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BlackBerry Ltd. will cut 4,500 jobs, write off more than $900-million (U.S.) worth of unsold phones and abandon parts of the consumer wireless market in an attempt to save a business in freefall.
The Waterloo, Ont.-based company said the writedown will lead to a loss of nearly $1-billion in its second quarter ended Aug. 31. The company said the inventory charge is largely related to its Z10 touchscreen phone, which it unveiled in January at a splashy event in New York. Sales of the device have been so dismal that BlackBerry said its smartphone revenue will be less than $800-million in the quarter, less than half the $1.7-billion it reported a year earlier.
The stock shed 16 per cent of its value after the late afternoon announcement, closing in Toronto at $9.08 (Canadian).
The extreme measures underscore the uncertainty over the company's future.
In the summer, BlackBerry announced it had hired investment bankers and legal advisers to examine strategic options, including a possible sale. That process is continuing.
The jobs cuts represent 40 per cent of BlackBerry's workforce and are certain to hit the Waterloo region hard, coming on the heels of deep staff reductions in the last two years.
"We are implementing the difficult, but necessary operational changes announced today to address our position in a maturing and more competitive industry, and to drive the company toward profitability," chief executive officer Thorsten Heins said in a statement.
Overall revenue is expected to fall to $1.6-billion from $2.9-billion a year earlier when the company reports second-quarter results next week, well short of expectations.
BlackBerry also said it was scaling back its efforts in the consumer market it dominated before Apple Inc. and Google Inc. introduced powerful, consumer-friendly mobile platforms in the late 2000s, leaving BlackBerry trailing badly in the smartphone business it had created.
Instead, BlackBerry will focus on its original base of enterprise clients and professional, or "prosumer," customers.
"The core handset business that BlackBerry is in is really a battle that they've lost," said James Gellert, CEO of independent ratings agency Rapid Ratings. "It's a question of whether the other businesses and technology that they have can be relied upon to drive the business going forward."
The Z10, followed by the keyboard-powered Q10, was supposed to reverse the company's dwindling fortunes. They were the first smartphones to use the new BlackBerry 10 operating system, which provided a better Internet-browsing experience to its previous phones, while introducing such innovations as a hub for managing communications.
But the new system was delayed, and sources say the Z10 launch in particular was hurt by poor marketing and lagging support for the company's existing corporate customers to help them move over applications they had built on its previous operating platform. Some long-time users were frustrated as they tried to navigate around the new system, either finding some familiar functions had vanished or were difficult to figure out. "Some customers would say, 'Where's the back button, and the hang up key?'," said a company source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "They don't exist any more."
The Z10 was dogged by high returns, as much as 20 per cent in the United States and Western Europe, according to a source close to the company. Not only did the device sell poorly in key markets, it represented a minority of phones sold in the last quarter, when most of the 3.7 million unit sales were of the company's older devices.
Instead, the Z10 is now destined for the bargain bin. The company hinted that it will reprice the Z10 to make it more attractive to entry-level users. "This suggests the platform has not gained any traction in the marketplace," said Neeraj Monga, an analyst with Veritas Investment Research.
The lone piece of good news was related to the increasing popularity of BlackBerry Enterprise Server 10, the service BlackBerry sells to its corporate customers. Previous versions of the BES service focused solely on allowing corporate IT departments to manage their employees' BlackBerrys. However, with the new edition, BlackBerry added functionality that allows them to do the same for non-BlackBerry smartphones – recognizing that more companies allow workers to bring their other devices to work.
Friday's news doesn't necessarily hurt the company's attempt to sell itself, but positions it to do much of the cost-cutting that any potential buyer would likely do anyway after a purchase. "Getting this stuff out of the way makes them more valuable to a buyer," said Robert Enderle, principal analyst at technology research firm the Enderle Group.Report Typo/Error
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Newark-born actor Ray Liotta has been cast in Timothy Linh Bui's drama "Powder Blue."
Coming behind Forest Whitaker and Jessica Biel, "Smokin' Aces" star Ray Liotta has signed on to join both actors in the cast lineup of drama flick "Powder Blue", Variety has revealed.
A collaborative production of Eleven Eleven Films, Spirit Dance Entertainment, and Grosvenor Park Media, the project centers on four troubled people - a mortician, a suicidal ex-priest, a stripper, and an ex-con - brought together on Christmas Eve by a mixture of circumstances. Liotta will portray the fourth one, who has been released after a 25-year stretch and reaches out to his long-lost daughter, set to be played by Biel.
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A MULTI-MILLION pound building has been opened for pupils and staff at Thurrock's first free school.
The Gateway Primary Free School, on the site of Gateway Academy, in Marshfoot Road, opened to Year Six pupils in September 2012.
Foundation pupils, aged four and five, joined last year, with both year groups using classrooms in the academy building.
Now, the free school has its own building, with classrooms that are equipped with interactive TV screens and the latest computer technology.
From September, the school will be ready to take primary school children of all ages.
The £7.5million project will enable pupils and staff to share resources with the academy, as well as Lansdowne Primary Academy, in Tilbury, and Herringham Primary Academy, in Chadwell St Mary.
All the schools are run by the Ormiston Trust as part of the Gateway Learning Community.
Tilbury Manor Primary School, in Dickens Avenue, is set to join them, and will become an academy next month.
The plan will see Tilbury Manor and the free school become a twoform entry primary school.
Kevin Sadler, chief executive of the Gateway Learning Community, said: "This is the end of a lot of work, but the beginning of the real work, because this is all about raising standards, raising attitudes towards learning and raising aspirations.
"We're working collaboratively, which is what our leaning community is all about, providing local solutions to the local problems."
The new building features a slide from the foundation class straight into the playground and a giant screen in the reception area promoting events at the school and providing a live news feed.
Thom Martin, headteacher at the free school, said he was thrilled as the building opened.
He said: "I feel a bit overwhelmed with what we've got here. We've been waiting for it for so long. The children are thrilled, too.
"They'd never seen it before, despite being in such close proximity to it. We've gone from having such little space to something so enormous."
ThurrockMPJackie Doyle-Price said the facilities on offer and the free school and academy system were the way forward for education in the borough.
She said: "When I first met Kevin Sadler he had these ambitious plans for a primary school. The council said 'you can't do that, we need secondary schools, and wouldn't get involved'.
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NOTRE DAME, Ind. -- Stephanie Funston (Jr., Riverside, Calif.) scored four times to earn Player of the Game honors as No. 8 Arizona State University grounded the Miami University (Ohio) RedHawks 12-9 in the consolation bracket of the 2011 Women's National Collegiate Club Championship at the University of Notre Dame's Rolfs Aquatic Center.
The win places Arizona State into a 1:40 p.m. meeting on Saturday, May 7 versus No. 13 University of Texas with a berth in the tournament's ninth place game on the line, while Miami moves into a game with Lindenwood University at 8:40 p.m. to determine which program finishes the tournament in a tie for 13th place and which earns one of two spots at No. 15.
Due to the limited pool availability and time restraints of a 16-team tournament, the field does not play out the 13th and 15th places unless two pools are available, such as last year at the University of Arizona.
In a game during which the two teams drew only nine ejections, converting on three of the man-up chances, ASU received the better of even-strength play punching in 10 natural goals to Miami's one to take a three score victory.
The Sun Devils never trailed in the game opening up 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 leads in the first period before Megan Foster (Fr., Sylvania, Ohio) tied the game at 3-to-3 with 6:15 remaining on the second period clock.
Knotted at three-all, ASU began to pull away as Sara McDaniel (Fr., Okemos, Mich.) tossed in goals at 5:39 and 4:13, while Elyssa Salcido (So., Houston, Texas) netted a natural-goal at 5:00 to build a 6-3 Sun Devils' lead.
Miami sliced into the spread with a score by Colleen Briggs (Sr., Mount Prospect, Ill.) at 3:46, before Arizona State reeled off back-to-back strikes by Diane Bowersox (So., Escondido, Calif.) and Kaleigh Esson (Jr., Fountain Valley, Calif.) at 2:01 and 21 seconds to make it an 8-4 game at halftime.
Jane Gleaves (So., Lexington, Ohio) opened the third period with a goal for Miami to move the RedHawks to within three at 8-5 with 4:53 on the clock, but ASU got the score back 38 seconds later when Salcido converted on a man-up opportunity.
Megan Rigali (Sr., River Forest, Ill.) and Briggs trimmed two goals off the Sun Devils' 9-5 lead as the duo dumped balls into the back of the cage at 2:14 and 1:22, respectively, to move Miami to within 9-7.
However, Funston began to warm-up with her first tally of the day with 1:09 on the period clock to make it a 10-7 game with eight minutes to play.
Entering the final seven-minute period, Arizona State was poised to cushion the margin as Salcido (6:40) and Funston (3:52) found the back of the cage to make it a 12-7 game. Miami attempted to make one-last-ditch effort to rally back into the game scoring at 48 seconds and six seconds via shots by Rigali and Briggs, respectively, to close the spread to 12-9 before the final horn.
In cage, Kaitlyn Morris (Sr., Fremont, Calif.) stopped nine shots to pick up the victory for ASU, while Kelsey Novotny (Jr., Wheaton, Ill.) and Zara Wysockey (Fr., Wilmette, Ill.) combined for Miami's nine saves.
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Miami Goals: Colleen Briggs (4); Megan Rigali (3); Jane Gleaves; Megan Foster
Saves: ASU - Kaitlyn Morris (9) ; Miami - Kelsey Novotny (6), Zara Wysockey (3)
Exclusions: ASU - 4 ; Miami - 5
Advantage Opportunities: ASU - 2-for-5 ; Miami - 1-for-4
Sprints: ASU - 3-for-4 ; Miami - 1-for-4
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In today's gossip roundup: ABC news star Robin Roberts quietly came out on Facebook yesterday, Zac Efron is six months clean, and there are a lot of Beyoncé songs that we haven't heard.
Robin Roberts came out yesterday. The Good Morning America anchor posted a note on her Facebook page, ostensibly celebrating her progress after receiving a bone marrow transplant last year, in which she thanked her "longtime girlfriend Amber." By all accounts that is the first time Roberts has mentioned being in a gay relationship. So she's out now! With a quickness, E! identified Amber as massage therapist Amber Laign, whom Roberts has been dating for ten years, apparently. Ten years! That's a long time to keep something quiet-ish. I say "ish" because Roberts has been out to people who know her for a long time, it's just the rest of us randos who didn't know. Should she have done it sooner? Well, who knows. At least in the past few years, with all her health struggles, I think we can all agree that she had bigger things to focus on. But of course the conversation always arises about visibility mattering and what gay celebrities can do for broader acceptance simply by coming out, so, sure, there is maybe an argument to be made that Roberts could have been out years ago, either vocally or tacitly supporting "the cause," as it were. But that's not what happened, this is what happened and there's no changing that. One good sign of the times is that there are far fewer crazies condemning her on the Facebook post than there might have been in years past. I'd say it's about a one in twenty crazy/normie ratio? Which is pretty good! That's progress. Though there was one comment I stumbled on that troubled me: "had a dream that i met you at a friends home in Houston..... can't wait to do it in person... one of these days..." Imagine a few things there. One, imagine having a dream about Robin Roberts, specifically about meeting her at your friends' house in Houston. Two, imagine finding it fit to type that on her Facebook page. Three, then imagine saying "can't wait to do it in person… one of these days…" I'm not judging the nice-seeming lady who wrote it! I just can't really imagine doing that myself. Can you? Maybe you can. I don't know. I don't watch Good Morning America so maybe I just don't get it. Anyway, congratulations to Robin on her health and her relationship and on being in that lady's sweet, sweet Houston dreams. That's doing pretty well, I think. [Page Six]
Speaking of people doing well, Zac Efron, a dreamboat sailing troubled waters, has gone six months sober. The proof is in the sobriety chip seen hanging around his neck at a recent basketball game. I've not seen someone wear their chip as an adornment before, but I'm sure it happens. Zac Efron can't be the first person to do it. But yes, this ought to put to rest any speculation about his sobriety, which some wondered about after Efron broke his jaw last month by slipping on a puddle or something at his house. Some folks were a little suspicious about that, but here's Zac at a Lakers game with his chip out, saying "I'm clean." The chip is saying that, I mean. He's not saying that, because his jaw is wired shut, because of the puddle accident. But if he could say it, he would say it. So, good for Zac. And may he soon be able to say things. Avoid puddles! [Us Weekly]
Good heavens. Beyoncé, a songbird forced to live as a human because of a sorcerer's curse, says she recorded 80 tracks for her recently sneak-dropped album, Beyoncé. Eighty! That's a lot of songs! Do you know 80 songs? I don't know if I know 80 songs. I'd have to imagine that some of these alleged songs are just Beyoncé distractedly singing "Pop Goes the Weasel" and stuff. Maybe putting a few runs in there, like "Pop goes the weee-heee-heeee-heeee-uhh-zuhhhlllll," but it's still just "Pop Goes the Weasel." Or maybe some of the songs are backwards versions of others. You've heard "XO," but wait til you hear "OX." Eighty songs! That's like eight albums' worth of songs. That's a crazy amount of songs to have to pick from. And to write and record and produce and whatever else she did with them. "Song number 74. We're recording whenever you're ready, Bey." "Thanks Gus. Here goes… 'I like ice cream a whole lot / It tastes good on days that are hot / On a cone or in a dish / This will be my only wish / Vanilla, chocolate, rocky road / Even with pie, à la mode.' Did you get that? Was it good?" "It's a hit, Vada! I mean Beyoncé." And then song 75 is her grocery list, rhyming Chobani with edamame, and number 76 is Jay-Z saying "Here we go" over and over again while she holds a single note for three minutes. Right? That must be the case. Because 80 fully realized pop songs is just ridiculous. It can't be. It is impossible. [Us Weekly]
Watch out! Anne Hathaway is a motorist, and she's got a new electrified carriage that she's puttering around town. The actress has been spotted in the passenger seat (her husband was driving) of a BMW i3, a new wonder-car that runs not on petrol but on the very current of life, sweet lady electricity. Indeed, using the latest in German troll magic, BMW has made an electric automobile for the ages. It moves silently down the streets, like a dark wraith, and emits no foul smokes or gases. But the truly amazing thing is that the car isn't technically available in the United States! And yet Anne Hathaway has one, because I guess she's some kinda fancy special person or something. (The number on the windshield would seem to suggest it's some kind of test model.) Actually, the really amazing thing is TMZ's headline about this wondrous car and its fabulous owner: "Anne Hathaway: Check Out My New Smuggy Buggy." Hm! Smuggy buggy! What an interesting choice of words. I'd never heard the phrase "smuggy buggy" before, had you? But there it is, in a headline about Anne Hathaway driving a troll car. Not every day you get such a combination, is it? No it is not. Well, I hope Anne enjoyed her smuggy buggy. Maybe we'll soon see all the bigtime celebrities driving smuggy buggies, cruising silently around town, running over dogs and pedestrians who don't hear their approach. Or gabbing with each other at charging stations. Or sitting frustrated by the side of the highway trying to decipher the user's manual, which is written in High Trollish. A brave new future awaits us! [TMZ]
Is Kylie Jenner sad? The Daily Mail is worried that she is, because she's been posting Instagram pics in which she is dressed in dark clothes and is not smiling. Though, a bunch of the pictures are from the same night, when she deliberately dressed "gothic" and actually did smile in some of the pictures. So she's probably OK? I mean, if the Daily Mail wants to scour Instagram and speculate about every pouty teenaged girl's selfie, godspeed to them, but they will never be done. That will go on and on forever, because teenaged girls take pouty photos. It's a thing. The paper is concerned about the recent divorce of Kylie's parents, Kris and Bruce Jenner, which I'm sure has to be taking some kind of emtional toll on the young lady, though she's known about it way longer than we have, so she's probably had at least some time to process it. Beyond that, what's she got to be upset about? She seems to have a pretty good life, doesn't she? Better than a lot of people's lives, anyway. I think she's fine. Clothing-wise she may just be going through a phase. Like kids do. You're sweet to worry, Daily Mail, but I think everything's fine. [Daily Mail]


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Longed-for bahn mi found in LA
Generally, I try to make my lunches unpredictable and varied - in part because I feel that eating the same thing at the same time every day is something that an old dog does. I base this assumption loosely on the hunch that people are meant to take in as many tastes, textures and nutrients as they can.
But when it comes to the Vietnamaese bahn mi sandwich, I'm a plodding old hound ambling up to her dish. There have been stretches of time - the winter of 2008, for instance - when I ate bahn mi sandwiches for lunch at least four days out of seven.
I allowed this in the hope that indulging the obsession might cause it to eventually run out of rope, that I would someday just get sick of the deliriously good combination that makes up a bahn mi sandwich: the charred sweet sheaves of meat, tangy strings of pickled carrot and daikon radish, cilantro and cucumber all bound together beneath a cool blanket of mayonnaise . . . a swipe of liverwurst to add background, a bullet of fiery red chili sauce for heat and the sum of this ensconced in a softer, kinder and gentler-to-the-mouth version of the classic French baguette.
Of course the boredom never came. How could it? There's just too much going on here. For someone who tries to insert vegetables into every meal, dreams of grilled meat and is always on the lookout for a cheap lunch, nothing covers all bases like a bahn mi sandwich.
I was in Los Angeles this week and found an excellent bahn mi at a food truck parked outside a museum. Like New York, LA is a city gripped by an obsession with both bahn mi sandwiches and portable food trucks. Large trucks such as the kind that serve treats at fairs are staffed by excellent chefs and are equipped to cook and serve food anywhere they can park and unfold a counter. They're on the move, parking themselves at a different meter every day, and the coolest ones twitter their location to a devoted band of loyal foodies and fans. Many of the trucks in LA are devoted to tacos, but some serve fancy hotdogs, others southern barbecue, and more than a handful serve bahn mi sandwiches.
When I spotted one last week the pang of missing my favorite Brooklyn bahn mi shop quickened my pace across the street. Would it measure up to Hanco? Would they be as good as the bahn mis in the St. Paul Asian markets? Would they have bubble tea, too?
Oh yes, yes and yes. I ordered a grilled pork bahn mi and watched them layer it on: a smear of mayo, a curlique of sriracha, a thatch of carrot pickle, a crown of cilantro.
What is this madness and why is it so addictive? So innovative, this is a sandwich with vivid energy, a food phenomenon that only seems to happen with two cultures run smack into each other. No doubt the bahn mi probably wouldn't have come to be if the French hadn't colonized Vietnam. They introduced liver pate and baguettes into the cultural lexicon, and lucky for everyone, the Vietnamese took those things under their arm and ran with them.
Grilled Beef Bahn Mi
You may substitute thinly sliced chicken breast or pork boston butt for the beef if you like.
Makes one large sandwich
1 1/2 pounds beef, such as boneless short rib or chuck eye steak, cut against the grain into thin slices
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, grated
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
20 turns freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon dark sesame oil (can substitute vegetable oil)
1 loaf of french bread (a softer one is better than a crusty one)
1/2 bunch cilantro, washed and dried
1 hothouse cucumber, cut into thick batons
1/2 recipe carrot and daikon radish pickle (see below)
riracha chili sauce, or any good hot sauce
Marinate the beef at least one hour before cooking and as long as overnight. Combine the beef, grated ginger, grated garlic, salt, sugar, pepper, soy and sesame oil; set aside.
Make the carrot and daikon radish pickle (see below) and marinate.
Preheat the oven to 375. Bake the French bread until just crusty on the edges.
Heat a grill or a grill pan over medium-high heat. Blot excess marinade from the meat and grill quickly on each side until charred at the edges and cooked through.
Split the baguette lengthwise. Spread with mayonnaise and paint with as much sriracha as desired. Spread the other side with a thin layer of liverwurst. Lay the meat on the bottom and top with cucumber, carrot and daikon pickle and cilantro. Replace the top and cut into sections to serve.
Carrot and Daikon Pickle
Andrea Nguyen,
Into the Vietnamese Kitchen
Makes about 3 cups
1 large carrot, peeled and cut into thick matchsticks
1 pound daikon radish, no larger than 2 inches in diameter, peeled and cut into thick matchsticks
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons plus 1/2 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups distilled white vinegar
1 cup lukewarm water
Place the carrot and daikon in a bowl and sprinkle with the salt and 2 teaspoons of the sugar. Use your hands to knead the vegetables for about 3 minutes, expelling the water from them. They will soften and liquid will pool at the bottom of the bowl. Stop kneading when you can bend a piece of daikon so that the ends touch but the daikon does not break. The vegetables should have lost about one-fourth of their volume. Drain in a colander and rinse under cold running water, then press gently to expel extra water. Return the vegetables to the bowl if you plan to eat them soon, or transfer them to a 1-quart jar for longer storage.
To make the brine, in a bowl, combine the 1/2 cup sugar, the vinegar, and the water and stir to dissolve the sugar. Pour over the vegetables. The brine should cover the vegetables. Let the vegetables marinate in the brine for at least 1 hour before eating. They will keep in the refrigerator for a week.


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Sources tell E! Online the 20-year-old beauty could fill the lead role left by Jolie, playing a character of young, ass-kicking assassin in the Fraternity. An insider additionally informs that Bekmambetov has approached Stewart and met her at least once.
Since the report is still considered as a rumor, another source says the project will likely not see collaboration between Stewart and McAvoy. However, E! Online insists it remains a slim possibility. Meanwhile, representative for Stewart has not responded to request for comment on the news.
"Wanted 2" will reportedly follow McAvoy's Wesley being hunted by other assassins from around the world. Mark Millar, co-creator for "Wanted" comic book, has also dished on the possible storyline for the film, saying it will introduce other fraternities of assassins from around the world.
Having wrapped "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" which will be released on June 30, Kristen Stewart is expected to reprise her role as Bella Swan in the latest installment, "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn". However, nothing has been set in stone for the upcoming project, except that Melissa Rosenberg is writing the script.


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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibodies are a group of tests that are requested to help diagnose a current, recent, or past EBV infection. EBV is a member of the herpes virus family. Passed through the saliva, the virus causes an infection that is very common. As many as 95% of people in the United Kingdom will have been infected by EBV by the time they are 40 years old. After exposure to the virus, there is an incubation period of several weeks. EBV then causes an infection followed by resolution and then dormancy. EBV remains in the person's body for the rest of their life, reactivating intermittently, but causing few problems unless the person's immune system is significantly compromised.
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Patients with glandular fever are diagnosed by their symptoms and the findings of a full blood count (FBC) and a Monospot test (which tests for a heterophile antibody). A certain percentage of those who have glandular fever will have a negative monospot test; this is especially true with children. EBV antibodies can be used to find out whether or not the symptoms these patients are experiencing are due to a current infection with the EBV virus.
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There are several EBV antibodies. They are proteins produced by the body in an immune response to several different Epstein-Barr virus antigens. They include IgM and IgG antibodies to the viral capsid antigen (VCA), IgG antibodies to the D early antigen (EA-D), and antibodies to the nuclear antigen (EBNA). During a primary EBV infection, each of these EBV antibodies appears independently on its own time schedule. The VCA-IgM antibody appears first and then tends to disappear after about 4 to 6 weeks. The VCA-IgG antibody emerges, is at its maximum at 2 to 4 weeks, then drops slightly, stabilizes, and is present for life. The EA-D antibody appears during the acute infection phase and then tends to disappear within 3 to 6 months, but about 20% of those infected will continue to have detectible quantities of the EA-D antibody for several years after the EBV infection has resolved. The EBNA antibody does not usually appear until the acute infection has disappeared. It usually develops about 2 to 4 months after the initial infection and is then present for life, although it can fall to undetectable levels in elderly persons. Using a combination of these EBV antibody tests, a doctor is able to detect an EBV infection and to determine whether it is a current, recent, or past infection.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed.


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The only downside of yesterday's win is that his rating will skyrocket and he's likely to be asked to carry a hefty weight in the Stradbroke.
"I hope the handicapper doesn't watch the replay," Cummings joked, before confirming, "we're here for the Doomben 10,000 and there's a million reasons to go onto the Stradbroke".
Robl has had a long association with Cummings, winning his first Group 1 race on Dealer Principal for the trainer in the 2008 Rosehill Guineas.
His career came to a shuddering halt when outed with fellow rider Blake Shinn on a betting charge for 12 months in 2010.
He credits Cummings and Your Song's owner, Gooree Stud's Eduardo Cojuangco, for helping him relaunch his career.
"I've never won a Group 1 race so easily," Robl said.
"From the 600m when I got on Rain Affair's back I was always going to win and he was just explosive.
"It's great because Anthony and Gooree have both been amazing supporters of mine, particularly since I came back from my time out and it's great to repay them with a Group 1 win.
"He's an amazing looking horse, well bred and, now he's won a Group 1, is going to make into a nice stallion."
Hugh Bowman offered no excuses for runner-up Rain Affair.
"People had it pencilled in as a two-horse race (between Rain Affair and Buffering) but they forgot about the three-year-olds, who have dominated all season," Bowman said.
"My guy ran well but he just couldn't go with the winner."
Kelly Schweida was happy with the effort of Better Than Ready to run third, but admitted he was concerned by how easily Your Song won, looking at the race from a Stradbroke point of view.
Your Song is yet another star performer for reigning Champion Sire Fastnet Rock, winning this race last year with Sea Siren, who failed to repeat those heroics yesterday.
A MIRACLE horse that it was twice feared would never race again got under the guard of punters and started the Queensland Winter Carnival with a bang for Brisbane trainer Kelso Wood.
Benny's Buttons has had more problems than a broken down Kombi van but the five-year-old gelding flashed home to win the BRC Dash (1000m) off an incredible spell of 679 days.
With no official trials off such a long spell, punters sent it around at $14 but were left licking their wounds when it stormed home over the top of Excellantes to post a head-turning 1/2 neck win.
The secret to the extraordinary success was part-owner Michelle Lang-McMahon sending the broken down gelding to the Kolora Lodge spelling and rehabilitation property in the Gold Coast hinterland after it had suffered successive serious leg injuries.
"He did a suspensory (ligament) and then on the first gallop back he fractured his split bone in two places," Wood said.
"Congratulations must go to the owners, who have got the Kolora Lodge property. They spent a lot of time with the horse getting him right.
"They put the foundation down for his latest training campaign and that is half the secret to his win."
Benny's Buttons is the first foal of Stolen Beauty who was a moderate performer with one win from 15 starts, but second dam Gay Performance was a good producer, with her foals including Todman Stakes winner Great Crusader.
A strict training regime on a water-walker, and with regular ice on the legs, slowly nursed Benny's Buttons back to health and the proof was in the pudding at Eagle Farm.
"He is a good horse and he certainly produced his best," Wood said.
"We brought him in and put him through the normal training processes, we haven't done anything out of the ordinary with him.
"In the jumpout the other day he went terrific and we thought we had a genuine chance on raceday."
Griffon was an eye-catcher in the race, finishing strongly along the inside for fourth when not getting clear galloping room in the straight.
JOCKEYS have tipped the first day of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival to turn "messy" with a torrential downpour hitting Eagle Farm.
The track is currently rated dead but there will almost certainly be a downgrade, especially with more rain on the way.
Eddie Wilkinson, who rode winner Vo Heart in race two, said the track was already deteriorating and predicted many winners would come down the outside.
JOCKEY Chris Munce opened another door when he teamed up with in-form Brisbane trainer Les Ross for a hair-raising win on Cuddlesome in the 1400m Fillies and Mares Handicap at Eagle Farm.
Cuddlesome ($7) just held off a late storming finish from favourite Hidden Kisses ($5) to give the Munce-Ross combination their first win together.
Ross has been on fire this season, primarily with his Mishani horses, and said it was highly satisfying to team up with Munce, who recently returned to riding after throat cancer treatment.
"Chris has ridden a hell of a lot of winners ... but this was his first one for me," a beaming Ross said.
"I was hoping the horse hadn't hit the front too early but all is well that ends well."
Cuddlesome will now be sent to Sydney with Ross keen to dodge the A-grade mares that are being set for big Queensland Winter Carnival races.
Munce was beaming after the win and said he had been looking forward to teaming up with Ross.
"She's probably about the only one I've ever ridden for Les, so it is nice to win one for him," Munce said.
"He has done a good job with her, she is a nice mare and she could win a few decent races."
A MAGNIFICENT rails-hugging ride from Jim Cassidy on Hawkspur brought boom Kiwi horse Survived undone in the Rough Habit Plate (2100m).
Cassidy again proved why he is one of the best in the business as he produced a wonderful ride to steer the three-year-old to victory.
Favourite Survived flew home for second on a wet Eagle Farm track in an eye-catching audition for the Queensland Derby.
QUINTESSENTIAL returned to the sunshine state to encounter the same wet, dreary conditions she struck when winning the Group 1 Queensland Oaks last year - and delivered a repeat performance to win the Chairman's Handicap (2100m).
The John Sargent-trained mare had not won since last year's 2400m feature, but like so many New Zealanders before her, again showed her liking for Queensland.
Jockey Damian Browne was able to have the mare travelling sweetly up on a soft tempo and he applied the pressure from the 600m.
Several runners emerged as likely challengers, most notably the Tony McEvoy trained Sysmo (3rd), but none could reel in Quintessential.
The eye-catching run came from mud-loving seven-year-old Rothera, who charged before just peaking in the final 50m.
His trainer Brian Smith is targeting the Brisbane Cup and expects him to take enormous benefit from this run, which was only his second since a spell.
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THE Federal Reserve has stayed the course on tapering its stimulus for the US economy, reducing asset purchases by $US10 billion ($A11.43 billion) for the second month in a row.
Amid emerging-market turmoil blamed in part on its stimulus reduction, the Fed, as expected, cut the monthly bond-buying program to $US65 billion beginning February and left its benchmark interest rate near zero, citing "growing underlying strength in the broader economy".
Wrapping up the final meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee under departing chairman Ben Bernanke, policy makers noted that despite some mixed economic indicators since their December meeting, overall the US economy was doing better.
Information indicates "that growth in economic activity picked up in recent quarters", the FOMC said in a statement on Wednesday.
That was a bit more upbeat than its December assessment of the economy "expanding at a moderate pace".
"The Committee sees the risks to the outlook for the economy and the labour market as having become more nearly balanced," it said.
There were few changes or surprises in the statement, said Ryan Sweet of Moody's Analytics.
"If there was any surprise, it was the Fed's decision not to cite international downside risks. The Fed was not going to be specific by mentioning emerging markets, but policy makers didn't acknowledge the recent strains in global financial markets," Sweet said.
The FOMC, appearing to acknowledge the shockingly weak December US jobs report, which many economists blamed on severe winter weather, said that "labour market indicators were mixed but on balance showed further improvement".
The FOMC pointed out that the unemployment rate fell "but remains elevated". The jobless fell to 6.7 per cent in December largely due to people dropping out of the work force.
Household spending and business fixed investment has sped up in recent months, it noted, while the housing recovery was slowing.
Although fiscal policy remained a hindrance to growth, the impact of government budget cuts and tax increases was "diminishing", the Fed officials said.
Meanwhile expectations for inflation, running below the Fed's 2.0 per cent target, "have remained stable".
The Fed, whose dual mandate is maximum employment and price stability, said that conditions were appropriate for a further "measured" tapering of stimulus.
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colette beignet + beninese beignet
The Colette Beignet climbs a ladder in Benin. You work with what you have here… and why ever would you spend money on a "real" ladder when you can make one yourself? I don't want to know the statistics on construction related injuries and death, but I can only imagine it is high when the standards are so different from the USA's. Ok, back to the Beignet skirt!
I lied. Story time first. Scroll to the end for the Colette Beignet photo shoot, right now the focus is another type of beignet: ata. There are many fried street food snacks to be eaten here, and they all have their individual names in fon. However they all get called the same thing in french: beignet. So if you come to Benin and ask to eat some beignet, don't be surprised if you end up with something completely different than what I'm about to show you, which is called ata in Fon. As you can see from the photo, ata is a bean based snack. Step 1 is washing your beans.
Then the beans are soaked in water to loosen the skins off. Which isn't actually necessary, but my neighbor felt like doing it.
Some beans have holes… yes it is exactly what you think.
SIGH. Welcome to my life. Trust me, live here long enough and you stop caring when there are small bugs in your flour, beans, and pasta… once cooked you can't even see them or taste them anymore. Plus you get lots of extra nutrients. In any case the UN has just released a report that we should all start eating insects by 2050 because of overpopulation and food shortages. So I'm just getting a head start now since it seems rather inevitable.
Step 2 is to peel all the garlic. It actually isn't a lot because garlic here is tiny. I would say the cloves are good 2-3 times smaller than garlic from the states. In fact all the foods and fruits here are tiny compared to what we are used to in America. For example, the largest tomatoes I have seen are about a big as a golf ball. (Of course in Cotonou they have produce from Morocco and Europe flown in at expensive prices and you can find stuff at "normal" sizes)
Step 3 is to add a bunch of pepper to the garlic. Make sure to keep the garlic and pepper mix separate from the beans. We aren't going to mix them up just yet. Step 4 NOT PICTURED is to slice up some onions and set them aside in a different bowl, you won't be needing it for a while.
Neighbor Mom was also sorting out beans, but not for my project – she was preparing another meal.When I'm not at home Bosco hangs out with the neighbors.
This is what Neighbor Mom was making. Atassi, which is rice and beans with a spicy fried onion shrimp sauce. Along with fried fish and cheese. Neighbor Mom gave me a plate to eat… delicious!
Back to ata. Once the beans have soaked, garlic peeled, and pepper added, you go for a walk. And you balance all of that on top of your head.
You walk to this little boutique that sells okra, pepper, candy, and other miscellaneous food things. But that's not what you want.
What you want is the grinder next to it. Manned by an eight year old girl. Uhm at eight years old my parents would never let me near a machine that had the potential to pulverize my fingers. But in Benin, child labor is alive and well… The first thing she does is grind the garlic and pepper together.
The beans go in next. Notice the piece of wood she's using to help push down the beans.
Then the beans go in a second time to make sure it's extra smooth.
Once everything is done, she runs water through the machine to clean it out.
Put everything back on your head and walk back home. But on your way back you can't help but stop and stare at a cow munching on grass.
The trusty Fulani are always wandering around to let their cows graze.
Back home, it's time to stir. The goal is to get it light and fluffy, so stir away.
Don't forget to mix the garlic/pepper mix as well.
Add a MSG cube. Add your (not pictured) sliced onions as well.
And if you're a crazy American, set aside a bit of the mix and add some herbes de provence because you're curious. And suffer the wrath of the neighbor's mom because she was horrified and enraged that you had the nerve to *change* a recipe even though it was only a small portion and you had purchased all the ingredients– here's some advice, don't ever try to modify a Beninese mama's recipes, even when it's a little portion – keep your experimentation with local cuisine behind closed doors. (Side note: my theory on why the Beninese are against any recipe modifications or experimentations is that 1) when they learn to cook as a child, they get beat if their food doesn't taste "right" and 2) there can be no throwing out of food if an experiment goes bad – food costs $$ and you just do not throw it out, so to be safe they follow tried and true recipes so there is no risk of messing up 3) they haven't eaten as many different foods as we have, because, well, expat food is expensive and a normal Beninese person can't afford that. Also expat food is only found in the Capital. Again, these are just my hypothesis.)
Next step is to prep the frying materials. She's pouring gasoline over the charcoal to make it more flammable.
Then you pour a liter of oil in.
Frying time! Notice what she uses to flip the ata over – a straw reed.
Bosco, the most helpful assistant chef ever.
I like my ata extra crispy. What you do to achieve that is to fry it once, then open it up and refry it again so the insides are fried and the outside is double fried. Finished!
I don't know why Bosco is licking his lips (mouth?) because he actually won't eat ata. Not a fan of beans I suppose. Or perhaps is the onions and garlic that did it.
For this beignet I decided I didn't want to hand sew my buttonholes ala my Colette Ceylon. Soooooooooooo I just decided to learn how to make bound buttonholes, yay! My first advice is: do not use busy fabric to make samples and learn how to do them… dig out a solid color scrap, because crazy prints will just the learning process frustrating.
For my first sample I used the buttonhole guide written by Karen of Did You Make That?. While it is well written, it was too much information for a complete beginner like me. I needed something more simple and more straightforward while her guide was text heavy and very detailed. Which is a good thing, but it isn't what I needed. I ended up being rather confused. I think it would have been much more helpful had I looked at her guide last instead of at the beginning. I think her guide is best for those who are trying to perfect their buttonholes rather than trying to make their very first buttonhole.
I wasn't a total failure though! Behold my first buttonhole! You can see how I got confused.. there are some stitches on the lips that shouldn't be there…
Here's my facing. I'm just showing you these so you can ooo and aaaah at my final bound buttonholes, because there is a huge improvement after about ten tries!
For my second sample I used the tutorial from Colette Patterns. Much easier. Also, the CP tutorial is image heavy and light on text. I am a visual learner, so my buttonholes made from this tutorial turned out much better.
I also used a tutorial from Gertie's blog. So many different ways to make buttonholes!
Then I practiced on my project fabric.
Eight samples later and I was finally ready to move on to the real thing.
By the way, the fabric is from woodin. I just love this shop too much.
Four yards of the blue print plus two yards of the gray contrast. The gray is what I made the Archer shirt out of and originally it was to go with this skirt (hence the gray bound buttonholes) but in the end the two didn't look good together.
I chalked on my buttonholes with the help of a template.
Then I added the buttonhole lips.
Then I made the facings. You think that's a lot of pins right there?
Try having an entire army! This is where Karen's guide was helpful as the Colette and Gertie guides didn't cover the army pen technique. Buttonholes done and basted shut! Please don't judge how they aren't perfectly aligned… it was my first time. Once it was finished, then it was time to start sewing the skirt and just pray that the buttonholes would match up fine at the end.
In the end it wasn't the buttonholes that gave me problems… it was a printer low on ink that tripped me up. You see, where the size line labels are is exactly where the printer was running of the ink so when I cut out my pattern I forgot to cut out my size and accidentally cut some pieces six sizes too big Ooooooops!
I didn't discover this later until it came time to attach it to my lining. I don't know how or what, but I just did some pinching, some fudging, and then nobody could tell anything went wrong! From the outside at least.
Then the skirt was finished. Except for one last joyful step: the removing of my bound buttonhole basting stitches!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaand done! But I want to know why not many sewing bloggers show off the inside of their Beignet. It's just so pretty. I actually stare more at the inside than I do the outside – that's how much I love it!
Look how nice it looks inside out and on the body. I think a very clever person could make this skirt reversible.
By the way, I went with fabric covered buttons, courtesy of a local notions shop.
Here was my original Beignet + Archer sketch. It did not work out because the beignet is very high waisted and the contrast fabric for the Archer I used was too stiff, so all that happened when I wore the two together was major poofage at the top.
What the beignet skirt did work well with, however, was my pajama top! It was the perfect and had lots of drape – exactly what I needed to go with the skirt.
On Frances' last day in Benin we stayed in a small guesthouse. With a wall. Which is why we could have a photo shoot outdoors, otherwise there'd be just too many stares. Check out the giant banana plants behind me – and emphasis on the word plants as they are not trees as people commonly think.
I am not sure what Frances said for me to make a face like that.
Banana leaves make good arm rests too.
Please admire my bound buttonholes! They are a contrast lover's dream. So many new possibilities with color that regular buttonholes can't pull off!Also please admire my pockets.
Climbing the ladder, with one foot on the ground because in the beginning I wasn't sure if this homemade ladder could support me.I might be smiling but I'm still terrified. I've got my right hand braced against the wall (hidden) just in case something went wrong.
Relief! No more climbing Beninese ladders for me, I've got my photo and am satisfied.
Don't forget to take the time and smell the flowers! Though I've noticed that flowers here don't have very strong scents.
Frances and I have been practicing our "dead Japanese doll" look from Japanese pattern books. More on this in the next post.
Big cities + rainy season + lots of standing water + lots of trash + crowdedness = mosquitos everywhere. Ugh!!!Yay Frances joined in!Once you're done looking at my bound buttonholes that I am oh so proud of, then please look at Frances' top.
You see, due to length I had to split this entry into two (too many side stories) which resulted in me also splitting the photo shoot. So that's a wrap for the Colette Beignet and Beninese Beignet for the moment!
Pattern: Colette Patterns 1005 Beignet
Fabric: Woodin 62045


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Carly and Sonny turn to each other to escape their shared pain and grief. Sonny can't refute Carly's argument that Morgan would be safer without Sonny in his life. Carly presents Sonny with the legal documents asking him to renounce all his parental rights to Morgan.
At the same time, Kate and Jax grow closer over the fact they both feel shut out by Sonny and Carly, respectively. Later, Nikolas tends to a wounded Claudia, who collapses in his arms. In her delirium, Claudia reveals her association with Ian to Nikolas.
On the other side of town, Elizabeth leads Jason to a cabin to seek shelter from the storm when he breaks down over Michael. Elizabeth consoles Jason, pointing out he would never do anything to deliberately cause Michael harm and goes on to say that Jake would want Jason to know that he's had a happy life because of his father.
Meanwhile, Trevor tries to convince Johnny that he's just playing into Anthony's hands by continuing his relationship with Lulu. Lulu insists to Johnny that they continue their plan to destroy Anthony despite the possible danger. Trevor arranges to have Luke busted for money laundering so that Anthony will lose his leverage over Lulu.
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ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. - Deputies are asking for the public's help in identifying a man being sought in connection with a bank robbery at a St. Johns County bank.
The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office said the Compass Bank on U.S. 1 South was robbed Tuesday afternoon.
Authorities said the suspect entered the bank around 2:37 p.m., approached a teller and demanded money.
An undisclosed amount of cash was turned over to the suspect who then fled the bank, deputies said.
The man was last seen traveling southbound on U.S. 1 South in a gray or silver colored sedan.
Deputies described the suspect as a white man in his mid to late 20s, wearing dark colored clothing with light colored stripes on the side of the jacket and pants.
Deputies said he was also wearing a blue and white ball cap with an "F," and had sunglasses on his hat.
Those with information concerning the identity of the suspect is asked to call detectives with the Sheriff's Office Robbery/Homicide Unit at 904-824-8304.
Deputies said anyone can also remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a cash reward by calling Crime Stoppers at 888-277- TIPS (8477).
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IPCurve is a Internet/LAN 'Achtung die Kurve!'
- You will only see other player's LAN games if the firewall is shut down on both the server and the client, or if the ports 7777 (LAN Discovery Request), 7778 (LAN Discovery Reply) and 8080 (Game) are open.
- If the steering doesn't work (or the game is laggy), the connection or the server is too slow. Lower the 'Display Quality' in this case.
Publisher: FilE
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GoGo Penguin — CANCELLED | SFJAZZ
GoGo Penguin
The piano trio has been one of the most durable, beloved, and flexible formats in jazz history, evoking illustrious names like Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, and Ahmad Jamal, among others. Manchester-based GoGo Penguin turns this most venerable jazz construct on its ear, infusing direct influences from contemporary electronic music and modern classical concepts into their singular ensemble approach that has earned well-deserved raves from all corners of the music world. The band's hypnotic, groove-heavy sound has a basis in compositions originally programmed in sequencing software and relies as much on additive compositional development and dynamic contrasts as improvisation, with pianist Chris Illingworth's powerful melodic statements anchored by Nick Blacka's thunderous bass and the skittering, acrobatic rhythms of drummer Rob Turner. The strength of their first two independent albums and magnetic live performances led to a deal with Blue Note Records, who released the trio's latest recording, Man Made Object, in February. Of the album's evocative title, Illingworth says, "That title is partly inspired by my fascination with ideas of robotics, transhumanism and human augmentation." Pushing the jazz trio form in unprecedented new directions, GoGo Penguin truly sounds like nothing else on Earth.
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Chris Illingworth piano
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Hip-Hop Awards Shows: Still Crazy After All These Years...
This past Saturday at the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta, rappers Rick Ross and Young Jeezy got into an altercation backstage, causing enough of a stir that it eventually bled outside, though initial reports of gunfire were found to be untrue. While it is still unclear as to what actually happened, various accounts of the incident have been steadily coming out of the woodwork. Funkmaster Flex was the first one to break the story, essentially live-tweeting the brawl, but since then, other witnesses, including DJ Drama have come out with their side of the story. Via Grantland:
Jeezy and Rick Ross just had words backstage!! Pushing and shoving!!!
— Funk Flex !!!!!(@funkmasterflex) September 29, 2012
Beef just spread to the parking lot!!!
— Funk Flex !!!!!(@funkmasterflex) September 29, 2012
Shots fired in parking lot!!! Gunman arrested!!! Back to the show and Club later!!!
— Funk Flex !!!!!(@funkmasterflex) September 29, 2012
Watch the original video of the fight backstage below.
That altercation somehow lead to this altercation, outside, between Gunplay, a rapper in Ross' camp, and 50 Cent's entourage.
Check out DJ Drama's account of the incident below.
While many may have believed that the cliché of Hip-hop awards shows being plagued by violence is from a bygone era, this series of incidents, sadly, proves otherwise.


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Holmes Jungle Nature Park protects one of the few remaining areas of monsoon forest in the Darwin area.
Large numbers of birds, mammals and reptiles breed and seek refuge in the monsoon forest, with the dense vegetation offering protection from the heat and predators.
This Park covers 250 hectares, with Palm Creek winding through it's centre.
From the main picnic area there are panoramic views of the wetlands to the north, monsoon forest to the east and undulating ridges and savannah woodlands to the south.
The lower picnic area provides easy access to Palm Creek.
You will find:
- Recreational Activities
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Drinking water and toilet facilities are available. Barbeque's are not provided.
A pleasant place for walks and picnics any time of the year, however, the park is open to vehicles between 8am and 6pm and some roads are closed to vehicles during the wet season (October - April).
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(SportsNetwork.com) - The San Antonio Spurs are preparing for their upcoming Rodeo Road Trip with Friday's away contest against the Atlanta Hawks, the first of three in a row outside the Alamo City.
The Spurs will also visit Miami and Houston before returning home for two games, then will depart the state of Texas for nine games from Feb. 3-21.
San Antonio has lost two of three games since winning six straight and suffered a 111-105 setback to Oklahoma City Wednesday in the finale of a four- game homestand (2-2). Tony Parker posted a season-high 37 points on 14-of-22 shooting, but it wasn't enough to keep the Spurs in the win column. Tim Duncan ended with 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Boris Diaw and Marco Belinelli ended with 14 and 13 points, respectively.
"I thought they stayed in the game all night long. I thought we started out poorly. We didn't start out very physical or much tenacity and not much edge," Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said.
Kevin Durant continued to shine with 36 points and Reggie Jackson added 27 for an Oklahoma City squad that shot 54.2 percent and made 10-of-18 3-pointers. The Spurs trailed by four points with two minutes to go when Durant hit a 3- pointer and hit 53.3 percent for the game. They posted 25 points off 15 Thunder turnovers.
In injury news for San Antonio, forward Kawhi Leonard suffered a non-displaced fracture of his right fourth metacarpal and could miss up to a month. He sustained the injury against Oklahoma City and is averaging 11.6 points and 6.1 rebounds this season.
San Antonio owns the best road record in the NBA at 15-3 and is unbeaten in the last five contests as the visitor.
Meanwhile, the Hawks have won two straight and four of six games, and recorded a 112-109 victory at Orlando the last time out on Wednesday.
Paul Millsap led seven players in double figures with 24 points, Jeff Teague added 23 points one night after posting two in a win over Miami and DeMarre Carroll ended with 17 and eight rebounds. Kyle Korver (12), Shelvin Mack (10), Mike Scott (10) and Pero Antic (10) rounded out the double-digit scorers.
Atlanta fought back from deficits of 98-92 and 109-106.
"Guys pulled together and said we're going to win this game," Teague said. "We stuck together and got a big win."
Antic also had a career-best 12 rebounds for the first double-double of his career, but is expected to miss two to four weeks with a stress fracture to his right ankle. He apparently suffered the injury in a loss to Brooklyn in London, England on Jan. 16.
Carroll left the Orlando win with a mild strain to his left hamstring and is questionable Friday.
The Hawks are 15-6 at Philips Arena this season and sustained a 102-100 loss at San Antonio back on Dec. 2. Duncan buried the go-ahead jumper with four- tenths of a second remaining after Teague tied the game with a tough step-back 3-pointer. Duncan dominated with 23 points and 21 rebounds for the Spurs, who have won six straight, 13 of 14 and 25 of the last 29 meetings in this series.
San Antonio is 5-1 in its last six games at Philips Arena.


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Three years ago Scott Edmonds was named retailer of the year by the industry's top trade group in Florida. This week a hedge fund wants him ousted as chief executive of Chico's FAS Inc.
Once a Wall Street darling, the Fort Myers-based apparel chain has been unable to rediscover the magic with customers at its 1,063 stores that operate as Chico's, Soma and White House/Black Market. The company lost an estimated $1.6-billion in market value while Edmonds was paid $25-million.
"He's got one of the worst track records of any CEO of a public company," said Greg Taxin, managing director of hedge fund Spotlight Capital Management. "He had a couple of great years, but mortgaged the company's future for the sake of ever higher earnings. It's clear this management is incapable of righting the ship."
Taxin is onetime chief executive of Glass Lewis, one of the big investor advisory services. He urged fellow shareholders in a letter Tuesday to withhold votes for a director at the annual meeting June 26 at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota.
He's pressing the board to dump Edmonds, 50, or risk a full-fledged proxy battle a year from now. Three shareholder advisory services back Taxin's move to withhold votes for incumbent director John Burden, 71, onetime president of Burdines, whose son-in-law is Chico's corporate services director.
Taxin faces an uphill battle. His fund owns less than 5 percent of Chico's stock. He could not get a shareholder proposal on the agenda because the fund has not held shares long enough. Activist shareholder movements rarely succeed.
Taxin is picking on Burden because Chico's had a policy forbidding independent directors from having relatives on the payroll if they earned more than $100,000. Taxin questioned Burden's son-in-law earning $157,000. So the company changed the policy.
Legitimizing a conflict of interest is poor governance, Taxin says. Burden sat on the committee that set Edmonds' salary while his relative works for Edmonds. Chico's shares closed at $6.95 Friday. That's down 23 percent year to date and well below a 52-week high of $26.03.