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Frank Lampard's stunning long-range goal against Newcastle on Saturday took his Chelsea goals tally to 197, just five adrift of the club's all-time record.
The midfielder will be hopeful of sealing his place at the top of those standings by the end of the season, but sadly it appears that is all the time he has left to meet that challenge at Stamford Bridge.
The Chelsea hierarchy have controversially decided they will not be offering Lampard, who turns 35 in the summer, a new contract beyond the end of the current season.
Ashley Cole had also been tipped for an exit when his contract expired in the summer, only for the club to reach a breakthrough and extend his deal, but it appears there is nothing Lampard can do to change the decision on his own future.
A calf injury and a struggle to gain regular selection in the Premier League combined with the reluctance of the club to extend his contract meant the start of Lampard's 2012-13 season was frustrating to say the least.
Defying his age, Lampard has again become the heartbeat of Chelsea's side, producing mature performances in a deeper midfield role alongside Ramires in the club's 4-2-3-1 system.
Despite this, he has not lost his goalscoring touch. Seven goals in his last nine Premier League games have been invaluable and include a match-winning double against Everton at Goodison Park and a vital strike in the win over Arsenal, proving his continued value.
Vocal support from the club's fans, and indeed the media, have seen rallying cries in favour of him being handed a new deal, but Chelsea will not relent.
So where next for Lampard? Spain had often been touted as a potential move in years gone by, particularly when he was with Spanish former fiancée Elen Rivas, but that was a career path which never materialised as he stayed loyal to the Blues.
More recently, he has been linked with a switch to Serie A, with Lazio in particular mentioned, but speculation mainly originating from the Italian media has been played down by the player's camp.
Goal.com reported recently that he has also received interest from other clubs in the Premier League, but would ideally avoid staying in England with anyone other than Chelsea.
So, despite still being able to deliver at the highest level, it appears almost certain Lampard will follow in David Beckham's footsteps and make a move to the United States.
MLS heavyweights Los Angeles Galaxy, the side Beckham recently left having won the title, have long been linked with the England midfielder as a replacement for the new PSG star.
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A move is very close to being agreed, and the MLS side are not denying holding an interest in the Chelsea talisman. However, nothing is expected to be announced until the end of the current English season in June, once Lampard's Blues career has come to an end, to avoid distractions.
Goal.com USA's Alex Labidou believes a potential arrival in LA for Lampard may not hold the commercial appeal of David Beckham, but would represent a footballing improvement for the MLS club on the pitch.
"Frank Lampard isn't the box office draw of David Beckham but he is arguably a significant upgrade from his former England team-mate," he said.
"Lampard is a box-to-box midfielder and while he's lost some speed over the years, he won't be the defensive liability that Beckham was.
"He won't draw a casual sports fan to the stadium as Beckham would, Lampard's arrival could well help LA become MLS frontrunners for years to come.
"Beckham was winger shifted to central midfield during his time in LA, while Lampard has played that role his entire career."
It will be hard for Chelsea and indeed Premier League fans to say goodbye to Lampard when the time comes for him to jet off to the States in a switch that may also affect his hopes of playing on for England, an international squad he currently remains a key part of.
There is still plenty for Lampard to play for until that new challenge comes around. The club goalscoring record lie is tantalisingly close and an FA Cup triumph would be the ideal send-off.
But for a player whose fitness has always been exceptional, whose performances remain as prolific as ever and a man who still holds such strong influence with everyone associated with the club, it is hard to avoid feeling that Chelsea are making a mistake in letting him go this soon.
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PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out the convictions of a woman sentenced to death in the notorious 1989 killing of her 4-year-old son, ruling that the case was tainted by a detective with a history of lying under oath.
The ruling marked a surprising turn in a case that made national headlines with the brazen and gruesome nature of the crime. Prosecutors said Debra Jean Milke dressed up her son Christopher in his favorite outfit and told him he was going to see Santa Claus at a mall during the holidays.
Instead, he was taken into the desert by her boyfriend and another man and shot three times in the back of the head as part of what prosecutors said was a plot by Milke and the two other defendants to collect a $50,000 life insurance policy.
Milke would have been the first woman executed in Arizona since the 1930s had her appeals run out. The Arizona Supreme Court had gone so far to issue a death warrant for Milke in 1997, but the execution was delayed because she had yet to exhaust federal appeals.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the prosecution failed to disclose information about a history of misconduct by a detective who testified that Milke confessed to plotting her son's murder.
That record included multiple court rulings in other cases that former Detective Armando Saldate Jr. either lied under oath or violated suspects' Miranda rights during interrogations.
Prosecutors are required to provide a defendant's lawyers with material that might support a not guilty verdict, including material that could undermine the credibility of a prosecution witness.
There was no other witness or recording of the purported confession by Milke, who has proclaimed her innocence.
"No civilized system of justice should have to depend on such flimsy evidence, quite possibly tainted by dishonesty or overzealousness, to decide whether to take someone's life or liberty," Chief Justice Alex Kozinski wrote in the decision.
The trial amounted to "a swearing contest" in which the judge and jury ultimately believed the detective over Milke, but they didn't know of his record of dishonesty and misconduct, Kozinski wrote.
The ruling reversed a U.S. District Court judge's ruling and ordered the lower court to require Arizona authorities to turn over all relevant personnel records for the detective.
Once the material is produced and defense lawyers have time to review it, prosecutors will have 30 days to decide whether to retry her. If they don't, she will be released from prison.
Maricopa County prosecutors had yet to read the ruling and had no immediate comment on the decision, spokesman Jerry Cobb said.
But the Arizona Attorney General's Office said it was reviewing the case and will likely file an appeal.
Rick Romley, who was the county attorney from 1989-2004, said he remembers the fact were quite strong against Milke and there never was a question in his mind that she wasn't guilty.
"If she walks, it's a travesty of justice," Romley told KPHO-TV. "You just can't get around that."
Milke defense lawyer Michael Kimerer was in trial and not immediately available for comment Thursday.
In 2009, Kimerer said his client maintains her innocence and was a loving mother who still grieves her son's death.
"Our main concern is the fact that I have a client that never confessed and a police detective who said she gave a confession," Kimerer said then. "There was no tape recorder, no witnesses, nothing. Just his word."
Milke, 48, is one of three women on death row in Arizona. All three are imprisoned at the state prison for women in Goodyear.
The two men convicted in the Milke's case, Roger Scott and former Milke roommate James Styers, are both on death row at a prison in Florence.
Scott confessed during a police interrogation and led detectives to the boy's body.
But neither Scott or Styers would testify against Milke.
Associated Press writer Amanda Lee Myers contributed to this report.

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SALEM - An Auburn man reclining in the seat of his car while parked at the Interstate 93 rest stop was arrested for indecent exposure on Tuesday.
Robert Lorden, 44, was taken into custody around 3:24 p.m. by detectives who were working on an unrelated case at the Salem rest area, police said.
Police noticed Lorden at the far end of the rest area with his seat reclined all the way back. Officers approached the vehicle and observed Lorden attempting to put a jacket over his lap and pull up his pants, police said.
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And a big fat cartoon planet hello to you. Super No Vacancy's 58th episode went off without a hitch. Ness and Djm are back, whether you like it or love it.
Ness is catching up with CHIKARA, including a show his co-host attended live, while Djm is letting his Japanophilia cross over into the wrestling world. DDT's Sumo Hall show, the joint "All Together Now" charity show put on by Tokyo's "big 3", and Dragon Gate's Kobe World Show from July. Yes, the puroresu is being represented in high form.
Making our way back stateside, the week in wrestling was condensed into a 2-day package. Raw (which Djm watched but apparently forgot and fell asleep through) and Smackdown (which leads Ness to believe that it might be time to get the riot gear ready) ascendeing to levels of Super and did the Instant Transmission to Tuesday nights.
That led us into Smarky Time, where Djm expresses his thoughts on the future of Smackdown and the great live vs. taped debate. Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice, Ness is sick of kicks. Yes, he's sick of kicks. But Djm calls him out for watcing Ring of Honor, and for watching an Andy Ridge match.
For Superstars, Brodus Clay was in action. He certainly was. Also, we may have a new feud that has run the gamut from the top all the way to the bottom where John Morrison took on R-Truth.
On Otaku Time, Radishman and the Deej completely break form, and instead of looking to the new, the undynamic duo both go old school. Ness has refound his love for Pokemon and he is out to catch them all all over again. And Djm has gone back to watch his first anime true love. Yep. Gundam Wing. Has the mighty Gundam Wing stood the test of time?
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Kaysville • The Centennial Junior High library looks strangely spacious as seventh-grader Catherine Kettle picks up a postcard among the stacks.
It's an e-book, one of 4,500.
Like most school libraries, it's eerily silent among the more than 20 teens gathered inside. But unlike most, Catherine is reading a ghost story, All the Lovely Bad Ones, on her palm-size computer called a netbook, an inexpensive lightweight laptop given to all of the school's 1,100 students.
Besides library e-books, students use their netbooks constantly, not only to read their textbooks, but to research class projects, communicate with teachers and to turn in assignments.
The Davis School District installed digital devices such at netbooks at four of its schools as part of an initiative called the 1:1 Project that is finishing its third year. The goal is to connect students with technology in the classroom to better prepare them for an increasingly digital world in the future.
If money was available, Davis educators said, they would expand the mobile devices to other schools, but now have to look for more frugal measures. They see their pilot project as having implications for similar classroom-tech programs cropping up around Utah.
It cost more than $1 million to buy nearly 2,500 netbooks ($385 each), install almost 200 computer-access points ($840 each) and educate 132 teachers in new classroom techniques for 2,829 students in the district chosen to participate in the 1:1 Project. Two schools had to be completely rewired and updated for the technology to work.
It's uncertain whether the new devices have improved students achievement. But since netbooks came to the classroom, educators have watched improved attendance and a decrease in the number of disciplinary referrals.
"It is difficult to measure the academic results of the 1:1 Project because there are so many variables that produce achievement outcomes," said Patty Norman, Davis district's interim director of curriculum and instruction.
Setting the stage for the future • The netbooks in Davis schools are just one part of a digital revolution in Utah classrooms. YouTube videos are supplementing in-class lectures. Teachers give out and grade assignments digitally. And gadgets once seen as distractions are now centered on students' desks.
For parents, the technological changes can be bewildering. Some skeptics argue the technologies are expensive and create a "digital divide" between those that can afford them and those that cannot. Others say they are being deployed before teachers have been trained to use them.
report by the National Association of State Boards of Education] (http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2012/12/cultivating_tech-savvy_teacher.html">smart schools." Three Utah schools were selected to receive $3 million worth of technology, training and support to become a "smart school" over the next three years. Dixon Middle School in Provo, North Sevier High in Salina and Gunnison Valley Elementary will get iPads for each student, along with more desktop computers, a technology infrastructure, audio systems, teacher training, Apple TVs and high-definition TVs for classrooms.
The three schools were chosen from among 49 statewide that applied for the technology as part of a program passed into law last year.
"We need to break the old mold we're using to teach our children," said House Speaker Becky Lockhart in a statement. "We need our kids to be able to access the world of possibilities around them in a way that makes sense to them, and in ways in which they excel. The smart school approach provides that."
Davis educators agree, especially since they used district funds for the 1:1 Project.
"The students are already using the devices, often showing their parents about it, so it's easy for them," said Centennial Junior High Principal Aaron Hogge, who oversees 1,100 students in grades seven through nine.
Some believe the iPad is the biggest technological innovation to hit schools since the overhead projector. Utah educators described tablet devices, smartphones and apps as the most rapidly emerging school devices.
"The netbooks make it easier to access more information," said Centennial Junior ninth-grader Rachel Hansen. She navigates her netbook like a pro, calling up assignments and messages from her teachers in a few clicks.
Freshman Zoe Johnson, 14, said: "I loved the netbook because I've been able to get much more done."
When Alaina Allred walks throughout her English classroom, she see students watching videos on their netbooks. The teacher knows they are not just killing time but doing homework.
"It's really changed the way we do research," Allred said. "The kids can do in a week what took two to three weeks."
Patrolling technology in class • Educators said the biggest concern heard from parents about technology in classrooms involves students accessing inappropriate websites on their mobile devices.
Norman said that students access online material through the district server, which prevents any access to inappropriate material.
"We have total control" on the content students can access, Norman said. "Even if they access it from home."
A couple of Centennial Junior High educators are experimenting with what's being called "flipped classrooms," moving lessons from the classroom to the mobile devices. Teachers post their lessons online for students to assess at home or anywhere they want, then the students are able to use classroom time to discuss difficult concepts.
Tyson Grover, an eighth-grade science teacher, recently combined his students' netbooks and other classroom technology to delve into a civil engineering project.
"We're always looking for ways to give kids more responsibility in their learning," Grover said.
John Kelly, a Westminster College adjunct professor, instructs teachers in the effect of technology in classrooms. He found that teachers often told him they had the latest technology but needed more training in using it as a learning tool.
"It's really all about the teacher training," said Kelly, who is also an educational technology specialist in the Salt Lake City School District.
In the end, the biggest obstacle to converting to digital classrooms is funding.
As the 1:1 Program comes to a close after its three-year pilot concludes this spring, Davis educators are looking to incorporate a cheaper model: Elementary schools will be able to participate in 1:1 digital computing by purchasing technology with grants, fundraising and Utah Trust Lands money. Secondary schools will be working towards BYOD (Bring Your Own Device).
Peter Cannon, a Davis school board member, said he was pleased with the results of the 1:1 Program. He said the initiative jump-started digital learning.
"The challenge is if we wait until we can afford a digital device for each student, we won't be there until the next century," Cannon said. "This is a pilot program for Davis School District [because] we wanted to see how we would manage it."
"We've gotten such a good result," Cannon said, "and that's the direction we need to go."
Educators learn about digital classrooms
On Feb. 6, thousands of educators, students, and schools across the country, including Utah, will celebrate Digital Learning Day, an initiative created by Alliance for Excellence in Education to help teachers share innovative uses of classroom technology.
A recent report by the National Association of State Boards of Education suggests that many educators are not yet comfortable with integrating digital tools in the classroom. The report examines the extent to which many teachers, principals, curriculum specialists, and support staff lack a basic knowledge of technology to make the most of it in classrooms. Lots of barriers exist to closing this technology gap, including one that's generationalthe average age of principals is around 50, the report's authors say, so "it will be some years before a large portion of school leaders are digital natives."


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Mustache man Daniel Craig and his girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell go in for a meeting an office building in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon (September 2).
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A Broadway insider also tells Page Six, "Security and secrecy around the show are so tight that Jackman and Craig are rehearsing at a secret location outside the city."
Jackman and Craig's play A Steady Rain starts previews on Sept. 10, has an official opening set for Sept. 29 and is scheduled to run through Dec. 6.
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Before the Civil War, Holly Springs was booming, but when the Chatham Railroad was constructed through nearby Apex, it seemed that prosperity had passed by Holly Springs, North Carolina. Turn-of-the-century entrepreneur George Benton Alford relocated his mercantile business to Holly Springs and did his best to attract other business investors to the area, bringing prosperity back to the town in the early 1900s. But following WWI and the Great Depression, Holly Springs was little more than a ghost town.
Holly Springs began to make a comeback in the 1960s, when streetlights and a public water system were installed. The mid-1980s saw the arrival of textile manufacture, and with it, higher tax revenues that were invested in expanding the town's infrastructure, thus attracting further development.
Today's Holly Springs is a far cry from its former self. Over the last two decades, the town's population has grown 25-fold, and there are now more than 31,000 people residing in this once-sleepy little burg. A revitalized downtown, centered around the Town Hall constructed in 2003, has become a focal point, as well as a local shopping destination.
Residents of Holly Springs appreciate the abundance of family-oriented activities, the small-town charm and friendliness, the reasonable land prices, and the close proximity to the urban centers of the Research Triangle Park area. The media has taken note of Holly Springs' allure, as well. The town consistently makes appearances on national publications' lists of the best places in North Carolina to live, to retire, and to raise children.
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NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, Fox and others sued Aereo, a subscription service that went live in New York last year and is expanding to other markets. The suit claimed that the upstart, backed by media mogul Barry Diller, had failed to acquire licenses from the networks who deliver their broadcasts over the air.
Aereo's technological setup, the court found, basically allows it to do what cable companies could not: retransmit broadcast airwaves without paying licensing fees. In short, the Aereo service is as legal as somebody putting an antenna on top of their house to capture broadcast signals. The court said Aereo "provides the functionality of three devices: a standard TV antenna, a DVR, and a Slingbox" device.


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A 15-year-old incoming freshman student slated to attend Ozen High School is facing possible felony assault charges for punching the West Brook High School cheerleading coach in the face on Aug. 4, according to records from the Beaumont Independent School District Police Department.
The incident occurred inside West Brook's boys' gymnasium while a number of student groups, including the cheerleading squad being led by Cara Robinson, were practicing for an upcoming pep-rally.
The student, who was identified as Paul Singleton Jr. by several other students in the gym, was bouncing a ball and running in and out of the lines formed by the cheerleaders as they practiced. Fearing one of the girls would be injured during their routine, she said, Robinson told him to stop.
"There were two groups in the gym that day that had adults with them," Robinson told The Examiner. "We did, obviously, and the ROTC did. There was also a group of about 20 kids out there without any supervision like they were supposed to have, and he came walking up the court dribbling a tennis ball and running in and out of the girls.
"They were in formation and he started weaving in and out of the girls like they were basketball cones or something, and then he started shooting baskets. So I walked over to him and asked him if he had lost his mind. He just looked at me and said, 'What, what?' I told him that he could not run in and out of the girls like that and to go sit in the stands. He was like, 'Oh sorry, my bad' and I said, 'You are not stupid; you knew what you were doing. You need to go up there and sit in the stands.' So he went in that direction and when he made it to the steps he turned around and I guess decided he was going to do it anyway and he went back onto the court and started shooting baskets again with the tennis ball. I walked over there to him and asked him to tell me the name of his coach and if I needed to get a coach to get him to do what I had asked."
Robinson, who was holding her 5-month-old son at the time, said Singleton became aggressive toward her and replied, "I don't even go to this school."
She said Singleton lunged toward her and that is when she pushed him away in order to protect herself and her son. She said Singleton then bumped into the railing separating the gym floor from the bleacher area. and that is when he swung at her.
"He didn't even get the words out, 'Don't touch me,' before he was hitting me," she said. "He hit me twice and I just stood there and looked at him like he was crazy. After that it was sort of a blur."
She remembers several boys from the bleachers trying to assist her and that Singleton left the gym. Robinson said she tried to call the front office on her cell phone but the lines were down because of construction at the school, so the ROTC teacher went to find help. A short time later an officer arrived and began taking information before Robinson went to the hospital to be checked out.
"They did a CAT scan and checked everything," Robinson said.
She said a BISD police officer asked her to identify the student and then she went home.
Singleton's father, Paul Singleton Sr., told The Examiner that he was aware of the situation involving his son and that he had been contacted by the police. He said he was surprised because he said his son is not violent. He said he can only go by what his son has told him about the incident, but it was his understanding that Robinson had grabbed his son by his shirt.
"She told him to go sit in the bleachers, I believe, and he came back down and started playing ball again," Singleton Sr. said. "She came up and grabbed him by his shirt and said, 'Didn't I tell you to get off the floor?' He said she was in his face and was talking loud and that he said, 'Get out of my face and leave me alone. OK, I heard you.' That's when she grabbed him, jerked him and pushed him and when he was trying to get away she didn't let his shirt go and that is when he said he pushed her. I don't know what really happened."
Singleton Sr. said he took several names of his son's friends so that he could contact them and get their versions of the story.Singleton Sr. said he wanted to see the video of the incident to find out if it showed Robinson pushing his son.
"He told me that she had a baby and that she pushed him and grabbed his shirt and he was trying to get loose and she didn't let him go, so he pushed her or hit her or whatever," he said. "I told him whatever happened will come out with the truth."
When told that Robinson was afraid the younger Singleton would injure her or her son, Singleton Sr. replied, "It was wrong for her putting her hands on him. Somebody probably told her to say that she was afraid."
He did confirm that his son was in a behavioral class at Vincent Middle School but denied that he had ever been in trouble for violence or fighting.
"That is like hyper, getting out of line and joking and playing. That is him," he said of his son. "No, no, no violence like fighting on the streets or at school, no. That is why I kept saying, 'My son hit somebody?' I just couldn't believe that."
Since the Texas Penal Code classifies teachers as public servants, what might be a simple assault is enhanced to a felony, according to the Texas Classroom Teachers Association.
Attorney Lonnie Hollingsworth, TCTA's director of legal services, said that just because teachers don't wear a uniform doesn't mean they aren't public servants."They are considered public servants, so if you harm a public servant by an illegal act, then it is a third-degree felony," Hollingsworth said. "It used to be spelled out of the penal code but they rewrote it several years ago and it is listed in the definitions. But clearly they are a public servant and have always been."
Hollingsworth said that while there is a lot of information available when a teacher hits a student, the opposite isn't as widely reported.
"It happens frequently," he said. "Remember you are dealing with student disciplinary records, and those are usually confidential. It can be prosecuted as a third-degree felony, but it is a bit of a problem because that is a serious charge and a lot of times the district attorney doesn't want to pursue that charge, and they go with a misdemeanor."
Hollingsworth said teachers who are assaulted are also entitled to take medical leave that does not count against them and provides them with full pay. He said the provision was written into the law several years ago as a protection for teachers.
"It is better than workers comp," he said. "In fact, the statute allows for up to two years for assault leave."
Despite an untrue rumor that BISD Superintendent Carrol Thomas had offered her $40,000 to keep the assault quiet, Robinson said she has not received anything from BISD. She said West Brook assistant principal Nancy Flores sent her an e-mail over the weekend and that she had spoken with David Harris, BISD assistant superintendent for secondary education, but she said he didn't provide her with any information about taking assault leave.
"I went there yesterday (Monday) and had a conversation with Mr. Harris and asked him what I was supposed to do now, and he asked what I was talking about," Robinson said. "I said that I knew the first step was to file a police report but I wanted to know what to do now, and he said, 'That's it.' So I asked what the responsibility of the district was, and he said, 'Nothing.'"
BISD Police Sgt. Aqua Delco said the officer who took the report had not finished his paperwork, but charges would be filed with the district attorney's office soon. She said the department had not yet spoken to all of the witnesses.
"It is listed as an assault with bodily injury," Delco said. "We have pulled the video to be submitted with the case, and we are investigating it and trying to get witness statements. Obviously, the video shows there was an incident. We've got the before and everything that happened and a little bit after it happened."We will forward everything to the DA and let them take it from there."
Delco said that several BISD police officers were familiar with Singleton Jr. and had spoken with him in the past.
Another source said that Singleton Jr. had transferred from Odom Middle School to Vincent Middle School in order to participate in the behavioral program referred to by his father.
West Brook Principal Bill Daniels said he has been in contact with district officials and has confirmed the student was an incoming freshman at Ozen High School. He said BISD has an open gym policy during the summer that allows students from any campus to participate at facilities throughout the district.
"I can confirm that he was not enrolled at West Brook High School," Daniels said. "As soon as we heard about what was going on, we contacted the police department and they already had someone on the way."
Daniels said several students and faculty who witnessed the incident provided the school with information that was later passed on to the district's police department.At press time, Singleton had not been arrested and because he is a juvenile, much of the information about the case will be kept confidential.


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March 22, 2013
Cheetahs' inside centre Robert Ebersohn will face "older" brother Sias for the first time © Getty Images
They've battled it out in the backyard, and now Sias and Robert Ebersohn will lock horns on the Super Rugby stage when the Western Force host the Cheetahs on Saturday night.
Sias spent three seasons with his twin brother Robert at the Cheetahs, before making the tough decision to switch to the Force to gain more playing opportunities.
The talented five-eighth has made a bright start to his career in Perth, performing strongly in recent matches against the Bulls and Reds to cement his place as the side's preferred No.10.
Robert, who plays at inside centre for the Cheetahs, says he misses his brother, but understands his reasons for leaving.
The pair, who lived together for 22 years, are bracing themselves for their first professional match against each other.
But they've already had plenty of unofficial contests while growing up together on a small farm just outside of Bloemfontein.
"We started at the age of six or seven," Robert said on Friday.
"We used to have the toughest battles in the backyard. It was just the two of us kicking, playing mostly grubbers and chippies - just messing around. That's where it all started."
And as for who won those backyard battles? "It's a Test match that's still continuing."
Sias boasts he is the older of the pair, having arrived about 30 seconds before Robert. And when it comes to skills, Sias also comes out on top.
But Robert is said to have the better tactical nous, and his lack of flair compared to Sias meant he has developed a superior work ethic.
"I think Sias is definitely the more natural talent," Robert said. "It comes easy for him. For me, I've got to work harder."
Both sides enter the match full of confidence. The Cheetahs are on a two-game winning streak after posting road victories over the New South Wales Waratahs and Highlanders, while the Force notched one of the upsets of the season with last week's 19-12 triumph over the Reds in Brisbane.
The visitors will be without five-eighth Johan Goosen, who suffered a season-ending knee injury at training earlier this week.
Ironically, it was the Cheetahs' preference for Goosen at No.10 that convinced 24-year-old Sias to look for opportunities elsewhere.
"Sometimes in life, you're going to come to a crossroads. I'm happy with the decision," Sias said.
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BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai AirAsia plane hit a bird Tuesday during a flight in Thailand, where the word for bird is "nok," sparking social media confusion over whether the aircraft had collided with a plane from budget carrier Nok Air.
Within hours of the collision, Nok Air went to Twitter to set the story straight: "We would like to clarify that Nok Air did not clip another aircraft today." The tweet added that the other aircraft had hit a real bird.
The Airbus A320-200, carrying 151 passengers from Bangkok to southern Nakhon Si Thammarat, landed safely Wednesday morning but the impact left "a scratch" on the edge of the left wing, Thai AirAsia said in a statement.
The airline's chief engineer, Banyat Hansakul, described the damage as a small hole in the wing.
Engineers inspected and repaired the wing before the aircraft returned to Bangkok after a three-hour delay, the airline said.


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Waking up hungover on Jan. 1 isn't a stellar way to start the New Year, but neither is discovering that you didn't even put a dent in all that champagne you bought in a pre-party frenzy. Unless you want to be drinking bubbly with every meal from now until Valentine's Day, you need to send out some invites, pop some bottles and get down to business.
Whether you're pre-partying at your place before heading out to dinner or brunching with bubbly the next day, four local mixologists have assembled a few recipes to help you welcome 2013 in style.
Even if you've never made anything that doesn't end in "-tini," you can still mix up a few quick and easy cocktails for party guests on New Year's--and anyone that may wake up on your floor the next morning.
MIKE RYAN of Sable Kitchen and Bar recommends ...
On a Pale Horse
An apocalyptic party-starter
1 ounce London dry gin such as Beefeater or Tanqueray
1/4 ounce Luxardo maraschino liqueur
1/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 bottle dry sparkling wine
Brandied cherries
Shake gin, maraschino liqueur and lemon juice and strain them into a champagne flute. Top it off with a dry sparkling wine and toss in a brandied cherry.
From the Ashes
To dispel the fog of excess
1 ounce grapefruit juice
1/2 ounce honey
1 bottle sparkling wine
3-7 dashes absinthe, depending on your taste
Pour grapefruit juice, honey and absinthe straight into a flute and fill the rest of the way with sparkling wine. Sip slowly until vigor is restored.
JAY SCHROEDER of Red Door recommends ...
Ring in the New Year with cognac and bubbles
1 ounce Landy VS cognac
1/2 ounce apricot liqueur
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 dash absinthe
1/4 ounce simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water, boiled)
1 bottle sparkling wine
Lemon zest
Shake cognac, absinthe, lemon juice, simple syrup and apricot liqueur and double-strain into a champagne flute. Top off with sparkling wine and some lemon zest.
Real Talk Redux
A classic hangover cure, geared towards refreshment
1 ounce Martin Miller's gin
1/4 ounce Aperol
1 dash absinthe
2 ounces fresh grapefruit juice
1 bottle sparkling wine
Sprig of thyme
Combine gin, Aperol, absinthe and juice in a flute, top with the sparkling wine and garnish with thyme.
The time and craftsmanship these libations require mean they aren't for the faint of heart (or the under- stocked of liquor cabinet supplies). If you have the time and the means, though, they'll show your guests a night they won't soon forget. Unless they do--but then, what are morning-after drinks for?
BENJAMIN NEWBY, formerly of Drumbar recommends ...
Black Bubbles
Sexy, sweet and special
1 ounce tangerine and berry puree
1/2 ounce Hennessy Black cognac
Bottle of sparkling wine
To make puree, blend 2 raspberries, 1 teaspoon water and 1/2 teaspoon sugar with a peeled tangerine in a blender, then strain the puree to get rid of the pulp. Shake with Hennessy Black and strain into a flute, then stick in a cocktail straw. Top off with Chandon and remove the straw before serving. (Newby's tip: The straw will prevent the cock- tail from overflowing with fizz).
Bubble de Chandon
Full of Mother Nature's best remedies
1 ounce honey syrup
1 ounce ginger beer
1 bottle of Chandon sparkling wine
To make honey syrup, melt honey in an equivalent amount of hot water and let it cool. Pour directly into a flute with ginger beer, top off with sparkling wine and enjoy with a ripe banana to boost your potassium.
MICHAEL SIMON of Carriage House recommends ...
Green with Envy
Make sure to take pictures so you can piece together the evening
1 ounce freshly juiced pineapple juice (Simon's tip: Don't slack!)
1 ounce green chartreuse
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
1 bottle blanc de blanc champagne
Shake chartreuse and fruit juices and double-strain into a glass, then top with blanc de blancs champagne.
Blue Steel Bellini
In whatever vessel you fancy
1 ounce tea-infused St. Germain elderflower liqueur (see below)
1 ounce fresh orange juice
1 ounce The Bitter Truth apricot liqueur
5 shakes orange bitters
Bottle of champagne with pinot meunier or pinot noir flavors
To make tea-infused St. Germain, pour an entire bottle of St. Germain elderflower liqueur into a saucepan and heat on your stovetop's lowest temperature. Mix in 3 tablespoons of Rare Tea Cellar's Georgia peach rooibos tea and slowly stir, simmering for 20 minutes. Steep for another 45 minutes, then strain. Shake St. Germain, orange juice, apricot liqueur and bitters and strain into a glass. Top with champagne.


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An online journal of case reports edited by gastroenterology hepatology fellows
Debdeep Banerjee, MD, Abhilash Perisetti, MD, Saikiran Raghavapuram, MD, Nayana George, MD, and Benjamin Tharian, MD
Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FLHospital Medicine Division, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TXDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, ARDepartment of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
2018;5:e50. http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2018.50. Published online: June 20, 2018.
A 61-year-old woman underwent orthotopic liver transplant, with intraoperative plastic biliary stent placement, for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis–related cirrhosis. When she presented a month later for the stent removal, the stent was noted to have migrated proximally into the donor bile duct on x-ray and computed tomography imaging (Figure 1). Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with multiple extraction techniques failed to retrieve the stent. A single-operator digital cholangioscope (SpyGlass, Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Massachusetts) was used to identify the stent in the donor bile duct (Figure 2), which was then successfully extracted with the help of mini biopsy forceps (SpyBite, Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Massachusetts; Figure 3 and Video 1).
Liver transplantation can be life-saving for patients with a variety of conditions, including but not limited to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Intraoperative biliary stent placement decreases the risk of anastomotic biliary strictures. 1 These stents are usually taken out within a month after the transplant. Stent migration occurs in 5% of cases, with distal migration more commonly reported. 2 Proximal migration into the donor biliary duct is relatively rare.
In this case, we demonstrate that a cholangioscope can be successfully used for difficult cases of proximally migrated biliary stents in transplant patients. The SpyBite forceps that was used to retrieve the stent is 270 cm long with an outer diameter of 1 mm, designed to easily fit the working channel of the cholangioscope. This also allows for a 4.1-mm jaw opening at 55° for tissue acquisition. The use of cholangioscopy to retrieve a foreign body is not novel, and it has been used previously to remove challenging impacted/migrated foreign bodies in the pancreaticobiliary system. 3 – 5 This case describes the retrieval of a migrated surgical biliary stent using a cholangioscope and mini biopsy forceps.
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ARLINGTON, TX - AUGUST 30: A Florida State Seminoles cheerleader runs a flag on the field before a game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at ATT Stadium on August 30, 2014 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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kept their record-setting bowl streak alive last year and defeated Southern Mississippi in the Independence Bowl.
It wasn't the bowl any FSU football fan would have projected them to be playing in prior to the season. However, injuries and a tough schedule couple with coaching staff with one foot out the door took its toll.
Preseason projections are not as high on the Noles with a new coaching staff and uncertainties at the quarterback position.
We noted above that undifferentiated ES cells express STELLAR and DAZL in the majority of cells in a given colony. Given that, in vivo , DAZL has only been shown to function in germ cell formation and/or maintenance, we sought to determine whether germ cell differentiation could be achieved with embryoid body (EB) formation in vitro . Under differentiation conditions, genes expressed exclusively or predominantly in pluripotent cell types are expected to decrease whereas markers of the somatic lineages are expected to increase as cells of the somatic lineages differentiate. Indeed, that was the case; the markers, OCT4 , STELLAR , NANOG and GDF3 decreased with differentiation, whereas NCAM1 , AFP and KDR increased (Fig. 5 ). Unexpectedly, however, by day 14 of differentiation, expression of both the NANOS1 and DAZL genes decreased dramatically as well. Conversely, there was a sharp increase in expression of the later germ cell lineage markers including the gonocyte marker VASA , the meiotic marker, SCP1 , and postmeiotic markers, GDF9 and TEKT1 as EB differentiation progressed (Fig. 5 ). These results largely parallel those of mice ( 15 – 17 ). However, in contrast to studies in mice, we observed that human germ cells differentiated in vitro expressed both the male and female genetic programs regardless of whether they were karyotypically XX or XY (Fig. 5 ). Expression of both GDF9 (an oocyte specific gene) and TEKT1 (a spermatid specific gene) was noted with differentiation of all human ES lines.
Since transcriptional profiles indicated that VASA-positive putative germ cells formed with ES cell differentiation, we sought evidence that proteins diagnostic of germ cells might also be expressed in EBs. At days 14 and 21 of culture, EBs were sectioned and stained for the VASA, STELLAR and DAZL proteins via immunohistochemistry. We observed that VASA positive cells were most frequently observed in clusters, at the edges of EBs and throughout small sections of EBs (Fig. 6 A and B). We noted that not all cells in a given EB were positive for VASA, a finding consistent with our expectation that somatic cell differentiation was occurring in parallel. We observed that STELLAR-positive cells were more frequent than VASA-positive cells, and were located throughout the EBs, in clusters within EBs, and especially in cells lining the edges of EBs (Fig. 6 E–G). As was noted for VASA-positive cells, not every EB section contained STELLAR-positive cells. Finally, examination of the localization of DAZL protein in EBs revealed that DAZL-positive cells were found in more EBs than either STELLAR- or VASA-positive cells (Fig. 6 H–J). However, when adjacent sections were stained for STELLAR and DAZL, most often cells within the same region of the EB stained for both proteins (for example, compare Fig. 6 F and I). Furthermore like STELLAR, DAZL-positive cells were more likely to be found evenly dispersed throughout EBs composed of loosely packed cells (Fig. 6 I and J). Cell numbers positive for DAZL, STELLAR and VASA were tallied for adjacent sections of the same EB and confirmed visual impressions of immunohistochemistry (Fig. 7 ). Given these tallies, clearly the fate of all cells that are positive for DAZL and STELLAR on day 0 of differentiation is not to differentiate to VASA-positive cells by days 14 or 21.
Drew Desilver, "U.S. Trails Most Developed Countries in Voter Turnout," Pew Research Center, May 15, 2017,
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123 Adam Taylor, "American Voter Turnout Is Still Lower Than Most Other Wealthy Nations," Washington Post, November 10, 2016, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/11/10/even-in-a-historic-election-americans-dont-vote-as-much-as-those-from-other-nations/?utm_term=.4e95563e87fe .
124 Ibid.; Sean McElwee, "The Income Gap at the Polls," Politico, January 7, 2015, https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/01/income-gap-at-the-polls-113997 .
Michael D. Regan, "Why Is Voter Turnout So Low in the U.S.?,"
November 6, 2016,
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126 "Voter Turnout Database," International IDEA, accessed May 15, 2017, https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/voter-turnout .
127 Abdurashid Solijonov, "Voter Turnout Trends Around the World," International IDEA, 2016, https://www.agora-parl.org/sites/default/files/voter-turnout-trends-around-the-world_0.pdf , 27.
128 Ibid.
129 Ibid.
130 Nadia Fiorino, Nicola Pontarollo, and Roberto Ricciuti, "Voter Turnout in European Parliament Elections: A Spatial Analysis," Editorial Express, 2016, https://editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conference/download.cgi?db_name=SIEP2016paper_id=29 ; and "Turnout in European Elections," European Parliamentary Research Service, March 7, 2014, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/bibliotheque/briefing/2014/140739/LDM_BRI(2014)140739_REV1_EN.pdf .
131 Bertelsmann Stiftung, "The Social Divide in Voter Turnout," https://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/our-projects/demokratiemonitor/project-topics/divided-democracy-the-social-divide-in-voter-turnout/ .
Ruth Patrick, "How Poverty Makes People Less Likely to Vote,"
, May 16, 2017,
; and Matthew Flinders, "Low Voter Turnout Is Clearly a Problem, but a Much Greater Worry Is the Growing Inequality of That Turnout,"
British Politics and Policy
(blog), London School of Economics and Political Science, March 13, 2014,
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133 Patrick Kingsley, "As West Fears the Rise of Autocrats, Hungary Shows What's Possible," New York Times , February 10, 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/world/europe/hungary-orban-democracy-far-right.html .


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Down 4-1 going in the bottom of the second in game one, ETSU began its six-run rally with a single to shortstop by Jessica Lonsinger (Dale City, Va.), who was replaced on the base paths by pinch runner Kate Powell (Johnson City, Tenn.). Freshman Cat Zyskowski (
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Furman threatened in the top of the sixth, capitalizing on a two-out error by Vercoe which lead to a bases loaded walk by ETSU hurler Brittney Lehrschall (Leland, N.C.). The Paladins picked up a second run on the inning when Abby Robertson hit a single to third, scoring teammate Stephanie Cushing.
The Lady Bucs would hold off the Furman rally, tallying their first win of the season. Lehrschall earned win for ETSU, while teammate Courtney Jenkins (
The Paladins returned the favor in game two, beginning a two-run homerun by Megan Jaudon in the top of the first. Up 3-1 in the penultimate inning, Robertson led off with a single to center, followed by a bunt single by Danielle Franklin. Blake Murray would then reach on a fielder's choice, which led to a bad throw by Vercoe, who was on the mound in game two, allowing Robertson to score the frame's first run.
A Jess Mathis double would net two more runs for the Paladins, who continued to extend their lead, scoring again on the double steal that plated Mathis. Amber Kiser would score the final run of the inning to make the score 8-1.
ETSU collected four hits in the bottom of the sixth, but could only manage one run, falling to 1-1 on the season. The Paladins picked up their first win the battle, improving to 1-3 for the year.
Knight once again paced the Lady Bucs with a pair of hits, while Lehrschall also added two base knocks. Vercoe picked up the loss in six innings of work, while Mathis earned the win for the Paladins. Furman out-hit ETSU 13-8 for the second game, and committed just a single error to ETSU's three.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Super middleweight champion Andre Ward will defend his WBC and WBA belts against former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik on Jan. 26 at the Galen Center in downtown Los Angeles.
Ward's promoter, Dan Goossen, announced the bout Tuesday.
Ward (26-0, 14 KOs) is among the world's top handful of pound-for-pound fighters, with a perfect career since winning a gold medal at the Athens Olympics. The fighter from Oakland, Calif., will make his sixth title defense against Pavlik after stopping light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson in September.
Pavlik (40-2, 34 KOs) has revitalized his career with four straight victories since losing his two middleweight titles to Sergio Martinez in April 2010.
Pavlik endured long ring layoffs in recent years while struggling with substance abuse and upheaval in his camp.


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One of the first mistakes new leaders make is to hold back on communication. Usually, this reluctance comes from fear, and it often breaks down into two (bad!) leadership styles:
Leaders who are concerned about losing control often overcompensate by micromanaging and being overly focused on tasks and results. They dole out stingy bits of information on a need-to-know basis, even though their people definitely need to know!


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The announcement last week that Dow AgroSciences was granted the world's first regulatory approval for a plant-made vaccine marks another step toward the commercialization, and legitimizing, of a technology that holds much promise for new ways of treating a myriad of human and animal diseases.
And it may allow the production of more effective medicines at a lower cost than present methods that are based on expensive animal component research/manufacturing systems. Down the road, researchers envision plant-derived human vaccines that wouldn't require refrigerated storage, would have few side effects, and could be given in pill, inhalant, or patch form — no more needles!
Dow's Concert Plant-Cell-Produced System, developed in an amazingly short five years, represents a new category of plant-made vaccines that are expected to be both safe and effective for horses, dogs/cats, poultry, swine, and cattle.
Conventional vaccine production, using animal components, entails the risk of contamination by bacteria and other pathogens. The Dow process instead inserts a protein from a virus or bacteria into a plant cell and reproduces it in a bioreactor. And because it uses a specific protein, animals don't have the temporary infections that can result with conventional vaccines.
Because the process uses only plant cells instead of whole plants, and the process takes place in a contained environment, there is no possibility of pollen cross-contamination, which has been one of the bugaboos of those who oppose genetically modified crops.
While Dow has won the race to win regulatory approval for the first plant-made vaccine, the surface is only scratched of projects under way worldwide to develop not only pharmaceuticals, but a host of industrial chemicals and products using crops and plants modified to a specific purpose.
Field trials are in progress to "grow" vaccines for the HIV/AIDS complex, rabies, and other diseases. Some could be incorporated into foods — eat a banana and gain immunity to a disease.
There are about 600,000 new cases of cancer each year in the United States alone. More than 3 million people die annually from preventable diseases such as tuberculosis and diphtheria. HIV/AIDS afflicts millions worldwide. Heart disease and arthritis affect hundreds of thousands of others. Diarrheal diseases are a major killer of children in developing countries. Too often, there is not money enough or sufficient manufacturing capacity to produce enough vaccines for even the most preventable diseases. Plant-based vaccines and medicines could, over time, save millions.
Beyond the human/animal medical arena, scientists are using genetically engineered plants to produce a broad spectrum of chemicals used in manufacturing of plastics, paper, detergents, and other industrial products.
Pioneer is field testing corn with a gene for drought tolerance and Monsanto has tests under way for corn and cotton that are drought tolerant. As competition increases for water and it becomes more expensive, both from a resource and a pumping/distribution standpoint, crops that can thrive with less moisture will have an advantage.
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Because the PMOS device behaves as a low-value resistor, the dropout voltage is very low (typically 260 mV at an output current of 750 mA for the TPS77x33) and is directly proportional to the output current. Additionally, since the PMOS pass element is a voltage-driven device, the quiescent current is very low and independent of output loading (typically 85 µA over the full range of output current, 0 mA to 750 mA). These two key specifications yield a significant improvement in operating life for battery-powered systems. This LDO family also features a sleep mode; applying a TTL high signal to EN\ (enable) shuts down the regulator, reducing the quiescent current to 1 µA at TJ = 25°C.
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Thiago Silva Suspended Six Months for Positive Marijuana Test Following 'UFC Macao'; Win Overturned to No-Contest
(Huh. I always figured Thiago was more of a PCP guy. / Photo via Sherdog)
For a brief moment, Thiago Silva's submission of Stanislav Nedkov at UFC on FUEL: Franklin vs. Le looked like a redemptive moment. The Brazilian light-heavyweight had his back against the wall thanks to a one-year suspension for trying to cheat a drug test, followed by a unanimous deicison loss to Alexander Gustafsson. Beating the undefeated Nedkov meant that Silva was finally heading in the right direction.
Well screw all that, because the dude just threw his own career under the bus again. The UFC released the following statement this evening:
"Thiago Silva tested positive for marijuana metabolites following his bout at UFC on FUEL TV in Macau. The UFC organization has a strict, consistent policy against the use of any illegal and/or performance-enhancing drugs, stimulants or masking agents. Silva has admitted to taking the banned substance and has agreed to participate in an approved drug-rehabilitation program and serve a six-month suspension retroactive to the November 10 event. He must pass a drug test upon completion of the suspension before receiving clearance to fight again."Read More DIGG THIS


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In addition, the TLV711-D series of devices have pull-down resistors at the EN pins. This design helps in disabling the device when the signal-driving EN pins are in a weak, indeterminate state (for example, the GPIO of a processor that might be three-stated during startup). The pull-down resistor pulls the voltage to the EN pins down to 0V, thus disabling the device.
The TLV710 and TLV711 series are available in a 1.5mm × 1.5mm SON-6 package, and are ideal for handheld applications.


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Small-Cap ETFs Showing Signs Rally Is Endangered
Many small-cap ETFs have registered declines in the past five days in spite of a broader rally.
If investors believe that small-cap stocks and the corresponding ETFs are accurate gauges of risk appetite, then they might not like what some major small-cap ETFs have been saying in recent days.
Despite modest declines on Wednesday, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX), Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI), and the Nasdaq Composite (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) are still in the green over the past five days. The same cannot be said of myriad small-cap ETFs, including two of the group's marquee constituents.
Factoring in Wednesday's losses, the iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (NYSEARCA:IWM) and the Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) are each off about 0.25% in the past five days. IWM has been turned back at the psychologically important $90 level while VB looks like it is in danger of falling below $85.
In the case of VB, a fund where high-beta sectors such as financial services and technology combine for 40% of the ETF's weight, a drop below $84.20 could send the ETF back to the $81 area to fill in a gap up that was made early this year.
IWM's chart is nearly identical. Regarding this ETF, a move below $88 probably takes it back to $85 to fill in an upward gap made earlier this year. Financial services and technology names combine for almost 37% of IWM's sector weight.
Interestingly, the phenomenon of small-cap vulnerability is not confined to US-focused ETFs. Factor in a small loss Wednesday and the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap (NYSEARCA:EWX) is also off 0.25% in the past week. That could be a sign of things to come with Taiwanese and Chinese small-caps as those countries combine for over 45% of EWX's weight.
A small loss on Wednesday means the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DGS) is down over the past week. In addition to an almost 23% allocation to Taiwan, DGS is also struggling because South Korean and Malaysia small-caps combine for 19% of the ETF's weight. South Korea and Malaysia are the only major Asian markets that are in the red in 2013.
While the ETF is up in the past week, one of the worst year-to-date small-cap offenders, international or otherwise, is the Market Vectors India Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:SCIF). That fund has plunged 5.5% since the start of the year.
Emerging markets small-cap ETFs, as is the case with their US counterparts, are often heavy on financial services names and other high-beta sectors such as consumer discretionary and materials.
One day might not make a trend. Perhaps five days does not, either, but it is clear some small-cap ETFs are showing signs of a looming pullback. The adventure among us can profit/hedge with short-term positions in the ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 (NYSEARCA:SRTY) or the Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:TZA). Both products are designed to deliver three times the daily inverse performance of the Russell 2000 Index.
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Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I have an 11-month-old female white German Shepherd dog who I do not plan to breed. I was told by the breeder to allow her to go through one initial heat cycle before neutering her, so that she could fully develop her bone structure, muscle, and size.
I am now hearing that my dog may pay the price by being prone to mammary tumors in the future. Who is correct?
Lili Duda, VMD, Section Editor of the OncoLink Veterinary Oncology Menu, responds:
Spaying is removal of the ovaries and uterus, or more recently in this country - and standard practice in European countries ? removal of just the ovaries. It is a very well-established fact that "spaying" a dog before the first, second, or third heats provides a significant decrease in the risk of developing mammary carcinoma later in life.
The risk reduction is greatest when performed before the first heat, and decreases gradually until there is no risk reduction if performed after the fourth heat. However, it should be noted that for dogs with breast cancer who have not been previously spayed, there may be a survival benefit to spaying at the time of surgery.
Many breeders recommend allowing a female dog to go through one heat cycle to allow for full maturation of body structure. While this makes intuitive sense, there is little empirical data published on this topic. Furthermore, there has been a recent trend to neuter (spaying females and castrating males) animals as young as 8 to 12 weeks of age in the animal shelter setting, in an attempt to alleviate pet overpopulation. There is a modest amount of data to suggest that this procedure is safe and relatively free of significant side effects later in life, but this is still a matter of significant controversy.


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UNH football up, hockey down in pollsBY ALLEN LESSELS
New Hampshire Union Leader
October 28. 2013 10:39PM
Three straight wins have the Wildcats surging in the football polls. But UNH is not in the top 20 of the latest hockey poll.
Fresh off a 31-13 trouncing of host Stony Brook, the Wildcats jumped four spots to No. 16 in the weekly Sports Network FCS Top 25 College Football Poll. In the FCS Coaches Poll, UNH is ranked No. 17, five spots higher than last week. UNH is 4-3 overall and 3-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association. UNH quarterback Sean Goldrich and Justin Mello hooked up for three touchdown passes, covering 15, 23 and 36 yards respectively.
North Dakota State (8-0) remains the top ranked team in both polls. UNH travels to Williamsburg, Va., to face William & Mary next Saturday. The Tribe are 5-3 and coming off a 17-7 win against James Madison. William & Mary does not appear in either poll.
The Maine Black Bears are 7-1 and ranked No. 10 in the Sports Network poll and No. 11 in the Coaches Poll.
In men's hockey, the Wildcats dropped a 4-2 decision Saturday to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and fell out of the top 20 weekly USCHO.com Division I men's poll. UNH stands at 1-3-1 on the season. UNH did receive 106 points from the pollsters, ranking them 21st overall, two points behind Minnesota-Duluth (3-2-1) with 108 points.
Providence (4-0-1) is ranked third overall behind No. 1 Minnesota (5-0-1) and No. 2 Notre Dame (5-1-0). Boston College (2-2-1) is ranked No. 8 and defending national champion Yale (1-1) is No. 11.
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Lebanon Airport subsidy slammedBy DOUG ALDEN
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 04. 2013 12:26AM
Lebanon Airport's 10,000-passenger milestone and the extra $850,000 in Federal Aviation Administration funds it will bring aren't being celebrated by everyone.
The airline that pushed the passenger total to 10,120 for the year 2012 is the beneficiary of a federal subsidy program that U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte has opposed.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the EAS program subsidizes commuter airlines that serve about 163 rural communities that otherwise would not receive any scheduled air service.
"With over $16 trillion in debt, it blows my mind that Washington is spending hundreds of millions on a national program that subsidizes plane tickets for a handful of passengers traveling short distances," Ayotte said Thursday. "This is why we need to produce a budget for the country, so we can go through spending line by line and eliminate wasteful programs."
Cape Air is the only commercial airline serving Lebanon, providing daily flights to Boston and Westchester County, N.Y. Under Essential Air Service, Cape Air receives a federal subsidy rate of $2.35 million - up to $46,536 per week.
Rick Dyment, manager of the Lebanon Airport, said without the subsidy, airlines would not be able to serve places like Lebanon and survive financially. And without Cape Air, Dyment said the Lebanon airport would lose 60 percent of its revenue.
It would also mean local travelers would face driving to airports in Manchester (76 miles), Burlington, Vt. (93 miles) or Boston (125 miles). "Essential Air Service is a critical benefit in my mind to airports such as ours," Dyment said.
Ayotte, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, said now is not the time to fund such programs. She voted to eliminate the EAS program in February 2011.
"I certainly appreciate Lebanon Airport, but I think the problem is if every member of Congress goes there and views their only job to bring home the bacon to their state and doesn't think about the overall national debt, it is one of the primary reasons we are $16 trillion in debt," she said. "Of course I'm going to fight for things for New Hampshire, but I always have to think about the country. New Hampshire can't be strong if our country is not strong, and so I look at every program on its merits."
Dyment has feared for the EAS program, and was relieved to see it survive at least another year. "Without the subsidy, there would be no airline," he said. "There were talks early last year about the possibility of losing it. Anything could change."
The EAS subsidy goes to the airlines. But by reaching 10,000 passengers, Lebanon qualifies for a huge increase in funding from the FAA's Airport Improvement Fund. Lebanon would receive about $150,000 if it served fewer than 10,000, but at 10,000 - a goal the airport set for the year - Lebanon is considered a primary airport that qualifies for $1 million.
The airport has a long-term plan to expand its longest runway to 6,200 feet. Currently, the longest is 5,500 feet. There is a great deal of prep work and planning before construction can begin, which Dyment hopes happens within two to three years.
Cape Air flies directly to Boston's Logan Airport and serves New York City through the Westchester County airport, where passengers are taken by vehicle to midtown Manhattan.
The airline lost eight consecutive days of its service to New York because of Hurricane Sandy, but made a last-minute push to help Lebanon reach the 10,000-passenger mark by slashing fares to as low as $12 each way to Boston and New York from Dec. 26-31.
"It was a good week because people had some flexibility," Cape Air spokesman Trish Lorino said. "We put it together Christmas Eve. We got a great response in such a short turnaround time."
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After a decade of teaching and another decade of parenting, I think that the bully apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Which is the problem. And makes the schools' job that much harder.
Yes, I'm saying that chances are good to great that the bully learned everything he knows from someone else -- most likely in his home environment.
(No, I'm not saying that your son who decides to punch his best friend is a bully and learned it from you. You'll tell him it's not okay and help him make better choices. I know that. That's different.)
Let me give you an example of what I mean. I had two kids in the hallway working on a big project -- they were in the hallway to spread out. Brandon, a quiet kid, came running in with a bloody nose, saying the other student, Bill, a student who always talked-back, punched him in the face. I could immediately tell from their stories, the evidence, and their behavior history that indeed Bill punched Brandon. I wrote Bill a referral and sent him to the principal's office.
Fast forward to when I was called to the principal's office . . . Bill's dad had made such a fuss that, not only did the referral get ripped up, I got a disciplinary note in my file for how I treated Bill. (??!!)
I wonder who taught Bill to bully.
Bullying might not be worse than when you were a child but it's not much better. Plus, it's more sophisticated than ever before thanks to technology.
Schools may be trying to prevent bullying but since bullying is still affecting millions of children, it isn't working.
I think part of that is because the requirement that you must have witnesses, which often you don't. Bullies are smart and crafty - not thugs on the corner who trip kids walking by.
Add that to the challenging task of a school trying to have more influence on a child's behavior than that of the child's family environment.
(And, it should be a parenting responsibility, not the schools'.)
It's a pretty daunting task!
On a positive note, the visibility of groups advocating for anti-bullying education and the resources for schools and families are greater than ever before.
So, parents, as we try to help our children learn to be kind and find strategies to deal with bullying, here are some of the best the anti-bullying resources that I've found:
For Preschool Children
1. Spookley the Square Pumpkin: ipad app, new animated movie, and lesson plans
2. How to Handle Preschool Bullies, Parenting.com
3. Hands Are Not for Hitting by Martine Agassi, Ph.D.
4. Bully Books on Embracing the Child
For Elementary School Children
1. Anti-Bullying Children's Books from Publisher's Weekly
2. Little Girls Can Be Mean by Michelle Anthony and Reyna Lindert
3. Dare! Tough! Weird! by Erin Frankel
4. The Bully Free Classroom by Allan L. Beane, Ph.D.
5. Activities for Building Character and Social-Emotional Learning by Katia S. Petersen, Ph.D.
6. Real Friends vs. the Other Kind by Annie Fox, M.Ed.
Teach your children kindness toward all people. Be involved in guiding your children to make good behavior choices. And, start monitoring their technology use from day one. No privacy until they're 18 is our rule.
Do you recommend other resources?
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HARRISBURG, PA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/05/13 -- Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but nearly one in five kids starts their day without it each morning. TownePlace Suites Harrisburg Hershey is teaming up with Kellogg's to help feed hungry kids with the Kellogg's Share Breakfast program.
Guests at this hotel near Gettysburg can contribute to Kellogg's goal of sharing one million breakfasts with kids in need with something as simple as a signature. Each morning at this hotel's complimentary continental breakfast, guests can sign a dedicated poster board. For every signature, Kellogg's will donate one breakfast.
This Harrisburg hotel, along with the entire TownePlace Suites brand, is aiming to collect 15,000 signatures from guests, staff and members of the community. And for those who share Kellogg's mission through social media, the company will donate money to Action for Healthy Kids to help increase participation in the national School Breakfast Program.
Complimentary breakfast for guests of this hotel near Harrisburg Airport is just one of the benefits of booking a suite at this extended-stay hotel. Suites are 25% larger than average, offering plenty of space for working and living. A full kitchen lets families create fast, easy and healthy meals, while an ample work space allows business guests to stay focused and then leave work at the "office" after the day is done.
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