease up the cylinder, as well as the wall of the floorboards. Unfortunately, this solution only lasted for so long, as the grease would be rubbed off after only a few miles of driving. Thankfully, today's hydraulics technology has evolved tenfold from those days, as there is now a bonafide answer for this problem.
We stopped over at Go-EZ Customs of Anaheim, CA, where we talked to Art and Dave about this scenario, and they laughed as they have dealt with it many times in the past. Their solution for this quandary was to take some poly fiber and attach it to the cylinder and the coil over cup. They assured us that this idea was relatively simple, and is something that can be done in a few hours. Finally, you'll never have to climb under the car to grease it again. You'll also never again run the risk of over-cutting the floorboards to prevent the cylinder from rubbing on the wall of the sheet metal.
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The Tony-winning story of how Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons became international pop superstars.
Jersey Boys does not start performances at the Virginia Theatre until October 3, but the cast already went into the studio to record the show's songs. On August 29 at Right Track Studios an original cast recording was born. Jersey Boys utilizes the catalog of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, so "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Oh What a Night" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" were just some of the memorable tunes being sung that day. Of course, the public wasn't invited in to meet Broadway's newest boy band, but we were there with camera in hand.


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