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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Northwood University (Fla.) head coach Rollie Massimino achieved a coaching milestone, capturing his 700th career win, as the Seahawks defeated visiting Valor Christian, 106-73, in their opening game of the 2012 Chuck Daly Memorial Classic, hosted at Northwood University.
With the victory, Massimino becomes the 35th coach ever to amass 700 wins in the NCAA and NAIA ranks. He is one of only three active coaches to have reached the 700-win plateau. In his 37-year career, Massimino has a record of 700-429, with 184 of his wins coming at Northwood University. Prior to taking the helm at Northwood seven years ago, Massimino has coached at Stony Brook, Villanova, UNLV, and Cleveland State, including the 1985 NCAA National Championship title while at Villanova.
Five players registered double figure point totals in the milestone win. Leading the way for the Seahawks was senior guard Ra'Shad James (White Plains, N.Y./Iona), posting a double-double with game-highs in points with 26 and rebounds with 11. Senior guard Tracy Parks (St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Pete Catholic) added 17 points, senior forward Patrick Horstmann (Wettenburg, Germany/NJIT) had 13 points with seven rebounds and junior forward Jake Lockhart (Antigua) netted 11 points.
Freshman guard Mike Newton (Bedford Heights, Ohio/St. Edward HS) dished out a game-high eight assists with 12 points and seven rebounds while senior forward Dan O'Keefe (Lexington, Mass./Bentley) grabbed 11 rebounds with seven points.
The Warriors were powered by sophomore guard Adam Cunningham with a team-high 16 points and five rebounds. Senior guard Yves Saintelo and freshman guard Ulrick Paul each scored 13 points in the loss.
The Seahawks outrebounded the Warriors, 50-42, during the contest. Northwood shot 54.1% (40-of-74) from the floor, including 26.7% (4-of-15) from three-point range and 81.5% (22-of-27) from the foul line. Valor Christian was 30.6% (22-of-72) from the field, 28% (7-of-25) from three-point and 66.7% (22-of-33) from the foul line.
The Seahawks improved to 13-1 on the season, while Valor Christian dropped to 8-4 on the year. Northwood returns to the court Sunday night to face McPherson (Kan.) in the championship of the Chuck Daly Classic. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.


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The football season is well underway, but the high-fidelity versions of Madden NFL 25 are still waiting in the wings for the release of next-gen consoles. A new trailer from EA highlights just how much better it will look if you spring for the game on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One.
The trailer highlights a few of the bits of visual polish, including lighting effects, texture and skin deformation, and more crowded stadiums. Like many cross-gen games, EA is offering an upgrade to Madden at a discount, and some (but not all) of your progress from the current generation version will carry over.
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Three-dimensional structures derived from NMR and single crystal analysis are difficult to achieve at best and quite often the analyses fail. The time, energy and money spent on cloning, expressing and purifying proteins that refuse to crystallize or are inappropriate for NMR analysis, drive up the overall cost of structural biology research and if a project is abandoned when a structure cannot be produced, the efforts are totally wasted.
Rigaku's new BioSAXS-1000 SAXS camera is designed specifically to meet the needs of the structural biologist. Based on a patented two-dimensional Kratky design, the BioSAXS-1000 takes up much less space than a conventional 3-pinhole camera but offers better flux characteristics. Best of all, the BioSAXS-1000 can be mounted on the open port of a Rigaku rotating anode X-ray generator, taking full advantage of existing infrastructure, or it can be mated to a Rigaku microfocus sealed tube X-ray source.
A new BioSAXS-1000 AUTO configuration incorporates two time-saving features: an automatic sample changer for unattended overnight operation and an Automatic Analysis Pipeline based on the world standard ATSAS package from EMBL Hamburg.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 7th Aug 2012 11:15 UTC
"'We have said think it over. Think twice', Wang is quoted as saying, 'It will create a huge negative impact for the ecosystem and other brands may take a negative reaction. It is not something you are good at so please think twice.' Wang went on to suggest that if Microsoft moves ahead with its tablet plans, the Taiwan-based Acer might replace the software giant as a partner. 'If Microsoft is going to do hardware business, what should we do? Should we still rely on Microsoft, or should we find other alternatives?', he is quoted as saying." Or, you could just build stuff that doesn't suck. Just a suggestion, Acer.
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RE: You know what happens to nosy fellows?
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C'mon microsoft you gonna take that? Call Acer's girlfriend a skank.
History tells us that could end [Breaking] bad.
"I ain't no skank"
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Celebrating Women at Capella Singapore
For Immediate Release
Celebrating Women at Capella Singapore
SINGAPORE (7 February 2013) – This March, Capella Singapore is committed to celebrating International Women's Day on 8 March by honouring local women who have carved out a place for themselves in a male-dominated Food & Beverage industry as well as encouraging and benefiting young ladies from a local charity, the YMCA Project Bridge Vocational and Soft Skills Programme.
Joining the culinary team at The Knolls for this notable event will be Janice Wong, owner and chef of the popular 2:AM Dessert Bar, the award-winning Cheese Master and owner of La Fromagerie, Edith Lai-Bompard and Helene Raudaschl, Entrepreneur and Managing Director of gourmet purveyor Indoguna.
The International Women's Day Menu highlights at Capella Singapore's Mediterranean restaurant, The Knolls, include a premium seafood Mediterranean salad with extra olive oil as well as a crispy parmesan milk-fed veal cutlet with homemade gnocchi morel sauce by Helen Raudaschl. Edith Lai-Bompard will be bringing the best in homemade black truffle cream cheese as well as the Fourme d'Ambert, her signature homemade marmalade. Dessert will feature the unique and authentic creations of Janice Wong. Wine-lovers can choose the wine-pairing menu which includes a special organic wine pairing from women owned wineries such as Prosecco, Sylvia Franco and Teroldego Rptaliano 2009, Elizabetta Foradoi provided by Alfa wines. Priced at S$98++ without wine and S$198++ with wine, with 10% of the proceeds going to the YMCA Project Bridge Vocation and Soft Skills Programme, the International Women's Day Menu is a true celebration of women.
The YMCA Project Bridge Vocational and Soft Skills Programme is a special programme designed for early school leavers and youth-at-risk between the ages of 13 to 19 years old to re-kindle their interest in returning to school or taking up vocational training for future job opportunities.
Beyond giving 10% of the proceeds to the Programme, on 5 March 2013, Capella Singapore will be organising a series of talks conducted by Janice Wong and Helene Raudaschl as well as Alsu Abdulina, Director of Spa at Auriga spa aimed at inspiring and encouraging the girls. Alsu Abdulina will also be teaching the girls basic grooming and beauty secrets aimed at empowering the girls to be beautiful both inside and out. The girls will be treated to a delicious gourmet lunch created especially for them by Janice Wong and Capella Singapore's Executive Chef David Senia.
Championing this project is Eric Guth, Executive Assistant Manager F&B, Capella Singapore, "I feel very passionate about empowering young women to think beyond the constraints of their background and culture. International Women's Day is celebrated the world around where husbands, sons, friends and colleagues take time to honour and appreciate the special women in their lives. This is my way of giving back to society. I want the girls from the YMCA Project Bridge to be inspired by the stories shared by industry leaders such as Janice, Alsu and Helena to grow and realise that they can carve a profession out of a passion."
Also championing the project with Capella Singapore is the Resort's long time business partner, ewineasia.com who will be donating 5% of its total profits in March to the charity.
Venue: The Knolls at Capella Singapore
Date: Friday, 8 March 2013
Time: 6:30 pm onwards for dinner
Price: $98++ without wine; $188++ with wine pairing with wine by women wine-makers such as Prosecco, by Sylvia Franco and Teroldego Rptaliano 2009, by Elizabetta Foradoi
For reservations or enquiries, please call The Knolls at +65 6591 5046 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
About Capella Singapore:
Located on Singapore's premier resort destination, Sentosa Island, Capella Singapore offers an inspiring natural setting while providing easy access to Singapore's financial and shopping districts. The flagship property for Capella Hotels and Resorts in Asia promises the ultimate in personalised service and represents a new standard of luxury in Asia, combining the best of old and new Singapore. Capella Singapore offers the most spacious accommodations in Singapore. The 112 guestrooms include two Colonial Manors, villas that feature private plunge pools and outdoor bathtubs, suites and premier rooms. In addition, Capella Singapore offers the opportunity for extended stays with full access to the hotel's facilities via The Club at Capella Singapore. These long stay offerings include 72 sea-facing suites and duplexes and 9 manors with private pools. For more information or to plan an event at Capella Singapore, please visit www.capellasingapore.com.
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Capella Hotels and Resorts serves today's top-tier travelers and residential property owners and is setting a new standard in the hospitality industry. Capella promises the unique benefits of the finest boutique hotels, including superb architecture and interior design, privacy, individualized service and attention to detail – combined with the amenities and activities of the world's great luxury hotels and resorts. Capella, led by founder Horst Schulze, is a brand focused on customer choice, and offers choices that no other hotel company in the world can match. Capella has opened world-class properties in gateway cities and high-profile resort destinations around the world, including: Breidenbacher Hof, a Capella Hotel (Düsseldorf, Germany); Capella Ixtapa (Ixtapa, Mexico); Capella Pedregal (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico); Capella Singapore (Sentosa Island, Singapore); Capella Georgetown (Washington, D.C.). Capella has also announced plans for: Capella Bahia Maroma (Riviera Maya, Mexico); Capella Bangkok (Bangkok, Thailand); Capella Nahui (Riviera Nayarit, Mexico); and Capella Niseko (Niseko, Japan). Learn more at www.capellahotels.com.
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YMCA Project Bridge is a direct service arm of YMCA of Singapore that reaches out to youths-at-risk and out-of-school youths aged 13 to 19 through meaningful programmes, with an aim to integrate them back into the society. To enrich their lives and help them improve on their social skills, youths at YMCA Project Bridge are given opportunities to serve in YMCA community service programmes locally and overseas, attend adventure and sports camps and participate in enrichment programmes with the involvement of volunteers.
YMCA Project Bridge was initiated in 1999 as a crime prevention pilot project by the Inter-Ministry Youth for Crime on a partnership basis between the YMCA, National Youth Council and Northwest Community Development Council. It was very successful at engaging out-of-school youths in the northern part of Singapore. It provided out-of-school youths with a supportive social environment and exciting activities. From this project, we learnt that resilience in youth and families built desire of out-of-school youths to stay in school. Besides, youths have an on-going need for meaningful and "real" connection with adults in their social world.
To date, we have reached out to 2777 youths/ parents/ peers. In 2012, over 1300 hours in counseling and intervention sessions were conducted by Project Bridge case workers.
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|2008-12-17, 19:21
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: at GNR, bringing you the truth, no matter how bad it hurts
Age: 33
C.C is a part of every aspact of his life
but at the same time she isnt really a part of it
she is part of his "geass related" life (mao,V.V and the cult)
but she hides everything from him
she's a part of his life in ashford (in season 1)
but she is not in his group of friends
she is part of his ZERO life
but she has no position in the OOBK (she is there, but no one knows as what exactly)
and she always talks about how they are "partners in crime"
and yet she doesnt actually have ANYTHING to fight for of her own (till ZERO-R)
its hard to discribe their relationship in any real way when it comes down to it
aside from the word "partner" there is no other word that discribes what she is to him effectively
friend,mentor,follower,leader,lover,confidant,fami ly,enabler
she is in some way all of those things
but when trying to actually CALL HER any of those things is problematic
she doesnt belong in any of the groups he related to
its very hard to discribe in words what i am trying to say becouse i am actually not sure if even i understand it completely (so dont kill me please)
but i think that C,C was NOT an actual PART of his life (as in her presence cant be defined in what she IS to him)
in some cases she's his only support
and in some cases she's just an observer
i think thats why he couldnt actually name what she is when she almost died in 15as people we tend to define ourselves and others by the things that are part of our lives
we are students, soldiers, workers
we are CluClu,kalulu and so on
we are americans, british,etc
and all of these things combine to form our impression of "who i am"
and we think of other people in the same way
this is my friend,co-worker,schoolmate, boyfriend,girlfriend,etc
C.C belonging in EVERY ASPECT of his life and at the same time not actually being a part of any of them makes her hard to discribe as anything other then his equal partner
i think its also why none of his "frozen" flashbacks involved her despite the fact that she is probably the closest person to him in many ways
she is not a PART of his life in the same way that HE isnt
i hope i am actually making sense here (its 2 am)
its a theory i have had for a while now about their relationship
|2008-12-17, 19:26
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Back to the topic...I've been lurking in the Gundam forum and found their romance thread very amusing...
SetsunaXLelouch anyone? I really like their "historic" encounter in the CGX00 event...
EDIT: Hmm, as for C.C.. I do agree, she is both attached and detached to every aspect of Lelouch's life during the series.
|2008-12-17, 19:52
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A relationship{whatever form} that is being consisted between a mortal and an immortal is by default a unique one, given the circumstances. Though, a lot of CCxL moments, were quite normal. Still, it is really hard to define their relationship.
While KallenxLelouch is more like..physical attraction = chemical reaction. And whatever comes after it i guess. "^^ {or whatever could come after it}
|2008-12-17, 20:03
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|2008-12-17, 20:08
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i doubt its only physical
suzaku and euphie took 20 eps to actually figure out their feelings for one another
but during those 20 eps they were both fighting to achive their view of the world and their ideals
its the fact that they both had the same mind frame that allowed them to get past seeing each other mearly as "kindred spirits and to actually develop feelings for one another
lelouch and kallen have been actively fighting for the same set of ideals (even if not goal) for a rather long time
and kallen did show interest in lelouch in season 1 and was then annoyed by him seemingly lacking in terms of ideals (ep 9)
since kallen is not euphie and (even more clearly) lelouch is not suzaku
both of them have been danceing around the whole "ideals" thngs for much longer
but the comparision between the two (euphie and kallen) was even made in season 1 when both ended up on the island with the the "other guy"
and kallen had been shown "falling for him" long before seeing his face
suzaku and euphie were draw together by their shared ideals
i think the same appelys to kallen and lelouch (especially after ep 7)
becouse unlike the rest of the OOBK kallen knew who lelouch was and what he was fighitng for
her choice to fight beside him after knowing that ment that they actually became partners in a way as well (the novels call it doushi)
they did have shared ideals and its that which actauly drew them closer
the physical part was only part of it
|2008-12-17, 20:08
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I meant the "whatever could come after it" more of like, that there might have been a fat chance for both of them if ZR has not been planned, but i get your point as well.
ETA: @blade: It always starts as physical, that was my point. Do not nitpick in only a "word" when it is explained after that word better. It was more of an expression and i never said it was only THAT part.
|2008-12-17, 20:17
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SPOILERS, lots of 'em.
If only Kallen could have waited a couple more minutes before barging in during episode 24, all these questions might have been answered.
My take on Lelouch's romance:
Kallen loved only part of Lelouch. She was split between his two masks, and I think even she didn't know which one she preferred. I believe her opinion was that the perfect Lelouch would have been a few traits from both sides, but I think she also realized how that was impossible. As for what Lelouch thought of her... It's hard to say. I honestly don't think he romantically loved her. I think he cared for her more than most other people close to him (remember his reaction of her being captured), but I think his care for her was more in a friendly love kind of way. I think if he romantically loved her, he would have kissed her back when she kissed him.
Shirley was completely in love with him, no doubt about it. As she says herself, even after completely losing her memories of him, she falls in love with him yet again. I also think he was in love with her, but only fully realized it when it was too late. In the first season when he canceled her memories, I don't believe he had realized that he was in love with her. He only saw that she was truly a good person, and wanted to protect her. But when she died, I think he realized how he actually did love her, but by that time it was of course too late.
Then we come to the really confusing one: CC. CC was clearly very happy that she finally found someone who really cared for her, but I'm not sure it was love or not. CC constantly reminded Lelouch that the only reason she was protecting him was so that he could fulfill her wish. However, she goes much farther than just protecting him. She comforts him when he is depressed on a few occasions often helps him with Black Knight business (going as far as piloting the Gawain for him, and crushing herself underwater). The real question is which of her wishes she really wanted Lelouch to fulfill. Lelouch discovered that her true wish (geass) was to be loved, but she told him her wish was to die. In their contract, she only tells him that she wants him to fulfill her wish, not specifying which one. I personally believe that her original contract was to die, but after her 'moe' incident I think she realized that Lelouch might in fact love her. Problem was that she couldn't figure out if she was in love with him or not, and we never do find out. It's also very hard to tell if Lelouch really loved her. She was by far the closest to him, she knew everything about him and was by his side at all times, and Lelouch definitely had feelings for her. It's hard to say if those feelings were love, though.
I believe CC and Lelouch would have made the best couple, even with the gray line of love between them. They had similar morals and mindsets, and despite all of their bickering and arguing, they got along very well. Furthermore, CC is the only person who truly knows Lelouch's identity and is willing to fully accept it. Everyone else who discovers that Lelouch is Zero try to choose one identity or the other, while CC sees the two masks as one identity. I think part of my attraction for them is how they are completely honest with each other, and aren't afraid to hurt each others' feelings because they know they will always be there for each other.
I don't think things would work out so well if Lelouch and Kallen actually tried to have a romantic relationship. Kallen's mind just clashes with Lelouch's. She values honor, courage, and strength of an individual while he values intellect, the greater good, and the strength of a group. I think they are the kind of people that make amazingly great friends, but terrible couples.
Lelouch and Shirley would have been great together if it hadn't been for the series of events between them. They clearly loved each other, but it was a kind of forbidden love because of Lelouch being Zero. Even if she hadn't died, I just don't think she could handle being in love with Zero. Like Kallen, she might end up split between Lelouch's two masks, unable to choose. She fell in love with the Lelouch she knew at Ashford, and I'm just not sure that she would truly be able to see through the mask of Zero and appreciate the man inside.
Maybe I'm just crazy.
|2008-12-17, 20:37
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Srsly ?
Join Date: Apr 2008
Age: 30
I'll answer to the rest latter, this only seemed important.
*Busy -_-*
Oh and
|2008-12-17, 20:37
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Perhaps a bad example because of age, I know, but "always be there for each other" doesn't quite work when you remember that. The only reason C.C. even sees the two identities as one and the same is because she was there to see him create the fake one, so she knows already. Other people, gasp, have to figure this out because they don't have that luxury.
|2008-12-17, 20:41
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Then it is like she came to a conclusion, that she does not care anymore about the oh-so-called-masks. She even wondered about it once when she was on that glass box, but the "die with you" scene, implies this, that she came to an understanding of her feelings.
ETA: I agree with some of your points about C.C pretending not really caring about Lelouch, but more about his role in the contract. Along with some other scenes in R2 that comes to add in this, it shows that this is C.C denying her feelings i guess. And it is rational to start developing feelings for someone when you are spending with him so much time. What kind of feelings though? This is always the question. I still think that C.C in the end, have developed strong feelings about Lelouch, that were closest to romantic nature.
Also, about KallenxLelouch not working as a couple, well, no one can say for sure. But all their interactions, especially in R2, show, that those two somehow collide. In pretty much every scene of theirs, there is this kind of glue-power, if you can say this.
So it is more valid, to say that they would work as a couple, rather than they would not. Possibilities and scenes are with them after all.
|2008-12-17, 20:56
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EDIT: forgot that quoting things italicized them, my responses are in italics...hold on ill fix it XD.
Fixed. Sorriez.
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|2008-12-17, 21:14
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If she did nothing, then what was the point? People had to believe it was Zero and she supported Zero.
Do you think she really cared about Zero at that point?
Judging by her reaction and crying I'm pretty sure she was thinking of Lelouch.
|2008-12-17, 21:17
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Join Date: Oct 2008
I would say Kallen saw Zero simply an extension, and by her own admission, a lie, of Lelouch. It's notable that she took a moment to realize that there was someone else behind the mask. "Impossible, Lelouch is over there"
Also, uhm, Euphie, Suzaku, Kallen, Jeremiah, Sayoko, Nunally, and Nina all knew and accepted the real Lelouch, not just C.C.
EDIT: Alas poor Skippy, he really got jumped on.
|2008-12-17, 21:18
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|2008-12-17, 21:18
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I guess it just comes down to opinion when we have no proof one way or the other, so I guess that argument's over anyway.
@incorrupts: Isn't that kind of the same thing? She sees the Zero she once believed and followed, but that Zero was also Lelouch. And I also got the impression that she realized Lelouch's sacrifice, but I never understood how she found out. Can someone explain that to me?
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|2008-12-17, 21:20
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Spinning Lotus
Join Date: Jul 2008
FYI, it is needlessly difficult to quote you when you put your replies inside the quotes you're replying to. It'd be much more helpful if you responded outside the quotes.
|2008-12-17, 21:20
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|2008-12-17, 21:23
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Srsly ?
Join Date: Apr 2008
Age: 30
Her "That's Zero" while crying, is one more time an act from the Strong kallen, her way to support Lelouch is his last plan: People need to believe in Zero one more time, and there musn't be any doubt about him; Zero is no more a person but a symbol; kallen is stating that's Zero because she has to do so.
I have an hard time to understand what you are implying. Kallen was crying because Lelouch's death and you imply that Zero's persona was more important to her than that ?
There is no opinion there, there is the anime, and the sense of half of the anime in a Kallen matter >_<'
|2008-12-17, 21:26
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That's a very acute observation though, if you are correct.
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— demetria lovato (@ddlovato) January 15, 2014
Demi Lovato is starting the new year off right. The singer/actress shared a beach photo of her in a black bikini on Twitter on Wednesday, with the caption, "feeling healthy, feeling rested.. Y'all ain't ready!!!!"
In 2010, Lovato entered a treatment facility for an eating disorder, depression and addiction. She's said that she lied to friends and family to cover up her eating disorder, and she recently admitted that she couldn't go an hour without cocaine.
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These comments came as the Trade and Development Board spent the afternoon looking at investment for development, with a focus on global value chains and development. Among the panellists were government ministers from Myanmar and Tunisia.
Introducing the afternoon's debate, Trade and Development Board President Triyono Wibowo (Indonesia) said: "Today's global economy is characterized by the fragmentation of production processes and the international dispersion of tasks and activities. This had led to the emergence of 'borderless' production systems commonly referred to as global value chains."
"The development contribution of global value chains can be significant," Ambassador Wibowo told the meeting, "but they also carry risks… Sound policies are needed to maximize the benefits."
UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2013, published in June, formed the basis of the discussion.
UNCTAD Deputy Secretary-General Petko Draganov, reviewing the report's findings, said that global foreign direct investment (FDI) had declined during 2012 by 18 per cent. Global FDI flows this year were expected to remain stable at around $1.45 trillion. But there were hopeful signs for the future, based in part on the fact that FDI flows to developing countries continued to be solid, accounting for more than 50 per cent of total FDI for the first time in 2012.
"As macroeconomic conditions improve and investors regain confidence in the medium term, TNCs may convert the record levels of cash holdings they are sitting on into new investments," Mr. Draganov said. Developing countries, if they set up effective policies to encourage FDI, may reap a great deal of that potential bonanza.
James Zhan, Director of UNCTAD's Division on Investment and Enterprise, reviewed the World Investment Report's analysis of global value chains (GVCs). "Climbing the GVC development ladder implies not only increasing GVC participation and increasing domestic value added in exports," he said. "It also means moving into activities that can provide more development value added, and increasing participation in more sophisticated GVCs: going from resource-based activities to low-, medium-, and high-tech activities, to knowledge-based activities such as design, innovation, research and development (R&D), marketing, and branding."
Raising an economy up the value chain requires that governments pay attention to how TNCs invest and what kind of GVC policies are formulated, he said. The contribution to economic growth and national production capacities "can be limited if countries capture only a small share of the value added created in the chain," while the more profit-heavy processing of products takes place elsewhere. "Technology dissemination, skill-building and upgrading are not automatic." There is a risk, Mr. Zhan said, that developing countries will remain "locked into relatively low value-added activities" and that such activities may have negative environmental or social effects depending on working conditions, occupational safety and health, and job security or lack of it.
"Countries need to make a strategic choice on whether or not to promote GVCs," he told the meeting. "They need to carefully weigh the pros and cons and the costs and benefits of proactive policies to promote GVCs." "It is also vital to have GVC-led development strategies that fit specific national situations," Mr. Zhan said.
Kan Zaw, Union Minister for National Planning and Economic Development of Myanmar, said that his country's new government has carried out four significant areas of reform since assuming office 30 months ago: political reform and national reconciliation; economic and social reforms; public administrative reforms; and private sector development reforms. A National Comprehensive Development Plan is being formulated. The country is eager to participate in GVCs and has high expectations, while also realizing that engaging in the process raises potential vulnerabilities.
Social and economic disparities are widening among Member States of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Minister said. "The priority is to narrow development gaps through enhanced regional integration and connectivity, while promoting inclusive and sustainable development." He said that Myanmar had carried out a series of trade-facilitation activities with a view to achieving sustainable economic growth, and that it had long valued the role and potential of FDI. Myanmar was currently revising its laws on special economic zones "to facilitate reform platforms that can overcome infrastructure bottlenecks, attract FDI, and lead to increased exports," he said.
Lamine Doghri, Minister of Development and International Cooperation of Tunisia, told the meeting that GVCs were at the heart of current issues relating to investment and trade as engines for economic growth. The global economic crisis and its fallout threatened to have negative impacts on the Tunisian economy, and it was clear that Tunisia and other developing countries had a strong need for policies that would provide investment that served national interests and led to sustainable economic progress. Mr. Doghri said: "A better integration of Tunisia into the regional and global economies, and its effective participation in TNCs, will help the country to advance its productive systems."
The current economic growth rate of the country was about 3 per cent. "We need to do more," the Minister told the meeting. "We hope to add several percentage points to that figure." The first year following the Arab Spring revolution had seen negative growth, but since then the situation had improved. Unemployment remained a problem - currently at just under 16 per cent overall, and around 30 per cent among young people. "Currently there is no choice other than joining global value chains," the Minister said. He added that the Government was eager for information on how to carry out the process effectively, avoid the risks associated with GVCs, and link the national transition to economic changes that would attract investment and create jobs.
Chris Brett, Vice-President of Olam International, said that the firm, which manages supply chains of agricultural raw materials for global value chains, had grown from a startup in 1989 to a company with 21 products and operations in 65 countries. Challenges for developing countries, and the world as a whole, included questions of sustainability: currently there was a growing population, increasing food consumption per capita as incomes rose, a broad dietary shift to protein- and fat-rich diets, rapid urbanization resulting in higher per capita consumption, and a growing use of biofuels, competing - with regard to agricultural land use - with food supplies. In addition, declines were apparent in agricultural productivity, arable land, and water resources. And then there were also challenges related to urbanization and climate change.
Oslam had launched a broad effort to achieve sustainability in its global value chain, incorporating production from 330,000 growers including small-scale farmers, improved efficiencies in shipping, sustainable stewardship of land and agricultural communities, purchasing systems that more efficiently connected smallholder farmers to the firm's global value chain, and efforts to manage processing and policies so that they incorporated the firm's sustainability standard, Mr. Brett said.
John Humphrey, Professor at the United Kingdom's Institute of Development Studies, told the meeting that research had shown that countries with rapidly growing GVC participation achieved faster economic growth than did other countries. Furthermore, GVC participation and a rising import content of goods that were later exported was not harmful to employment creation. Developing countries seeking entry and greater participation in value chains should find businesses that knew how to succeed, attract them, and take steps to channel FDI to them, Professor Humphrey said. They should also bring in experts to provide advice, and should be supportive of the domestic business environment.
Key ingredients for climbing value chains included an educated labour force and effective infrastructure for the movement of goods. Supportive infrastructure meant not only physical facilities, but also institutions and support services, Professor Humphrey said. Developing countries should also enact policies that eased the movement of people and had enough flexibility to take advantage of new opportunities. Entry into value chains "does not guarantee success," he warned; situations could change quickly based on competitive markets and investor choices. He recommended that governments work to develop local supporting industries, and strive to minimize risks by following global trends closely and by diversifying exports.
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A spokesman says the Ohio Department of Transportation may end up using nearly twice as much road salt this season as it typically requires for an average winter.
Spokesman Steve Faulkner says the agency uses 630,000 tons of salt in an average winter. It had nearly that much on hand in October, before what has been an unusually cold, snowy winter. Faulkner says the agency has called in contracts for an additional 510,000 tons and received permission to buy 45,000 tons more. Salt demand is outpacing supply, and some shipments have been delayed. Faulkner says that has limited the state's ability to help local governments that are short on salt or can't afford to buy more. He says the department has tried to help those communities on a case-by-case basis.


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New UK Trailer for "Order of the Phoenix" Due Soon?
May 03, 2007
The British Board of Film Classification has updated their website with a new ruling on a trailer for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Rated PG, this trailer is listed with a run time of 1minute 2seconds. The last trailer, the international trailer for OotP was rated back on April 19 (later released on April 22) and had a rating of PG as well. If anyone sees this new trailer either in theaters or is able to capture this via television or the internet, please email to [email protected]!


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2010 Softball
Bluffton opens HCAC with sweep at Hanover
Beavers open Heartland Conference with sweep at Hanover
March 27, 2010
Game one box score I Game two box score
HANOVER, Ind. - The Bluffton University softball team broke out of its hitting slump in a 13-0 five-inning victory over the Panthers en route to a sweep at Hanover College on Saturday, March 27, 2010. The Beavers improved to 3-10 overall and 2-0 in Heartland Conference action, while Hanover fell to 4-10 and 0-4 in the HCAC.
Bluffton 13, Hanover 0 (5 innings)
Torrie Wilson (Delphos/Jefferson) doubled down the left field line to open game one. Following a sacrifice bunt by sophomore Meagan Price (Toledo/Springfield), Chelsie Osborne's (Chillicothe/Waverly) groundout scored Wilson for the 1-0 lead. The Beavers took advantage of four Hanover errors in the second to build a 6-0 lead over the home team. Brooke Babcock (Findlay) and Wilson collected the only two Bluffton safeties in the five-run frame.
Following a scoreless third for both teams, Bluffton made it 8-0 with two runs in the fourth. Osborne plated Wilson with her RBI single to center before Babcock lifted a sacrifice fly to center which scored Price.
Bluffton nailed down the five-inning shellacking with five runs in the top of the fifth. Two Panther miscues and three Bluffton hits added up to a 13-0 Beaver advantage. The final margin came thanks to a Brooke Babcock two-run shot to center field for Bluffton's first home run of the season.
Wilson finished the game 3-of-4 with four runs scored. Babcock went 3-of-3 with three RBI and Osborne drove in four runs for the Beavers. Price scored two times in the victory. Babcock (2-5) was superb in the circle, tossing a one-hit shutout with five strikeouts and only one walk while facing just two batters over the minimum.
Bluffton 3, Hanover 2
Bluffton and Hanover both struggled to produce baserunners in the second game as the score remained 0-0 after four innings of play. The Beavers finally put together some offense in the top of the fifth when Emily Manahan (Columbus/Bishop Watterson) opened the frame with a single to left field. A Hanover error put Jayme Marbaugh (Ohio City/Parkway) on second and pinch runner Tiffany Buckmaster (Lima/Bath) at third. Another Hanover miscue on Wilson's attempted sacrifice bunt allowed both Buckmaster and Marbaugh to cross the plate. Shelby Wade (Delaware/Buckeye) capped the Bluffton scoring with an RBI single to left for a 3-0 advantage.
The Panthers made it interesting in the home sixth when they took advantage of a two-out Bluffton error. Blakli Nading made it 3-2 with her two-run bomb to center, but freshman Stevie Cuttitta (Columbiaville, Mich./Clio) came on and recorded the final four outs for her first career save.
Seven Beavers had one hit apiece as Bluffton completed a much needed sweep at Hanover. The Bluffton pitching was outstanding for the day, allowing two runs, none earned, on five hits with 10 strikeouts and just three free passes. Kristin Agauas (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Andover) evened her record at 1-1 after a 5.2 inning three-hitter. She fanned five and allowed just two unearned runs.
The Beavers return to HCAC action with a pair of games at rival Defiance College on Tuesday, March 30, 2010. The first contest is slated to start at 3:30 p.m.


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Peppelman, Fox placed second at the 2013 EIWA Championships (Robert Preston).
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – A total of eight Crimson finished on the podium led by finalists Walter Peppelman and James Fox as the Harvard wrestling team took seventh place at the 2013 EIWA Championships.
Three Crimson earned a trip to the NCAA Championships with their performances over the weekend, including Peppelman, Fox and Steven Keith. Peppelman and Fox placed second at 157 lbs. and 197 lbs., respectively while Keith finished his tournament in fourth place at 141 lbs. Freshmen Jeffrey Ott came one win shy of an automatic bid to the national tournament with a fifth-place finish at 125 lbs.
"When you have a big tournament like this you are going to have ups and downs," Jay Weiss, The David G. Bunning '88 Head Coach for Harvard Wrestling commented. "I feel our guys came to fight this weekend and we lost some close battles that could have gone either way. We took a big step forward this weekend and our expectations for the national tournament and next season continue to rise."
Devon Gobbo also earned a place on the podium and capped his first tournament off with a seventh-place finish. Shay Warren, Cameron Croy and David Ng each finished eighth.
Harvard's eight placewinners are the most for the program since 2001 while its seventh-place finish (78.5 points) is the team's best since 2007. Cornell took the team trophy with 142 points as Navy (117.5), Penn (110.5), Lehigh (101.5) and Rutgers (91.0) rounded out the top five.
Peppelman opened his final EIWA Championships in impressive fashion, pinning Eric Norgard from Franklin & Marshall just 36 seconds into the action. He returned during the morning session to post a 6-0 decision over Roy Hernandez of Penn, the eighth seed, before taking out Colulmbia's Jake O'Hara, seeded sixth, with a 1-0 decision.
In his second career finals appearance, the senior was defeated by No. 2 Joseph Napoli of Lehigh, 5-0.
Fox was solid in all three of his matches on Friday beginning with an 11-4 decision over Princeton's Daniel Santoro. The sophomore then earned a 7-4 decision against No. 7 Tyler Lyster of Bucknell and was up 5-2 on Navy's Peter Huntley, the third seed, before Huntley defaulted due to an injury.
Fox came up short against top-seeded Micah Burak of Penn in the finals, dropping a 6-3 decision.
Keith, the second seed at 141 lbs., advanced to the championship semifinals with a 6-0 decision over Columbia's Alec Mooradian and a 9-3 decision over No. 7 Anthony Salupo off Lehigh. He was knocked out of title contention via a 6-3 decision at the hands of Penn's CJ Cobb, the third seed.
The senior returned strong in the wrestle-back bracket, taking out fourth-seeded Trevor Melde of Rutgers, 6-0, before falling to top-seeded Michael Nevinger of Cornell, 3-0, to finish fourth.
Ott wrestled four times on Friday to earn a place in the consolation semi's. He began the day as the fifth seed at 125 lbs. and turned in a dominating 18-3 tech fall against Army's Hunter Wood in his first match. After being pinned by American's David Terao, the fourth seed, he bounced back with a pin of Sacred Heart's Joe Harris at the 1:24 mark and a 5-4 decision over eighth-seeded Patrick Prada of Navy.
Ott was one win away from securing himself a trip to the NCAA Tournament on Saturday but fell in tiebreakers to sixth-seeded William Waterson of Brown, 4-3. The freshmen bounced back to record a 13-0 major decision over Army's Hunter Wood for fifth.


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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Casinos in the Northeastern U.S. increasingly are tapping a shared intelligence network to stay ahead of cheaters.
A bettor was arrested last week at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun casino after a surveillance worker recognized him from a security bulletin issued by authorities in Louisiana.
Mohegan Sun officials say the arrest of the man who was allegedly marking cards with invisible ink represents a culmination of cooperation that began taking off a decade ago.
Casinos from the U.S. to Australia use their own intelligence network to warn each other about cheaters. As table games spread across the Northeast, resorts are using it more than ever to stop thieves as well as card counters who can hit multiple casinos in the span of a few days.
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FITCHBURG -- Thanks to agreements signed Tuesday morning, students interested in earning advanced manufacturing degrees will easily be able to transfer their credits between local community colleges and Fitchburg State University.
A bevy of state and local government and education officials crowded into FSU's Mazzaferro Center on Tuesday to celebrate the landmark collaboration, which will allow a more seamless transfer of credits between Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Quinsigmond Community College in Worcester and FSU, as students and manufacturing-industry employees seek to further their education and their careers.
The collaboration also involves the state Manufacturing Extension Partnership, which identifies and implements growth opportunities for small and medium-size manufacturers through advanced manufacturing technologies and training, among other means.
According to Eric Nakajima, assistant secretary for innovation policy for the state Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development, the partnership also offers a pathway between work-training programs that don't offer credit to degree programs.
Normally, those who want to earn degrees often have to "shop around" at different institutions to determine what programs they offer and if they will be useful in the long run, he said, and sometimes credits are lost when students transfer between schools as their career paths become clearer.
With these agreements, Nakajima said, credits will be easily transferred to assist those students in their pursuits and to create a more competitive industry.
Ted Bauer, manager of workforce development programs for MassMEP, said a changing manufacturing landscape has led companies to "refocus and reinvest" in advanced technologies to improve their productivity. That transition has had a direct impact on the workforce, and even entry-level jobs in the field are profoundly different than they were 15 to 20 years ago.
"We have moved from repetitive, task-oriented jobs to knowledge-based jobs," Bauer said. "This not only raised the bar for those looking to enter the manufacturing labor force, but it also created a major training challenge for those incumbents in the existing workforce."
"Part of the purpose of education is to prepare young people for employment, citizenship and to be lifelong learners," state Education Secretary Paul Reville said. "If we're going to prepare them to thrive in jobs for the future, we need real-time, up-to-date information on what those jobs require in the way of skills and knowledge."
By partnering educational institutions with employers, the latter can give the former advice on what jobs need to be filled, and initiatives can be made to help prepare students to thrive in those fields, Reville said. That, he added, will ensure not only a prosperous future for individuals, but also for the state as a whole.
He and Nakajima referred to a recent report by Northeastern University economics professor Barry Bluestone that reveals that up to 100,000 manufacturing jobs will become available through retirements in an aging workforce.
Also, Nakajima said, the report shows that 70 percent of manufacturers expect to increase hiring over the next five years, and 65 percent expect to increase investment in their plant and expand production.
Manufacturing will grow where there is a skilled workforce, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern said, so "partnerships like these are critical to economic growth and prosperity."
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Joanne Goldstein agreed. Fostering a dialogue and partnerships between the businesses that are looking for trained workers and the educators that can produce them is important, she said, but it is also necessary to involve those in workforce development who can identify the employees suitable for those jobs and to ensure that they have living wages with benefits.
Goldstein said her office also has some training funds available for companies through the state-funded $5 million Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund and the Workforce Training Fund, an employer-funded grant program that disburses about $21 million annually to businesses.
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If you ever wondered how important comics are in a newspaper, consider the response to my request last week for help in deciding what ones to keep and what ones to drop.
I wrote to say we are planning to introduce three popular strips -- Thatababy, Soup to Nutz, and Alley Oop. But that meant we would have to drop three of these -- The Dinette Set, Judge Parker, The Other Coast, Pickles and Stone Soup. I asked you to tell us which two of those five we should keep.
You didn't have to be asked twice.
At last count, we've received 157 comments on the Talk, 2,190 emails on the subject, more than 200 letters, several posts on my Facebook page and a good number of phone calls too. Ninty-four online readers recommended the column on the subject to their Facebook friends.
There's been so much correspondence, in fact, that we haven't been able to keep up with it all. We're still counting the votes, and we probably won't have a final tally for another week.
Some of those pieces of correspondence were straight and to the point: Keep this comic; get rid of that comic. But most went beyond that. Most provided the argument behind the vote, often passionately. Some asked us to add comics I hadn't mentioned; and some asked us to drop comics that didn't make our list. Some said, just leave things as they are.
All five strips have loyal supporters; most of them also have strong critics.
This isn't going to be easy, no matter what we do.
And at least one thing is certain: People take the funnies seriously.
Thanks so much for your interest in the Daily Herald. And for your help.
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What's on at the Expo
The largest running-related expo in the Western Cape takes place at the Good Hope Centre from Wednesday 4 to Friday 6 April. It offers you the chance to visit a variety of interesting stands featuring everything there is to know about road running. Check your magazine or the website for the opening times. You will need to collect your race number and goodie bag at the Expo. Norrie Williamson, the Old Mutual Virtual Coach, will be at the Old Mutual stand with pacing charts and some final race tips and do pop into the PUMA Retail Store where you will find their latest products and special commemorative event merchandise. All registered runners receive 25% off all PUMA product when showing their race numbers. There are many special offers up for grabs!
Over the years, the Expo has become much more than just a running expo, and now includes top sporting brands, apparel, supplements, outdoor adventure sports and sporting tours, to name just a few. It is an opportunity for all sport enthusiasts to experience the latest trends in the running and sporting arena and to be part of the exciting atmosphere leading up to the 'world's most beautiful marathon'.
There are some great offers for 2012:
Awesome Africa: It's FUN, it's CRAZY, it's AWESOME – the Awesome South Africa book will intrigue you, make you laugh, astonish and astound you. Visit stand B15 to see what all the fuss is about. A signed copy of the book to be won in the lucky draw each day.
CURA SOLES: Are your feet tired at the end of a long run? Cura Soles are gel-filled insoles that will help your feet recover or your money back guaranteed! Why wait – check out the website for client testimony and get your pair today or purchase them at their stand. Expo Special Offer: Free Foot Soak with every two pairs bought.
GEIGERRIG: Performance enhancing hydration packs and inline water filters for those who work and play in the great outdoors. Carry a GEIGERRIG hydration pack and You'll Never Suck Again. Lifetime guarantee against leakage, two year guarantee on the pack against factory defects. They stock four models: RIG 500, RIG 700, RIG 1200, RIG 1600. For further info visit www.geigerrig.com>br/> HAMMER: New organic energy bar – cranberry. Hammer bars are an ideal solid food choice, or recovery bar. Hammer bars are the ultimate healthy choice. They are totally organic, cold processed, gluten free 100% vegetarian, and contain super-healthy phytosterols and sterolins. They have no coatings, preservatives or refined sugars. Plus the new ENDUROLYTES GRAPE FIZZ – effervescent electrolyte replacement. Use prior to, during and after workouts, to satisfy the body's electrolyte requirement with maximum precision. Add one or more tablets to your water or fuel bottles. Each rapidly- dissolving effervescent tablet contains full spectrum electrolytes to assist with cramping. www.hammernutrition.co.za
Special price on Huggies Gold nappies: 1 pack: R130, 3 packs: R360 . These prices are for Huggies Gold Bulk packs (Size 3 – 58 nappies in the pack; Size 4 – 50 nappies in a pack; Size 4+ - 48 nappies in a pack; Size 5 – 44 nappies in a pack)
Ice Power® Cold Gel and Ice Power® Sports Spray are products clinically proven to relieve muscle and joint pains sustained by sportsmen, sportswomen and their families. "NEW in South Africa from Finland. Visit them at Stand A26.
LOOBIT: Visit stand B4 for the best anti-chafe and burn relief products on the market. LOOBIT is a blend of waxes with no steroids or perfumes that prevents chafing and doesn't rub off. Don't chafe, apply LOOBIT before the run and keep wetting it. Experience the best relief from burns. COOLIT is a hydrogel that combines the healing properties of tea tree oil and colloidal silver to take the heat and pain out of any burns. Both available at show specials and in small 15 ml sized packs to take on the run with you.
PEPTOPRO: FREE water bottle when you buy two x PeptoSport Sachets and one x PeptoPro Sachet. Buy any Pepto products and stand a chance to win a lucky hamper filled with products. Come past and taste what powers you to the end! HUGE DISCOUNTS!
ReSkin is a bi-elastic plaster that prevents friction. ReSkin is made from a lycra weave material with a soft silicone gel adhesive coated onto one side. These two elements give ReSkin its unique benefits of being bi-elastic (as supple as your skin) and reducing friction. Acting as a second skin, ReSkin relieves chafing and enhances your performance. Friction now takes place between the ReSkin and the other materials rather than on your skin. Therefore, it prevents from getting saddle sores or blisters but also helps with the healing of them when they are present. The Silicone Skin technology is innovative and they are receiving great feedback from athletes in cycling and running industries. The product is pain free to remove, washable & re-useable.
SANParks: Do wide open spaces, the salty smell of the sea, star studded skies, or the sounds of the bush at sunrise sound appealing? Visit the SANParks stand and discover the range of affordable getaways South African National Parks has to offer. Find out about their Winter Specials running from May to July and enter a lucky draw competition to stand the chance of winning a stay in one of the Parks.
Second Skins is offering and explaining the advantages of using our Second Generation Compression gear. Also, with the growing awareness of the dangers of excessive exposure to UV, their sun-off arm guards at R150-00 should be well received. Visit them at Stand B13 or visit www.skins.net.
SKINS – compression garment: SKINS gradient compression has been engineered to provide the correct level of surface pressure to specific parts of the body. This enhances circulation and gets more vital oxygen to your activate muscles – boosting you power, speed and stamina. Improved circulation also helps to eliminate lactic acid build up and other metabolic wastes during an intense workout. The result? You go harder, for longer and recover faster. This scientifically proven technology is featured in all A200 products.
Sporty Skirts is launching their new, cheaper zip pocket skirt in a variety of colours! Plus super sexy running shorts that don't creep. A gorgeous new, fabulously sexy mesh vest hoody that keeps you super cool when you train. And finally, a superbly cheeky, flattering vest but the slogan is top secret until the Expo.
The 32Gi™ company is proud to announce the launch of Recover an endurance specific protein recovery sports drink. RECOVER Facts:
- Assists with muscle repair, glycogen recovery and has a high protein absorption rate.
- It improves strength and recovery.
- Offers a complete amino acid profile
- Is digestive friendly, wheat, gluten and lactose free, suitable for vegans and has no animal derivatives.
THULE is known for its high quality carrying solutions and has now introduced its luggage range with the same high standards and exceptional quality. The incredibly stylish, functional and superbly-made Crossover range is now available in various eye-catching colours and carries a 25year warranty. These lightweight, durable and water-resistant bags will be on sale at the Thule stand for 20% off their normal retail prices.
Vibram FiveFingers will once again be showcasing their extensive and exciting range and will be offering discounted prices on selected styles. Their range has grown enormously over the past few years and this is a great opportunity to see the full range under one roof, while having all your questions answered by their experienced sales staff. They will also be showing for the first time in South Africa their new trail running specific model called the Spyridon LS. This style is set to take the trail running scene by storm and will be a big attraction at their stand. On Friday 6 April from 13hoo to 16hoo, well-known lynotherapist and Runner's World columnist, Benita De Witt will be at their stand to explain how to ensure a safe transition into running in FiveFingers and correct running techniques with regards to running in minimalist shoes. She will also be doing demonstrations and will be available to answer general questions.


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Hi Girls!
KITE SISTERS is organizing a KITE & YOGA Trip for girls in Caye Caulker, a beautiful and small island in the Caribbean Sea!
The idea of the trip is that girls from everywhere kite and travel together and explore new and different spots, sharing experiences and making new friends.
The trip include:
- KiteSurf lessons for all levels and day trips.
Beginners: Complete Course following the Kitesurfing IKO Program and AAK and practice water start and riding.
Intermediates: level from water-level star.
Advanced: know how to navigate upwind.
- Yoga Sessions
- Stand Up Paddle
- Snorkeling day
- Internal Transfers
- Accommodation for 7 nights in Caye Caulker
- All meals: Breakfasts, lunches and dinners
Cost: USD 1300
Trip 1: 23 to 30 March, 2012
Trip 2: 31 March to April 7, 2012
Trip 3: 14 to 21 April, 2012
Travel time: 8 days / 7 nights
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Asset Purchases
Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said last month the central bank could curtail its bond purchases if the U.S. employment outlook shows a sustainable improvement. Policy makers will trim purchases to $65 billion a month in October, the median of 59 economist estimates compiled by Bloomberg this month shows.
Gold traders turned bearish for the first time in a month, with 18 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg anticipating declining prices this week. Fourteen were bullish and four neutral, the largest proportion of bears since May 17.
Assets in global exchange-traded products backed by bullion fell 20% this year as some investors lost faith in the metal as store of value. U.S. consumer prices climbed 1.1% in the 12 months through April, according to a measure watched by the Fed that excludes food and fuel. That matches the smallest increase since records began in 1960. The World Bank raised its 2013 U.S. growth forecast to 2% on June 12, from a January prediction of 1.9%.
Paulson & Co.
Paulson & Co. said it has no intention of closing down its Gold Fund even after this year's losses, according to a letter to investors obtained by Bloomberg News. The company recommended investors stay invested as valuations provide "significant upside." Paulson is the biggest investor in the SPDR Gold Trust, the largest bullion ETP.
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said June 10 that inflation below the central bank's 2% target may warrant prolonging bond buying. The International Monetary Fund sees the Fed maintaining large monthly bond purchases until at least the end of this year and urged the central bank to carefully manage its exit plan to avoid disrupting financial markets in its annual assessment of the U.S. economy released June 14.
"If quantitative easing does continue for too long, that could certainly lead to inflation," said Christopher Burton, a fund manager at Credit Suisse Asset Management in New York who helps oversee $10.8 billion in commodity related assets. That "would generally correspond to higher commodity prices," he said.
Total outflows from commodity funds were $315 million in the week ended June 12, according to Ian Wilson, a managing director for Cambridge, Massachusetts-based EPFR Global, which tracks money flows. Investors withdrew $277 million from gold funds, according to EPFR.
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Most Closely HLA Matched Allogeneic Virus Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes (CTL) (CHALLAH)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00711035
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 8, 2008
Last Update Posted : April 26, 2016
|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|June 20, 2008
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|July 8, 2008
|Last Update Posted Date
|April 26, 2016
|Study Start Date ICMJE
|November 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|October 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|The primary purpose of the study is to assess the safety of administering CHM-CTLs in transplant patients with EBV, CMV, or adenovirus infection. We have elected to use a dose of 2 x 10^7 CHM-CTLs/m2. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|The primary purpose of the study is to assess the safety of administering CHM-CTLs in transplant patients with EBV, CMV, or adenovirus infection. We have elected to use a dose of 2 x 107 CHM-CTLs/m2. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00711035 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Most Closely HLA Matched Allogeneic Virus Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes (CTL)
|Official Title ICMJE
|Most Closely HLA Matched Allogeneic Virus Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes (CTL) to Treat Persistent Reactivation Or Infection With Adenovirus, CMV and EBV After Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
|Brief Summary
This trial is designed to evaluate the feasibility, safety and efficacy of most closely HLA-matched multivirus specific CTL lines (CHM-CTLs) in HSCT patients with EBV, CMV or adenovirus infections that are persistent despite standard therapy.
The primary objective of the study is to assess safety and feasibility of administering CTLs. Survival data will be collected by asking the transplant center to submit the routine Transplant Essential Data form that is sent to the Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes Database at 100 days and 1 year and includes data on survival status and other outcome measures.
|Detailed Description
Patients may be screened for study entry when they have persistent disease despite standard therapy as defined in the inclusion criteria. At that stage a search will be done of the available lines. Lines were generated from HSCT donors who consented to the use of CTLs not required for their recipient for research or from normal donors. All donors were screened and deemed to be eligible as transplant donors. We will also manufacture additional lines with the goal of covering common HLA types and will consult with the NMDP to determine what HLA types would be desirable. Additional donors will be screened by a transplant donor center physician and must be deemed eligible before a line can be manufactured.
CTL Lines: We will use trivirus specific CTL lines generated as described previously. Generation of trivirus-specific CTL lines requires the generation of several different components from PBMC. The CTL line will be derived from donor peripheral blood T cells, by multiple stimulations with antigen-presenting cells (APCs) presenting CMV, EBV and adenovirus antigens and expansion with interleukin-2 (IL-2). The APCs used to stimulate and expand the CMV-specific T cells will be derived from patient mononuclear cells and B lymphocytes.
To initiate the trivirus-specific CTL line, PBMC will be transduced with an adenovirus vector (Ad5f35-pp65) expressing the immunodominant antigen of CMV, pp65. The monocyte fraction of PBMC expressed and presented CMV-pp65 peptide epitopes to the CMV-specific T cell fraction of the PBMC, while the virion proteins from the adenovirus vector were processed and presented to the adenovirus-specific T cell fraction.
To expand trivirus -specific T cells we used EBV-transformed B lymphoblastoid cell lines (EBV-LCLs) transduced with Ad5f35-pp65. This transduction allows the EBV-LCLs to present CMV-pp65 and adenovirus virion peptides to the T cells as well as endogenously expressed EBV antigens.
EBV-LCLs are derived from PBMC-B lymphocytes by infection with a clinical grade, laboratory strain of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). About 5 x 10^6 PBMC, or 5 to 10 mLs of blood is required to generate the EBV-LCL
At the end of the CTL culture period, the frequency of T cells specific for each virus were determined using tetramer reagents if available. To test the functional antigen specificity of the CTL we will use overlapping peptide libraries for pp65 and adenovirus hexon and autologous and allogeneic LCLs in Elispot assays and we will perform cytotoxicity assays using unmodified PHA blasts and LCLs untransduced or transduced with Adhexon and CMVpp65 pepmix OR LCL transduced with Ad5f35-null and Ad5f35-pp65. Some lines will have aliquots sent for further characterization to the NIH where Drs Melenhorst and Barrett are developing assays to predict alloreactivity where they examine virus antigen-specific T cells using an extensive panel of activated T cells as antigen presenting cells (T-APC). These lines will be labeled with component number only and will not have subject identifiers.
The CTL lines will also be checked for identity, phenotype and sterility, and cryopreserved prior to administration according to SOP. Release criteria for administering the CTL to patients include viability >70%, negative culture for bacteria and fungi for at least 7 days, endotoxin testing less than or equal to 5EU/ml, negative result for Mycoplasma, <2% CD19 positive B cells, <2% CD14 positive monocytes (or <2% CD83 positive cells if Dendritic cells were used as stimulators) and HLA identity.
No Matched CTL Line Available: If no matched line is available the patient will be registered so that the feasibility of the approach can be assessed and the eventual outcome will also be collected.
CTL Line Available but Patient Status Changes: Patients clinical course that changes between screening and infusion will not be given the CTL and will be followed for eventual outcome.
Survival data will be collected by asking the transplant center to submit the routine Transplant Essential Data form that is sent to the Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes Database at 100 days and 1 year and includes data on survival status and other outcome measures.
Criteria for Selection of CTL Line: In general the line matching at the highest number of HLA loci will be selected. Matching at the allele level will be preferred but antigen level will be accepted or HLA-A and HLA-B. However consideration will also be given to the type of infection and activity of the line against that virus. For example for a patient with adenovirus infection a line that matches at 2 loci but that has recognition of adenovirus mediated through those antigens would be preferable to a line matched at 3 loci but with no demonstrated activity against adenovirus. The protocol chair will discuss each case with the principal investigators at each center to determine the optimal CTL line for each patient. If more than one line matches and there are insufficient cells to cover additional infusions a second CTL line will be reserved in the event that additional infusions are warranted. Patients with a partial response are eligible to receive an additional dose.
Premedications: Patients will be premedicated with Benadryl 1mg/kg (max 50 mg) IV and Tylenol 10 mg/kg (max 650 mg) PO.
Patients will be monitored according to institutional standards for administration of blood products and at a minimum will be monitored according to below: • Patients should remain in the clinic for at least one hour • Patients should remain on continuous pulse oximetry for at least 30 minutes • Vital signs should be monitored at the end of infusion then at 30 and 60 minutes
Supportive Care: Patients will receive supportive care for acute or chronic toxicity, including blood components or antibiotics, and other intervention as appropriate.
If a patient has a partial response they are eligible to receive up to 4 additional doses at a minimum 2 week intervals and if they meet the eligibility criteria for subsequent lines. These doses would come from the original infused line if sufficient vials were available but may come from another line if there are insufficient cells in the original line.
Follow-up Assessments: The timing of follow-up visits is based on the date of CTL infusion. If a patient has multiple CTL doses the schedule resets again at the beginning so follow up relates to the last CTL dose.
Follow up will occur at 7 days, 14 days, 21 days, 28 days, 42 days, 90 days, 180 days, and 365 days (+/- 2 days up to Week 8, and +/- 14 days for Days 90, 120, and +/- 28 days for 6 and 12 months, post-enrollment..)
The following assessments are considered standard-of-care unless identified below by " * ":
Pre-Infusion: 1. History and physical exam including height and weight 2. Viral loads for EBV, adenovirus, CMV 3. Biopsy disease site, if appropriate 4. Imaging studies, if appropriate 5. Complete acute GVHD staging and grading information including assessments of rash, diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, weight and liver function tests 6. CBC with differential, platelet count 7. Liver function tests (bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, AST, ALT) plus creatinine 8. Tacrolimus/cyclosporine level 9. * Samples for laboratory studies
Post-Infusion: 1. Viral loads for CMV, EBV, adenovirus weekly at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 weeks and 3, 6 and 12 months. 2. Complete acute GVHD staging and grading information including assessments of rash, diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, weight and liver function tests weekly until Day 45 3. Chronic GVHD evaluation (if present) 3, 6, 9, and 12 months 4. CBC with differential and platelet count at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 weeks. 5. Infusion related toxicities within 24 hours and toxicity evaluation weekly until Day 30 and acute GVHD until Day 45 6. Steroid dose weekly until Day 42, and 3, 6 and 9 months 7. * Samples for laboratory studies on Days 0, 14, 28 and 90 8. Infections through Day 42 and at 3, 6 and 12 months
Ancillary laboratory studies will include: 1) Assessment of virus-specific immunity based on CTL levels as measured by ELISPOT assays or tetramer assays. 2) Persistence of infused T cells based on PCR for non-shared antigen
Reporting Patient Deaths: The Recipient Death Information must be entered into the web-based data entry system within 24 hours of knowledge of a patient's death. If the cause of death is unknown at that time, it need not be recorded at that time. However, once the cause of death is determined, the form must be updated.
Donor Evaluation: - Complete history and physical examination - CBC, platelets, differential - Total protein, albumin, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, ALT, AST, - HIV-1 antibody, HIV-2 antibody, HIV NAT, HTLV-1/2 antibodies, HBsantigen, HBc antibody, HCV NAT, CMV antibody, RPR, West Nile virus NAT, and Chagas testing - ABO and Rh typing - When the evaluation is complete, the Transplant Physician will note in the recipient's and donor's medical records that the tests have been evaluated, and the donor is acceptable.
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Phase 1
Phase 2
|Study Design ICMJE
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
|Biological: Trivirus Specific CTLs for EBV, CMV and Adenovirus Infection
Follow-up Assessments: The timing of follow-up visits is based on the date of CTL infusion. If a patient has multiple CTL doses the schedule resets again at the beginning so follow up relates to the last CTL dose.
Follow up will occur at 7 days, 14 days, 21 days, 28 days, 42 days, 90 days, 180 days, and 365 days post enrollment.
|Study Arms
|Experimental: Trivirus Specific CTLs for EBV, CMV and Adenovirus Infection
If a patient has a partial response they are eligible to receive up to 4 additional doses at biweekly intervals. These doses would come from the original infused line if sufficient vials were available but may come from another line if there are insufficient cells in the original line.
Intervention: Biological: Trivirus Specific CTLs for EBV, CMV and Adenovirus Infection
|Publications *
|Leen AM, Bollard CM, Mendizabal AM, Shpall EJ, Szabolcs P, Antin JH, Kapoor N, Pai SY, Rowley SD, Kebriaei P, Dey BR, Grilley BJ, Gee AP, Brenner MK, Rooney CM, Heslop HE. Multicenter study of banked third-party virus-specific T cells to treat severe viral infections after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Blood. 2013 Jun 27;121(26):5113-23. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-02-486324. Epub 2013 Apr 22.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Actual Enrollment ICMJE
|Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Actual Study Completion Date
|August 2013
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|October 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Pts will be eligible following any type of allogeneic transplant if they have CMV, adenovirus or EBV infection persistent to standard therapy (as defined below).
The informed consent process will begin at recognition of subject eligibility and consent will be obtained per institutional practices before study therapy is initiated. Subjects will initially sign a screening consent to enable a search to be made for a line. If a line is available they will sign the treatment consent.
Up to 4 additional doses can be administered if a partial response is obtained and patient meets eligibility criteria for subsequent infusions. The minimum interval between subsequent infusions is 2 weeks.
Donors will be eligible if they meet eligibility criteria for blood donors on history and exam by a transplant donor physician and have negative infectious diseases testing.
For initial CTL and subsequent infusions:
Donors will be ineligible if they do not meet eligibility criteria for blood donors on the donor questionnaire or have positive infectious diseases testing on any of the tests outlined in the inclusion criteria.
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|United States
|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number ICMJE
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
U54HL081007 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
|Not Provided
|IPD Sharing Statement
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|Helen Heslop, Baylor College of Medicine
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Baylor College of Medicine
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Investigators ICMJE
|PRS Account
|Baylor College of Medicine
|Verification Date
|March 2016
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EVANSTON, Ill. — No matter how many wins Michigan piles up, Trey Burke insisted one thing will not change. The Wolverines will keep seeing themselves as underdogs, even after nights like this.
Burke scored 23 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 21 and No. 2 Michigan pounded Northwestern 94-66 on Thursday to remain unbeaten.
Off to their best start since they opened the 1985-86 season with 16 wins, the Wolverines (14-0, 1-0) had no trouble in the Big Ten opener after breezing through the non-conference portion of their schedule.
They built a 21-point halftime lead with Burke and Hardaway Jr. leading the way and were never challenged by Northwestern (9-5, 0-1).
"14-0 that's a great start — and 1-0 in the Big Ten — but we've got to keep the attitude where guys are still doubting us," Burke said.
He'll get no argument from his coach.
"We're always working that way, like we're hunting all the time and we don't ever want to lose that," John Beilein said. "It's not a negative to always be working."
Michigan shot 59.6 percent overall and made 13 of 22 3-point attempts with the two guards doing most of the damage. Burke shot 9 of 16 overall and hit 4 of 6 3-pointers. Hardaway was 6 of 8 from the field and 4 of 5 from long range, and the ankle injury that kept him out of the previous game didn't seem to be an issue.
"Just to see him back out there after his injury," Burke said. "Back in action. Back in the groove. It was great."
Jordan Morgan added 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Wolverines, while Glenn Robinson III and Nik Stauskas scored 10 points apiece.
Jared Swopshire and Kale Abrahamson each scored 11 points for Northwestern, but the Wildcats gave up the most points they have allowed this season while being outclassed by one of the nation's best teams.
"Eventually, we've got to start doing things that the coaches get on us about," guard Dave Sobolewski said. "We keep messing up the same things in the 1-3-1. We keep missing assignments. We keep falling asleep on defense. A lot of it will come down to heart and how bad we want it on defense mainly, too."
It was a sharp contrast from their two meetings last season, when Michigan needed overtime to win both games.
Then again, the Wildcats were short-handed.
Besides suspending guard JerShon Cobb for the season for violating team policy, they also shut down one of their best players, Drew Crawford, for the remainder of the season last month because of a shoulder injury.
Leading scorer Reggie Hearn sat out his second straight game because of a sprained ankle.
Even so, Michigan wasn't showing any mercy. Instead, the Wolverines ended the suspense early.
Burke, averaging a team-leading 17.8 points coming in, scored 15 in the first half. Hardaway added 12 points, hitting all four 3s, and Michigan barely broke a sweat before taking a 51-30 halftime lead.
"I guess that's what happens when you're running the fastbreaks and getting easy baskets. It all comes off of defensive stops," Hardaway said.
Burke did his best to bury Northwestern almost as soon as the game started.
The sophomore guard scored 13 straight points for Michigan to help the Wolverines grab a 20-4 lead.
"He's got a presence out there," Beilein said. "He's got a great ability to know when he can score and when he can find other people."
Hardaway got going midway through the half, making consecutive 3-pointers that made it 33-13 and drew an "M Go Blue! M Go Blue!" chant from the maize-and-blue contingent in the stands.
He struck again from the outside on consecutive possessions later in the half. And Burke wowed the crowd in the closing minutes when he laid the ball in after a nasty crossover.
For Northwestern fans, there was little to cheer in the early going other than when football coach Pat Fitzgerald addressed the crowd on the heels of his team's Gator Bowl victory.
"Coach told us to be aggressive," Burke said. "Don't be timid against the zone. Attack it so you can get good shots."


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Renney snaps, loses it, and headfakes Hemsky with a complicated practice drill
Today in practice, apparently Renney blew up on Hemsky. Details on all of this are sketchy still, but according to Tencer's twitter: "Would be inappropriate to relay what Renney said to Hemsky during practice; underlying message was: 'pls work a bit harder'".
Quinn was asked about it in an interview and had this to say (quote taken from Oilers Nation):
Again, as a coach, you try to have… Our job is to help these guys get better. I mean, it really is. When you're putting in an effort to try to help them be better and some guys don't seem to value that effort that you're making because they have their own habits or maybe they don't need to practice that hard, they think in their minds game day is tomorrow, I'll turn it on tomorrow.
They're the guys who often kid themselves. Yes, they've got great talent, but, you know what? We've missed the playoffs (three) bloody years in a row and five of the last eight, so, at the end of the day, you've got to start saying, 'Well, wait a minute. Talent is what?' Talent is part of it, but we need a bigger package. How do you get the bigger package? Well, you ask people to work.
So what are your thoughts on this? MacTavish was heavily criticized for throwing players under the bus last year (namely Penner, Schremp and Nilsson). Does Quinn get a free pass on this? Does this validate what MacTavish was doing with other players? Or were MacTavish's words out of desperation?
To me, I don't mind the criticism too much, if it's warranted (see throwing Schremp under the bus while he's in Springfield as unwarranted). I was against MacTavish harping on Penner and Nilsson last year. In hindsight though, I think he was right about Nilsson, and partly right about Penner (yes, Penner didn't have the same drive last year, but I don't think MacTavish got the most out of him either). As for Quinn and Renney, I think their comments are valid as well. According to Robin Brownlee, Hemsky is the first to blow out of there at the end of the practice, and sounds like he agrees that his practice work ethics are few and far between. The only question now is how Hemsky responds to this. I don't think he's going anywhere, but I know that idea will run through some Oilers fans' heads.
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I think Hemsky had this coming for a while now. You can tell he just doesn't put in the effort some days. He's great, but Renney was right about the effort. If he does that, he wouldn't be so frustrating on some plays.
Racki: No, he was definitely ticked at him for the shootout attempt. Why? I don't know. I don't remember it being anything bad. It's not like he was doing a lacrosse move. I presume he was just trying to get the goaltender to bite. Comrie has obviously been playing with through mono and isn't going to be at 100%.. so I see no reason to get on his case. Comrie's been one of few bright spots. Before he got sick, I thought he looked great.
honestly, I remember watching that shhotout move by Comrie and thinking to myself "wtf was that, I made better moves in peewee"
it was pretty bad, but really, I think he just kinda was indecisive and had a one bad shootout attempt, I certainly don't think it warranted Quinn lamenting on it days later.
as far as Hemsky goes, I like that their calling him out and holding him accountable, I think he's had kind of a free ride for too long, and we have far too many young guys on our team for the "best player" to be given a free pass to laziness while other used to get thrown under the bus. bottom line is, Hemsky is an awesome player but always seems to fall short, and I'd have to say I think that, at least in part has to do with his lack of intensity/work ethic.
Hemsky is the face of the franchise and he's a floater. Everyone knows it and MacT was right on these issues. Time for these guys to do what it takes,because it clearly shows in games when they do not.
It just shows that putting up points isn't always the entire game. I'll use Spezza for example. Last season he was putting up more than a PPG at the beginning, but he was being called out publicly by the coach to "play better or not play at all". Fans were calling to trade Spezza because he was just frustrating despite putting up points (Sounds like Hemsky a lot of the time no?)
This season, he hasn't been putting up the points, but his two-way effort has improved tremendously if you've been watching and none of the Sens fans are really complaining at all. I think this "reliability" is what the coaches want out of Hemsky.
Racki: Tyler, I don't think it's his game-compete level they were frustrated with – perhaps consistency of it (which is a very valid point). But it sounds more like they were concerned with the effort he brings to practice. He's one of the leaders on the team too, so if he's out there half-assing it, it doesn't set a very good example. But at the same time, this was one thing that really bothered me about Pete Peeters. He was all about practice. If you weren't standing on your head making saves in practice, you didn't start the games. And I thought it hindered Garon a lot because some guys just don't bring it to practice. Soooo.. on that note, do I think the same of Quinn/Renney here? No. Damn you, hypocrisy. Maybe I just understand Peeters a bit more now.One thing to say though that I've heard others say… could you imagine Hemsky if he had the work ethic of a guy like Horcoff? This is why Quinn/Renney got mad with him. If he brought it every night and every day he could be a real superstar.
Sorry, but this reminded me of this. We're talkin' 'bout practice!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exOxUAntx8I&feature=related
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