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Hi Dr Bob!my name is Jacob,a fabulously positive gay male.I have been infected for almost 9 years now and have never had to go on treatment as my counts are still within a good range.Problem is,I have been unbelivably exhausted lately and was wondering if HIV itself can cause this and if so why?I live a somewhat healthy lifestyle,but lately i have been putting on some wheight due to drinking beer (iI know it's bad!!!But I have had a recent breakup with my boyfreind)maybe this is causing the fatigue? my other question relates to my surprisingly good health.Do u think I am a LTNP?Will I ever need treatment?Also,how rare is it that someone stays well after a near 9 yr infection?(I've had swollen lymph nodes and bowel trouble,that's all) Thank you Dr.Bob and let me add that you are defenetly the most fabulous Dr here and I wish I lived out your way!stay positive, yours truley,Jacob
Hey Fabulous Jacob,
Fatigue in the setting of HIV disease is incredibly common. In fact, it's the most common symptom we "virally enhanced" folks complain about! The underlying cause often turns out to be multifactorial, that is multiple causes working in tandem to zap our zip and steal our strive-and-thrive spirit. Some causes can be easy to spot while others defy easy diagnosis. Often it may take some collaborative detective work involving both you and your HIV specialist to figure out all the underlying causes for your blahs.
Review the archives of this forum for detailed discussions of the common and not-so-common causes of HIV-related fatigue. Make a list of these and then discuss them with your HIV specialist. Identifying all the underlying causes and treating each individually is the best way to get your groove back!
From your post I can identify several potential causes of HIV-associated fatigue:
Weight gain. A few extra pounds can make a big difference in your energy level. Time to get back in shape and review both your exercise program and nutrition.
Beer. Alcohol in excess will cause fatigue through a variety of mechanisms. Time to switch to Perrier.
Breaking up with your boyfriend. Psychological causes for fatigue (depression, stress, anxiety, etc.) are very common and often under-diagnosed.
HIV itself. Yes, even HIV can be fatiguing. This is, after all, a chronic viral infection. We all realize we feel tired when we get the "flu" or a common "cold" and any of a number of other common viral illnesses. Well, HIV is a viral illness that never goes away.
So your next step is to read the archives and then check in with your HIV specialist for a discussion of your exhaustion. He'll run tests to rule out other common problems, such as anemia, low thyroid hormone, low testosterone, etc.
As for your nine years of health, without knowing more about your specific case, Jacob, it's difficult for me to know if you are an "elite controller" (asymptomatic HIVers not on HIV meds who experience at least one year with HIV RNA below 50 copies/ml, i.e. undetectable) or a LTNP (asymptomatic HIVer who has been chronically infected for many years without experiencing "immune deterioration") or a long-term survivor (someone who's been HIV positive for a number of years, but who is still doing well on or off medications). I'll reprint some information about elite controllers below, as they are the most "elite".
Will you ever need treatment? Well, um, for some reason lately I've had the darnedest time trying to remember the future. In other words, I don't have a crystal ball. You'll have to ask Professor Sybil Trelawney.
How rare are long-term nonprogressors and elite controllers? Much rarer than we would like! Current estimates are that there may be 1500 elite controllers in the U.S.
Finally, thanks for your kind comments! I promise to stay positive if you do as well, OK?
Be well Jacob!
Dr. Bob
Who Are the Elite Controllers?
By Bob Huff
December 2005
Who are the elite controllers? No, they're not initiates of Yale's secretive Skull and Bones Society or members the Trilateral Commission. Elite controllers are people infected with HIV who have been able to suppress their virus without using antiretroviral medications. And Dr. Bruce Walker of Boston wants to meet them and find out how they do it. It's been appreciated for many years that some people with HIV do not progress to AIDS at the same pace as most. Typically, the immune damage of untreated HIV infection will lead to life threatening opportunistic infections within eight to 12 years. But some people have been infected for 20-25 years or more and have not yet experienced the severe loss of CD4 immune cells that signals AIDS.
These people have been termed long-term nonprogressors, and in the mid 1990s, researchers began studying them to try to understand why some people progressed to disease and others didn't. The ultimate hope was that whatever protective qualities these people carried naturally could be stimulated in everyone. There are also other long-term survivors of AIDS who have experienced immune damage but have managed to thwart the virus with treatments, although these people may also have had help from their immune system or a genetic resistance to HIV.
For Walker and colleagues at the Partners AIDS Research Center who are coordinating the study, duration of infection is not the main criterion; they are looking for anyone who can control their HIV without drugs. Elite controllers are defined as people with asymptomatic HIV infection not taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) who have experienced at least one year with HIV RNA below 50 copies/mL (undetectable). Participants must have at least three sets of test results documented within one year. Occasional viral load blips up to 1,000 copies/mL are allowable.
Walker estimates that there may be 1,500 or more elite controllers in the United States. The research group has already collected blood from over 100 people and has set a target of enrolling 1,000 elite controllers into the study. They are also interested in finding a similar group of people with asymptomatic HIV infection who, while not undetectable, do manage to keep their HIV RNA levels under 2,000 copies/mL without drugs. Walker calls these people, who may be much more common, viremic controllers. A long list of prominent HIV physicians have signed up to scout for elite controllers, but individuals who think they fit the criteria can contact Walker's group in Boston directly to submit a blood sample.
The study plans to use gene sequencing techniques of the Human Genome Project to construct a haplotype map for each participant, in hopes of identifying genetic factors that may be contributing to their ability to control HIV infection. A haplotype map allows scientists to look for variations in genes as they are commonly organized on the chromosomes. Advanced data analysis will evaluate if multiple gene variants are possibly associated with spontaneous control of HIV. Genetic sequencing and data analysis will be performed at the Broad Institute in Boston. Additionally, high resolution HLA typing will be conducted to look for genetic differences in these immune markers, and adaptive immune responses and antibody studies will also be performed. The entire genome of each person's virus will also be sequenced to see if some viruses are more controllable than others.
These new genetic tools allow researchers to take the closest look yet at what might make those lucky few who can control their HIV without drugs different from everyone else. If they can uncover some previously unrecognized protein or mechanism that is common to all elite controllers, then the next step will be to look for a drug than can safely produce the same effect in everybody else.


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SALEM, Ore.—Advocates on Tuesday pressed Oregon lawmakers to legalize marijuana, months after voters rejected the idea at the ballot box.
Proponents say the tide is quickly shifting in their favor after Colorado and Washington voters supported pot legalization initiatives last year. They urged lawmakers to create a system to regulate and tax marijuana before an advocacy group pushes a ballot measure that might be poorly written and less desirable to lawmakers.
"Marijuana legalization is coming to Oregon rather soon than later," said Anthony Johnson of New Approach Oregon, an advocacy group that drafted the legislation. "It makes sense for Oregon to regulate marijuana like alcohol, and really take the lead on this issue and make sure there are sensible and strong regulations in place."
Johnson said the measure would generate revenue to pay for schools, police and substance abuse treatment.
The House Judiciary Committee briefly discussed the proposal Tuesday before sending it to the Revenue Committee for more discussion. Rep. Jeff Barker, a Democrat from Aloha who chairs the Judiciary Committee, said he didn't think the bill would be ready to move this year.
Critics were concerned about the health effects of marijuana and said the state should wait and see how the federal government responds to legalization in Colorado and Washington.
"This act will not make the problems associated with marijuana go away," said Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett, citing drug abuse and dependency, impaired driving, and underage use. "In some cases this act will make those problems worse."
Garrett said he was doubtful the measure would raise much revenue, noting that it allows marijuana users to grow their own pot and wouldn't have to purchase it from a taxable market.
The measure would remove restrictions on the possession and use of marijuana by people 21 and older. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission would be the regulator for marijuana producers, wholesalers and retailers. Pot would be taxed at a rate of $35 per ounce.
Advocates are making an aggressive pitch, pulling in a prominent Portland law firm, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, to draft the bill and a respected polling firm, DHM Research, to take the temperature of voters.
Voters rejected a marijuana legalization initiative last year, 47 percent to 53 percent. Legalization advocates spent millions helping to get Washington's and Colorado's measures passed but avoided Oregon, complaining that its measure was poorly drafted and didn't qualify for the ballot in time for them to make an effective case to voters.
The marijuana legalization measure is HB 3371.
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Quote from: Neobie on March 01, 2009, 09:53:11 PMI feel for Victor. I'm pretty sure I would have done the same thing.Yes, and that sure looks like a marker too.
I feel for Victor. I'm pretty sure I would have done the same thing.
And i think Tammy and Victor really seriously got lucky here. They would have been eliminated had it not been Brad and Victoria's flight. Would have been a Azaria and Hendekea shocker!!
Phil: This is Salzburg, Austria, birthplace of Mozart. Scholss Helbrunn, palace, was the 2nd pitstop in a Race around the world. Tammy/Vic, CLUE, 10:13 am. Make your way to Bucharest, Romania. Phil: Travel to Munich, land in Bucharest. Take a taxi to the place where Nadia Comaneci trained for gymnastics. Vic is barking at her already, with a multi-hour lead. WTF!? Describing flight times, travel agency woman: It's half past three. Then quarter to five ... They'll train to Munich. Mel/Mike, 12:01 pm. (1 hour 48 minute lead for T/V) Amanda/Kris, 12:12 Margie/Luke, 12:30. Luke signs something about wanting to be able to communicate with the other teams and know what they're talking about. Mom thought Bucharest was Hungary. Kellie Pickler much? Tammy/Vic, airport in Munchen get the 3:20 flight. Brad/Victoria, CLUE, 12:53 pm. Brad was a drug addict and alcoholic. Now he's just a R O B O T Jaime/Cara, 1:17 or summat. Mel/Mike get on a train. As do Margie/Luke, Brad/Victoria Amanda/Kris find a nice man on the train to help them get 4:45 flight reservations, but what a tight connection - 20 minutes from the train station to the gate. Ummm ... I thought you needed 30 minutes for int'l flights??
Hey, speaking of Tammy & Victor, were they supposed to have a 'mat meltdown'?
Hooky:You do understand that this race was completed on Nov.22 and the editing was completed before the beginning of the telecasts of AR14. Wishing that the coverage of specific teams were different is fruitless.
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All PS3 users around the world are annoyed of this latest error from PS3. The error code 8001050F is the so-called error of the century. John Morgan, an avid PS3 player said during an interview that "This is the worst Playstation 3 error that I've encountered so far and still, it has no fix from Sony for almost 24 hours now".
Many PS3 users around the globe are now ranting in Twitter, Facebook, and other well-known social networks. This is really a big problem, specially when you're a PS3 addict.
There are temporary fixes available in the web, but it will just waste your time. Just like this joke. At first, you thought it's the fix that you're looking for, but you're just dragged into joke town.
To be honest, there's no fix for error code 8001050F. All we need to do now is pray and be patient. Let's do hope that God will help Sony fix this problem.
For the meantime, let's just sit and relax and play offline games with our PS3. Just turn on your console and disable your router, so that it will not attempt to connect to the internet and you can play with your games offline.


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Why they want to go over the cliff
Washington's Democratic and Republican power brokers have sent the message to the nation that going over the fiscal cliff is a worst-case scenario. But they're not acting that way, not at all.
Instead, many of them have calculated that it's better to go over the cliff — at least temporarily — than swallow a raw deal.
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( Also on POLITICO: Obama sets last-ditch meeting with Hill leaders)
For many Republicans, a cliff dive means blaming President Barack Obama for a big tax hike in the short term and then voting to cut taxes for most Americans next month. That's an easier sell back home in Republican-heavy districts than a pre-cliff deal that raises taxes on folks making over $250,000 or $400,000, extends unemployment benefits and does little if anything to curb entitlement spending. If they back a bad deal now, they run the risk of facing primary challenges in two years.
For Democrats, the cliff is better than setting a rich man's cutoff in the million-dollar range — or worse yet, extending the Bush tax cuts for all earners — and slashing Medicare and Social Security to appease Republicans. They, too, see an advantage in negotiating with Republicans who will feel freed from their promise not to vote to raise taxes once the rates have already gone up.
( Also on POLITICO: Longer the cliff dive, the harder the hit)
Plus, Obama's polling in the mid-50s on his handling of the fiscal cliff situation, according to Gallup. Republicans are mired in the 20s. Why cave to the GOP when the president is winning?
In this way, what seems like the height of irresponsibility can be explained rationally.
There's still time for the dynamic to shift. Obama invited House and Senate leaders from both parties to the White House for a Friday meeting, a last-ditch effort to find common ground. But House Speaker John Boehner's office took the wind out of Obama's sails nearly as soon as the White House announced the mini-conference.
Boehner "will continue to stress that the House has already passed legislation to avert the entire fiscal cliff and now the Senate must act," his spokesman, Brendan Buck, said in a statement emailed to reporters.
( See also: Happy New Year: Here are your health taxes)
Short of getting exactly what they want, Washington's political leaders appear content to avoid what they fear politically and on policy grounds — losing. That's why, despite all the bluster, most folks in the nation's capital now believe it's more likely than not that the Bush tax cuts will expire and the automatic cuts known as sequestration — $1.2 trillion over a decade — will be set in motion come January.


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LOCKPORT - Tonight's free Puddle of Mudd concert as part of the Canal Concert Series has been canceled, the series announced on its website Thursday.
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Lutetia…we are on our way!
"The Rosetta orbiter, which carries the DLR lander Philae, has completed more than two thirds of its journey to the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The most comprehensive cometary investigation ever, the mission will deliver DLR's Philae lander to the comet's surface for in situ studies. The spacecraft and lander are due to close in on 21 Lutetia, a large Main Belt Asteroid on 10 July."
Read full article at DLR website and follow ESA's blog for updated information.


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BRISBANE, May 29 - State and territory Labor ministers say Australian schools will be left with a $30 billion black hole ...
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So two of my, um, three followers said I should blog more than twice a year. I was soooo productive this morning, cleaning like a mofo, and Dh is making salmon for dinner, so I find myself with a spot of time right now. I can blog, since watching Breaking Bad is limited to naptime and after kids go to bed. NSFK. That is totally an acronym now. Anyway, the point is, ask and ye shall receive! A blog post!
I have been up to...
- Reducing the household budget in any way possible. Dh started a new job in January, and it came with a sizable pay cut. We sat down and crunched the numbers...and there's just not much left after all the bills are paid. And Netflix counts as a bill, because I had to draw the line there. Seriously. We did have the freezer and a chest freezer stocked with mostly meat before this went down, so Dh hasn't had to go vegetarian. I have been baking more so I can mostly stop buying snack food. Cookies, waffles, kettle corn. Honestly the kids are snacking better now!
- Listening to podcasts. Hardcore History, Mormon Stories, and The Naked Scientists are all rocking my world. Naturally those are all free.
- Knitting and crocheting. I've recently churned out a black winter hat for myself, a scarf for E, a short-sleeved sweater for C, and an open cardigan for myself. Now I'm working on a blue cap for Ace and a baby blanket for a pending niece.
- Reading. Would a blog post by yours truly be complete without a mention of books? Recent books I've enjoyed: Birthmarked, What Do Women Want?, Magic Rises (6th book in the Kate Daniels urban fantasy series), and Infidel by Tim Hetherington (kind of a companion book to the movie Restrepo, which I finally watched last month). Right now I'm very slowly making my way through The God Who Weeps (very good so far) and Where'd You Go, Bernadette? (trying too hard to be funny, but I'm committed. Maybe it will improve?)
- Travel & family fun. We had a reunion on Dh's side in central Washington in late June. We flew to NY for a reunion on my side in mid July. (Oi that's a post all its own.) We hit the local amusement park and the zoo. E & Ace did two weeks of swim lessons and made a LOT of progress, so there was lots of pool fun in the backyard with friends coming over. E also did a soccer camp. Towards the end, she confidently told me, "If I keep playing soccer, I could be in the Olympics."
Ace started kindergarten this year and E started 2nd grade. Due to geography, Ace is in afternoon kinder, and C still takes naps, so the entire kinder school day is kid-free for me! (Thus Breaking Bad.) Ace had a rough time starting school. The week leading up to school he started throwing these awful fits where he would refuse to do anything and cover his ears, and scream, etc etc. Very annoying and frustrating. I asked Dh to get off work to accompany us to Ace's first day because I had a feeling he would freak. And freak he did. When we left he was throwing books on the floor. Quietly, at least. Ugh. One of his teachers reported later it took him an hour to calm down. The next day, for two hours leading up to school-time, Ace was a pill. He refused to eat lunch, he threw fit after fit and spent a lot of time in his room. But then he did fine at school. I think he threw one more fit at home that week (last week). Then this week, on Monday C curled up in her bed and fell asleep well before kindergarten started. I am anal about naps, so I wasn't going to wake her up. I put Ace on the bus. Kicking and screaming! Then his teacher called, saying he refused to get off the bus! So the bus driver brought him back home. When C woke up, I matter-of-factly told Ace it was time to go to school, and he complied. He's been fine since then. He rides the bus HOME just fine, so I do not see what is different! Whatever. At least the fits are pretty much over. He really doesn't like change. He also does not like to be late (I figured that out during swim lessons this summer).
Well this is quite long enough for one day, think you not? Stay tuned for my newest beauty discoveries!
Photo Dump!
Ace lost his first tooth!
My kids are total hams.
E on her first day of school. Yes this is a crappy pic; it doesn't even show her cute skirt & shoes, I am too lazy to fix the nice pic. Also, the pic of Ace is still on the camera and I am too lazy to upload it!
Dh was the camera man so there is no evidence he went to the zoo. I am wearing the cardi I knit!
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When the No. 8 West Alabama Tigers took on then-top-ranked Valdosta State last Thursday, running back Kedrick Rhodes did something he had never done before as a Tiger: He became the lynchpin of his offense.
When the No. 8 West Alabama Tigers took on then-top-ranked Valdosta State last Thursday, running back Kedrick Rhodes did something he had never done before as a Tiger: He became the lynchpin of his offense.
He was instrumental in key situations as the game wore on, breaking more tackles, making more explosive plays and — most importantly — rushing for more yards. He pounded the Valdosta defense into exhaustion and finished the game with 157 of his team's 254 rushing yards.
Rhodes' game was a microcosm of the Tigers' performance at running back this season. As the year has progressed, Rhodes and fellow running backs Javae Swindle and Reggie Hall have shown steady improvement, becoming more integral to the Tigers' fast-paced offense.
Senior offensive lineman Skeeter Sellers, who spends most of his time paving the way for skill players, said this progression is merely the result of the team's improved chemistry.
"As the year's progressed, we've got faster and faster," Sellers said. "And we got more comfortable with the offense. With the couple of guys that we've added, they've got more comfortable with the offense, and it was able to mold into something new, something efficient."
UWA's rushing stats support Sellers' statement. Rhodes, one of those newcomers, leads the Tigers with 78 rushes for 569 yards and six touchdowns, while Swindle has carried the ball 60 times for 473 yards and four touchdowns. Hall leads the trio with 10.7 yards per carry.
But perhaps the statistic most indicative of their talent is the fact that no back has led in rushing in consecutive weeks.
"I think this year, I think we've got that many more weapons just to make it happen," Rhodes said. "We've got a lot of depth."
Swindle attributed his team's rushing success to selflessness. Swindle said all the backs are supportive of each other, lifting each other up for the betterment of the team rather than trying to knock each other out of a starting position.
Neither back took full credit for his performances, instead citing wide receiver and quarterback play as opening up more opportunities to run. Of course, both Rhodes and Swindle were quick to give plenty of credit to the Tigers' veteran offensive line.
Like his running backs, Sellers refused to acknowledge himself in his team's performance: "They make us look good, really," Sellers said of his backs.
Coach Will Hall said he can see his team's progression is a result of a number of forces at work: chemistry, talent, selflessness and a healthy dose of motivation — the players compete for a starting role every week on what he has dubbed Competition Tuesday.
Still, Hall said the only thing he wants from his team is constant improvement.
"You don't want to peak too early," Hall said. "You want to be peaking when the playoffs get here."
Sellers shared the same sentiments as his coach, noting how losses last year to Abilene Christian and Midwestern State — the Tigers' opponent tonight — forced UWA to take to the road throughout the playoffs, where they lost to Valdosta State.
"You can't be complacent. You can't be stagnant," Sellers said. "You've got to keep improving. You've got to think you're the worst if you're going to play like the best."


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Florida Panthers new owner Vincent Viola: 'We will win here'
Vincent Viola said he met with the NHL commissioner for lunch a few weeks ago to discuss buying one of Gary Bettman's hockey teams. The Panthers, Bettman said, were a perfect fit.
Viola's pursuit of the Panthers didn't take long, as he was introduced as the new owner of the franchise at a news conference at BB&T Center in Sunrise on Friday morning.
Bettman, who flew in from Los Angeles after his outdoor game news conference at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, said Viola's purchase of the team would put to rest any talk of the Panthers leaving South Florida "forever."
The Panthers have a lease with Broward County through 2028, but the team's struggles on and off the ice during the past decade-plus have led to talk that the Panthers could be on the move. That, Bettman said, was never the case.
"The rumor and speculation about the franchise has been overdone," Bettman said. "The fact is, Vinnie comes in with an energy and an excitement and a commitment of resources. He wants to take this club to another level.
"This is great news for the fans of the Florida Panthers. People should not be worried about the future of the Panthers being anywhere but here in South Florida. People should be focused on the commitment to winning."
Viola, 57, is a native of Brooklyn and a graduate of West Point. There was a color guard presenting colors before the introductory news conference, with Viola singing the Star-Spangled Banner loudly from the dais. It didn't take Viola long to snap an Army pin onto his new Panthers jersey.
The chairman and CEO of Virtu Financial, Viola said he and his family will soon take up residence in South Florida. He and his family — which include wife Teresa and sons John, Michael and Travis — have long vacationed in the area.
Viola's three sons are all hockey fans and will be active within the franchise.
"We are very blessed and understand the stewardship of ownership a sports franchise," Viola said. "We don't really own anything. The players sweat, sacrificing their health in later years to provide the right feeling for the fans. It's about the players and the fans and our service to those respective groups will determine our success.
"We are firmly committed to South Florida. My wife has commanded we move here, so we are moving here."
The $230 million pricetag includes everything under the Florida Panthers umbrella, including: the NHL team; the operating agreement with the Broward County-owned BB&T Center; the three-sheet Iceplex in Coral Springs; and the rights to develop nine acres surrounding the arena.
Michael Yormark, who was promoted to CEO of the organization, continues to work in trying to land a "destination" casino on the arena land. The team had previously announced a partnership with Boyd Gaming to work on expanding gambling in Florida.
Viola wouldn't go into specifics about the future development of the arena land, saying he was going to concentrate on making the hockey team more successful on the ice.
"We're all about hockey and are very singularly focused people,'' Viola said. "That's what we're about, the Florida Panthers. We will do everything we can and we will win here. We're excited about that.''
General manager Dale Tallon and coach Kevin Dineen spoke of how having Viola willing to spend money on the Panthers will make their jobs a little easier. Florida's management team is expected to remain in place, at least for now. Dineen and the rest of his coaching staff are signed through the end of this season.
"It's a great day for us,'' Dineen said. "[Viola] was able to go in and talk to our players and I think he made an immediate impact. It's a real positive. It's a new day and there's a lot of excitement around the franchise.''
The effects of the new ownership have already been felt. On Thursday, the Panthers signed goalie Tim Thomas to a one-year deal with a base salary of $2.5 million after not spending much money during the summer when the team was up for sale. Florida is also expected to sign Brad Boyes and Tom Gilbert to new contracts.
Viola said Friday that he was committed to giving the Panthers "the resources needed to win the Stanley Cup," which brought a smile to Tallon's face.
"I believe in what he believes in," said Tallon, the architect of Chicago's 2010 championship team.
"He's committed to putting a winning team out there on the ice. That's all I can ask for. We're going to get terrific commitment from him and that's exciting. The fact I can go to them and say 'this is what we need, what are your thoughts?' is important. That's the support we need to fix whatever we need fixed.''
The Panthers were previously controlled by Cliff Viner and a multitude of minor partners, including local heavyweights H. Wayne Huizenga, Alan Cohen, Mike Maroone and Jordan Zimmerman. They were all bought out by Viola. Viola owns a majority of the franchise now, with only longtime business partner Douglas Cifu joining him. Cifu is the new vice chairman and alternate governor of the Panthers.
"He has an aura about him,'' said Thomas, who joined a handful of teammates at Friday's press conference. "He breeds confidence. He's a leader and I'm very happy to be coming into the organization as he is. It's awesome. It's one of the things I'm excited about. I'm excited about the whole direction of what's going on around here.''
Huizenga was awarded the expansion team on Dec. 10, 1992, for $50 million. The team, which played at Miami Arena from 1993 to '98, has changed hands a few times, with Huizenga holding onto a small piece of the team throughout. Huizenga, along with the rest of Florida's ownership team, was bought out by Viola.


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Update: Sean Young is demanding an apology from Academy Awards bosses following her arrest at the official Oscars afterparty, where she was accused of hitting a security guard.
She tells X17online.com, "What happened was I was standing behind the rope and I was saying hello to people and I was taking pictures with them. Then a security guard asked me to leave and I said, 'Why do I have to leave?' and he said, 'Just come this way ma'am.' Then he grabbed my arms, and we actually took pictures at the police station last night (of her injuries)… He started pulling me… and I basically moved my arm (back) and it just kinda got him right straight in the face and that's when they went postal on me (got mad at me)."
Young is adamant the incident will be resolved amicably once Academy Awards executives realize what happened to her, but if not, she's ready to pursue legal action – because she's confident CCTV video tapes will prove she did no wrong.
She says, "The Academy is more likely gonna issue a public apology apologizing for the bad judgment of the security guard… It was unfortunate the Academy has devolved in this way… I was well behaved, it was fine. And the surveillance tape will bear that out actually… and if I don't get a public apology I will make a lawsuit. It's atrocious behavior."
Original Post: Actress Sean Young was arrested at the official Academy Awards afterparty on Sunday night after allegedly becoming embroiled in a dispute with a security guard.
The "Blade Runner" star was placed under citizen's arrest by a bodyguard at the star-studded post-Oscars Governor's Ball in Los Angeles and later detained by police officers who were called to the scene.
Young was taken into custody and booked on suspicion of misdemeanor battery, according to TMZ.com.
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|In this segment, Ira talks with Diane Ackerman, author of 'The Zookeeper's Wife,' a new book about World War II and the Warsaw Zoo. The zoo's director, Jan Zabinski, and his wife Antonia, sheltered hundreds of Jewish people from Nazi forces during the war, sometimes hiding them in disused animal cages or concealing them within the Zabinski's own home on the grounds. The pair were later declared to be 'Righteous Among the Nations' by Yad Vashem.


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For the anniversary of her 100th birthday, the United States Postal Service, will immortalize Lady Bird Johnson, wife of former President Lyndon B. Johnson, on a stamp.
Houston Rep. Gene Green, who had written a letter asking U.S. Postmaster Partick Donahue to commemorate Lady Bird on a stamp, said:
"Lady Bird Johnson was an iconic Texan and beloved national figure. Her focus on beautification and nature preservation was significant nationwide and especially in Texas. We can thank her for the scenic wildflowers we see every spring that brighten our highways."
The bipartisan letter was also endorsed by Reps. Michael McCaul and Lloyd Doggett of Austin, Rep. Ralph Hall of Rockwall, Rep. Mike Conaway of Midland, Rep. Charlie Gonzalez of San Antonio, Rep. Joe Barton of Ennis and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston.
The stamp, which will be available in December 2012, will feature Mrs. Johnson's official White House portrait.
The former first lady, a fixture in Austin political and social circles for seven decades, died five years ago.


text: Kansas schoolchildren will take part in "Celebrate Freedom Week" next month thanks to a recently-passed bill intended, its authors say, to celebrate the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Sounds innocuous enough—who could possibly object to a celebration of the Constitution? But Celebrate Freedom Week is more than it seems on the surface. It's really the brainchild of Rick Green, a former Texas state representative with strong ties to discredited writer David Barton. As Green's website proudly declares, he successfully pushed to get the same legislation passed in Texas. It remains one of his only legislative successes.As we reported in 2006, Green lost his seat after a mere two terms in the Texas House—shortly after being named one of the 10 worst state lawmakers by Texas Monthly. A true snake oil salesman, Green earned this dubious distinction after he filmed an infomercial in the state Capitol for vitamins that would "supercharge your brain."Now he's brought his traveling legislative carnival to Kansas. Like Barton, Green peddles 'Christian nation' dogma disguised as history. The model legislation he proposes forbids the "censorship" of the Founding Fathers' religious beliefs—a not- so-subtle way to slip Religious Right revisionism into public classrooms.Green makes it clear on his website that he's bought into Barton's phony "history." He's appeared on WallBuilders Radio since 2005 and even produced a series of television episodes with Barton that lauded America's "biblical foundations."Kansas Rep. John Bradford, who co-sponsored the legislation, told reporters that the goal is to encourage patriotism in schoolchildren. "I have pride and I want to instill that pride in all the kids in the neighborhood," he said.Patriotism is one thing; Christian nationalism is quite another. The Kansas House of Representatives passed Green's model legislation with only one minor adjustment: Students will not be expected to recite the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence. It's no mystery why Green's model legislation included that requirement. That sentence includes Thomas Jefferson's famous reference to the Creator as the source of our "inalienable rights."But even with this adjustment there's cause for concern. Micheline Burger of the Mainstream Coalition called the bill "unconstitutional" and pointed to Green's ties to David Barton as evidence. She's absolutely correct to be concerned.This bill isn't the only attempt to push religion in Kansas schools. The Wichita Eagle reported that conservative lawmakers are also advancing bills that would force teachers to include perspectives on global warming and other scientific subjects that would contradict prevailing scientific views. Legislators are also trying to block Common Core standards on reading and math, calling it an "unfunded mandate."That's right. In Kansas, mandated standards on reading and math are unacceptable, but mandated instruction in David Barton's warped version of American history is welcomed with open arms. Green and his supporters in Kansas don't really want to celebrate our Constitution. This legislation is intended to mandate the indoctrination of American schoolchildren—to tell them that, contrary to what their textbooks might say, the Founding Fathers always intended for government to advance Christianity.That's a direct violation of the same Constitution Green claims to love so much. At Americans United, we routinely oppose fundamentalist attempts to insert religion into public classrooms, whether the topic is biology or American history. Students should learn facts, not dogma, when they're at school.Green, Barton and the Kansas representatives responsible for passing this legislation could do with a lesson on the Constitution themselves.


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Machine Builders in my Factory?
As you know there are many changes in manufacturing operations today. These certainly relate to Operations Excellence, Continuous Innovation, Energy Management, even the Supply Chain and Customer Service world. There are technology changes and personnel changes. There are Global impacts as manufacturing companies compete in new regions and those same new regions sprout new manufacturers. And at the end of the day (or maybe the beginning?) there is a need for someone to build a specialized machine.
We have already seen the power of a converged (technologically) network. Ethernet/IP helps the controls world provide information to the IT world. We see this every day, where older proprietary networks are replaced by standard Ethernet. Here are some thoughts as they relate to specialized machine builders:
So, we have this technology that can unify us, Ethernet. Who knew that years ago I sold against Ethernet? But that was a different version. Today is new, with managed switches, managed services, and tomorrow is your new today.
Think about it. A production line needs a variety of machines to do the production thing. One machine does what it is designed for and passes it off via a transfer line or conveyor to another machine. And that sequence continues until the final product is put into a package. That packaging may be a machine too. Or it may be a forklift taking the product to a truck.
So now think of the information that is available at every stage of the line, and also available to each of the specialized machines. (Throughput, errors, shortages, what the machine could have done better, maintenance requests, etc.) Some of those machines have Operators (some may not, some may be monitored by Video!). Those Operators (whether local or remote) may have some interaction capability. All information. To the system.
And guess what? That information dictates your efficiency, your profitability, your ability to satisfy customers demands. And at the core is the Machine Builder. Now it used to be that an End User manufacturing customer would design the functional boxes and then assign those to individual machine builders. We have seen evidence through a number of Voice of the Customer (VoC) events that this is changing. Maybe not in all industries. But in some.
We see the Machine Builder becoming more of an influencer, more taking over the expertise. In some industries this could be because of the aging workforce, in others it may be because they are protecting proprietary information. But the Machine Builder is an increasingly important figure in the production line. Support of the line (not just the machine) may be the next event on the horizon for the Machine Builder. More to come on that.
In the meantime, we will be exhibiting as Cisco AND as part of a Rockwell Automation booth at Automation Fair in Chicago on November 16/17. We will have a literal ton of people there to talk to you.
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Timothy Compston weighs up the critical elements that keep the wheels of dynamic pricing schemes turning in today's high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes. In the drive towards smarter tolling it is perhaps not surprising that sophisticated pricing algorithms are being rolled out to better reflect supply and demand on the roadway. This is the case with high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes which a growing...
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STOCKTON - The phones are installed. The computers are humming. The staff is jazzed. All systems are go for Tuesday's launch of San Joaquin County's new call center to handle the anticipated crush of uninsured residents seeking to enroll in expanded Medi-Cal health insurance.
STOCKTON - The phones are installed. The computers are humming. The staff is jazzed. All systems are go for Tuesday's launch of San Joaquin County's new call center to handle the anticipated crush of uninsured residents seeking to enroll in expanded Medi-Cal health insurance.
"I'm excited about Tuesday. We don't know if we're going to get two calls or 222 calls. We are going to be prepared," said Monique Micenheimer, one of the call center's supervisors.
Her boss, call center program manager Kimberly Poirier, a 22-year veteran with the county's Human Services Agency, said the entire 42-person staff is equally excited for Tuesday. Will they be ready?
"Yes we will," an emphatic Poirier said this week. "If 35,000 people call at 8:01, I may change that statement."
Poirier was referring to the estimated 35,000 county residents believed to be newly eligible for Medi-Cal under the expansion rules that include childless adults earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, or $15,856 a year (or $32,499 for a household of four).
As the Oct. 1 open enrollment period begins, authorized by the federal Affordable Care Act, tens of thousands of San Joaquin County residents along with millions nationwide will have access to both private and public health insurance, many for the first time. Coverage goes into effect as early as Jan. 1, although open enrollment this first year extends six months through March 31. Starting in 2014, open enrollment will be from Oct. 1 through Dec. 9.
The new call center, paid for out of $4.5 million allotted from the federal Medicaid program, supplements three statewide call centers in Concord, Fresno and Rancho Cordova set up this year by Covered California, the state's new health benefit exchange also authorized by the Affordable Care Act.
Anyone who needs health insurance is encouraged to call the state exchange at (800) 300-1506 or go online to coveredca.com beginning Oct. 1, even if you live in San Joaquin County. After answering five to seven questions, if it's determined that you are eligible for Medi-Cal, your phone call will be transferred to the county call center.
Twenty-eight customer service representatives, all experienced eligibility workers with the Human Services Agency and housed in spacious new, high-tech quarters on the sixth floor of Chase Bank Plaza downtown, will be required to answer those incoming calls within 30 seconds.
Operating hours during open enrollment will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays. After March 31, hours will be reduced to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.
A typical call could easily last one hour or longer as the representatives conduct the application process and gather information to see if there are any additional programs such as CalFresh or CalWORKS that the caller might be eligible for.
There are some initial challenges, though, when it comes to the verification process.
Joe Chelli, San Joaquin County's human services director, said the system was intended for the call center representatives to be able to immediately verify income and residency claims provided by the callers.
"Those systems are not integrated yet," Chelli told the Board of Supervisors this week. He anticipated that computer interfacing with the necessary data hubs could be completed by Dec. 1 or, at the latest, Jan. 1. The agency's primary source for residency verification is through the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
Until the computer interface is online, Medi-Cal applicants will still have to provide a driver's license or other residency document in person.
"It's real critical to have a smooth-running system. That's the main reason we made the decision to use experienced eligibility workers (in the new call center) who are knowledgeable about our benefits system," Chelli said, explaining that new workers go through a 16-week induction class and spend a year on the job before they take on a journeyman caseload.
The agency currently administers a caseload of 55,000 Medi-Cal beneficiaries. By 2018, the county is projecting that number could swell to an estimated 171,700 individuals.
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Frank Ocean is planning to drop assault charges against fellow R&B singer Chris Brown following their altercation in Los Angeles last week.
The two stars and their entourages reportedly clashed over a parking space outside the Westlake Studio in West Hollywood, and police were called to the scene.
Ocean later took to Twitter to complain about the incident, claiming that he was "jumped" by Brown and left with a hand injury.
He wrote, "Got jumped by Chris and a couple guys. Lol … Cut my finger now I can't play with two hands at the Grammys."
Ocean named Brown as the suspect in a battery report filed with police, but it appears he has since decided to forgive the singer and will not be pressing charges.
In a statement posted on his website, Ocean writes, "As a child I thought if someone jumped me it would result in me murdering or mutilating a man. But as a man I am not a killer. I'm an artist and a modern person. I'll choose sanity. No criminal charges. No civil lawsuit. Forgiveness, albeit difficult, is wisdom. Peace, albeit trite, is what I want in my short life. Peace."
However, Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore tells the Associated Press that they will continue the investigation because Ocean has not officially told authorities that he wants to drop the charges.
Brown remains on probation for attacking his then-girlfriend Rihanna on the eve of the 2009 Grammy Awards and is due back in court on Wednesday to update a judge on his progress.
Ocean is scheduled to perform at the Grammys on Feb. 10, when he will compete for six awards including Album of the Year.


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One girl's twistedly fantastic interpretation of what the hell is really going on in those tribes.
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Matt: Attorney At Blah
33 year old Matt Quinlan is an attorney from San Francisco, California. In case you ever forget that fact, he runs the Law Offices of Matt J. Quinlan, otherwise known as MJQLAW which I'll bet you $1000 is also his license plate. Here's how his cbs.com bio reads:
"I'm very proud to make a difference in my clients lives at the Law Offices of Matt J. Quinlan. Matt J. Quinlan, attorney at law, is someone you can count on. Adventure turns me on as does this handy dandy MJQLAW coffee mug available on my website MyNameIsMattAndI'mALawyer.com for the low low price of $29.95. I bring a lot to the table as far as Survivor is concerned. These" Law Offices of Matt J. Quinlan" mousepads double nicely as head pillows."
Let's see if I'm right...
*burp* I shouldn't have been playing that drinking game where you take a shot every time someone says the words "law", "lawyer", or "attorney". Not only am I three sheets to the wind, but I seem to have lost my pants between here and YouTube. It's chilly out and all I've got is this MJQLAW bumper sticker to keep me warm. Couldn't you have at least made a blanket Matt J. Quinlan, Attorney At Law?
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Guy seems like a real tool! I predict MJPLAW will annoy the shit out of everyone very quickly.ReplyDelete
"No one out here is gonna know that I'm a lawyer; I'm gonna withhold that from them, [your honor...]"ReplyDelete
Something tells me o'le Matt J Quinlan, Esquire is going to blurt out something along the lines of, "Listen to me! I know how to build shelters, people! I'm Matt J Quinlan, attorney at law. That means I'm a lawyer! Also, totally related, I should handle ALL negotiations with the other tribe and Probst, since I'm a licensed litigator and practice law for a living where lawyering and legalize and contract scrutiny are VERY important. To recap, lawyer equals me!"
- SouthernFebruary 13, 2012 at 5:33 PM
Pity the poor contestant who unwittingly gets in the way of his game plan. This guy's arrogance is epic.ReplyDelete
I hope he will not be saying, "I'm Matt J. Quinlan, Attorney at Law. Do you or a family member suffer from mesothelioma?" Gotta love the lawyers on this program, they are the snakes in the grass. Love em, love em, love emReplyDelete
Since it would make me extremely happy if his fellow teammates got rid of him early on, I suppose he will be in every episode annoying the H*ll out of me!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2012 at 1:13 PM
So this guy is a self-promoting lawyer?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2012 at 7:24 PM
Who cares...he's HOT!ReplyDelete


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The fetus and the nutrient bath suggest genetic engineering. This could be one of those early series agents that are not quite nano-augmented and not quite mechs.
I doubt you'll be anything other then a nano-augmented agent. Story consistency is all well and good, but I doubt they'd consider it important enough to make the player play an ugly Borg freak.
Not that I'd be complaining mind you, I just doubt they'll do it.
The fetus and the nutrient bath suggest genetic engineering. This could be one of those early series agents that are not quite nano-augmented and not quite mechs.
I didn't say being born a mech, I said being born with hardpoints that allow for mech upgrades.
What's the difference? If these "hard points" are for "mech upgrades," then buddy you're a mech already.
But nothing saying that you need much of anything extra to become a mech. Just the dedication to lose both your arms and have half of you face replaced, etc.
So what are the hardpoints for then? You sure don't need them for nanougmentation.
Ever wondered if it might be something else than mech or nanoaugmentation?
Personally, I think the fetus is some important plot device, some unique technology that various factions are fighting to get a hold of.
Go play in traffic then.
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... which was posted on page 2.
I seriously hope DX3 will be for DX1 what Bioshock *couldn't* be for System Shock.
We'll just have to wait and see - that would involve innovating on the Deus Ex template instead of merely repeating it, and goodness knows whether Eidos is ready to take the necessary risks to do that.
Since it's a prequel, though, there should be some hope. Let's see how it goes.
Yeah, given the fact that Eidos have seemingly gone out of their way to remove the original "2027" date from the latest version of the trailer, I'm not so sure it is a prequel anymore.
My bad. It was never confirmed as a prequel, but those were the rumours. And I didn't notice that they had removed the date. Haven't been keeping up since there's so little news about it, to be honest.
Since a prequel would certainly be a surprise to a lot of fans I'm sure, think of it as not telling someone they have a surprise Birthday party in the house.


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ATLANTA - Heading to his locker to get dressed, Josh Smith griped a bit when told he would have to go to the podium for the second game in a row.
Then he smiled.
No way the Atlanta Hawks forward was getting out of those duties. Not after the way he played Monday night.
Smith scored a career playoff-best 29 points as the Hawks built a 17-point lead at halftime, then withstood an Indiana comeback to even the series with a 102-91 victory in Game 4.
"You da one, Smoove," teammate Dahntay Jones said as he walked by Smith's locker. "You da one."
The one, indeed. After struggling much of the second half, the enigmatic Smith made every big play down the stretch. He swished a rare 3-pointer, came up with an offensive rebound to set up a 3 by Kyle Korver, and finished off a fast break with a right-handed dunk. Plus, he did another stout defensive job on Indiana star Paul George, who had to work for every one of his 21 points.
"When he plays like that," Hawks guard Devin Harris said of Smith, "we're a very good team."
With George scoring 18 in the second half, many on very difficult shots, the Pacers made a game of it. But they couldn't come all the way back from a 57-40 deficit at the break. Indiana got as close as four in the third quarter, and was within five numerous times in the final 10 minutes. But the Pacers expended so much energy getting back in the game they just didn't have enough to complete the comeback.
Tied at two wins apiece, the teams return to Indianapolis for Game 5 on Wednesday night.
"This is going to be one heck of a series right now," Pacers center Roy Hibbert said. "I thought we'd be able to at least split down here."
Korver added 19 points off the bench, most of them coming on his specialty: the 3-pointer. He knocked down five from outside the arc, including the biggest one with 2:33 remaining after Al Horford threw up a wild shot that missed. Smith snatched one of his 11 rebounds and spotted Korver lurking all alone on the outside.
"Energy and effort," Smith said. "If we play with those two words and play together - I take that back, make it three words - we're a pretty good basketball team."
Horford chipped in with 18 points, and Anthony Tolliver made all three of his shots from beyond the 3-point line, providing a big boost every time the Hawks needed one.
But it was Smith who made sure the Hawks got the game they absolutely had to have before going back on the road.
"Just his energy," Horford said. "When he plays with that level of energy, it makes such a difference. I'm not saying he doesn't do it all the time, but when he's so engaged and doing the little things, it makes a big difference to us."
Indiana was better offensively than Game 3 but still struggled to make shots, finishing at 38 percent on a 32-of-84 performance. George came alive after halftime, connecting three times from beyond the stripe, while every other starter was in double figures.
It wasn't enough.
The Hawks beat Indiana for the 13th straight time at Philips Arena, a streak that dates to 2006. But the Pacers can take solace with not having to win in Atlanta, as long as they take care of business on their home court.
"That's a great Atlanta team over there," George Hill said. "We knew it wasn't going to be an easy series. We knew they weren't going to lay down. It's always tough for us to play here. It's good we have two more games on our home court if necessary."
Then again, Indiana must be wondering how the series got to this point after the Pacers dominated the first two games in their building, averaging 110 points and a 16-point margin of victory.
The Hawks turned the momentum with a 90-69 blowout in Game 3. They did enough good things in the first half and the closing minutes to get the series back where it started as they head back to the heartland.
"We contested pretty much every shot they took," Smith said. "That's what it's going to take (to win at Indiana). "
The Pacers played with much more effort than they did Saturday, but it didn't matter in the second quarter. Not with the Hawks gunning away from the outside - they went 7 of 8 from 3-point range in the period - and running the court with so much abandon that coach Larry Drew had to call a 20-second timeout late in the first half just to allow his players to catch their breath.
Atlanta appeared on the way to a second straight blowout. Not so fast.
Indiana turned up the defensive pressure, while the Hawks began walking the ball up and the court and getting sloppy. The Pacers ripped off a 15-1 spurt that nearly wiped out an 18-point deficit, holding Atlanta without a field goal for a good chunk of the third quarter. After Horford's dunk with 10:05 left in the period, the Hawks didn't make another basket until Devin Harris' nifty dash from one end of the court to the other for a layup with 1:34 remaining.
"That was a real gutsy performance by our team," Drew said.
Atlanta was able to stick with its big lineup after 7-foot center Johan Petro dashed back from Miami on a private jet sent by the team owners after witnessing the birth of his first child. Jacob Petro was born about 2 p.m. and his father hustled off to the airport, making it to Phillips Arena about two hours before tipoff.
If the birth had taken longer, Petro was planning to stay in south Florida. Instead, he played 22 minutes with hardly any sleep the past two days, contributing four points and eight rebounds.
Atlanta dealt with an old bugaboo in the second half: free throw shooting. At one point, the Hawks had made just 8 of 18 before Horford knocked down five of six to make the percentage look a little more respectable. Still, they finished 25 of 38 at the line, squandering a chance to put the Pacers away earlier.
Notes: Smith appeared to be standing even farther behind the line than usual on free throws. It didn't help his percentage, as he made 9 of 16. ... Harris was late coming back out for the third quarter. Apparently suffering from dehydration, he took an IV in the locker room as a precaution before returning to the game midway through the period. ... The Hawks' bench outscored the Indiana reserves 30-19.


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AUSTIN, Texas - Juniors Jen Schwalb and Pat Cary led their team of 18, 9 women and 9 men, by each taking third in the 200 butterfly December 1-3, 2005 at the Texas Invitational held at Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center hosted by the University of Texas.
Pat Cary placed third in the 200 fly with an NCAA consideration time of 1:45.72. That wasn't his only NCAA consideration time of the weekend, he was able to earn one in the 100 fly as well with a time of 48.03.
Schwalb had a time of 2:00.04 in the 200 fly and also swam the 400 IM, taking fifth with a time of 4:20.53. She also placed 12th in the 100 fly, 55.42, and 15th in the 200 IM, 2:04.11, an NCAA consideration time.
Schwalb was an active member of the 400 Medley Relay along with teammates Jessica Cruzat, Katie Freeman, and Jenisse Demeulenaere which placed 10th with a time of 3:47.40. The 800 free relay Schwalb was also a part of took 10th as well with the help of Jessica Cruzat, Jenisse Demeulenaere and Courtney Jenkins.
Cary helped the men take 10th in the 800 free relay along with teammates Robbie Dame, Garrett Porteous and Myles Peck. Another relay taking 10th was the 400 Medley, Cary, Ota, Nilsson, and Dame swimming it in a time of 3:21.17. The 400 free relay placed 14th, 3:06.31, Dame and Peck along with Cary and Pat Ota swimming that race.
Freshman Katie Freeman placed 13th in the 200 breast, 2:17.35, and 17th in the 100 breast with a time of 1:04.30, her fastest 100 time this season. Jessica Cruzat took 10th in the 200 back 1:58.87 and 15th in the 100 back, 57.06.
In the 100 back for the men Pat Ota took 14th with a time of 49.52 and TK Erwin took 22nd with a time of 50.65.Ota also took 16th in the 200 back, 1:51.17. Freshman Chris Good took 15th in that same event, 1:48.85. Brent Nolan placed 20th for the men in longest event of the meet, the 1650 event, 15:55.81.
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In announcing his new national security team Thursday, President Obama sought to demonstrate confidence and continuity at a time when the US is trying to conclude its active military engagement in several places around the world.
Events on the ground – mainly in Afghanistan, where evidence of solid progress remains elusive – will determine whether he succeeds.
But the men named to critical military, intelligence, and diplomatic posts are generally agreed (at least within the Washington establishment) to be the best there are under the circumstances. They all have decades of experience in their fields, and they all have worked well together in the past.
Here are the shifts in personnel announced Thursday:
• CIA Director Leon Panetta will replace Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense.
• General David Petraeus will retire from the US Army to take over the CIA from Mr. Panetta.
• US Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Allen will become commander of allied forces in Afghanistan, replacing Gen. Petraeus.
• Veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker, a former ambassador to Iraq and Pakistan, has been nominated to be the new Ambassador to Afghanistan, replacing retired Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry.
"I've worked closely with most of the individuals on this stage, and all of them have my complete confidence," Mr. Obama said in making his announcement. "Given the pivotal period that we're entering into, I felt it was absolutely critical that we have this team in place so we can stay focused on our mission…. I cannot think of a group of individuals better suited to lead our national security team during this difficult time."
Decades of experience
The total experience of this team is impressive by any standard, running to many decades for each of them in a variety of positions highly useful to today's national security challenges, including international terrorism. Each brings gravitas as well as experience to his new post.
Mr. Gates, who began his time at the Pentagon under former President Bush and who was asked to stay on by Obama, has said from the beginning that he would stay no longer than two years as part of the current administration.
Mr. Panetta (who began his political life as a Republican before switching to the Democratic Party) spent 16 years as a member of Congress from California, a background that should help in his Senate confirmation process as well as in selling the administration's Pentagon budget to lawmakers. Gates reportedly recommended Panetta as his replacement.
As commander of the US-led multinational force in Iraq and then in Afghanistan – between which assignments he headed the US Central Command overseeing all US military activity in the Middle East and Central Asia – Gen. Petraeus was the US military's most senior battlefield consumer of intelligence information.
"Over the last ten years, the military and the CIA have drawn closer and closer together, largely as a result of these two wars," former deputy CIA director John McLaughlin told Politico. "The military and the CIA have been cheek-and-jowl ever since Iraq…. There's a comfort level between these two cultures that is more developed than it was some years ago."
Bipartisan support for Obama's picks
So far, Obama's picks to head his national security team are getting bipartisan plaudits.
"I could not be more pleased with these selections," said Senator Lindsey Graham (R) of South Carolina, a member of the Armed Services Committee. "I hope these nominees receive swift approval by the United States Senate."
Sen. Graham called Panetta "an outstanding choice" and Petraeus "a national treasurer," and he said, "I have never met a diplomat more capable than Ryan Crocker."
Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Dianne Feinstein (D) of California praised the choices as well.
Still, regarding Petraeus at CIA she made a point of noting that being "a consumer of intelligence" is "a different role than leading the top civilian intelligence agency." It wasn't the first time that Feinstein had expressed concern about the militarization of the gathering, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence – including its use as a guide to congressional decisions.
Others have noted that Petraeus and the CIA have differed over the degree of progress in Afghanistan.
The US-led effort there has seen recent setbacks, including the recent escape of hundreds of Taliban fighters and the killing of eight US troops and a civilian contractor by a veteran Afghan military pilot.