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Great Product 1/13/2009
just 2 words:
LOVE IT!...lol
It's that good.
Very good for the price 12/30/2008
All went well after I determined the correct mounting height.
Was mounting to a brick fireplace wall, above the mantel. The mantel will help reduce the heat level when we have a fire in the fireplace. Had to purchase 4- 1/4 inch bolts and carbon tipped drill, drilled four hole into the brick not the grout between the bricks. You may want to purchase two drills, I had to sharpen mine to do the other two holes. The 52" Samsung LCD TV is up and working. The wires at the back at very tight to the wall but should be okay. After you select the tilt you want be sure to lock it with the screw provided on the mount. Also, lock the wall mount to the TV mount by tightening the bolts on the wall mount from the bottom, this is a must or someone will lift the TV and it will fall off the wall mount. The long allen wrench is a must, do not lose this if you ever want to take the TV off the wall. Sorry for all the words, but this is a Great piece of hardware and I would buy it again.
Great product 12/22/2008
Arrived promptly after I ordered. Quality construction, simple to install, great instructions with clearly marked parts (plenty of extra parts as well).
Does the job, easy to install 10/14/2008
This works as advertised and is easy to install. Find your studs, mount the rear bracket, put the brackets on the TV, lift/hang the TF on the rear bracket and you're all set. While I am very happy with this product and would buy it again for another TV if I had one, there were a few things to note:
Product says up to 12" horizontal adjustment. This is 12" total. Depending on the size of your TV, and where the wall bracket is placed, you might only have 6" adjustment one way or the other (as is my case, because I was able to center the wall bracket on the studs), or 2" one way and 10" the other, etc..
Mine came with security screws for securing the TV brackets to the wall mount (torx with a pin in the middle). Fortunately it also came with a tool that works with them. Be sure not to lose the tool ;-). Even if you have one, you likely don't have one that is ~1.5 ft. long, and you need that for this.
When I first looked at the items in the box something didn't seem right as the back brackets didn't pivot. I though one of the pins needed to be removed from them thought there was nothing in the instructions about this. I called the 800 number and was told none of the pins need to be removed. The unit is pre-tensioned to pivot only under the weight of the TV. If you put the bracket on the ground and stand on it, you'll see it functions just fine.
Most of my connections are on the bottom, left, rear of the TV. The 5 degrees of back tilt allows access to the connectors, but it is still tight and I have to do some cable installs by feel rather than by sight. Still, it is easy enought to attach all connectors and then lift the TV onto the mounting bracket.
Tightening the friction fit for arbitrary angle is a bit tricky. You can tighen about 1/2 a turn, then have to pull out the spring loaded head of the tightener, turn it back 1/2 a turn, re-engage it, and then tighten another 1/2 a turn. I ended up just using the 0-degree setting and tightening the tilt lock.
Great Mount 9/23/2008Chris from Portland
Great mount for its price, did its job and nothings gone wrong. I had a little trouble figuring out what to do at first and the instructions were a little tricky but they give you everything you needed. Would recommend this mount to all my friends.
Great Buy 3/22/2008Jeff C from Kansas City, MO
Mount arrived in less than 5 days. Basic kit included everything needed to mount a Philips 50" Plasma. Kit was easy to install and works great. The only drawback is the tilt takes some effort to change, but kit includes the necessary tool to do it. I would certainly buy this mount again and have recommended this to friends looking for a wall mount.
works great with my 46" LCD tv 3/10/2008
Easy to hang, stong and adjustable and you cannot even see the mount. Best of all the price. Delivery was in 3 days. This is my third wall mount and my second mount from Peerless.
Great product....for the most part 1/21/2008ESPop from Parker, CO
Pros: Easy to follow instuctions. Installed in about 30 minutes. Holds 46" LCD TV with no problems.
Cons: Screws to attach the tilting brackets to the back of TV on one side were too long.
Summary: Even with the slight screw problem, this is still a great product. The solution I came up with for the screw length problem was had to triple the washers on one hole and use a shorter screw (taken from the additional supplies) for the other to make work. Not sure if this is a TV manufacturer problem or a Peerless problem. Tested with some slight pulls and it's very sturdy.
Value for money spent 1/20/2008Wayne R from Williamsburg, Virginia
I received my Peerless mount in less than the 5-7 days stated for non-expedited shipping. It was easy to install and I am completely satisfied with the product. I will admit I was concerned that I did not receive wahat I ordered because the product was different than the one pictured on the ordering product image. I ordered the ST650 but was sent the ST660 which is what the review is based on. Comparing the product summary on each this seems to be an upgrade. Your service has been exceptional.
Peerless Universal Tilting Wall Mount ST660 EXCELL 1/10/2008
The Peerless ST660 Universal Tilting Wall Mountis is a great product. It came complete with a hardware kit designed to fit many LCD TVs. It came with good instructions, and was was easy to install. Compared to other tilting mounts we looked at, it is a great value. Happy and satisfied customer.
Perfect! And $100 less than the Big Box stores 1/9/2008TL from Atlanta, GA
It works perfect for my 50" TV. Easy to install, very easy to hang the TV with this design. And it was $100 cheaper then my local Big Box electronics retailer.
Quick and easy 12/19/2007
Free shipping that arrived in 2 days. Sturdy. Very easy to mount to the wall. The most tedious part was the safety feature screw. Just screwing them took me longer than the whole job.
Easy installation, solid and stable mount 12/13/2007Gary from Brooklyn, NY
I had purchased this at the same time as my TV which was a 52" Philips LCD HDTV weighing about 90 lbs. The instructions were simple to follow and attaching all the necessary screws and brackets were easy as well. The only difficult part that I found when mounting this TV was finding the actual studs which of course should usually be 16"-24" apart. Since the plate is 32" in length you should be able to screw the plate onto the wall using 3 studs instead of 2. An obstacle that I encountered was that even though the plate was about 32" in length the 3rd stud was an inch or two further away from my intended point on the plate. The number of studs you may want to use is just a personal preference. If you feel safer using 3, then try your best to but with this mount you may need an extra attachment to extend the plate for the 3rd stud. The tilt feature is a bonus if you are mounting it at a higher viewing angle. Tilting is not necessary if you have a huge screen, smaller screens seem to use this feature more frequently. The instructions also comes with a list of possible TVs that you could use this as well as the exact kinds of screws to attach the brackets for that particular TV. Overall a solid product!
Peerless Wall Mount 12/8/2007Gene from Warwick, NY
This is the best wall mount I have seen. I ended up purchasing 2 of them. Easy to install on the wall and on the back of the TV. Wall Mount allows unit to slide left to right for Perfect Center. On handed tilt also. Complete with all hardware. Nothing needed to buy.
Best value also.
Good quality, easy to install 12/8/2007JS from North Jersey
Good quality unit, very easy to install, directions made it simple...
Tilt is the way to go! 11/28/2007George from Jacksonville, FL
This bracket is easy to install, special tools included. You will need an extra person to help put the TV on the bracket. I have this setup in my bedroom on the wall's highest point and tilted the TV all the way down. Can finally see my favorite shows from my bed with no strain. Well worth the cost and effort.
Easy Install 11/27/2007
I purchased this mounting bracket for a Samsung 46" flat screen. It was very easy to install and had many different bolts for attaching to almost any TV. I just bolted it into the studs in the wall, attached 4 bolts to the TV and hung it right on the wall. I would definitely recommend this mounting bracket.
Good Bracket 6/29/2007
Can't beat the price, used to hang a 42in Plasma.
Wroks Great 1/31/2007
I decided on this mount after looking at a number of mounts and prices. This had the most features for the price. It came with enough screws, spacers and washers to mount a hundred different kinds of TV's and had clear instructions on what hardware you need for your TV. A very high quality , heavy duty product. I think "One Touch" tilt is a little optimistic, but if you grab the TV with two hands you can tilt it up and down without a problem with no tools. I have a 42" plasma mounted to it and it's only at 1/2 its rated capacity.
Great Flat Panel Mount 12/31/2006Flat_Panel_Installer from Little Rock, AR
The mount is built very well and of high-quality materials. All pieces are made of very sturdy metal and are more than capable of holding a flat panel of the size the mount is intended for. The mount was very easy to install and adjust.
Peerless Plasma TV Wall mount 1/23/2006
Prompt delivery, good product. Overall good experience


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Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe have signed on to co-star in police drama The Nice Guys, Variety reports.
The Nice Guys follows the detective pair through 1970s L.A. as they investigate the apparent suicide of a porn star, which sparks murder suspicion that's "bizarrely rooted in smog and the U.S. auto industry."
The film comes from Shane Black, the director of Iron Man 3. Black is teaming up with producer Joel Silver, with whom he also collaborated on the Lethal Weapon franchise. In addition to directing, Black co-wrote the script with Anthony Bagarozzi.
The best part? The characters' names are Jackson Healy and Holland March — perfect for '70s detectives. Meghan DeMaria
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) weighed in on President Trump's standoff with North Korea Sunday in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, suggesting the situation "could be a Cuban Missile Crisis in slow motion."
McCain said he would prefer China "put the brakes on this," but would not take U.S. military intervention off the table. "This is very serious. Their capabilities of firing artillery on Seoul is absolutely real," he said. "And this, again, is why we have to bring every pressure to bear. And the major lever on North Korea today, and maybe the only lever, is China."
"But to say you absolutely rule out that option, of course, would be foolish," McCain continued. "But it has to be the ultimate last option." Watch an excerpt of his comments below, and see this analysis from The Week's Harry J. Kazianis for a more measured look at Pyongyang's capabilities. Bonnie Kristian
Sen. John McCain on North Korea: "This could be a Cuban Missile Crisis in slow motion" #CNNSOTU https://t.co/kp61KBmUtc
— CNN (@CNN) April 30, 2017
President Trump will meet with Filipino President Duterte, who says he doesn't 'care about human rights'
President Trump has invited controversial Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte to Washington to reaffirm the U.S.-Philippines alliance, the White House said Saturday. The two leaders spoke by phone, and Trump "enjoyed the conversation," expressing his belief that the two nations are "now heading in a very positive direction."
A statement from Duterte's office was similarly friendly. "The discussion that transpired between the presidents was warm, with President Trump expressing his understanding and appreciation of the challenges facing the Philippine president, especially on the matter of dangerous drugs," Duterte's camp said.
Duterte has come under broad criticism for his brutal prosecution of the drug war, which includes encouragement of extrajudicial killings. "My order is shoot to kill you," he notoriously said of drug dealers. "I don't care about human rights, you'd better believe me." Bonnie Kristian
In an interview with Face the Nation on CBS airing Sunday, President Trump said, "I don't know. I mean, we'll see," when asked if another nuclear test by North Korea would prompt him to choose military intervention against Pyongyang. "I would not be happy," Trump said of a hypothetical test, "If he does a nuclear test I would not be happy. And I can tell you also that the president of China, who is a very respected man, won't be happy either."
Trump was speaking in response to Saturday's failed missile test, in which North Korea unsuccessfully fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan. Pressed with the same question while touring a factory in Pennsylvania Saturday, Trump was similarly vague. "You'll soon find out, won't you?" he said. "You'll soon find out."
Also on Saturday, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster reaffirmed the United States' commitment to pay for South Korea's THAAD missile defense system, comments that apparently contradict President Trump's recent suggestion that Seoul should foot the $1 billion bill.
Watch Trump's Face the Nation comments in context below. Bonnie Kristian
Pres. Trump: "I would not be happy," if North Korea does a nuclear test. pic.twitter.com/9IqgCPflZ9
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) April 30, 2017
Severe storms tore through Southeast and Midwest states including Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas over the weekend, leaving at least seven people dead and dozens more injured. Five people were killed by tornadoes that struck near Dallas, Texas, and 54 more people were hospitalized with weather-related injuries.
Parts of Missouri and Arkansas have been deluged in up to 11 inches of rain, closing at least 150 roads in Missouri alone. One woman was killed when her vehicle submerged, and another woman died when a tree fell on her home.
About 30 million Americans remain subject to flash flood warnings as heavy rain is expected to continue in the region on Sunday. Bonnie Kristian
The White House Correspondents' Dinner carried on in President Trump's absence Saturday evening, and Reuters' Jeff Mason, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, took the occasion to push back against Trump's "fake news" accusations. "We are not fake news, we are not failing news organizations, and we are not the enemy of the American people," Mason said. "Freedom of the press is a building block of our democracy. Undermining that by seeking to delegitimize journalists is dangerous to a healthy republic."
The dinner's host was The Daily Show's Hasan Minhaj, who did address free speech — "Only in America can a first generation Indian American Muslim kid get on this stage and make fun of the president!" — but spent much of his time skewering the absent Trump, "the elephant not in the room."
"Trump is liar-in-chief, and remember, you guys are public enemy number one," Minhaj said. "You are his biggest enemy. Journalists. ISIS. Normal-length ties. And somehow, you're the bad guys."
Full Frontal's Samantha Bee held a competing event, "Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner," addressing similar themes. Watch Minhaj's full speech below. Bonnie Kristian
My full set from #WHCD: https://t.co/6JSzqLgKZe
— Hasan Minhaj (@hasanminhaj) April 30, 2017
President Trump celebrated his 100th day in office with a cheering rally crowd in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening, skipping the White House Correspondents' Dinner in favor of a return to the campaign trail.
"I could not possibly be more thrilled than to be more than 100 miles away from Washington's swamp, spending my evening with all of you and with a much, much larger crowd and much better people," he told supporters in a speech ranging from North Korea to ObamaCare to Hillary Clinton. "The media deserves a very big, fat, failing grade."
Trump reiterated his trademark promise to build an enormous wall along the southern border — "Don't even worry about it," he assured his audience — and mocked the "fake news" people "trapped" at the "very, very boring" dinner in Washington. Watch an excerpt of his comments below. Bonnie Kristian
Pres. Trump says media is "trapped" at "very, very boring" White House Correspondents' dinner in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/CD6fY2E53V pic.twitter.com/CU2lOAuQMM
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 30, 2017
President Trump announced last weekend he would "be holding a BIG rally in Pennsylvania" to mark his first 100 days in office, an event scheduled for Saturday that also gives the president alternative plans to the White House Correspondents' Dinner he has declined to attend.
The host of this year's dinner is The Daily Show's Hasan Minhaj, whom Reuters' Jeff Mason, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, asked to focus on "the importance of a free press" instead of simply taking the opportunity to "roast the president in absentia." Mason added, "That doesn't mean there can't be some jokes about the president, but just that there should be some jokes on the press."
The dinner in Washington, D.C., and the rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, both begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be streamed live online. Watch the dinner via C-SPAN and the rally via CBS News. Bonnie Kristian

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Alternate name: White Inside-out Flower
Family: Berberidaceae, Barberry view all from this family
Description White flowers like shooting stars, in open clusters on smooth stalks supported by leafless stems, and leathery, pinnately compound leaves that grow in patches.
Habit: native perennial herb; low, mat-forming, rhizomatous.
Height: 6-20 in (15-50 cm)
Leaf: opposite, basal, compound, long stalked, 4-16 in (10-40 cm) long; 2x or 3x divided, usually twice divided into 9-15 leaflets; leaflets shaped like duck feet or ivy; leaves fall when fruit matures.
Flower: small, white or cream, delicate, nodding, on thin stem, 0.5 in (12 mm) tall; 6 petals and sepals fold back sharply behind pistil and 6 stamens forming a point; 10-30 flowerheads per plant.
Fruit: follicle, 0.5 in (1 cm) long, purple, hairy, enclosing 1/8 in (3 mm) black seeds.
Flower May to July.
Flower May - June
Habitat Moist or dry locations in deep shade: Douglas fir and redwood forests, old growth or second growth conifers; 300-5600 ft (100-1700 m); also cultivated as an ornamental groundcover.
Range Native to the West Coast, from Seattle south to Mendocino County; Washington, Oregon and California.
Discussion Also known as white inside-out flower, duckfoot, redwood ivy. This genus has only 3 species; in mild climates they make excellent ground cover for woodland gardens. Golden Inside-out Flower (V. chrysantha) has yellow flowers.
Comments A vigorous ground cover.
Exposure Preference Shade.
Native Distribution S. end of Puget Sound, w. of the Cascades to n.w. California
Site Preference Moist to drier, shady woods
Soil Preference Damp to mesic soils.


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Yamaha SY99
The SY99 is like having a super-sized sampling workstation with the synthesis and sounds of a DX-7mkII. Basically the same as the SY77 it features a larger 76 note keyboard with upgraded synthesis, sample memory, sequencer and more! For its synthesizer section it employs a 6 operator AFM synth engine similar to, if not better than, the original DX's. Sampled preset sounds (AWM2) can then be fused with the AFM sounds to create entirely wild new sounds! And these sounds are quite shapeable thanks to the resonant multi stage Time Variant Filters which offer the ability to recreate the warm analog sounds of classic synths, or something entirely new.
There's an enhanced on-board sequencer section for creating your songs right on the SY99. It's got 16 tracks, from which channel 16 belongs to the built-in drum synthesizer. The sequencer can hold up to 27,000 notes, 99 patterns and 10 songs. And since the SY99 features 16 voices of polyphony for the AFM section, and another 16 voices for the sampled sounds, there are 32 voices to go around to build your song. Not to mention there are 2 digital multi-effects processors which include reverb, delay, chorus, panning and more! Professional features for those of you want to really control and shape your sounds using the unique sounds (and complex synthesis) of a Yamaha FM synth with some special features up its sleeve. It has been used by Vangelis and Chick Corea.
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- Demos & Media
Audio Clip 1 - A series of Demo Patches from the SY99, submitted by Matze.
Manual - Download the original owner's manual from SoundProgramming.net.
- Specifications
- Polyphony - 32 voices: 16 AFM voices, 16 (AWM2) sampler voices
- Oscillators - 6 operator AFM synth; AWM2 sample ROM with 267 waveforms
- Filter - Multi-stage Time Variant Filters with resonance
- Arpeg/Seq - 16 track sequencer, 27,000 note capacity, 99 patterns, 10 songs
- Effects - 2 internal digital effects processors with 63 effects
- Keyboard - 76 notes with velocity and aftertouch
- Memory - 128 preset & 128 user patches, 16 preset & 16 user multi-patches
- Control - MIDI
- Date Produced - 1991
- Websites of Interest
Yamaha Synthesisers Lots of history, info and links.
- Shop for Keyboards, MIDI & Gear
Guitar Center: Synths and MIDI
Sweetwater: Hot items in Keyboars section
The Musician's Friend: Keyboard gear
AMS: Brand synths and accessories
The Woodwind & Brasswind Store
music123.com: Synth Blow Out Deal Section
zZounds: Keyboards and MIDI equipment
- Resources & Credits
Images from Synthony.
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Deciphering Fragile X-Associated Diseases
FXTAS is caused by a genetic alteration in the Fragile X mental retardation (FMR1) gene whereby a portion of the gene containing the DNA trinucleotide "CGG" gets repeated in a region of the gene known to control gene activity -- the 5' untranslated region. While most people have between 6 and 45 CGG repeats in their FMR1 gene, people with FXTAS have between 55 to 200 CGG repeats in their FMR1 gene. Having extra CGG repeats is thought to produce five to ten times more defective FMR1 RNA than usual. The defective RNA cannot be used make the FMR1 protein needed for neurons to develop normally. Instead, the defective protein accumulates in the neurons where it can be toxic to them.
Interestingly, people who have greater than 200 CGG repeats in their FMR1 gene have a related condition called Fragile X syndrome that occurs at birth as opposed to later in life. Fragile X syndrome is associated with mental retardation, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and severe anxiety, and genetically predisposes an individual to the development of autism. In Fragile X syndrome, the FMR1 gene is "silenced" because the extra CGG repeats change the gene's structure so much that the cell cannot produce RNA from the gene. This, in turn, disrupts the regulation of other genes involved in neurodevelopment. The number of CGG repeats in the FMR1 gene actually tends to increase with each generation such that there are grandfathers with FXTAS that have grandsons with Fragile X syndrome.
Dr. Paul Hagerman and colleagues at the Neurotherapeutics Research Institute at the University of California-Davis, one of nine Interdisciplinary Research Consortia funded by the Common Fund, are exploring whether FXTAS is a late onset neurodegenerative stage of an early onset neurodevelopmental disorder. That is, is it possible that neurons in people with FXTAS are already damaged by birth as they are in people with Fragile X, since both related disorders involve increased numbers of CGG nucleotide repeats in the same FMR1 gene?
To test their hypothesis, they studied neurons in mouse models of FXTAS that mimic the human disease. In one-day old mice, they found that neurons from the hippocampal region of the brain that functions in memory already looked and functioned abnormally, and by 12 to 24 weeks of age, the mice showed progressive defects in spatial processing. The findings suggest that FXTAS is an end stage disorder that results from a cellular impairment that is present at birth and persists throughout life, highlighting the opportunity to develop early biological, chemical and behavioral interventions.
Chen Y, Tassone F, Berman RF, Hagerman PJ, Hagerman RJ, Willemsen R and Pessah1 IN. Murine hippocampal neurons expressing Fmr1 gene premutations show early developmental deficits and late degeneration. Hum Mol Genet 2010 19(1):196-208. PMID: 19846466.
Hunsaker MR, Wenzel HJ, Willemsen R, Berman RF. Progressive spatial processing deficits in a mouse model of the fragile X permutation. Behav Neurosci. 2009 Vol 123(6) 1315-1324. PMID: 20001115.
Adams PE, Adams JS, Nguyen DV, Hessl D, Brunberg JA, Tassone F, Zhang W, Koldewyn K, Rivera SM, Grigsby J, Zhang L, DeCarli C, Hagerman PJ, R.J. Hagerman RJ. Psychological Symptoms Correlate With Reduced Hippocampal Volume in Fragile X Premutation Carriers. 2009. Am J Med Genet Part B. PMID: 19908235.


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Helen R. Wirka
Helen R. Wirka passed away November 19, 2013. She was born August 18, 1925 in Mason City, IA to Wallace and Lola Rodman.
Helen is preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Robert C. Wirka. Helen was a wonderful mother who always put her family first. She was a talented watercolor artist who was a member of the Madison Watercolor Society. Helen was an avid reader and lover of animals.
Helen is survived by her children Robert C. Wirka, Jr. (Eileen); Mary Wirka Mantilla (Felix); Nancy Wirka Osterfeld (Mike); and Barb Wirka Dahlstrom (Brad); ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Other survivors include three sister-in-laws; Margaret Wirka Murray, Virginia Wirka, and Carol Rodman.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 12:00 pm, Saturday, November 30, 2013, at the Cress Center, 6021 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53705.
A reception lunch to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.


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This week at Brian's Toys you can pre-order the all new eFX Collectibles Darth Maul Lightsaber Legend. This lightsaber is only limited to 500 pieces worldwide, and each one is signed by Ray Park! This is a piece that has pre-sold out already on eFX Collectibles, but Brian's Toys has 10 that will be on their way later this year. So reserve yours now!
Fresh off the truck this week is the Black Series 3.75" Wave 1 figures. A combo set of four figures is also available for $19.99 that includes Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker, Biggs Darklighter, and Biker Scout.
Finally, be sure to reserve your order of the upcoming Gentle Giant Snowtrooper Jumbo figure, Bob Fett (Holiday Special) maquette, and the Yoda (Hoth) statue


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Bubble Science Lab at Ripley's AquariumLocation: Ripley's Attractions
Bubble Science Lab at Ripley's Aquarium will explore the science behind bubbles! This is for kids ages 6 to 12. Kids will learn how to design a bubble-powered rocket and go over to Ripley's Moving Theater to see bubbles used as special effects!
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The largest study ever conducted on marijuana�s relevance to lung cancer has come up with some somewhat surprising results. The National Institutes of Health�s National Institute on Drug Abuse funded the University of California at Los Angeles study, which found that smoking marijuana does not cause lung cancer, and it doesn�t seem to matter how much or how often it is smoked.
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Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Enforcement Information
Enforcement Oversight and State Authorization
At different levels, each of the four Region 9 states has received final authorization to carry out certain portions of RCRA, in lieu of the federal program. Each state environmental program is charged with the statutory duty of enforcing the laws of the State relating to hazardous waste management in that state. Although EPA has granted these States authority to enforce their own hazardous waste program, EPA retains jurisdiction and authority to initiate an independent enforcement action, pursuant to Section 3008(a) of RCRA. The authority by EPA is established in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between EPA and the various state programs.
EPA and each state enter into a grant work agreement which specifies the State's program and performance goals while implementing the state hazardous waste program instead of the federal program. EPA is required to review the States' performance toward completing the goals agreed to in the State grant work agreement. EPA must determine if the State has met its commitments for performing inspections and record reviews, and whether the State has been successful in bringing the regulated community into compliance. Further, EPA must also determine whether the enforcement actions taken by the state have been timely and appropriate.
State, Islands, and Tribal Enforcement Programs
- Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Waste Programs Division Inspection and Compliance Section
- California Department of Toxic Substances Control's Hazardous Waste Management Program, Statewide Compliance Division (SCD)
- Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Department of Environmental Quality
- Guam Environmental Protection Agency
- Hawaii Department of Health Hazardous Waste Section
- Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency
- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Waste Management Hazardous Waste Management Program


text: Please note that the Blackhawk Retriever Club AKC Hunting Test and OHQ closes today, July 1. The entries for JH and SH are small, so those should go pretty fast. Great weekend to get some passes and to QAA your dog in the OH Qualifying. Hope to see you there!


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In "Decision Time," Editor Brian Lovett will share a scenario from his 20-plus years hunting turkeys. Each hinges on a critical decision. Post what choice you would have made, and then see how things actually turned out.
Shots in the dark are often, well, shots in the dark. Now and then, however, a few connect.
That's where two friends and I found ourselves one sunny April morning in Missouri. We'd roosted a bird the previous evening on a high, open point, and also located some birds about 300 yards away in some big timber. The next morning, we tried to play the middle and get between the turkeys on a narrow field where they seemed to congregate every day. When the high-country bird and timber turkeys started gobbling, we realized we were right where we needed to be.
The birds were vocal that morning, but none rushed in. No matter. After all, they were each relatively far away, and the entire point of our setup was that we were in a spot where they loved to travel at various points during the day. Patience was the play. The timber birds gobbled regularly on the ground, even though they didn't move much. And the high-point bird made slow, steady progress from his roost tree to the top of the open field where we sat. Better, the birds gobbled at each other, so competition was a factor.
When the sun started to get high and hot, however, the birds got quiet. By then, we'd been sitting for more than 90 minutes, and I knew one of my buddies was getting antsy. As he fidgeted and craned his neck here and there, I pondered our next move. Did we stick with the plan — which had worked to that point — and wait things out? Or did we use the lull to attempt to gain position on a turkey? It was a classic move-or-sit scenario, and although no tension filled the air, our hunt absolutely depended on the correct decision.
What would you have done? Post your decision below.
Click here for Lovett's decision.
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The island's northern plains are now often referred to as the Cultural Triangle, the three points of this imaginary triangle being placed at the great Sinhalese capitals of Kandy, Anuradhapura (An-a-rad-hap-ura) and Polonnaruwa (Pollen-r-rue-a). In fact, this tourist-oriented invention presents a rather warped sense of the region's past, given that the history of Kandy is quite different and separate - both chronologically and geographically - from that of the earlier capitals. The real Cultural Triangle lies some distance north of Kandy, with its angles at Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Dambulla, and is better described by its traditional name of the Rajarata, or "The King's Land".
From Kandy, Karu and I (happily, he was available to continue as my driver for the remainder of the trip) ploughed straight up the main road north towards Dambulla
The heart of the complex consists of a sequence of cave temples, tucked away in a picturesque jumble of huge rock outcrops and linked by flights of steps and narrow paths between the boulders. The caves are relatively modern in appearance and of limited artistic merit, but the setting is atmospheric, especially with a number of shaven-headed Buddhist monks clad in striking orange or red robes wandering around.
The first temple houses a ten-metre sleeping Buddha, a kitsch makara torana entrance and a celing painted with lotuses. A second cave temple concealed another sleeping Buddha and various pictures demonstrating the lurid punishments awaiting wrongdoers in the Buddhist hell - including images of miscreants having their skulls sawn in half or being impaled on spiky-branched trees. For some reason a local guide walked across to me and proceeded to point out a large painting denoting the punishment for getting drunk
A final flight of steps led up past a bo tree to the very top of the complex, where a dagoba and terrace offered fine views down into the temple and across to the grand hills in the distance. After speaking to some overly gleeful and cheeky teenage monks about England's defeat at the Test, I tried not to imagine them being impaled on spiky-branched trees, and headed further north to the Nalanda Gedige.
The gedige (Buddhist image house) occupies a scenic location close to the Mahaweli Ganga, with fine views of the steep green surrounding hills. Virtually nothing is known either about the gedige itself or the monastery of which it once formed part - though different sources date it from anywhere between the seventh and twelfth centuries. Apparently, the gedige is purely South Indian in style, and looks quite unlike anything else in Sri Lanka. Constructed entirely of stone, it's laid out like a Hindu temple, with a pillared antechamber, leading to an inner shrine which is encircled by an ambulatory.
After a further stop to briefly tour some spice gardens we arrived at the dusty little town of Dambulla, famous for its remarkable cave temples, one of Sri Lanka's outstanding man-made attractions
Comprehensive restorations and remodelling were carried out by the Kandyan kings Senerath (1604-35) and Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747-82) - who commissioned many of the vast number of murals which now decorate the interiors.
At the bottom of the steps to the cave temples stands the bizarre Golden Temple, a shamelessly kitsch building topped by a huge seated golden Buddha reaching a height of 30m. There is far too much detail required to describe the caves (hopefully the photos will provide an idea), but in summation, the temples are little masterpieces of Sinhalese Buddhist art: five magical, dimly lit grottos which seem to glow with the rich reds and golds of the innumerable statues that fill every space and the paintings that cover every surface.
Finally, we moved onto the Kandalama hotel, my base for the next two nights. Located around 10km from Dambulla on the beautiful Kandalama Lake, this is one of the country's most famous hotels, and ranks amongst the finest works of outstanding Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa. It's not hard to see why. The hotel is stunning, managing to be simultaneously huge (it's the best part of a kilometre long) but almost invisible, being built into a hillside and concealed under a carefully nutured canopy of jungle growth, so that nature is never far away (e.g. bats fly up and down the corridors after dark). Stylish rooms with all mod cons, amazing views all round the hotel, excellent food, and a spectacular swimming pool, mean the next couple of days will not be a hardship!


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Today is National Signing Day where high school seniors across the country sign their National Letter of Intent binding them to the school where they are going to play college soccer.
34 Minnesota Thunder Academy players are participating in this event by signing their National Letters of Intent. 26 players will be signing Division I letters, 5 players will be signing Division II letters and 3 are committing to Division III schools.
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Meanwhile, the Starspeeder 1000 is very impressive. I don't own one yet, but I saw JediTricks.'
I see it having 2 uses in a mainstream movie / EU collection:
As a substitute (in use only) for the Twilight, with a crew of Obi-Wan, Anakin, Padme (adventure), R2, and C-3PO from the Rise of the Malevolence story arc from season 1 - when the group escapes General Grievous' new toy. That middle episode reminded me of the OT where the crew would be Han, Luke, Leia, and the droids plus Chewie (who escaped the Death Star together). There was no surrogate for Chewie in that episode (Ahsoka wasn't there - she and Rex were on the command ship).
Or as the freighter in AOTC - 'cause you KNOW Hasbro will never make that ship (at least the Twilight would be more likely). But you could put onboard Anakin (peasant), Padme (peasant), R2-D2, and an assorted bunch of the lesser dangerous aliens like the Saurin, but maybe not a Weequay and definitely not an Amanin. Hopefully Hasbro will make the 6 armed waiter droid. With more apendages than General Grievous, and more lines than FX-7, why not? Star Wars has aliens and DROIDS to make it different from GI Joe where Stormshadow and Snakeyes substitute for Jedi. So for a new droid - the 6 armed waiter droid.
I still hope I can buy the Starspeeder 1000 eventually, but if I really wanted to make it a Star Tours tourist diorama, I'd fill it with Simpsons and South Park figures. Better to substitute it for the Twilight or AOTC freighter in my opinion.
AND FINALLY, the Twilight doesn't look like it will be made, unless maybe that's where fan petition support gravitates AFTER we get Hasbro to make Jabba's Sailbarge. But the Blockade Runner and Star Destroyer (Republic but likely Imperial) and a Sandcrawler or Imperial Landing Shuttle (that launches speederbikes) could come into the picture. The Sailbarge is only naturally the first choice. I think the Invisible Hand or medical frigate from ESB will be on the backburner behind the other choices I mentioned.
It's good to dream anyway. It creates something to hope for in the hobby.
Wonder if Episodes 7, 8, and 9 will see the K-Wing Bomber (awesome fighter!), the V-wing, the E-wing, TIE Defender, Cloaking TIE Defender, JadeFire, Recon-X-wings, maybe even Yuuzhan Vong coral skippers? If they do any of that, we must have the K-Wing Bomber! It's very Star Wars-z and makes the ARC-170 pale in comparison (B-wings, too).


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A highlight for Christian visitors in Tiberias stands on Mount Berenice, south of the town center. A large church was built here in the sixth century which, until its excavation some years ago, was believed to be remains of a palace belonging to Berenice, wife of Agrippa II (Acts 25:13).
The spectacular view from here, taking in the area of Jesus' Galilee ministry and the beautiful lake, certainly played a part in selecting this site for worship in ancient times. Under the altar, a stone block was found weighing almost half a ton. Though it has a hole in the center, making it look like an anchor of the time, it is 10 times heavier than the average ancient anchor. Therefore, it probably had spiritual significance to Christians of the day, based on the verse in Hebrews "We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure" (Heb. 6:19).


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Miranda So, RPh, Pina Bozzo, Miho Inoue, MD and Adrienne Einarson, RN
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Many of my pregnant and breastfeeding patients suffer from allergies and frequently ask me about the safety of antihistamines during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Should I advise them to use the older sedating medications? I have heard that they might be safer than the newer nonsedating class of drugs. Or have the newer ones been studied as well?
First-generation antihistamines are considered safe to use during pregnancy. There are relatively fewer data on the non sedating second-generation antihistamines; however, published studies are reassuring. All antihistamines are considered safe to use during breastfeeding, as minimal amounts are excreted in the breast milk and would not cause any adverse effects on a breastfeeding infant.
Beaucoup de mes patientes enceintes ou qui allaitent souffrent dallergies et me demandent souvent des questions à propos de linnocuité des antihistaminiques durant la grossesse et lallaitement. Devrais-je leur conseiller dutiliser les plus anciens sédatifs? Jai entendu dire quils étaient peut-être plus sécuritaires que les plus récentes classes de médicaments non sédatifs, à moins que les plus récents produits aient aussi fait lobjet détudes.
Lutilisation des antihistaminiques de la première génération est considérée sécuritaire pendant la grossesse. Il y a relativement moins de données sur les antihistaminiques non sédatifs de la deuxième génération; par ailleurs, les études publiées sont rassurantes. Tous les antihistaminiques sont considérés sécuritaires durant lallaitement, étant donné les quantités minimes passant dans le lait maternel, qui ne devraient pas causer deffets indésirables chez le nourrisson allaité.
Common symptoms of allergic rhinitis include nasal congestion, discharge, and itching, as well as eye involvement such as conjunctival redness, swelling, and excessive lacrimation. The symptoms are typically triggered by airborne allergens (eg, pollens from trees, grasses, weeds); however, household allergens such as dust mites or animal dander are also common triggers.1 Allergic diseases are estimated to affect 20% to 30% of women of childbearing age, making them the most common medical conditions to complicate pregnancy.2 Furthermore, during pregnancy, up to 10% to 30% of women with pre-existing allergic rhinitis have reported increased symptoms.1 Possible explanations include increased circulating blood volume, nasal vascular engorgement, and increased secretions from nasal mucosa due to hormonal influences.1
First-generation antihistamines
Antihistamines targeting histaminetype 1 (H1) receptors are commonly used to treat allergic rhinitis. Examples of first-generation antihistamines are brompheniramine, chlorpheniramine, dimenhydrinate,diphenhydramine, doxylamine, hydroxyzine, and pheniramine. Most with the exception of doxylamine and dimenhydrinate, both used for the treatment of nausea and vomiting, and hydroxyzine (prescription-only)are commonly found in over-the-counter allergy and cold medications. None of the medications in this class of drugs has been reported to increase fetal risk when used at any time during pregnancy.2 Epidemiologic data support safety in early pregnancy,3 witha meta-analysis involving more than 200 000 participants concluding that there was no increase in any type of congenital malformation.4
Second-generation antihistamines
At present, medications from this class of drugs are preferred because they do not cause central nervous system adverse effects (eg, drowsiness) and because they are available without prescription. Examples of second-generation antihistamines are cetirizine,desloratadine, fexofenadine, and loratadine.
Cetirizine is the active metabolite of hydroxyzine. A small prospective, comparative study conducted by Motherisk following 120 women exposed to hydroxyzine and 39 to cetirizine (37 in first trimester) did not find differences in pregnancy outcomes between the exposed and comparison groups.5 Pregnancy outcomes from the Swedish Medical Birth Registry (1995 to 1999) of 17766 women exposed to antihistamine drugs, 917 of whom used cetirizine, did not show increased risk of malformations or adverse delivery outcomes compared with the general population.6 In 2004 another study examining 144 first-trimester exposures to cetirizine confirmed the previous results, with no adverse pregnancy outcomes attributed to the drug.7 The most recent data were from the Berlin teratogen information service, with 196 women exposed in any trimester (11% in the first trimester), also showing no increased risk of birth defects or other adverse outcomes.8
Fexofenadine is an active metabolite of terfenadine,9 a second-generation H1 blocker that is no longer available on the Canadian market owing to clinically significant QT prolongation. Although animal studies failed to show teratogenicity, decreases in pup weight and survival were observed. There are no human data on fexofenadine9; however, limited data from terfenadine did not find an increased risk of major malformations.3
Loratadine and desloratadine
Desloratadine is a major metabolite of loratadine; therefore, data pertaining to safety of loratadine might be extrapolated to desloratadine.10 A Swedish registry study involving 292 loratadine-exposed women did not suggest an increased risk of major malformations.6 A Motherisk study prospectively following 161 loratadine-exposed women and an equal number of unexposed controls confirmed the safety of loratadine use in pregnancy.11 Another study comparing 210 pregnant women exposed to loratadine and 267 women exposed to other antihistamines with 929 women in a control group also failed to show an association with loratadine.12 However, a further analysis from the Swedish registry reported an increased risk of hypospadias,13 although this association has not been confirmed by the other studies.3,14 Furthermore, a recent meta-analysis conducted by Motherisk comparing 2694 male infants exposed toloratadine in utero with 450 413 unexposed controls also failed to confirm such an association.15
Antihistamines and breastfeeding
Although the data regarding the use of first-generation antihistamines and breastfeeding is limited, only minimal amounts of these drugs have been reported to be secreted in breast milk.16,17In a telephone follow-up study conducted by Motherisk, 10% of mothers reported irritability and colicky symptoms in their infants exposed to various antihistamines, and drowsiness was reported in 1.6% of infants. None of the reactions required medical attention.18 Therefore, short-term or occasional use of the older generation antihistamines would not be expected to be a concern during breastfeeding.
Among the second-generation H1 blockers, data on drug concentrationin breast milk are available for loratadine, desloratadine,and fexofenadine. The pharmacokinetics of loratadine and its metabolite desloratadine in breast milk were studied in 6 lactating women after a single oral dose of 40 mg of loratadine,19 which is 4 times the current standard therapeutic dose. Assuming the breast milk intake by an infant is 150 mL/kg daily, the maximum infant loratadine-equivalent dose based on the highest concentration of loratadine and desloratadine in breast milk was estimated to be 7.3 µg/kg daily (ie, 1.1% of the daily dose given to the mother in mg/kg). The pharmacokinetics of fexofenadinein breast milk were studied in 4 lactating women taking 60 mgof terfenadine every 12 hours.20 The maximum infant dose of fexofenadine based on the highest concentration of fexofenadinein breast milk would be 9 µg/kg daily (ie, 0.45% of the daily dose given to the mother in mg/kg). Considering the minimal exposure of a nursing infant to the drugs through breast milk, maternal use of loratadine, desloratadine, or fexofenadine in a standard therapeutic dose is unlikely to result in adverse effects in nursing infants and is considered to be compatible with breastfeeding.
Although seasonal allergy is not a life-threatening medical condition, it can be extremely troublesome for pregnant women and breast feeding mothers. Based on the current body of evidence, which is large, first-generation H1 blockers are not associated with an increased risk of major malformations or any other adverse fetal effects. Although there is less evidence on second-generation H1 blockers, they have also not been associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. In addition, none of the antihistamines is excreted in the breast milk in an appreciable amount so as to have any adverse effects on the breastfeeding infant. Therefore, pregnant and breastfeeding women can be reassured that they can alleviate their symptoms without posing an increased risk to their fetuses or infants.
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Get the latest Journal coverage of the quadrennial European soccer championship — every story, video, photo or tweet related to the competition, plus all the scores from Poland and Ukraine and the news from off the field.
The result of the Euro 2012 soccer tournament made this much clear: Europe's best players live in Spain, but they work in England.
English Premier League players accounted for 23 of the 76 goals scored at the Euro, which concluded Sunday with Spain's 4-0 demolition of Italy. Spain's Fernando Torres and Italy's Mario Balotelli, who tied for the tournament scoring lead with three goals, highlight the list of international superstars whose day job is in the EPL—Torres with Chelsea, Balotelli with Manchester City.
Players from Bundesliga, the top German league, finished second with 15 goals, including three by Germany's Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich). The tally takes into account each player's current club and doesn't include goals scored by free agents or own goals.
In all, 12 different European leagues had a player score at the Euro, including the Scottish Premier League, The Championship (England's No. 2 tier) and Primeira Liga (Portugal's top league).
But while the Premier League dominated overall, the highest-scoring club by this measure was Spain's Real Madrid. Real players tallied eight goals, led by Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (three) and Spain's Xabi Alonso (two). Players from Wolfsburg and Manchester City each scored seven.
As for America's top league? Major League Soccer had one participant at the Euro—Ireland's Robbie Keane—and zero goals.
–Jared Diamond
Spanish fans got in the spirit before their team took on Italy in the Euro 2012 final in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday. In Spain, tens of thousands of fans gathered in central Madrid to watch their team beat Italy 4-0.
Spanish midfielder David Silva, left, and Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci, right, vied for the ball. Silva scored the first goal on a header.
Jordi Alba, right, scored the second goal for Spain.
Italy midfielder Thiago Motta was taken off the field with an injury, and because his team had already made the maximum number of allowed substitutions, Italy was forced to play with 10 versus Spain's 11 players.
Alba celebrated during the game.
Italy's Antonio Cassano, in blue, attempted a shot against Spain's Alvaro Arbeloa, left.
Spain's Sergio Ramos, top, and Italy's Mario Balotelli vied for the ball.
Spanish forward Fernando Torres, left—who became the first man to score in two European Championship finals—scored Spain's third goal.
Italy's Leonardo Bonucci, right, reacted as Juan Mata scored a fourth goal for Spain.
Spanish players ran off the field as they celebrated their win in the blowout match.
Spanish players celebrated.
By David Roth
David Silva's teammate provided the "tika-taka," and Silva brought the "to" with his header against Italy.
Even out of context, Spain's soccer team claiming three straight major international competitions stands out as one of the most astonishing achievements in sports. Layer on the context—an international soccer scene that's more high-powered than at any time in the past; a bleak economic situation at home that raised the emotional stakes—and Spain's victory seems all the more impressive. But with all due respect to the brave, party-hearty Spaniards who turned the nation's cities into an outdoor celebration, the Euro 2012 tournament win that Spain concluded with a dominant 4-0 victory over Italy Sunday might be most interesting out of context. Because, even when it's taken without circumstances factored in, and viewed just as what it is—a team that won Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup and then the Euros again in 2012—Spain clearly has a claim on being one of the greatest national soccer teams ever.
"Comparing different eras makes for fascinating debates, and perhaps in some hypothetical parallel universe, Pele's 1970 Brazil or Ferenc Puskas's 1954 Hungary could square off in a best-of-seven series to help determine the greatest team ever, once and for all," the Journal's Gabriele Marcotti writes. "But the cold, hard numbers are evident. And what's more, Spain reached this pinnacle of soccer in what is arguably a tougher era, with expanded tournaments and greater worldwide participation involving teams from Africa and Asia."
As is generally true with inevitable things, Spain's graceful, ultra-precise and possession-oriented tiki-taka style has been tagged as boring. And as Sports Illustrated's Jonathan Wilson notes, the way that Spain deployed that signature style and its brand-name stars proved effectively protean from game to game and situation to situation. And Spain can surely live with the conservative-unto-boring gripe, even with what some observers see as a somewhat unbecoming vibe to the team, at least if it means continued dominance of world soccer. One doesn't get to choose one's monarch, after all, which leaves fans with little to do with Spain's reign but marvel at it.
The inimitable and amazing Mets knuckleballer/wordsmith R.A. Dickey will be there. So will longtime minor-league slugger and Chicago Cubs resident late bloomer Bryan "The Hair" LaHair. As of Monday, Milwaukee Brewers starter Zack Greinke—who has been one of the very best pitchers in baseball thus far this season—and Cardinals slugger-in-chief Matt Holliday won't be. Yes, Major League Baseball's All-Star Game is now very much Serious and For Real. That would seem more sarcastic if the winning league didn't also win home-field advantage in the World Series.
But, as ever, this year's All-Star teams, which were announced on Sunday, are first and foremost a conversation piece. For takes on various snubs, missteps and oversights, check in with the rundowns from ESPN's Dave Schoenfield, the hits and misses per Scott Miller of CBS Sports or the snubs and flubs according to Sports Illustrated's Jay Jaffe. Or be the change you want to see by backing one of the Final Vote candidates whose presence in the game will be decided by fan vote at MLB.com. Just don't take it too seriously. It might make an impact in October, but it's still just an All-Star Game.
Given that members of the Miami Heat are presumably still nursing the last aches of their NBA championship hangovers, it makes sense that nothing has actually happened yet in the NBA free agency period. But Sunday marked, in earnest, the first real day of the upcoming free agent period, with rumors of trades and free-agent courtships circulating madly and a few legitimate offers. For instance, the Portland Trail Blazers reportedly proffered an intriguing four-year deal to Indiana Pacers center and restricted free agent Roy Hibbert and the Toronto Raptors reportedly threw three years and $36 million at two-time MVP and proud Canadian Steve Nash.
Then there's the latest round of Dwight Howard-related trade rumors and vague Dwight Howard-issued ultimatums, all of which sound plausible enough and none of which feel quite imminent.
But there will be news. What with all these varied and variously appealing free agents to be had, and all these teams interested in having them, there will certainly be news. Eventually.
Yes, it never should have come to this. And yes, both competitors will be going to London for the Olympics either way. But the 100-meter run-off between Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh—who were forced into this situation after finishing in a dead heat for third place in last week's 100-meter final—is nevertheless one of the most hotly anticipated track and field events in a long while, if only because of the oddball circumstances that made it necessary. Hotly anticipated enough that late rumblings that Tarmoh may wish to back out of the run-off legitimately roiled a sports discourse that doesn't ordinarily make time for women's sprinters.
Much of this, surely, owes the fact that the head-to-head run-off will—albeit for rare and ridiculous reasons—reduce the sport to its most exciting essence. "While the path to setting Monday's runoff has been a carnival of ill-preparedness and bureaucratic sloth on the part of USATF, the race itself is likely to be one of the most-watched domestic track and field contests in the history of the sport," Sports Illustrated's Tim Layden writes. "It removes the dense and slow-moving clutter that makes the sport largely inaccessible to a mass audience and reduces it to a one-on-one, high-stakes test of speed that will unfold in barely 11 seconds."
The result is something very much like must-see television, if also must-see television that won't be kind to the weak-bladdered, inattentive or channel-flippingly inclined. "It could be an odd scene," ESPN's Jim Caple writes. "Security guards and meet officials will prepare the stadium. Fans will gather. The two athletes will arrive, warm up and take their places in the starting blocks. The national television cameras will focus their lenses. The media and fans will lean forward for a good view. The starter's pistol will fire. And then, in about 11 seconds, it will all be over, and everyone will go home."
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By Jonathan Clegg
Spanish defender Jordi Alba, left, celebrates after scoring a goal during the Euro 2012 football championships final match against Italy.
With an emphatic 4-0 blowout of Italy on Sunday night, Spain claimed the Euro 2012 title, sealing its second consecutive European championship and securing a permanent place in the pantheon of soccer's greatest teams.
Spain scored twice in each half, in a match that was decided long before the Spanish fans serenaded their jubilant players and red and yellow fireworks were sent up into the night sky above Kiev's Olympic Stadium.
"We showed tonight that we are a team that only wants to win and keep winning," said Iker Casillas, the Spanish goalkeeper, afterward.
No team has ever won like this. Since the World Cup was first staged in 1930, no team had ever won three major international tournaments in a row.
In becoming the first nation to do so, "La Roja" as the Spaniards are known, has made a compelling case to be considered as the greatest team in the history of international soccer, and possibly even in all of sports.
"This success of Spanish football is something historical," Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque said. "We are talking about a great generation of players."
This win marks the culmination of a four-year period in which Spain has dominated the world's most popular sport, amassing a record of 37-2-2 (.902) in its most meaningful matches since 2008. During that sequence, La Roja has scored 94 goals and given up just 19. In its past 10 elimination games across three tournaments, Spain hasn't surrendered a single goal.
No national team—not Brazil in 1970, not the German or Dutch teams of the 1970s or the French team of the late 1990s—can match those numbers.
After the final whistle, the Spanish players formed a huddle in the middle of the field, bouncing up and down in front of their joyous countrymen. The stunned Italians stared at the ground and wandered around in disbelief.
For Italy, the defeat ended an unexpected renaissance. Two years since the Italians bombed out of the 2010 World Cup at the group stage after a humiliating defeat by Slovakia, and with the country's professional league mired in a match-fixing scandal, Italy was widely predicted to struggle here.
Instead, the Italians restored their country's tarnished reputation with a surprising run to the title game, vindicating the strategy of coach Cesare Prandelli to impose a more adventurous style on a team long renowned for its defensive approach. The team lost just one game in the tournament—Sunday's final—and had tied Spain 1-1 in the opening game of group play.
"We played well against them in the group stage, but we were excellent in that first game because we were 100% fit," said Prandelli, whose team lost two players to injury Sunday.
Spain began at an incredibly fast pace from the opening kickoff, advancing the ball with its pinball passing and pressing high up the field when the Italians regained possession. Even before David Silva opened the scoring 13 minutes in, heading in after Andres Iniesta sent Cesc Fabregas clear, there were cries of "Olé" from the Spanish fans behind the goal.
Italy appeared to regroup and settle the game down after that goal, even testing Iker Casillas with a couple of dangerous corner kicks, until Jordi Alba put another one in the net for Spain four minutes before halftime.
This time it was Xavi with the through-ball, a perfectly weighted pass that sent Alba streaking through on goal. Alba, a left-back, could probably start in midfield for most teams and coolly swept home past Gianluigi Buffon.
Playing without David Villa, their all-time leading scorer who missed the tournament with a broken leg, the Spaniards had found goals hard to come by coming into the final. They needed a penalty shootout to defeat Portugal in the semifinal. Half of their eight goals had come in a rout of Ireland.
But even as the goals dried up, the Spanish exhibited a level of control that has rarely been glimpsed on a soccer field. By halftime it was already clear that Italy would need a miracle merely to get back into this match.
Spain had possessed the ball for roughly two-thirds of its games, turning each match into a high-class version of keep-ball, and in the process, becoming the first team to turn passing the ball into a form of defense: Like a clock-eating drive in football, if Spain has the ball, its opponent can't score—and the Spanish keep the ball so well that they barely give up any chances, let alone goals. Even 1-0 leads begin to look insurmountable.
Facing a two-goal deficit, Italy gambled on a more offensive approach after halftime, throwing on Antonio Di Natale, who had scored in the first meeting between the teams three weeks earlier, and later Thiago Motta.
The plan backfired. Di Natale missed Italy's two best chances early in the second half, while Motta pulled his hamstring within six minutes of coming on. By that point, Italy had already used its three substitutions and was forced to play the final 27 minutes short-handed.
Fernando Torres curled in a precise pass from Xavi for Spain's third, and Juan Mata, a late substitute, capped the win with a fourth goal late on.
Sooner or later, every dynasty comes to and end, but as the game ended in a familiar sight for soccer fans, with Xavi embracing Iniesta and Casillas hoisting another trophy skyward as confetti fell down from the stands, it was difficult to imagine how any team could dethrone soccer's reigning kings.
"We will enjoy this, but then we have to go on," said Del Bosque, the Spain coach. "There are more challenges ahead, starting with Brazil 2014."
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By Gabriele Marcotti
Spain won its third straight major soccer tournament Sunday by beating Italy 4-0 to take the Euro 2012 crown.
KIEV, Ukraine—What next?
Spain became the first national team ever to win three major tournaments Sunday by beating Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 championship. Now its place is secure not just in the record books but also in soccer lore.
Comparing different eras makes for fascinating debates, and perhaps in some hypothetical parallel universe, Pele's 1970 Brazil or Ferenc Puskas's 1954 Hungary could square off in a best-of-seven series to help determine the greatest team ever, once and for all. But the cold, hard numbers are evident. And what's more, Spain reached this pinnacle of soccer in what is arguably a tougher era, with expanded tournaments and greater worldwide participation involving teams from Africa and Asia.
So having won three in a row, can Spain make it four?
Age won't really be an issue. All but four members of Spain's 23-man roster will be 30 or younger by the time the 2014 World Cup rolls around. Of that quartet, two are goalkeepers, a position that players routinely play into their late 30s. The other two are midfielders: Xabi Alonso, who will be 32, and Xavi, 34. Barring some sudden loss of form, only Xavi's place might be in question. And his club teammate Cesc Fabregas, often crammed into the lineup as a forward but a playmaker by trade, is ready to step in should he bow out.
Annoyingly for the rest of the world, there is a frightening amount of talent coming through the Spanish pipeline. Spain also happens to be the European champion at the under-19 and under-21 levels. Players like Iker Muniain, Isco, Thiago Alcantara, Adrian and Roberto Soldado probably would have started for most of the countries at the Euros, yet they couldn't even make Spain's roster.
But winning a tournament like the Euro, Copa America or World Cup often isn't just about being good. The winner has to be lucky—or, at least, not unlucky—both in terms of injuries and refereeing decisions.
Teams can't legislate for fortune, of course, but they can minimize its impact. That's exactly what Spain did in this competition, which, as much as anything, was a key to its success and could be the secret to a fourth straight major title in Brazil.
When Spain boss Vicente del Bosque gathered his team some six weeks ago, he found a tired and weary squad. Nine of the eleven men who started against Italy in the final played for either Real Madrid or Barcelona, La Liga's feuding version of the Hatfields and McCoys. Those men had been through a grueling season in which their clubs went down to the wire not just in the domestic championship but in the Copa del Rey and Champions League, as well. Xavi and Andres Iniesta, the midfield creators, had played more than 120 games between them in the previous year, and most of the squad was running on fumes.
Del Bosque wasn't going to ditch the veterans who had delivered the last two trophies. But he did tweak the team, if not in philosophy then certainly in terms of purpose.
Spain's recent success was built on what they call "tiki-taka," its often intoxicating possession game. In full flow, the strategy is a masterpiece of keepaway: The ball zips between the Spanish midfielders and forwards until the befuddled opponent is dragged out of position, leaving space for a Spaniard to shoot on goal. It was Spain's trademark style, and the team played accordingly, using either a small, dead-eye striker like David Villa or the fleet-footed Fernando Torres up front to deliver the final blow. Spain racked up ridiculous possession numbers, often in the range of 60%, and plenty of shots on goal.
But this time around, del Bosque utilized the possession game in a different way. Rather than using it as a key to unlock opposing teams, tiki-taka was employed as a padlock to keep Spain's goal off-limits to opponents. Indeed, Spain did not concede a single goal after its opening draw with Italy.
The principle was simple: When you have the ball, your opponent can't score. And the purpose was clear: minimize danger and keep the players fresh.
Such is Spain's technical superiority. As long as it hung on to the ball, it was in its comfort zone. "We rest when we have the ball," Xavi famously said a while back. He was talking about his Barcelona team, but the principle also applies to the national team.
Spain's uber-possessions meant it conceded very few chances to opponents like Italy on Sunday. The flipside was that Spain created less, as players tended to give up the shot in exchange for keeping the ball. But "La Roja" was still brutally efficient at converting its chances.
Some, like Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, weren't fans of this approach. "Originally they wanted possession in order to attack and win the game, now it seems first and foremost a way not to lose," Wenger wrote in a column for a French website.
That may have been the case—until Sunday's final. In the championship, it was quickly clear that Spain was going to be more direct and use the ball primarily to attack, just as the Spanish did in 2008 and 2010. If La Roja was resting by using possession as a defensive tool until that point, the reigning champions surged into action in the most decisive way against Italy.
Del Bosque showed this Spain team could evolve and, when necessary, turn into something different at Euro 2012. Which is bad news for the rest of the world: It may be the biggest indicator yet that a fourth major trophy could well be in the pipeline.
–Gabriele Marcotti is the world soccer columnist for The Times of London and a regular broadcaster for the BBC.
So it was a full-force Spanish blitz today. They highlighted every aspect of why they are so incredibly awesome. And that's that. We'll see if they can repeat again in Brazil in two years. Adios, folks.
As I mentioned earlier, Spain is obviously known for its offense. But the defense today was perfect. Balotelli could never get behind Pique, Pirlo was too closely covered to set up the midfield and the Italian shots (albeit few in number) had no pace or creativity to get past Casillas.
Even when Spain was up by two goals, it felt like Italy had a chance to get back in it. The substitution of Di Natale at halftime seemed to invigorate the whole team. If the Italians had found a goal in the first 10 minutes of the half, it would have been a different match. But they didn't. In fact, it went from bad to worse to awful. After Motta went out with an injury, Italy had no way to stem the Spanish tide.
That was classic Spain. Top to bottom, there was not a flaw in their performance. This was the widest winning margin in tournament final history. Even more amazing: Spain conceded only one goal in the whole tournament. Really, everything they did was near perfection. And they've been justly rewarded with a shiny trophy and claims that this is the best national team ever.
It's also worth noting that with that late goal, Torres will win the Goden Boot. He had three goals and one assist, the same as Mario Gomez. But the tiebreaker is that Torres played fewer minutes.
Spain is the champion of Europe again. That was a bloodbath — the biggest rout ever in a Euro final, according to ESPN.
Oh, but they give the ball right back to the Spaniards. So it goes.
Thank goodness. Only three minutes of stoppage time. Mercy!
Spain again! Torres had space in the box and could have taken a shot, but he dropped it to Mata, who bombed it into the net. So Mata plays five minutes in this tournament and gets a goal for it. Not bad.
The only thing I don't like about the three-sub limit is that when a team is clearly the winner, it can't clear the bench and let the second string get a couple minutes of glory.
That means Torres is the first player to score in two Euro finals. (He scored the winner against Germany in 2008.)
Goal for Torres! This one is over. He one-touched a ball right around Buffon and into the far right corner. Nice set up, but it's just jelly in the jar at this point.


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Since picnic tests and training days will be here soon, I thought I'd share some set-ups of recent hunt tests for those that are new to the game or if anyone needs some ideas for training. I'll post these, and I can post more if people are interested. There is of course an entirely different discussion on HOW to train for these, but today, I'm just posting the WHAT.
I made these pictures using Google Earth and Microsoft Publisher. I saved the image I wanted in Google Earth as a jpeg, and then made my additions in Publisher. My memory is terrible, so it helps me remember previous tests and what different set-ups look like. I know this would have helped me tremendously when I first started out.
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