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Philip Kern, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology
University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences
800 Rose Street, C-347
Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0293
859-257-3687 (fax)
Site Marketing Contact for Information on Investigators and Research Studies:
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Manager, Participant Recruitment & Marketing
Lexington, KY 40536-0284
The University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center (UKCMC) is one the nation's finest academic health care centers. Its vision is to be a Top-20 academic health center recognized nationally and internationally for excellence in teaching, research and patient care - Top 10 Business Plan.
The University of Kentucky is achieving outstanding success in the competitive arena of research grants & contracts (see Research statistics and national rankings). Major research areas include Aging, Behavioral Health, Cancer, Drug Evaluation, Infection and Immunity, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Surgery, Neurosciences, Spinal Cord Injuries, and Women's Health.
Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS): Established by the Board of Trustees as a University-wide center in September 2007, the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) at the University of Kentucky (UK) is leading the alignment of UK's ongoing transformation of its entire clinical and translational research enterprise with the goals of the NIH Roadmap Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). The overall goal of the CCTS is to accelerate the translation of basic science advances to tangible improvements in the public's health, addressed in four specific aims:
Specific Aim 1: Enhance and develop new outreach pathways to confront chronic health issues in rural Appalachia, ensuring that our research addresses community concerns and that the community benefits from our findings.
Specific Aim 2: Develop the clinical and translational research programs of the future using innovative methods to champion collaborative team science.
Specific Aim 3: Enhance existing educational pathways and develop novel methods to educate and excite the next generation of collaborative clinical and translational scientists.
Specific Aim 4Strengthen the development of biomedical informatics and novel methodologies through improved cross-disciplinary collaboration.
The CCTS now encompasses the Clinical Services Cores (CSC), which resulted from the integration of the former UK Clinical Research Organization (UKCRO) and UK's General Clinical Research Center (GCRC). Along with eight other key functions, CSC provides a centralized infrastructure consisting of key core facilities and services to help investigators, clinicians, and scholars from across the University and the Commonwealth of Kentucky to access much needed resources to become educated on the conduct of clinical research, and to afford them mechanisms to access a gamut of support services needed for the conduct of high quality clinical and translational research. These services do not end at the boundaries of the University of Kentucky campus, but reach across the Commonwealth engaging greater partnership between the communities, industry, and the University. Information on the CCTS Web site details the core facilities housed within the CCTS, with links to other services -www.ccts.uky.edu.
UKMC encompasses the following:
UKCMC also includes world-renowned centers
CCTS Clinical Services Core (CSC) was established to promote and expand the UKMC clinical research. The CSC is conveniently located on the floor of UKMC, this 3,985 square foot facility provides ample space to conduct outpatient trials and short-term pharmacokinetic studies. CSC also occupies 5,954 square foot of space in the newly remodeled Research Inpatient Clinic on the 3rd floor of the hospital. The CSC will build on the past success to become all encompassing service center -The Clinical Services Core (CSC) through the Center for Clinical Translational Science (CCTS). These facilities' resources are available to all clinical investigators throughout the University.
Outpatient amenities include:
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To learn more about ongoing clinical research at the UK Academic Medical Center, please refer to the following www.ukclinicalresearch.com.
The University of Kentucky is centrally located in the scenic rolling hills of the Bluegrass.
(For descriptions, including photos, of some of UKCMC's facilities, see Facilities
The Lexington, Kentucky campus includes:
Programs and Services
Travel and Lodging Information
Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau
301 East Vine Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40507
(859) 233-7299
Bluegrass Airport
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Campus Guide
Campus Map
The UK Medical Center is supported by more than 500 faculty physicians and dentists, 517 resident physicians and a staff of 3,200 health professionals committed to high-quality patient care. It has created an appealing environment to attract, reward and retain outstanding, multi-disciplinary clinical research personnel. Coordinator certification serves as a means of advancement. More than 75% of the currently employed Clinical Research Coordinators and Clinical Research Associates are certified, with many others in the process of obtaining certification. Proactive educational and training series are offered to ensure staff knowledge, skills and compliance with good clinical practice guidelines.
Kentucky has a population of 4,380,415. The UK Chandler Medical Center provides health care to residents of all (120) Kentucky counties and surrounding states, (Kentucky and Regional Demographics). Much of the regional area is rural and consists of stable, non-transient people, with a high incidence of major chronic diseases. Patient contacts for 1998 included more than 20,000 admissions, 35,000 emergency department visits, and 368,000 outpatient visits. Disease demographics may be readily obtained for determination of potential subject pools.
Lexington, KY Community Profile.
Kentucky is in the middle of the "Coronary Valley" - a name given to areas with the highest rates of coronary heart disease.
Kentucky's ranking in disease areas in comparison to other states in the nation:
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Switch From Combivir or Trizivir to Truvada - Mitochondrial Effects (TRU)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00960622
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 18, 2009
Results First Posted : March 4, 2013
Last Update Posted : March 4, 2013
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Truvada (tenofovir 300mg / emtricitabine 200mg) capsule once daily for 6 months
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Truvada (tenofovir 300mg / emtricitabine 200mg) capsule once daily for 6 months
Other Name: emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
Active Comparator: Combivir or Trizivir
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- contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning or maximal exercise.
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Customers are adopting Fujitsu cloud technology and cloud service solutions in increasing numbers, across a number of industry sectors. The highly positive results — lower IT costs, faster-time-to-market and greater business responsiveness — reflect that the collaborative and outcome focused Fujitsu cloud approach, achieved together with our network of independent software vendor and consulting partners, ensures successful cloud adoption.
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- Fujitsu constructs cloud backup system for Nagasaki Medical Center to ensure continuity of care following disasters
- Kyoto Prefecture use Fujitsu's CRMate cloud service to provide its elderly residents with cost effective and comprehensive medical support services.
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- Japan's Oita Prefecture moves to private cloud to cut costs by 30%.
- Fujitsu migrates the UK's National Skills Agency to Salesforce.com's cloud solution.
- Fujitsu Taiwan builds a private Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud environment for The Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China.
- Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries deploys cloud to aid earthquake recovery efforts.
- Cloud services cut local government procurement costs at Japan's Chiba Prefecture.
- Fujitsu works with Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) to build an on-campus private cloud.
- National Institute of Education, Singapore relies on a Fujitsu private cloud solution.
- Fujitsu migrates Tokyo Denki University's ICT platforms to a private cloud service.
- Fujitsu empowers the University of Bath Innovation Centre with a Salesforce.com CRM solution.
- Fujitsu migrates Kawaijuku Education Institute's system platform to the Public Cloud.
- Fujitsu Cloud Services Deployed by Chiba Institute of Technology for Specialized Science & Engineering Learning Environment.
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- Asahi Group uses Fujitsu cloud for sales data analysis.
- Aeon Marketing deploy Fujitsu Cloud Services for mobile services.
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New Year's Eve Sunset Trail Run – Shenandoah National Park
On the last day of 2013 I was lucky enough to run a favorite mountain trail, with someone I adore, and chase sunset through the mountains. A climb up Buck Hollow to Mary's Rock with a breathtaking sunset, a champagne toast and a fun, dark descent back to the car to a delicious picnic of ahi tuna and veggies was a spectacular way to celebrate New Year's Eve. Here's to a fabulous 2014 full of mountains, trails, miles, friends, laughter, adventure, love, happiness and possibility!


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Lentil & barley vegetable soup
This is a quick soup I made the other day, it is another one pot meal. (I love that kind) Super simple to make and usually everything is on hand to throw it together. If not... use something else that seems right :P
We are in full swing with the main floor renovations.The house is messy.The fridge is in the living room, and I am going to have no cabinets or counter top very, very soon. YIKES! I will be washing dishes in my bathtub, seriously :P
I came down the stairs this morning at thought "OH GAWD WHAT HAVE WE DONE". I know its going to be a long couple of months living in chaos, but SO worth it in the end :)
Caught the sunrise this morning. It was so beautiful.
Lentil & barely vegetable soup
2 onions- small diced
4 cloves garlic- roughly chopped
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp dried oregano
6 carrots- peeled and chopped
1 green pepper- small diced
10 mushrooms- sliced
1 medium potato- peeled and chopped
8 cups water/vegetable stock
3 cups cooked lentils
2 handfuls of barley
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp red wine vinegar
sea salt
freshly ground pepper
In a large pot heat oil and saute onion and garlic until soft
Add spices and continue sauteing until absorbed
Next add vegetables, saute for 2-3 minutes
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Bring to a boil, and allow to simmer for 45 minutes.
Season with vinegar, salt, and pepper.
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I never remember to cook with barley. I should try this recipe!ReplyDelete
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The soup sounds delicious. Nothing like some yummy soup on a cold winter day. That sunrise is gorgeous.ReplyDelete
This recipe sounds so delicious! I love soups. These rainy days here in Houston would be perfect for your soup. I love scenery photos and that sunrise is stunning! Just wanted to also inform you of a Culinary Smackdown Battle I am hosting. If interested please check it out: http://imapretendchef.blogspot.com/2011/01/culinary-smackdown-battle-hand-held.htmlReplyDelete
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Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament in Orlando, FL
Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament Orlando/Kissimmee Castle • 4510 W Vine St • Kissimmee, FL 34746View on Map
This highly entertaining dinner show in Kissimmee offers a fun experience for guests of all ages. Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament features an 11th-century-style castle, a royal court, jousting with costumed knights, exceptional horsemanship and falconry and special effects. Guests can also enjoy full bar service before and after the show and a utensil-free four-course feast fit for any palate.
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Is there a pre-show guests should be aware of at Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament?
There is not a pre-show per se, but the medieval life village is available for preview and it opens 90 minutes prior to show time.
Are visitors allowed to meet and greet the performers at Medieval Times?
Yes. Performers are available after the show for pictures and autographs after the show in the Hall of Arms.
Are cameras, audio or video recording allowed at the show?
Cameras are allowed. Audio and video recording are strictly prohibited.
What type of menu is served at Medieval Times?
The standard menu consists of garlic bread, creamy tomato bisque soup, roasted chicken, corn cobette, herb basted potato and pastry of the castle. A vegetarian meal is available. It consists of hummus, warm pita bread, carrot and celery sticks, 3-bean stew with fire-roasted tomato and brown rice, fresh fruit or Italian ice. Soft drinks, ice tea and coffee are included in the meal.
What is the length of your intermission?
There is no intermission.
What is the size of the Medieval Times Theater?
The arena seats 1175 people.
How many rows are in your theater?
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Approximately how long is the Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament Show?
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Contract staffing recruiters in engineering/manufacturing can look forward to a good 2014 as staffing in the sector is expected to outpace service sector hiring.
Having added 500,00 jobs since the recession, manufacturing growth is expected to continue with manufacturers planning to increase hiring by 2.4% in the New Year, according to ERE.net A big reason for this growth is re-shoring, an emerging trend in which manufacturers bring work previously off-shored back to the United States.
Engineering/Manufacturing always ranks among the top contract staffing industries, according to Top Echelon Contracting placement statistics. In 2013, it accounted for 15% of our contract placements. We are now noticing even more calls from recruiters who want place contractors in this field, particularly engineers.
Our manufacturing placements over the past 6 months have included:
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This a game to practice the Present Continuous Tense. The game includes 4 pages with 4 cards on each page. Each card has the information on a different spot. The teacher will use page 1 for an answer sheet and hand out all of the other cards to the students. The teacher will read the information in the squares without the answers. Students will search to see if they have the information square the teacher read. Students must then fill in the missing information, use the prompts to write a sentence or write the name of the item in the square. If students have the square and complete the information correctly, then the square belongs to them or they own the square.
If you play tic-tac-toe the students must own 3 consecutive spaces, up and down, across or diagonally. The first student that does this wins the game. If you play bingo you can instruct students to take ownership of the squares in a "U" shape, a "T" shape, a square shape or have them do a "blackout" in which they must own all of the squares on the card in order to win the game.
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South Africa on the Edge
The main achievement of South Africa's state president, F.W. de Klerk, has been to take the difficult political steps necessary to begin dismantling the system of white supremacy. Unfortunately, he has not shown similar courage or wisdom in leading the country toward the future. He has been particularly unsuccessful in dealing with the struggle over what will replace apartheid, which has pitted white against black and black against black, and which has resulted in some of the most appalling violence ever seen in South Africa. Since de Klerk was inaugurated in September 1989, nearly 10,000 people have been killed in the townships, largely in fighting among black political groups. A smaller number of people, an estimated 2,300, were killed between 1984 and 1986, the years in which the government used extreme force to suppress black uprisings.1
In the California-like suburbs where many whites reside, life goes on much as usual, but some of the townships, where gunmen stand watch at street barricades and gunfire is heard after nightfall, remind me of Beirut. Nearly every day, the Johannesburg Star, the Sowetan, and other newspapers report new acts of violence in a black community—the ambush of a carload of activists, the assassination of a local leader, the lynching of a suspected informant, indiscriminate shootings of commuters on trains and busses.
De Klerk has blamed the bloodshed on black political intolerance. He has admonished Nelson Mandela's African National Congress and Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi's Inkatha Freedom Party, the two most prominent groups representing blacks, to cease their destructive rivalry. Undoubtedly that would help decrease the number of killings; and there is no doubt that the violence between the black groups has been increasingly fierce. What de Klerk ignores, however, is that a large part of the continuing violence derives from repressive and divisive policies conceived and administered by his own National Party. During the past three years he and his fellow party leaders have been working out an approach to political reform that has increased political tensions.
The objective of the Nationalists, to put it no less frankly than de Klerk has done, is to keep themselves in power when apartheid is finally dismantled. I first heard de Klerk say something to this effect in November 1990, when he spoke on behalf of a National Party candidate in a parliamentary by-election in Randburg, a half-Afrikaans, half-English suburb of Johannesburg. During the question period following his prepared speech he said flatly: "We plan to be part of the majority winning the first election."
If de Klerk now professes to support democracy, it is difficult to see how the party that institutionalized apartheid could expect to win a free election in a country of thirty-three million blacks and five million whites. In formulating its strategy for staying more or less in control, the party, I've been told, has drawn on the advice of the National Intelligence Service and the leading members of the Broederbond ("band of brothers"), the secret society that has always been…
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Food Network Chef Christopher Kyler breezes into town on Wednesday, July 23, to give a cooking demonstration at Peninsula Town Center in Hampton.
The Hampton native has been a winner of Food Network's "Cut Throat Kitchen" and is a Season 10 finalist for "Food Network Star" which airs on Sundays. He's scheduled to give his presentation between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
The promotion is part of World Class Wednesday, a PTC summer celebration that features entertainment, food, wine, art, and luxury vehicles sponsored by Tysinger Motor Co. and Bonfire magazine . Hours are 5 to 8:30 p.m. in the Town Square section of the retail center.
Also on tap that night are acoustic music by Caleb Folks, jazz by 504 Supreme, liquid nitrogen ice cream bars by Virginia Air & Space Museum and an outdoor art show by Gallery at the Chapman.


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- Kathreece Quizon
Breaking Waves
I wish my mother was a constant in my life, like an angel who guards you to sleep and comes right there when you called. But angels come back home too, in heaven where they always belonged, and my mother went back a little early. My mother died when I was 13 years old.
My last memory of my mother:
Letting go when you are not yet ready is a very cruel thing that one has to ever experience. It is a sudden wave of total sadness and desperation crashing into your very core. On the 28th of July 2013, we went to a resort in Bataan for the employees' getaway. My parents own a 7-11 franchise, and it had always been a tradition to give their store clerks a get-together every year. I remember very well the last breakfast I had with my mother. The Sunday morning sky was clear and sunny, and the sea was calm and tranquil as we ate our breakfast on a cottage under the tall palm trees. She shared with us a strange dream she had the other night. She dreamt about an unknown woman holding an ice pick chasing her down on a dimly lit street, then she woke up just before the woman could grab her arm. We never knew what that dream exactly meant and now, I wished I never knew its meaning.
After breakfast, my family and our employees decided to take a swim at the beach. The day was nice. The morning air may be chilly but the sun's kiss on our skins gave us warmth. It was perfect. Everything is fine and the tides are low which made it very enjoyable to swim. We swam a little farther from the shore and we stopped to the point where the water reached our shoulders. We were talking about the good things in life and reminiscing the good old days. Those are the things that I've always loved about my family because I never had a meaningless conversation with them. A few moments later, we heard a panicking call for help from one of our store clerks. It was Rachel. She was struggling to keep her head above water. She was already drowning but the odd thing was, she was only a few feet away from us. At first, we thought she was just playing around until we felt the sand in our toes dissolving like powder. It felt like as if the seafloor submerged deeper. I remembered sighting the shore and it seemed so close yet very far away. We were all panicking at that time. No one knew how to swim except my mother so without having second thoughts she swam towards Rachel and called out to my father,
"Yung mga anak mo! Dalhin mo sa pampang yung mga anak mo!"
and I never thought I already heard my mother's last words to my father.
I was paddling like a dog, gasping for air, as I say a little prayer to God to take us all back to safety. I felt my father grabbing our swimsuits, trying to lift our bodies so we can breathe even though he was also struggling to keep himself alive. Once I felt my toes touch the ground, there came a veil of relief that covered my whole body. As soon as my father and my sister made it to the shore we started calling out for help. There were no lifeguards on duty at that time, no personnel, nor guards. I saw my mother already floating in her stomach. We sighted a boat sailing nearby, we waved our hands and called for their attention. They almost ignored us because they cannot comprehend what we were trying to relay but the good thing was a passenger in the boat noticed my mother and Rachel in the water.
My mother's body was laid on the shore. She was unconscious and her whole body was pale as white. My father performed CPR but my mother couldn't get the water come out of her mouth because the food she ate earlier got stuck in her throat and blocked the passage. A concerned tourist offered his car to deliver my mom in a nearby health center or a clinic of some sort since the hospital was miles away from the beach and she needs immediate care. My father told us to stay in the hotel room and prepare mom's belongings so that if she wakes up she has fresh clothes to change into. My sister and I finished packing our things and waited for our father to pick us up from the hotel. I was crying and I couldn't stop myself because I was afraid to lose my mother. I couldn't imagine what my life would be if I lose her that day. Moments lasted until we heard a knock on the door and it was my father, crying, and apologizing to us. He hugged me and my sister tightly and saying,
"Sorry, anak, sorry hindi na uuwi si mommy, sorry hindi ko nasagip si mommy".
And that was the moment I felt sinking into the ground. I never knew what to feel at first. I was numb because my worries were now actually a reality that I have to live in. I was at shock because I am now one of the kids in those cliche teleseryes who lost a mother at an early age.
We went to the health center to settle everything. The clinic was very small and it sure did lack equipment. He told us to stay in the car. I wanted to see my mom, but I know he never wanted us to see her like that. I didn't know what to feel. I was having high anxiety levels that my stomach is churning and I wanted to vomit. I got off the car and entered the health center to find the restroom. When I was finding my way around, I passed by the emergency room. I saw my mother lying in a foldable bed, lifeless, her hands dangling from the side of the bed, she has violet bruises on her skin, and her body was partially covered with a white towel. That is when it sunk in to me that she's dead and never coming back.
My father asked the others to just commute back to Manila because what we need right now is comfort from our family. The drive back home was one of the most painful memory I had as a kid. My father was in the steering wheel crying his eyes out. We drove from Bataan to Pampanga. We went home to my grandmother's house, the nearest house that we can call "home" because how are we still going to be "home" without her? Once we reached Pampanga, we stopped over to the gas station and my father made some calls to our loved ones to tell them that my mother passed away. He then called my aunt to help him arrange for the funeral. We got home and my grandmother hugged us and told us to get some rest. Already tired of crying, I went to sleep for a while. I woke up and for a second, I thought everything that happened the other day were all just a dream. That she was there in Manila, sitting in the couch reading some furniture magazine, waiting for us to go home. But that's how cruel life is, right? I got up and weirdly, I felt sands in the bed. It was gray, just like the ones on the beach. I thought maybe it was just dirt but it was a fair amount to believe that maybe she visited us before she left.
The fallout:
They said grief comes in waves and it was no ordinary waves. They were rough, they'll hit you when you least expect it. They came as I walk in the campus, fall in line in stores, sit in class, look around wondering how anyone can manage to get on with life while this terrible thing happens to me, feeling like I'm the only one bearing that ache in my heart. It is something that has happened so suddenly and out of nowhere, these waves of grief will crash. It felt as if someone has sucked out everything I have, my guts, my heart, my oxygen, and my whole being. Of course, I remain still and stoic as the wave harshly breaks before pulling away and I continue to live my life enduring the weight of my emotions inside me. But it's there, and I will never know when it will come again. Every breaking wave left me helpless but every impact strengthened my soul.
The solace after everything that happened:
It had been 6 years since she died and it is true that time heals all pains. Coping with it may be hard but with the comfort and support from our family and friends, we slowly surmounted this struggle and managed to keep our heads above water. Her death made me realize a lot of things, one is that my mother is a real-life hero and two, I have never seen somebody with such courage as great as hers. My mother is lionhearted to face death just to give someone a chance to live even if that means losing her own life. Her memory and love is the best consolation that was left to us and it will forever live on.
Psalm 93:4


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Golf kicked off on Monday of the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games. Multiple levels of play commenced at the Highlands Golf Course.
Photos by: Alanna Nunn, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Tags: golf, highlands, Photo
A night that will be remembered by all who were in attendance
Team Vermont is among the first USA National Games competitors to leave Lincoln.
Volunteering as a family and making a difference
Fred Coleman of Wyoming competed in the power lifting events during the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games
Stories and highlights from the afternoon powerlifting session on Thursday, July 25.
South Dakota twins win bronze
Enthusiasm felt throughout closing ceremonies
Basketball athletes receive medals
Pictures from the last day of soccer competition.
North Dakota powerlifter Ben Wahlstrand uses fan support to drive him to gold
Missouri flag football team celebrates its win on Thursday.
The tennis competition ended Thursday at Abbott Sports Complex.
Darrious Roberts sings the national anthem before his game.
The track officials enjoy athletes' spirit.
Team Delaware's David Hill blew away spectators.
Evans steals show at flag football competition.
Competition peaks with championships and pride at stake.
The Arizona Unified Flag Football Team members stay together to play together.
Volleyball player Sam Huffman jumps high during a game
Power lifter Timmareo Woods wows the crowd.
Albert Laird and Kevin Paradis from Vermont were excited after winning their medals in bocce ball competition.
Fans get excited for track and field.
Arizona athlete Mark Ward celebrates after jump.
Team Virginia faced Team Texas in tennis singles.
Tennis teammates celebrate point in doubles match.
Tennis teammates look to return the play during doubles match.
Basketball competition Thursday morning at Lincoln Southeast High School set some teams up to compete for gold medals on Friday.
Nebraska first lady Sally Ganem speaks at Pershing Center on Thursday evening
Jorin Larsen and Kevin Griffen strategize during their unified flag football game.
Volunteer helps the tennis athletes.
Athletes and coaches have been exchanging pins from their home states this week as a way to meet new people.
The Texas Unified Volleyball Team inspires growth among athletes.
TD AMERITRADE shows support for the Games
Josh Johnson of South Dakota with his first Special Olympics gold medal.
Volunteers travel from all over the country to help with the games.
Football athletes support bocce ball.
Runza provides food and beverages to Special Olympics participants.
Ben Read takes a big swing during a match Thursday.
Decorated vehicles showcase messages of support.
Volleyball games continue at the Abbott Sports Complex.
Robert Novicki prepares to return a serve.
Volunteer asks for Kansas tennis player's autograph.
Ohio athlete Michael Davis faces Nebraska opponent.
Athlete Josh Fry raises his tennis racket after his victory.
Nebraska tennis athlete Alina Moser celebrates a win with her coaches
Runners compete in 200-meter finals.
Pepsi and Sam's Club present checks to the Special Olympics.
The short races had crowds cheering loud Thursday morning at the Bob Devaney natatorium.
The 2010 USA National Games rhythmic gymnastics awards ceremony brought smiles and cheers.
Rhythmic gymnasts earn medals.
Bocce fans, athletes, and coaches show their support during doubles competition.
Competition heats up as track and field continues.
Mahoney Golf Course and the City of Lincoln have been preparing for years for the USA National Games.
The 2010 Games have had the largest number of volunteers.
Photos from the power lifting medal ceremony on 7/20/10
Scott Rohrer, 21, swings for the green at Highlands Golf Course Wednesday morning.
Michigan swimmer poses beside her coach at the Devaney Center in Lincoln.
The USA National Special Olympics presents a quilt commemorating the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games to the International Quilt Study Center & Museum.
Power lifter Nick Watterson has inspired his family.
Nebraska Red and Nebraska White pose for a group picture after playing each other.
Bryan LGH nurses Bobbi Clinch and Sharon Harms donate their time and skills.
Fans of all kind show their support for flag football
From the preliminaries yesterday to the finals today, track and field heats up.
Gail Braxton waves to the games documentation team Wednesday.
On the final day of the golf competitions, Team Minnesota stopped to strike a pose by the golf cart.
Missouri remains undefeated
Courts heat up as competition gets tough for tennis players.
Teams from all over the nation decorated quilt blocks.
The power lifting athletes compete for their personal bests.
Nebraska 200m runner pushes past the finish line.
Tennessee runner takes a strong lead in 200m run
The morning races are already underway, and the first medal event will take place Wednesday afternoon.
Team Nebraska Red narrowly defeated Team Nebraska Black 24 to 23.
Tim Shriver and Amanda Freed visit softball athletes.
Only gymnast competing in level four impresses the judges.
Performers entertain through dance.
Special Olympics CEOs meet for breakfast during the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games.
Softball continues with a clinic hosted by Amanda Freed and Frank Kolarek.
Power lifters receive their awards on Monday at the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games.
Former NFL football players and current Nebraska Huskers coach and play with Special Olympians.
Twins bring inspiration to the volleyball court.
"You volunteer one time and you're in it for life." Special Olympics president and COO Brady Lum meets with UNL public relations students.
Fred Tenorio, a power lifter from Wyoming, competes in the heavyweight division.
Photos from the soccer competition at Abbott Sports Complex.
New Mexico gymnast performs hoop routine
Iowa gymnast holds steady on hula hoop
Rhythmic Gymnastics at the Coliseum
Athletes say the tradition of trading pins helps make new friends, meet new people.
See pictures of your state from the Opening Ceremony.
Competition heats up
A volunteer overlooks and supports the golfers in the individual skills section.
Track and field competition continues.
Games' Street Team on the lookout for super fans
Dominique Dotson watches on as goalie during a soccer game.
Amanda Freed, a USA softball player, helped conduct clinic
Harlan and Dorothy Selken show support by wearing matching t-shirts
Rhythmic Gymnastics athlete performs her routine.
Athletes compete in the first annual Special Olympics National All Star game.
The real matches begin.
Afternoon session under way for powerlifting at the 2010 USA National Games
Golf kicked off on Monday of the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games. Multiple levels of play commenced at the Highlands Golf Course.
Photos by: Alanna Nunn, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Depending on who you ask, the Twins did themselves no good by not making any trades before the deadline. Some wanted a shutdown reliever and were willing to get rid of above-average center fielder Denard Span in the process. Others wanted to move one of Jason Kubel, Michael Cuddyer, or Delmon Young and try to get the best selection of prospects in return. The problem lies in the team's position to make a late playoff run. They are in limbo of sorts, not far enough back to sell everyone but not close enough to buy a big name guy. Either way, GM Bill Smith is right by not making a move unless it makes sense. No trades at the deadline is better than making the wrong trade(s) at the deadline; anyone remember Ramos for Matt Capps? Yeah, that.
The team is now in California to face the Angels, and their first starter will be ace Ervin Santana, who threw a no-hitter in his last start.
Span is also back with the team, with Luke Hughes being sent down again. Lineups have not been posted yet but I would suspect that Span will lead off and Ben Revere would get the day off.