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New York City – Time Warner Cable (TWC) and The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) today announced a long-term marketing partnership that will align TWC's "Enjoy Better" brand campaign with concerts and sporting events taking place at The World's Most Famous Arena. As part of the partnership, TWC is now the naming partner for the Concert Series at Madison Square Garden, as well as an Official Partner of the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers. The new partnership will also enable TWC to use MSG's unrivaled ability to deliver unforgettable experiences to offer unique benefits exclusively for its New York City customers.
"We are very excited to align our 'Enjoy Better' campaign and company brand with The World's Most Famous Arena here in the heart of our hometown of New York City," said Jeffrey Hirsch, chief marketing officer for Time Warner Cable. "Like our customers, we are huge music fans and long-time supporters of the Knicks and Rangers and are proud to invest in New York City by sponsoring these storied brands. Through our partnership, we can offer the thrill and unique experiences of the transformed Garden and showcase our advanced services for NYC-area consumers."
"We are well on our way to transforming Madison Square Garden into the world's most spectacular arena, and are proud to partner with Time Warner Cable, which enables us to enhance our customers' experiences at concerts and sporting events at The Garden even further," said Greg Economou, executive vice president, corporate sales and solutions, MSG Sports. "Meanwhile, Time Warner Cable will enjoy unmatched brand exposure at one of the busiest arenas in the world, along with the opportunity to reward their current customers with unique experiences only Madison Square Garden can deliver."
The partnership gives TWC a strong brand presence across MSG's sports, entertainment and media platforms, including the Arena's 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue outdoor marquees, digital signage within the building for events, features on GardenVision, the center-hung scoreboard, as well as integration across MSG's online properties. The Garden has a strong lineup of diverse and top-name artists scheduled to perform this fall as part of the Time Warner Cable Concert Series, including Madonna, Justin Bieber, One Direction, The Who and Jason Mraz.
"Enjoy Better" Brand Experiences
As an extension of its "Enjoy Better" brand campaign, TWC's new Madison Square Garden platform will offer unique experiences and opportunities for its customers and Garden guests. During every Knicks and Rangers home game, one lucky fan will win an "Enjoy Better" enhancement to their game experience, such as a seat upgrade or merchandise, courtesy of TWC. In addition, TWC will be the presenting partner of one Knicks game and one Rangers game per season, and will distribute premium items to fans. TWC plans to also run sweepstakes for customers to win tickets and unique experiences to concerts that are part of the Time Warner Cable Concert Series at Madison Square Garden.
TWC will take advantage of an area on the Madison Concourse (6th floor) of The Garden to engage visitors with fun, interactive displays and games with the Company's brand ambassadors. Through its demonstrations, consumers can engage, sample and experience TWC's broadband Internet-enabled products and services and other advanced entertainment and telecommunications services.
About Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the United States, connecting more than 15 million customers to entertainment, information and each other. Time Warner Cable Business Class offers data, video and voice services to businesses of all sizes, cell tower backhaul services to wireless carriers and, through its NaviSite subsidiary, managed and outsourced information technology solutions and cloud services. Time Warner Cable Media, the advertising arm of Time Warner Cable, offers national, regional and local companies innovative advertising solutions. More information about the services of Time Warner Cable is available at www.timewarnercable.com, www.twcbc.com, www.navisite.com, and www.twcmedia.com.
About The Madison Square Garden Company
The Madison Square Garden Company (NASDAQ: MSG) is a fully-integrated sports, media and entertainment business. The Company is comprised of three business segments: MSG Sports, MSG Media and MSG Entertainment, which are strategically aligned to work together to drive the Company's overall business, which is built on a foundation of iconic venues and compelling content that the company creates, produces, presents and/or distributes through its programming networks and other media assets. MSG Sports owns and operates the following sports franchises: the New York Knicks (NBA), the New York Rangers (NHL), the New York Liberty (WNBA), and the Connecticut Whale (AHL). MSG Sports also features the presentation of a wide variety of live sporting events including professional boxing, college basketball, track and field and tennis. MSG Media is a leader in production and content development for multiple distribution platforms, including content originating from the Company's venues. MSG Media's television networks consist of regional sports networks, MSG Network and MSG+, collectively referred to as MSG Networks; and Fuse, a national television network dedicated to music. MSG Networks also include high-definition channels, MSG HD and MSG+ HD, and Fuse includes its high-definition channel, Fuse HD. MSG Entertainment is one of the country's leaders in live entertainment. MSG Entertainment creates, produces and/or presents a variety of live productions, including the Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Radio City Rockettes. MSG Entertainment also presents or hosts other live entertainment events such as concerts, family shows and special events in the Company's diverse collection of venues. These venues consist of Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, the Beacon Theatre, the Chicago Theatre, the Forum in Inglewood, CA, and the Wang Theatre in Boston, MA. More information is available at www.themadisonsquaregardencompany.com.
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Yakutia Airlines First to Operate Bombardier Q400 Aircraft in Russia
January 31, 2013 Montréal Aerospace, Press Release
- Will fly three Q400 aircraft in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Bombardier Aerospace today welcomed Yakutia Airlines to the growing family of Bombardier Q400 aircraft operators. Yakutia Airlines, a domestic passenger carrier based in the northeast region of Russia, will fly three Q400 aircraft, with the first one having arrived this week at Yakutsk Airport.
Yakutia Airline's new status as a Q400 aircraft operator follows the type approval that was awarded in June 2012 by the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) - commonly known by its Russian acronym, MAK. TheQ400 aircraft is the largest Western-built turboprop aircraft to be awarded type approval for operation in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
"This marks a wonderful achievement and milestone for the Q400 aircraft program. We're proud to welcome yet another new operator to the family - Yakutia Airlines as the first Russian-based operator," said Mike Arcamone, President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. "The Q400 aircraft is tailor-made for Yakutia Airline's diverse route network that provides regional airline service to one of the largest territories in the world," said Mr. Arcamone.
"The powerful, yet fuel-efficient Q400 turboprop was selected for Yakutia's operations because of its high speed, which will allow us to cover long sectors; its ability to operate on unpaved runways; and importantly − its capability in the difficult conditions that northeast Russia presents, including high winds and extreme cold in the winter," noted Ivan Prostit, General Director of Yakutia Airlines. "We expect that the combination of passenger comfort and low operating cost offered by the Q400 aircraft will allow us to optimise our regional operations."
Powered by two new-generation, 5,071-shaft horsepower (shp) PW150A engines, and capable of flying at a speed of up to 360 knots (667 km/h), the Q400 aircraft can quickly climb to turbulence-free altitudes, and can also provide fast access to the remote airports of the Siberian region of the Russian Federation.
Bombardier has booked firm orders for 463 Q400 and Q400 NextGen turboprops, and delivered aircraft are in service with more than 40 operators in over 30 countries, on five continents. These aircraft have transported more than 243 million passengers and have logged more than
3.8 million flight hours and over 4.1million take-offs and landings.
About Q400 aircraft
Q400 turboprop airliners are the most recent development in Bombardier's Dash 8/Q-Seriesfamily of aircraft. Optimized for short-haul operations, the "comfortably greener," 70- to 80-seatQ400 aircraft is a large, fast, quiet and fuel-efficient turboprop. It provides an ideal balance of passenger comfort and operating economics with a reduced environmental footprint.
The Q400 airliner was designed to meet the requirements of contemporary regional air transport, characterized by both turboprop and jet missions. Setting new environmental standards, the Q400 aircraft uses 30 to 40 per cent less fuel and produces 30 to 40 per cent fewer emissions on routes where it has replaced similar-capacity, older jets. The
Q400 aircraft's maximum cruise speed of 360 knots lets the aircraft fly on demand-driven interchangeable schedules with jets. However, the Q400 aircraft can slow down to achieve fuel parity with other turboprops on a per-seat basis, while still maintaining both speed and cost advantages.
About Yakutia Airlines
The open joint stock company, Yakutia Airlines was created on July 30, 2002. In January, 2003 Yakutia performed its first flight on the Yakutsk - Moscow - Yakutsk route under its own "YAK" code.
Yakutia is an aviation market leader and is achieving stable growth in key operational performance indicators; in 2012 the airline carried 1,145,630 passengers.
The airline's fleet comprises a total of over 30 aircraft and it operates with hubs in the cities of Yakutsk, Moscow (Vnukovo) and Krasnodar. Its network includes routes in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), other regions in Russia and international flights. In the territory of the Far East federal district, Yakutia operates flights in eight of nine sub-districts, allowing passengers to make point-to-point connections within the region.
Representative offices of Yakutia are located in more than in 30 cities in Russia and abroad. (www.yakutia.aero).
About Bombardier
Bombardier is the world's only manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make us a global leader in transportation.
Bombardier is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Our shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indexes. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, we posted revenues of $18.3 billion USD. News and information are available at bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter @Bombardier.
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Elmore County Tag Renewal
Click here to renew your Elmore County Tag Online:
100 East Commerce StreetP.O. Box 280Wetumpka, Alabama 36092(334) 567-1140 Phone
The Probate Office is located on the first floor of the Elmore County Courthouse in downtown Wetumpka. The offices are responsible for licensing, recording, tags and titles, and Probate Court.
The functions of the Probate Court are to preside over wills, administrations, annexations, commitment and condemnation hearings, property records and perform rites of marriage. The Probate Judge is responsible for county elections. The Judge is also responsible for processing name changes, legitimations, adoptions, conservatorships, and guardianships.
The License Division of the Probate Office issues drivers, vessel, motorcycle and commercial drivers licenses. The department issues non-drivers identification, marriage licenses and certificates, boat registrations and business licenses. In addition, the division offers resident hunting, non-resident hunting, resident fishing, non-resident fishing, lifetime and specialty licenses.
The Recording Department records mortgages, judgments, corporations, affidavits, delegations/acceptances, deeds, liens, lien releases, notaries, plats, and powers of attorney.
The Tag and Title Department issues automobile and motorcycle registrations, special tags, titles and mobile home decals.
The Probate Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The County operates two part-time satellite offices. The Millbrook satellite office is open 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Millbrook Tag Office phone number is 285-3054. The Tallassee satellite office is open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. every Tuesday. The Tallassee location only processes tags. The Tallassee Tag Office phone number is 252-1515.
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June 14, 2006
LOS ANGELES - UCLA Anderson School of Management honored members of its faculty for outstanding achievements in teaching and research. Recipients were selected by faculty committees. Area Chairs and members of faculty committees were also recognized for their contributions to the school.
Eduardo Schwartz, professor of finance, received the Neidorf "Decade" Teaching Award for exemplary teaching contributions as demonstrated over a period of seven to ten years.
John de Figueiredo, assistant professor of strategy, received the Dean George W. Robbins Assistant Professor Teaching Award for his teaching excellence within the ranks of the school's assistant professors.
Mark Garmaise, assistant professor of finance, received the Eric and "E" Juline Faculty Excellence in Research Award for his outstanding research and publications in the areas of finance and real estate.
Bob Foster, professor of policy, received the Citibank Teaching Award as the school's most outstanding MBA teacher.
Rakesh Sarin, Paine Chair in Management, Senior Associate Dean and Chair, was honored with the La Force Faculty Leadership Award for his contributions to the school, the university and the community.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management is ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world. Award-winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective admissions, successful alumni and world-class facilities combine to provide an extraordinary learning environment.
The mission of UCLA Anderson School of Management is to be a global leader in management education, research and service. Established in 1935, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,400 students enrolled in MBA and doctoral programs, and some 2,000 executives and managers enrolled annually in executive education programs. UCLA Anderson alumni number more than 34,000 graduates around the world dedicated to continued networking, professional development and educational activities.


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Thursday, November 22, 2012
My Thanksgiving - To All You Beautiful People
It is also meant as a thank you to all the Beautiful People who occasionally share this little digital space with me. You're the best!!! I look forward to more digging, jumping and crying together in the days ahead.
(The song is written and performed by a local group called Trova. They don't appear to exist as group any longer. But you can find their 2 recorded albums at itunes)
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Where would we be without you, Miss SMARTYPANTS?ReplyDelete
Your ideas and clear thinking have served to unravel my mind on many a day.
Thank you for all you do, and Happy Thanksgiving.Replies
Thanks eveingeorgia. And Happy Thanksgiving to you too!Delete
I am very grateful to have been welcomed here, SP. My very best to the entire community.ReplyDelete
- BlackmanNovember 22, 2012 at 1:07 PM
'Afternoon, Ms. PantsReplyDelete
And, a MOST happy and blessed Thanksgiving to you and yours.
And, a SERIOUS THANK YOU for ALL you do.
You're the best. Thanks for all you do to bring sanity and hope to the Web. Enjoy your Turkey day.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2012 at 2:37 PM
I am sincerely grateful to you for your work here. I don't comment much anymore, but I DO come here to read every single day. Your blog is like an anchor point of sanity and discernment that is rare, my friend. I know it takes a lot of self discipline to keep a project like this going. Again, thank you so much!ReplyDelete
Onward we go!
Couldn't let the day pass without saying 'Happy Thanksgiving', SP. Thank you for the way you continue to add a sane voice the political dialogue of our times.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2012 at 1:48 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to one of my favorite bloggers.ReplyDelete
I meant to start off the morning by coming back in here to thank everyone who stopped by yesterday. But I had to get what had been stewing around in my mind lately written down as my next post in order to clear my head.ReplyDelete
Anyway, thanks for all your well wishes you positively Beautiful People!!!!!!


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Ben Finney, Not just a number, by Melinda Waldrop of the Daily Press
By ODU Athletics
Jan. 21, 2009
dailypress.com "Not just a number" Ben Finney honors his late brother on his jersey and cell phone. By Melinda Waldrop
January 18, 2009
The heart fills the screen of Ben Finney's cell phone. Vines pricked with thorns encircle it. And bullets are scattered nearby.
Eight of them, for the number of times his brother was shot.
Ra-Shawn Finney would have been 19 on Thursday. He died Sept. 19, six days after being shot at a party in Chesapeake.
Ben Finney, 20, an Old Dominion sophomore forward from Portsmouth, was watching TV with his teammates when he got a text message about the shooting.
"My first reaction was to go home and see how my little sisters and my little brothers were doing and see if everybody was OK," he said. "When I went home, nobody was there. Everybody was already on their way to the hospital."
Ben said his brother didn't know the person who shot him. Jarrel Dufore Eldridge, 23, was arrested Sept. 20 in connection with the shooting.
At first, Ben and his family, including his mother, Desiree Finney-Jones, and Ra-Shawn's twin brother, Da-Shawn, were optimistic, buoyed by news that the bullets hadn't hit any major arteries.
"He was never talking, because of the tubes, but if you would say his name, he would open his eyes and he would look," Ben said.
But the night before Ra-Shawn died, Ben stood by his brother's bed, fighting a bad feeling.
"I kind of figured that it wasn't going to be good," Ben said. "Because I know my brother, and I know the look in his face -- I just know."
Ben is listed as No. 2 on the Monarchs' roster. But he wears No. 35.
The numbers add up to 8, which is the jersey number Ra-Shawn wore on the football field at Portsmouth's I.C. Norcom High. (College basketball players can't wear single digits above 5, so referees can signal fouls using one hand.)
"It just felt like it was right," Ben said. " ... It felt like it should have been my number before then."
Ben averaged seven points and five rebounds as a freshman, which made him the second-leading returning scorer on a current team filled with young players. This year, he's averaging 10.3 points, second on the team, and leading ODU with 6.6 rebounds per game.
"What's happened in our program is we've had younger players take responsibility beyond their years," Monarchs coach Blaine Taylor said. "Ben as a freshman got some playing time and now as a sophomore is a captain, and so we're asking more leadership from him, given the fact that we have so few upperclassmen. And then he has those kinds of qualities to where he can affect others if he says the right thing, does the right thing."
Ben uses his 6-foot-5, 220-pound frame to bang with defenders in the post, but is also developing into a consistent 3-point shooter. He's started 15 of ODU's 17 games and is averaging 31 minutes, third-most on the team behind leading scorer Gerald Lee and point guard Darius James.
"I've been fussing with him to step up since last year," Desiree Finney-Jones said. "He's going to have to start talking. People look up to him."
It's been that way for as long as Ben can remember.
When he was in seventh grade, his father was killed. Benjamin Carothers was living in New York after separating from Ben's mom. By that time, Ben, the oldest of six children, was used to being the man of the house, making sure everyone was where they were supposed to be, doing what they were supposed to do.
"It's been like that all my life," Ben said. "I just try and lead by example and do the right things."
Ben was a two-sport athlete at Norcom, averaging 26.2 points and 13.2 rebounds as a senior in 2005-06 and catching 81 passes for 1,186 yards. His football skills drew interest from schools such as Virginia Tech, but he decided to play basketball at ODU after a year at Hargrave Military Academy for reasons that weren't just about the game.
"I have a big family, so I decided to come home and play basketball so they can watch me play, and it would make them want to go to college and play on a big stage," he said.
Ra-Shawn's scrawny size -- or maybe the shape of his head; family memories are a little fuzzy -- when he was born led to a nickname that stuck: "Peanut."
"He was real small," said James, who roomed with Ben and forward Kent Bazemore when the three were freshmen and got to know Ben's family through cookouts and hanging out. "We used to go to his football games. He played wide receiver, and when I went to his game, I think he had like three touchdowns. He was small like that, but they were throwing it up, and he was going to get it."
Ra-Shawn caught four passes for 43 yards and two touchdowns as Norcom started last season, his senior year, 3-0. He planned to go to college, then join the Navy.
"He was the guy that makes sure everybody's OK when I'm not there, makes sure things get done," Ben said. "He was like the father figure when I wasn't there."
"He was the protector," Desiree said. "That was the one. The enforcer. Ben's quiet. (Ra-Shawn) was outspoken. He was more like me."
Desiree is easy to spot, and easier to hear, as she watches Ben play for ODU.
She cheers non-stop, standing to urge the Monarchs to get a rebound, applaud a steal or argue a foul.
She arrived a little late to a recent 9 p.m. game -- her fourth basketball game of the night. Her youngest daughter, Monnezja, plays junior varsity basketball at Wilson High, where her older daughter, Sha-Kilya, is on the varsity team. Son Dorian plays at Norcom.
"Once everybody leaves or goes to school, I'm really gonna be bored," she said. "(But) I've got four more varsity years. I tell the referees that. I'm gonna be here for four more years."
Sports help Desiree, who also manages a fast-food restaurant and cleans houses on the side, keep order in her household. It worked for Ben, who so respected his mother's rules growing up that the rare times she can remember him acting out -- like when he got his hands on a forbidden BB gun -- he told on himself.
"He's one of the scared kids, one of those 'Don't tell my mama, or my mama gonna be mad,' " Desiree Finney-Jones said. "So he never did a lot of stuff. I never had to worry about him. ... My punishment was, 'I'm not gonna let you play basketball,' or 'I'm not gonna let you go to football practice.'
"That was the purpose of the sports, to keep them from the streets, because the streets can get your kids."
As his mother exhorts ODU to play harder, Da-Shawn Finney sits quietly behind her, eyes focused straight ahead.
Da-Shawn, born five minutes after Ra-Shawn, was two days away from having to get through his first birthday alone.
"I'm gonna try," he said. "I'm gonna try."
Such occasions are now tinged with sadness for the whole family.
"It was a long Christmas," Desiree said. "I don't think it's gonna ever go away. I don't know. I just do, every day. We talk a lot. We have a lot of family discussions. We're always talking and laughing about stuff. We cry, we laugh, we talk. It's like he's still here, because we're going to say whatever he was going to say."
Late in the game, Ben Finney limps off the court with a twisted ankle, and Desiree is behind his chair on the bench nearly as soon as he sits down.
"That's my best friend," Desiree said.
Ben presses a towel to his face, wincing as the trainer works on his leg, but minutes later he's at the scorer's table, waiting to check back in.
His teammates are used to that toughness. They saw it first-hand in September, on the court and in the hospital.
"We were in preseason workouts, running and conditioning, and he was still the first one there and the last one to leave," Bazemore said. "Every now and then, we'll pass by a store, and he'll be like, 'My brother and I used to go there.' But he never really let it get to him."
Ben's teammates visited Ra-Shawn in the hospital, and guard Marsharee Neely created the drawing Ben has on his cell phone. Support from the community is obvious at Norfolk's Constant Center, where a banner with Ra-Shawn's No. 8 hangs in the tunnel outside the team locker room and Ben's introduction in his new number brings loud cheers.
"I think he would like to honor the memory of his brother by really getting the most out of the opportunities that he has -- education and sports and family and the stuff that Peanut will not have a chance to experience," Taylor said.
Such an ambition carries added responsibility, but that's nothing new to Ben.
"Sometimes I feel like I'm under pressure, but I'm used to it," Ben said. "I love it. It's just what I do. I've been playing sports all my life, (and) I just try to keep it simple."
While Ra-Shawn is never far from Ben's thoughts, he tries not to dwell on his death.
"The less I think about it, the better I feel," Ben said. "If I think about it too much, my mind's gonna be somewhere else. Early on in the season, my mind was somewhere else. I was thinking about it constantly. Now, I think about it before the game and after the game, and that's about it."
And every time he pulls out his phone.


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text: About Eardrums What is a perforation (or hole) in the eardrum? The eardrum is a thin sheet of tissue that vibrates when a sound wave reaches it. Different mechanisms can cause a hole to occur in the thin eardrum. For example, an ear infection can cause an accumulation of pus behind the eardrum. As the pus builds up, the eardrum stretches like a water balloon, which can give the child significant ear pain. In some children, the pressure is sufficient that the eardrum "bursts," causing a hole in the eardrum, with a paradoxical relief of pain. This type of hole in the eardrum usually heals spontaneously, within a few days. Mechanical trauma can also cause a hole in the eardrum. For example, sometimes the force of pressure from a dive into water by a young swimmer, can rupture the drum. Often the rupture will heal but occasionally, the perforation persists. The most common reason for a hole in the eardrum is the result of a surgical procedure. This intentionally created perforation, allows ventilation to occur in the middle ear. Children who have had many ear infections and a subsequent problem of fluid remaining in the middle ear, usually can be helped by the placement of a ventilation tube. An incision is made in the eardrum and a hollow tube is placed in the eardrum to maintain the opening. The opening usually persists for a few months or years until the child has outgrown the problem. Usually the eardrum extrudes the tube on its own, and the perforation closes. Occasionally the perforation persists and needs further treatment. Is a hole in the eardrum a "bad" thing? A perforation created for the treatment of the consequences of ear infections, is an ally to your child's ear for the short run. However, after a period of time (usually years) if a hole in the eardrum has not closed spontaneously, and if the child is no longer having ear infections, the perforation presents some nuisance issues. For example, water should not get into the ear because it can enter the eardrum through the hole and inoculate the ear with bacteria thus causing an ear infection. Also, the perforation must be checked periodically by a physician to make sure that the ear is not developing more chronic ear infections or more significant disease, such as cholesteatoma (see section below) or an ear polyp or a larger perforation. Can a hole in the eardrum be closed? When the hole is probably no longer necessary, various techniques can be utilized to close the hole. How does one close a hole in the eardrum? Surgery is required to close a hole in the eardrum. Different techniques are available to the surgeon. If the hole is small, an operation can be done through the ear canal to the eardrum to place the patient's own tissue into the hole like one would place a cork into a bottle. Dr. Eavey has developed this technique which is now used by individuals in other parts of the world, such as Brazil. The procedure has even been used in remote areas of Australia by the Royal Flying Doctors, who assist the Aboriginal population. The procedure described above is an outpatient procedure The patient is relatively comfortable during the process since no packing is required in either the middle ear or the ear canal. If a perforation is larger, it may be necessary to make an incision behind the ear. Cartilage and other tissues such as fascia (a thin type of tissue that coats muscles and is readily available) can be utilized to make the repair. Sometimes an eardrum operation (tympanoplasty) is combined with a mastoidectomy when more serious ear disease is present.(See below under cholesteatoma.) Does the eardrum operation always work? The procedure works 80-90% of the time. If the surgery is for closing a hole in the eardrum, usually hearing is spared or improved. If more serious disease exists in the middle ear, or there is a problem in the inner ear, hearing might not be normal even with the surgery. Contact Us Today! 617-573-3190


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Art City Asks: Tony Matelli
If you look around, there's a sort of quiet, cosmic war going on all around us. You can see it in the cracks of a sidewalk, on attic junk and down the gradual sag of a face. It's our effort against the beat of time. And it seems to be what, at least in part, Tony Matelli is exploring in his sculptural work at the Green Gallery East.
From the outside of the exhibition space, it may seem like you missed the opening night by a few years. Dusty mirrors propped against walls bear the handprints and doodles of bygone humans. Walking up to them for a moment almost channels a quieting, humanistic experience of a cave drawing. And it is then the liminal space you just trounced in on begins to move into focus.
And somewhere in there, you notice yourself, mediated through innocent scrawl and the layers of time's toll. In a simple, whimsical way, the brilliance of the present peeks through the freshest swipe of the pane.
Similarly belying, the wall rubbings of his New York studio read as a carbon copy of decay and its forbearance on character. These works, resembling digitized scans, take an analogue, almost archaeological route to modern-day capturing. A warning: This may come as an abrupt check on your 21st-century ability to spot new computerized outgrowths.
Born in Chicago and raised in Delavan, Matelli studied sculpture at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. His past works include richly detailed sculptural scenes of pianos falling on people, sleepwalkers and an apparent episode of monkey mutiny. But his current exhibition, which runs through Feb. 17, reflects his recent direction toward something subtler.
"The work has taken on a more philosophical position with a more open presentation," he says. "I think I have grown to require more room for interpretation in my work."
Indeed, his works seem to pivot away from a pigeonholed thesis. An inverted vase of lifelike lilies is paused to the moment before calamity. Loops of rope hang from invisible props and bunch up into thin air. The realization that these fragile scenes are bronze seems to press for something serious, or insist on an idea that is as weighty as time is slow.
Matelli recently agreed to participate in a round of questions for this edition of Art City Asks.
Jacob Muselmann: What are you working on in your studio right now?
Tony Matelli: Working on the exhibition plan for my survey show in Bergen Kunst Museum in Norway (which is traveling from ARoS in Denmark). Finishing some editions, building a new website and making a few new works for my show in St. Louis. We are not in very high gear right now. I try to slow the studio down after a show, but last year has been so busy we been making work at the same speed all year. So after my show at Green Gallery it's good to be a little slow now.
JM: What's your favorite breakfast food?
TM: A Bloody Mary at The Pfister hotel. When I'm in town I try to have one everyday, otherwise its only coffee and seltzer until lunch.
JM: Who's your guilty-pleasure artist — why do you feel you shouldn't like then and why do you anyway?
TM: I don't really believe in guilty pleasure, only pleasure. But I suppose Renoir would qualify. I don't really know what's wrong with the paintings, but everyone I trust tells me they're terrible. I think some of them are as interesting as anything Van Gogh ever painted.
JM: Tell me about a failed piece you once made and what you learned from it.
TM: I am making these new sculptures of rope that appear to be suspended in air, I really like them. The first one I made was four years ago but was in the "shape" of a person. It just didn't feel right so I put it in storage. I looked at it later and immediately realized it was a mistake to give it an image. I just needed remove the reference, it needed to loose its specificity. Now they are just sort of abstractions in space, they can be many things at once
JM: If you could live with one work of art, what would it be?
TM: It changes all the time but right now I cant think of wanting anything more than a still life by Allison Schulnik, she is a great young artist from LA. I was also struck by the Richter you have in Milwaukee, which is without a doubt one of the best ones ever made.
JM: What is art for?
TM: This is an unanswerable question. Art's openness is its virtue.
JM: What do you wish you knew?
TM: I wish I knew less.
JM: What do you like the look of?
TM: There is a certain 15-20 minutes of perfect light in my apartment. It's sharp and warm and cuts through the windows and splashes across almost the entire floor. The timing obviously changes throughout the year but my studio is close so I'm able to catch it often.
JM: What was your first real art experience?
TM: Duane Hanson's Janitor at the Milwaukee Art Museum. I would go there as a child on field trips, and right there, next to this giant and horrible Alex Katz, is the Janitor, leaning against the wall. And it is incredible because it does so many things at once; it takes you totally by surprise. Janitors are supposed to be completely unseen in museums--their labor is supposed to disappear--so it's sort of surprising on that level, and then you realize it's a sculpture, and become conscious of how you are looking at the thing. You become aware of that perceptual shift, so what was a seemingly real-life experience becomes a complicated art experience, and that approach to art is really powerful and cool. It made everything else seem like a prop that only pointed to an idea. The precision of praxis had a great impact on me, and some of my work operates in that spirit.
JM: What film has most influenced you?
TM: Painters Painting, I was 18. It's a documentary about the New York art scene made in the 60's. When I saw Frank Stella in it I wanted to be Frank Stella.
JM: What music are you listening to?
TM: It depends on the time of day and the activity, but today: NPR for the first hour, then a transition into wordless music with Eric Satie, then Miles Davis and Philip Glass. After lunch we needed something a little harder but still wordless so we did Neu! and Grails, then we went harder with the Melvins, Om, and a little Waka Flocka Flame. Finally taking it down a notch with Johnny Greenwood's soundtrack to The
Master and finishing up with NPR's last hour of All Things Considered. Whatever the music, it is always sandwiched in between NPR.
JM: What should change?
TM: I'm not a huge agent of change, everything changes without me anyway.
JM: What could you imagine doing if you didn't do what you do?
TM: I never really thought about it too much, but I am certain I would be terrible at it.
Jacob Muselmann is a copy editor at the Journal Sentinel and Art City's newest contributor. "Art City Asks" are brief interviews with intriguing people who are part of or connected to Milwaukee's art scene. They are conducted via e-mail, in-person interview, Skype or whatever other format we may dream up. Some of the questions we use are inspired by the Frieze Questionnaire. If you would like to recommend someone for us to interview in an upcoming "Art City Asks," please email Mary Louise Schumacher at email@example.com or leave a comment below.
Images from top: Tony Matelli, courtesy the artist; Green Gallery exhibition view, courtesy the gallery; Hand, by Tony Matelli (2012); Arrangement, by Tony Matelli (2012).
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However, this MGM "Limited Edition Collection" manufactured-on-demand release is at least presented adequately. The Eastman Color film (original prints by DeLuxe) is 1.78:1 widescreen with 16:9 enhancement, with the opening titles pillar-boxed to around 1.66:1. The film elements show a fair amount of wear, but nothing terribly distracting.
Mysterious loner Tex (George Montgomery), actually Jim Wall, a wanted man, rides into the border town of Junta Grande. There he soon impresses cattle rustler Hank Hays (Richard Boone) after Tex catches rival rustler and expert gunslinger Heesman (Peter Graves) with an ace up his sleeve. Tex intimidates him into submission.
Both Hays's and Heesman's thugs have been hired, reluctantly, by crippled rancher "Bull" Herrick (Bruce Bennett), who's been unable to leave his wheelchair since a near-fatal accident. (Hays, Heesman, and Herrick - sounds like a law firm.) Herrick seems aware that his new hands consist entirely of outlaws but naively hopes that the two factions will be too busy fighting one another to rustle his cattle.
Meanwhile, Bull's kid sister Helen Herrick (Sylvia Findley) arrives, hoping to convince her brother to leave the ranch and return with her back east for medical treatment that might enable him to walk again. Wealthy Robert Bell (William Hopper) is in love with Helen, offering to take over her brother's struggling ranch if she'll agree to marry him, but she refuses.
Soon, one of Hays's henchmen, Smokey Joe (Warren Stevens, minus his usual toupee) tries to molest Helen, but Tex puts a stop to that. He also tries to convince Helen to sell the herd off immediately, no matter the offer, implying that Hays and Heesman are ready to make their move and ride off with everything.
Zane Grey's story was serialized in Collier's during October-December 1930, and the movie has many elements more in common with early-'30s Western stories than a middle-'50s one, such as the obstinate wheelchair-bound patriarchal figure. The basic story also bears more than a passing resemblance to Dashiell Hammett's classic detective story Red Harvest, published one year before Grey's.
Director Sidney Salkow acquired the screen rights from Romer Grey, Zane's son, around 1953, eventually partnering with producers Robert and Leonard Goldstein, who were releasing films through distributor United Artists. None of their films from this period were particularly good, but despite modest budgets all had good casts and usually interesting directors at the helm: Black Tuesday (1954) starred Edward G. Robinson and featured Graves and Stevens; Stranger on Horseback starred Joel McCrea, Kevin McCarthy, and John McIntire and was directed by Jacques Tourneur; Dance with Me, Henry (1956) featured Abbott & Costello in their last film as a team.
Robbers' Roost had been filmed once before, as a 1932 Sol Lesser production for Fox starring George O'Brien as Tex/Jim Wall, Maureen O'Sullivan as Helen, Reginald Owen as Herrick, and William Pawley as Hays. I've not seen it, but the consensus is that it's better overall.
The remake was filmed in color in Durango, Mexico, with a few actors obviously dubbed in post-production. Filming there presented some problems; the sound recording is notably poor and interiors especially have tinny, echoic audio.
For Western movie audiences today, the main draw will be its cast, particularly Richard Boone as the ruthless Hank Hays, but it's not one of the pre-Have Gun - Will Travel star's better performances. Though intimidating, Boone incorporates an odd, actorly facial tic. Whenever Hank is being especially sadistic he puckers his lips, exposing several front teeth. It's a faintly ridiculous mannerism: he looks a little like a man pretending to be a rabbit, or maybe a gunslinger doing Harpo Marx's gookie, or maybe he's just hesitant about spitting some chewing tobacco, but it's attention-grabbing in all the wrong ways.
William Hopper gets the last line, which could apply to the film itself: "Well, it looks like I made a long trip for nothing!"
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As noted above, Robbers' Roost gets a pretty decent transfer, in 1.78:1 format and properly enhanced for widescreen TVs. The elements sourced exhibit a fair amount of damage, such as a big green negative scratch around the 21-minute mark. But the color is decent, and for what was probably no more than a $350,000 production the transfer puts it in about the best possible light. The region 1 encoded disc also offers decent Dolby Digital mono audio, English only with no alternate language or subtitle options. No Extra Features.
Parting Thoughts
Western fans will want to see this for Richard Boone and perhaps others in the cast. It's thoroughly disposable but not bad. Rent It.
Stuart Galbraith IV is a Kyoto-based film historian whose work includes film history books, DVD and Blu-ray audio commentaries and special features. Visit Stuart's Cine Blogarama here.


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Normally Leg 2 is horribly designed and really predictable/boring. HOWEVER strangely enough they managed to get lots of drama this ep so I'm happy!
The twins are eliminated. Deservedly so.
Two episodes in and I'm loving this season way more than 21 (not like I actually loved 21..)
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Max annoyed me this episode. He's getting all analytical and crediting himself for everything and ill that and I'm just like man you're in 8th place can you chill out a little bit!
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How Anti-Spasmodic Work
There are general anti-spasmodics that reduce muscle spasming through out the body, and there are those that specifically work on certain organs or systems. The anti-spasmodics relax the autonomic nervous systems and necessarily the central nervous system. This allows a physical relaxation of muscles without a sedation effect upon consciousness. When this action is needed in the gut, the carminative herbs will often do exceedingly well. The relaxing expectorants have a localized anti-spasmodic effect in the respiratory system, but this might have a broader effect upon the body.
Anti-Spasmodics for Different Parts of the Body
Circulatory system: European Mistletoe, Motherwort, Crampbark, Black Cohosh, Balm, Lavender, Ladies Slipper and Valerian are important here.
Respiratory system: A range of anti-spasmodics are useful for the Respiratory system and include Wild Lettuce, Wild Cherry, Lobelia, Grindelia, Pill Bearing Spurge, Elecampane, Thyme, Aniseed, Angelica root, Oregano, and Garlic.
Digestive system: All the carminative herbs tend to act this way in the gut, and hepaticas can have such an action in gallbladder problems. Specific herbs to consider are Chamomile, Crampbark, Valerian, Hops, Peppermint, Sage, Thyme, Dill, Fennel, Barberry & Wild Yam.
Urinary system: Here we can think of Crampbark, Black Haw, Sea Holly, and Wild Carrot.
Reproductive system: Here Crampbark and Black Haw come into their own. The nervine anti-spasmodics such as Pasque Flower, Valerian, Ladies Slipper and Skullcap are helpful.
Muscles and skeleton: The main muscle relaxant remedies include Crampbark, Black Haw, Valerian and Skullcap. Externally Lobelia can be most helpful.
Nervous system: Consult the section on nervines for more information.
Skin: Anti-Spasmodics are not directly relevant here.
Anti-Spasmodics & Their Secondary Actions
Alterative: Black Cohosh, Pasque Flower, Red Clover
Analgesic: Black Cohosh, Californian Poppy, Jamaican Dogwood, Passion Flower, Peppermint, St. John's Wort, Valerian, Wild Lettuce, Wild Yam
Anti-Catarrhal: Betony, Catmint, Chamomile, Coltsfoot, Elder, Fenugreek, Ginger, Hyssop, Lavender, Linden, Mullein, Peppermint, Red Sage, Thyme
Anti-inflammatory: Angelica, Balm, Celery Seed, Chamomile, Coltsfoot, Elder, Hyssop, Lavender, Linden, Liquorice, Peppermint, Red Sage, Roman Chamomile, St. John's Wort, Wild Yam
Anti-Microbial: Aniseed, Caraway, Chamomile, Hops, Lavender, Pasque Flower, Peppermint, Rosemary, St. John's Wort, Sundew, Thyme
Astringents: Black Haw, Bugleweed, Cramp Bark, Ground Ivy, Hops, Linden, Red Sage, Rosemary, St. John's Wort, Wild Cherry
Bitter: Chamomile, Hops, Mugwort
Carminative: Angelica, Aniseed, Balm, Caraway, Cardamom, Catnip, Chamomile, Dill, Fennel, Fenugreek, Ginger, Hops, Hyssop, Lavender, Motherwort, Mugwort, Parsley, Pennyroyal, Peppermint, Red Sage, Roman Chamomile, Rosemary, Thyme, Valerian, Vervain, Wild Carrot
Demulcent: Coltsfoot, Fenugreek, Liquorice, Mullein, Sundew
Diaphoretic: Angelica, Black Cohosh, Catnip, Elder, Ginger, Hyssop, Linden, Peppermint, Rosemary, Skunk Cabbage, Vervain
Diuretic: Angelica, Bugleweed, Catnip, Coltsfoot, Damiana, Elder, Linden, Parsley, Wild Carrot
Emmenagogue: Black Cohosh, Black Horehound, Caraway, Motherwort, Mugwort, Pennyroyal
Expectorant: Angelica, Aniseed, Bugleweed, Caraway, Catnip, Coltsfoot, Fennel, Fenugreek, Liquorice, Mullein, Parsley, Skunk Cabbage, Sundew, Thyme, Wild Carrot
Hepatic: Vervain
Hypnotic: Californian Poppy, Chamomile, Hops, Jamaican Dogwood, Linden, Pasque Flower, Passion Flower, Valerian, Wild Lettuce
Hypotensive: Linden, Motherwort, Passion Flower, Scullcap, Valerian
Nervine Relaxant: Balm, Black Cohosh, Black Haw, Bugleweed, Californian Poppy, Catnip, Chamomile, Cramp Bark, Hops, Hyssop, Jamaican Dogwood, Lavender, Linden, Lobelia, Motherwort, Pasque Flower, Passion Flower, Peppermint, Prunus serotina, Scullcap, St. John's Wort, Valerian, Wild Lettuce
Tonic: Coltsfoot, Damiana, Fenugreek, Mugwort, Scullcap, St. John's Wort, Vervain
Vulnerary: Catnip, Chamomile, Elder, Fenugreek, Mullein, St. John's Wort


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Pre-trial arguments are expected to be heard Tuesday in a high-profile murder and drug conspiracy case in which most defendants have flipped and attorneys couldn't review evidence with their clients until two days before trial due to safety concerns from prosecutors.
Robert G. Moore, 45, is accused of being at the top of an East Baltimore drug syndicate that killed a man and shot five others to avenge the death of his relative, former prep wrestling standout Darian Kess.
Prosecutors pointed to the indictment when it was filed 16 months ago as an example of taking on complex and challenging case. Most of the nine people charged have become cooperating witnesses, attorneys said in court. Court records show three charged in a related federal case have also been convicted.
When he entered the courtroom, Moore told Circuit Court Judge Emanuel Brown that the court did not have jurisdiction over him, repeating the phrase, "I reserve my rights," a long shot legal maneuver employed by defendants across the country who say they are "sovereign citizens" not subject to federal and state law. Brown told Moore he was being disruptive.
But Moore's defense attorney, James Scott, said convincing Moore that he would have to face the charges was not his biggest challenge.
Because of concerns about witness safety, prosecutors sought and were granted a court order limiting to 45 days prior to trial the time period that attorneys for Moore and co-defendants Quincy Lamont Chisholm and Anthony Roach would receive much of the evidence in the case.
The order said the attorneys could not share the witness-based evidence with their clients until just two days before trial, or Saturday. Moore is being held on unrelated charges in a Western Maryland prison, and Scott said he was prepared to make the trip with thousands of pages of documents but was denied by the warden due to a "family day" celebration.
"Mr. Moore, setting aside his personal and philosophical beliefs [about the court's jurisdiction] has not seen one piece of paper material to his defense," Scott told Brown.
Brown, who is not the judge who issued the order, asked why Scott hadn't protested more aggressively before the trial date.
"If I anticipated a ton [of evidence], I received 50 tons," Scott said. He pointed to a giant binder on the table in front of him, a box full of three more large binders, and a suitcase carrying giant stacks of paper held together by rubber bands.
Brown agreed to give some additional time, but will hear pre-trial arguments starting Tuesday morning.
Assistant State's Attorney LaRai Everett said the short time frame was necessary "because of the violent nature of the case" and said defense attorneys had been given extra time after an earlier motions hearing was postponed. But Scott countered that during the 10 days since the postponement, he had to handle eight other cases, including spending six hours in court waiting to simply obtain a postponement in another case.
The violence stems from the April 2011 stabbing of Kess, once a champion wrestler at powerhouse Archbishop Curley and Overlea High School whose future was derailed by a criminal conviction. Over the months to come, investigators say Moore and his crew killed the man they believed was responsible, as well as his brother and another relative and two people who had witnessed or been shot in those shootings.
Court records show co-defendants Emmanuel Deminds, 35, pleaded guilty to murder and drug conspiracy charges and will be sentenced in December, and Taylor Fleming, who was 16 when he was charged, received 20 years in prison with 10 years suspended after pleading guilty to murder conspiracy charges in April. Another defendant, David Warren, had all charges dropped over the summer, court records show.


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Last Saturday at Chestnut Hill College's Sorgenti Arena, the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies inaugurated a league-wide basketball event to benefit a worthy cause, the first annual AACA Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Hoopsters from all eight member schools saw action in a four-game afternoon extravaganza.
The Classic commenced at high noon, but the most exciting showdown came at the end of the day's program, when the Mount St. Joseph Magic hung on for a 39-38 victory over Gwynedd Mercy Academy. Junior guard Alex Louin scored the last two of her game-high 17 points from the free throw line in the final minute for a three-point MSJ lead. Then, with less than a second to go, Gwynedd made two of three tosses from the charity stripe, leaving the Monarchs one point short at the final buzzer.
Referring to the Mount's fourth-quarter comeback victory over Gwynedd five weeks earlier, MSJ senior guard Adrienne Cellucci remarked, "We thought maybe we just had a bad first game against them and that we'd come out here and probably beat them by a lot more. But it was close this time, too, so if they make it to the playoffs we'll have to keep an eye out for them."
Coming down the home stretch of the regular season, the AACA teams all had either three or four league games remaining after Saturday. Leaving CHC with an 11-0 mark in the 14-game Catholic Academies schedule, the Mount (17-2 overall) was just one win away from clinching the top seed for the playoffs. Villa Maria, which lost twice to the Magic in overtime, remained a solid second after the Classic last weekend, improving to 9-2 with a 40-27 victory over Villa Joseph Marie (5-5).
St. Basil Academy continued to sit in third, attaining a 7-4 mark by beating Sacred Heart (1-9) by a score of 41-26 on Saturday. Along with Villa Joseph Marie, Merion Mercy remained in the mix for the fourth (and final) playoff spot on Saturday. In the ursine encounter that launched the AACA Classic at 12:00 PM, the Merion Golden Bears reached a record of 5-6 thanks to a 35-24 victory over the Nazareth Academy Pandas (1-10).
At the end of the afternoon, the odds of capturing a playoff spot became very long indeed for the Gwynedd Mercy Monarchs, since the gut-wrenching loss to Mount St. Joe lowered their record to 4-7. GMA (8-10 overall) began its league campaign with an 0-4 stretch. The drought included a 43-40 loss to St. Basil, and a 47-41 defeat at the Mount on December 20, when the Monarchs were leading with less than two minutes left to play.
Due to the proximity of the Mount and Gwynedd, and the fact that they attract students from many of the game grade schools, a heated, well-established rivalry exists between the Magic and the Monarchs. This renders useless almost any predictions based on the win/loss records of the two teams against other opponents.
The scoring in Saturday's clash began and ended with Monarchs freshman guard Bailey Greenberg on the free throw line. After hitting the second of two foul shots to get Gwynedd going, the ninth-grader homed in from the three-point loop for a 4-0 edge. Fellow freshman Erica DeCandido and sophomore Emily Sullivan struck from beyond the arc, as well, and despite a put-back, a short jumper and a lay-up by MSJ's Louin, the Monarchs took a 13-11 edge into the second round.
MSJ junior Colleen Steinmetz and Gwynedd's DeCandido traded field goals at the start of round two, then the Magic sandwiched a pair of regular field goals by junior Carly Monzo around a "three" by Louin to move ahead 20-15.
A flawless one-and-one by junior Jess Campbell and a drive by Greenberg brought GMA back within a point of the lead. Five seconds before time expired, Louin dished the ball to Magic teammate Cellucci, who buried a trey from the left side for a 23-19 halftime tally.
Before the game, the MSJ coaches emphasized several points to their players.
"They wanted us to get over the picks to get to Gwynedd's good three-point shooters," Cellucci revealed. "They also wanted us to get back on defense in transition, which is something we struggled with. On offense, we wanted to attack the basket, because they don't have a lot of size."
Mount St. Joe appeared to take command as the second half got underway. Three-point field goals by Louin, Cellucci, and freshman Libby Tacka fueled a 9-2 run that had the Magic leading 32-21 with just 1:33 elapsed. However, that left the Monarchs plenty of time to mount a furious comeback.
After that first minute-and-a-half of the third round, Gwynedd limited the Magic to one three-pointer and four made free throws the rest of the game, an average of less than one point every two minutes. The gap was still at 11 points in the middle of the third quarter following an exchange of two free throws apiece by GMA's DeCandido and Mount senior Meg Geatens.
Gwynedd's rally began in earnest with a 15-footer from the right flank by Sullivan, who would net seven of her team-high 10 points in the final dozen minutes. After a transition bucket by senior Katrina McGrath and a lay-up and foul shot by junior Christa Giordano tightened the score to 34-30 for the conclusion of the third period, Sullivan let fly from near the keytop for a three-pointer as the fourth frame got underway, capping off a 10-0 run and making it a one-point game, 34-33.
MSJ's Louin responded in kind from the three-point line, and later the junior standout raced back on defense to block a breakaway shot lay-up by GMA senior Jenna Raschiatore.
The two points denied there were later garnered by the Monarchs with just over three minutes to play, when a Sullivan shot from the left baseline got Gwynedd back within two, 37-35. The Monarchs then had a number of chances to tie the game. First, a breakaway came to naught when the ball was bobbled out of bounds. A missed lay-up followed, and then Campbell extracted one point from a two-shot foul for a 37-36 tally with 1:26 to go.
The Mount held the ball, and while seconds ticked away Gwynedd had to foul four times to put the Magic in the bonus. The Monarchs finally stopped the clock by sending a Mountie to the free throw line, but the candidate was Louin, who made both shots to give her squad a 39-36 advantage with 38.4 seconds showing.
The Monarchs quickly called a time-out, but when play resumed they had one shot blocked by Louin and then missed a second. On the rebound the ball was tied up and the possession arrow was pointing Gwynedd's way with 16 seconds left. The next GMA attempt was blocked by the Mount's Monzo, but once again the speedy Monarchs grabbed the ball.
In this situation, defenders are always told "Don't foul the three-point shooter!" The Mounties did just that, spoiling Greenberg's aim on an attempt from the right flank, but also sending her to the line for three shots with four-tenths of a second to go.
The first ball went down, then the second came back off the front of the rim. The third free throw found its target, but the buzzer sounded the instant the ball was inbounded by the Magic, who escaped with a 39-38 victory.
Following Louin's lead on the Mount scoresheet were Cellucci and Tacka with six points apiece, Monzo (eight rebounds, five steals) and Geatens with four each, and Steinmetz with two. For Gwynedd, the output from Sullivan was supplemented by Greenberg and DeCandido, with eight points apiece, Giordano with five points, Campbell with three, and McGrath and freshman Bridget Coleman with two points each.


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Grace Madanire-Moyo; Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage
Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Kingsway Campus, South Africa
Cestodes are parasitic flatworms that live in the digestive tract of vertebrates as adults and often in the liver, muscle, haemocoel, mesentery and brain of various animals as larval stages. To identify the cestodes infecting Clarias gariepinus Burchell, 1822 (sharptooth catfish) in the Vaal Dam, a total of 45 host specimens were collected with the aid of gill nets between October 2011, January and April 2012. The fish were sacrificed and examined for cestode parasites. Two adult cestodes, Tetracampos ciliotheca Wedl, 1861 (prevalence 86.7%, mean intensity = 15, n = 45) and Proteocephalus glanduligerus (Janicki, 1928) (prevalence 51.1%, mean intensity = 5, n = 45) were found in the intestines of the catfish. Both T. ciliotheca and P. glanduligerus are new locality records. There were statistically insignificant differences in the infection of the male and female C. gariepinu. Fish with standard length ranging from 40 cm - 54 cm (>3 years) had the highest prevalence and mean intensity while those ranging from 10 cm - 24 cm (< 1 year) had the lowest prevalence and mean intensity for both cestodes. The study highlights the importance of changing feeding habits of C. gariepinus with age on the prevalence and mean intensity of the two gastrointestinal cestode parasites.
Cestodes represent a highly specific group within Neodermata that is characterised by several striking morphological features, the most obvious one being the evolutionary loss of a digestive tract throughout all developmental stages. According to Paperna (1996), cestodes occur almost exclusively in siluriform fish, most commonly in Clariidae and Polypteridae. In Africa, the helminth fauna of African teleosts has been studied since the middle 19th century, when Leydig (1853) and Wedl (1861) described the first tapeworms from bichirs and clariid fish, respectively. Khalil (1971) published the first checklist of parasites of freshwater fish in Africa and in its updated edition (Khalil & Polling 1997) a total of 359 species of helminths, including 61 species of adult and larval tapeworms (Cestoda), were reported. Adult tapeworms identified to the species level belong to the orders Amphilinidea (1 species), Caryophyllidea (20 species in 7 genera), Bothriocephalidea (13 species in 3 genera) and Proteocephalidea (21 species in 6 genera) (Khalil & Polling 1997).
The sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) is one of the favoured fish species for aquaculture in Africa (Awachie & Ezwenwaji 1981). The catfish is an omnivorous fish and can survive in extremely harsh conditions, a feature that has made it favourable for culture in many parts of the world (Peteri, Nandi & Choridhury 1992). With the growing interest in the development of aquaculture in Africa, there is also an increase in the awareness of the role of parasites and diseases as major factors affecting fish farming (Paperna 1996). It is therefore imperative that the parasites that infect fish in natural waters are investigated to form the basis for management of parasite infections in fish farms.
The objectives of the present study were to specifically identify the cestodes collected from the sharptooth catfish based on their morphological features, and to note their prevalence and mean intensity in the Vaal Dam. This paper will complement other papers on the helminthic fauna of the same locality (e.g. Bertasso & Avenant-Oldewage 2005; Crafford & Avenant-Oldewage 2009, 2010, 2011; Degger, Avenant-Oldewage & Greenfield 2009; Retief, Avenant-Oldewage & Du Preez 2006, 2007, 2009).
Materials and methods
Study sites and surveys conducted
The study area was the Vaal Dam, which is located on the border between the Gauteng and Free State Province and is approximately 150 km south of Johannesburg. Surveys were conducted in October 2011, January and April 2012 in the dam (26°52.249'S, 28°10.249'E; Figure 1).
Collection of fish and parasites
A field laboratory was set up for each survey on University of Johannesburg Island. Sharptooth catfish were collected from the Vaal Dam using gill nets of varying stretched mesh sizes of 90 mm, 110 mm and 130 mm. Fish were sacrificed by severing the spinal cord behind the head and were then dissected by making an insertion from the anus towards the head. Once they had been dissected, the intestines were removed and placed in a 0.9% physiological saline solution in Petri dishes for examination.
The gastrointestinal tract was dissected from the rectum to the oesophagus and parasites encountered were carefully detached from the intestinal mucosa. The intestines were pulled open carefully using two sharp pointed tweezers to ensure that the cestodes were kept intact. Each cestode was carefully and slowly dislodged from the intestinal wall, ensuring that it remained intact. Cestodes were transferred to a clean sampling bottle containing 0.9% physiological saline solution, which was then shaken for a few minutes to remove debris and induce muscle fatigue, which in turn deters strong contraction of the scolices and relaxes them. Whilst swirling the sampling bottle, an equal amount of a hot alcohol-formaldehyde-acetic acid (AFA) solution was added to kill and fix the specimens. Specimens were then stored in 70% ethanol. The following literature was consulted for identification: Kuchta, Scholz and Bray (2008) for Tetracampos ciliotheca Wedl, 1861 and Mashego (2001) for Proteocephalus glanduligerus (Janicki, 1928)
Statistical analyses
Prevalence and mean intensity levels for the two cestodes showed no significant seasonal variations hence data collected over the three surveys were pooled. Infection levels of fish were compared using Student's t test and Kolmogrov-Smirnov tests (SPSS V. 20 Statistical Package for Social Sciences, SPSS Inc.). To give an approximate indication of age, the Von Bertalanffy growth curve for C. gariepinus from River Asi, Turkey (Yalçin, Solak & Akyurt 2002) was used, since there are no such data from the Vaal Dam. Parasite prevalence and mean intensities were determined (Bush, Fernandez, Esch & Seed 2001).
Ethical considerations
The parasites were obtained from fish sampled for the approved projects of Messrs Beric Gilbert and Ebi Hussain since the fish were already dead after the sampling procedure. Ethical clearance was obtained from the UJ Faculty Ethics Committee in 2011 for both these projects. Fish were sampled according to the guidelines of a permit obtained from Gauteng Nature Conservation. Potential health and safety hazards were disclosed to the Ethics Committee. Staff and students were covered by the university third-party insurance. All researchers participated voluntarily.
Two adult cestode species, T. ciliotheca, a pseudophyllidean (Figure 2) and P. glanduligerus, a proteocephalid were encountered in catfish examined from the Vaal Dam. Out of the 45 catfish examined, 39 (86.7%) were infected by T. ciliotheca whilst P. glanduligerus occurred in 23 (51.1%) of the examined fish (Table 1). Tetracampos ciliotheca was restricted to the anterior portion of the intestine whereas P. glanduligerus was found in the anterior and mid anterior portions of the intestines.
Variations in the infections of the different sexes were recorded (Table 1). More females were infected (prevalence = 51.1%, mean intensity = 21) than males (prevalence = 33.3%, mean intensity = 9) for T. ciliotheca. A similar trend was noted for P. glanduligerus where the females were also more infected (prevalence = 35.6%, mean intensity = 8) than males (prevalence = 17. 8%, mean intensity = 3). However, Student's f-tests revealed a lack of significant differences (p values > 0.05) in the prevalence and intensity of infection between sexes for both cestodes.
The effect of host age on parasite dispersion is presented in Table 2. Fish with standard length ranging from 40 cm - 54 cm (> 3 years) had the highest prevalence and mean intensity while those ranging from 10 cm - 24 cm (< 1 year) had the lowest prevalence and mean intensity for both cestodes (Table 2). Differences in prevalence and intensity of infections were statistically significant (Kolmogrov-Smirnov tests, p values < 0.05).
Tetracampoos ciliotheca, previously known as Polyonchobothrium clarias Woodland, 1925 has a widespread distribution in siluroid fishes of Africa. Previous records of this cestode include those from Egypt (Amin 1978; Imam 1971; Eissa, Badran, Sohair & Heba 2010; Eissa, Zaki, Nadia & Zaki 2012), Nigeria (Aderounmu & Adeniyi 1972; Oniye, Adebote & Ayanda 2004; Goselle, Shir, Udeh, Abelau & Imandeh 2008) and from Senegal (Khalil 1973). In South Africa, T. ciliotheca was first recorded by Van As and Basson (1984) with subsequent findings by Mashego (2001), Barson and Avenant-Oldewage (2006), Madanire-Moyo, Luus-Powell and Olivier (2010) and Madanire-Moyo, Luus-Powell, Jooste and Olivier (2012). Chishawa (1991) and Douëllou (1992) recorded it incorrectly as a larval ptychobothriid from Lake Kariba (Zimbabwe), when in fact it was an adult. A detailed morphological description of this species from Clarias gariepinus is given by Barson and Avenant-Oldewage (2006), and the present specimens fit their description.
The genus, Tetracampos was recently resurrected by Kuchta et al. (2008) on the basis of an examination of new material from the type-host in Sudan, its comparison with type specimens of the taxa described from African catfish and a critical study of the literature, including the original description of T. ciliotheca by Wedl (1861). According to Kuchta et al. (2008), the descriptions and illustrations by Wedl (1861) correspond with those of the tapeworms recently found in African catfish as well as those previously placed in the genera Polyonchobothrium Diesing, 1854 and Senga Dollfuss, 1934 (Protasova 1977). Janicki (1928) provided a comprehensive description of Polyonchobothrium cylindraceum Janicki, 1928 from Clarias anguillaris Linnaeus, 1758. Tadros (1968) synonymised this cestode with P. clarias. Meggitt (1930) described P. fulgidum Meggit, 1930 from the same host. Tadros (1968) synonymised all bothriocephalic! genera possessing an apical disc armed with hooks, namely Polyonchobothrium, Tetracampos Wedl, 1861, Senga and Oncobothriocephalus Yamaguti, 1959. However, his synonymy has not been widely accepted, although Dubinina (1987) considered Polyonchobothrium and Senga to be synonymous. According to Kuchta and Scholz (2007), P. clarias, P. cylindraceum and P. fulgidum are conspecific with T. ciliotheca and are considered to be its junior synonyms.
Proteocephalids are common parasites of siluroids in Africa. However, only one species of proteocephalid cestodes, P. glanduligerus has been recorded in South Africa (Mashego 2001; Van As & Basson 1984; Madanire-Moyo et al. 2010) and from Zimbabwe (Barson, Bray, Ollevier & Huyse 2008). The cestode which was isolated from under the mucous lining of the intestine of C. gariepinus from the Vaal Dam matches the descriptions made by Freze (1965), Mashego (2001) and Barson and Avenant-Oldewage (2006). Proteocephalid cestodes have also been recorded in Zimbabwe (Barson 2004; Chishawa 1991; Douêllou 1992; Madanire-Moyo & Barson 2010) but were not identified to species level.
The prevalence values for T. ciliotheca and P. glanduligerus were 86.7% and 51.1%, respectively compared with 71% and 14%, respectively in C. gariepinus populations from Rietvlei Dam (Barson & Avenant-Oldewage 2006). Williams and Jones (1994) suggested that parasitism varies from one aquatic system to the other and this is influenced by the interplay of mixed biotic and abiotic factors.
The two parasites were found in the intestinal lumen and this finding is attributed to the fact that cestodes lack a digestive system. As adults, they reside in intestines of vertebrates, an environment extremely rich in nutrients that they take in through the outermost layer of their bodies, the syncytial neodermis called tegument (Chervy 2009). The neodermis of tapeworms bear microtriches, distinct elaborations of various shapes whose nomenclature was standardised by Chervy (2009) and which contribute to nutrient absorption.
An increase in size of fish is a reflection of length, which is usually considered as a measure of age (Yalçin et al. 2002). The juvenile fish (10 cm - 24 cm/< 1 year) had lower prevalence values while sub-adults (23 cm - 39 cm/> 1 year < 3 years) and adults (40 cm - 54 cm/> 3 years) had higher prevalence of infection for both cestode species as shown in Table 2. A possible explanation of this phenomenon is a change in diet from weeds, seeds, phyto- and zooplankton as juveniles to insect larvae, snails, crustaceans, worms and fish as adulthood is attained (Reed, Buchard, Hopson, Jennes & Yaro 1967). Clarias species are known to be omnivorous with a tendency towards carnivory as they age. The present findings tend to support that of Geets and Ollivier (1996), who postulated that herbivorous fish are generally considered to harbour fewer intestinal parasites than omnivorous or carnivorous ones (i.e. C. gariepinus juveniles tend to be herbivorous and could thus be expected to harbour fewer intestinal parasites).
Two adult cestodes, T. ciliotheca (prevalence 86.7%, mean intensity = 15, n = 45) and P. glanduligerus (prevalence 51.1%, mean intensity = 5, n = 45) were found in the intestine of the catfish. Parasite prevalence and mean intensity levels were related to the length of the host specimens. The study highlights the importance of changing feeding habits of C. gariepinus with age on the prevalence and mean intensity of the two gastrointestinal cestode parasites at the Vaal Dam. It may be advisable to incorporate antihelminthic therapy into the diet of prospective C. gariepinus broodstock obtained from the wild.
The authors wish to thank the University of Johannesburg Research Committee and the National Research Foundation for funding and Mr Ebrahim Karim for assistance with the graphics.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationship(s) which may have inappropriately influenced them in writing this article.
Authors' contributions
A.A-O. (University of Johannesburg) was the project leader. G.M-M. (University of Johannesburg) was responsible for collection of data, experimental design and first draft of manuscript.
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These numbers are based on "internal Activision estimates," which also claim the game had the largest opening day sales numbers across all forms of entertainment, raking in an estimated $310 million.
"The Call of Duty franchise has become a cultural phenomenon showing the power of video games as an entertainment medium," Activision CEO Mike Griffith said in a statement. "The shattering of these entertainment records is a testament to the compelling, cinematic and uniquely engaging experience that the Call of Duty brand delivers. Modern Warfare 2 has taken interactive experience to unprecedented heights setting a new standard for entertainment."
For the sake of comparison, Halo 3, which was also deemed to have the biggest launch in entertainment history when it was released in 2007, made $170 million in the US in its first day, and "more than" $300 million worldwide in its first week. Grand Theft Auto IV, meanwhile, released the following year, sold approximately 3.6 million units in its first day, earning $310 million worldwide, and six million in its first week, bringing in an estimated $500 million. It's also important to note that both GTAIV and MW2 are multi-platform games, whereas Halo 3 is an Xbox 360 exclusive.
Whether or not it actually is the biggest launch in history, moving nearly five million units in a day is certainly impressive.


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LEMOS, Cristiane Lopes Simão y GUIMARAES, Selva. Knowledge and curricular practices: an analysis on a university-level healthcare course. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2010, vol.5Selected edition, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1414-3283.
Implementation of curricular guidelines for undergraduate dentistry courses has made it possible to restructure the curriculum in this field in Brazil. However, changing the legislation is not enough to modify the training. The aims of this paper were to analyze and rethink the role of the dentistry curriculum, through focusing on its dynamics, knowledge and practices. The study involved document analysis and interviews with the players concerned with the educational scenario of the dentistry school in question. Integrated clinical practice was chosen as the central object of this study, because this discipline is considered to be the backbone of the curriculum. Four guiding types of rationale were revealed within the curriculum dynamics: integration, fragmentation, professionalization and market rationale. These types of rationale are not isolated, but interlinked, thereby producing a hidden curriculum marked by various contradictions to the official one.
Palabras clave : Curricular guidelines; Curriculum; Dentistry; Integrated clinical practice.