brook lopez dominated twin brother robin with 32 points and nine rebounds as the brooklyn nets beat a weakened portland trail blazers on monday in the only game on the nba schedule . the trail blazers left lamarcus aldridge and others home for the game that was postponed by bad weather on january 26 and could n't stop brook lopez , who shot 15 for 25 from the field . by . rachel reilly . sarah thomas died at home because her symptoms were not taken seriously by paramedics . a dental nurse died after ` serious failings ' by paramedics called to her home , a coroner ruled today . sarah thomas , 30 , was found dead just six hours after ambulancemen told her she did n't need to go to hospital , despite being ` barely conscious ' . an inquest heard she would have survived if she had been taken to hospital - and been given simple injections . her father , kenneth thomas , told the hearing he was with her when she was examined by paramedics david glover and michael davies . ` sarah looked very distressed and could hardly speak - she was conscious but was not with it totally , ' he said . ` there was a discussion about hospitals , but the paramedics said : `` you are better off here sarah , this is the best place for you '' , ' he added . ` we were persuaded in their arguments that she was in the best place and she did not need to be sitting in an ambulance . we accepted the situation as it was . ' the . inquest heard the paramedics left sarah 's home in port talbot at 1.40 am . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- an environmentally-friendly surfboard has taken to the waves after five years in development . surf 's up : mark harris tries out the eden eco-surfboard . british profession surfer mark `` egor '' harris was one of the first to try the british-made board at fistral beach in cornwall , england , giving its performance and eco-credentials the thumbs up . `` it felt good and i can see these boards being popular with surfers . we spend a lot of time on the beach and in the sea and surfers have been campaigning to clean up the oceans for years . this board goes hand-in-hand with that philosophy , '' said harris . on 5 may 2007 . she was found dead in the bathroom at 7.30 am . the inquest in neath , south wales , heard sarah was battling the after-effects of a brain tumour when an ambulance was called . coroner philip rogers said there was conflicting evidence by the paramedics and sarah 's parents kenneth and madeline . he said : ` there were serious failings in the way in which the crew went about their assessment and recording her condition that night . ' these included an inappropriate . method used to assess respiratory rate , no attempt to listen to sarah 's . chest with a stethoscope and no assessment of her abdomen . ` the blood pressure is likely to have . been inaccurate and there was a failure to get details of the long-term . medication sarah was taking . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- our winter blues are about to turn pink ! this year 's national cherry blossom festival starts in washington on thursday . the annual event attracts more than a million people from across the country and abroad . the festival is starting on the first day of spring , as always , but peak bloom is predicted to be later this season because of the brutal winter in the d.c. area . `` we 're really excited to welcome spring with all this winter weather , '' said danielle davis , a festival spokeswoman . the national park service says peak bloom , the day when 70 % of the blossoms of the yoshino cherry trees around the tidal basin are open , is forecast to fall between april 8 and 12 . the average peak bloom date for the past 21 years has been march 31 . as one of the largest springtime festivals in the united states , the start of cherry blossom season may finally mean old man winter is retiring for the year . if you ca n't make a trip to the nation 's capital to see these delicate flowers , then you 're in luck , because we 've got a collection of beautiful blossom photos from previous years to share with you . -lrb- see the gallery in high resolution here . -rrb- . the surfboard has been in development in the south west of england for five years and is the culmination of a collaboration between the eden project gardens and biosphere and three local companies . chris hines , former sustainability director of the eden project and a lifelong surfer and committed environmentalist came up with the idea for the board when a balsa tree had to be taken down in the rainforest biome . guilty : the inquest found that paramedics were responsible for sarah 's death . ` if sarah had been taken to hospital . it was likely she would have received intravenous hydrocortisone . injections and fluids , and her death would not have occurred . ' deron williams added 24 points and 10 assists for the nets , who closed in on a play-off spot in the eastern conference by winning for the ninth time in 11 games . brooklyn nets center brook lopez -lrb- left -rrb- takes aim for the basket around his twin brother robin . brook lopez led the way for the nets scoring 32 points as his side close in on a play-off place . they are in seventh place in the standings , one game ahead of boston and two games up on miami and indiana . damian lillard scored 36 points for the trail blazers , who had won two in a row . meyers leonard had 17 points and 15 rebounds , while robin lopez had just eight points and seven boards . besides aldridge , portland was without forward nicolas batum and backup center chris kaman . ` but given the crew 's lack of knowledge and the rarity of sarah 's condition , this can not be labelled as gross failings . ' a welsh ambulance service spokesman said : ` we will be giving full and urgent consideration to the coroner 's narrative verdict to ensure that all opportunities are taken to continuously improve our service . ' `` i said , well , let 's make a completely sustainable surfboard , because i knew people who could laminate in hemp cloth and plant-based resin , so we went for it . it was a eureka moment : we thought , let 's really have a go , let 's really see what we can do , '' he told cnn . hines and the eden project team soon realized that balsa and hemp cloth were too heavy for commercially viable surfboards , but desire remained to produce a surfboard that reduces the reliance on petroleum chemicals and uses more sustainable materials . the eden team worked with local company homeblown to create a new type of foam core for the eco-board , 15 to 20 percent of which is made from plant derived material . another local cornish company , sustainable composites , developed a resin made almost entirely from linseed oil instead of oil-derived coatings , meaning over 50 percent of the final finished surfboards are made from renewable materials . completing the use of local companies , the boards are being manufactured by surfboard shapers , laminations . junior british surfing champion tassy swallow is set to compete at the international surfing association world junior championships in ecuador on a new eden surfboard . `` it 's a really good board , it worked really well , '' said swallow after her first outing on the board . `` it feels a lot more buoyant in the nose which makes it easier to catch waves . it will really catch on when people realize that it 's as good as a regular board . ''
brooklyn nets beat the portland trail blazers 106-96 in new york . brook lopez scored 32 points for the nets as they moved into seventh . trail blazers were without lamarcus aldridge and a number of others .
brook lopez dominated twin brother robin with 32 points and nine rebounds as the brooklyn nets beat a weakened portland trail blazers on monday in the only game on the nba schedule . the trail blazers left lamarcus aldridge and others home for the game that was postponed by bad weather on january 26 and could n't stop brook lopez , who shot 15 for 25 from the field . by . rachel reilly . sarah thomas died at home because her symptoms were not taken seriously by paramedics . a dental nurse died after ` serious failings ' by paramedics called to her home , a coroner ruled today . sarah thomas , 30 , was found dead just six hours after ambulancemen told her she did n't need to go to hospital , despite being ` barely conscious ' . an inquest heard she would have survived if she had been taken to hospital - and been given simple injections . her father , kenneth thomas , told the hearing he was with her when she was examined by paramedics david glover and michael davies . ` sarah looked very distressed and could hardly speak - she was conscious but was not with it totally , ' he said . ` there was a discussion about hospitals , but the paramedics said : `` you are better off here sarah , this is the best place for you '' , ' he added . ` we were persuaded in their arguments that she was we 've got a collection of beautiful blossom photos from previous years to share with you . -lrb- see the gallery in high resolution here . -rrb- . the surfboard has been in development in the south west of england for five years and is the culmination of a collaboration between the eden project gardens and biosphere and three local companies . chris hines , former sustainability director of the eden project and a lifelong surfer and committed environmentalist came up with the idea for the board when a balsa tree had to be taken down in the rainforest biome . guilty : the inquest found that paramedics were responsible for sarah 's death . ` if sarah had been taken to hospital . it was likely she would have received intravenous hydrocortisone . injections and fluids , and her death would not have occurred . ' deron williams added 24 points and 10 assists for the nets , who closed in on a play-off spot in the eastern conference by winning for the ninth time in 11 games . brooklyn nets center brook lopez -lrb- left -rrb- takes aim for the basket around his twin brother robin . brook lopez led the way for the nets scoring 32 points as his side close in on a play-off place . they are in seventh place in the standings , one game ahead of boston and two games up on miami and indiana . damian lillard scored 36 points for the trail blazers , who had won two in a row . meyers leonard had 17 points and 15 rebounds , while robin lopez had just eight points and seven boards . besides aldridge , portland was without forward nicolas batum and backup center chris kaman . ` but given the crew 's lack of knowledge and the rarity of sarah 's condition , this can not be labelled as gross failings . ' a welsh ambulance service spokesman said : ` we will be giving full and urgent consideration to the coroner 's narrative verdict to ensure that all opportunities are taken to continuously improve our service . ' `` i said , well , let 's make a completely sustainable surfboard , because i knew people who could laminate in hemp cloth and plant-based resin , so we went for it . it was a eureka moment : we thought , let 's really have a go , let 's really see what we can do , '' he told cnn . hines and the eden project team soon realized that balsa and hemp cloth were too heavy for commercially viable surfboards , but desire remained to produce a surfboard that reduces the reliance on petroleum chemicals and uses more sustainable materials . the eden team worked with local company homeblown to create a new type of foam core for the eco-board , 15 to 20 percent of which is made from plant derived material . another local cornish company , sustainable composites , developed a resin made almost entirely from linseed oil instead of oil-derived coatings , meaning over 50 percent of the final finished surfboards are made from renewable materials . completing the use of local companies , the boards are being manufactured by surfboard shapers , laminations . junior british surfing champion tassy swallow is set to compete at the international surfing association world junior championships in ecuador on a new eden surfboard . `` it 's a really good board , it worked really well , '' said swallow after her first outing on the board . `` it feels a lot more buoyant in the nose which makes it easier to catch waves . it will really catch on when people realize that it 's as good as a regular board . ''
brook lopez dominated twin brother robin with 32 points and nine rebounds as the brooklyn nets beat a weakened portland trail blazers on monday in the only game on the nba schedule . the trail blazers left lamarcus aldridge and others home for the game that was postponed by bad weather on january 26 and could n't stop brook lopez , who shot 15 for 25 from the field . by . rachel reilly . sarah thomas died at home because her symptoms were not taken seriously by paramedics . a dental nurse died after ` serious failings ' by paramedics called to her home , a coroner ruled today . sarah thomas , 30 , was found dead just six hours after ambulancemen told her she did in the best place and she did not need to be sitting in an ambulance . we accepted the situation as it was . ' the . inquest heard the paramedics left sarah 's home in port talbot at 1.40 am . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- an environmentally-friendly surfboard has taken to the waves after five years in development . surf 's up : mark harris tries out the eden eco-surfboard . british profession surfer mark `` egor '' harris was one of the first to try the british-made board at fistral beach in cornwall , england , giving its performance and eco-credentials the thumbs up . `` it felt good and i can see these boards being popular with surfers . we spend a lot of time rate , no attempt to listen to sarah 's . chest with a stethoscope and no assessment of her abdomen . ` the blood pressure is likely to have . been inaccurate and there was a failure to get details of the long-term . medication sarah was taking . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- our winter blues are about to turn pink ! this year 's national cherry blossom festival starts in washington on thursday . the annual event attracts more than a million people from across the country and abroad . the festival is starting on the first day of spring , as always , but peak bloom is predicted to be later this season because of the brutal winter in the d.c. area . `` we 're we 've got a collection of beautiful blossom photos from previous years to share with you . -lrb- see the gallery in high resolution here . -rrb- . the surfboard has been in development in the south west of england for five years and is the culmination of a collaboration between the eden project gardens and biosphere and three local companies . chris hines , former sustainability director of the eden project and a lifelong surfer and committed environmentalist came up with the idea for the board when a balsa tree had to be taken down in the rainforest biome . guilty : the inquest found that paramedics were responsible for sarah 's death . ` if sarah had been taken to hospital . it was likely she would have received intravenous hydrocortisone . injections and fluids , and her death would not have occurred . ' deron williams added 24 points and 10 assists for the nets , who closed in on a play-off spot in the eastern conference by winning for the ninth time in 11 games . brooklyn nets center brook lopez -lrb- left -rrb- takes aim for the basket around his twin brother robin . brook lopez led the way for the nets scoring 32 points as his side close in on a play-off place . they are in seventh place in the standings , one game ahead of boston and two games up on miami and indiana . damian lillard scored 36 points for the trail blazers , who had won two in a row . meyers leonard had 17 points and 15 rebounds , while robin lopez had just eight points and seven boards . besides aldridge , portland was without forward nicolas batum and backup center chris kaman . ` but given the crew 's lack of knowledge and the rarity of sarah 's condition , this can not be labelled as gross failings . ' a welsh ambulance service spokesman said : ` we will be giving full and urgent consideration to the coroner 's narrative verdict to ensure that all opportunities are taken to continuously improve our service . ' `` i said , well , let 's make a completely sustainable surfboard , because i knew people who could laminate in hemp cloth and plant-based resin , so we went for it . it was a eureka moment : we thought , let 's really have a go , let 's really see what we can do , '' he told cnn . hines and the eden project team soon realized that balsa and hemp cloth were too heavy for commercially viable surfboards , but desire remained to produce a surfboard that reduces the reliance on petroleum chemicals and uses more sustainable materials . the eden team worked with local company homeblown to create a new type of foam core for the eco-board , 15 to 20 percent of which is made from plant derived material . another local cornish company , sustainable composites , developed a resin made almost entirely from linseed oil instead of oil-derived coatings , meaning over 50 percent of the final finished surfboards are made from renewable materials . completing the use of local companies , the boards are being manufactured by surfboard shapers , laminations . junior british surfing champion tassy swallow is set to compete at the international surfing association world junior championships in ecuador on a new eden surfboard . `` it 's a really good board , it worked really well , '' said swallow after her first outing on the board . `` it feels a lot more buoyant in the nose which makes it easier to catch waves . it will really catch on when people realize that it 's as good as a regular board . ''
brook lopez dominated twin brother robin with 32 points as the brooklyn nets beat a weakened portland trail blazers on monday in the only game on the nba schedule. the trail blazers left lamarcus aldridge and others home for the game that postponed bad weather on january 26 and could n't stop brook lopez, shot 15 for 25 from. by. rachel reilly. sarah thomas died because her symptoms taken paramedics. a dental nurse died ` serious failings by paramedics called, a coroner ruled today sarah thomas, 30 was found just six ambulancemen told did n't despite ` barely an inquest heard she would survived taken - been simple injections. her father, kenneth thomas told the hearing with examined paramedics david glover ` sarah looked very distressed could hardly - conscious was with it totally, ' he. ` there a discussion hospitals, but the paramedics : you better here sarah, this '', ' he added ` we were persuaded in their arguments she in the best place and did sitting an ambulance. we accepted the situation. ' the. inquest heard the paramedics left sarah 's home port talbot at. -lrb- cnn -- an environmentally-friendly surfboard has taken after five years development. surf 's up : mark harris tries out the eden eco-surfboard. british profession surfer mark `` egor '' harris was one try the british-made board at fistral beach cornwall, england giving its performance and eco-credentials the thumbs. `` it felt and i can see these boards popular surfers. we spend the beach surfers have campaigning clean. this board goes hand that philosophy, '' said harris. on 5 may 2007. she found. the inquest in neath, south wales heard sarah was battling the after-effects an ambulance. coroner philip rogers said there conflicting evidence by the paramedics sarah 's parents kenneth and madeline. he said : ` there serious failings the crew went their assessment recording her condition that night. ' these included an inappropriate. method used assess respiratory rate, no attempt listen sarah 's. chest with no assessment her abdomen. ` the blood pressure likely have. been inaccurate there a failure get details. medication sarah was taking. -lrb- cnn -- our winter blues are about turn pink! this year 's national cherry blossom festival starts washington thursday. the annual event attracts abroad. the festival starting spring, as always peak bloom predicted later this season because the brutal winter in the d.c. area `` we 're really welcome spring with all this winter weather, '' danielle davis a festival spokeswoman. the national park service says peak bloom, the day 70 % of the yoshino cherry trees around the tidal basin open forecast fall between april 8 12 the average peak bloom date has march 31. as one the largest springtime festivals the united states, the start cherry blossom season may finally mean old man winter retiring for. if ca n't make a trip the nation 's capital these delicate flowers, 're in luck we a collection beautiful blossom photos previous years to -lrb- see the gallery in high resolution here. -rrb-. the surfboard has in development in the south west england the culmination the eden project gardens biosphere and three local companies. chris hines, former sustainability director the eden project a lifelong surfer committed environmentalist came the board when a balsa tree had taken the rainforest biome. guilty : the inquest found paramedics responsible sarah 's death. ` if sarah had taken hospital. it likely she received. injections and fluids, and her death would. ' deron williams added 24 points and the nets, who closed in the eastern conference by for brooklyn nets center brook lopez -lrb- left takes aim for the basket around his twin brother robin. brook lopez led the nets scoring 32 points as his side close in a play-off place. they in seventh place, one game boston up indiana damian lillard scored 36 points the trail blazers, two. meyers leonard had 17 points, robin lopez just eight points besides aldridge, portland was without forward nicolas batum backup center chris kaman ` but given the crew 's lack knowledge the rarity sarah 's condition, this can not labelled gross failings. ' a welsh ambulance service spokesman : ` we giving full and urgent consideration the coroner 's narrative verdict to ensure all opportunities continuously. ' `` i said, well, let 's make a completely sustainable surfboard, because i knew people could laminate in hemp cloth plant-based resin went for it : we thought, let 's really have, see '' he told cnn hines and the eden project team soon realized balsa and hemp cloth too heavy commercially viable surfboards, desire remained produce reduces the reliance petroleum chemicals uses the eden team worked local company homeblown foam core the eco-board, 15 to 20 percent plant derived material. another local cornish company, sustainable composites developed a resin made almost instead oil-derived coatings meaning over 50 percent the final finished surfboards renewable materials completing the use local companies, the boards being manufactured surfboard shapers, laminations. junior british surfing champion tassy swallow is set the international surfing association world junior championships ecuador a new eden surfboard. `` it 's a really good board, worked '' swallow after her first outing on. `` it feels a buoyant in the nose which catch waves. it will really catch when people realize 's as a regular board. ''
brook lopez dominated twin brother robin with 32 points and nine rebounds as the brooklyn nets beat a weakened portland trail blazers on monday in the only game on the nba schedule . the trail blazers left lamarcus aldridge and others home for the game that was postponed by bad weather on january 26 and could n't stop brook lopez , who shot 15 for 25 from the field . by . rachel reilly . sarah thomas died at home because her symptoms were not taken seriously by paramedics . a dental nurse died after ` serious failings ' by paramedics called to her home , a coroner ruled today . sarah thomas , 30 , was found dead just six hours after ambulancemen told her she did n't need to go to hospital , despite being ` barely conscious ' . an inquest heard she would have survived if she had been taken to hospital - and been given simple injections . her father , kenneth thomas , told the hearing he was with her when she was examined by paramedics david glover and michael davies . ` sarah looked very distressed and could hardly speak - she was conscious but was not with it totally , ' he said . ` there was a discussion about hospitals , but the paramedics said : `` you are better off here sarah , this is the best place for you '' , ' he added . ` we were persuaded in their arguments that she was we 've got a collection of beautiful blossom photos from previous years to share with you . -lrb- see the gallery in high resolution here . -rrb- . the surfboard has been in development in the south west of england for five years and is the culmination of a collaboration between the eden project gardens and biosphere and three local companies . chris hines , former sustainability director of the eden project and a lifelong surfer and committed environmentalist came up with the idea for the board when a balsa tree had to be taken down in the rainforest biome . guilty : the inquest found that paramedics were responsible for sarah 's death . ` if sarah had been taken to hospital . it was likely she would have received intravenous hydrocortisone . injections and fluids , and her death would not have occurred . ' deron williams added 24 points and 10 assists for the nets , who closed in on a play-off spot in the eastern conference by winning for the ninth time in 11 games . brooklyn nets center brook lopez -lrb- left -rrb- takes aim for the basket around his twin brother robin . brook lopez led the way for the nets scoring 32 points as his side close in on a play-off place . they are in seventh place in the standings , one game ahead of boston and two games up on miami and indiana . damian lillard scored 36 points for the trail blazers , who had won two in a row . meyers leonard had 17 points and 15 rebounds , while robin lopez had just eight points and seven boards . besides aldridge , portland was without forward nicolas batum and backup center chris kaman . ` but given the crew 's lack of knowledge and the rarity of sarah 's condition , this can not be labelled as gross failings . ' a welsh ambulance service spokesman said : ` we will be giving full and urgent consideration to the coroner 's narrative verdict to ensure that all opportunities are taken to continuously improve our service . ' `` i said , well , let 's make a completely sustainable surfboard , because i knew people who could laminate in hemp cloth and plant-based resin , so we went for it . it was a eureka moment : we thought , let 's really have a go , let 's really see what we can do , '' he told cnn . hines and the eden project team soon realized that balsa and hemp cloth were too heavy for commercially viable surfboards , but desire remained to produce a surfboard that reduces the reliance on petroleum chemicals and uses more sustainable materials . the eden team worked with local company homeblown to create a new type of foam core for the eco-board , 15 to 20 percent of which is made from plant derived material . another local cornish company , sustainable composites , developed a resin made almost entirely from
 Brook Lopez dominated with 32 points and nine rebounds as the Brooklyn Nets beat the Portland Trail Blazers.