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Will Bruin looks like a player destined to score plenty of goals in his pro career, but he may never forget his first multi-goal game.
Bruin's hat-trick helped Houston roll to a 4-1 win against D.C. United last Friday, and earned him his first nod to the SBI MLS Best XI.
The Dynamo rookie wasn't alone among Houston's standouts to earn a place. Brad Davis made the cut as well, capping off an incredible month with another stellar effort, assisting on two of Bruin's goals.
The Philadelphia Union also enjoyed a strong week, fending off an early red card to post a hard-fought 1-0 victory. Union star Sebastien LeToux capped a tremendous effort with a clutch penalty kick while goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon and Carlos Valdes helped anchor yet another Union shutout.
So who else made the squad this week? Here is SBI's MLS Best XI for Week 7:
Honorable Mention: Jon Conway, Julius James, Rafa Marquez, Michael Farfan, Marco Pappa, Amobi Okugo, Dejan Rusmir, Khalif Alhassan, Luke Rodgers, Kenny Cooper, Marcos Mondaini.
Some thoughts:
Plenty of good options this week, particularly at forward. Marco Mondiani was stellar, and Kenny Cooper was clutch, but they didn't fit on the first team. Marco Pappa probably came closest to making the first team among the Honorable Mention selections.
Mondragon only had one official save, but his aggressiveness and organization of the Philly defense doesn't show up on the stat sheet. There were other keepers who posted shutouts, but none were more vital to the shutout as Mondragon.
A very attack-minded lineup, and obviously not one that would work practically since there's no defensive midfielder. If we were going to go with a defensive midfielder it would have been Amobi Okugo, who was clutch in helping Philly win despite going down a man early.
George John is rounding into form and, after a rough first few weeks, is looking more like the player who impressed so much last season.
What do you think of these selections? Anybody not make the first team who you felt deserved it? Who were you happy to see included?
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Effect of Fenugreek on Milk Production (fenugreek)
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Each year, approximately 3 million mothers in the USA alone leave the hospital breastfeeding an infant. However, a large number discontinue breastfeeding, because milk synthesis is poor or simply stops. Termed "Insufficient Milk Syndrome," this condition probably accounts for approximately 5-10% of the total population of breastfeeding mothers and includes many mothers with premature infants, mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome, and a myriad of other unknown causes. The mother's inability to breastfeed causes enormous feelings of inadequacy, grief, depression, and other problems, not to mention increased health risks to the infant.
The most popular herbal remedy used around the world for increasing milk synthesis is fenugreek. Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) is a seed product from the legume family that is commonly sold, since the dried, ripe seed and extracts are used as an artificial flavor for maple syrup. When used orally in amounts commonly found in foods, it has been granted Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status in the USA by the FDA. Although it is used by millions of women around the world to increase their milk supply, we have only one small case report which suggested it might actually increase the milk supply.
In this one study, the authors found an approximate 40% increase in milk production, although the study was not blinded, nor did they use a control population. For these reasons, we still do not know with certainty if fenugreek works as a galactagogue.
This study is designed to accurately determine if seven days of fenugreek will stimulate milk production in a selected group of subjects with poor milk supply. We hypothesize that the women enrolled in the test group will have increased milk production at the end of the 8-day study.
|Drug: fenugreek Drug: Placebo (Psyllium)
|Phase 2 Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Effect of Fenugreek on Milk Production
- The Main Outcome Variable of This Study is the Quantity of Milk Produced. [ Time Frame: "Day 0" , "Day 8" ]The single value was calculated average from day 0 and day 8.
- Secondary Outcome Variables Are to Include Milk-fat Content and Protein Content. [ Time Frame: day 0; day 8 ]
|Study Start Date:
|September 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Fenugreek category 1
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Drug: fenugreek
3 capsules 3 times per day with a full glass of water each dose for 7 days
Other Name: Trigonella foenum-graecum, Alhova, Bird's Foot, Greek Clover
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Category 2
receive placebo
Drug: Placebo (Psyllium)
3 capsules 3 times a day with a full glass of water each dose for 7 days
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Detailed Description:
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Mothers 2-12 weeks postpartum
- Mothers with term infants 37 weeks gestation or older
- Mothers with poor milk supply documented by professional lactation consultants
- Mothers whose milk supply is less than 600 cc per 24 hours
- Mothers who agree not to breastfeed or provide their milk to their infants during this study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Mothers with documented mastitis
- Mothers with breast engorgement
- Mothers with inverted nipples
- Maternal BMI greater than 35
- Mothers currently consuming Reglan, Domperidone or other drugs/herbals used to induce milk production
Mothers who are clinically ill or hospitalized, or taking the following medications:
- Diuretics
- Pseudoephedrine
- Anticholinergics
- Warfarin or any anticoagulant
- An estrogen-containing birth control pill
- Mothers with Diabetes mellitus
- Mothers who have had breast surgery that could alter milk synthesis or production
- Mothers diagnosed with Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Mothers with tubular breasts or breasts with insufficient glandular tissue
- Mothers diagnosed with Asthma or atopic disease
- Mothers who are known to be allergic to peanuts or soybeans
- Mothers who are pregnant
- Mothers whose milk supply per 24 hours exceeds 600 mL
- Mothers with Obstetrical evaluation recommending exclusion
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00851591
|United States, Texas
|Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
|Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79106
|Study Director:
|Thomas W Hale, PhD
|Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
|Responsible Party:
|Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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|NCT00851591 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|February 24, 2009
|Results First Received:
|January 24, 2014
|Last Updated:
|June 30, 2014
Keywords provided by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center:
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Bird's Foot
Greek Clover
Greek Hay
Hu Lu Ba
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fenugreek seed meal
Gastrointestinal Agents
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has rejected any link between the Israel Defense Force redeployment in the West Bank town of Hebron and a halt to activities of the Palestinian Authority in eastern Jerusalem.
Arafat's comments came Wednesday in response to reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a closed-door session of a parliamentary committee this week that progress on the Palestinian track rested on the closure of Palestinian offices operating in eastern Jerusalem.
Speaking at the end of a visit to Tunis, Arafat said Netanyahu had pledged to honor the accords signed by the previous Labor government and the Palestinians, adding that the Israeli premier should not add any new conditions to the agreements.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A Washington charter school board has voted to allow a California nonprofit to open up to eight charter schools in the district.
The D.C. Public Charter School Board voted unanimously to allow Rocketship Education to open up to eight schools by 2019. The schools would serve as many as 5,200 students. The board also moved to shrink one charter school, allow another to be acquired and close a third if it fails to show improvement over the next few months.
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- Robert Wise, director of the first Star Trek movie, will be making what is believed to be his first ever convention appearance to talk about the 'Star Trek The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition' DVD at the 9th Annual Star Trek & Sci-Fi Grand Slam Convention at the Pasadena Center in Pasadena, California,, March 30. More information can be found at the Grand Slam website.
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New Pro Triathlete Matilda Raynolds on her First Major Podium in a Half Ironman
Matilda Raynolds is in her first year as a pro and whilst she has had a few podiums at Olympic and sprint distance this is her first podium at a major long distance race. I asked her today about whether it had sunk in. The race for Matilda came off well and she was happy to be able to back herself and negative split most of her times.
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Matilda Raynolds is in her first year as a pro and whilst she has had a few podiums at Olympic and sprint distance this is her first podium at a major long distance race. When Michelle Wu and Lisa Marangon exited T1 ahead of the bunch and put some time on the rest of the field on the bike the race for Matilda was about third place. (results click here)
I asked her the day after the race whether it had sunk in yet. "When I think about it, it's really exciting. Just to be lining up against far more experienced and faster athletes than I was pretty surrealâ€.
Matilda's race plan came off well and she was happy to be able to back herself and negative split most of her times. "I still feel new to racing particularly long course so everything is still a bit of trial and error. I let the other girls go on off on the first 4km as well as the first lap on the bike and was stoked to see Rebecca (Everleigh) only 5 seconds in front of me in T2 after losing sight of her very quickly on the first bike lapâ€.
Eveleigh went fast out on to the run which meant Raynolds had to try to minimise the gap for the first 7kms. "At about the 7km mark I caught up over a slight hill and moved away from her, however she came back and stayed on my heels for majority of the 21km, which was hard particularly with the wind and her sitting in behind. Rebecca had a great run and I have never met a more encouraging competitor, every time she came up next to me I tried to move ahead again hoping I would break her, however I was getting concerned that I may actually drop myself if I kept it upâ€. Finally it looked like Eveleigh had hit the wall and Raynolds was able to break away with about 5km to go.
"A part of me knew I had 3rd but I kept imaging Rebecca was just behind to push me through. It's not over until you take that timing chip off!†We know that Matilda would have been really disappointed and had a whole bag of excuses ready for Coach should she have not been able to hold Rebecca Eveleigh off. "I think with having my family there and knowing it would be really good exposure to podium for myself and sponsors it got me over the line, when it would have been easier to let Rebecca passâ€.
How did you pull up the next morning? "Pretty well, legs are a little tight but I'm mainly just tired. Michelle deserves all the accolades she receives, to be her size and to be so strong on the bike and recover so well after Phuket, she had a great raceâ€
What is next? Break over Xmas or continue training? "I will now mix base training with Christmas drinks and then off to Jindabyne with Frank Conceicao in the New Year for a bike training camp which will be great www.voyagervelo.com.auâ€.
Matt Dixon – The Purple Patch Story
Matt Dixon is one of the world's best triathlon coaches, and his squad is only growing. Despite a unique approach, Dixon's philosophy behind his squad Purple Patch is working. Trizone caught up with Dixon to uncover this sport-changing philosophy.
Matt Dixon didn't follow his philosophy in his own journey as an athlete, which in itself provided plenty of lessons to him as a coach. "I grew up on the East side of London, in Essex," Matt told Trizone. "It comes with its reputation, similar to New Jersey's Jersey Shore," laughed Dixon.
Learning to swim early starts career
The youngest of three brothers, Dixon grew up being competitive with his siblings who were also athletes. "You get lessons thrown at you without realising," said Dixon. Matt's Mum was a 'learn to swim' coach who taught Dixon to learn to swim very early in life. "I grew up in the water," said Matt, "by the time I was twelve, I was going to the national championships for swimming."
Like so many other young athletes though, when Matt Dixon was a young teenager, he lost interest in elite sport and became more interested in going out with friends. "I didn't really do anything much, I just played a bit of soccer," said Matt.
By sixteen though, Matt decided he wasn't quite finished with swimming. "I got back to swimming but was on a skeleton program relative to my future collegiate program. But I ended up qualifying for the Olympic trials, and getting to the finals at the trials in 1992," said Matt. Without realising it, Dixon had just experienced the essential elements of the Purple Patch philosophy that he'd come to develop.
Dixon was offered a swimming scholarship in the United States, and since then he's never looked back. "The opportunity was amazing," said Matt, "to go to America and have four years of University paid for and to be in in a team environment was amazing. I'd never been to the US before, and I ended up at the University of Cincinnati to study exercise physiology," said Dixon.
University swim training sparks race career
"At University, I set the goal of going to the Olympics in Atlanta in 1996," said Dixon. Here the famous coached paused, almost as though the story he was about to tell was life-changing, which it turned out to be. "Our swimming training was huge volumes, around 24-26 hours of swimming each week. That's about 80-100 thousand yards a week, all to get ready for an event that was four minutes in duration," said Dixon.
While Matt Dixon was working insanely hard to qualify for the Olympics, the huge mileage was working against him. "I brought a world-class attitude to training," said Matt, "but the outcome wasn't world class. I didn't make the Olympic team in 1996, but I did get a university education with no debt," smiled Dixon.
After swimming throughout his undergraduate degree, Dixon turned to coaching. "I had a few years coaching swimming then went back to get my Masters in Exercise Physiology," said Matt. "I got to coach on a great age-group swimming program, then a division one University swimming program."
Dixon discovers triathlon
During his Masters degree, Dixon discovered triathlon. "I thought I'd give it a go and I did well," said Dixon, "People said 'go and give it a crack as a pro,' and I did, although, in reflection, I am a great example of how to set up a professional career poorly" added Dixon.
After his experience of training for the Olympics, Dixon decided to succeed in Ironman he'd need to increase his mileage even more.
"I thought, if I was training for 26 hours for a four minute event, then I'd need huge volumes to train for a long event like triathlon."
Without a running background, Matt decided he'd need to run really really long distances to get into shape. "I'm lucky to be pretty injury resistant, but it was almost a curse because I never got injured, I just destroyed my system," said Dixon. "Despite my education in physiology, I replicated my mistakes and trained myself into the ground."
Extreme burnout threatens Dixon's athletic abilities
Three years into his pro triathlon career, Dixon started coaching other triathletes. "I realised 'what I'm doing is stupid,' and I ended up with some form of chronic fatigue," remembered Dixon.
"It was physical, emotional and mental burn out. Just complete burn out."
"I couldn't exercise for around 18 months, it was very serious burnout," said Matt. "Systematically I was not functioning well. It was the best thing that could have happened to me in hindsight. I was coaching then, but it forced me to take a step back," said Matt. "It ended my triathlon career and I was at a crossroad."
The time off helped Matt look at triathlon objectively, from afar.
"I looked at age groupers and pros, and realised the validation of success was based almost solely on accumulation of training hours."
Dixon looked back at his own triathlon career and saw his own faults were important aspects of the sport. "I saw almost everyone was doing a lot of things poorly. Anything related to recovery, nutrition or strength and conditioning wasn't done well," said Dixon.
"Pros and age groupers were showing up to races fit and fatigued. I always wanted to have athletes be fit and fresh instead."
It's this observation that cemented the philosophy of Matt Dixon's now world-famous Purple Patch triathlon squad. "It was such a dogmatic approach," said Dixon. "People were taking the approach of pros and watering it down and applying it to amateurs, but ignoring all the other factors in life," said Dixon.
"Coaches and trainers encouraged poor habits and lacked understanding around fuelling and nutrition. They talked about recovery that never really happened," said Matt.
Dixon's philosophy sparks controversy as 'an easy way out'
"A lot of people really bought into what I was trying to put across, where some others were really put off," said Dixon.
"Some people thought I was trying to say there was a shortcut to success and that the best path is to always do less, but that's not it at all."
Dixon was under fire, but he stuck to the new-found philosophy he'd founded after his own journey in the sport. "I was coaching pros and age groupers and having really good results," said Dixon.
Pros discover Purple Patch
"I started Purple Patch with some well-known athletes and some not," said Dixon. "In the early days, one of my amateurs won her age group in Hawaii; she became my first professional Tyler Stewart," said Matt Dixon. "She went on to become a very successful pro, winning Ironman races while maintaining a day job in San Francisco. That was more than ten years ago," Dixon told Trizone.
In 2008, Chris Lieto approached Dixon to become a Purple Patch athlete, as his brother Matt was already coached by Purple Patch. "He was already a world-class athlete," said Dixon, "He asked me 'why the hell should I be coached by you? I used to beat you every time we raced?'" laughed Matt. With his new-found perspective though, Dixon had the perfect answer.
"That's exactly why you should be coached by me. I've learned from all the mistakes."
Working with Chris Lieto helped cement Matt Dixon's new philosophy. "I saw he had the benefits of years of training, but the supportive components of nutrition, fuelling, strength and conditioning and recovery weren't there," Dixon told Trizone. "I felt like he was doing way too much for the end of his career." Dixon's respect for Lieto is still very apparent even now. "I told him we should be doing things differently and he was amazing. He just jumped in and said 'yes, let's do it.'"
Dixon took Lieto's commitment and made some huge changes. "We radically increased his caloric intake, reduced how often he went hard and reduced his total training hours," said Dixon. "He ended up really improving as an athlete. He started to be truly able to run off the bike, running a 1:13 off the bike not 1:17," said Dixon.
In 2009, Lieto finished second at Kona, beaten by well-known Aussie athlete Crowie. "That was a huge moment for me as a coach," said Dixon, "now ten years later I'm just learning more and more and still trying to work it all out. That was really the start of our now long-standing professional squad," said Dixon.
Purple Patch isn't right for everyone
Despite Dixon's rich history of athlete development, such as Jesse Thomas, Meredith Kessler, Sarah Piampiano, Tim Reed and Sam Appleton, Dixon believes his philosophy isn't right for every professional athlete. "One of the first things I do when a pro reaches out to me is I make them go and talk to other coaches," said Dixon. "It's important the athlete find the right coach for their journey. Too many coaches simply aim to add numbers, but we don't own the athlete. I want to ensure I am the right coach for each athlete."
Some of these athletes do choose other coaches, which is what Dixon wants them to do. "Some of them do really well, and that's great!" said Dixon, "I just want what's right for them if they weren't right for Purple Patch."
"I'm really deliberate about whether I'm going to take on an athlete and help them."
Dixon likes to assist the journey of a pro
Even though some of his amateur athletes have earned their pro cards, Dixon won't let them compete in the pros just yet. "Sarah Piampiano had great aspirations," said Matt, "she was an age grouper and she wanted to be a pro. All the other coaches she interviewed for coaching told her 'go pro and learn the ropes,' but I was quite the opposite. I told her if she went pro I wouldn't coach her, as I didn't feel she was ready physically or mentally. You can only transition into the pro ranks once, and the timing is really important for long-term development"
Piampiano listened to Dixon, and decided to adopt his long-term approach despite being frustrated with the decision. "She understands the long term, she's the ultimate 'Purple Patch' athlete in a fit way," said Dixon. "She did two years as an amateur before she went pro but when she did, she was ready to compete and able to grow from within the ranks. This creates the path toward World-Class. Her situation was magnified as it was her swim that was her weakness."
"I told her it doesn't matter how good your running is, it can be career-ending and very deflating if there's tumble weed going across the race course when you get out of the water."
Another impressive athlete, Meredith Kessler, went through a similar journey with Matt Dixon. "For one and a half years, she raced as an amateur even though she was qualified as a pro," said Dixon, "when she went pro she could swim, ride and run," said Dixon.
The admiration Dixon has for his athletes who stick to the Purple Patch plan and work hard through their journey as an amateur is palpable. "Laura Siddall won Ironman Australia this year. She's had one of the most impressive 2017 of any athlete," said Dixon. "So many people in her situation would have quit after the mental and physical challenges of her first professional year in the sport. We were trying to get the recipe right," said Matt.
"She never wondered if she was in the right program. She was confident we'd get the right answer."
Purple Patch is for everyone
"We're based in San Francisco, and we offer real squad coaching with cycling, running, swimming and strength on a daily and weekly basis," said Dixon proudly, "we have a wonderful community here."
While many of Dixon's athletes are highly committed professional and amateur triathletes, some of Dixon's athletes are simply busy working people looking for fitness, while others are trying to get back to activity following suffering chronic fatigue.
"It's a melting pot of high performance, business and sport,"said Dixon of San Francisco. "That makes for an ego-free environment; everyone is diluted in some way. It's a really nice culture."
While Dixon's Purple Patch coaches people all over the world, Dixon's approach is far from generic. "When we delivery anything, we never deliver a stock-standard plan," said Matt, "In support of that, my biggest passion is education and each athlete is different," said Matt Dixon.
Purple Patch's Sweet Spot
Dixon is proud to offer a training solution for the very busy athlete; busy people who are trying to integrate triathlon into a really busy life. "It's for people who want a positive effect on their health, energy at work, and want to bring a better self to their social life and family and friends," said Matt Dixon.
Rather than asking athletes to work with a pre-designed program and jam it into their already busy lives, Dixon offers a fresh approach. "We offer a distinct philosophical difference."
Purple Patch has amateur athletes who train as much as they can, which isn't nearly as much as some, yet they have impressive results. "We have an athlete who became Hawaii World Champion in his age group who never trained more than twelve hours a week," said Dixon. "He is genetically gifted and has the lungs of an elephant," laughed Matt, "however, the key takeaway is that if I would have prescribed 16 hours a week, he almost definitely would have failed. He simply had too many other life commitments with his family and being founder and COO of a major tech company. We were optimising the very strict time limits he had available."
Training CEOs for peak performance
Matt Dixon's infamous coaching style is beloved by CEOs thanks to his approach. "CEOs are some of the busiest people in the world," said Dixon.
"The barometer of success for those guys is if they become more successful leaders and if they have more time and energy to bring and enhance critical thinking."
CEOs want an overall improvement in health, fitness, and performance in all aspects. "The value comes in them becoming a better elite performer in the business world. That's what they like," said Dixon.
Purple Patch approaches CEO's travel the same as pro travel, which helps enhance their performance in the boardroom. "We use the same fuelling habits to make sure their energy levels stay consistent, and that's just one part of it."
Why everyday people choose Purple Patch
Plenty of amateurs who train with Dixon are everyday people looking for a competitive path towards wellness. "Sleep and exercise are always the first casualties," said Dixon. "Then they get over-stressed because they're not managing all their commitments. Critical thinking is reduced and energy reduces," said Dixon. "That's not just me saying that it's all evidence-based."
With an iron-clad philosophy, it's no surprise Matt Dixon has trained some of the world's most successful triathletes. Check back into Trizone soon to see how you can get your hands on Matt Dixon's world-class training approach.
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Ashleigh Gentle Earns Silver After Coach Jamie Turner's Words of Wisdom
With the words of her coach ringing in her ears triathlete Ashleigh Gentle reached deep down in Rotterdam today to reap the rewards of a move she knew she had to make after last year's Rio Olympics.
Her move to coach Jamie Turner changed her pathway in the sport she loves and with immediate impact – after she wrapped up her second place finish in the prestigious 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series.
Gentle's sixth place finish saw her become only the second Australian woman since the WTS replaced the one-off World Championship in 2009 to make it onto the podium – finishing second overall to today's race winner Flora Duffy from Bermuda.
(The only other Australian with a podium was triple Olympian Emma Moffatt who won the inaugural title in 2009 in Hungary).
Somewhat disillusioned after a disappointing Olympic debut, the 26-year-old from the Gold Coast knew she had to make changes.
And the move to join Turner, the man who guided the USA's Olympic champion Gwen Jorgensen to her greatest triumph in the shadows of Christ The Redeemer on Copacabana Beach last year, has reaped immediate dividends.
After a break out year, which included her first ever WTS victory and a World Teams Relay gold medal, Gentle came into this week's ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in second place on the WTS rankings behind the unstoppable Bermudan.
Rotterdam was wet, windy, slippery and tricky and it would test and determine this year's world champions and placegetters.
Gentle went into the final race of the Series with a philosophical attitude that in triathlon, "anything is possible."
But she probably didn't think she would be three minutes down with 12 athletes ahead of her after the 1.5km swim and 40km on the bike.
She was outside the top 10 and although she didn't know it at the time she actually had to run herself into sixth place to ensure she had second place securely tucked away.
"When I ran past Jamie (Turner) he told me "you are doing really well…happy hunting…there's rewards up the road," said Gentle.
It signaled to Gentle to get a move on.
"I knew I had to dig deep and I thought this is it…it's the last race of the year and I just went as hard as I could," she said.
"I was just happy I was able to achieve that and get that sixth place even though I didn't know in my mind exactly what I had to do.
"I knew I had to dig a little bit deeper and then also know I could actually do it.
"I've absolutely loved my time training with Jamie; it would not have been possible without him; I have to be grateful for the investment he's put into me and today Jamie didn't talk numbers or seconds…. he just gave me that extra little incentive to get the job done."
Gentle even surprised herself saying: "If you asked me at the start of the year that I would finish second in the world at the end I certainly wouldn't have thought it was possible.
"I'm really happy with the end result. Every race has been different but they've been challenging.
"Obviously Montreal (where I won) was the stand out and it was also the one that I didn't think was going to be the best (because I felt so sick).
"In all the races, I've just tried to fight to the end to get the best result possible.
"I guess upon reflection I can be proud to say that every race I went to I gave it my best. I guess it was such a nice reward o stand on that podium in second. It was a surreal feeling.
"I have been watching the World Series for a long time now and even the World Cups and I've been on a lot of World Championship teams.
"I've seen some amazing athletes before me get on that podium or be world champions; I don't think it will sink in for a while but it will be a memory I will treasure forever."
It was the icing on the cake for a highly successful campaign for the Australian Triathlon team that finished with three gold, two silvers, one bronze and the WTS silver to Gentle.
The first four medals went to Australia's paratriathletes – with Katie Kelly (and guide Michellie Jones) and Commonwealth Games nominee Emily Tapp claiming gold and Sally Pilbeam and Justin Godfrey silvers.
Earlier in the day the now Gold Coast-based boy from Harvey Bay Matt Hauser became the fourth Australian to win the World Junior title joining Ben Bright, Chris Hill and Courtney Atkinson and taking the team's third gold.
It also capped an outstanding year for the 19-year-old who in July combined with Gentle, Jake Birtwhistle and Charlotte McShane to win Australia's first ever Elite World Teams Relay title – a new event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Hauser's eye-catching performance and fellow Queenslander Luke Willian's bronze yesterday in the Under 23 World Championship were sure to have impressed the National Selectors who still have to add two final discretionary nominations for next year's Commonwealth Games.
Birtwhistle is the only male who has achieved an automatic nomination and he was forced out of today's race after falling ill upon arrival into Rotterdam earlier in the week.
Rio Olympian Aaron Royle, who also fell ill 48 hours before the race with gastro, raced today, hanging on to produce a gutsy 14th place finish with his Rio team mate Ryan Bailie also returning to racing from an injury plagued season to finish in a creditable 18th place.
Birtwhistle was the highest ranked Australian male for the 2017 WTS in 12th, followed by Royle, 16th and Willian 22nd with Spain's Mario Mola defending hos crown in a race won by Frenchman Vincent Luis.
In the women's race Gillian Backhouse certainly didn't do her Commonwealth Games chances any harm finishing in 14th, one place ahead of second automatic nomination in Charlotte McShane.
Also inside the top 20 was the consistent Natalie Van Coevorden in 19th with London Olympian Emma Jackson 30th.
In the overall WTS Rankings it was McShane who finished next behind Gentle in 11th, followed by Backhouse in 13th and Van Coevorden 21st.
In the Under 23 women's race Emma Jeffcoat was the best of the Australians in 18th followed by Jaz Hedgeland in 22nd.
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Flora Duffy Wins in Rotterdam to Become Two-Time World Champion
In what looked like a near perfect race outcome that suited her strengths, Flora Duffy (BER) had a dominating performance at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Rotterdam to claim victory and reclaim her ITU World Championship title for the second year in a row.
Making a name for herself as one of the most consistent swim, bike and run athletes, Duffy's Grand Final gold ended a season that saw her claim six WTS races in the year, that all aided in her repeat world honour.
Duffy said of her win: "I am pretty reluctant to ever say you can have a perfect race, but I would say today went just how I wanted it to. I had a great swim and set myself up perfectly for the bike. I tried to play it safe on the bike because there is so much on the line and then on the run I felt pretty strong, so I wanted to go for it. Yeah, it was a great day. I just try to make it a swim, bike and run. Not a swim, get through the bike and then onto the run. So maybe it is forcing everyone to be really good at all three, but that is how I want to race a triathlon, I just love to race."
Coming in second place in the race was USA's Katie Zaferes, who also had a strong overall performance from start to finish. With the result, she pushed her way into the third overall spot in the rankings to take the final place on the world championship podium; a career first for Zaferes.
"I am so excited. I told Flora (Duffy) when I finished that 'you might have won, but I feel like I did.' I am one more up from last year, so I just keep making my way," she said of getting third in the overall season.
The bronze medal then went to Jessica Learmonth (GBR), who earned in Rotterdam her second WTS medal of her career.
Learmonth said, "It was hard from start to finish to be honest. I didn't feel very comfortable throughout, I know I led out of the swim and stuff, but on the bike Flora (Duffy) and Katie (Zaferes) were so strong I was really struggling. I didn't know how the run was going to go, I felt alright but my back was really stiff and the back of my calf hurt towards the end, but it was just a battle to hold on."
One of strongest performances of the day came from Aussie Ashleigh Gentle, who despite being down by over three minutes on the bike, had the run of her life to finish sixth, which was the exact position needed in order for her to maintain her second-place spot on the world championship podium. The silver overall Series trophy was a career first and best for Gentle.
"I am very pleased. I didn't really know what this year would bring. I had a lot of changes, I relocated to Wollongong to work with Jamie Turner, I had my longest stint in Europe this year doing more WTS races than I have ever done before so I am just absolutely thrilled with getting second," Gentle said.
Despite the rain that occurred for the majority of the day, as the women lined up to start the sky began to clear and they were met with clear weather conditions.
Learmonth led out of the water after the first lap and despite the additional 750-metres, there was no change in the
water after the second lap as well. Learmonth was the swim leader on the day, making it her fourth time this year and eighth of her career that she has led out of the water in a WTS race. Duffy and Zaferes were not far behind.
Duffy, Learmonth and Zaferes utilized time from a swift transition to get out ahead. Mimicking the situation that happened in WTS Stockholm just weeks earlier, the three rode as a leading trio and worked on gaining as much ground on the bike as they could.
By the time the bike reached the lap section of the course, the trio had a lead of 30 seconds over a chase group of seven women that had formed. These seven, included Joanna Brown (CAN), Jodie Stimpson (GBR), Kirsten Kasper (USA), Taylor Spivey (USA), Summer Cook (USA), Alice Betto (ITA) and Rachel Klamer (NED).
While the seven tried hard to close the gap, the strength and speed from the leaders was too much and the margin only increased. Heading into T2 that gap was close to two minutes.
A second larger chase group also saw big names in the bunch, such as Gentle and Nicola Spirig (SUI), who was racing in her first WTS race since having a baby only months ago. This group however had an over three-minute deficit going into T2.
The three-woman breakaway was the perfect set-up for Flora to then hammer away on the run. She took off once on her feet and then it was over from there.
She took the opportunity to gain the ground she needed to bring it home and get the finish tape and the world crown.
From there the only deciding factor who would finish out the podium. Zaferes finished around 40 seconds after Duffy, which bumped her ahead of Andrea Hewitt (NZL) in the rankings.
Learmonth finished third for the race and then Gentle had one of the fastest runs of the day to get her into sixth place and keep the second-place spot in the rankings.
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Mario Mola Repeats World Championship Title in Rotterdam
Keeping the world title for the nation of Spain for the fifth year in a row, a third-place finish at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam was enough to grant Mario Mola a back-to-back ITU World Triathlon Championship crown in a season-best performance. With the repeat title, Mola became only the second man in ITU history since the inception of the WTS to ever win two-straight world titles.
Winning the Grand Final race gold was France's Vincent Luis, who claimed his first WTS victory of the season. Luis's win came from a dominating and dramatic run effort, after breaking away from a powerful lead pack in the final metres to seize the event gold.
The silver medal went to Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR), who once again, had one of the best run performances in the race to fly past the competition that he ran with stride for stride for the whole ten-kilometre course. With his second-place finish, he advanced 271 points over South Africa's Richard Murray to take the third spot on the overall World Championship podium.
Crossing the line in fourth, Javier Gomez Noya (ESP) secured enough points to guarantee his place in the rankings to be named second overall in the season and the runner-up world champion.
Mola said of how it sounds to be a two-time World Champion: "It sounds great. I can't describe it with words. You are always nervous before a race, no matter what the situation or where you are, I am sure you are going to have those nerves in order to perform well. I knew I was in a good situation, I wish I could race every year with these kinds of points going into the Grand Final and this type of situation, but I knew I had to race very well or else it was not going to be easy. But it was the title, so that is what I tried to do."
Luis commented on his season best race victory: "I didn't expect that. It was a tough year, there was a lot of tough up and downs, a lot of downs. I couldn't imagine having a win at the Grand Final. I spent like two or three months of this year injured so I could not work, I just can't believe it. I just worked so hard that it feels amazing."
After crossing off the junior men and U23 women races earlier in the day, the elite men prepared to battle it out on the course for the first set of elite grand final honours. Rain and cold weather was touch and go throughout the morning, so by the time of the elite men's start the conditions caused a wet course. However, the rain did let up in time for the starting drum.
Early strategy saw that all of the Spaniards position themselves on one side of the pontoon, with Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) choosing to dive in on the opposite side.
Richard Varga (SVK) led out of the swim in the first lap, but the first 750 metres didn't do much to space out the field. Brownlee and Gomez remained among the top of the field in the waters, trying like ever to remain out in front.
Varga continued his lead after lap two as well and collected his 33rd time in his career that he exited the waters as the swim leader.
The rest of the field followed not far behind, including Brownlee who finished only eight seconds back, despite losing his swim goggles on the second lap. Mola found himself 26 seconds back, which was the best swim of the season for the Spaniard.
Heading out onto the bike, a group of 15 men including Brownlee, Gomez, Marten Van Riel (NED), Ben Kanute (USA), Wian Sullwald (RSA), Varga, Eric Lagerstrom (USA), Pierre Le Corre (FRA) tried to get an early lead. But a large chase pack that was being handled by Blummenfelt caused a merging of the two groups, so that by lap two a big peloton was formed containing 33 names and all the big players in the mix.
Without any successful breakaways, the whole pack entered the second transition together. Putting pedal to the medal once on foot, Brownlee and Blummenfelt blasted away to try to get the edge. While the two, who come from regions where the cold weather climate works to their favour, attempted to keep their lead, it took just a couple kilometres for Gomez and Luis to catch them and create a small group of four men.
Mola then came charging through in sixth place. Knowing it was a world title on the line, it was only moments before Mola then pushed his way right into the lead pack of four. From there his title was almost secured, since he only needed to finish in the top five to lock in his repeat world crown.
The pack surged on, with Murray running in sixth but unable to catch the leaders. Then in the last lap Luis started to change the pace and he broke away from the others in the final moments to claim the Grand Final race win.
Blummenfelt then came just seconds after, kicking in joy with the result that granted him the final spot on the overall Series podium.
Blummenfelt said, "It is obviously a great feeling. That was the goal overall before my season, to get on the podium overall. I started not as I wanted with the DNF in Abu Dhabi and then some not 100% performances, so at the beginning of the year I didn't know how easy it would be to get on the overall podium. I just have been training well and believing in the process, so it's good."
Mola then followed in for third, smiling as usual knowing he could claim a second straight world crown.
Finishing fourth then in the day was Gomez, who earned another Series podium spot. "I am very pleased with this year, I was focused on different distances and still managed to get the silver medal," he said.
|Vincent Luis
|Kristian Blummenfelt
|Mario Mola
|Javier Gomez Noya
|Jonathan Brownlee
|Richard Murray
|Pierre Le Corre
|Joao Pereira
|Andreas Schilling
|Thomas Bishop
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Matt Hauser Produces A Gold Winning Performance in Rotterdam
Queensland's rising triathlon star Matt Hauser has continued Australia's golden run at the ITU World Championships Grand Final with a stunning world junior title win in a rainy Rotterdam earlier today.
Hauser, 19, secured Australia's third gold medal of the Championships, coming 24 hours after paratriathletes Katie Kelly and Emily Tapp claimed gold in their classes yesterday.
With three races remaining today, the Under 23 women and the Men's and Women's Elite races, Australia has won three gold, two silver and one bronze in what has already been a successful Championships.
The talented teen from Hervey Bay, who moved to the Gold Coast to chase his triathlon dreams two years ago under coach Dan Atkins, finally dispelled the disappointment of 2016.
Hauser finished 45th in the corresponding World Championship race in Cozumel, Mexico last year after finishing fifth in a swim-less race in Chicago in 2015 – his career very much at a crossroads.
But 12 months later and after turning his career around in a big way, under Atkins, Hauser now forms part of an exciting new generation of male triathlon stars and the win comes the morning after team mate Luke Willian's brave bronze in the Under 23 World Championship race.
Hauser has become a rare two-time World Champion in the same year adding his junior crown to the newest Olympic event, the Mixed Team Relay title he won with Birtwhistle, Ashleigh Gentle and Charlotte McShane in Hamburg in July.
Hauser and Willian have continued to put pressure on the Elite Australians, Rio Olympians Aaron Royle and Ryan Bailie in the race to join already nominated Birtwhistle for next year's Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
And it more than makes up for the bitter disappointment he suffered at last year's world championships in Cozumel.
Hauser handled the wet, slippery and tricky conditions like a true pro – conditions that claimed some riders who crashed early in the bike on the narrow, cobblestoned roads of Europe's famous port city.
The strongly built Hauser was first out of the water after the 750m swim, positioning himself perfectly with a group of 12 that circled the city streets as the rain increased, making conditions increasingly dangerous.
And after surviving the 20km four lap bike circuit he wasted no time charging out of transition with that determined look in his eyes when he attacked the run with the world title in his sights.
And after the first 2.5km run lap Hauser had opened up a 12 second lead and at that point he was never going to be headed, running away with the gold by 28 seconds to claim the victory over Vasco Vilaca (Portugal) and Ben Dijkstra (Great Britain) taking bronze.
Hauser went through the course in 55mins 54seconds, Vilaca in 56.22 and Dijkstra in 5.35 and was full of praise for his coaches.
"Since I moved to the Gold Coast to join Dan Atkins from my first coach Brian Harrington I've had a great lot of mentors and coaches with me along the way," said Hauser.
"To be able to get this win, and to (now) start my career after this win it's more of a relief than anything after a poor year last year.
"It's really positive, a two time world champion in the one year is fantastic and a great honour.
"I've been building up 12 months for this. Being able to get some redemption from last year's poor result is fantastic.
"Full credit to my coach Dan and all the guys on the Gold Coast for helping me and pushing me through.
"Today positioning on the bike was everything and I was able to have the legs in the end.
"Basing ourselves in the Basque country in Spain with coach Jamie Turner's group in the lead off has certainly paid off.
"It was critical on the bike and I managed that up front with a couple of the Norwegians and that worked out well.
"I knew if I got through transition I would be well placed with my run and my legs were feeling good.
"I just executed the process and everything worked out well for me on the day. It has been a 12-month preparation for me and I have had a few setbacks, but it has been great year all-around in total."
The two other Australians in the race, rookie Lorcan Redmond (NSW) claimed 20th on debut in an encouraging start to his international career while Nicholas Free gave away 30 seconds in transition to finish 30th.
Hauser becomes only the fourth Australian to win the ITU World Junior Championship – joining Ben Bright (1994), Chris Hill (1995) and Olympian Courtney Atkinson (1999) and the first Aussie on the podium since Birtwhistle (silver) and Calvin Quirk (bronze) in Edmonton in 2014.
|Matthew Hauser
|Vasco Vilaca
|Ben Dijkstra
|James Chantler
|Vetle Bergsvik Thorn
|Barclay Izzard
|Csongor Lehmann
|Endre Espedal
|Javier Romo Oliver
|Simon Westermann
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Taylor Knibb repeats Junior World Title in Rotterdam
In a dominating performance showcasing once again her power on the bike, USA's Taylor Knibb claimed a repeat junior women's title at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam.
Despite not racing much due to her focusing on her first year of University, Knibb competed in select World Triathlon Series races at the elite level, where her talent and improvement from those races was highlighted today out on the junior stage.
Hammering away on the bike in order to break away from a chase pack, saw Knibb riding solo for almost all of the 20-kilometre bike course, before finishing the five-kilometre run untouched to walk away with the second consecutive junior world title.
Knibb said about winning her second title, "Yes, it is a bit of a surprise, I didn't know it was going to happen in the race, so I am just really grateful."
"I saw that Kate (Waugh) was closing the gap on me so I freaked out and ran hard, so it really made me earn it. I was a great race and she (Waugh) had an amazing race," Knibb said.
Claiming the silver and stepping on her first world championship podium was Great Britain's Kate Waugh, while the bronze went to Japan's Fuka Sega who had a breakthrough race from start to finish.
Filling almost the entire dive pontoon, a large roster of 70 women lined up to partake in the quest for the junior world crown. With a slight chop in the Mass river, Japan's Sega managed to get the edge and exit the waters first. Just a short 12 seconds behind saw the likes of a huge pack of women charging through the first transition to start the bike leg.
While Knibb found herself among the shuffle after the swim, it took only a matter of moments before she worked her way up to Sega to ride as a leading twosome for the first lap. However, Knibb has worked in power duos in the past, such as elite bike powerhouse Flora Duffy so it came as no surprise when she then exceeded past Sega on the second lap to pull out in the lead.
Knibb held onto the top spot through the rest of the bike leg, despite a small pack of women trailing her that contained the likes of Waugh, Sega, Therese Feuersinger (AUT), Hannah Knighton (NZL) and Olivia Mathias (GBR).
Heading into the second transition, Knibb's lead was around 30 seconds. However, the women in the first chase group had some strong running legs and Waugh managed to scare the gap down to about 20 seconds.
Knibb's lead maintained and she entered the finish chute smiling as she grabbed the tape for the second straight year. Waugh then followed 16 seconds later, while Sega was about another 30 seconds from that to claim the bronze.
|Results: Junior Women
|Taylor Knibb
|Kate Waugh
|Fuka Sega
|Therese Feuersinger
|Hannah Knighton
|Olivia Mathias
|Lena Meißner
|Desirae Ridenour
|Hye Rim Jeong
|Kira Hedgeland
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Clean Energy Economy a Bright Spot for Job Growth
WASHINGTON, DC, June 12, 2009 (ENS) – The number of jobs in America's emerging clean energy economy grew about 2.5 times faster than overall jobs between 1998 and 2007, finds a report released Wednesday by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Included in Pew's definition of the clean energy economy are jobs as diverse as engineers, plumbers, administrative assistants, construction workers, machine setters, marketing consultants, teachers and many others, with annual incomes ranging from $21,000 to $111,000.
Pew developed a clear definition of the clean energy economy and conducted the first-ever hard count across all 50 states of the actual jobs, companies and venture capital investments that supply the growing market demand for environmentally friendly products and services.
The survey found that jobs in the clean energy economy grew at a national rate of 9.1 percent, while traditional jobs grew by only 3.7 percent between 1998 and 2007.
By 2007, more than 68,200 businesses across all 50 states and the District of Columbia accounted for about 770,000 jobs that achieve the double bottom line of economic growth and environmental sustainability, the report finds.
Now, the clean energy sector is ready to expand, driven by increasing consumer demand, venture capital infusions, and federal and state policy reforms, the report concludes.
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"The clean energy economy is poised for explosive growth," said Lori Grange, interim deputy director of the Pew Center on the States. "These jobs are driving economic growth and environmental sustainability at a time when America needs both. There is a potential competitive advantage for federal and state policy leaders who act now to spur jobs, businesses and investments in the clean energy sector."
There was a similar pattern at the state level, where job growth in the clean energy economy outperformed overall job growth in 38 states and the District of Columbia during the same period – between 1998 and 2007.
"The Pew Charitable Trusts report illuminates how the clean energy economy is a strong and important part of New Mexico's and America's economy," said New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, a Democrat. "Over the past six years, my administration has pursued clean energy policies ranging from a strong renewable portfolio standard to a robust set of clean energy tax incentives. For America to lead the global clean energy economy we need Congress to follow the lead of states like New Mexico and pass comprehensive policies that spur innovation and economic growth."
America's clean energy economy has grown despite a lack of sustained government support in the past decade. By 2007, more than 68,200 businesses across all 50 states and the District of Columbia accounted for about 770,000 jobs.
By comparison, the fossil-fuel sector — including utilities, coal mining and oil and gas extraction, industries that have received significant government investment — included about 1.27 million workers in 2007.
Pew's definition of the clean energy economy is based on research and input from experts in the field, including an advisory panel convened to help guide the study.
According to Pew, "a clean energy economy generates jobs, businesses and investments while expanding clean energy production, increasing energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, waste and pollution, and conserving water and other natural resources."
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Florida Governor Charlie Crist, a Republican, says the Pew report demonstrates what his administration has known for a long time. "Embracing a clean energy future for Florida will produce a vital new economic sector with new job opportunities across the Sunshine State while protecting our environment and increasing our energy security," said the governor. "The measures we've taken to increase renewable energy, energy efficiency, and biofuel production in Florida are attracting new capital and creating new jobs."
Venture capital investment in clean technology crossed the $1 billion threshold in 2005 and continued to grow substantially, reaching a total of about $12.6 billion by the end of 2008, the report finds.
In 2008, investors directed $5.9 billion into American businesses in the clean energy economy. This figure represents a 48 percent increase over 2007 investment totals and accounts for 15 percent of all global venture capital investments.
Tennessee is one of the states that is benefitting from some of these investments.
"Tennessee has worked hard to be a leader in the clean energy sector and it's clear from the Pew report that our efforts are yielding dividends in job creation," said Governor Phil Bredesen, a Democrat. "Expanding our focus on energy efficiency, renewable power production and other clean energy activities is helping jumpstart our state's economy, and it happens to be the right thing to do for the environment."
States will receive a major infusion of federal funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which allocates nearly $85 billion in direct spending and tax incentives for energy and transportation programs.
Despite receiving Recovery Act funds, state fiscal conditions deteriorated for nearly every state during fiscal 2009, according to a report from the National Governors Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers released June 4.
Still, every state offers some form of financial incentive to drive its clean energy economy.
Twenty-three states have adopted regional initiatives to reduce the global warming pollution from power plants, 46 states offer some form of tax incentive to encourage residents and corporations to use renewable energy or adopt energy efficiency systems and equipment, and 29 states and the District of Columbia have established renewable portfolio standards, which require electricity providers to supply a minimum amount of power from renewable energy sources.
It is possible to reach for the clean energy brass ring and miss. Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania have large clean energy economies that are losing jobs. Difficult economic conditions have led to a net loss of these jobs in these four states during the past 10 years.
Still, overall the clean energy economy is moving ahead.
"There is bipartisan support and a growing market demand for transitioning to the clean energy economy," said Phyllis Cuttino, director, U.S. Global Warming Campaign, at the Pew Environment Group.
"Americans understand the transition is good for the overall economy, is creating new opportunities for jobs and business growth, and helps protect our national security by reducing our dependence on foreign oil," Cuttino said.
Clean energy legislation is moving in the House of Representatives, and Cuttino says that's what the country needs. She said, "Congress and the Obama administration can and must produce energy and global warming legislation that creates jobs, enhances energy independence and sustains our environment."


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Seven senior citizens are now official members of a new Bell Choir sponsored by the Harker Heights Senior Recreation Program.
For some of the group, Jan. 28 was their first rehearsal at the Heights First United Methodist Church. For others, it was their second or third time. The choir meets from 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. every Tuesday.
Their director is retired Killeen music teacher Leslie Holman, who was selected for the job by Joyce Mayer, senior activities coordinator and choir member.
"I do the Bell Choir anyway for this church so why not?" Holman said.
The Bell Choir is different from playing in a large brass ensemble or singing in a choir, Holman said. It's a lot more fun because choir members are close to others making music with the bells.
"It's not an individual thing. You depend on everyone else and they depend on you," Holman said.
Jennie Jones joined the bell choir to get out of the house.
"I took piano a couple of years and didn't do any better at that than I am with this," she said.
It was the first day of rehearsal for Janet Yznaga.
"I don't know a thing about music but it's a challenge and I like it," she said. "I just came to have fun."
Choir member JoAnn Hughes has experience playing chimes and as a choir director. "Because the bell choir is new to me, it's a little more difficult," she said. "But after a few lessons it will be a real pleasure."
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Ariana Washington produced two of the most impressive victories of her dominant junior season at Poly when she defeated Hannah Cunliffe of Federal Way, Wash., and Ky Westbrook of Chandler, Ariz., to sweep the 100 and 200 meters June 8 at the Great Southwest Classic in Albuquerque, N.M.
Washington will need to deliver repeat performances today at the World Youth track and field trials in order to secure her spot on the U.S. 17-and-under roster to compete July 10-14 in Donetsk, Ukraine.
The reigning state 100 and 200 champion won her qualifying heats in both events Tuesday at Southern Illinois University by clocking 11.89 and 24.17 seconds running into a headwind in both races.
Cunliffe led all qualifiers in the 100 (11.70), followed by Westbrook (11.73) and Washington.
Westbrook posted the fastest 200 time of 24.04, with Washington second and Cunliffe third at 24.19.
"It helps because I know how they run and when they make their moves and when I like to make my moves," Washington said. "I'm a smart runner and I have a smart coach who puts me in the best position to win. I know when to give a little and I know when to take it to another level if I have to."
Only 40 athletes will be selected to the U.S. roster today, with no guarantees to second- and third-place finishers, outside of filling relay lineups. That puts even more pressure on victories for Washington to secure her spot.
"I'd rather be at this meet than junior nationals because this is my last chance to compete at the world youth level," Washington said. "I know I can still go to junior nationals the next two years, so I want to take it one step at a time. It's all still a process to me and I want to take all the steps because I know I can learn things at every level."
Washington posted the fastest time under all conditions by a U.S. female prep runner this year when she clocked a wind-aided 11.18 to win the Great Southwest Classic title, with Cunliffe third (11.38) and Westbrook fifth (11.48).
She also ran a wind-aided 23.05 -- equal to the No. 2 time in the country this year under all conditions -- to win the 200 in New Mexico, with Cunliffe second at 23.10 and Westbrook third in 23.27.
Washington also defeated Westbrook by a 23.34 to 23.71 margin in a regular-season 200 showdown April 6 at the Arcadia Invitational.
"In past years, when I've reached this point of the season, I'm pretty worn down, but I've tried to be really smart about which meets I run and don't run to prepare for this," Washington said. "I treated (prelims) just like state. I didn't push it too much and focused on remaining technically sound, especially since I was running into a headwind."
The World Youth trials records are 11.61 in the 100 and 23.38 in the 200, both set in 2009 by Ashton Purvis, which also was the last time an American athlete swept both races at trials.


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Financial IT experts wanted
Whether electronic document management systems (EDMS) or customer relationship management (CRM), technology is seen as a way to conduct business more effectively and efficiently. Successful CRM relies on the use of technology tools that enable banks to learn more about their customers' needs and behaviour in order to develop stronger relationships with them.
In the banking and financial environments, EDMS technology can help integrate numerous disparate information systems that would otherwise work independently of each other. Banks and financial enterprises rely on EDMS technology as a method for scanning and archiving paper document images, as well as the ability to track and store electronic documents.
Describing his organisation's ongoing investment in technology as a journey, Stewart Carmichael, JP Morgan Investment Bank chief technology officer for Asia Pacific, says technology helps provide consolidation between business operations and best-in-practice solutions for products and solutions platforms. "As markets continue to change, using technology to bring products and services to market in a timely manner is critical to maintain a competitive advantage," says Carmichael.
In the front office, he says technology also plays a vital role in connecting with clients, allowing them to stay in touch with the markets while providing reliability and accuracy.
In the back office, where scale, volume and large-scale transactions generate pressure, technology plays a key role in processing millions of messages each day.
"The growth and sheer volume of data that is used in the industry each day means we continually need to develop new user-friendly solutions," Carmichael says.
JP Morgan aims to hire the finest technologists who want to continue to learn through professional development programmes and on-the-job training, he says. Preferably, technology candidates would have an interest in the financial markets as they are perceived to add more value if they understand the business.
"With more than 7,500 technology staff spread globally throughout the investment bank, there is a diverse range of opportunities for those with a passion for technology," says Carmichael.
According to Stephen Lau Ka-men, JP, president of the Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS) and Hong Kong's first privacy commissioner for personal data who held office in 1996 to 2001, Hong Kong's technology landscape has become so wide-ranging the industry needs a clarification system to identify areas where IT professionals with specialist training are required.
"Currently, there is a misconception that IT is mainly about programming, rather than a huge area the industry encompasses. These days, the IT profession is a diverse industry that requires many different types of specialists with differing skills such as security, data, systems analysts, and technology architecture and project managers," he says.
Lau adds that the HKCS plans to launch a road map project to track different areas of the IT sector and identify specialist competencies needed for a successful career.
"We believe this is the first project of its kind and will be valuable to a variety of stakeholders. For example, by using the roadmap matrix we will be able to assist students by letting them know in which areas there is a demand for IT professionals and the competencies they need to develop to advance their careers," Lau says.
At the same time, from a recruitment perspective, businesses will be able to decide which type of specialist they require to match their IT needs. Professional bodies and universities will also be able to use the matrix to identify skills gaps and determine where relevant training programmes are necessary.
Lau says the current hot areas for the IT industry are security, personal data privacy and cloud computing.
He says the HKCS is working with the Hong Kong Privacy Commission to develop a set of guidelines for IT professionals, particularly on privacy and data protection.


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Aricent Enhances World-class Testing Portfolio by Unveiling a State-of-the-Art WiFi Testing Facility
Advanced WiFi Test Lab provides comprehensive testing services supported by qualified domain expertise
Oct 16, 2012, 03:00 ET from Aricent Group
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. and AMSTERDAM, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aricent Group, a global innovation and technology services company, today announced the addition of WiFi testing and pre-certification services to its advanced telecom testing portfolio. "Testing for WiFi" is the most comprehensive service of its kind, helping WiFi equipment manufacturers, service providers and device makers save significant resources by providing a world-class test facility along with highly qualified domain expert support. The WiFi Test Lab also offers remote access for optimal accessibility from anywhere in the world.
Equipped with extensive test equipment, test suites, test tools, and covering all aspects of WiFi, the lab gears WiFi equipment towards "deployment readiness". As a comprehensive WiFi testing facility, the lab offers testing services spanning across protocol conformance, interoperability, performance, stress, security, scripting, automation and pre-certification. The lab undergoes constant innovation based on feedback from organizations such as the Wi-Fi Alliance, in which Aricent is a member, to continue to be the most advanced WiFi testing facility. Aricent is a leading player in powering WiFi networks and devices with its innovative software frameworks for WiFi offload, Hotspot 2.0, WLAN controllers and Access Points, optimized for leading multi-core processors and WLAN silicon. Aricent now brings this deep expertise into the WiFi testing domain through its outstanding test lab.
According to a study from Kelton Research, there are over 450 million WiFi users worldwide. This number is increasing daily as mobile networks are beginning to struggle with managing bandwidth demands and as consumers and mobile connectivity are starting to become heavily reliant on short- and long-range WiFi technologies. Concurrently, with the growing popularity of mobile devices such as smart phones, tablets and eReaders, we are launching Aricent's WiFi Test Lab at a time when equipment manufacturers, service providers and device makers need support to get their products as close to deployment-ready as possible in order to maintain a competitive edge.
"We are seeing a significant uptick in the deployment of WiFi networks and devices globally. Ensuring products are well tested and interoperable with the existing communications ecosystem is a top priority for all players in this growing market," said Sridhar Raju, Assistant Vice President and Head of the Wireline Communications Practice at Aricent. "With 'Testing for WiFi', we provide significant innovation in the critical area of testing and look forward to helping WiFi device makers and equipment manufacturers deliver high quality and differentiated products in a cost-effective manner."
To learn more about "Testing for WiFi", visit http://www.aricent.com/services/testing-wifi.html.
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Is building a new home in your plans? Midland States Bank provides construction financing to make your plans a reality. Our financing programs allow you to apply for both your construction and permanent financing at the same time. During the construction period, interest is charged only on the funds that have been disbursed. When the project is completed, you will close on your permanent loan.
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The agreed upon draw schedule might state that the loan will be disbursed in 25% increments with each 25% of the construction that is complete. Once a portion of the construction is completed, appraisal of the work is done. After the appraisal states that 25% of the work has been completed, the lender disburses 25% of the loan. You then begin making interest only payments only on the part of the loan that has been disbursed. Your monthly payment increases as more of the loan is disbursed.
Once the construction is complete, the amount of the loan will be due. We realize that you will need permanent financing to pay off the construction loan, so we work with you prior to the construction loan to get you approved for permanent financing. When you are ready to apply for the construction loan, you will need a commitment letter from your mortgage lender if it is not Midland, along with the plans for the construction and a qualified builder.
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Our construction and permanent financing process begins at the same time. We will sit down with you to complete the necessary application paperwork for both the construction loan and the permanent financing. Upon approval, the construction loan closing will take place and your project can begin. Once your construction is complete, we will sit down with you to complete the permanent financing closing. Your mortgage interest rate will be determined at the time of closing.
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Report details alleged CIA stopovers in Helsinki
The US human rights organisation Open Society Foundations has published details of alleged secret CIA flights that operated via Finland, along with more than 50 other countries.
The Open Society Foundations published a 216-page report on Tuesday probing the Central Intelligence Agency's so-called 'extraordinary rendition' flights. They carried terror suspects for interrogation at secret prisons known as 'black sites', including one in Lithuania.
A section of the report is devoted to Finland. Sweden, Denmark and Iceland are also mentioned, but not Norway.
The report claims that Finland allowed some 150 such flights to stop off in Helsinki. However all but one were categorised as 'civilian'. It notes that Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja sought explanations of the flights from the US but was disappointed by the vague response provided.
Finnish report out soon
Last November, the Parliamentary Ombudsman's Office demanded statements from that any Finnish officials who may have information about such flights. It is expected to issue a report on the issue by the end of February.
The report, Globalizing Torture: CIA Secret Detention and Extraordinary Rendition, was released just as President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next CIA director, John Brennan, faces Senate confirmation hearings.
The report focuses mainly on CIA operations after the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington. It says its information is based on "credible public sources" and "reputable human rights organizations." The CIA has declined comment on the report.
The Open Society Institute was set up 20 years ago by George Soros, a Hungarian-American billionaire investor.