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DEAR DOCTOR K: I have diabetes. I read that scientists had made a major discovery about how people with diabetes could naturally make more insulin. How excited should I be about this?
DEAR READER: I believe you are referring to a discovery by the laboratory of a colleague here at Harvard, Dr. Douglas Melton. It's a great story.
About 20 years ago, Dr. Melton was a young scientist who was studying the basic biology of how cells work. He wasn't focusing on any particular disease. Then his infant son developed severe Type 1 diabetes.
That's a disease in which the body's immune system attacks the pancreas, a spongy little organ inside the abdomen. The attack destroys the pancreas cells that produce insulin, called beta cells. As a result, the body does not have enough insulin, the hormone that directs blood sugar — our body's main source of energy — into our cells. Sugar levels rise in the blood, and the body's cells don't get enough energy.
Prompted by his son's illness, Dr. Melton turned the focus of his scientific work to trying to cure diabetes. First, he and other scientists discovered, to their surprise, some good news and some bad news. The good news: The pancreas did have a way of making new beta cells. The old cells could divide, forming young beta cells. The bad news: The pancreas didn't seem able to produce new beta cells in nearly sufficient amounts to make up for the cells killed by diabetes.
Undiscouraged, Dr. Melton reasoned that if older beta cells could be prompted to make new young beta cells — in any amount — then the body probably had chemical signals that drove the process. He began to search for them.
In early May 2013, Dr. Melton reported in the prestigious scientific journal Cell that his research team had indeed found such a chemical signal, a hormone, in mice. The hormone is made in the liver and in fat, and travels through the blood to the pancreas. It is able to coax an old, burned-out pancreas to make lots of new young beta cells. In mice with diabetes, the treatment caused a dramatic improvement in blood sugar. Dr. Melton named the hormone that he discovered betatrophin.
It will, of course, take much more research in mice and then in humans to determine if this newly discovered hormone can serve as a treatment for human diabetes. So, to answer your question, it's too soon to get excited.
Still, this is just the latest example of an even larger scientific discovery that has played out over the past 20 years. The human body has much greater power to repair itself naturally than we once imagined. Scientists just need to discover a few tricks to help stimulate the body's own natural healing, as in this case.
To transform this important discovery into a new treatment for diabetes we need more medical research. Encourage your members of Congress to push for more funding.
Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. To send questions, go to AskDoctorK.com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.
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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone believes that Turkey midfielder Arda Turan will not be leaving the club in the near future as he has not heard of anything to make him think otherwise.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Simeone remained convinced that the 25-year-old would stay at Vicente Calderon despite rumours of a possible departure for the Turk.
"First, I have not heard anything and I have seen it a lot. Everyone can comment on whatever you want," Simeone told reporters.
"The important thing is what he shows on the field. Arda is one of the best players. He shows heart in every one of our matches.
"He has a contract with our club and he shows everyone what he has to offer."
Arda moved to the Spanish side from Turkish giants Galatasaray in 2011. And, after aiding the club to Europa League success in the last campaign, the midfielder has now helped Atletico to second place in La Liga with four goals in 16 appearances this term.
With the January transfer window now open, there are possibilities for the club to sign new players, but talks of bringing in fresh faces in the winter window have not yet started according to the Argentine trainer.
Simeone added: "I have not talked to [director of football] Jose Luis [Caminero] and the people of the club. During the coming days we'll get together and see if it is necessary or not."
With talk of winning the title circulating, the coach has remained calm and does not want to get ahead of himself.
He said: "We're talking about six months from now and the reality is today. The reality is going to be what we can do. We should not move away from the line we have marked for ourselves this year."

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A young black bear captured Thursday morning near the Valley Square Shopping Center in Warrington, Bucks County, came from New Jersey and evidently had ventured out on his own for the first time.
This bear either crossed a bridge or swam the Delaware in search of a new home -- traveling at least 20 miles.
The bear was well aware of where he was, said Cheryl Trewella, spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Game Commission. It just so happened he wound up in a potentially dangerous place, near the busy intersection of Street Road and Valley Square Boulevard.
She said the bear was being a bear. When they first leave their mothers, bears try to establish a territory, making a large loop in search of heavily wooded areas in which to live, she said.
This bear commuted from the Garden State, where he had been tagged by New Jersey officials.
Trewella said the bear's weight, about 150 pounds, indicated that he was about 18 months old, the age when cubs are cast off by their mothers to prepare for a new litter.
Warrington police began getting calls about 7 a.m. that the bear was spotted near the Palomino Farms development.
When officers arrived, the bear was approaching Street Road, Lt. Dan Friel said. Officers surrounded it, and the bear took refuge in a tree next to the mall at Street and Valley Square.
Game Commission officials then arrived with a bucket truck. From the raised platform, the bear was shot with a tranquilizer dart and removed to an undisclosed location.
A few hours later, a 226-pound black bear was caught in a tree and tranquilized at the College of New Jersey near Trenton, said Larry Hajna, a spokesman for the state's Department of Environmental Protection.
Three weeks ago, yet another black bear became a sensation in South Jersey. That bear, which had its own Facebook page and Twitter account, climbed a tree in Delran before being tranquilized and relocated.
Trewella said the Game Commission will take Warrington's bear to a more wooded area upstate.
Pennsylvania's black bear population has increased steadily from 4,000 in the 1970s to 14,000. And bears have reestablished themselves in upper Bucks County, Trewella said.
Numbers weren't available for New Jersey.
People are encouraged to stay away from bears and avoid feeding them. But humans are unlikely to die in a black bear attack, according to the American Bear Association. In the last century, black bears have caused 40 deaths in North America, the association said.
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A young black bear captured Thursday morning near the Valley Square Shopping Center in Warrington, Bucks County, came from New Jersey and evidently had ventured out on his own for the first time.


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GENEVA – The Geneva boys volleyball program's progress in its short history has been dramatic.
After having only nine players to choose from and playing a limited schedule in its debut season in 2011, the Vikings surged forward to share the Upstate Eight Conference River championship with St. Charles East last season.
The program's Year 3 results will start coming in Saturday when Geneva opens the season in a tournament at Plainfield North, but the Vikings already are winning off the court. Coach KC Johnsen said the Vikings have more than 40 players in the program, and even had to make cuts this spring.
"That was one of the goals, especially the first two, three years, to make sure we had a nice volleyball program that created enough interest," Johnsen said. "We didn't know if we could have a program with nine boys for very many years, so we're real excited we have this many kids playing this year."
Senior middle hitter Dominic Bondi exemplifies the sharp learning curve the Vikings have successfully navigated.
Bondi came out for volleyball as a sophomore with practically no background in the sport. Three years later, he's turned into a reliable, quality performer who even has gained outside, club experience.
"I came onto this court really only knowing gym volleyball, which isn't much skill," Bondi said. "Now, I'm varsity level. Not too bad."
The Vikings have practiced this preseason in the former Coultrap Elementary gymnasium as gym space has been at a premium at the high school because of the cold, damp March weather.
Make no mistake, though – Geneva is rolling out a legitimate, high school program these days.
"Winning conference last year, that was laying down the foundation, telling teams we're not a practice team anymore," Bondi said. "We're not going to be an easy win."
Bondi recalls the Vikings struggling mightily to field a JV lineup in addition to its varsity team three years ago, as the teams had much more overlap than would be ideal.
This year, there is actual competition for spots at positions from the freshman level up, though the Vikings aren't beyond needing to tap creative solutions at some positions.
At the all-important setter spot, Swiss foreign exchange student Guillaume Rey is pushing for time, though Johnsen is also high on swimmer-by-trade Nathan Jesko, a sophomore.
"He spends a lot of time in the pool so he's a pretty good athlete, and I think he'll do a pretty good job for us," Johnsen said of Jesko.
Bondi and senior outside hitter Mason Stierwalt – both of whom have been with the Vikings from the beginning – project to be the team's leaders.
The 6-foot-5 Stierwalt expects to move from middle hitter to the outside this spring, and should receive offensive support from junior Chris Parrilli, better known for his basketball exploits.
Bondi and Stierwalt both say players have had to do plenty of wrangling of their classmates to help beef up the program's numbers, often encountering initial resistance from those who still consider volleyball to be more of a girls sport.
The presence of Johnsen – Geneva's longtime, successful girls volleyball coach – has helped bring the program credibility, Stierwalt said. Johnsen was not initially certain he'd stick with boys volleyball long-term, but here he is.
"Definitely having KC, I mean he's a great coach, he's a great guy, we all respect him," Stierwalt said. "He's pretty much brought this program up from shambles. We credit him for most of it."
Kevin Beach, St. Charles North, Sr., OH
The versatile Beach is a big offensive threat and also capable of piling up the digs.
Dominic Bondi, Geneva, Sr., MH
Bondi has come a long way in his three-year varsity career and is now in position to lead the Vikings' bid to repeat as conference champs.
Ryan Dal Degan, St. Charles North, Sr., L/DS
The third-year varsity player is captain of a North Stars team that returns six starters from last year's 21-14 season.
Jeff Jendryk, St. Francis, Jr., MH
The 6-foot-7 force is considered among the top middle hitters in his class nationally, coach Mike Lynch says.
Matt Metzler, St. Francis, Sr., OH
The 6-foot-4 Metzler figures to fit in nicely on the right side for the towering Spartans, who opened the season Monday with a win against Glenbard North.
Sam Pulcanio, St. Charles East, Sr., L
Pulcanio was one of East's top players last year as a junior, including a strong performance in a key conference win against St. Charles North.
Tim Robbins, Wheaton Academy, Sr., MH
Robbins, a Lakeland College recruit, hopes to be a catalyst in helping Wheaton Academy bounce back from a disappointing 2012 season.
Robert Smith, St. Francis, Jr., S
The 5-foot-8 Smith, one of the area's top distributors, is among five returning starters for a St. Francis team that won 25 games last year.
Mason Stierwalt, Geneva, Sr., OH
The 6-foot-5 Stierwalt is likely to shift from the middle to the outside this season as Stierwalt eyes a big finish to his productive Geneva career.
Jimmy Vainisi, St. Charles North, Sr., DS
Vainisi, in his third year on North's varsity, should be able to deliver the ball to setter Pat Misiewicz consistently to help North transition from defense to offense.


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NEW YORK – The Columbia softball team split a doubleheader against Stony Brook, using an RBI single by Alyssa Rodia in the fourth inning to take game one, 1-0, before falling in the nightcap by a 5-0 count. The Lions remain at .500 on the season at 15-15.
The Lions return to Ancient Eight play this weekend when they host Princeton for four-game series beginning with a doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 12. First pitch is slated for 12:30 p.m.
Game One
Columbia 1, Stony Brook 0
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Both pitchers were dealing to start game one, but Columbia broke through in the fourth inning with the lone run of the game. Shelby Unger belted her second double of the day off the wall in left field, moved to third and scored after Rodia's single through the right side.
The Seawolves put runners on base in each of the last three innings, but Tonia Wu came on and held Stony Brook at bay each time to pick up her first career save.
Emily Kenyon (5-4) tossed 4.1 innings and allowed four hits to pick up the win.
Game Two
Columbia 0, Stony Brook 5
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Allison Curcov only allowed one hit in the nightcap to Alix Cook in the first inning and only three baserunners in the contest.
The Lions suffered some tough luck in the field in the first inning and the Seawolves put three runs on the board. With a runner on first, Stony Brook put on a hit-and-run play with Olivia Minton at the plate. Minton hit a grounder to second base, but the area was vacated by Kayla Shimoda, who had to move to her right to cover second base on the steal attempt. The result was a base hit and Minton moved into scoring position after Columbia tried to get the lead runner at third.
The next batter grounded out to third base as the Lions defense conceded the first run followed by another good bounce for the Seawolves. Bria Green laid down a perfect bunt between home plate and the pitching circle to reach on a single to add an insurance run. Alexandra Pisciotta punctuated the frame with a base hit to bring in Green.
Pisciotta came up big again in the second, driving in Mintun with a sharp single to center. Stony Brook took advantage of an error in the fifth to tack on the fifth run.
Brooke Darling was on the hook for the decision (7-6), giving up three earned runs in 2.1 innings. Tessa Kroll pitched a solid 4.2 innings out of the bullpen, surrendering just one unearned run on three hits to go with seven strikeouts.


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Ear infections plague many kids in their first years of life, and the pesky infections are becoming more common. In fact, medical studies suggest a 300 percent spike in clinical visits for ear infections in the last two decades -- totaling a whopping 30 million annually.
So what's driving the increase? And what can parents do about it?
Henry Morgan, in many ways, is a typical 2-year-old -- he's busy. But for the past year, the Cedar Falls boy has been dealing with chronic ear infections.
"I'd always thought ear infections were pretty easy to diagnose," said Rachel Morgan, Henry's mom. "The child would pull at their ear or would run a fever or something like that. But Henry didn't present with any of those symptoms. He wouldn't sleep through the night and he would sometimes be tough to console and just really need a lot more attention and comfort during the day."
Many kids take antibiotics and the infection clears up. But that wasn't the case for Henry. He developed allergies to several common antibiotics, and the ones he could take didn't work.
"He'd get on the course of an antibiotic for seven to 10 days. Then we'd go back in for a re-check and it hadn't cleared," Morgan said.
The Morgan's dilemma is not unique.
"The underlying problem is the Eustachian tube dysfunction," said Dr. Dov Rotenberg, Covenant Clinic Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist. "And it's the Eustachian tube immaturity, as well as their frequency to have upper respiratory infections -- whether due to viral illnesses or adenoids or sinus issues. By and large, anything that kind of affects the nose will also affect the ear."
Each year, an estimated 30 million kids are treated for ear infections, up from just 9 million in the mid-1970s.
So what's behind the huge spike? Some experts say we're just getting better at recognizing ear infection symptoms. Others blame increases in allergies and daycare use.
"I don't think living in sort of a germ-y daycare necessarily means you'll have an ear infection," Rotenberg said. "But I think, living in a crowded daycare where a bunch of what we call 'snot-nosed kids' are running around all the time, we see much more of the cross transference where kids pass upper respiratory infections to each other and then secondarily cause ear problems."
There's a typical cycle of treatment to resolve chronic ear infections.
"Where it appears to be a viral respiratory infection, all of us will tend to just spin wheels for a while and reassure the parents," Rotenberg said. "But in those cases where there's puss appearing in the upper respiratory passages or middle ear infection, we'll treat that with an antibiotic.
"Now it's what happens afterwards that's the question," he added. "The majority of them will get better. But there's a significant number that simply do not get better."
That includes Henry Morgan. After months of antibiotic failure, his ears are still full of fluid. His parents are eager for a solution to help their son feel better and give them a little relief from coping with a sick kid.
"As his doctor put it, we've now had three antibiotic failures, so this is a procedure that he needs," Morgan said.
That procedure: myringotomy and tube insertion.
"Myringotomy (is) a small incision done with a microscope in the ear drum, sucking out the fluid that's there, and inserting a tube," Rotenberg said. "People tend to think of the tubes as drainage tubes, but they're really not. They're pressure-equalizing tubes. What we're really giving them is an artificial Eustachian tube that now equalizes pressure from the outside world to the middle-ear part of the body."
Henry's parents hope the tube procedure will be the end of his chronic infections. The surgery does require general anesthesia, but it only lasts about 10 minutes.
Not only does the operation help heal the child's ears, it prevents serious complications from leaving infections untreated, including speech and language delays.
"I think that's very realistic," said Dr. Rotenberg.
Still, some question whether the operation is over-used. Historically, many doctors have just let kids grow out of ear infections.
"That's something some people are advised," Rotenberg said. "But as a now-grandparent, but before that a parent, it's not easy to be a parent and be up night after night after night with a child screaming and yelling and rubbing at the ear,"
The Morgans hope the operation is the long-term solution they've searched for.
Experts suggest some simple preventative steps before it gets to that point for other children.
"If parents can decrease the use of bottles and pacifiers, that decreases the negative pressure in the back of the throat, causing fluid to go into the middle ears and constantly re-infecting the fluid," said Dr. Benjamin Davidson, Covenant Clinic pediatrician. "But it's good to take a really good history to make sure there's no extra contributing factors, like allergy or cigarette smoking or chronic inflammation in the back of the throat from tonsils, adenoids, or reflux."
Chronic ear infections are primarily a problem in children under age seven. But the condition can, and does, impact many adults, who can also undergo the ear tube procedure. For adults, though, it's an in-office visit, since they won't squirm as much during the procedure.
Alternative treatments for ear infections can also be considered. These include allergy and chiropractic care.
After the operation, Henry Morgan is doing quite well. He's learning to say more words and speak more clearly, he is sleeping better at night, and is infection free.
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Chinese manufacturer ZTE has officially pushed its first Android 4.2 update– albeit to a device no one has really heard of outside of China at least. The lucky device receiving the update is the N880E, a mid-range device which was actually among the first devices to ship with not just Android 4.1, but a nearly stock build of Jelly Bean at that. So considering it runs on nearly a stock build of Android, ZTE probably didn't need to do too much work in order to get the 4.2 update ready for the device. The update is rolling out as we speak, so most (if not all) owners should be getting a heavy dose of that Android 4.2 goodness before most other Android owners get a chance to enjoy it.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
"Rutgers Spirit"
Below is a clip called "rutgers spirit" from a recent Rutgers game where two Maryland fans are removed from what looks like the student section for, as the guy shooting the video says, "their own safety."
I find that appalling. Now, instead of cheering for Rutgers, I'm actively rooting for them to return to the days when they were successful about as often as Haley's Comet comes around.
Sorry, folks, I'm never going to get off my soapbox about this subject. It's a fucking game. Period. Only takes one time for something tragic to happen when mob mentality takes over.
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- Runngunn29 said...
This isnt a New Jersey thing, which I know out-of-state people will point to. Contrary to popular belief, NJ is actually pretty nice with normal people.
This is just college kids being retards. When the stadium's empty in three years because their program is back in the shitter, we'll all have a laugh. Funny that the Terps won this game and RU was a USF loss away from being absolutely irrelevent once again. (would've been 4-3 with their BEST win being Navy at home). I guess we'll see what happens when they play WV.
When some success hits you out of nowhere and hits you relatively hard, the arrogant assholes come out.
- October 26, 2007 3:20 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
Mob mentality. New Jersey.
Contrary to popular belief, I'm drawing a stereotypical conclusion.
- October 26, 2007 9:11 AM
- Andy said...
Well... Rutgers is THE (ohio) STATE University of New Jersey...
- October 26, 2007 9:58 AM
- beast in 'bama said...
Don't these people realize that when you hurl objects at TWO Maryland fans in the Rutgers student section, the odds favor hitting at least one fellow Rutgers student with said objects?
Let's recap: 'Bama students throw bourbon, coke, and bouron & coke at Georgia players celebrating an overtime win in Bryant-Denny.
Ole Miss fans hurl bottles of bourbon and vodka and red high heels at the field (and innocent cameramen) at Vaught-Hemmingway following a disputed call against 'Bama.
And now this. Leave the hurling of objects inside the stadium to the quaterbacks, ball boys, referees, running backs (Arkansas) and majorettes, people!
- October 26, 2007 10:00 AM
- skygoblue said...
I was actually at that game (NJ UM alum...I know, we're such a rarity) and while I completely agree that the RU fans acted shamefully, don't let the Maryland fans off the hook completely. About 4-6 MD fans in my section were ejected, and in every case they were drunkenly and aggressively inciting the crowd. It is absolutely wrong to throw things at rival fans in the stands, and should merit ejection, but so should standing up and challenging the home crowd to "bring it on."
- October 26, 2007 10:40 AM
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- October 26, 2007 10:44 AM
- Mikoyan said...
at least the Midshipman handled those asshole fans with class. I would have preferred a Thomahawk from an Aegis Cruiser....
- October 26, 2007 11:10 AM
- Matt said...
The fans are stupid. At the end of the Rutgers-USF game, when Rutgers was up 30-27--a measley 3 points between two decent teams!--the fans started chanting "overrated." If the score was 45-3, then chant all you want, and loud. It's great that Rutgers is a significant team for the first time in 150 years, but the fans know shit about college football.
Take Boston for example. This city is doing pretty well in sports, to say the least. The city has shown minimal support for BC, but at least Bostonians are honest with themselves and have no dillusions. And those few that do speak about college football (except in the media) know what they're talking about. Go Sox!
- October 26, 2007 11:45 AM
- Matt said...
IF SEC fans are only throwing the liquid part of bourbon and coke at other fans, isn't that a welcome gesture?
Ok wait, Beast in Bama, I know this. It's an insult to the fans from Tennessee to toss bourbon, because they're all about sour mash i.e. Jack Daniels. Kentuckians drink bourbon. Someone who went to Vandy explained this to me.
- October 26, 2007 11:49 AM
- DaBraylon17 said...
if you didn't say that was at a rutgers game, i would have thought it was from an OSU game.
- October 26, 2007 12:33 PM
- beast in 'bama said...
Matt: It's not a welcome gesture according to Saban. Something about not having time for it, etc.
As for the whole Kentucky/Tennessee thing? A sin is a sin is a sin.
And upon further reflection - wide receivers (Michigan) are now allowed to throw objects inside stadiums. :)
- October 26, 2007 12:50 PM
- Ryan said...
"After hearing how the Midshipmen and its fans were treated during their game in New Brunswick/Pissa-whatever (and the response of some Rutgers fans when called out on it), my affection has turned to disgust."
What did you want the fan base of Rutgers to do? Beg for your forgiveness? Dissolve the program? The college apologized; the fans were bashed in the press and by blogs and the Karma Gods chimed in with them losing their next two games.
Runngunn29 said... "When the stadium's empty in three years because their program is back in the shitter, we'll all have a laugh."
Any evidence to support while they'll be in the "shitter"? They are having more success with recruiting, they have an 8,000 season ticket wait list, the stadium is being expanded, the media of the biggest city in America is behind them and they are in a relatively easy BCS conf to win. So why well they go in the shitter?
- October 26, 2007 1:44 PM
- srudoff said...
isn't that the stadium where they pelted their visiting hs football recruits with cups and beer while protesting a "bad" call on the field???
- October 26, 2007 4:48 PM
- Don said...
Hmm interesting comment from a Michigan fan. A friend of mine who is an ABC cameraman told me that they had to build him a plexiglass box to protect hime from Wolverine fans.
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Wii U's Pikmin 3, Game & Wario missing launch window
Nintendo has announced some upcoming release dates, but the ones to make the list aren't as interesting as the ones that conspicuously didn't. The Wii U launch window closes on March 31, and it appears some of Nintendo's franchises won't be making that period after all.
Pikmin 3, Game & Wario, The Wonderful 101, and Wii Fit U have all been moved to the nebulous "first half of the year." Today's release announcements covered Nintendo's slate through March, so the movement of these titles to a more vague time frame pushes them out of that line-up. Pikmin had previously been called a spring release. The announcement also unsurprisingly pegs Aliens: Colonial Marines in unnamed Q1 territory, positioning it later than other versions.
Aside from those shifts, the surprise of the Wii U announcements was a date for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, and the reveal of Need for Speed: Most Wanted on March 19. It also reaffirms Pandora's Tower for spring on the Wii, just in case you thought yesterday's announcement was the product of a geeky fever dream.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker College women's basketball team has been picked to finish fourth in the Conference Carolinas preseason poll, it was announced today. The ranking is the program's highest since the 2004-05 season, when it was also fourth.
Defending conference champion Limestone took the top spot with 11 of 12 first-place votes. Barton came in at second and Mount Olive in third. Coker received 89 points in the poll.
"It is an honor to be picked in the top four of the preseason poll and recognized by our fellow coaches in Conference Carolinas," said head coach Jenny Finora. "Being fourth is an excellent motivator for our team. We have climbed the ladder but want to keep climbing, and we know that a preseason ranking is just that. We have a lot of work to do and higher expectations to achieve."
The Cobras finished last season with an 11-16 overall record and 11-6 mark in conference play. Their season ended with a loss to North Greenville in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament.
Coker lost just one starter from last year's squad and returns all-conference performers Amber Lau (first team) and Jessica Cohen (third team), as well as Coker freshman of the year Kelley Godbout.
The women's basketball preseason poll is as follows: 1. Limestone; 2. Barton; 3. Mount Olive; 4. Coker; 5. North Greenville; 6. Pfeiffer; 7. Queens; 8. Belmont Abbey; 9. Erskine; 10. King; 11. Lees-McRae; 12. Converse.
Coker opens its season with an exhibition at the University of Tennessee on Nov. 4, followed by the season opener against Carson-Newman in the SAC-Conference Carolinas challenge Nov. 9.
For more information, contact Chris Dougherty, manager of athletics media relations, at 843-383-8018 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.


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I am going to pretend I didn't see your post.
I'm open to those experiences coming my way just out of a basic interest in humanity. But knowing what I know, when the math is done, my opinion of it rounds down to zero. Aesthetically awful. Uninspiring. Un-insightful. Hollow and commercial. Lowest common denominator. Talentless arrogance. Cultural dead-end. Reverse-elitist pandering populist claptrap….I even hate "cadence poetry" that you hear at "poetry slams" and other hideous and regrettable "spoken word" events. Though again in theory I am open to being amazed.
But my point is not to pile on the I hate Rap bandwagon (though that is fun... ) My point is that the farthest you can get from rap at your local music store, is probably classical music. And it is likely just as pointless and impenetrable and dismiss-able to some part of our common society as rap is to me.
It goes beyond different tastes. It goes beyond "agreeing to disagree" because we have different tastes. It is a bandwidth problem: the world is so big that we humans just don't have the time and brain capacity to fully understand the things we accept or reject. Especially the things we reject. Not just in art, but in politics, philosophy, economics….Even 2000 years ago the Library of Alexandria had hundreds of thousands of scrolls. Now with the internet there is no way to keep up.
It makes me wonder how to promote social cohesion and neighbourliness in people who can be drawn so far apart by their different interests.
wow. this room is hot and dark. trying to bust a nut to this sexy ass guy here BUT for some reason, i can't see the fucking promise land. it's getting too hot in here. don't know if it's the medication.
Just ride it. Keep the sexy going for as long as you can.
For me that genre would be country. I just can't like it. However while I could go off on some rant about hicks and rednecks and annoying twangs and cowboy boots-- I won't because that's not the reason I don't like country.
The fact that people who attack rap can never quite seem to attack the class or quality of the people who make or listen to it is part of why people get defensive about it. Your post unfortunately wasn't an exception. The inability to simply say "I don't like it" and the need to go further and attack what it represents, the class of people who it appeals to or whatever else-- is why people recoil and feel something more than a subjective dislike of the music is driving you.
I didn't do anything weird. I just put them in unusual groups, and stood in weird places to get the angles I wanted. (I lay down on the floor more than once.) But the pictures actually came out really well. They were very pleased with them.
That's precisely what it's supposed to be like. Keep going.
Honestly, I've ended up finding things to enjoy in musical forms when I'm forced to listen to them. I was stuck somewhere where everybody listened to modern country in the early 90s for several months. I didn't come away from that with a huge appreciation of modern country (or early 90s country), but I did find songs I liked, and artists I thought were pretty good.
Should people be forced to "get" bands and styles that they dislike? Not at all. There's nothing wrong with saying "I don't like (style)" or "(artist) doesn't do a thing for me". It's when people choose to deride the style, artists, and fans that my hackles get raised.
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I am having the strangest case of Deja Vu -
I swear I've seen this conversation before ?!?!
then next thing you know, the upstairs phone starts running and i'm in total disbelief figuring whether i should get the phone even though there's still semen all over my hand and shirt or if i should continue to clean up. DAMN!!!!!!!!!! can't even say that it felt good. just can't believe i had all that much semen inside of me. i jerked off twice yesterday then took like a 12 hour break so i dunno if that was it. that's crazy.
i'm contemplating on whether i should go to sleep for a second and then go to the gym because damn, that was too much.
Wow you jacked for an hour? Damn and you sure is a "hot spring" if you know what I mean.
When I was writing my unvarnished opinion of rap, it is because I think it is better to express opinions, particularly when a person is willing to change them, than politely tuck them away. Do you think country music comes from a bunch of hicks and rednecks? If there is a reason you can't like country music (neither can I, btw) then what is it?
I should have added in my earlier post an idea that runs throughout a lot of my posts on JUB: I don't believe calling something "cultural" entitles it to any special respect as an idea. I think we all need to be free to have conversations which are critical of various traits, attitudes, practices, art forms, assumptions, political structures, that some person or another might consider to be part of their cultural legacy. My commitment is to respecting people's individual humanity; but all of us inherit and create our own contributions to culture that are open to criticism by others. Sometimes people confuse the two.
and naw, i don't get what you mean as in "hot spring".
That's part of what people react defensively about, I think. And unfortunately in the U.S. it's almost impossible to talk about class and not talk about race. The overlap is enormous.
You aren't from the U.S., so I'm just pointing this out to you that that's part of the difficulty of having the discussion with Americans I think when it gets into the issue of how the genre speaks to "low class" or whatever else.
Johann -
What could you find in a library that you couldn't find on line???
2500 years ago they had the Oracle and the scrolls in Alexandria - today we have GOOGLE.
Our library has no card catalog anymore, but the terminals are open for everybody to use to look up where something is. Then you actually walk over and get the book. I'm assuming ours will look like yours someday.
There's something that SEEMS very permanent about a building. They often last as long as we humans do, and sometimes much longer. No one moves into a house, or even an apartment building, thinking of it as a "temporary edifice". It's a BUILDING. It's DONE. You picture it being there always and always.
^ I agree, absolutely love library especially historical. There something about the history of knowledge thats so profound and defines our evolution of thinking and discovery.
I still go into book stores and record stores and browse. It's the same idea.
I'm not sure we even have book and record stores around here anymore. Even most all of the video rental places are gone.
Eventually the bookstores will all be like Redbox. Choose if you want Twilight 1, Twilight 2, Twilight 3, Twilight 4 etc.
Then the machine craps it out, just like Bella's alien baby.
Sucks to be you, then. I love going into book stores and record stores, and just nosing around for hours.
We do have Powell's Book store in Portland, about 50 miles from me.
They sell new and used books.
It's a city block large, and 3 or 4 stories tall. It's so large they offer a map to find your way around the store.
It's definitely a day trip when I go there. A couple hours just doesn't cut it.A few facts about the City of Books:
• 68,000 square feet packed with books.
• We buy 3,000 used books over the counter every day.
• Approximately 3,000 people walk in and buy something every day.
• Another 3,000 people just browse and drink coffee.
• We stock 122 major subject areas and more than 3,500 subsections.
• You'll find more than 1,000,000 volumes on our shelves.
We used to have Tattered Cover. It was a huge four-story building, with thousands of twists, turns, nooks and crannies...and books on every surface. A few years ago, they were forced to move due to a large rent increase. They moved the entire shop to a new location, and...it's just not the same. You can stand in one spot and see nearly the entire store, and it just doesn't have that FEEL that the old one did.
Is it ? I haven't been there for a while. Last I heard they laid off a bunch of people.
I skimmed their link - I didn't see anything about a closure, but it wouldn't surprise me.
Lex - you'd love it. It's full of nooks and crannies.
Nooks and Crannies...
does that preclude cholesterol issues?
I was watching Betty White's off their rockers. There are some pretty cute guys on the show.
I don't know if it's related to me having been quite sick recently, but I'm really struggling with one of my classes at the moment, and it's incredibly frustrating. I'm certainly not the most intelligent person out there, but I've never really had that much difficulty retaining information when a subject interests me. I just can't seem to concentrate at the moment though, and going over the subject matter repeatedly just leaves me feeling discouraged and exhausted. I need a break.
^Take that break man. I know when I'm not doing well in something I tend to push myself to the point of frustration and anger. You need to let your mind rest and refresh itself. then you can pick back up. Being sick probably doesn't help either.
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Just remember, sex burns calories…
...I'm SO not helping, am I? Um, they were terrible. Hard, flavorless. Could barely force myself to finish the third one.
My bitch: I've typed "people" as "oeople" so many times, my iPad now suggests it as a word.
No need to serve it with milk, one would assume.
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same old same old some pick us some do not.
Blitzer88 wrote:Don't like seeing Mike Schlereth pick against us.
Reaneypark wrote:Blitzer88 wrote:Don't like seeing Mike Schlereth pick against us.
Wishful thinking for an old Bronco?
Blitzer88 wrote:Don't like seeing Mike Schlereth pick against us.
formido wrote:Blitzer88 wrote:Don't like seeing Mike Schlereth pick against us.
Why? Lots of the other pickers did better than him during the regular season? ESPN voters did nearly as well.
BlueThunder wrote:Well, 8-6 for Hawks. A whole lot better than the CBS picks...
General Manager wrote:Seattle 27
Bprez3 wrote:Hogs picked the 9ers. That bodes well.
ImTheScientist wrote:This guy is the closest thing to beast mode we will ever see. You got a glimpse of that yesterday. He was instantly my favorite player when they signed him. Give the dude a chance and don't overreact or overthink preseason. Go Hawks. Lacy will rush for 1,100 and 10TDs. Bend the knee.
Gametime wrote:Talk, talk, talk. Weeks like this are just a tedious, babbling, monotonous, onslaught of subjective talk and guessing.
Everyone is a genius.....when it's talk.
Everyone is a baller.......when it's talk.
Everyone is tough.........when it's talk.
This is the hardest week of the season so far because of all the talky talky talk talk.
Sunday. January 19th. 2014. 3:30pm standard pacific time.
Kickoff will occur and ALL the talk will cease. Words will not matter. Predictions will not matter. Opinions will not matter. The only voices left will be the coalesced chaos of the frenzied masses as their song blankets the city in a deafening roar, drowning out the voices of the pundits and know-it-alls.
What will ensue is a violent collision of two good teams and in that glorious moment, when the ball flies through the northwest sky, nothing that has been said will matter. Not one bit. The eloquence and opinions of people who are paid to create conversation will be silenced: BY ACTION.
Hang in there 12th man. Stay the course. Ignore the predictions, prognostications, and the taking of sides.
A war is decided by actions not words; and there in lies a beautiful finality and meaning.
In moments like that, you do, or you don't.
The records will never again speak of what was said......but rather what was done.
And sorry for being over the top.
I've been drinking.
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amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
July 2005—This is the first in a series of personal stories submitted by men and women across Asia who are living with HIV/AIDS. In her own words, this article tells the story of Kiren, a young Malaysian woman, and her struggle with HIV.
I am a 31-year old woman and I've been HIV positive for eight years. I was married at 19 and knew little about safe sex (or even sex!) except what I'd learned in school.
In 1995, my husband was diagnosed with HIV. I got tested, too, but my result was negative.
My parents asked me to divorce him since we didn't have any children and I was negative. But the professor at the hospital told me that I was still in the window period and that sooner or later I'd test positive. I decided that I wanted to take care of my husband because I didn't have the heart to leave him. We were in and out of hospital and his condition got worse. In 1996 he developed TB.
In January 1997, I was diagnosed HIV positive. I didn't tell my family or his about my status because my husband was very ill by that time. He died in March 1997. Later, when I informed my in-laws about my status, they accused me of causing their son's death. I explained to them as much as I knew about HIV/ AIDS but they would not listen. I became very depressed. Within six months I could see that my health was getting worse and I felt like listening to them was killing me faster that the virus. So in September 1997 I moved in with my parents.
My family was very supportive and they actually knew more than me about HIV/AIDS. My mom cooked healthy food for me every day until I was feeling so much better. I gained some weight. I started working—I was trying my best to be somebody in life and to earn as much as I could.
But eventually I fell ill. I had to start treatment, which was very costly. Luckily, my husband had been a government employee, so I was entitled to his health care coverage. I was scared to make claims at first as I wasn't sure whether they would reimburse me for my AIDS medicines. But, with the help of my doctors, they did. I have been on treatment for the last two years and I know that I have to take ARV drugs for as long as I live.
Now I am feeling so much healthier and happier and I try to live life to the fullest. All my relatives and close friends know about my status and they don't mind because they know how this virus is transmitted. Not all of us can get family support the way I did, but there is always someone who is willing to listen and help. Nowadays I have a lot of HIV-positive friends I can talk with and get advice from. They understand me better than anyone because they are going through the same thing I am.
So what if I am HIV positive? At the end of the day, I am a regular person and I live my life positively.
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General Mills today announced a voluntary recall of a limited number of Cascadian Farm Granola Bars containing peanuts. This action is being taken as a precaution because peanut pieces in the products may have been sourced from SunlandInc., a peanut supplier that recently expanded its recall of peanut ingredients for potential contamination with salmonella.
This voluntary recall includes 6-count boxes of Cascadian Farm Peanut Butter Chip Chewy Granola Bars with the following �Better if Used By� dates printed on the top of the box:
Because this product was produced in February, it may no longer be on store shelves.
Consumers are urged to check their pantries for these two �Better if Used By� dates. Consumers are also urged to dispose of any Cascadian Farm Granola Bar products containing peanuts that are past the �Better if Used By Date� printed on the box. These products include:
Cascadian Farm Sweet & Salty Peanut Pretzel Bars
Cascadian Farm Sweet & Salty Mixed Nut Granola Bars
Cascadian Farm Peanut Butter Chip Chewy Granola Bars
Cascadian Farm Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars
Cascadian Farm Trail Mix Dark Chocolate Cranberry Chewy Granola Bars
No illnesses have been reported in connection with Cascadian Farm products. No other varieties or production dates of Cascadian Farm products are affected by this recall.
Consumers who have products covered by this recall may contact Cascadian Farm Consumer Services at 1-800-624-4123 for a replacement.


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Serie A preview: Eternal City derby between Roma and Lazio vital in title race
Roma consider this weekend's Eternal City derby with Lazio a must-win game if they can remain in the Serie A title race.
Last Updated: 07/02/14 11:57am
Juventus are nine points clear at the top of the standings, although Roma have a game in hand after their last match against Parma was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch.
"Sunday's game represents one of the most important of the campaign for us and for our fans," Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman said to asroma.it.
"We have to do well and we hope it will be a great match.
"It will be crucial to win for the points."
Rivals Lazio are ninth in the standings, 19 points adrift of Roma yet they appear to be facing their neighbours at the right time.
Since the return of Edy Reja as Lazio coach at the start of January, the club has not lost in Serie A.
Even if Roma are able to build some winning momentum, it may not be enough to catch Juventus.
The Bianconeri cruised to their 19th league win last weekend, beating Inter Milan, 3-1, and they will be favourites at Hellas Verona on Sunday.
Third-place Napoli are hoping to bounce back from a couple of setbacks when they host AC Milan on Saturday.
The Azzurri fell 3-0 at Atalanta last weekend before losing at Roma in the Coppa Italia.
Napoli have collected just three points in their last three Serie A games but have lost just once at the San Paolo stadium this season.
A Milan victory would see Fiorentina go level on 44 points with Napoli provided the Viola beat Atalanta on Saturday.
The Viola, who are three points adrift of Napoli, will have to overcome the absence of injured midfielder Alberto Aquilani and Massimo Ambrosini.
Inter Milan have collected just one victory in their last 10 league games.
Their winless run in 2014 has seen Inter drop to sixth place ahead of Sunday's game against Sassuolo.
Torino are level on 33 points with Inter and will be looking to extend their unbeaten run in Turin when they welcome Bologna on Sunday.
The Granata have not lost at home since September 29.
Parma are riding an 11-match unbeaten run in Serie A and host bottom-side Catania this weekend.
Genoa take on Livorno in Leghorn looking to bounce back from last weekend's derby defeat to Sampdoria.
The 1-0 reverse was Genoa's first loss at home since September 28.
Chievo are desperate to end a seven-game winless run when they take on Udinese at the Friuli stadium.
The men from Verona fell 2-0 at home to Lazio last time out and lie two places and one point above the drop zone.
Cagliari travel to Genoa to face Sampdoria on Sunday looking for their first win on the road this season.


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After another wasteful display from Fernando Torres nearly cost Chelsea against Sparta Prague in the Europa League, GiveMeFootball takes a look at five replacements for the Spanish striker.
Torres has scored just one goal in 14 games - a return that will certainly make owner Roman Abramovich consider taking out his chequebook again this summer.
Here are five players who may replace the former Liverpool striker at Stamford Bridge.
Jackson Martinez | FC Porto
The young Colombian forward has been a revelation for the Portuguese champions this season.
After losing their top goalscorers two seasons in a row - Radamel Falcao and Hulk - Porto were in desperate need of a goalscorer. Martinez has answered their call and stepped up to the plate, scoring 20 goals in 19 Portuguese Liga games.
At 26, Martinez is entering peak age for a footballer and his displays in the Champions League this campaign prove that he has what it takes to be the new number nine at Stamford Bridge.
Mario Gomez | Bayern Munich
With the signing of Mario Mandzukic in the summer, Mario Gomez has slipped down the pecking order at Bayern Munich.
But Gomez has an incredible strike rate for club and country, netting a combined 80 goals during the 2010/11 and 2011/12 campaigns, plus three goals for Germany at last summer's European Championships.
When Pep Guardiola arrives in June he will almost certainly want to bring in some new players, meaning Gomez may well be shown the exit door.
Could he end up at Chelsea?
Gonzalo Higuain | Real Madrid
Another striker with an incredible strike rate, Higuain seems to be undervalued by manager Jose Mourinho.
But when on the pitch, Higuain almost always delivers and is currently sitting on 99 La Liga goals in just 178 appearances.
At only 25 and with a plethora of talent at Madrid's disposal, Higuain might be ready to ply his trade where he will be the number one striker.
Stephan El Shaarawy | AC Milan
El Shaarawy has had a fantastic season for the Italian giants, despite their early troubles in Serie A.
He is currently the second leading goalscorer in the league with 15 strikes and at just 20 years of age, the Italian international could be a long-term replacement for Torres.
The recent acquisition of Mario Balotelli and Milan's continued financial problems could mean that they may be ready to listen to offers for their most prized asset.
Romelu Lukaku | Chelsea (on loan at West Brom)
What better way to replace Torres then promote from within?
Lukaku has scored 10 Premier League goals on loan at West Brom this season, three more than Torres has managed in the league.
Having spent a reported £20m to bring Lukaku to the club from Anderlecht, it would be wise for Chelsea to allow him to grow into the central striker role at Stamford Bridge, as he has proven this season he has the ability to play in England's top tier.
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Death Notice: Judy Mae Hess
Judy Mae Hess, 69, of Huntsville died Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Moberly Nursing and Rehab. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Services are entrusted to Patton Funeral Home in Huntsville.
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Berlin wall: "The Day the world watched Berlin."
The world's press reflects on momentous events in Germany 20 years ago, asking what the fall of the Berlin wall means today.
German paper Der Tagespeil reflects on November 9, 1989 which it calls "The day the world watched Berlin." The paper has an interview with Gunther Schabowski, the former GDR official whose comments sent hopeful easterners flocking to the Berlin wall.


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i come home from work friday and in my bedroom on my bed is a plastic bag with pregnancy test box inside. it wasn't there when i left for work that day. hmm.
Update#1: Ok, he's pretty much sticking to his story of "I don't know how it got there" etc. I've sent off requests for phone records from our cell phone company, and just to clarify about the clearing phone history daily (he's done that the whole 5yr I've known him).. Nothing in emails or on FB again since I double checked this morning. I even asked the babysitter if he had been picking the kids up on time lately just in case he had been picking them up late while he was out doing whatever he might be doing, but he checks out there too. I had a talk with my grandmother and mom about this, they seem to think if he left it on the bed for me to find it was deliberate. Sort of his way of confessing? I don't know. So, I gave him the choice of either telling me who the f*ck the pregnancy tests belongs to and to explain himself, or he can pack his shit & move out for at least a seperation period. He has till Wednesday to give me his answer. I told him either he packs and leaves or I will.
Update#2: Ok ladies I am sorry it takes me so long respond and update! I work a second shift job, 3:45pm-12:15am and when I'm not at work I'm sleeping so its not until I get home that I have time to update,etc. To recap for those who are lost - I threw out ALL old tests from those that I had back in August and September, reorganized my closet and I know there were none left in there for my 2 yr old to get ahold of and also the test was used, not mine. No one has a key to our house besides us. My daughter is 1 & my son 2, no other females live with us besides me (of age to conceive). I have checked his FB page which has no one commenting on his wall other than family, same with his FB messages and nothing sticks out in his friends list. Call/text records of all the numbers are recognizable except for a few. The babysitter is fairly new, she's 20 and pregnant with twins due in January so its not her. Also tried asking my 2 yr old about Mimi again saying I know who she is, it was ok to tell me etc, and still got nothing..? I'm not sure if he's saying it like a name "Mimi" or like "me me" as meaning himself.. Either way there is a no-go there as of yet. Also, our neighbors haven't mentioned anyone coming in or out of the house other than him & myself.
Now on to DH... So today before I left work, he texted me and said that his sister had been over and took the test because she thought she was pregnant, she just gave birth in June and didn't wanna take the test at home just in case her boyfriend saw it. I texted SIL and asked, she denied use of pregnancy test. Told him he could pack his shit when he got home if this lying game was going to keep up.. He pretty much is now saying that his good buddy's GF stepped out on his buddy, thought she was pregnant, came over freaking out to take a test while he was at work. Apparently, buddy came over to see if she was at our house minutes after her test taking and she left it in the bedroom so he wouldn't suspect.. Now not too sure I believe that story either. I told him and made him very aware I don't trust him or what he's telling me, and I think it may be best for us to do a trial seperation. He agreed if its what I want then he will do it, go stay with a buddy.. I'm going to go over to the neighbor's tomorrow and ask her. If stories don't match up then he's going to pack his shit and get out. Hope I answered everyone's questions..! Update tomorrow.
Update#3: To the ladies who seem to think I am accepting his answers of "a ghost took it or its our 2yr old" and any other explanations he's given - no I'm not. Just trying to give him an opportunity to come clean, I'm not an idiot, I can put two and two together. Now on for the update...
His story checked out with the next door neighbor, just only detail he forgot to mention was it was him that she stepped out on his buddy with. Apparently he told her he'd tell me it was his sister's so I wouldn't figure it out, which obviously didn't work, and she kept apologizing and apologizing...Said she felt guilty for making him keep it a secret & she was gonna tell me about them hooking up eventually.. I didn't care. Had his shit packed and sitting on the front porch for him when he came home as well as all the locks changed. He says he doesn't wanna leave me & still wants to work on us .. Until he figures out his shit & what she's going to do about this baby that he's now responsible for I don't want anything to do with him.. I don't even know if I could think about fixing our relationship or counseling to help us at this point? I'm just so hurt to think he'd do something like this. He's been calling/texting me non-stop all night trying to apologize, says he loves me, etc. Well price he pays for pulling this shit!!!
by MissMandazOctober 14, 2012 at 9:47 PMHow old is your dd
October 14, 2012 at 9:47 PMYour SO's other girlfriend is late?
by Fields456October 14, 2012 at 9:47 PMYa
Quoting MissMandaz:
How old is your dd
October 14, 2012 at 9:47 PMOk?
by LuvMyFrogOctober 14, 2012 at 9:48 PMAre there any other females in your house that are old enough to get pregnant?
by momma-flynnOctober 14, 2012 at 9:48 PMAny other females in the house?
by pasteeaterOctober 14, 2012 at 9:48 PMAm I the only one who doesn't understand this?
by MamatoKyOctober 14, 2012 at 9:49 PMLol prank, joke? Maybe
October 14, 2012 at 9:51 PM
She's one. And there are no other females besides me in the house.
Quoting MissMandaz:
How old is your dd
by EvaSerenityOctober 14, 2012 at 9:52 PMMaybe so is hinting he wants to try for a baby?


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If Michael Milton could replicate his top downhill skiing speed, he could complete Saturday's Ultra-Trail Australia 50km race through the Blue Mountains bush in less than 15 minutes.
In 2006, the one-legged Canberra local famously clocked 213.65km/h when he became Australia's fastest ever person on skis. But while having just one leg has some aerodynamic advantages when it comes to downhill skiing, it presents nothing but monumental challenges when it comes to the steep, rugged and slippery mountains' bush.
Watching Milton compete in the 2017 UTA50 is no doubt going to be one of the highlights of their 10th anniversary year. He will climb and descend about 2400 vertical metres, made all the more difficult due to the rain forecast and the fact he will be on crutches.
The 44-year-old expects his hands, wrists and calves to bear the brunt of running on crutches, and he'll pack four pairs of gloves which he'll change regularly to limit the blisters.
"My hands take a battering when I run, even in normal conditions. But in the wet the thick calluses I have from walking on crutches daily become soft and the skin starts to break down. It can be very painful," he said.
"It's hard to predict how my body will react. But I will give it my all and won't be giving up without one hell of a fight."
To keep him going over the 50km event he'll be hydrating regularly and munching on peanut butter and honey sandwiches.
"The science says I use twice the calories per kilometre running on crutches so I need some real food to give me some healthy energy boosts," Milton said.
He'll need all the energy he can muster to complete the gruelling event, which he anticipates will take up to 12 hours.
But challenge is something Milton has embraced his whole life. At age nine he had his left leg amputated due to bone cancer. A determination to learn to ski again ultimately led him to win a swag of medals for Australia at winter Paralympic Games before successfully switching to a bike for a summer Paralympics.
Milton has also competed in triathlons and in 2013 completed the Gold Coast Airport Marathon with crutches in the amazing time of 5:23:30. That was Milton's last competitive long-distance run.
On Saturday he will use ultra-lightweight carbon fibre crutches and use the event as a training run for the Kokoda Ultra Marathon in July.
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November ushers in the majority of Kansas hunting seasons
PRATT -- Autumn has arrived in the Sunflower State, ushering in Kansas hunting seasons, which will be in full swing by early November. Pheasant season -- perhaps Kansas' most popular hunt -- opens Nov. 3 and continues through Jan. 31, 2008. Kansas ranks high among states for pheasant production and attracts hunters from across the nation.
Kansas quail season opens the following weekend, Nov. 10, and continues through Jan 20, 2008. Youth 16 years and younger may hunt pheasant and quail in a special early season on Oct. 27-28 under the supervision of an adult 18 or older. Supervising adults may not hunt. Youth season daily bag limits are half the regular season limits.
Season dates for prairie chickens are similar to last fall. The regular season is divided into three units: the Northwest Unit (north of I-70 and west of U.S. 281) and the East Unit (all of Kansas east of U.S. 281) season runs Nov. 17-Jan. 31 with a daily bag limit of two, and the Southwest Unit (south of I-70 and west of U.S. 281) season is Nov. 17-Dec. 31 with a daily bag of one.
Fall turkey seasons run Oct. 1-Nov. 27, Dec. 10-31, and Jan. 7-31, 2008.
Canada goose seasons run Oct. 27-28 and Nov. 7-Feb. 17, 2008. White-fronted goose seasons are Oct. 27-28, Nov. 7-Jan. 6, 2008, and Feb. 9-17, 2008. Light goose seasons are Oct. 27-28 and Nov. 7-Feb. 17, 2008. Additionally, a light goose conservation order allows hunting of light geese from Feb. 18-April 30.
Duck season dates and zones include the following:
- High Plains Zone -- Oct. 6-Jan. 1, 2008, and Jan. 19-Jan. 27, 2008;
- Early Zone -- Oct.13-Dec.9, and Dec. 15-30; and
- Late Zone -- Oct. 27-Dec. 30 and Jan. 19-Jan. 27, 2008.
Sandhill crane season opens Nov. 7 and continues through Jan. 3, 2008. Hunters must use special caution in the state's central corridor, where protected whooping cranes also migrate.
An opportunity to take doves still remains, as well, with a Nov. 1-16 dove season.
Deer seasons for 2007 include the following:
- archery season -- Oct. 1-Dec. 31;
- Urban Unit 19 early firearms -- Oct. 13-21;
- regular firearms season -- Nov. 28-Dec. 9;
- extended whitetail antlerless only season (selected units) -- Jan. 1-6, 2008; and
- Urban Unit extended archery (Deer Management Unit 19 only) -- Jan. 7-31, 2008.
While deer seasons are similar to last year's, there are two notable changes from 2006. First, the extended season for whitetail antlerless deer was reduced from seven days last season to six days in January of 2008. Also, whitetail antlerless game tags are authorized in two additional units (1 and 2, located in northwest Kansas) where they were not authorized in 2006.
The Kansas furbearer hunting and trapping season opens Nov. 14 and continues through Feb. 15, 2008.
More information on Kansas hunting seasons can be obtained in the 2007 Kansas Hunting and Furharvesting Regulations Summary available at most license vendors, or online at kdwp.state.ks.us.


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Old English beran "to bear, bring; bring forth, produce; to endure, sustain; to wear" (class IV strong verb; past tense bær, past participle boren), from Proto-Germanic *beranan (cf. Old Saxon beran, Old Frisian bera, Old High German beran, German gebären, Old Norse bera, Gothic bairan "to carry, bear, give birth to"), from PIE root *bher- (1) meaning both "give birth" (though only English and German strongly retain this sense, and Russian has beremennaya "pregnant") and "carry a burden, bring" (see infer).
Ball bearings "bear" the friction. Many senses are from notion of "move onward by pressure." Old English past tense bær became Middle English bare; alternative bore began to appear c.1400, but bare remained the literary form till after 1600. Past participle distinction of borne for "carried" and born for "given birth" is from late 18c. To bear (something) in mind is from 1530s.
Old English bera "bear," from Proto-Germanic *beron, literally "the brown (one)" (cf. Old Norse björn, Middle Dutch bere, Dutch beer, Old High German bero, German Bär), from PIE *bher- (3) "bright, brown" (see brown (adj.)).
Greek arktos and Latin ursus retain the PIE root word for "bear" (*rtko; see Arctic), but it is believed to have been ritually replaced in the northern branches because of hunters' taboo on names of wild animals (cf. the Irish equivalent "the good calf," Welsh "honey-pig," Lithuanian "the licker," Russian medved "honey-eater"). Others connect the Germanic word with Latin ferus "wild," as if it meant "the wild animal (par excellence) of the northern woods."
Symbolic of Russia since 1794. Used of uncouth persons since 1570s. Stock market meaning "speculator for a fall" is 1709 shortening of bearskin jobber (from the proverb sell the bearskin before one has caught the bear); i.e. "one who sells stock for future delivery, expecting that meanwhile prices will fall." Paired with bull from c.1720. Bear claw as a type of large pastry is from 1942, originally chiefly western U.S.
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HAMPTON — Photos of an old woman on a bus, a woman carrying a child and an outdoor market decorate the Lane Memorial Library in Hampton. Some of these images, however, are not just of Hampton, but of Istanbul, Turkey as part of a photo show put together by Hampton resident Karen Raynes and Katherine Harake from Istanbul.
HAMPTON — Photos of an old woman on a bus, a woman carrying a child and an outdoor market decorate the Lane Memorial Library in Hampton. Some of these images, however, are not just of Hampton, but of Istanbul, Turkey as part of a photo show put together by Hampton resident Karen Raynes and Katherine Harake from Istanbul.
"The show is the result of our collaboration with photographers from all over the world with different levels of experience but with a passion to make a statement with their photography," Raynes said.
The show, titled "Big City, Small Town: We both Walk in the Same World," compares and contrasts Istanbul, Turkey — a city of over 13.85 million people — and Hampton — a town of under 15,000 people.
While the photos are on display in the Lane Memorial Library in Hampton, they will also be on display in the Turabibaba Library in Istanbul, Turkey.
According to the library Web site, where Harake wrote about the photo show, the idea came from thinking about her early life in Hampton, where she grew up. She married and moved to Istanbul 20 years ago, where she lives with her husband and two children.
"I benefited greatly from growing up in a town like Hampton with such a great library and was curious why libraries are not as prevalent in Turkey, where I have lived for nearly 20 years," Harake wrote. "I visited an award-winning library in Istanbul last year called Turabibaba, and was very impressed by their efforts to improve the reading culture in their neighborhood."
She then wrote that she talked to the Turabibaba Library director about Hampton and its library. He suggested they set up a "cultural exchange to help raise awareness."
She then started looking for photographers on both sides of the world to help with the exchange.
"The director of the Hampton Historical Society, Betty Moore, introduced Katherine Harake and myself a year ago," Raynes said. "Katherine was looking for some Hampton photographers who would be willing to participate in an exchange with Istanbul, Turkey."
They connected and put together the show, which will educate Lane Memorial Library visitors about Turkey and the Turabibaba Library visitors about Hampton.
"Turkish people often ask me what life is like in Hampton, and people in Hampton are equally curious about my life in Istanbul," Harake wrote. "These pictures give a glimpse into both worlds, and while viewers can make their own judgments, I ultimately hope it will spark the same curiosity that motivated me to learn about the world, with the help of their local library."
The Istanbul photos were taken by ex-patriots, part of a group called the International Women of Istanbul Photo Club, and the Hampton photos were taken by five residents in town.
"Once Katherine Harake found a group available and willing to be part of the exchange in Istanbul, Turkey, we edited our photos and came up with 50 from each place," Raynes said.
The photo show premiered on May 5, where both Harake and Raynes presented the photos.
"Katherine talked about her goal with the exchange: to encourage people to use their library," Raynes said. "Along with the fine photos on display, she brought Turkish delights and baklava from Istanbul. What a way to win over a crowd."
The show will remain open throughout May in Hampton and the Istanbul show will open in the Turabibaba Library when Harake returns to Turkey on May 12.


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In June, U.S. Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Reps. Aaron Schock (R-IL) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) united in support of the city's application for federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant funding.
"The Carpenter Street project is an important step toward improving rail safety and efficiency in Springfield," Kirk said in the letter. "To remain competitive, Illinois needs support for its rail system. This effort shows that investing in infrastructure is a bipartisan, bicameral priority."
Durbin said, "Today, we are able to bring a piece of that funding back to my hometown of Springfield for an important project that will improve travel in and around the city, increase safety and create good paying jobs in the region. As Congress negotiates future transportation spending bills, we need to make certain that funding is maintained for programs, like TIGER, that empower local officials rather than the federal government to decide what projects will best spur economic development in their communities."
Earlier this year, the city of Springfield and Sangamon County, with the support of the Illinois Department of Transportation, submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for $14 million in funding through the TIGER grant program. The FY2013 Transportation Appropriations bill signed into law on March 26, 2013, appropriated $475 million for the program.


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Last week, I had the unique opportunity to visit with some old friends who I hadn't even met yet. The meeting occurred near a place that remains far away, but close to the heart.
Our introduction came about as the result of a phone call from a Department of Environmental Conservation dispatcher at Region 5 in Ray Brook, who had contacted me to find an address for a local horse packer who services the St. Regis Canoe Area.
I told her that I would follow up with the interested party, and over the course of several conversations, the horse packer was secured and arrangements were made for a horse and wagon to haul the guests into Fish Pond, located about five miles back in the St. Regis Canoe Area.
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Scott Clark and his father Steve used the Blagden Lean-to on Fish Pond as a base camp during a recent fishing trip in the St. Regis Canoe Area. They left the tents to dry inside the lean-to after a heavy downpour.
The purpose of their trip was to enjoy a week of camping and fishing. Scott Clark made most of the arrangements for the father and son trip. His father Steve Clark is a Saranac Lake native who graduated from St. Pius. Eventually he was drafted and went off to the Vietnam War, before returning home and completing his teaching degree at Plattsburgh State. He has since retired from a long career as a history teacher at Rutland High School in Vermont.
There was an instant connection between Steve and myself, as my father had been his supervisor when Steve was a student-teacher in college.
"I remember him," Steve said. "He was a really good man."
Steve was a star quarterback in high school and eventually married a cheerleader Faye Duffy, his high school sweetheart. They've been together since their freshman year of high school.
Although disabled by Parkinson's Disease, a result of exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam, he is a proud veteran and his athletic build is still evident, even if his stamina is somewhat deminished.
When we finally met up at the Blagden Lean-to, on the shore of Fish Pond. it was evident that he knew the local woods and waters as well as anyone. And he should, since was practically raised there. Both his father and his grandfather each had tent platforms on St. Regis Pond, and he grew up in a sporting family: hunting, fishing, camping and also guiding.
Steve and Scott had hired the horse and wagon to haul camping gear and canoes into Fish Pond, with plans to camp for a week. I journeyed in for a day trip and eventually met up with them as they returned from a productive morning of angling.
Back at the campsite, Steve and I chatted as Scott cleaned the morning's catch. They had taken an impressive batch of brookies, and within minutes Scott had the fish roasting over the fire.
Steve is a big fellow and Scott is even bulkier. After tasting his pepper-smoked trout, it became obvious how they each got that way.
After lunch, I sat around camp for hours, listening to the tales of the pranks that once played out in hunting camp or while fishing.
"I remember hunting with Frankie Kunath," explained Steve. "He was always climbing trees when we got lost. He'd climb up there like nothing, so he could locate the St. Regis Fire Tower, and then he'd know where we were. He was really something!"
"And I remember one day, we were sitting in a boat on Clamshell Pond - Frankie, Uncle Howard, me and Dad," he continued. "And Frankie hooked into a really big brookie. He fought that fish for over 15 minutes and was unable to get it to the boat. Uncle Howard reached over and touched his line with a lit cigarette as he explained 'You weren't gonna get that fish in the boat anyways.' He lost the fish. and boy was he mad."
For most of the afternoon, I sat around camp with the Clark boys,. Their stories just kept coming, with tales of the big bucks that regularly ran through Apache Pass, near Clamshell Pond and stories about the difficulty of quietly stalking whitetails when there's a 10-year-old kid on your tail.
My only regret was that I had to leave too soon, before my 5-mile return trip became a 5-mile trip in the dark. I left camp with the feeling that I had just been reacquainted with old friends, and in a sense I had. We all shared the common bond of an appreciation for a wild piece of land, and the pleasures that are to be had while traveling there. We also have similar passions for woodsmoke and brook trout, loons and laughter and I expect our paths will cross again.


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Indiana people are such romantics. This'll really impress your significant other. :mhcky21:
Indianapolis Area White Castles Offer Candlelight Dinner INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 20 -- Got a steamy night planned for St. Valentine's Day? White Castle offers customers the opportunity to crave some love while they love the crave at eight Indianapolis area locations on Monday, February 14.
Between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., cravers will be greeted at the door by a host and taken to their own candle-lit table with decorations and table covers. They will receive table service complete with wait staff. Reservations are required.
"We hear many stories from married cravers for whom White Castle is a special part of their lives together, be it because they met at a White Castle or because when they were young it was a fun place to go that they could afford and it has remained so for them. With this history of 'royal' love affairs, a special Valentine's Day dinner at White Castle is a natural fit," said Sandy Miller, area supervisor in Indianapolis. "This is the first year we have offered reserved seating for Valentine's Day dinners. It is our pleasure to offer this fun event for our loyal customers."
Eight locations in the Indianapolis area will offer special table service on Valentine's Day: 102 West 16th Street, 5501 West 38th Street, 5301 West Washington, and 55 West South Street in Indianapolis; 10705 East U.S. Highway 36 in Avon; 6070 Cambridge Way in Plainfield; 105 Sheek Road in Greenwood and 960 North Green Street in Brownsburg.
Reservations are made by calling (317) 269-4590 before 4:00 p.m. Friday, February 11.
White Castle is based in Columbus, Ohio, and operates 394 restaurants in 11 states. The company was founded in Wichita, Kansas in 1921, and was the first fast-food hamburger chain. White Castle operates 38 restaurants in the Indianapolis area and has been a proud part of the community since 1927. For more information on White Castle, visit http://www.whitecastle.com .


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There is an extreme version of just about every stew you can name — beef stew, Irish stew, curry, cassoulet, bouillabaisse — in which vegetables are used, if at all, as "aromatics." You may start by sweating a little bit of onion, carrot, celery, maybe garlic, with a bay leaf and a thyme sprig, and then you proceed to brown your main ingredient, usually chunks of meat, and add some liquid.
It's difficult to believe that this tradition goes back much before the '50s, because so few people had access to the two pounds or more of meat that it takes to make a stew containing little else. From Henry IV to Herbert Hoover, the promise was made that every Sunday, there would be a chicken "in every pot." No one ever said "a half-pound of meat per person per day," which is about what we eat.
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The Certified Crop Adviser Program (CCA) is a professional certification program offered by the American Society of Agronomy (ASA). It is a voluntary program that raises the knowledge base for crop advisers to enhance their ability to assist producers. Programs and workshops that offer continuing education credits provide an excellent networking opportunity with other CCAs, industry representatives, agency personnel, and university faculty. The program is administered locally by 37 state/regional/provincial boards throughout the U.S.and Canada. The Rocky Mountain (RM) board covers the states of Montana and Wyoming. There are approximately 15,000 international CCAs and approximately 120 RM CCAs.
For additional information on the CCA program select one of the above topic buttons, such as Becoming Certified, or go to the American Society of Agronomy's Certified Crop Adviser site (https://www.certifiedcropadviser.org/). If you still have questions, please contact a local board member under Contacts.


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New Advisers: Define Your Niche
The most profitable advisers define a niche. Here's how to do it.
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GARDNER -- After three straight years of dire warnings, the prognosis for heating assistance this winter is improved but still not out of the cold.
Washington politics are making things difficult for home heating in Massachusetts, John Keeney of the New England Farm Workers' Council said Wednesday at a forum in the Colonial Hotel organized by Unitil Corp. and the United Way of North Central Massachusetts.
His organization manages the federal fuel-assistance program, and he said last month's federal shutdown has caused some problems for his office. While he has as many employees as he did last year, the shutdown delayed his effort to hire new employees, and several of the new hires are still learning how to do their jobs.
"I'll be trying to train people at the height of the program," said Keeney.
In Massachusetts, eligibility guidelines for money to help pay for home heating through the winter are based on the state median income, not the federal poverty line.
"It's no longer a program for the destitute and extremely poor," said Keeney. A household of four with a combined income of less than $61,664 qualifies, along with a single person with an income less than $32,065.
The state is receiving $121 million in federal funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Keeney said some of that money will be slow to arrive, but the state Legislature agreed to lend $20 million for heating assistance that can be paid back with the federal money.
Sue Corson, customer-assistance program coordinator for Unitil, presented a discount program that will automatically trim 25 percent of energy bills for customers who receive certain types of public assistance, including LIHEAP, food stamps, free school lunches and MassHealth.
"It's important to get people enrolled in the program as soon as possible," she said.
Unitil media relations manager Alec O'Meara echoed the advice that people need to sign up for help as soon as they can, before they find themselves in trouble.
Other programs mentioned at the forum include the Mass Save program, which provides rebates up to $2,000 for homeowners who install certain energy-saving home improvements, and the United Way of North Central Massachusetts emergency shelter fund, which shelters homeless people in motel rooms during intense winter storms.
The meeting was attended by about 50 representatives of local nonprofit groups. Kathy Heintz, director of community investment for the local United Way chapter, reminded everyone to include their groups in the Mass211 telephone hotline so people in need can easily find their services.
Keeney said about 200,000 households in Massachusetts received heating assistance in fiscal 2011, and final figures are not in yet for last year, but it is estimated to be slightly lower, around 192,000.
He said it's too early to tell if the numbers will be higher or lower this year.
The average Massachusetts household that used delivered fuels, such as oil, spent about $2,800 in fiscal year 2012 while natural gas and electricity-heated households spent about $1,100.
He said people who call the New England Farm Workers' Council for help will be informed of all the options available to them, including flat discounts, fuel assistance and weatherization help.
The maximum benefit a household can receive for delivered fuel is $952 and that amount changes with income level. The maximum amount for natural gas and electricity households is $525.
Keeney said people who received support last year should receive notifications this year. Everyone else can reach his office at 978-342-4520. First-time participants will need to have a face-to-face meeting.
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'Getting Comfortable'
"What investors are looking for is getting comfortable with the sustainability of those margins and figuring out exactly how much higher they could go," Joseph Spak, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, who rates Ford the equivalent of a buy, said in a telephone interview.
Demand in Europe fell 7.8% last year to 12.5 million vehicle registrations, the lowest in 19 years, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, or ACEA, said this month. Ford's registrations plunged 13% to 939,409, according to the Brussels-based trade group.
The story is quite the opposite in North America. Record profits there buttressed Ford's bottom line in the first nine months of last year. The automaker earned $6.47 billion before taxes in the region in 2012's first nine months, more than it made there for all of 2011. North America had an operating profit margin of 11.2% during the period in an industry where a 5% margin is respectable.
'Wonderful' Profitability
"We've had a wonderful nine months, in terms of profitability, margin and generating very positive operating cash flow," said CFO Shanks. "I think the path that we've been on will continue."
Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally, 67, revived Ford after arriving in 2006 from Boeing Co. by using $23.4 billion that the company borrowed late that year to overhaul its lineup with fuel-efficient models such as the Focus and Fiesta. Those efforts were preceded by plans to restructure the company's North American operations beginning in October 2005, Shanks said.
"If we had not started then, if we had waited until the overall economic crisis was evident, we would not have been ready for it," he said. "That's another interesting learning on Europe -- there was no evidence from the outside when people looked at what we were doing that we were making any progress."
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March 21, 2011
Complete Release in PDF Format
The Schedule
Tuesday March 22, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara at USC (8-12)
at USC's Dedeaux Field (2,500)
Overall record vs. the Trojans - 34-57-1
Last series win - 2008 (4/18 - 4/20 vs. USC; 3-0)
Last series loss - 1991 (3/14 - 3/16 @ USC; 1-2)
Last time out vs. the Trojans - W, 3-2 @ UCSB, 3/8/11)
Streak - Won 2
Game broadcast live online by clicking here
Live stats available via Gametracker
Friday March 25, 2011 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday March 26, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
Sunday March 27, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara at No. 23 Oregon State (15-4)
at Oregon State's Goss Stadium (3,248)
Overall record vs. the Beavers - 8-10-1
Last series win - N/A
Last series loss - 2005 (2/25 - 2/26 vs. OSU; 0-2)
Last time out vs. the Beavers - L, 5-3 @ UCSB, 2/26/05
Streak - Lost 4
All three games broadcast live online by clicking here
Live stats available via Gametracker
Gaucho Baseball is on the Air!
A majority of UCSB baseball games will be broadcast live this season online by clicking here. Once Big West Conference play begins on April 8, Gerry Fall, the voice of men's soccer and men's basketball, will have the play-by-play on AM 1290 and also online at the link above.
Neat-o for Vedo
UCSB junior RHP Matt Vedo was named the Big West Pitcher of the Week after throwing a complete-game, one-hitter on Saturday. Vedo, who struck out a career-high eight batters, came one out shy of tossing the first no-hitter by a Gaucho pitcher since Mark Nowlin did it in a seven-inning game on 3/29/80 vs. UC Irvine.
Slugging Sean
Senior second baseman Sean Williams has 10 hits in his last 15 at-bats and was 6-for-7 this past weekend vs. Nevada, earning him Big West Player of the Week honors. Williams is hitting a team-best .414, which is second in the Big West, while his .446 on-base percentage is fifth and his .586 slugging percentage is third. Williams has reached base in all but one game this season.
Starting And Finishing
The Gauchos' four starters - Jesse Meaux, Matt Vedo, Greg Davis and Nick Loredo - have been doing it at both ends of the game. As starters, the quartet is averaging 6.1 innings per start and have recorded all nine of the team's wins. Loredo, Davis and Vedo have all saved games (Loredo and Davis each have two) as well. The Gaucho foursome also boast a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.6 to 1.
Projected Starters
Day Pitcher 2011 Season Last start
Tues RHP Nick Loredo 2-0, 3.15 ERA 7.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (W)
Fri RHP Jesse Meaux 1-1, 3.48 ERA 7.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (W)
Sat RHP Matt Vedo 2-2, 3.57 ERA 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K (W)
Sun RHP Greg Davis 2-0, 2.86 ERA 7.1 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 1 K (ND)
The Bob Brontsema File
The 2011 season is the 30th year of Head Coach Bob Brontsema's involvement in the UC Santa Barbara baseball program. With two years as a player, 10 as an assistant coach and now entering his 18th season at the helm, Brontsema has been involved in 880 Gaucho victories, far more than anyone in UCSB baseball history. Brontsema has UCSB's most career wins - achieved on Mar. 28, 2010 - is third in overall career winning percentage and third in career conference winning percentage. He also holds the record for most Division I wins in school history. His 18 years as Gaucho head coach tie him for the longest tenure in UCSB baseball history, with Dave Gorrie (1960-77). The dean of Big West coaches, Brontsema currently ranks first in Big West career wins amongst active Big West coaches and first in overall wins. In career conference wins, only five individuals throughout the history of the Big West surpass Brontsema. The Big West Conference is consistently ranked as one of the toughest baseball conferences in the country. Brontsema has managed seven former Gauchos who are currently in the Major Leagues or have major league experience (Cincinnati's Justin Lehr & Chris Valaika, St. Louis' Skip Schumaker, Colorado's Ryan Spilborghs, Los Angeles Angels' Virgil Vasquez, Texas' Michael Young and San Francisco's Barry Zito) and his 2009 squad tied a school record by having nine players drafted. Fifty-five of Brontsema's athletes have earned All-Big West honors and 10 of his Gauchos have been named All-Americans. Of the 72 athletes under Brontsema's tutelage selected into the professional ranks, only seven had been drafted before entering UCSB.
To purchase tickets, please call (805) 893-UCSB, visit the Ticket Office located inside the Intercollegiate Athletics building on campus or buy online and print at home by clicking here.
A donation to the Gaucho Fund - regardless of the sport it supports - will be part of the One Donation is Gold system. This allows donors to purchase priority/premium seating and parking at UCSB games across several sports in addition to other benefits.
The Gaucho Fund, launched as part of the Dare to Be Great strategic plan, is UCSB Athletics' annual giving program to provide vital funding support for scholarships, academic success and leadership development for Gaucho student-athletes. The Gaucho Fund is the anchor to the Dare to Be Great campaign.


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A Westborough pharmacy and drug manufacturer with the same owners as the Framingham specialty pharmacy at the center of the national fungal meningitis outbreak will remain closed until at least Nov. 19.
The temporary closure of Ameridose LLC, by mutual agreement with state regulators, was extended two weeks Friday to give investigators more time to complete an inspection of the facility, after the company recalled its products this week.
The Massachusetts Hospital Association released a statement saying the continued shutdown of Ameridose, which supplies more than 3,000 hospitals nationwide, "heightens Massachusetts hospitals' concerns about the possibility of prolonged and serious shortages of important medications."
Ameridose had been scheduled to reopen Monday, but it agreed Wednesday to recall all its products after federal investigators identified shortcomings in its safety testing. The company acted on the recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration but said it issued the recall voluntarily and had not received any reports of illness.
Hospital leaders said the extended closure has forced hospital staff to work around the clock making drugs in their own pharmacies because many of the medications in short supply are routinely needed in operating rooms.
The association said that the hospital community continues to work with state health officials "to address the escalating drug shortages, and Massachusetts hospitals are looking to the appropriate state and federal agencies to help identify and secure safe alternative sources for critically needed medications."
The suspension agreement also applies to Alaunus Pharmaceutical, a wholesale distributor in Framingham that shares ownership with Ameridose and New England Compounding Center.
Ameridose and Alaunus agreed to a voluntary shutdown Oct. 10, as public health officials said they wanted to look more deeply into businesses owned by the same families that own New England Compounding.
An injectable steroid pain medication produced at New England Compounding is now believed to have sickened more than 400 patients in 19 states.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that 404 patients have fallen ill, most with fungal meningitis, but also some with joint infections. The agency said the death toll had increased by one, to 29.
In New England, 11 cases have been reported in New Hampshire and 2 in Rhode Island.
The contamination problems at New England Compounding have raised questions about the oversight of compounding companies by the state Board of Registration in Pharmacy.
On Thursday, the Patrick administration unveiled new emergency regulations to more tightly oversee the industry, including rules that will allow the state to track the volume and distribution of drugs made by compounding pharmacies to determine whether they are operating more like a manufacturing facility subject to licensing by the Food and Drug Administration.
"It is our sincere expectation that these progressive emergency regulations, coupled with more stringent federal oversight, will provide necessary and improved scrutiny over compounding pharmacy practices,'' board president James DeVita said in a statement Friday.Kay Lazar can be reached at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @GlobeKayLazar.