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Re: Please HelpSHissong Dec 30, 2010 4:28 PM (in response to jkalski)
I don't think that it is the name on the credit card. It is the name on the B&N account.
Unlock code for B&N NOOKbooksDoug_Pardee Dec 30, 2010 4:35 PM (in response to jkalski)
Go to your B&N Library page. You can find it from the "My Account" drop-down at the top of this page, or just click this link: http://my.barnesandnoble.com/ebooks/ebookslibrary.html
Just below the big "My NOOK Library" title you'll find your unlock code. It gives the name you need to use and the last four digits of the credit card you need to use. You'll need to fill in the rest of the credit card number.
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Hi Jen, I am not sure that u went on the B&N web site . If not, try doing it there. Hope this is helpful. Gud Luck. :~)
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I have tried my email address and my name and three different cards and no luck ggggrrrrrr
Re: Please HelpYa_Ya Dec 30, 2010 4:56 PM (in response to jkalski)
Has your default credit card ever changed?
Maybe you should remove the book from NOOK #2, archive it on NOOK#1, unarchive, download to NOOK for PC and try the sideloading again?
(I promise you Doug's thing works. I put a book on my father-in-law's NOOK on Christmas Day.)
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Comerica Inc.'s chief economist believes Michigan could see "modest" job growth in 2010 after years of deep losses.
Dana Johnson, in his latest Michigan economic briefing, believes a rebounding auto industry and national economy can generate a 3 percent real GDP for the state this year. The unemployment rate, which stood at 14.9 percent as of March, could decline to less than 12.5 percent by year's end.
"Looking ahead, Michigan should do considerably better for awhile. The economic recovery will work in Michigan's favor, as it has in the past. And the adverse structural trends are not likely to be as bad if the auto manufacturing sector is becoming more competitive," Johnson wrote is his quarterly briefing.
Johnson cautions, though, that Michigan will continue to trail the rest of the nation long term in economic performance. Once the cyclical auto rebound tapers off, the state will likely underperform the national economy by about 1 percent a year.
"Michigan has a long history of declining faster than the national economy during recessions and recovering more rapidly during the early stages of expansions. The secular trend has been for Michigan to grow more slowly than the national economy, particularly over the past 10 years," Johnson wrote. "Now that the national economy is recovering from recession, Michigan will perform relatively well for awhile. But once the recovery matures, Michigan probably will revert to lagging the national economy."
A recent University of Michigan forecast predicted further, albeit smaller, job losses for Michigan this year, with the private sector no longer shedding jobs by the end of the year, followed by a 0.5 percent gain in 2011, or 20,400 jobs.


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Facebook has launched a new service that will automatically identify faces in photographs that are uploaded to the site.
The facial recognition software will then suggest the names of people in the photos so that the user can decide whether they will tag that person in the picture or not.
The move has alarmed some commentators who fear that the same technology could be used by police to identify people from photos.
Facebook engineer Justin Mitchell said the new tag-suggestions feature will match new photos to others that people have already been tagged in.
Facebook says that only friends will be able to tag one another and that only people who are your friends will be suggested as tag options.
Similar photos will be grouped and the software will let users know who it thinks is in the shots.
Users who do not want their name suggested can use the site's privacy settings to turn the feature off.
Facebook already offers a way to tag one person in a group of photos, and it hopes this will add more simplicity to the process.
The tag suggestions will be rolled out in the U.S. from 22nd December. More than 100 million tags are linked to photos on Facebook every day.
Tagging is actually really important for control, because every time a tag is created it means that there was a photo of you on the internet that you didn't know about,' Facebook Vice President of Product Chris Cox told CNET.
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NEW ULM - On a cold, blustery Wednesday earlier this month (Jan. 7), the gym floor at the New Ulm National Guard Armory was "strewn" with excited fourth-graders.
Forming and re-forming into teams of about six students each; then joining back into a large circle for whole-class discussions and games, the students learned, debated and modeled a variety of behaviors associated with kindness.
The varied activities were part of the first ever Kindness Retreat held by Washington Elementary School.
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Washington Elementary School fourth-graders learn more about being kind at first-ever Kindness Retreat at the New
Ulm National Guard Armory. The fourth-graders and their high-school group leaders learned about acts of kindness by competing in a game-show-style contest.
Youth Frontiers team member John Sandahl leads a large group discussion.
Students also sang songs and did small group activities during the retreat.
The program was conducted by a non-profit organization called Youth Frontiers. The organization seeks to help build positive school communities, in fun ways, explained John Sandahl, a member of the two-person Youth Frontiers team that "MC-ed" the retreat.
The activities are intended to teach kids ways to treat each other better - and to encourage them to commit to kinder behaviors, Sandahl said. The goal is to build safer school environments that are more conducive to learning.
Youth Frontiers runs several programs of this kind. They are often paid for through local fund raising by school districts. In addition, Youth Frontiers in part subsidizes the programs through its own fund raising activities and grants.
New Ulm public school students are familiar with two other programs run by Youth Frontiers - the Courage Retreat for eighth-graders, and the Respect Retreat for high school students, said Washington Elementary School Counselor Joan Wisniewski.
But until now they had not taken part in the Kindness Retreat for upper elementary students.
The Kindness Retreat was made possible this year by donations from the New Ulm Area Foundation and the New Ulm Optimist Club, said Wisniewski.
The retreat began with "warm-up" activities designed to introduce students to the theme - and build trust between them and the moderators.
Beside the Youth Frontiers team, other program "officials" included New Ulm high school students who participate in the STABLE program. The STABLE students acted as leaders of the small groups.
(Teacher and other staff from Washington School acted mostly as chaperones and silent observers.)
Throughout the day, the fourth-graders switched back and forth between small-group and large-group work, also engaging in role-play, TV-style contests and other "fun and games."
In one example, after working for some time in small groups to identify issues that affect kindness, list forms of bullying and name ways to address it, the students had to recap and demonstrate what they had learned.
To this end, they were divided into two large teams - "the Burkharts" and "the Bartels" - nicknamed after the STABLE leader of each team.
Groups of six "contestants" each from the two competing teams took turns to guess answers to questions, in several rounds of a TV-style quiz show. After a humorous warm-up round, the questions focused on various aspects of the retreat's theme: suggesting an appropriate response to a bully, for example, or naming some ways to be a kinder person.
Each team member's answers were compared to the top ten responses in a national survey asking the same question; the contestant was given credit, and earned a point for their team, if their answer coincided with one of the top ten.
The contestants were able to "use a lifeline" and "phone a friend" - and some did.
During the full (school) day retreat, the fourth-graders identified three types of bullying (verbal, silent, physical).
They talked about where and when bullying happens (anywhere, at any time, especially when there aren't as many adults around).
They reflected on why it happens (peer pressure, being picked on and taking it out on others, thinking it's acting cool or funny, low self-esteem, etc.) - and came up with "good" responses (stand up to a bully, walk away, tell an adult, etc.).
The students identified other things going on in their school, too, that keep it from "being as kind as it can be" (leaving people out, fighting, bad words, etc.)
They mulled ways to change these things - or, as presenters sometimes put it, how "to practice throwing the boomerang of kindness."
Among the tools listed that can help make the school climate "even better" were "three steps to being a hero" - "interrupt," "complement" and "invite away."
At the end of the retreat, students were challenged to meet the following goal - give everyone one day during which to experience "nothing but kindness."
And, of course, not to stop at a single day!
The retreat concluded with an individual activity - everyone filled out a card containing three incomplete statements - "I will be kinder by..."; "I want to thank... for..."; and "I want to say I'm sorry to... for..."
Volunteers shared what they wrote on their cards.
Sandahl, of Youth Frontiers, said his team conducts about 100 retreats a year, following an established curriculum.
The organization, which is based in Minneapolis, sends out eight to nine teams, conducting 670 to 700 retreats yearly, all over the country.
The group is not religiously-affiliated; it does, however, visit both public and private schools, by invitation from the respective school district.
Studies show that the programs are effective - especially in school districts that have long-standing relationships with the group, Sandahl said.
In some cases, he said, the programs have helped cut discipline referrals by half.
Student surveys, he added, also paint an encouraging assessment of the retreats. Students who were re-visited and surveyed by the teams, reported a year later that they feel their school is "a safer place."
Ninety percent of the school districts visited invite Youth Frontiers back the following year, Sandahl said.
Fourth-graders, in particular, he said, are "excitable and excited" - "they like to be involved."


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SPRINGFIELD - The city's unemployment rate dropped to 11.7 percent in February and municipalities around western Massachusetts saw slight job gains over January's numbers, according data released this morning by the state Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
The office pegged Springfield's labor force at 66,245 in February, an increase of 609 over the January figure. The number of people employed increased by 889, while the number of people unemployed fell by 280.
Springfield's unemployment rate in January 2012 was 12.3, and the city's average unemployment rate for 2011 was 11.8 percent -- down from 12.5 percent for 2010 but up from 11.3 percent in 2009.
In Chicopee, Hampden County's second-largest city, the unemployment rate fell from 9.3 percent in January to 9.0 percent in February. Holyoke saw a similar decrease of .3 percent, with its unemployment rate falling from 11.3 to an even 11.0 percent.
Northampton, which posted a 5.4 percent unemployment rate in January, picked up 234 jobs to settle at a February rate of 5.1 percent. The rate in Greenfield fell from 7.8 percent in January to 7.5 percent in February.
The month's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates fell in sixteen labor areas across the state, according to a release from the Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Areas seeing job gains included Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Springfield, New Bedford, Peabody, Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, and Pittsfield.
Statewide unemployment numbers released last week showed a Massachusetts unemployment rate of 6.9 percent. It's the third consecutive month that the unemployment rate has been 6.9 percent, the lowest rate since December 2008. The National Average is 8.3 percent.
The map below shows the February 2012 unemployment rates for Massachusetts counties. After clicking the "click to interact" icon in the graphic below, mouse over a county to reveal the data.


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Same faces, opposite sides
Soriano, LF
Theriot, SS
Lee, 1B
Ramirez, 3B
Edmonds, CF
DeRosa, 2B
Fukudome, RF
Blanco, C
Harden, RHP
Right-hander Joe Blanton (1-0, 4.03 ERA in the NL) makes his first career start against the Cubs. Blanton and Harden face each other for the first time after spending 2004-08 as teammates in Oakland.
Welcome back, Scott Eyre
After walking onto the field for the 2008 team photo yesterday, Jim Hendry, Crane Kenney, Kerry Wood and several other players shook hands and chatted with Scott Eyre over by home plate. Scott was wearing a gray sleeveless Phillies shirt and shiny red shorts, but otherwise looked like the same friendly guy he was in his two-plus years here.
It's good to see that Scott has found success with Philadelphia, throwing 7.2 scoreless innings since joining them Aug. 7.
A season of small tweaks and big results
Everyone in the front office was buzzing today after yesterday's win over the Nationals put the team 30 games over .500, with the best record in the majors.
DeRo with homers in four straight games (and a career-high 18) … Geovany finding the bleachers for his 19th home run, tying a franchise record for a rookie catcher … Harden throwing 109 pitches over seven innings, allowing just a solo home run.
And perhaps topping it all was Kosuke slugging a pinch-hit, no-doubt home run down the rightfield line. He said after the game that what made him feel so good about the home run was how much it mattered to his teammates.
Interesting tidbit from Pat and Ron yesterday: Kosuke worked with Lou and hitting coach Gerald Perry on his swing this weekend. They recommended he spread his feet a little more so that he doesn't have to take such a large stride for his swing. The hope was to help him shorten his swing. Sure enough, yesterday's home run stroke on Steven Shell's 2-0 pitch looked pretty compact …
Some around the office have argued that this team reminds them most of the 1984 Cubs. What do you think?
Tonight's lineup
Soriano, LF
Theriot, SS
Lee, 1B
Ramirez, 3B
Edmonds, CF
DeRosa, 2B
Fukudome, RF
Soto, C
Lilly, LHP
Right-hander Jeff Karstens (2-2, 2.25 ERA) pitches for Pittsburgh. It's the second time the Cubs will have faced Karstens since the Pirates acquired him from the Yankees in July. Let's also hope this time is better than the first: Karstens threw six shutout innings Aug. 1 despite allowing nine baserunners.
Did you know?
Yesterday's victory gave the Cubs eight straight series wins. …
The Cubs pitching staff became the first to 1,000 strikeouts on Saturday on Ryan Dempster's second-inning strikeout. The team has led the majors in strikeouts for seven consecutive seasons (since 2001). …
The team's +175 run differential is tops in the majors by over 60 runs.
And the other shoe drops
I just got out of the press conference with Jim Hendry; quotes to follow.
The Cubs this afternoon acquired RHP Rich Harden and RHP Chad Gaudin from the Athletics. In exchange, Oakland got RHP Sean Gallagher, OF Matt Murton, IF/OF Eric Patterson and minor-leaguer C Josh Donaldson.
Harden, 26, is 5-1 with a 2.34 ERA in 13 starts this season. This year, like previous ones, he has spent time on the disabled list. As a side note, his contract signed in 2005 has a club option for $7 million next year.
Gaudin, 25, is a reliever known for his deadly slider and is 5-3 with a 3.59 ERA in 62.2 innings this year (including six starts).
So, Cubs fans, what are your thoughts?


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Readers Theatre, Gresham's 2nd production of the season will be "Heroes" by Gerald Sibleyras, translated by Tom Stoppard. Directed by Dustin Milberg of Public House Theatre, "Heroes", staring Tobias Anderson, Michael Biesanz, and George Fosgate, tells the funny and bittersweet story of three French World War I veterans, who keep each other company on the back terrace of a retired soldiers' home, exchanging quips and plotting to escape to a grand adventure in the Orient.
The performance will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21st at the Gresham Chapel and Evening Event Center, 257 SE Roberts Avenue. Tickets are $8 and will be available at the door. Full season passes are also available at the performance or by e-mail at "firstname.lastname@example.com" The season, centered on the theme, "Friends--Thick and Thin", will continue with:
Harvey, by Mary Chase, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012
Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012
The Gin Game, by D.L. Coburn, Monday, March 19, 2012
Enchanted April, by Matthew Barber, Monday, April 16, 2012
The Hasty Heart, by John Patrick, Monday, May 21, 2012
For more information contact Tim Park, 'Readers Theatre, Gresham', at (503) 869-6183 or visit the theatre website—www.sandyactorstheatre.org.


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Washington Township Police Chief James McDonald said he will request a recount of the results in Tuesday's Republican primary, according to The Express-Times.
County Sheriff and incumbent David Gallant was declared the winner on Friday, June 7.
Once precincts closed Tuesday night, they reported Gallant in the lead by four votes.
However, an electronic error found in a Belvidere voting machine pushed Gallant's lead to 18 votes on Wednesday. After provisional ballots were reviewed by County Clerk Patricia Kolb, Gallant was still ahead by 15 votes.
According to Kolb, McDonald has 15 days following the primary to file for a recount.
"He would have to go to the courts, get an audit and show it to a judge. The judge then makes a determination and sets a date," she said.
It is unknown how long a recount could take, but Kolb says they need to move quickly because of upcoming special elections. "The machines have to be let go for August, October and November elections," Kolb said.
Stay with NJ.com for more as this story develops.
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"Invisible Universe" at IC Museum
July 18, 2012 - Nikki Younk
If you happen to have some free time on Tuesday, July 24, consider heading over to the Iron County Museum in Caspian. Dr. Albert Holm, a former Iron County resident, will be giving a presentation about black holes, dark matter, and dark energy entitled "The Invisible Universe" at 7 p.m.
As I've mentioned in this blog before, I love learning anything I can about the universe. I'm most interested in the unknowns — which is exactly what Dr. Holm will be addressing.
Really, do yourself a favor and attend. It'll get you thinking.
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Big Ten Connect: Great fan photos from Twitter
But we also collect the best of the fan photos out there and lay them out on the school pages. How do we find them? Among other ways, we monitor each of the 12 Twitter hashtags. We've spotlighted a few of the latest photos in this post. Want to see those and more? Read the rest of this post.
Go to BTN.com/Connect or dive in directly to your school's Connect page and see your school's gallery: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa , Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin.
So now you want to get a picture in front of our eyes? Terrific! Use any of these Twitter hashtags: #Illini, #Hoosiers, #Hawkeyes, #Michigan, #Spartans, #Gophers, #Huskers, #Northwestern, #Buckeyes, #PennState, #Purdue, and #Badgers. You may have seen these hashtags pop up on the screen during our BTN football games on TV.
The galleries are updated all week with the best shots of the best fans in college football. Also, our Wednesday show "Tailgate 48" spotlights great tailgating photos, too Get your photo considered by tweeting it to @BigTenNetwork and use the hashtag #tailgate48. Then watch the show Wednesday's at 6 p.m. ET on BTN.
We've got a lot of other social media stuff over here, too.
This adorable shot is from @bkrack.:
This is a great mascot shot from @em_hes.
An oldie but a goodie from @JMS303. Congrats on the wedding!
Balloons. Blue sky. Thank you, @JustinB1919.
College is all about the memories. Hope you enjoyed the game, @miamariasophia.
Thank you for smiling, sir. And thank you, @ScottRiek.


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S. M. Molnar (NASA/GSFC/LHEA, NRC), R. F. Mushotzky (NASA/GSFC/LHEA)
We discuss the possibility of constraining cosmological parameters using the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect and thermal bremsstrahlung caused by intra-cluster gas in clusters of galaxies. The new generation of X-ray satellites and ground based interferometers dedicated to SZ observations will enable us to reduce uncertainties in these measurements, and thus make this method potentially one of the most promising ones in the near future. We estimate the accuracy we will be able to achieve in the determination of the matter density, \Omegam, the cosmological constant, \Omega\Lambda, and the Hubble constant, h, using the redshift dependence of the angular diameter distance derived from observations in the near future. We demonstrate that constraints from the angular diameter distance are orthogonal to those from cosmic microwave background fluctuations in the parameter space defined by \Omegam, \Omega\Lambda and h. We show that, with as few as fifty clusters between redshifts 0.01 and 1.5 with an assumed 10% statistical error in the angular diameter distance determination, one can distinguish between models with zero cosmological constant and spatially flat models with cosmological constant with high confidence level.
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ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI – Charges are pending against a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who allegedly brought a 16-year-old runaway he just met on Facebook to the B-93 Birthday Bash, police said.
The 16-year-old girl was picked up in the middle of the night last week to attend Saturday's Birthday Bash at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin.
Her parents did not give her permission to attend, and called police in Pennsylvania to report her as a runaway.
Authorities there contacted the Allegan County Sheriff's Department.
Police found the two at "BeeCamp," a rustic camping area near the park.
Mat Koenig, owner and event coordinator for BeeCamp, said the two were not staying at BeeCamp.
He said that the man pulled to the side of the road, and told BeeCamp security staff that he believed he was in trouble and needed them to call police.
Security workers then contacted police, he said.
The girl was taken into protective custody until her parents could get her. Charges are being sought in Pennsylvania for the 20-year-old, sheriff's Lt. Frank Baker said.
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Family reflects on fire that destroyed their home
Family shares story of recovering from fire that destroyed home
The Van Wagner family home on Elm Street is cold and dark. There are no family photos hanging on the walls. All that remains is the gutted interior, scraps of the home scattered about, a kitchen sink propped against the wall. The silent remains sit waiting for help.
You can hear Amy Van Wagner upstairs; her distant voice says, "Well, in our dreams we'd like to have … " and she discusses renovations with Rob Dams of National Restoration Inc.
As a campfire smell consumed one's senses standing in the home, one thing was certain. Van Wagner had never dreamed she'd be standing in a shell of her home on a cold winter day having this conversation.
A crash and then flames
Just days earlier, Amy Van Wagner was curled up on her living room couch. It was cold day out Nov. 8, and she was warming up by the fire. She heard a crash outside, but didn't think much of it. Maybe it was an animal rustling around or something falling from the wind. The sound was actually a piece of her chimney falling to the ground after it caught fire.
"My guardian angel was working that day because I had no intention of getting up off that couch," she said. "(But) if didn't get off the couch to see what the noise was I don't think my husband would be here (today)."
There were no warning signs a fire was spreading in her house. Her husband, Stan, was asleep upstairs before his 2 a.m. shift at work. While he was deep asleep, the fire and thick smoke was spreading quickly in the attic above their bedroom.
The chimney chase did its job moving the fire up and out, but the flames also broke through the roof of the house spreading quickly and consuming stored Christmas and Halloween decorations.
"When I went outside, I saw 6-foot flames," Amy recalled. She jumped into action getting pets and children out. Then she ran back in and rushed upstairs to wake Stan. "I remember that I pushed him so hard he flew to the other side of the bed," she said recalling the moment of adrenaline. Amy said within seconds a half-dozen city squads were outside. One officer grabbed a water hose, others jumped into action to evacuate and help.
The fire department was on its way shortly thereafter. Amy said she remembers her children running down the street to nearby Station No. 1, "because the fire crews weren't coming fast enough.
"We laugh about it today. I ask them 'what were you going to do?' But I know they were just trying to help in that moment, so we laugh. We have to laugh about a few things today," Amy said.
Amy also remembers another lifeline that was there to help that day, the city dispatcher who answered her 911 call. "She calmed me a lot. She was a lifeline," said Amy.
More than just firefighters
And then there was the moment that didn't need words, Amy said.
Her daughter Chevelle's beloved cat was missing, and it was uncertain whether it made it out of the house. But a fireman found the cat and brought it to Chevelle, an true gift for the 16-year-old standing in front of her house and watching as her life was thrown into chaos.
"If I had a camera that day to record that moment … He found and gave my daughter her cat back," Amy said.
The thoughtfulness of the Fire Department crews that night was truly remarkable, Amy said. While the firefighters were working to extinguish the fire, they ran inside and tried to save things - especially things that may not be replaceable. "They threw a tarp over our TV, our bed and they tried to grab photos," said Amy.
Dams said he's worked with hundreds of home fire victims and has only seen such care one other time. "This is one-of-a-kind the way they tried to save stuff," he said.
City of Oconomowoc Deputy Fire Chief Glenn Leidel said for him and his department, it's simply part of the job.
"In general, people in public safety have a strong desire to help others. We're type A to a certain point, but in a way, putting out the fire is least important," Leidel said.
Gone in a flash
The entire event that night was complete in a few short hours. From the moment the fire was discovered to when firemen left was from around 7 to 10 p.m.; something Amy said she thought was pretty remarkable. And in just a few short hours, the Van Wagner family's entire world was turned upside down.
The firemen were able to contain the fire so the home was not a total loss, but smoke and water damage completely destroyed the interior and all their belongings.
"Imagine walking out your front door and not being able to go back to retrieve anything. What you've got on and in your hands, that's it," Amy said trying to paint a picture of what it feels like to lose your material life.
What's next for the Van Wagner family? See next week's story as we follow the family through their recovery from tragedy.
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SYDNEY — Nathan Cloake's 19 points helped lead the Sydney Academy Wildcats boys to a 64-55 win over the Breton Education Centre Bears in Cape Breton High School Division 1 Basketball League play Monday at Sydney Academy gym.
Liam Stapleton followed with 17 points for the Wildcats, who led 40-23 at halftime. Curtis Ryan chipped in 12 points.
Keigan Madden fired a game-high 21 points for the Bears, while Jon Smolinksi netted 12 points.
In the girls half of the doubleheader, Kahli Martelly sunk a game-high 30 points to pace Sydney Academy to a convincing 65-38 victory over BEC. Tashi LaRose followed with 12 and Heather Wall added 10.
For the Bears, Terryn MacNeil scored 12 and Emily MacLeod added 10.


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Adams - Neither team has practiced this week, which makes for a difficult backdrop to what should be one of the biggest high school dual wrestling matches of the year.
No. 4-state ranked General Brown and No. 5 state-ranked South Jefferson were scheduled to wrestle in a dual match Wednesday night.
But just like everything else in the North Country this winter, nothing is ever set.
General Brown High School classes were dismissed early on Wednesday because of lake effect snow. So were classes at South Jeff. And just like that, another day of athletics for schools along the northern edges of Section III was wiped out.
The wrestling match between the Lions and Spartans has been rescheduled for Thursday at South Jeff starting at 6 p.m.
South Jefferson athletics director Jay Wiley said his school has already had six snow days plus several go-home-early turnouts because of the weather.
"It almost feels like springs sports right now," Wiley said in dealing with all of the cancellations. "This is my third year here and this is the worst winter we've had as far as rescheduling."
General Brown wrestling coach Michael Hartle said the Lions missed at least a week of wrestling this season because of ice issues and untold others because of snow, cold or classes dismissed.
Neither school held wrestling practice Monday or Tuesday because of weather issues. The Lions and Spartans go into their match without wrestling since Saturday.
"The weather this winter has been very, very difficult to deal with in trying to develop some consistency with practice," said Hartle. "I think our kids are pretty well seasoned at this point in time of the year. We've been through a lot of battles. A little bit of time off, a copule of days, sometimes, it doesn't hurt you.
"You worry more about the mental state of it than the physical conditioning. When we do have practice, we push pretty hard. We just worry about the mental side that they need to be in when they walk into a very hostile environment."
The two high schools are located about 17 miles apart. The Lions and Spartans have already run into one another twice this year in other multi-team tournaments. General Brown has won both matches.
A year ago, South Jefferson defeated General Brown in a dual match in Dexter.
Two years ago, General Brown went to Adams and won. Hartle said it was just the second time the Lions had beaten the Spartans and the first time it happened on his watch.
The rivalry seems to swing back and forth now like a lake effect band of snow. And right now, the Lions seem to have the upper hand.
General Brown is 23-0 this season. Hartle said he's got a couple of performers he expects to ultimately stand on the podium at the state tournament in Ryan Snow (126) and Tyler Silverthorn (152.)
"Our goal since day one, we've taken them just about everywhere so they could get beat," said Hartle. "That's my job is to take them to get beaten. It's their job to prove me wrong."
Snow is 28-4. Silverthorn is 29-4.
The Lions have 11 different wrestlers with at least 20 wins this season including Connor Schissler (113), Ricardo Dawkins (182) and Colton Erb, who has battled back from an injury and is 21-4.
"He's back. He's healthy. He's having a good year and is wrestling real tough," Hartle said. "We're hoping for good things for him at the end of the year. He's a senior. It's his last shot. He sees it and knows it's time."
South Jeff, 24-4, is led by defending Section III champion Daniel Smith (182), Logan LaFlamme (195) and Jared Carroll (106). The Spartans fell by a single point to General Brown (40-39) at the Mountain Duals in late December. At the Section III duals last weekend at Cicero-North Syracuse, they narrowly lost to the Lions again (40-33).
Hartle said he expects the Spartans to throw the kitchen sink at "us and twist us every which way they can to come out with a victory and steal our credibility we've built this year.
"We worry more about them taking out our mindset and mentality. Every match is potentially a slim match. They're going to go out there and try and put us on the ropes and put is in a bad situation and take advantage. Our job is to weather the storm. We focus on simple wrestling. We try and take one point at a time. We're not trying to win a match in one move, that's our goal. We make people wrestle for six minutes. If we can make them wrestle for six minutes, we can be in position to win."


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This Week on Channel 9: Feb 8, 2008 Episode
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This is Episode #2 of This Week on Channel 9 a weekly recap show of our favorite things for developers including Channel9 videos, samples, bloggers, news, and much more.
This week we cover:
0. Changes to the show based on feedback, our name courtesy of Ian and ChadK, and Benny Hill style set adjustments including more light! (0 - 2:45)
1. Microsoft and Yahoo: What could it mean for developers and Brian Shapiro's Coffeehouse thread (2:45 - 7:59)
2. Windows Server 2008 Launches, Alex Hinrichs, Windows Server Project Manager talks about Server Core, his favorite feature (7:59 - 9:32)
3. Under-Reported Windows Vista SP1 features for developers via Tim Sneath including new kernel, and 3.0 SP1 red-bits (9:32 - 12:30)
4. Charles Torre's Lang.NET interview with Erik Meijer, Gilad Bracha, and Mads Torgerson including Gilad's soundbyte on whether C++ is dead, and discussion of people loving to hate C++ (12:30 - 14:56)
5. Free Tool for LINQ: LINQPad by Joseph Albahari (14:56 - 15:40)
6. Guitar Matey: Building a 3D XNA Game by Dan Waters (video)found via Coding4Fun (15:40 -16:35)
7. CodeProject: Windows Forms Wizard Control with Visual Studio Designer support by Manish Kumar, found via Jason Haley's blog (15:40 - 17:51)
8. Brian's Pick of the Week: MySpace adds WCF and Silverlight support for developers, via Michael Scherotter (17:51 - 19:02)
9. Dan's Pick of the Week: Screen-scraping function that converts HTML tables from a Web site into a DataSet, by Mark Smith (19:02 - 20:30)
10. Wrapup, Superbowl predictions from last week, college insults, and a clip on Alex Hinrich's getting banana cake and a nice pen.
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dentaku wrote:The show looks like it was shot in widescreen but it plays back in a regular shaped player window so everything's all stretched vertically.
briankel wrote:
Did I mention that we have zero budget and that I do all of our editing? It's a learning curve!
Chadk wrote:
briankel wrote:
Did I mention that we have zero budget and that I do all of our editing? It's a learning curve!
Really? Are you using one of the Microsoft studios, or whats the deal with the set? It looks rather big!
Much better than first time...
briankel wrote:
dentaku wrote:
The show looks like it was shot in widescreen but it plays back in a regular shaped player window so everything's all stretched vertically.
Whaddaya mean? We're just really tall!
TommyCarlier wrote:If you've won over Irascible Ian, you must have done a really good job
esoteric wrote:The audio is a bit obnoxious ("walkie-talkie sound"), but otherwise I like these videos. I don't mind long videos, as long as they're not artificially drawn out.
briankel wrote:
esoteric wrote:
The audio is a bit obnoxious ("walkie-talkie sound"), but otherwise I like these videos. I don't mind long videos, as long as they're not artificially drawn out.
10-4, esoteric. I don't notice the same quality on any of my machines when I play it back but if anybody has ideas for what might be causing the walkie-talkie sound qualities please let me know. As I mentioned I do all of the editing myself so maybe there's a trick I can apply in post-production, or while filming, to improve the sound quality.
Thanks for the feedback and the kind words; over and out!
Rory wrote:Hope this helps...
Bas wrote:Awesome, banana cake and a pen!
Good job, guys. The show is going very well, can't wait to see what it'll evolve into.
If I have to criticize: there was some grumbling online (or maybe just the places I visited) about SP1 having RTM'ed, but not being released until March. (And yeah, I know that that's changed somewhat now.) I would've liked to have heard some sort of comment on that.
ivan_ wrote:Very nice show!
But some of you guys REALLY NEED TO LOOK IN THE CAMERA not somewhere else. Otherwise it looks weird
Wow, you guys got funnier I like the 20 min format.
HilaryPike wrote:
Wow, you guys got funnier I like the 20 min format.
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Bands upbeat for 'All Messed Up' music experience
You People has three more practices until its first show. It has three songs written. And as the band runs through a noisy punk track at its downtown practice space, the instruments fall out of sync, the song flies off the rails and drummer Anthony Schwader bursts out into nervous, hysterical laughter.
"You feel nervous and anticipation," Schwader says. "But I think those feelings are good feelings. You feel them when you do something new." »Read Full Article(1)
New CDs in stores this week
■Aidan Knight, "Small Reveal" (Outside Music). Canadian band named after one of its members decamps to a cabin in British Columbia, returns with 15 songs with widescreen tendencies and smart instrumental arrangements on a disc getting a delayed U.S. release.
■Kyle Andrews, "Brighter Than the Sun" (Elephant Lady). Nashville electro-pop artiste continues to find the pop hooks and production sheen inside the quirks of his chosen form on his latest LP. »Read Full Article
Three Milwaukee artists to compete in world's largest art competition
Anytime 400,000 people become actively engaged in a dialogue about art, someone, somewhere is doing something right. ArtPrize, described as a "radically open" international art competition, takes place each fall in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Today, the organization announced its final list of artists for its fifth art festival. Three are from Milwaukee. A total of 1,524 entries representing 47 countries and 45 states will show work at 169 venues. The artists and venues "met" via the online dating-like system that ArtPrize sets up. It's curating by crowd sourcing. »Read Full Blog Post(4)
John Legend to play Riverside Theater Nov. 18
R&B crooner John Legend will perform at the Riverside Theater at 7 p.m. Nov. 18.
The show is part of Legend's "Made to Love" North American tour, which was announced Monday afternoon. Tamar Braxton opens. »Read Full Article
Carson's downtown opens for lunch
Carson's, the steak and rib restaurant that began serving dinner at 301 W. Juneau Ave. in late June, has begun serving lunch.
The restaurant now opens daily at noon, serving the lunch menu until 4 p.m. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap for Today: Brewers, Yard Dog Charlie and Springsteen on screen
Welcome to the promise of a new week.
Seriously. »Read Full Blog Post


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Mobile hospital workstations may soon rival the intelligence of the doctors and nurses using them.
Emerson InterMetro, a leading manufacturer and supplier of storage and transport products for the food service, commercial products and healthcare industries, is working with AT&T and its machine-to-machine (M2M) capabilities to create "smart" mobile workstations that allow caregivers to access treatment information and update patient medical records at the patient's bedside. The connected mobile workstations will send updates and alerts when systems are in need of service and are enabled to receive software updates remotely when needed.
"We are proud to be working with AT&T to mobilize and improve patient care with smart workstations," said Rob Sobie, vice president, healthcare solutions at Emerson's InterMetro business. "We expect these smart workstations can also help hospitals streamline workflow and reduce costs by moving vital information to where it is needed, when it is needed in the caregiving process."


text: For the tax years 2008 and 2009, there are a number of items that will be of interest to farm families. Changes have resulted from the passage of federal tax laws including the Small Business Work Opportunity Act of 2007 and the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. This includes changes in Section 179 depreciation allowance, reinstatement of bonus depreciation, income averaging, health spending accounts and taxation of CRP payments. This information in this article is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be legal or financial advice. For specific questions regarding your farm business, consult with your tax preparer.


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A Portland man who pleaded guilty in April to running a $4 million investment fraud and money laundering scheme died Saturday, leaving no assets to compensate his victims.
James Ray Mast, 43, was sentenced Aug. 21 to more than four years in prison and ordered to return his victims' $4 million, which he squandered on gambling, cars and boats. He was due to surrender to authorities Nov. 5 to start serving his prison sentence.
Mast's son called 9-1-1 Saturday morning from a Milwaukie home to report his father was lying on a couch and wouldn't wake up, said Jim Strovink, the Clackamas County Sheriff's spokesman. The Clackamas County Medical Examiner's Office performed an autopsy, which suggested that Mast died from natural causes rather than foul play or suicide, Strovink said.
Mast bilked about 40 victims out of retirement money, college funds, and other significant savings, according to assistant United States attorney Craig Gabriel. Some of the victims opened new lines of credit or took out second mortgages on their homes to invest with Mast.
"The government's not aware of any assets that Mr. Mast had, so unfortunately it appears the victims won't be compensated,"Gabriel said.
Mast was indicted in October 2006 on 42 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. He pleaded guilty to one count each of mail fraud and money laundering after reaching a plea agreement in which he agreed to cooperate with authorities in their prosecution of an Idaho drug ring.
"Mr. Mast obviously won't be available to testify in any other case," said Gabriel. He said he couldn't specifically address the Idaho drug case, which is still pending.
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University Employee to Receive Doctorate at Spring Commencement
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – MAY 7, 2012 – Joel S. Garza did not have to walk far to do research for his thesis.
Garza, 42, did some of his work observing classes and interviewing students at The Language Institute at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College's International Technology, Education and Commerce Center on Mexico Boulevard. Garza has been the program's director since 2003. His thesis focused on how a person's native language can help them learn English as a second language.
"I found primarily many adult students really have no idea how resourceful their first language is," said Garza. "A lot of students are confused about their perception of their native language."
Garza will receive his Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Bilingual Studies at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College's Spring Commencement at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 19 on the Cardenas South Hall Lawn.
He is part of the first cohort to start the degree program when it began in fall 2007.
"All doctorate graduates can contribute to our community and south Texas," said Garza. "As a cohort we looked at studies done all over the world. There needs to be more studies and research originating here."
One of the highlights of Garza's time at the university was the College of Education-sponsored doctoral trip in summer 2009 to China. Garza and other students took the English as a Second Language for Bilingual and Multicultural Settings course as they visited five Chinese cities and observed teaching practices and visited cultural and historical sites.
"The idea was to go and observe and talk to the educators in China," said Garza. "We visited a middle school and university. We also went to the Great Wall of China."
Garza was born in Monterrey, Mexico and moved to Brownsville with his family when he was in elementary school. He remembered his family being one of the first to build a home near the once undeveloped area around Brownsville – South Padre Island International Airport.
He attended El Jardin Elementary School, Oliveira Middle School and graduated in 1988 from Porter High School.
Besides learning his native language of Spanish and English as a second language, Garza said he enjoyed taking French when he was a Porter student.
"I think personally we need to emphasize the learning of several different languages," he said. "It's just good to be able to enrich yourself with different cultures."
Garza did not start out studying education. He earned a two-year degree in drafting in 1991 from Texas Southmost College.
"When I graduated from high school, I didn't have a specific idea what I wanted to do," he said. "I liked drawing houses so I joined the drafting program. When I finished with that degree I was already working in the import/export business. I ended up going into a business degree which I really enjoyed doing. I became a licensed U.S. customs broker."
He received a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1998 and a master's degree in education with an emphasis in English as a Second Language, both at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College.
"It's in our culture that we kind of stay together no matter what," said Garza. "It never crossed my mind to study anywhere else."


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BIG RAPIDS, MI – Ferris State announced the addition of 32 high school players and two junior college transfers Wednesday on National Signing Day.
The announcement was made in the media center inside FSU's Wheeler Pavilion at Top Taggart Field.
"This is an outstanding group of young men and we're excited about their potential and talent," second-year coach Tony Annese said. "The addition of this class will certainly be reflected in our depth and increased competition across the board. We're extremely pleased they've become part of the Bulldog family and believe the future is extremely bright."
Related: Check out list of local signings
The group includes Mlive.com Grand Rapids player of the year defensive back Ryheem Stokes from Grand Rapids Catholic Central. Other Dream Team members to join the Bulldogs are Grand Rapids Christian quarterback Alex VanDeVusse, the offensive player of the year, and Rockford defensive back KC Zenner.
Also from the area are Jahaan Brown from East Grand Rapids, defensive back Ato Condelee from West Ottawa, tight end Greg Krusniak from Greenville and H-back Lincoln Mulder from Holland Christian.
Here is the list:
Mike Bloom OL, 6'4, 300, Pickney
Chris Bradford Slot, 5'8,170, Muskegon Mona Shores
Deshun Brow RB, 6'1, 200, St. Clair Shores South Lake
Jahann Brown DB, 6'0, 185, East Grand Rapids
Garius Coleman Slot, 5'9, 185, Farmington Hills/Harrison
Ato Condelee DB, 6'1 , 180, Holland/West Ottawa
Anthony Darkangelo, 6'0, 195, Detroit/Catholic Central
Jake Daugherty OL, 6'2, 275, Big Rapids
Marquis Dawsey DL, 5'11, 230, Bradenton, FL/Manatee
Travon Desaussure QB, 6'2, 200, St. Clair Shores South Lake
Tristan Eickenroth LB, 6'1, 210, Kingsley
JP Grako LB, 6'0, 230, Scottsdale CC
Landon Grove QB, 6'2, 220, Gladwin
Javon Haines WR, 6'1, 184, East Lansing
Brfandon Harding WR, 6'1, 183, Oak Park
Marcel Jackson-Byrd OL, 6'2, 255, Warren/Mott
Greg Krusniak TE, 6'7, 230, Greenville
Nick Maher QB, 6'2, 195, Woodhaven
David Mann OL, 6'6, 255, Kalamazoo/Loy Norrix
Brandon Moore WR, 6'3, 195, Montague
Lincoln Mulder Hback, 6'2, 215, Holland/Christian
Dai'zoun Oliver WR, 5'10, 180, Melvindale
Terrelll Porter LB, 6'4, 220, Iowa Western CC
Dalvin Rubins DL, 6'3, 245, Taylor Truman
Josh Schipper DL, 6'3, 272, Saginaw/Nouvel
Jack Steel LB, 6'2, 215, Warren/Mott
Demetrius Stinson RB, 6'0, 210, Detroit/Fredrick Douglass
Ryheem Stokes DB, 5'11, 172, Grand Rapids/Catholic Central
Alex VanDeVusse QB, 6'1, 185, Grand Rapids/Christian
Malik Wahington RB, 5'9, 180, Oak Park
Angelo Whittis LB, 6'0, 235, River Rouge
Brian Williams DB, 6'2, 180, Oak Park
Alton Yarbrough DB, 6'0, 170, Flint/Carmen Ainsworth
KC Zenner DB, 6'1, 195, Rockford


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Practically Speaking
Kyle and her husband moved to Brookfield in 1986. She became active in local politics and started blogging in 2004. Her focus is primarily on local issues but often includes state and national topics, too. Kyle looks at things from the taxpayers' perspective in a creative, yet down to earth way, addressing them from a practical point of view.
This guy's days are numbered
Today is the first day of spring! Finally!
Even with an ice bag on his head, he can't bring down his spring fever.
Ironic that we are expecting more snow tomorrow, but I think this little guy's days are numbered just the same.
After all, daylight hours are growing, snowbanks are retreating, and more birds are singing. Life is good.
I snapped this picture in Trader Joe's parking lot on a 20 degree day about 2 weeks ago.
When I saw this convertible with its top down I wondered if he had spring fever that badly or was his top just stuck in the down position?
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Eddie Yeghiayan
"'Draupadi' by Mahasveta Devi."
Translated with a Foreword by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. In Elizabeth
Abel, ed., Writing and Sexual Difference, pp. 262-282. Chicago: University of Chicago Press,
Reprint of "'Draupadi' by Mahasveta Devi" (1981)
"The Letter as Cutting Edge."
In Shoshana Felman, ed., Literature and
Otherwise, pp. 208-226. New Haven: Yale University
Press, 1982.
Reprint of "The Letter as Cutting Edge" (1977).
"The Politics of Interpretations."
Critical Inquiry (September 1982),
A critical response to Ronald Dworkin's "Law as Interpretation," pp. 179-200.
Issue is entitled "The Politics of Interpretation."
Reprinted in In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics (1987), pp. 118-133.


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Craig wrote: > Almost all of my radial wire was purchased at hamfests for 1-2 > cents/foot or less. I also have 500' of submarine "lossy coax" I was > given when a local moved to Fl. > > The bottom line is use what you can find Amen to that. I have found that just about every garage sale I go to has a ball of wire laying around for a nickle or so. I grab everyone I find :-) I have 3 40 meter verticals and an inverted L for 160 so I need all the radioal wire I can get my hands on. One thing you don't want to do is use galvanized wire. I bought a 1/4 mile roll of it when I put up my first vertical about 10 years ago, and it is just about all gone now. Just rust piles where it used to be. 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow is the second most common form of nerve irritation from a trapped or compressed nerve, after carpal tunnel syndrome. People with the condition normally have tingling of the fourth and fifth finger at night, pain at the elbow, and altered sensation on prolonged bending of the elbow. In severe cases the condition causes weakness in the muscles of the hand, which is innervated by the ulnar nerve. Diagnosis is based on signs, symptoms, and nerve conduction studies. The treatment of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow can be conservative (splint devices, physical therapy, rehabilitation) or surgical. We found one randomised controlled trial (RCT) of conservative treatment involving 51 participants, which supports the opinion that conservative treatment is effective in clinically mild or moderate ulnar neuropathy. In this study, provision of written information on avoiding movements or positions provoking the symptoms, either alone, combined with night splinting for three months, or combined with nerve gliding exercises, was equally effective in improving occupational activities and reducing pain at night. None of the conservative treatments improved muscle strength. In three RCTs, a total of 131 participants were treated by the surgical technique of simple decompression and 130 participants were treated by transposition of the nerve (submuscular or subcutaneous transposition). Meta-analysis found no significant difference between simple decompression and transposition of the ulnar nerve (subcutaneous or submuscular) in postoperative clinical and neurophysiological improvement. In another trial (47 participants) the authors compared medial epicondylectomy with anterior transposition and found no difference in clinical and neurophysiological outcomes. The available evidence is not sufficient to identify the best treatment of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow, on the basis of clinical, neurophysiological and imaging characteristics. However, in mild cases information on movements and positions to avoid may reduce subjective discomfort. Moreover, the results of our meta-analysis suggest that simple decompression surgery and decompression with transposition are equally effective. Decompression with transposition results in a higher number of deep and superficial wound infections.
The available evidence is not sufficient to identify the best treatment for idiopathic ulnar neuropathy at the elbow on the basis of clinical, neurophysiological and imaging characteristics. We do not know when to treat a patient conservatively or surgically. However, the results of our meta-analysis suggest that simple decompression and decompression with transposition are equally effective in idiopathic ulnar neuropathy at the elbow, including when the nerve impairment is severe. In mild cases, evidence from one small RCT of conservative treatment showed that information on movements or positions to avoid may reduce subjective discomfort.
Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow is the second most common entrapment neuropathy after carpal tunnel syndrome. Treatment may be conservative or surgical but optimal management remains controversial. This is an update of a review first published in 2010.
To determine the effectiveness and safety of conservative and surgical treatments in ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.
We searched the Cochrane Neuromuscular Disease Group Specialized Register (20 February 2012), CENTRAL (2012, Issue 2), MEDLINE (January 1966 to February 2012), EMBASE (January 1980 to February 2012), AMED (January 1985 to February 2012), CINAHL Plus (January 1937 to February 2012), LILACS (January 1982 to Feburary 2012), PEDro (January 1980 to February 2012), and the papers cited in relevant reviews.
The review included only randomised controlled clinical trials (RCTs) or quasi-RCTs evaluating people with clinical symptoms suggesting the presence of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow. We included trials evaluating all forms of surgical and conservative treatments. We considered studies regarding therapy of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow with or without neurophysiological evidence of entrapment.
Two authors independently reviewed titles and abstracts of references retrieved from the searches and selected all potentially relevant studies. The authors extracted data from included trials and assessed trial quality independently. They contacted trial investigators for missing information.
We identified six RCTs (430 participants), with moderate quality evidence, for inclusion in the review. When the searches were updated in 2012 we found no further studies. The sequence generation was not adequate in one study and not described in two studies. We performed two meta-analyses to evaluate the clinical (three trials, 261 participants included) and neurophysiological (two trials, 101 participants included) outcomes of simple decompression versus decompression with submuscular or subcutaneous transposition.
We found no difference between simple decompression and transposition of the ulnar nerve for both clinical improvement (risk ratio (RR) 0.93, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.80 to 1.08) and neurophysiological improvement (mean difference (in m/s) 1.47, 95% CI -0.94 to 3.87). In the simple decompression group 91 out 131 patients clinically improved; in the transposition group 97 out 130 patients improved. Transposition showed a higher number of wound infections (RR 0.32, 95% CI 0.12 to 0.85).
In one trial (47 participants) the authors compared medial epicondylectomy with anterior transposition and found no difference in the clinical and neurophysiological outcomes.
One trial (51 participants) assessed conservative treatment in clinically mild or moderate ulnar neuropathy at the elbow. The authors found that information on avoiding prolonged movements or positions was effective in improving subjective discomfort. Night splinting and nerve gliding exercises in addition to the information did not produce further improvement.


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Johannesburg: Stating that players of Sachin Tendulkar's potential would not be playing forever, former South Africa cricketer and Mumbai Indians' fielding coach Jonty Rhodes said that it is important that the youngsters who emerge from tournaments like the Indian Premier League (IPL) are good all-round cricketers.
"Guys like Sachin can't play forever and it's important that the young Indian players who come through the IPL are all-round players, not just in batting and bowling, as most of the Indian players are, but also good fielders," Rhodes told PTI.
"They've got quite a few young Indian players and what I think the organisers are trying to do is to make sure that once the Tendulkars and the Harbhajans retire, the younger guys coming through will carry India," he added. Rhodes also said that his job is to try and teach the players the importance of fielding.
"What I'm trying to get across to them is that fielding is important to a one-day game, especially in 20-over games where one run can make a difference. I've seen that in the 1999 World Cup against Australia and the World Cup against Sri Lanka in South Africa.
"I'm not asking them to do miraculous things. I'm saying just find me one run that you can save for the team. It's more about attitude than anything else," he said. Rhodes said IPL has proved to be a great platform for the budding cricketers.
"It's always been my view that Indian cricket is going to strengthen and improve because of the IPL. I think that was the key for the BCCI, who were very wise in making sure that the youngsters were getting great coaching and opportunity to play with international cricketers.
"The IPL is a great platform where you get international players and international coaches working with the young players."
Meanwhile, Rhodes made it clear that coaching South Africa national team again was not a likely option. "I don't think so. Coaching a national team involves nine months of the year. The IPL for me is a 10-week commitment. Taking on something full-time with a national team is hard work," said Rhodes.


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A quick look at what happened in the Big East on Monday and what's going on today.
Here's the summary: Providence overcame the absence of Vincent Council while transfers in and transfers out played big roles in the other four Monday games.
Providence breezed Bryant as starting guard Vincent Council missed the game due to a hamstring injury. The big question is when Council will return. The Friars' next game is on Thursday against UMass in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. On Friday, Providence will face either Penn State or North Carolina State.
Notre Dame beat Monmouth in the first round of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Notre Dame coach Mike Brey had to like the performance of Garrick Sherman, a Michigan State transfer, who had 22 points and nine rebounds.
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Pitt junior J.J. Moore, who is coming off foot surgery this past summer, had 20 points in the Panthers' win over Fordham. However, Pitt's depth took a hit when John Johnson, a 6-1 sophomore, announced that he would transfer. Johnson played in 39 games and started two as a freshman.
Seton Hall got a boost from Southern Illinois transfer Eugene Teague. The 6-9 center had 16 points and 11 boards in the Pirates' win over Norfolk State.
And Kansas State transfer Wally Judge had 11 points and 10 rebounds to help the Scarlet Knights put an opening-night loss to St. Peter's behind him and get a win over Sacred Heart.
Here's a look at Tuesday's games:
Detroit plays at St. John's. The game's on ESPN at 2 p.m. (Syracuse fans should pay attention. The Orange plays Detroit on Dec. 17).
Cincinnati hosts Mississippi Valley State.
Connecticut, fresh off its impressive win over Michigan State in Germany, plays Vermont. The game's at 7 p.m. and on SNY.
Marquette hosts Southeastern Louisiana. It's on the Big East Network at 9 p.m.
Pitt plays Lehigh in the NIT Season Tipoff. Lehigh downed Robert Morris on Monday. The game is on ESPNU at 9 p.m.


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Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD ) reported earnings on Nov. 5. Here are the numbers you need to know.
The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Sep. 30 (Q3), Church & Dwight beat slightly on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.
Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew and GAAP earnings per share grew significantly.
Margins increased across the board.
Revenue details
Church & Dwight notched revenue of $725.2 million. The 12 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $717.7 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 3.5% higher than the prior-year quarter's $701.0 million.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
EPS details
EPS came in at $0.66. The 15 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.59 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.66 for Q3 were 22% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.54 per share.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 45.2%, 100 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 20.0%, 200 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 12.9%, 150 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.
Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $795.6 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.61.
Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.90 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.42.
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The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 398 members out of 416 rating the stock outperform, and 18 members rating it underperform. Among 137 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 131 give Church & Dwight a green thumbs-up, and six give it a red thumbs-down.
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HARRISON — The Harrison boys volleyball team continued its unbeaten season today with a straight set victory, 25-9, 25-12, over Dickinson.
The Blue Tide (4-0), which is holding itself to a high standard this year, was led by sophomore Piotr Namiotko and senior Vinny Yoshimoto in the win.
"We're hoping to win the Hudson County title this year, and it was really good to see how well we played (against Dickinson)," said Yoshimoto, who had 14 assists in the match. "It's a good sign for our team and it shows how hard we've been working."
Yoshimoto provided a calming presence for Harrison against Dickinson (1-4), registering 18 service points and three aces in the win. The senior rattled off 10 of those points in the first game as the Blue Tide went on an 11-0 run that made it a 14-2 contest.
"When we have a good player serving, and we get him to serve a couple good ones in a row, that really makes a difference," said Harrison coach Nick Landy. "It helps keep possession and keeps the momentum on your side."
After ending its scoreless streak in the first game, Dickinson received some traction as sophomore Kyle Duan made it a 14-5 game with two aces. But the moment did not last long as Harrison took back control with a kill from the 6-foot-4 Namiotko and scored five straight points.
The Blue Tide nailed down the 25-9 win in the first game with kills from Namiotko and fellow sophomore Gerson Pachas — a fitting end to a well-played frame by Harrison.
"We eliminated mistakes and got some good passes that allowed us to get the ball over, and that's all the game is really about," Landy said. "I told the guys before the game that we have to be volleyball players, not just position players. You really have to be able to react and adapt, and I think they did a good job of that."
In the second game, the Blue Tide ran way with a 25-12 victory that was paced by Namiotko. The sophomore had four of his eight kills in the game, as well as three of his seven service points.
"The best thing about Piotr is that he's only a sophomore," Landy said.
"He plays club in the offseason and he's really knowledgeable about the game. He's just a pleasure to coach."
Along with Namiotko, Ramon Madeira provided a steady offensive presence for Harrison with five kills — the senior also notched two blocks.
Junior David Penaherrera and sophomore Frank Contreras combined to pile up 13 digs on defense for the Blue Tide, which held down a Dickinson offense that was led by junior Andrew Gibson.


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Hello. Welcome." calls a big male voice from among the banana leaves and hanging palms. We can't see anyone. The air is humid and everything smells like a tropical fruit salad. The chopping stops and footsteps approach.
"Hello" again and a 1.8m-tall man emerges carrying a machete. He's sweating and smiling. "Where are you walking?"
A good question. My partner and I had one full day left in Port Vila. We had been to its colourful market, full of taxis, trucks and utes unloading fruits and vegetables and families full of laughter and banter.
We had bought our papaya that dribbled down our fronts and, in the craft market where every stall sells the same leis, shells and carvings that its neighbours do, I bought a yellow, red and black shirt with turtle motifs that now comes out on tropical occasions.
Not being ones to lounge beside the resort's pool or take our chances at the casino, we decide to go walking. On a 10km route around the Emten Lagoon, we bump into an assortment of locals with such ease that it's hard to believe the whole day wasn't prearranged.
We leave early but the vicious dogs are always on patrol. They lunge and bark at us from behind the steel fences and security gates their wealthy masters have built around stately homes.
On the busy intersection of Teouma and Erakor Rds, we find sanctuary in Korman Stadium. While we are exploring this large, vandalised structure, about 30 soldiers arrive and run around its athletic track in time trials.
But that doesn't stop Sergeant Jippa Matas and Warrant Officer John Selwyn coming over for a chat. As others throw their legs above their heads and stretch their arms down their backs, these two tell us they have been to New Zealand, and would like to return but right now there was a New Zealand Army officer with a stopwatch waiting for them.
Staying on Teouma Rd, we hear our first and only French in Vanuatu; "Bonjour."
When Cook mapped what he called the New Hebrides in 1774, the English and French spent the next 132 years arguing about who controlled what. At an impasse in 1906, they declared a condominium. This wore thin by 1980 when indigenous people declared the Ripablik Blong Vanuatu but French, along with English and Bislama (pidgin English), remain its official languages.
"Bonjour," we reply to the young woman who, wearing a cannabis necklace, is doing the family's laundry in a large basin under an outdoor tap. Her grandmother is husking a pile of coconuts under a corrugated iron roof. Her grandfather sits in the shade of a large tree on the edge of the lagoon. He knows less English than we know French and our conversation, I think, is about what such a great job he's doing fixing his jandal with a machete. Whatever, it is brief.
That isn't the case with Victor Telukluk, one of Vanuatu's many kava-makers. No one knows how many kava-makers there are in Vanuatu but there are enough to cater to the even greater multitude of kava drinkers.
Wearing nothing but a pair of shorts, jandals, a thin gold necklace and with his son, Junior, as a constant companion, Victor has time to burn and he likes to chat.
He says in his village alone there are eight nakamal (kava bars), where kava drinkers scull the world's only legal narcotic. But we can't see a village - not even another building. Never mind, Victor has a lovely spot with raked white stones, a few banana and papaya trees dotted about, bench seats shaded by sheets of black plastic and the lagoon behind. For 50 vatu (40c), he'd give us a coconut-shell scoop of kava but his daily batch of about 20 litres isn't ready yet.
We're still on the main road that circumnavigates the island and there's the occasional vehicle. We turn right down a narrow dirt road and the only traffic to pass us here is a man on a bicycle.
Through a gap in the trees, we see a chap huddling over a bench, sheltered from the sun by sheets of corrugated iron. His name is Peter Simon. Like everyone else, he welcomes us and, like everywhere else, others quickly materialise through nearby trees.
Peter designs shirts and his wife, Kathy, paints them. They sell them for 500 vatu ($7) and tourists pay up to 2000 vatu ($28) for them at the market. Their young son proudly shows us the small, probably dead, fish in the plastic container he carries as carefully as an urn. The assembled congregation all say "bye-bye" and wave as we leave.
The trees are taller, the breeze gone and the sun bakes us relentlessly. Yet Wedo Nimnim, a horse trainer at Club Hippique, isn't breaking a sweat as he leads a large brown horse around the corral. With bare feet, a steady hand and, it seems, a gentle spirit, he saddles this horse for the first time. There's initial resistance but it accepts the strange apparatus. Wedo comes over for a talk.
He's been working here for three years and lives in a tin house just over there with his wife and two kids. "I take two weeks to train a horse. There are horses all over Vanuatu."
Papaya and bananas are also all over Vanuatu and we buy some at what is possibly the world's least busy roadside stall. We are carrying these in our arms when a 1.8m-tall, machete-wielding man, Tom Felix, asks us where we're walking. His two children and wife, Asneth, quickly join us and we tell them about our 10km loop walk. They're amused because, Tom says: "We don't see many tourists here."
Tom was a United Nations peacekeeper in East Timor. He found the people there "very hospitable and friendly" and they named their first-born son Timor. They bought this section, a piece of tropical jungle, and moved from Erakor, about 6km away, "because we like being in nature".
He cuts us two 40cm-long flowers with his machete; one is scarlet, the other vivid green, yellow and red. Timor fetches a plastic bag for us to carry our fruit and flowers.
They say our resort is only 30 minutes away and, as we leave: "See you. Good to meet you. Enjoy your stay."
Air New Zealand flies to Vanuatu once a week on Sundays and code shares services on Air Vanuatu twice a week. For flights and holiday packages see airnewzealand.co.nz; call 0800 737 000 or visit an Air New Zealand Holidays Store.
You'll find information on accommodation, tours and travel in Vanuatu at www.vanuatutourism.com


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I am also a HUGE hockey fan... GO SHARKS!!!!! but uh , yeah, Since ive gotten my wii, i thought that an NHL game would match perfectly with the wii
I do. I'm a big hockey fan and a big fan of hockey video games and I was very dissapointed that the Wii doesnt have any hockey games like NHL 08 to offer.
What do you think?
I am also a HUGE hockey fan... GO SHARKS!!!!! but uh , yeah, Since ive gotten my wii, i thought that an NHL game would match perfectly with the wii
yes. you could flick the wiimote to shoot and hit like in 360, maybe hold a button and make a motion to do something like deke. use the nunchuk to aim for corners and five hole and what not. i madea post about nhl 08 controls on wii and how they could work easily. all you ahve to do is switch360's skill stick with the wiimote and motions and you got yourself a solid game. just make sure the graphics arent total crap
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Yea I think hockey would work well with the Wii, the controls could be intuitively used to make hockey realistic, also I would think they could throw in a game mode that develops your own player on your way up to the pros, like most great sports games have now. I'm not too much of a hockey fan, but I would like a hockey game.
I dont have a 360 (yet) but I like what I've read that EA has done with the newer control scheme for their NHL series on the platform. Lets be honest, hockey controls work much like that of a soccer game and I've been very pleased with the Strikers Charged control scheme, so not only do I have high hopes for if/when EA brings the series to Wii, it surprises me they have turned a shy head both on 07 AND 08 releases.
Their should be a NHL game on wii,
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Toronto??? WHY??? But yeah the controls samxcor3 has mentioned sound great!
Yes, I missed the gamecube not having NHL 07 and now the Wii does not have 08.
Maybe it didn't sell well on the Nintendo consoles..hell I'll buy 50 copies if you want.
Just give me my NHL games please.
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meh....this is an ify one, im going to go with yes, im a hockey fan and ide lovve to take my sens to the stanly cup on my wii
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I definitely expect an NHL 09 for the Wii. It just makes sense to have one, and like others above have stated, the control scheme would work out pretty well for it. I'd definitely get the game if they released one.


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SHERBURN - The Fairmont Cardinal girls tennis team swept the singles matches to help pace a 5-2 nonconference win over the Martin County West Mavericks on Tuesday in Sherburn.
Jill Paris sealed the win for the Cardinals with her strong serve at fourth singles, defeating Harley Holtz, 6-3, 6-0.
"Jill really surprised me today with her serve. (Monday) she had an asthma attack, but today she is showing me how strong of a server she is and that is great," said Fairmont coach Kathy Krezel.
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TOP OF THE LINEUP — Fairmont first singles player Aubrey Green chips a forehand return during tennis action Tuesday in Sherburn. Photo by Kjestine Steinbring
TOP OF THE LINEUP — Martin County West's No. 1 singles netter Kelci Russenberger connects on a forehand return from the baseline during non-league tennis action Tuesday in Sherburn. Photo by Kjestine Steinbring
The Mavericks' second doubles team of Shawna Dressen and Emily Lawrence netted the first win of the meet, downing Andrea Carstensen and Micaela Gochanour, 6-1, 6-0.
"Sometimes in matches, you run up against opponents that are getting to every shot. That is what happened at second doubles today. There was nothing we could do about the opponent, so we tried to just keep working on our game," said Krezel.
Fairmont's first and second singles grabbed the team lead with decisive victories. Aubrey Green took the No. 1 singles match over Kelci Russenberger, 6-3, 6-0, while Allison Moeller defeated Megan Suter at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-0.
"In all of our singles matches, we started out really well and got the lead. Then we didn't play as well and let them get back into matches," said Krezel. "They were able to see what was happening and made the changes though, which is a good thing."
The Mavericks took the first doubles match, with KaLeigh Russenberger and Jennifer Hagen beating Briana Gratz and Sophie Shelgren, 6-3, 6-2.
Missy Viesselman sped through a 6-0, 6-1 third-singles win over Bailey Ebeling, giving Fairmont a 3-2 team lead with two matches left on the court.
Shantel Quist and Abby Fitzgerald earned the fifth and final match victory at No. 3 doubles, defeating Ily Schlenk and Alissa Russenberger, 6-3, 6-4.
"There was a lot of improvement today from (Monday's) game. I'm glad we have a practice day (today) now that we know some of the things we need to work on. But today was a lot better," said Krezel.
Fairmont (1-1) travels to Worthington for a 4:30 p.m. meet on Thursday. Martin County West (0-1) travels to Blue Earth Area for a 4:30 p.m. meet on Thursday.
Fairmont 5, MCW 2
Singles: Aubrey Green (F) d. Kelci Russenberger, 6-3, 6-1. Allison Moeller (F) d. Megan Suter, 6-1, 6-0. Missy Viesselman (F) d. Bailey Ebeling, 6-0, 6-1. Jill Paris (F) d. Harley Holtz, 6-3, 6-0.
Doubles: KaLeigh Russenberger-Jennifer Hagen (MCW) d. Briana Gratz-Sophie Shelgren, 6-3, 6-2. Shawna Dressen-Emily Lawrence (MCW) d. Andrea Carstensen-Micaela Gochanour, 6-1, 6-0. Shantel Quist-Abby Fitzgerald (F) d. Ily Schlenk-Alisa Russenberger, 6-3, 6-4.


text: Sad day today as Neville Coleman has gone on ahead to explore the oceans we can not yet reach. He passed away this morning, peacefully we are told. His contributions to the dive community in the form of his books, articles, and Marine Id Apps will continue to enrich and educate all of us who share his love of the ocean and the creatures in it. Thank you for your patience in responding to my questions and the encouragement you gave me in all our interactions. May your new seas always be calm and warm with perfect viz Condolences to his family and loved ones and all those who will never get to interact with him other than through his books and pictures


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Of all the bad things said about teens and cellphones, particularly about texting while driving, here's one bit of news that most non-teens would see as good:
Teens are driving less these days, and they're waiting until they're older to get that once-coveted driver's license.
For more than a year, research studies have been tracking this trend, which is the first noticeable decrease in the initial driving license age in 50 years.
Cellphones, the researchers say, might be one reason why.
According to several reports, the ease and availability of portable electronic communication has lessened the apparent need for young people to get into a car and drive somewhere in order to stay in touch with one another. Mobile phone calls and texts — along with Facebook, Skype and the now old-fashioned email — provide virtual contact that, for many young folks, is almost as good as the real thing, especially when gas approaches $4 a gallon and automobile insurance for those under 28 is prohibitively expensive.
Who would have guessed?
For more than a generation, driving later and less often has been promoted to teens by the environmentally conscious as well as by those concerned about the high rate of traffic accidents among the young. Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for teens and young adults, with a rate that far exceeds not only any other cause but also exceeds the rate of traffic deaths among other age groups.
It's long been thought that economic concerns — the high cost of driving — might eventually deter that ritualistic race to the Motor Vehicle Commission office as soon as one turns age 16 or 17. Fear of having an accident hasn't done it, teens being endowed with a certain sense of invulnerability. Further, with Mom and Dad often paying the bills, insurance costs haven't kept many young drivers off the road, although a new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety report says that's changing.
The AAA study says that only 44 percent of teens now obtain licenses during the first year of eligibility, which, in New Jersey is age 17. The high cost not only of fuel and insurance, but driving lessons as well, is seen as a key factor. AAA has some concerns about kids missing the extra training that comes with graduated licensing in most states, but says they're not waiting until after 18 just to avoid young-driver requirements.
Improved mass transit in some places also makes teenage driving less of a necessity. In much of South Jersey, though, the car is still king. Wouldn't it be great, though, if the growing number of teens who must depend on sparse bus schedules and limited rail lines were the catalyst for more safe, convenient, clean public transportation around here?