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GSI Faculty Members
Alekseyev, Yuriy
Primary Affiliation: Microarray Core
Research Focus: Director, Microarray Resource Center
Amar, Salomon
Primary Affiliation: Dental Medicine, Perio/Oral Biology
Research Focus: Innate immunity
Area of Interest: Mouse model for obesity atherosclerosis, crohn's and RA
Applebaum, Kate
Primary Affiliation: Public Health, Epidemiology
Research Focus: Genetic epidemiology, gene-environment interaction, genome-wide association analysis
Area of Interest: Cancer, diabetes, environmental and occupational exposures, endotoxin, biomarkers, immunology
Bais, Manish V
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Benjamin, Emelia J
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Cardiology/Framingham Heart Study
Research Focus: Genetic epidemiology, genome-wide association analysis
Area of Interest: Atrial fibrillation, inflammation
Blusztajn, Jan Krzysztof
Primary Affiliation: Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
Research Focus: Neuroscience
Area of Interest: Epigenetic regulation of neuronal development and aging
Bonegio, Ramon
Primary Affiliation: Medicine/Renal
Research Focus: Developmental genetics and genomics, Disease susceptibility
Area of Interest: Glomerulonephritis, Kidney development, Epithelial cell differentiation, Cell fate control
Bryant, Camron
Primary Affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Research Focus: Mouse genetics, QTL mapping, genome editing, transcriptomics, systems genetics, addiction genetics, psychiatric genetics
Campion, MaryAnn Whalen
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Genetic Counseling Program
Research Focus:
Area of Interest: Genetic counseling, ethics in genetics, prenatal genetics, teratology
Celenza, John
Primary Affiliation: CAS, Associate Professor of Biology
Research Focus: Molecular genetic approaches to studying the production of plant defense compounds and growth regulators
Area of Interest: Plant metabolism and development
Chen, Jiang-Fan
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Neurology
Research Focus: Molecular neuropharmacology, transcriptional regulation
Area of Interest: Adenosine receptor neurobiology, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Psychostimulant addiction, transcritional regulation
Cifuentes, Daniel
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Biochemistry
Research Focus: To understand how post-transcriptional regulation of RNA and proteins orchestrates development of a single cell oocyte into a whole embryo and how these mechanisms can be extrapolated to other biological transitions such as cellular reprogramming or malignant transformation
Area of Interest: Embryonic programming, developmental biology
Cohen, Herbert T
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Medicine/Renal Section
Research Focus: Cancer biology and genetics, molecular cell biology and genetics of renal epithelium, mouse genetics
Area of Interest: Renal cancer, polycystic kidney disease, kidney development
Connor, John H.
Primary Affiliation: Medicine/Microbiology
Research Focus: Viruses
Area of Interest: Virus-host interaction
Cotton, Robin W
Primary Affiliation: GMS, Biomedical Forensic Sciences, Anatomy and Neurobiology
Research Focus: Methods development/improvement for forensic DNA applications
Area of Interest: Application of STR and other genetic markers to analysis of forensic samples
Cozier, Yvette
Primary Affiliation: Public Health, Slone Epidemiology Center
Research Focus: Candidate genes, statistical genetics, GWAS
Area of Interest: Hypertension, sarcoidosis, cancer
Dasgupta, Shoumita
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Medicine/Biomedical Genetics
Research Focus: Graduate and Medical Education
Area of Interest: Teaching methods, diversity initiatives
Demissie, Serkalem
Primary Affiliation: Public Health, Biostatistics
Research Focus: Statistical genetics, epidemiology, multivariate and interaction analyses, genome-wide association study; population stratification
Area of Interest: Plasma lipids, bone mineral density and bone geometry, biological aging
Denis, Gerald V
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Cancer Research Center
Research Focus: Mouse models of lymphoma and leukemia, transcription, cell cycle, anti-cancer agents
Area of Interest: Cancer genetics, genomic instability, tumor suppressors, hematopoietic malignancy
DeStefano, Anita L
Primary Affiliation: Public Health, Biostatistics
Research Focus: Statistical genetics, linkage analysis, genome-wide association analysis
Area of Interest: Neurological traits, Parkinson disease, Stroke, Dementia
Dominguez, M. Isabel
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Medicine/Hem-Onc
Research Focus: Mechanism of signal transduction in embryonic development and tumorigenesis
Area of Interest: Wnt signaling, Xenopus dorsal axis formation, use of Xenopus bioassays to the study of human diseases, mouse cardiogenesis, progenitor cells, colon and breast cancer.
Dupuis, Josée
Primary Affiliation: Public Health, Biostatistics
Research Focus: Statistical genetics, robust and flexible statistical method development for linkage and genome-wide association analysis
Area of Interest: Statistical methodological development, type-2 diabetes, biomarker of inflammation
Farrer, Lindsay A
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Medicine/Biomedical Genetics
Research Focus: Genetic epidemiology, gene discovery, complex disease genetics
Area of Interest: Alzheimer disease and dementia, hemoglobinopathies, substance dependence, macular degeneration, exceptional longevity, adult diseases
Feng, Hui
Primary Affiliation: Department of Phramacology
Research Focus: Zebrafish Genetics and Cancer Therapeutics
Area of Interest: MYC-driven cancers, T-cell leukemia, neuroblastoma, and breast cancer
Flynn, Maureen
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Human Genetics
Research Focus: Hereditary cancer syndromes, disparities in health
Area of Interest: Genetic counseling, public health, hereditary cancer syndromes, clinical pediatric genetics
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Biochemistry
Research Focus: new mechanisms of gene regulation by short RNAs and chromatin-modifying complexes
Area of Interest: Gene regulation by RNA and chromatin
Genco, Caroline Attardo
Primary Affiliation: Department of Medicine
Research Focus: Research in Dr. Genco's laboratory spans basic, translational, and global health. Areas of focus include the effects of chronic infections on systemic health, sexually transmitted infections, and respiratory infectious diseases. Her translational work has encompassed clinical studies evaluating immunological responses following acute inflammatory diseases in both a US chort and patients in Nanjing, China. Recent studies are utilizing RNA seq analysis to define both host and bacterial gene expression profiles during natural infection.
Area of Interest: Microbial gene regulation, microbiome, and gene expression profiling in human and mouse tissues
Ghosh, Sajal
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Cancer Research Center
Research Focus: Study of the role of non-coding viral RNA from leukemia viruses and Epstein Barr Virus in tumor development
Area of Interest: Viral Oncology, Cancer Biology, Anticancer Therapeutics
Gilmore, Thomas
Primary Affiliation: Biology
Research Focus: Molecular and cellular biology
Area of Interest: NF-kappaB, signal transduction, evolution, molecular ecology, cancer, lymphoma, immunity, drug screening
Goldstein, Richard
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Research Focus: Bacterial Pathogens: (i) evolution, phylogeny and population structure; (ii) genomics; (iii) in vivo expression, and (iv) vaccine development
Area of Interest: Areas of Interest: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, CF-associated Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia, enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
Hasturk, Hatice
Primary Affiliation: Dental Medicine, Periodontology and Oral Biology
Research Focus: Clinical research on periodontal diseases and resolution of inflammation
Area of Interest: Resolution of inflammation, relationship between periodontal inflammation and systemic diseases, novel therapeutic applications, animal models of periodontal inflammation and tissue regeneration
Helmerhorst, Eva J
Primary Affiliation: Dental Medicine, Periodontology and Oral Biology
Research Focus: Oral fluid proteomics, enzymology, and microbiology
Area of Interest: Mass-spectrometric characterization of the post-translational processing of salivary proteins, antifungal activities
Ikonomou, Laertis
Primary Affiliation: Center for Regenerative Medicine of Boston University and Boston Medical Center
Research focus: Pluripotent Stem Cell Biology and Stem Cell Engineering
Johnson, W. Evan
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Computational Biomedicine
Research focus: Computational and statistical methods in personalized medicine
Area of Interest: Translational medicine, epigenomics, gene expression and regulation, cancer, ADHD, autism, rapid diagnostics
Jones, Matthew
Primary Affiliation: Medicine
Research Focus: Pneumonia biology, post-transcriptional gene regulation and non-coding RNA
Jun, Gyungah
Primary Affiliation: Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Ophthalmology, Biostatitics
Research Focus: Shared genetic risk factors for age-related diseases (bivariate and multivariate analysis), genome-wide linkage, genome-wide association, mutation detection, candidate gene study, database development and management
Area of Interest: Alzheimer's disease, age-related cataract, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic nephropathy, idiopathic membranous nephropathy, breast cancer
Kantarci, Alpdogan
Primary Affiliation: Dental Medicine, Periodontology and Oral Biology
Research Focus: Inflammation, neutrophil biology
Area of Interest: Periodontal disease, diabetes, fibrosis
Kepler, Thomas
Primary Affiliation: Microbiology
Research Focus: Computational Immunology
Kotton, Darrell
Primary Affiliation: Department of Medicine; Center for Regenerative Medicine
Research Focus: Stem Cell Biology; Lung Injury and Repair
Kramnik, Igor
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Medicine/ Microbiology
Research Focus: Mechanisms of innate host resistance and susceptibility to tuberculosis
Area of Interest: Genetic and epigenetic control of macrophage differentiation and function, novel methodologies for the analysis of host – pathogen interactions
Lafyatis, Robert
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Medicine/ Rheumatology
Research Focus: Gene expression in autoimmune diseases: systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus
Area of Interest: Translational studies in systemic sclerosis, including studies of dermal and blood mononuclear cell gene epression, fibrosis, cytokines and murine models
Labunskyy, Vyacheslav
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Dermatology
Research Focus: Aging, genomics, bioinformatics, systems biology
Area of Interest: Molecular mechanisms of aging, post-transcriptional gene regulation during aging, next-generation sequencing, ribosome profiling
Lau, Nelson
Primary Affiliation: Biochemistry
Research Focus: Transposable element regulation, RNAi, regulatory RNAs, gene silencing
Lenburg, Marc
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Pathology
Research Focus: Transcriptome analysis, gene-expression biomarker discovery, data mining, management of large-scale data sets
Area of Interest: Host response to tobacco exposure and other environmental toxins, cancer
Levin, David
Primary Affiliation: Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Research Focus: Pathways of stress-induced signal transduction using yeast as a model genetic system
Liu, Ching-Ti
Primary Affiliation: Public Health, Biostatistics
Research Focus: Statistical genetics and genomics
Area of Interest: Type 2 Diabetes, musculoskeletal traits and aging
Liu, Pinghua
Primary Affiliation: CAS, Chemistry
Research Focus: Epigenetics, natural product especially plant natural product biosynthetic gene identification and natural product production by bioengineering
Area of Interest: Chemical basis of biological clock; cancer and infectious disease vaccine; metabolomics
Lu, Weining
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Renal/Medicine
Research Focus: Human and mouse molecular genetics, kidney development, congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract
Area of Interest: Human gene mutations, mouse models of human disease, nephrogenesis, CAKUT, vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), chromosome abnormalities, polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
Luo, Zhijun
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Biochemistry
Research Focus: Protein phosphorylation and signal transduction
Area of Interest: Oncogenesis, energy metabolism
Mahalingam, Meera
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Dermatology
Research Focus: Genomics of melanoma and atypical nevomelanocytic proliferations
Area of Interest: Melanoma, atypical nevi
McCall, Kim
Primary Affiliation: Biology
Research Focus: Understanding molecular mechanisms of programmed cell death and its role in development
Area of Interest: Drosophila developmental biology, cell death, oogenesis
Merkel, Peter
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Medicine/Rheumatology/Clinicial Epidemiology
Research Focus: Genetic biomarkers, translational research, clinical epidemiology
Area of Interest: Vasculitis; Scleroderma
Miller, Mark
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Psychiatry
Research Focus: Psychiatric genetics
Area of Interest: PTSD and related disorders
Monach, Paul
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Medicine/Rheumatology
Research Focus: Association studies, candidate gene approaches
Area of Interest: Vasculitis, autoimmune diseases
Monti, Stefano
Primary Affiliation: Section of Computational Biomedicine, School of Medicine
Research Focus: Computational Biology and Cancer Genomics
Mostoslavsky, Gustavo
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Medicine/GI
Research Focus: Stem cell biology, reprogramming, gene transfer
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Murabito, Joanne
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Medicine/Framingham Study
Research Focus: Genetic epidemiology, genome-wide association analysis
Area of Interest: Aging and age-related phenotypes, menopause, peripheral artery disease, cancer, depressive symptoms
Myers, Richard H
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Neurology
Research Focus: Genetic epidemiology, gene discovery and characterization
Area of Interest: Mid and late life onset diseases, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, cardiovascular disease
Nikolajczyk, Barbara
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Microbiology
Research Focus: Immune system in inflammatory disease; gene regulation
Area of Interest: Transcription, signal transduction, inflammatory bowel disease, type 2 diabetes, periodontal disease
O'Connor, George T.
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Medicine/Pulmonary
Research Focus: COPD; asthma; sleep apnea; chronic lung disease; genetic epidemiology
Area of Interest:
Oppenheim, Frank G
Primary Affiliation: Dental Medicine, Periodontology & Oral Biology
Research Focus: Salivary genetic polymorphisms
Area of Interest: Cariology, Peridontal Disease, Host defense mechanisms, Biofilm formation
Peloso, Gina
Primary Affiliation: Biostatistics
Research Focus: Statistical genetics, genome-wide association studies, exome sequencing
Area of Interest: Cardiovascular disease risk factors
Pelton, Stephen I
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Research Focus: Bacterial recombination, virulence genes for Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae,
Area of Interest: Pneumococcal infection, Otitis Media, Vaccine Preventable Illness
Perls, Thomas
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Geriatrics
Research Focus: Genetic epidmiology, gene discovery
Area of Interest: Aging, Extreme Longevity
Perissi, Valentina
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Biochemistry
Research Focus: How different inputs are integrated and translated in fine-tuning of transcriptional regulation via the action of signal transduction pathways, ubiquitin conjugating machineries and chromatin remodeling enzymes
Area of Interest: Inflammation and metabolism, transcription, ubiquitin signaling
Perrine, Susan
Primary Affiliation: Cancer Center, Pediatric Hematology, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Research Focus: Globin gene regulation, therapeutic gene regulation in hematology and oncology
Area of Interest: Hemoglobin disorders, thalassemias, sickle cell disease, viral malignancies
Ramirez, Maria I
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Pulmonary
Research Focus: Lung development, epithelial cell differentiation
Area of Interest: Gene regulation, epigenetics
Ravid, Katya
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Biochemistry/Medicine
Research Focus: Bone marrow stem cell development into the platelet lineage; adenosine receptor role in platelet and vascular function
Area of Interest: Mouse models for vascular disease; cell cycle control; transcriptional regulation of lineage specificaiton
Remick, Daniel G
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Research Focus: Sepsis, inflammation, cytokines and asthma
Area of Interest: Sepsis, inflammation, cytokines and asthma
Roche, Patricia (Winnie)
Primary Affiliation: Public Health, Health law
Research Focus: Law, ethics and policy
Area of Interest: DNA/data banking for research; direct-to-consumer testing services; patient rights;
Romney, Carla
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Biochemistry/GMS
Research Focus: Education initiatives
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Ruiz-Opazo, Nelson
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Medicine/Molecular Medicine
Research Focus: Genetics, gene polymorphisms, functional characterization, biological modeling (transgenesis)
Area of Interest: Cardiovascular diseases, learning and memory, vascular dementia, Alzheimer's disease, gender-specific genetic determinants
Russek, Shelley
Primary Affiliation: Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Neuroscience
Research Focus: Molecular Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology
Area of Interest: Plasticity of Genomic Networks that control Brain Development and Disease
Sahin-Toth, Miklos
Primary Affiliation: Dental Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology
Research Focus: Biochemical mechanisms of genetic risk, gene discovery and characterization
Area of Interest: Chronic pancreatitis
Samuelson, John C
Primary Affiliation: Dental Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology
Research Focus: Parasitology, biochemistry, cell biology, and glycomics
Area of Interest: Entamoeba, Giardia, Trichomonas, Plasmodium, and Toxoplasma
Sarkar, Sibaji
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Cancer Research Center
Research Focus: Epigenetics, signal transduction,apoptosis
Area of Interest: Gene silencing, Regulation of epigenetics and signal transduction in cancer cells and platelets
Schreiber, Barbara
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Biochemistry
Research Focus: Inflammation in atherosclerosis, role of serum amyloid A on smooth muscle cell function
Area of Interest: Inflammation in atherosclerosis, smooth muscle cells, extracellular matrix, lipid metabolism
Sebastiani, Paola
Primary Affiliation: Public Health, Biostatistics
Research Focus: Statistical genetics and genomics, genome-wide association analysis, risk prediction modeling, networks
Area of Interest: Aging and longevity, sickle cell anemia
Segre, Daniel
Primary Affiliation: CAS, Bioinformatics
Research Focus: Systems biology, computational genomics, evolutionary dynamics
Area of Interest: Metabolic and genetic interaction networks, microbial metabolism and regulation
Seldin, David
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Hematology-Oncology/Amyloid Treatment & Research Program
Research Focus: Cancer genetics, genetics of systemic amyloidosis
Area of Interest:
Seshardi, Sudha
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Neurology
Research Focus: Genetic epidemiology, Framingham Heart Study, risk factors and risk prediction
Area of Interest: Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Stroke, Structural and Functional Brain Aging
Seta, Francesca
Primary Affiliation: Department of Medicine, Vascular Biology Section
Research Focus: Vascular diseases including: cardiovascular complications of metabolic syndrome, arterial stiffness, hypertension, atherosclerosis and aortic dissection/aneurysm
Area of Interest: Molecular mechanisms of arterial disease; role of genetic and epigenetic regulation in affecting vascular cells and their function
Siggers, Trevor
Primary Affiliation: Biology
Research Focus: Genomics and gene regulation in the immune and inflammatory systems
Area of Interest: Transcription factor NF-kB
Singh, Anurag
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Pharmacology
Research Focus: Cancer biology and pharmacogenomics
Area of Interest: Mitogenic/oncogenic signaling networks in solid malignancies and targeted therapeutics
Spira, Avi
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Computational Biomedicine
Research Focus: Genomics/Bioinformatics, Lung exposure and disease biology, Airway "Field of Injury", gene expression biomarker discovery
Stearns-Kurosawa, Deborah
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Pathology & Lab Medicine
Research Focus: Translational medicine, animal models of disease
Area of Interest: Inflammation, sepsis, coagulation, cardiovascular disease, obesity, nonhuman primate & mouse models
Steffen, Martin
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Research Focus: Proteomics, computational biology
Area of Interest: Early detection of cancer, pathogenesis of stroke
Steinberg, Martin
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Pediatrics, Pathology
Research Focus Sickle cell disease, inherited disorders of the erythrocyte
Area of Interest:
Thiagalingam, Sam
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Medicine/Biomedical Genetics
Research Focus: Cancer genetics and epigenomics, Cancer Metastasis, MMMN cancer progression model and Epigenetics
Area of Interest: Discovery of biomarkers for diagnosis & prognosis as well as for targeting for therapy of cancer; the role of Smad signaling pathway in disease progression;m epigenetic regulation of schizophrenia & bipolar disorder.
Tolan, Dean
Primary Affiliation: CAS, Biology
Research Focus: Genomic approaches to genetic disease
Area of Interest: Inborn errors in metabolism, biochemistry and genetic analysis, carbohydrate metabolism, obesity and metabolic syndrome
Van Dyke, Thomas
Primary Affiliation: Dental Medicine, Oral Biology
Research Focus: Regulation of inflammation
Area of Interest: Models of human inflammatory disease (mouse, rabbit, minipig), Periodontal Disease, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
Wang, Alice
Primary Affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine
Research Focus: Basic/translational research
Area of Interest: Studying the environmental effects on the placenta, specifically cigarette smoking, opiate exposure, gestational diabetes, and preeclampsia
Wang, Catharine
Primary Affiliation: Community Health Sciences
Research Focus: Genetic risk communication, genetic literacy, family history assessment, clinical utility
Area of Interest: Public health genomics, cancer prevention and control, interactive multimedia/ehealth, intervention development
Waxman, David J
Primary Affiliation: CAS, Biology
Research Focus: Genomic approaches to gene regulation
Area of Interest: Growth hormone action, sexual dimorphsim of gene expression, genomic impact of endocrine disruptor chemicals, tumor systems-wide impact of chemotherapeutic and anti-angiogenic drugs
Wise, Lauren A
Primary Affiliation: Public Health, Epidemiology
Research Focus: Genetic epidemiology
Area of Interest: Reproductive outcomes (uterine fibroids)
Wachman, Elisha M
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Pediatrics
Research Focus: Genetic epidemiology
Area of Interest: Neonatal Opioid withdrawal
Wolozin, Benjamin
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Pharmacology
Research Focus: Pathophysiology of Neurodegeneration, cell biology, C. elegans
Area of Interest: Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, ALS
Yang, Shi
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Pathology and Lab Medicine
Research Focus: Colorectal Cancer, Breast Cancer, Epigenetics, Molecular Pathology
Area of Interest: Serrated Polyp Neoplasia Pathway in CRC. Breast Carcinogenesis in Animal model.
Yu, Jun
Primary Affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine
Research Focus: Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Area of Interest: PDGF, VEGF and endothelin signal transduction in pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cells
Zannis, Vassilis I
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Medicine
Research Focus: Molecular genetics
Area of Interest: Molecular genetics of apolipoproteins and lipoproteins in relation to atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease
Zou, Ying S
Primary Affiliation: Medicine, Center for Human Genetics
Research Focus: Telomere and telomerase
Area of Interest: Aging and Cancer


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What Can Biomedical Engineers Contribute to Environmental Efforts against Climate Change?
Biomedical engineers deal with the design of systems and products of various human organs, including artificial devices to replace body parts and machines that help diagnose medical problems. They also provide help in creating biomedical equipment, including installation, adjustment, maintenance and repair.
Recently, biomedical engineers have tried pushing the limit by focusing their researches on ways in which climate change can be combated. In fact, some of their suggestions have ethical and moral implications that may make others hesitate to give their support.
Loss of appetite for meat
According to the report of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization, 18% of all greenhouse emissions were caused by livestock farming. If we don't rely too much on meat as a source of food, this could drastically drop. Add to that the fact that 51% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions were also caused by livestock farming. Consumption of meat has also led to deforestation, as the industry has to look for ways to expand pastures for livestock. If biomedical engineers can find a way to curb man's appetite for meat, this problem could be easily solved.
Creating shorter people
This is a more controversial approach in solving global warming. According to studies, taller people have higher body mass. This means they have to eat more food in order to address the needs of their body. Taller people also need more fabric for their clothes. They also need more fuel per mile. This only means that if biomedical engineers can find a way to create shorter human beings, this problem could be mitigated.
Empathy inducing drugs
Any study that deals with tricking how humans think or feel will always have ethical questions. This is why empathy inducing drugs as a way to make people more concerned about global warming could be the solution. One of the reasons why global warming remains a problem is because some people don't see it that way. They don't really care about the impact of global warming and don't want to be inconvenienced. When this drug is used in order to make them more empathetic, they will take part in the movement to solve global warming.
Long shot plans
These are just some of the plans by biomedical engineers in using their skills and knowledge in combating global warming. In many ways, they are controversial. Some of them would even receive no funding for further studies at all. If studies involve playing with human beings – how they feel, think or act, this will always have negative repercussions.
Nevertheless, this only proves that if we want to change the society, it has to start with human beings. Biomedical engineers don't even have to go too far if we can start changing ourselves and the way we treat the environment. Let us listen to the advise of experts and be more involved in raising awareness for environmental protection.
Changing the world
Whether you agree with the ideas put out by some biomedical engineers or not, it only means that they have the capacity to change the world. If they get support in terms of their ideas in fighting climate change, they can do a lot. Some of them are beyond what we could ever imagine. Sadly, this is not the kind of world we live in. We are all bound by rules and people will continue to criticise even if they have not done anything to help solve the problem.
If you are planning to take a degree in college where you can possibly have an impact to the world, you might want to go for biomedical engineering. Check out the best biomedical engineering schools for undergraduate studies and you might love the idea of being a biomedical engineer. Be inspired by others who have done well in this field. You might be one of them in the future. The way they have changed the medical field could be a factor in making your decision.
Imagine being in a field where you don't just earn a lot, but you also have the capacity to change the world and make it a better place for everyone to live in. Climate change has been a huge problem that no one else was able to figure out. If you have focused on solving this issue, the world will definitely be grateful of you.

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Eclipse Virgo recieved a brand new contribution that improves the usability of the Equinox console. The contribution is especially useful when connecting via telnet.
Thanks to Lazar Kirchev now Virgo has:
- line editing
- command history
- tab completion
- grep for telnet
Up to now the console port was bound to both localhost and the external IP. Therefore it was possible to just about everyone to connect to the console.
To address this issue the syntax of the osgi.console property has been extended and now you can add as well the host or address in org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.userregion.properties:
What's more is that the telnet protocol allows negotiation between the client and the server. Taking advantage of this now there is a way for Virgo to understand which are the exact key bindings used on the client. This basically means that Virgo server running on Windows for example, can handle properly MacOS or Unix clients.
The new features can be used not only in Virgo, but also in every product using Equinox 3.7:
Virgo (3.0.0 M1)
- Download Virgo from here
- Enable the console as described in the User guide
- Start Virgo
- Connect with telnet to port 2401
Eclipse 3.7
To use the new features with Eclipse you simply need to drop the bundle in plugins and restart Eclipse.
Equinox 3.7
If you just want to try the new features you can use the install command.
If you have P2 enabled (or you like the bundle and want to keep it) you can drop the bundle in dropins and restart Equinox to enable P2 to pick up the bundle.


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Going on a trip in June and need to decide soon. I have never been to Indo before and have no idea where I should go. If anyone has information on the better place for waves or general experience let me no. Im going for approximately 7 days so I hope i score waves. Sumbawa looks awsome ( lakey peak , supersuck, periscopes) but West Java also has a variety of good waves from what im seeing!?
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I'm not sure Indo is a trip you should do for just 7 days. Went to Sumatra in 2007 out of JFK. I think our flights were about as convenient as you can get, and travel time with layovers was close over 30 hours each way.
We went for two weeks...three days lost to travelling, 11 days of surfing, the waves were incredible, but i just dont know if i'd go If i onlyhad a week. Its a REAL HAUL getting there and you're waiting pretty late to start making plans.


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Paul di Resta out to use the Force
PAUL di RESTA is confident Force India can start the new Formula One season on a stronger footing than 12 months ago.
The pressure is on to make sure we start better. Last year we underperformed, certainly until the European season.
The Silverstone-based team know a strong start is vital if they are to move up the order after several seasons battling in the middle of the pack.
Asked if Force India could kick on, Di Resta said: "There's no reason why we shouldn't.
"The pressure is on to make sure we start better. Last year we underperformed, certainly until the European season.
"We need to launch a car, understand it, and bring a race package to it that makes the car quicker than when it was rolled out."
Force India say the VJM06 is a totally new car and the 26-year-old Scot is confi dent about finally landing a maiden F1 podium. Last year's fourth in Singapore is Di Resta's best result in his 39 races to date.
"We're all trying to do the best job possible. When it all gels well we can obviously see the results we get," he said.
Di Resta still does not know who his team-mate will be this season after Nico Hulkenberg left to join Sauber.


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The Sega-Vision (not to be confused with the handheld Sega Vision system) was a US television set created by Sega and was the company's first product meant for the home. It was designed by Earl "Madman" Muntz in 1976, a businessman known for wacky television adverts and for coining the phrase "TV" in America. The Sega-Vision was notable for being significantly bigger than most TV sets at the time (featuring between 44" and 50" diagonal-inch screens and cabinets standing between five and six feet.) Sega used then-Los Angeles Dodgers' first baseman Steve Garvey to promote the television set in TV advertisements.
Three models of Sega-Vision were produced:
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"I don't mind having a practice match with you, though I'd like to do this in the wild. I'd rather not damage my home town more than it already has."
Eris squirmed as he spoke. "Wha--? Oh, no no no... I couldn't fight you, I couldn't. I don't want to use this power on anyone who doesn't deserve it..." She accepted the bowl of soup, lifting the bowl up to her mouth and tilting it to drink. She hadn't bothered to blow on it, and was drinking the soup even while steaming. She seemed to be drinking it in a hurry, trying her best not to slow down the group. She succeeded, finishing the bowl in less than a minute, panting and catching her breath afterward. "That was delicious," she complimented, exhaling one last time and making sure her breath was balanced once more. "I'll train on the Wild Pokemon if they attack, but otherwise it wouldn't be very kind to attack the innocent ones..."


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Long before Gary Patterson was the BCS-busting head coach for fourth-ranked TCU, he was making $257 a month as a graduate assistant at Tennessee Tech.
That was more than 25 years ago, when Patterson was also working toward a master's degree with the expectation of being a high school coach.
Patterson is now in his 10th season as the head coach at TCU (1-0), which plays its home opener Saturday night against Tennessee Tech (0-1). It is the first time the two teams have ever played.
Patterson left Cookeville, Tenn., after the 1985 season, his third at Tech. He had eight other coaching stops before getting to TCU as defensive coordinator in 1998, and being promoted to head coach at the end of the 2000 season.
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"Millennium Winter Sports", also known as "Konami Winter Games" in Europe, is a video game released for the Gameboy Color console in 2000 by Konami. It is a sports title with various Olympic winter games being represented. In the United States, the game received a rating of "E" by the ESRB panel which deemed it suitable for all ages.
The game features seven popular winter events including the ski jump, alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, slalom, speed skating, half pipe snowboarding and the bobsled. Each feature their common rules and designations requiring a player to perform within certain boundaries. Most events require that the player complete the circuit in the fastest possible time, with events such as alpine skiing and slalom requiring to navigate between flag gates, but there are also trick related events such as the half pipe and freestyle skiing. All events require the play to repeatedly alternate between pressing the "A" and "B" button to generate speed for his or her on screen character. It is generally an easy game to complete but can prove frustrating due to the "button mashing" techniques required.
The graphics of this title are excellent and show strong attention to detailing. There is no evidence of pixelation throughout and all graphical implements come across as having considerable effort being devoted to their development. Numerous metres and other gauges follow the player throughout. These are all smoothly animated and react appropriately to even the slightest changes in play. The audio is also of a comparably good standard, though somewhat lacking as the majority of the sound is heard in the menu systems as opposed to out "in the field".
Overall, Millennium Winter Sports offers a varied play to those who may otherwise grow tired of single event titles. With seven different events at the player's disposal it is not likely that one would find him or herself bored too quickly.


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The U.S. Women's National Team and Canada have already taken care of the main task at hand, earning a place in the 2012 London Olympics. But the two teams want to finish strong in the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament as they meet in the championship match on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET).
Jan. 28, 2012
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The U.S. Women's National Team and Canada have already taken care of the main tasks at hand. That of course was earning a place in the 2012 London Olympics, as both countries did with Friday's semifinal wins – the U.S. topping Costa Rica 3-0, and Canada defeating Mexico 3-1. But the two teams want to finish strong in the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament as they meet in the championship match on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET). The match will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network with a re-air on the Universal Sports Network (delayed 11 p.m. ET). Fans can also follow the game via ussoccer.com's MatchTracker, on Twitter @ussoccer_wnt and via online video at universalsports.com and CONCACAF.com. Individual event tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster.
U.S. WNT Schedule – 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying
Group B / Semifinals / Championship
* The U.S.-Costa Rica semifinal winner will play either Canada or Mexico in Sunday's final
ON USSOCCER.COM: Read about the USA's 3-0 victory against Costa Rica and watch the players' post-game remarks.
U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION – Detailed Roster
GOALKEEPERS (2): Nicole Barnhart (out of contract), Hope Solo (out of contract)
DEFENDERS (6): Rachel Buehler (Atlanta Beat), Amy LePeilbet (Atlanta Beat), Heather Mitts (out of contract), Kelley O'Hara (Atlanta Beat), Christie Rampone (out of contract), Becky Sauerbrunn (Sky Blue FC)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Shannon Boxx (out of contract), Tobin Heath (out of contract), Lori Lindsey (Western NY Flash), Carli Lloyd (Atlanta Beat), Heather O'Reilly (Boston Breakers), Megan Rapinoe (out of contract), Amy Rodriguez (out of contract)
FORWARDS (4): Lauren Cheney (out of contract), Sydney Leroux (Atlanta Beat), Alex Morgan (Western New York Flash), Abby Wambach (out of contract)
- The U.S. Women's National Team has scored 34 goals in its first four matches against the Dominican Republic (14-0), Guatemala (13-0), Mexico (4-0) and Costa Rica (3-0) during the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
- The U.S. team has let to allow a goal during the tournament. Canada has allowed two.
- There are seven players on the roster with 100 or more caps, led by Christie Rampone's 248, good for fourth all-time in U.S. history.
- After Abby Wambach (129), the U.S. players on this roster who have the most career goals are Carli Lloyd and Heather O'Reilly with 34. Lloyd has scored in every game of the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament. There are 15 U.S. women who have reached the 30-goal mark.
- Wambach's 90-minute performance during Friday's semifinal against Mexico was her first full game in 2012. Wambach had played just 150 minutes in the previous three games combined during qualifying.
- Goalkeeper Hope Solo and Christie Rampone are the only players who have played every minute of all four qualifying games.
- Abby Wambach is the most successful American woman in Olympic qualifying history with 12 total goals. She is also the only player on the roster to score in all three Olympic qualifying tournaments in 2004, 2008 and 2012.
- The USA has never lost an Olympic qualifying match (11-0-1). The tie was in the championship game of the 2008 tournament that ended 1-1 through regulation and overtime before the USA prevailed over Canada in penalty kicks.
- The USA is 81-2-5 all-time when Wambach scores a goal. The most recent of those two losses came in the Women's World Cup against Sweden.
- Heather O'Reilly has 34 career goals and 33 career assists, making her one of just ten 30-30 players in U.S. history. The others? Julie Foudy, Carin Gabarra, Shannon MacMillan, Cindy Parlow, Michelle Akers, Tiffeny Milbrett, Abby Wambach, Kristine Lilly and Mia Hamm.
- 0: Number of goals allowed by the U.S. in 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying
- 1: World ranking of the U.S. Women's National Team
- 5: Number of goals scored in a game by Sydney Leroux (Jan. 22, 2012), Amy Rodriguez (Jan. 20, 2012), Abby Wambach (Oct. 23, 2004), Tiffeny Milbrett (Nov. 2, 2002), Michelle Akers (Nov. 24, 1991) and Brandi Chastain (April 18, 1991)
- 6: Number of multi-goal efforts by U.S. players in 2012 (Wambach has a pair of two-goal games)
- 11: Number of players who have recorded a goal in 2012
- 34: Number of U.S. goals in 2012 over four games
- 40: Number of U.S. goals in 2011 over 20 games (this number does not factor in an own goal vs. Brazil)
- 55: The current unbeaten streak for the USA in domestic matches in which they are 49-0-6
- 101: Number of minutes Wambach averages between goals
- 129: Career goals by Wambach, putting her third on the USA's all-time list at age 30 – she is three goals behind Kristine Lilly (130)
- 130: Number of minutes that Mia Hamm averaged between goals
- 194: Players who have earned a cap for the U.S. Women's National Team since the program's inception in 1985, the most recent being Whitney Engen, who earned her first cap against Norway at the Algarve Cup on March 4
- 219: Number of goals scored during head coach Pia Sundhage's 86 games as U.S. WNT head coach
- The U.S. extended its unbeaten streak to 24 games against Canada by posting a 2-0-1 record last year.
- Overall, the USA is 42-3-5 against its neighbor to the north.
- The USA has faced Canada in Canada just five times and is 4-0-1 in those games, the most recent being May 25, 2009, a 4-0 victory in Toronto that was the first match for then head coach Carolina Morace.
- Canada's last victory against the USA was a 3-0 win on March 11, 2011, in Lagos, Portugal.
- In 2011, Abby Wambach carried the offense in two matches, netting two goals during a 3-0 win against Canada on Sept. 22, preceded by Wambach's lone goal for a 1-1 draw on Sept. 17. Lindsay Tarpley tallied a game-winner on Jan. 23 during the USA's 2-1 victory over Canada.
- In the 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament final, the U.S. topped Canada 6-5 in a shootout, with USA goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart saving Brittany Timko's penalty kick to wrap up the win.
- The U.S. defeated Canada 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Beijing Olympics on Aug. 15, with the USA's Natasha Kai tallying the game-winner in the 101st minute. Angela Hucles has the U.S.'s other goal in the 12th minute, and Christine Sinclair had Canada's lone goal in the 30th minute.
USA: The U.S. posted three straight shutouts in group play to secure first place in Group B, then defeated Mexico to clinch its spot in the 2012 London Olympics. USA 14, Dominican Republic 0: The USA trounced the Dominican Republic on Jan. 20, setting a U.S. record for goals scored in a game. The previous record was 12, set in 1991 during back-to-back 12-0 wins against Mexico and Martinique. Amy Rodriguez posted a second-half, five-goal effort in the USA's group opener to tie an individual game record set previously by Brandi Chastain (1991), Michelle Akers (1991), Tiffeny Milbrett (2002) and Abby Wambach (2002). Heather O'Reilly contributed three goals and three assists, Lauren Cheney had four assists and Wambach had two goals. The record-setting night had a bitter taste, however, as U.S. defender Ali Krieger suffered a torn ACL and MCL and is expected to miss at 6-8 months … USA 13, Guatemala 0: The U.S. Women blanked Guatemala on Jan. 22. Vancouver native Sydney Leroux earned her second cap (she played just five minutes in her first) and produced five second-half goals in her 45 minutes of work as the USA clinched a spot in the qualifying semifinals. Wambach had the USA's first two goals in the 12th and 14th minutes to increase her career goals total to 129, surpassing Germany's Birgit Prinz for third all-time behind only USA legends Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly … USA 4, Mexico 0: The USA earned first place in Group B with a win against Mexico on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Carli Lloyd netted a hat trick, and O'Reilly added an eighth-minute goal. … USA 3, Costa Rica 0: On Friday, Jan. 27, the U.S. qualified for its fifth straight Olympics, with Tobin Heath, Lloyd and Alex Morgan each netting a goal. For Lloyd, her goal was her sixth of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament as she found the goal for a fourth straight match.
CANADA: Canada outscored its competition by a 13-1 margin to post a 3-0-0 record to win Group A, then posted a win against Mexico on Friday to advance to the 2012 London Olympics. Canada 6, Haiti 0: On Jan. 19, Christine Sinclair tallied four goals, while Christina Julien and Kelly Parker added goals to jump out to a strong start in group play. Goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc posted a clean sheet … Canada 2, Cuba 0: On Jan. 21, Sinclair notched a penalty kick goal and assisted Melissa Tancredi's goal, both in the first half. Sinclair only played in the first half as Canada clinched a semifinal berth in the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Canada's defense did not allow a single shot during the match, while Cuba goalkeeper Katherine Montesino – starting in her first game – had to make 11 saves for the match … Canada 5, Costa 1: On Monday, Jan. 23, Sinclair tallied two goals and Canada benefited from an own goal to win Group A heading into the semifinals. Sophie Schmidt and Kaylyn Kyle added goals for Canada … Canada 3, Mexico 1: Led by Sinclair's 128th and 129th career international goals to tie U.S. forward Abby Wambach for third all-time behind former USA players Mia Hamm (158) and Kristine Lilly (130), Canada clinched its spot in the 2012 London Olympics with a win against Mexico on Friday. Tancredi added a goal for Canada in the 23rd minute and defender Candace Chapman made her 100th international appearance.
BOUND FOR LONDON: The U.S. has qualified for its fifth consecutive Olympic Games and is looking to finish in first place at CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying for the third consecutive time . In 2008, the USA won the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Mexico and went on to win the gold medal in Beijing. In 2004, the U.S. won the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Costa Rica and went on to win gold in Athens, Greece. The U.S. qualified for the 1996 Atlanta Games as host and for the 2000 Sydney Games as a top-seven finisher at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The USA was the lone CONCACAF representative at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, the first two that featured women's soccer. Mexico qualified along with the USA for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, while the Canadians claimed the second spot behind the U.S. in 2008 in Beijing.
ELEVEN IN, ONE TO GO: Eleven teams have now qualified for the 12-team Olympic Football Tournament: host Great Britain; Japan and North Korea from Asia; Cameroon and South Africa from Africa; Brazil and Colombia from South America; and Sweden and France from Europe; and now the USA and Canada following their CONCACAF semifinal victories on Friday. New Zealand will likely earn Oceania's lone berth.
PIA SUNDHAGE FACT FILE: Head coach Pia Sundhage is in the midst of her fourth full year in charge of the U.S. Women's National Team. Below are some of her accomplishments as a player and coach.
- Sundhage is the sixth official coach and second female coach in the history of the U.S. Women's National Team program.
- Sundhage's record as head coach of the Women's National Team is 72-5-9, with 219 goals for and 43 against.
- As a player, Sundhage was one of the game's best-ever players, finishing sixth in the voting for FIFA Women's Player of the Century. A legendary player in Sweden, she played for her country in the 1991 and 1995 Women's World Cups and 1996 Olympics. She scored four goals for Sweden at the 1991 Women's World Cup, helping the Swedes to a third-place finish. She scored one goal in the 1995 Women's World Cup (against Germany) and played every minute of all three matches at the Atlanta Olympics.
- Sundhage started her coaching career while still playing, serving as player-coach for Hammarby from 1992-1994. She also coached Sweden's Youth National Teams for 11 years from 1990-2001, coaching the U-16s, the U-19s and U-21s.
- After her retirement from the international game in 1996, she became head coach of the Sweden Under-19 Women's National Team, leading the team to one gold medal and two bronze medals at the European Championships. She served as a scout for Sweden during the 1997 European Championships, the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2000 Olympics. Sundhage has also worked for FIFA on its Technical Study Group staff for the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand.
- Since taking over as head coach, Sundhage has given 17 players their first senior team caps.
- Canada Soccer Association
- Founded: 1912 (Joined FIFA in 1913)
- Head Coach: John Herdman
- Best FIFA World Cup Finish: Fourth place in 2003
- Best Olympics Finish: Advanced to 2008 quarterfinals
- With Christine Sinclair's two goals against Mexico on Friday, she surpassed Germany's Birgit Prinz and tied the USA's Abby Wambach for third all-time in career goals with 129.
- Sinclair has scored nine goals in four games during the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the most of any player.
- Canada did not allow a single shot during its 2-0 win against Cuba on Jan. 21, posting a 26-0 shots advantage and a 14-0 shots on goal differential.
- Canada defender Candace Chapman made her 100th international appearance on Friday.
- Canada is in the midst of a 10-game unbeaten streak.
- Heading into qualifying, Alyscha Mottershead was added to Canada's roster to replace midfielder Diana Matheson, who has not returned to fill fitness following November knee surgery.
GOALKEEPERS (2): Karina LeBlanc, 18-Erin McLeod
DEFENDERS (8): 2-Shannon Woeller, 3-Melanie Booth, 4-Carmelina Moscato, 5-Robyn Gale, 9-Candace Chapman, 16-Lauren Sesselmann, 19-Chelsea Stewart, 7-Rhian Wilkinson
MIDFIELDERS (6): 6-Kaylyn Kyle, 8-Alyscha Mottershead, 15-Kelly Parker, 13-Sophie Schmidt, 11-Desiree Scott, 17-Brittany Timko
FORWARDS (4): 12-Christine Sinclair, 14-Melissa Tancredi, 20-Chelsea Buckland, 10-Christina Julien
Head coach: John Herdman
EXTRA TIME IN VANCOUVER: Studio 90 Extra Time is covering the WNT in Vancouver during the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. ussoccer.com's popular video series gives a unique look at the team with interviews and off-the-field fun. If you haven't already, you can catch up on your Extra Time which includes a memorable snowball-throwing contest between Shannon Boxx and Christie Rampone and the debut of a game show called "Who Knows Megan Best?" You can spend some time with Vancouver native Sydney Leroux and her mom as well as learn how to make a pink pre-wrap headband from Alex Morgan. Be sure to watch Studio 90 Extra Time throughout the tournament in Vancouver and follow @studio_90 on twitter.
Studio 90 Extra Time in Vancouver
Abby Wambach: Pt. 1 – Interview | Pt. 2 – Childhood Memories
Shannon Boxx: Pt. 1 – Interview | Pt. 2 – Snowball Throwing Contest
Lori Lindsey Megan Rapinoe: Pt. 1 – Interview | Pt. 2 – Who Knows Megan Best?
Christie Rampone: Pt. 1 – Interview | Pt. 2 – Reece Race
Sydney Leroux: Pt. 1 – Interview | Pt. 2 – Vancouver Homecoming
Lauren Cheney Alex Morgan: Pt. 1 – Interview | Pt. 2 – Fashion Advice
BEHIND THE CREST FROM B.C.: ussoccer.com's one-of-a-kind look at the U.S. National Teams has returned in 2012. After debuting last summer during the Men's National Team's run through the CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Women's World Cup in Germany, "Behind the Crest" is back to follow the WNT through its qualifying tournament in Canada. ussoccer.com will feature and fourth and last episode of this series on Jan. 29 before the championship game.
Behind the Crest: WNT in Vancouver
On the field for USA:
Jan. 27, 2012 – BC Place Stadium – Vancouver, Canada – CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying
U.S. 3, Costa Rica 0
USA 3 Tobin Heath, 16; Carli Lloyd, 72; Alex Morgan, 89
USA: 1-Hope Solo; 5-Kelley O'Hara, 19-Rachel Buehler, 3-Christie Rampone (capt.), 6-Amy LePeilbet; 9-Heather O'Reilly (8-Amy Rodriguez, 70), 10-Carli Lloyd, 7-Shannon Boxx (15-Megan Rapinoe, 80), 12-Lauren Cheney, 17-Tobin Heath (13-Alex Morgan, 63); 20-Abby Wambach
Subs not used: 2-Heather Mitts, 4-Becky Sauerbrunn, 14-Sydney Leroux, 16-Lori Lindsey, 18-Nicole Barnhart
Head coach: Pia Sundhage
CRC: 18-Erika Miranda; 5-Diana Saenz (17-Adriana Venegas, 87), 6-Karol Sanchez, 8-Daniela Cruz, 19-Fabiola Sanchez, 20-Wendy Acosta, 7-Mariela Campos, 16-Katherine Alvarado, 4-Fernanda Barrantes (12-Lixy Rodriguez, 65), 10-Shirley Cruz (capt.) (15-Cristin Granados, 90), 11-Raquel Rodriguez
Subs not used: 1- Julieth Arias, 2-Saudy Rosales, 9-Carolina Venegas, 14-Marianne Ugalde
Not eligible: 3-Yendry Villalobos
Head coach: Karla Aleman
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We finally got some nice spring weather here in Ohio, so I hit the trail both days this weekend. I was riding some of my bikes back to back, and that got me thinking about their relative characteristics.
The finest handling bike I've ridden was an OS Blackbuck with the medium fork: 73* HA with 51mm of rake, about 60mm of trail. Quick, but not nervous, it would go exactly where I pointed (contrast that with my Rawland Sogn that I rode off road, also a 73* HA but more rake on the fork to end at about ~35mm of trail. That was too quick, there was no relaxing or you were off the trail). I took my Drakkar out today for its first real mountain bike ride, and it was pretty similar to the Blackbuck: quick, easy to maneuver, but not too quick. It has basically cyclocross geometry: 72.5* HA with 50mm of rake for about 61mm of trail. I like the way both of these bikes handle. By contrast, my Soma Juice is just so so: with it's 72* HA it's sorta maneuverable, but not great. Probably the big wheels don't help here.
By contrast, I demod a Jamis Dragon 650B last fall. I pretty much hated the front end: the 68* HA was loose and floppy, especially on climbs. Some people, somewhere, like these slack front ends, but for my riding on my terrain, I want sharp handling.
Thinking about the back end of the bike, with the Drakkar (and my Fargo, and most 29ers I've ridden), it's a struggle for me to get the front wheel up. The Drakkar has track ends, and I was running them in the middle of the length, for a chainstay length of about 455mm. When I got home, I was toying around and shortened them as much as I could, down to about 440mm. That made a noticeable improvement in lofting the front end, but it's still not as easy as my 26" Stumpjumper FSR (425mm chainstays).
So my question is, why can't I have it all? I'm sorely tempted by the Nimble 9, with its ultra short chainstays, but I'm worried I wouldn't be happy with the front end. Kona Honzo, same story. I've tried a Karate Monkey, and it was only a marginal improvement over my Juice--easier to lift the front wheel, but not a night and day difference (and, I hated the stupid short head tube). I want a steep front end, short rear end bike, but I can't seem to find one anywhere (I also want it in steel, with a tall head tube, and to cost $500 while I'm at it ) It seems like people who would enjoy tight woods riding would like all of things.
Maybe I need to give 650B or a 69er another try. Something.
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I guess that was my Hello tread even though I'd been on here a couple weeks prior. Good comparison brah and it definitely had Hello tread caliber in all ways aside from going off in a million tangents like the one we refer to. A few braddahs sided with me but it was basically me vs. the world and stayed that way through the tread given my endurance for a fight.
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I posted some boards on this website. Somebody rented one of my paddle boards (which i only really use to paddle around on flat days) and I made 120 buck for 3 days for nothing. Not sure if the original poster was plugging or not, but if he was... good on ya, bra. Feels like free money.
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great idea. hope it catches on since it looks like Montauk is pretty much the only place with listings now. Lets get some South Jerz folks in there since i would love to try some new shapes and the rental options are crap


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As the economy trends up, so too will companies' hiring and recruiting practices, but will they be poised and properly equipped to meet the demand?
Two recent studies suggest they won't. One, the 2012 Allied Workforce Mobility Survey from Allied Van Lines, finds two-thirds of 500 HR professionals polled saying they have "extensive" or "moderate" plans for hiring this year. Larger companies -- with more than 10,000 employees -- are even more bullish, with 80 percent planning for "extensive" or "moderate" recruiting. Yet, 52 percent of those respondents consider their recruiting programs to be only "somewhat successful."
One of the biggest culprits, the study shows, is the lack of sufficient recruiting incentives -- including benefits packages -- with only 27 percent rating their healthcare plans a "5" on a scale of 1 to 5 and rating all other incentives even lower.
A second study, The Financial Times Bowen Craggs Index of web effectiveness, shows more than half of the top 20 companies for web efficiency and high-quality digital strategies (out of 81 of the largest companies within the FT Global 500) lie within the energy, pharmaceutical, tobacco and mining industries.
A preponderance of large corporations outside those industries, the study finds, have failing digital strategies -- including approaches to communication that would enhance recruitment.
"Digital channels such as corporate websites and social-media channels have become the most important medium through which the world's biggest companies talk to the public ... ," says David Bowden, senior consultant at London-based Bowen Craggs, sponsor of the survey. "The index clearly shows some massive companies taking risks with their reputations by failing to understand this. There should be real worry about this right up to the board level."
Gal Almog, CEO of New York-based RealMatch, a recruitment-advertising-technology company, couldn't agree more.
Many corporations -- clients and otherwise -- "make their sites look very attractive," he says, "but when you click on their link, there are forms and forms and forms, and [these companies] seem to think if the candidate is really interested, they'll fill out all those forms, but that is ludicrous." Software is available, he says, "that can tell you immediately if you qualify, and if you don't, then tell you immediately what [open jobs in that same company] you can qualify for." That would be a much more positive experience for a job hunter, he adds.
Most large companies, Almog says, don't know how easy it would be to incorporate the right technology into their applicant-tracking system to boost the engagement of the candidate and ease-of-use.
What can get a bit murky, says Elise Freedman, Washington-based director in the talent-management practice of Towers Watson, is coming to a clear companywide understanding, from the top down, "on what the employee-value-proposition package is."
What's needed, and what is still lacking, she says, is for HR and recruiting professionals "to work with the executives and the employees to come to an understanding of what makes it special to work there; you need to make sure you know how to talk about that ... ." Engagement surveys can help reveal what companies should "trumpet that on their website," she adds.
"People [also] want to know how [long it'll take] to get somewhere and what they would need to get there," Freedman says, adding that, whatever you do, make sure what you're saying represents what will actually happen. There is no reputational death knell that rings louder, she says, than "the misrepresentation of reality."


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The third and fourth workshops of the Make.Art.Work. professional development series for visual artists will be brought to you in a double feature event. For one day only, we're pulling together workshop participants from all over the state to meet at a single venue, creating an opportunity for incredible learning, networking and career advancement. Bring your questions, a notebook, and of course, your business cards. We also encourage you to join us for our "boxed-lunch" in order to take full advantage of the networking opportunities that our 1-hour lunch break will offer. Participants can register for one or both sessions.
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There aren't many who didn't dream of having a playhouse of their own when they were a child. Most of us sufficed with temporary blankets draped over furniture as an improvised fort, but a 5-year-old in Ocala, Florida, is one of the lucky ones who actually got everything he dreamed of. Built of wood, the miniature edifice looks like something out of a fairytale. It's surrounded by lush flowers, and even has a television inside.
But according to WESH-TV, since the playhouse isn't in compliance with the city's zoning regulations, the D'Annunzio family could have to tear it down.
There are, apparently, two problems with the playhouse. First, the family put it in the front yard because they didn't have spaced in the back. Second, since the family's home dates to the early 1900's and is in the historic district, they need approval from the Historic Preservation Board. They need to pay $1000 to apply for a variance for the first "offense," which the family says it can't responsibly pay.
"I can't afford $1,000 to just apply for a variance. I don't have that type of money," Robert D'Annunzio, a barber, said. "I find it offensive that I can't have a playhouse for my child on my own property."
If the family refuses to comply within 120 days, they will reportedly face a $25 daily fine.
They were actually warned by code enforcement authorities when they were constructing the playhouse back in December, but proceeded to build it anyway.
Thomas Dobbins, the special magistrate, reprimanded them during a hearing last Thursday: "You understand that you have to obtain the right permits to do that? You were informed about that, and then you proceeded to complete construction."
But Robert D'Annunzio explained, according to Ocala.com: "I didn't get a rule book when I bought the house…I'm just trying to live my life on my property. I think people should be able to live in their own property."
The family says their son will be "devastated" if they have to tear it down.
But the city isn't the only body that takes issue with the playhouse. Local reports indicate the neighborhood itself is divided.
One man who lives down the street told WESH-TV the playhouse looks like "junk," but another woman said: "I just think it's a sweet little family and it's a cute little house…and I think they have a right to have that…"
Danielle D'Annunzio reportedly turned on her critics during last week's hearing. "I don't know what I did to these people. I'm just trying to be a mom. That's all I am doing," she said.
But Jane Cosand, a member of the Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board, said she objects to the playhouse in her role as a private citizen.
"He (D'Annunzio) knew he had to get a (certificate of appropriateness)," she remarked.
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Somalis' holy trip ends at airport
- Article by: JAMES WALSH and PAM LOUWAGIE
- Star Tribune
- November 30, 2008 - 11:25 PM
An imam and a youth coordinator at a Minneapolis mosque were prohibited from boarding a flight Saturday morning to Saudi Arabia as part of a spiritual pilgrimage, an attorney for the mosque confirmed Sunday.
The attorney said it's likely the men are on a federal "no fly" list because they and the mosque have been connected by rumor to a number of missing Somali men whose families fear have returned to their East African homeland to fight in that nation's civil unrest or to receive terrorist training.
The FBI, which has been investigating alleged links between some in Minneapolis' large Somali refugee community and the strife in that nation, would not comment on the airport incident. The scope of any such links, if they exist, remains unclear.
Sheikh Abdirahman Ahmed of Abubakar As-Saddique, a large mosque in the Cedar-Riverside area of Minneapolis, and the mosque's youth coordinator, who did not want to give his name, were not allowed to board a flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, but were not told why. The youth coordinator said others in a group that planned to make the trip -- a hajj, or spiritual pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina-- also were not allowed to board, but he did not know how many people were involved.
Mahir Sherif, a California attorney who represents Abubakar as well as other Somali mosques across the country, said there are many possible reasons why the men are on the federal Transportation Security Administration's "no fly" list, which as of mid-August contained about 50,000 names. But he suspects that the reasons are linked to stories circulating in the Somali community that the mosque has been used to indoctrinate and train young men to return to Somalia -- stories that Sherif strongly denied Sunday.
"We think, we suspect, there is some kind of formal investigation [of the mosque] being conducted by the FBI right now," Sherif said. "What gave me more evidence that there is some kind of official investigation going on was that the second man was kept from boarding. He is head of a youth group at the masjid [mosque]."
Sherif said he knows of no other U.S. Somali community where the return of young men to Somalia has captured attention from the community or the FBI.
Sherif said stories have been circulating in Minneapolis' Somali community for weeks that young men have gone missing and that they are going to Somalia to fight. Other rumors -- that all of the missing men attended Abubakar, that they were persuaded by people at the mosque to return to Somalia to fight and that they received training there to do that -- also have been growing, he said.
A source familiar with the federal investigation confirmed last week that one young Minneapolis man who returned to Somalia at the beginning of this year blew himself up in a terrorist-led operation there.
For families, fear and worry
An 18-year-old man disappeared Nov. 1 and called a relative a few days later saying he was somewhere in Somalia but didn't know exactly what city, another relative said.
The man and his relative are not being named out of concern for their safety.
The relative said he is a bright young man who attended the University of Minnesota and spent a lot of time at the Abubakar mosque.
"He used to sleep at the mosque ... like he lived there," the relative said through an interpreter in a West Bank apartment.
The family was relieved he was going to the mosque instead of out to bars, the relative said. But they are convinced that someone, somewhere brainwashed him to go back to Somalia.
"They took him to hell," the relative said through tears, adding that the family is crazy with worry.
"He was very smart," the relative said. "I never thought anyone could mislead him."
Osman Ahmed said his 17-year-old nephew, who disappeared Nov. 4, was "very connected" at Abubakar. The family didn't want the nephew's name used out of fear for his safety.
Ahmed said he has spoken to parents of five other missing young men who also spent time at the mosque.
"We are not saying Abubakar is ... responsible for the recruiting for the kids," Ahmed said. "We are not suspicious of the mosque, but we are concerned about how they handled this case."
He said families of the missing feel that leaders have been trying to minimize what's going on instead of condemning any recruitment.
Sherif, the mosque's attorney, said that he understands that some in the community convinced several mothers of missing men to go to the FBI and tell them that the mosque was somehow involved. The trouble is, he said, none of it is true.
Not all the missing young men attended Abubakar, Sherif said. Unlike many churches, mosques do not have formal membership and people are free to attend any mosque at any time. Some attend several different mosques in a week, he said.
And he said that no one at the mosque encouraged men to return to fight, for any reason. Abubakar is a large mosque with large groups and many instructors, he said. But all the instructors are told to stay away from political talk because the issues are so divisive.
"There's a claim that there is a nexus between the men and Abubakar," Sherif said. "And there is nothing, absolutely nothing, to indicate the [mosque] had anything to do with any of that."
Rather, he said, he believes that the rumors about the mosque are an attempt by some in the community to tarnish its image. It's not unlike the division and infighting that has been going on in Somalia for decades, he said.
Omar Jamal, executive director of the Somali Justice Advocacy Center, said that on Monday, his organization will write a letter to the FBI asking for more information about why the men were not allowed to board their flight.
Jamal acknowledged that many rumors are circulating, but he said: "We have nothing, no clear evidence connecting those kids to the mosque. That is why I am concerned."
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WordPress version 3.3: The WordPress iOS app gets an update today that brings audio feedback with new sound effect options for "refreshing, swiping, and more" accessible from Settings. The app has also been updated with optimizations for iPad mini, support for self-signed certificates, and fixes for over 20 bugs:
★ Sound effects: get audio feedback when refreshing, swiping, and more. You can turn off Sounds easily in Settings. • Works great on the iPad Mini. • Added support for self-signed certificates. • Over 20 bugs and crashes fixed.
Angry Birds Seasons version 3.1.0: Over the weekend Rovio updated its Angry Birds Seasons apps with new content for Winter. Included is 25 winter levels (one each day) and "three secret levels for some special wintry treats." HD iPad version available here.
It's a snowy winter night, the northern lights are ablaze, and it seems like peace on earth… until the bad piggies show up! The Angry Birds didn't realize that they're walking in a winter wonderham!
Tumblr version 3.2.2: The Tumblr iPhone app gets a few features today include a new blog lookup feature to find blogs by username, and a panorama view when tapping photos:
• New blog lookup feature! Go to your Account screen and tap "Find blogs" to search by username. • New panorama view! Just tap the photo to get a closeup. • Bug fixes, including one that made it difficult for some users to launch the app.
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Get my phone, the end is near
Not the Mayan calendar�s prophecy about life-as-we-know-it ceasing to exist on Dec. 21, 2012�most Mexican archeology experts have agreed that the 1,300-year-old stone tablet said to predict destruction merely marks the end of a cycle in the Mayan calendar.
No, I�m talking about the intellectual apocalypse from which Mayan priests, with their prayerful chants and incense, cannot save us. I speak, of course, of the slow and painful self-destruction that will surely result from our perverse relationship with our cellphones. I�m not using the word �our� as a rhetorical device so I can make pious judgments. I�m open and honest about the sad fact that an iPhone is my constant companion�the first �face� I gaze at in the morning and the last �voice� I hear at night�and I�m starting to think that, one way or another, smartphones are going to lead us all to a premature end.
As soon as I heard that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for a nationwide ban on distracting portable electronic devices, I began to wonder: Now who could ever oppose keeping innocents from getting run over by a driver who was busy texting a friend? But we�re so far past traffic accidents being the worse or most prevalent smartphone-related peril we face, you have to question if it would really make any difference in the long run.
Our everyday lives have been so astronomically enriched by the development of cellphones and web-enabled smartphones that it�s nearly impossible to quantify how much better off we are even with their terrible distractions. Mobile applications on phones make our lives more productive, uplift the poor in countries all over the world, and connect countless parents, via text messaging, to children who wouldn�t want to be caught dead talking on the phone with mom in front of teen peers�so hallelujah for that.
But this good thing is quickly becoming too much so. Just months after the National Center for Education Statistics released its devastating portrait of a nation where less than one-third of public schoolchildren have proficiency in geography, the subject covering basic map-reading skills and knowledge about the Earth�s surface, a college professor lamented to me that his recent teacher graduates were convinced that such knowledge was unnecessary because GPS systems and Google Earth programs are easily accessible on smartphones.
(If this doesn�t foretell the end of civilization, I don�t know what does.)
In my mind, these recent college grads are the same young people a University of Rhode Island study found to be sleep-deprived, anxious and depressed because their phones kept them awake at night with a steady and irresistible barrage of emails, texts and phone calls. But even they are not nearly as addicted�or irresponsible�as surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses who text, talk, check their Facebook profiles and monitor eBay bids on their phones during surgery.
As a New York Times report recently spotlighted, �distracted doctoring� is a new hot topic in hospitals across the country. Peer-reviewed research has revealed that about half of 439 technicians surveyed who had assisted in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery admitted to having made personal phone calls or texted while a patient was under the knife.
The NTSB, and countless local authorities that have already tried outlawing phoning and texting while walking, biking and driving, may mean well. But people�s obsession with their productivity tools has far exceeded government�s limited influence and capacity. We just can�t help ourselves!
With the world�s collected wisdom available at our fingertips and the possibility of a quick virtual hug from a loved one awaiting in the inbox, it�s becoming unthinkable to waste that bit of time at a stoplight, during a break in a major surgical procedure, or in between dreams.
Friends, there is no doubt that we are going to multitask, socialize, shop, inform and generally entertain ourselves to death�if not from a traffic fatality then from the strain of processing torrents of unlimited stimuli every waking moment of the day. At least boredom won�t intrude upon our last breaths.
To paraphrase the rock group R.E.M., it�s the end of the world as we know it�and we feel fine.
Esther Cepeda is a columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group. Her email address is email@example.com.
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Los Angeles, Oct 4 (IANS) The first official image from Renee Zellweger's upcoming film "Bridget Jones's Baby" has been released by Universal Pictures.
Zellweger, who is returning as the title role in the third instalment of the "Bridget Jones" franchise, is seen smiling while holding an iPad, reports aceshowbiz.com.
Sharon Maguire, who helmed the first film "Bridget Jones's Diary" in 2001, will also be back for the third instalment.
Zellweger is joined by another returning cast member, Colin Firth, who played her love interest Mark Darcy in the previous two films.
Hugh Grant, who played Jones' other suitor Daniel Cleaver in the first two films, was originally set to reprise his role but he eventually left the project.
"Grey's Anatomy" actor Patrick Dempsey was then brought in to join the film.
The plot is still scarce but Bridget Jones is expected to have a baby like the title is suggesting.
It's reportedly based on columns written by Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding and not adapted from her latest novel, "Mad About The Boy", in which Firth's character died.


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SCOTT O'NEIL was making millions for Madison Square Garden and rising in stature by securing corporate sponsorship deals with Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines.
"A great, great salesman," one of O'Neil's current co-workers calls him.
But the president of Madison Square Garden never saw himself as simply a businessman mingling with CEOs at ****tail parties before Knicks games. Much like his ambitious mentor, Nets CEO Brett Yormark, O'Neil yearned for a taste of the basketball side of the organization. He wanted to hobnob with the coaches, and cut deals with the high-profile free agents.
O'Neil, educated at Villanova and Harvard, finally got his wish on July 3, 2010, when James Dolan sent him to Ohio for a clandestine meeting with the agent representing a one-man corporation unto himself, LeBron James.
Dolan's decision to have O'Neil and VP of basketball operations Glen Grunwald meet with James' agent, Leon Rose, two days after the Knicks' celebrated meeting with James fell flat spoke volumes of how Dolan felt about Donnie Walsh and of the confidence he had in O'Neil and, to some degree, Grunwald.
O'Neil was unable to close the deal, but months later he would prove his value to Dolan by helping to broker the Carmelo Anthony trade through his close relationship with Anthony's agency, CAA.
According to a Knicks source, O'Neil and Grunwald are emerging as the front-runners to replace team president Donnie Walsh, who announced on Friday that he would not return to his job, effective June 30.
Grunwald seems like the ideal choice to run the day-to-day operations of the team. A former teammate of Isiah Thomas' at Indiana, Grunwald worked under Thomas in Toronto and New York and has been one of Walsh's most trusted lieutenants.
Grunwald's association with Thomas, who serves as an unofficial adviser to Dolan, doesn't hurt, either. Plus, the reticent Grunwald has the type of low-key personality that Dolan admires. In fact, Dolan appointed Grunwald as acting general manager until a full-time GM is hired.
O'Neil, 41, would serve the same role Dave Checketts once served as president of Madison Square Garden. He would delve into Knicks issues when required and would take an active role in free agency, especially next summer when Chris Paul and Dwight Howard are eligible to hit the market.
"I don't know how it happened, but one day Scott was in marketing meetings and the next thing you know he's in meetings where players are being discussed," one Garden employee said.
In that regard, O'Neil has a lot in common with the controversial Yormark. Their relationship dates back to the 1990s when both worked for former Nets president and marketing guru Jon Spoelstra. If the name sounds familiar, that's because Spoelstra's son, Erik, is the head coach of the Miami Heat.
Yormark is a tireless salesman who had a falling-out with Nets president Rod Thorn, who eventually left the team and was hired by Philadelphia. O'Neil didn't run Walsh out of town, but Walsh did object to O'Neil's insistence on having sponsors in the locker room and on the team plane.
When Walsh was negotiating a contract extension with Dolan, the chairman of Madison Square Garden, he wanted assurances that with full autonomy he would have the power to tell the marketing department to back off. According to a source, Walsh and Dolan reached an agreement, but when the contract was sent to Walsh, several terms had been changed, including Walsh's salary and control over the basketball operations.
If O'Neil does in fact become a bigger player with the Knicks, it is unclear how - or if - he could work with Thomas. According to a source, O'Neil made it known to Dolan last summer that he felt that hiring Thomas as a consultant was a bad idea. Thomas didn't get the job but he serves as an unofficial adviser to Dolan. Whether O'Neil would want Thomas involved in recruiting free agents, as Thomas did last summer, remains to be seen.
And if O'Neil does become more powerful at MSG, that could be good for lame-duck head coach Mike D'Antoni. O'Neil, according to a source, has been D'Antoni's biggest supporter.
Then there is the question of how much longer O'Neil will stay with the Knicks. O'Neil came to the club directly from the NBA, where he was senior VP in charge of marketing and business. He maintains a close relationship with commissioner David Stern and deputy commissioner Adam Silver. He sat with the league's two highest-ranking officials at Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Thursday in Miami.
Those who know O'Neil best believe he could eventually become second-in-command in the NBA hierarchy if Stern moves on, and say his goal eventually is to become commissioner.
That's a long way from selling soda and beer.


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I agree! You, me and Patti could sit close to the edge and watch deadpaddyj have fun like he once used to ;)
Now that U mention "AGE" think "NOT" is for me LOL
Oh yeah, we use our heads a lot more often than our hearts as we get older. I know the feeling...But I am glad this image brought back some good memories for you :)
bloorox,I can't tell exactly what's going on here but I used to LOVE cornice jumping. Big Air, Big fun! Now I worry about landing wrong and breaking something. Older, wiser, and just plain chicken sh*t. I'm drooling as I type over the idea of skiing this little valley, though I might find a less agressive way of getting into it. :)
Aww,...go for it!
Wow, dadpaddyj, that must've been awesome! I wish I could have your courrage :) But I'm with Patti and doglover on this one! Thank you all for stopping by!
No ones on those boards so I quess everyones safe!
LOL! Probably not now that I'm 51, but at 31 I went LOOKING for this! ca-CHING!
LOL! Definitely NOT!!!


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Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr was on Tuesday forced to rebuff reports that he had lost confidence in embattled Prime Minister Julia Gillard, as speculation mounts that she could be ousted.
Gillard, the nation's first woman leader, has for weeks been fending off the suggestion that she will be removed ahead of a September 14 national election, saying on Monday she would not "flinch" from her path.
The Sydney Morning Herald said on Tuesday Carr had lost confidence in the former industrial lawyer after a series of missteps, the latest being a decision to mount controversial media sector reforms in an election year.
Carr dismissed the front page report from Washington where he was meeting with United States Secretary of State John Kerry, saying he was loyal to the prime minister.
"The prime minister has my unqualified support," he said.
"I think the media's in a frenzy of speculation... speculation feeding on itself that generates these stories."
The foreign minister also issued a statement, saying the views attributed to him in the article were incorrect, adding that no comment was sought from his office.
But the newspaper's political editor Peter Hartcher stood by his story, with the Sydney Morning Herald website saying Carr's colleagues had been "astonished today to hear him say that the prime minister enjoys his full support".
Gillard became prime minister in mid 2010 when she ousted Labor colleague Kevin Rudd, less than three years after he won a landslide victory against the conservatives to bring Labor to power for the first time in a decade.
She later called an election to validate her power but the Australian public, who had been shocked by the surprise overnight dismissal of the man they had voted for in droves, voted in a hung parliament.
Gillard was successful in cobbling together a coalition which includes a Greens MP and several rural independents to give her the winning majority, but opinion polls have consistently found she would lose a subsequent vote.
The prime minister convincingly held off a challenge from Rudd in February last year but he remains popular with voters, which some polls suggesting he is the best hope to avoid a Labor annihilation in the September vote.
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