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Merv1 thank you for the review. Lots of good info. Do you remember if they sold BELIZE 1 Rum anywhere you stopped. I have been asked to bring a few bottles back. Thanks
Not really sure about the rum. IF it was available at all on this particular tour, I would say it would be for sale at the restaurant we stopped at, which of course I can't remember the name of! The other stops that had things for sale seemed to be handcrafted items, but again, there was so little time to shop, I really did not take notice. Good luck in finding it!
Thank you Merv1 and wdowns9. Your information helped a lot and I booked our excursion thru Carnival today for our cruise in February. We didn't want to become nervous for not being sure to make it to the ship in time. We had that feeling about 2 years ago on a cave tubing excursion at Belize - just got the last tender boat. Never ever again.... :-)
I am looking to book this excursion for our cruise on 2/6/11, but I wondered...how strenuous is the walk to the ruins? I am overweight, and recently had cancer surgery. I can walk on flat land easily enough, but wonder if it's a steep climb to the ruins? If I can't make the walk up there, is there any place where I can stay while my husband walks up? I really want to do this excursion, as I love history and this just looks like so much fun! I'd appreciate any input. Thanks!
When you get close to the ruins site, you have to get off the bus you came on, and walk down a small hill (like a boat-launching ramp) to get on the handcranked ferry to get across the river. When you get off the ferry, you have to walk up a very short hill to get into vans. When you finally get to the ruins site, the vans park in an area with 2 SMALL gift shops/restrooms/ and I believe a place where you can buy soda and maybe small food items (bags of chips, etc). From there, you have to walk up a hill. You are on a paved road, but I would describe the hill as long and climbing, as opposed to steep and short. You have a guide with you, and you are talking about trees/flowers, etc., so it is a leisurely walk, but still you are going uphill. My best guess is that the walk took maybe 10 minutes - again, leisurely pace, but up hill. If you are only comfortable on flat surfaces, then you should definately think about this. It will also most likely be hot and humid. Once at the top of the hill, you are at the ruins site, which involves walking (unless you just want to stand in one place and take in what you can see) and of course climbing the main site, which is VERY steep, little to no handrails, etc. Now, of course, you do not have to do that, and the grassy area that surrounds the ruins is flat, so IF you can make it up there, once there you should have no problems. Your group will easily spend 1 1/2 to 2 hours at the ruins site. The shopping area in the parking lot could probably only occupy you for 20 minutes. So, unless you wanted to bring a book and sit quietly in the shade somewhere (no seats, though) so that your husband could have the actual ruins experience, in my opinion, this may not be the trip for you. Please keep in mind (as my review above states) that since the LENGTH of this trip is very long, and you will be on a tight schedule due to your ship's time in port, and so you really have to move to keep up with the group. There is no time for shopping/excessive bathroom breaks or dawdling...or, if you are perhaps slow moving due to health issues, then again, this may unfortunately not be the trip for you. Good luck making your decision, and enjoy your trip, whatever you do!
Detailed review.... :)
Thanks wdowns9 for posting those great pics and Merv1 for this detaied review, as some of our group is asking me at this moment about the walking that may be involved. Even though a long, uphill grade, it doesn't sound too awfully bad of a walk for us.
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Merv...thank you for that much needed information. I will definitely have to think about this one, because I certainly don't want to hold up the group (too embarrassing!), and I'm just not sure on the hills. You were very very helpful, and I appreciate your honesty!
cruiselover999,it looks like we will be booking this tour also and we are on the same sailing as you guys.It should be fun.
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The bus ride was long but it was great for us! They had a tour guide explaining landmarks etc that we passed and answered any questions that we had about the culture etc... I Loved it! This has been my favorite excursion to date!!! We visited Chitzen Itza this past year but Xunantunich is still my all time favorite. I can't believe that people don't know about this place! I think it is so much better than Chitzen Itza. It's like a hidden gem! Wish I could take a shovel...even a fork and dig up the ruins that haven't been uncovered yet!!! I would definately advise anyone I know to go on this excursion! I hope to go again someday!!!!
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For a while, I've been following the practices of LeanGains and currently have no worries about getting daily protein requirements. Despite the 16 hour fasting every day, I am still eating over 200g of protein every day. For the sake of accelerating fat loss, I want to try occasional 24 hour fasts. This would mean missing out on those 200g for a day. Should this be a concern for someone who wants to preserve and build muscle. Should I increase my protein intake on other days to keep my daily average at 200g? Should I take a few grams of BCAAs throughout the day (which isn't enough to break the fast)? Are the perhaps muscle building benefits to going without protein for that long?
And on a slight tangent: I'm guessing that if I fasted for 24 hours, the best time would be nearby the carb refeed characteristic of LeanGains. Would that best time be before or after the refeed?
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the reason for fasting is to allow the body the extra time to house clean any build up of toxins and debree from medications, the natural building up and tearing down that occurs within your body,and from improper eating. When you fast you do not need protein, suppliments or any foods of any kind. The first three days the body is breaking down and removing any unnecessary debree and toxins and is using any build up of fat in your body as fuel to run on. You are also supposed to give your body a chance to rest and just do gentle activities like a short easy paced walk. So no solids, drink plenty of fluids to flush out your body and take it easy. Your body can run just fine without protein for a few days while it is house cleaning so don't worry about it and also in the first three days of a fast your body is running and using any fat in your body as fuel so it is not breaking down your muscle mass. You only need to be concerned about that if you have been fasting for longer time periods.
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LORDSTOWN – General Motors officials this morning will unveil one of the first locally produced 2014 Chevy Cruze clean Turbo Diesel models as they prepare to begin shipping the new models to dealer showrooms.
Lordstown assembly plant spokesman Tom Mock said the car will be showcased to media at the plant this morning. The new clean diesel design first was introduced at the Chicago Auto Show in February and was set to begin hitting showrooms by May, company officials said.
The car is being assembled in Lordstown with a German-made diesel engine. The long-anticipated new diesel car is expected to be marketed with a focus on torque, quick acceleration and excellent highway fuel mileage, estimated at around 42 mpg for an automatic transmission.
The car is expected to be introduced in limited markets initially, but likely move to all markets nationwide in June.
Meanwhile, work toward retooling areas of the Lordstown plant for manufacture of the next generation Chevy Cruze small car is underway but moving slowly.
Mock noted the preparation work for the scheduled $200 million retooling project inside the plant is in the works, but acknowledged there have been some modifications to the schedule.
"We are doing work here in preparation, not only for the diesel, but our next generation Cruze that we are moving forward with," Mock said. "There have been some modifications to our schedule, and that happens."
Mock's comments came after an official with the Western Reserve Building Trades said laborers preparing to work on the project have been advised the project was being temporarily delayed.
Don Crane, president of the Western Reserve Building Trades said this week he hopes skilled trades will be working on the retooling project inside the plant by mid to late summer.
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Baltimore lost 93 games in 2011 and made the playoffs in 2012.
Arizona lost 97 games in 2010 and made the playoffs in 2011.
Tampa Bay lost 96 games in 2007 and made the playoffs in 2008.
And our Cubs lost 96 games in 2006 but made the playoffs in 2007.
The recent history proves it; a really bad team can turn it around in a single season. The 2012 Cubs were a REALLY bad team.
Big Turnarounds Often Start With Pitching…
Let's just start with those 2007 Cubs. The division was garbage, only 85 wins put the Cubs in the playoffs. The Cubs' best hitters all had very good years (Lee, Ramirez, Soriano); their best pitchers had very solid, consistent years-Zambrano, Lilly, Hill, Marquis all threw 190+ innings. It's easy to see the 2007 Cubs as an average team. But the 2008 Rays were far from average. A year after losing 96, they won 97. What was their big change? Pitching! In 2007, they scored 782 runs, in 2008 they totaled 774 runs scored. But they surrendered 944 in 2007, while holding opponents to a scant 671 runs in 2008. Similar to the Cubs, their improvement was due to consistency. The 2007 Rays had two consistently good starters (Shield, Kazmir); in 2008 they had five starters who each made at least 27 starts and four of them pitched at least 180 innings. The result? Team ERA went from 5.53 to 3.82, easily the best turnaround in the league that year. Arizona realized similar improvement from their pitching staff from 2010 to 2011; from two reliable starters to four, from giving up 836 runs to only 662. And guess what happened for Baltimore from 2011 to 2012? It's boring ready the same thing over and over again, right? Baltimore significantly improved their pitching last year, but it wasn't all consistency. They spent much of the year cobbling together a rotation. But what binds these four teams together is the lack of offensive improvement; none of them put up significantly more runs the year after they lost 90+ games.
Still Though The Cubs Had A Terrible Offense In 2012, Right?
Well, yes. That's a decent point, 613 runs is not enough to compete. Since 2005 (when two teams made the playoff without scoring 700 runs) only two teams have managed to score so few runs and stay competitive. The 2010 Giants scored 697 runs but had an incredible pitching staff; and the 2012 Reds managed only 669 runs but also had an incredible group of pitchers. In fact, you have to go back to 1988 to find an MLB team that scored fewer runs than this Cincinnati did this year while still making the playoffs. The World Series champion Dodgers did it in '88. And not since the 1973 Mets has a team scored fewer runs than the 2012 Cubs did, while still making the playoffs. So yes, there needs to be significant improvement offensively before the Cubs can reasonably expect to compete.
The Offense Won't Come Overnight!
The Angels added the best hitter of the generation and the best rookie of all-time, they saw a bump of 100 runs in offense from 2011 to 2012. The White Sox almost saw a similar increase when (in part) Adam Dunn reminded himself that putting the bat on the ball was a good thing. But Detroit added Prince Fielder and actually scored over 60 fewer runs; while Milwaukee scored over 50 more runs after they lost Fielder. So after watching the 2012 Cubs, can we expect them to score more? Probably, enough to be respectable? That's stretching it…we'll get a full year from Rizzo, hopefully avoid the guaranteed out that Soriano was for the season's first six weeks, and potentially get a bit more offense out of third base (we can't get any less, right? no please, someone agree with me – it really can't get any worse there, can it?). But the changes the Cubs have made don't add up to anywhere near 100 more runs.
So No Playoffs, Right?
I hate to spoil the surprise, but the you can't JUST look at the records. Not all 90+ loss teams are created equal. The Cubs were historically bad both on the mound and at the plate. Could we have a significantly better pitching staff? Definitely. If Garza & Samardzija pitch 180+ innings, Edwin Jackson too; then if just one more of the rotation filler pieces can pan out, that's four reliable starters which would go a long way towards keeping the team ERA at a competitive level. It's the offensive part that's going to be difficult. Even if the pitching staff comes together in the best possible way, it's unlikely that the Cubs will magically score 700+ runs this year. For that to happen, nearly every regular would need to have a better year than even the most optimistic fan could hope for right now. Remember, we're likely to have Nate Schierholtz in RF everyday; he probably won't approach a .750 OPS. Neither will whatever is trotted out to third base. Barney is below average offensively; Castillo is a wild card. Basically, we need a handful of new players before the offense can reasonably be expected to improve. But if by some miracle the Cubs start out scoring 4-5 runs/game…nope, it's not going to happen.


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I'm just wondering what happens if your on a calorie deficient but your getting enough protein. So let's say you weigh 200 pounds and you eat 500 less calories then you are suppose to but you still get 200 grams of protein what happens? Do you lose muscle, gain muscle or maintain muscle?
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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Back in 2010, Sam Shields was getting ready for the NFL Draft when he was arrested for marijuana possession, and in the end he didn't get drafted and ended up signing with the Green Bay Packers.
Now a much more heralded prospect decided to take the interesting route to impressing general managers by getting arrested for marijuana possession, former Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick is ranked by many as the #2 cornerback in the draft, and as high as top 15 in the entire draft. Kirkpatrick was arrested at 12:48 this morning and charged with possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana. He was the passenger in a vehicle pulled over for driving on the wrong side of the road. A K9 detected the presence of narcotics and police found them on the floor by Kirkpatrick's feet.
He had just announced last week he was forgoing his Senior season to go pro.
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Who says piano players rarely ever play together?
Allen Toussaint, actually, in a famous line captured by Stevenson J. Palfi in his 1982 documentary about three generations of New Orleans pianists: Toussaint, Tuts Washington and Professor Longhair. Toussaint made the remark on camera in response to the suggestion that he play alongside his two idols, and Palfi took the musician's expression of apprehension as the title of his movie, "Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together."
The line is thrown around in New Orleans as a truism, which it sort of is. For starters, there is the practical matter of the instrument's size. It is hard to fit two full sized instruments into a room, much less on a small stage.
But there is also the matter - one Palfi's film memorably captures - of the New Orleans piano style itself. Its masters tend to sound like more than one person when they're playing alone; throw a few together and you run the risk of ending up with a formless barrage of notes.
New Orleans during Jazz Fest tends to offer countless exceptions to this unofficial rule about piano playing. I haven't attended Piano Night, WWOZ's annual celebration of the New Orleans piano tradition, in several years. The concert is held between Jazz Fest weekends, and in years past I've seen Piano Night players lay hands on the keys of the same piano at the same time.
It happened this year at another "Piano Night," this one at Snug Harbor last Wednesday. The concert featured sets by pianists Joe Krown, Tom McDermott and Marcia Ball. For the encore, the three musicians played together on the same instrument - and were joined by a fourth player, Josh Paxton, who rotated in on the crowded piano bench.
Keyboardists joined forces in a variety of ways across New Orleans during Jazz Fest. The list of special guests who performed at "The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: A Celebration of Mac and His Music," the tribute concert on Saturday night at the Saenger Theatre, included a number of ivory-ticklers, including organist John "Papa" Gros, the Rolling Stones' touring keyboardist Chuck Leavell - and Dr. John himself.
At Jazz Fest on Sunday, Art Neville sat in on organ with Dumpstaphunk, led by his nephew Ivan, also an organist. The day before, Bruce Springsteen took the same stage with his E Street Band, which has always included two keyboardists.
On Thursday, Krown appeared on stage with Ball, playing organ behind the Louisiana-born, Texas-based pianist and singer for a portion of her set on the Samsung Galaxy Stage.
Toussaint himself defied his own maxim. During the Jazz Fest's opening weekend, he repeated his famous line - "Piano players rarely every play together" - during a panel on the Huey "Piano" Smith at the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage. Yet Toussaint was backed by a second keyboardist during parts of his Jazz Fest performance last Saturday. Toussaint later joined the pianist Henry Butler on stage for Butler's performance the same day.
There are probably too many piano players in town during Jazz Fest for Toussaint's famous statement to hold true all year. Did you see any playing together the last couple of weeks?


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Q: I'm a novice gardener, and this year I want to plant some herbs, probably in a container. When should I start, and what tips can you give me? I've tried starting with seeds before with little success.
A: I think you'll have a lot better luck starting with transplants from the garden center. They're bigger, stockier and will give you a head start over plants you direct-seed into a container or ones you've tried to grow yourself inside.
Most garden centers carry a nice selection of herb plants in 4-inch pots for only $2 or $3 each. You can fit about three in each medium-sized, 14-inch pot, so for an investment of only about $25, you can have a nice selection of fresh clippings all season. Unless you're cooking for an army, you'll only need one plant of each. Considering the cost of fresh herbs at the grocery store, you'll easily make out cost-wise.
A few herb varieties are cold-tolerant enough to go outside by mid-April. A frost or two won't kill them. Parsley is one of the cold-toughest, but most perennial herbs (ones that will come back year after year if grown in the ground) also can do our Aprils. These would include thyme, oregano, chives, garlic chives, lavender and usually sage. Start an early pot or two of these.
I'd wait until mid-May to plant the rest. Some other really good ones that'll do great in pots are rosemary, basil, tarragon, cilantro (the same plant that produces coriander seeds), dill, savory and lemon verbena.
So far as growing them, the most important thing is buying good-quality potting mix. Don't use garden soil or cheapo potting soil from a discount store. Those are too heavy and don't drain well enough in a pot setting.
The good stuff is noticeably light in weight and is called "potting MIX" or "container MIX" as opposed to "potting SOIL." Most branded products are fine. You'll pay a few bucks more, but it's worth it.
From then on, it's pretty much the same drill as with any potted plant… water regularly (check daily in summer), use a half-strength balanced fertilizer every other watering (that's better than full-strength once a month) and rotate the pots every few days so all the plants get more even sun.
Most herbs need full sun to grow best, but even in part shade they should give you decent production. Herbs are actually some of the easiest plants to grow because most aren't bug magnets or prone to disease (no spraying). In pots, you're even a little less likely to run into bunny and groundhog trouble than in-garden plants.
One other fun thing about herbs in pots… they can look really nice while feeding you. They come in a nice variety of forms, textures and even leaf colors, so if you've got a good eye for design, you can come with really attractive potted gardens.
Example: grow a rosemary plant as a centerpiece (looks and smells like a mini-pine-tree), plant a golden thyme or golden oregano along one side to trail over the pot edge, then use one or two more "filler" herbs with wider leaves in the remaining space, such as a purple basil, a pineapple sage (golden variegated leaves), tarragon and/or savory.
I think lacy-leafed parsley looks really good with the spiky foliage of chives. Dill and lemon verbena make a nice pair. And if you're into mint teas, devote whole pots to different mints (peppermint, spearmint, apple mint, chocolate mint, orange mint).
Even better is mixing an annual flower or two in with the herbs to give extra color. Dwarf zinnias, marigolds, pentas, coleus and geraniums are a few good choices.
At the end of the season, the annual herbs are going to die at the first frost. Just yank and toss (preferably into a compost bin). You can salvage the perennials for another season by poking them in the ground for winter (mid-October would be a good time frame for that).
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Snowboy: London's Bleedin' Latin Jazzer
England may not be the most likely place to find a thriving Latin music scene, but blimey, the U.K. is indeed producing some brilliant Latin jazz. Case in point: the flurry of mambos on the latest release from conguero Snowboy and his band, The Latin Section. Mambo Rage is the seventh full-length album from the London-based percussionist and he aims to keep things upbeat. "Latin music has become so bloody mid-tempo at the moment," he says. "This music is supposed to be exciting for crissakes."
The arrangements on the album are rhythmically complex but quite open, leaving room for improvisation without being over-the-top and cluttered. Snowboy's main influences, Tito Puente, Ray Barretto, Mongo Santamaria and Poncho Sanchez, come from the old-school style, which he prefers. "A lot of the young conga players are into this ultra-speed drum rudiments—type playing," he says. "There's nothing wrong with that and they're great players, but it does nothing for me really."
As a DJ during the UK Jazz Dance movement in the late '70s and early '80s, Snowboy found himself naturally drawn to the exotic sounds of Latin-based music while spinning bebop, fusion, and Latin jazz. Lured in by Brazilian percussion in particular, he eventually bought a cuica and sought a teacher. As fate would have it, his first mentor steered him more towards Afro-Cuban percussion.
Today, Snowboy is one of the UK's top percussionists. His credits include tours with soul singer Lisa Stansfield, acid jazzers the James Taylor Quartet and pop star Basia. He's busiest now as a bandleader and session player and his monthly Hi-Hat Session at London's Jazz Cafe brings in artists as renowned as Airto and Mongo Santamaria.
It's important to Snowboy to keep an eye on the roots of the UK jazz dance movement, to preserve it as the scene expands into new territories such as trip hop and drum 'n' bass. "But people outside of the jazz dance scene don't see my music as anything different, and it's not really, is it? It's just Afro-Cuban jazz at the end of the day."


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Research Topics
Alessandra Fraternale
Affiliation: University of Urbino
Country: Italy
Detail Information
- Effect of the N-butanoyl glutathione (GSH) derivative and acyclovir on HSV-1 replication and Th1 cytokine expression in human macrophagesAlessandra Fraternale
Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Via Saffi, 2, 61029, Urbino, PU, Italy
Med Microbiol Immunol 203:283-9. 2014..Nonetheless, lower levels of IL-12 p40 and IL-27 p28 proteins were found in the supernatants of macrophages treated with either GSH-C4 or ACV, likely as an indirect consequence of inhibited HSV-1 replication. ..
- Molecules altering the intracellular thiol content modulate NF-kB and STAT-1/IRF-1 signalling pathways and IL-12 p40 and IL-27 p28 production in murine macrophagesAlessandra Fraternale
Department of Biomolecular Sciences University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino PU, Italy
PLoS ONE 8:e57866. 2013..We had already demonstrated that GSH-C4 and I-152 could shift the immune response towards Th1 in Ovalbumin-immunized mice as well as enhance Th1 response in HIV-1 Tat-immunized mice...
- Modulation of Th1/Th2 immune responses to HIV-1 Tat by new pro-GSH moleculesAlessandra Fraternale
Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Via Saffi, 2, 61029 Urbino PU, Italy
Vaccine 29:6823-9. 2011....
- The increase in intra-macrophage thiols induced by new pro-GSH molecules directs the Th1 skewing in ovalbumin immunized miceAlessandra Fraternale
Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Via Saffi, 2, 61029 Urbino PU, Italy
Vaccine 28:7676-82. 2010....
- Erythrocytes as carriers of antisense PNA addressed against HIV-1 gag-pol transframe domainAlessandra Fraternale
Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, PU, Italy
J Drug Target 17:278-85. 2009....
- GSH and analogs in antiviral therapyAlessandra Fraternale
Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Via Saffi 2, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
Mol Aspects Med 30:99-110. 2009..Several reports have provided evidence for the use of GSH and molecules able to replenish intracellular GSH levels in antiviral therapy. This non-conventional role of GSH and its analogs as antiviral drugs is discussed in this chapter...
- Antitumoral activity of indole-3-carbinol cyclic tri- and tetrameric derivatives mixture in human breast cancer cells: in vitro and in vivo studiesGiorgio Brandi
Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino PU, Italy
Anticancer Agents Med Chem 13:654-62. 2013..Our data indicate that CTr/CTet is a potential anticancer combination agent for both hormone-responsive and triple-negative breast tumors...
- Drug-loaded red blood cell-mediated clearance of HIV-1 macrophage reservoir by selective inhibition of STAT1 expressionMauro Magnani
Institute of Biochemistry G Fornaini University of Urbino, Via Saffi 2, 61029, Urbino, Italy
J Leukoc Biol 74:764-71. 2003..Taken together, the evidence of HIV-1-induced increase of STAT1, and the availability of a selective drug targeting system, may prove useful in the design of new pharmacological treatments to clear the HIV-1 macrophage reservoir...
- Comparison of novel delivery systems for antisense peptide nucleic acidsLaura Chiarantini
Institute of Biochemistry Giorgio Fornaini, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy
J Control Release 109:24-36. 2005..Both delivery through polymeric microspheres and encapsulation into erythrocytes allowed the antisense activity of unmodified PNAs at nanomolar concentration...
- A new one-step RT-PCR method for virus quantitation in murine AIDSAnna Casabianca
Institute of Biological Chemistry Giorgio Fornaini, University of Urbino, Via Saffi, 2, 61029 PU, Urbino, Italy
J Virol Methods 110:81-90. 2003....
- Repeated cycles of alternate administration of fludarabine and Zidovudine plus Didanosine inhibits murine AIDS and reduces proviral DNA content in lymph nodes to undetectable levelsAlessandra Fraternale
Institute of Biological Chemistry Giorgio Fornaini, University of Urbino, 61029 Urbino, Italy
Virology 302:354-62. 2002..This study suggests that optimized protocols of alternate administration of cytolytic and antiretroviral drugs may represent a useful strategy to eradicate retroviral infections...
- Drug delivery by red blood cellsSara Biagiotti
Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino, Italy
IUBMB Life 63:621-31. 2011..This new modality is not yet fully developed and explored but will certainly provide a technical solution to the problem of stabilizing drug concentration in circulation improving drug efficacy and reducing drug toxicity...
- Synthesis and biological evaluation of a gamma-cyclodextrin-based formulation of the anticancer agent 5,6,11,12,17,18,23,24-octahydrocyclododeca[1,2-b:4,5-b':7,8-b'':10,11-b''']tetraindole (CTet)Simone Lucarini
Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco e della Salute, Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo I 61029 Urbino, Piazza del Rinascimento 6, Italy
Molecules 15:4085-93. 2010..20 +/- 0.04 microM and 1.0 +/- 0.1 microM, respectively)...
- Inhibition of macrophage iNOS by selective targeting of antisense PNALaura Chiarantini
Institute of Biochemistry Giorgio Fornaini Università degli Studi di Urbino, Italy
Biochemistry 41:8471-7. 2002..72 pmol/10(6) macrophages). The efficacy of this delivery system is demonstrated by decreases in NO production and iNOS protein expression inside the macrophage. Therefore, we can suggest this novel approach for biomedical application...
- The indole-3-carbinol cyclic tetrameric derivative CTet inhibits cell proliferation via overexpression of p21/CDKN1A in both estrogen receptor-positive and triple-negative breast cancer cell linesMauro De Santi
Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Via Saffi 2, 61029 Urbino, Italy
Breast Cancer Res 13:R33. 2011..This study aims to analyze the mechanisms involved in the in vitro inhibition of cell proliferation and to evaluate the in vivo antitumor activity of CTet in a xenograft study...
- Species-dependent chromium accumulation, lipid peroxidation, and glutathione levels in germinating kiwifruit pollen under Cr(III) and Cr(VI) stressValeria Scoccianti
Istituto di Botanica, Universita di Urbino Carlo Bo, Via Bramante 28, 61029 Urbino, Italy
Chemosphere 73:1042-8. 2008....


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(In)Fidelity: What the Resistance of New Teachers Reveals about Professional Principles and Prescriptive Educational Policies
Achinstein, Betty; Ogawa, Rodney T. – Harvard Educational Review, 2006
In this article, Betty Achinstein and Rodney Ogawa examine the experiences of two new teachers who resisted mandated "fidelity" to Open Court literacy instruction in California. These two case studies challenge the portrayal of teacher resistance as driven by psychological deficiency and propose instead that teachers engage in "principled…
Descriptors: Faculty Mobility, Professional Isolation, Literacy, Educational Change
Achinstein, Betty – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2012
The task of preparing and supporting new teachers for working with diverse youth has generated widespread interest in induction and mentoring programs (Wang & Odell, 2002). However, much of mentoring in practice falls short of equity- and diversity-focused work. It can be better characterized as "situational adjustment, technical advice, and…
Descriptors: Mentors, Student Diversity, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Beginning Teacher Induction
The Subject of Mentoring: Towards a Knowledge and Practice Base for Content-Focused Mentoring of New Teachers
Achinstein, Betty; Davis, Emily – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2014
While new teacher mentoring has traditionally focused on socio-emotional support and professional socialization, understanding mentors' role in developing novices' content teaching is needed given new educational reforms. Few researchers have explored a knowledge/practice base for content-focused mentoring. Therefore, we ask: what do…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Mentors, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
New Teachers of Color and Culturally Responsive Teaching in an Era of Educational Accountability: Caught in a Double Bind
Achinstein, Betty; Ogawa, Rodney T. – Journal of Educational Change, 2012
The purpose of this article is to examine how and to what extent schools' responses to accountability policies in the United States influence the ability of new teachers of color to draw on their own and their students' cultural resources to engage in culturally responsive teaching. A 5-year study of 17 new teachers of color reveals that these…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Teaching (Occupation), Figurative Language, Accountability
Achinstein, Betty; Ogawa, Rodney T. – Teachers College Press, 2011
This book examines both the promise and complexity of diversifying today's teaching profession. Drawing from a 5-year study of 21 new teachers of color working in urban, hard-to-staff schools, this book uncovers a systemic paradox that the teachers confront. They are committed to improving educational opportunities for students of color by acting…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Minority Group Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Urban Teaching
(Re)Labeling Social Status: Promises and Tensions in Developing a College-Going Culture for Latina/o Youth in an Urban High School
Achinstein, Betty; Curry, Marnie W.; Ogawa, Rodney T. – American Journal of Education, 2015
Given educators' call to equalize educational opportunities, research is needed to illuminate promises and tensions in schools that resist negative labeling and sorting of nondominant youth. This article examines an urban high school that challenges traditional expectations for low-income, Latina/o students by engaging in "relabeling," a…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Urban Schools, High School Students, Hispanic American Students
Achinstein, Betty – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2006
New teachers are unprepared for school politics and the conflicts they experience with administrators, colleagues and policies. Research and practice on mentoring often ignore organizational contexts. This article explores these under-examined contexts, asking: (1) What do mentors need to know and be able to do in relation to school and district…
Descriptors: Mentors, Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Politics of Education
Cultural Match or Culturally Suspect: How New Teachers of Color Negotiate Sociocultural Challenges in the Classroom
Achinstein, Betty; Aguirre, Julia – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background: The call to recruit and retain teachers of color in urban high-minority schools is based on an assumption of a cultural match with students. Yet new teachers of color may find themselves challenged by students with whom they are supposedly culturally matched. Although past research has examined recruitment, preservice, and veteran…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Teaching Methods, Minority Group Teachers, Diversity (Faculty)
Achinstein, Betty; Athanases, Steven Z.; Curry, Marnie W.; Ogawa, Rodney T.; de Oliveira, Luciana C. – Leadership, 2013
Lower-income students of color in California are often underserved, as evidenced by low-resourced schools, an achievement gap, and low college-going rates. Educators increasingly call for "community schools" that link schools with community members and agencies to promote educational achievement and to access communities as resources for learning.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Low Income Groups, Community Schools
Retaining Teachers of Color: A Pressing Problem and a Potential Strategy for "Hard-to-Staff" Schools
Achinstein, Betty; Ogawa, Rodney T.; Sexton, Dena; Freitas, Casia – Review of Educational Research, 2010
Given calls to diversify the teaching workforce, this review examines research on retention and turnover of teachers of color, focusing on new teachers because they leave at disproportionately high rates. Reviewing 70 studies, the authors found that (a) recent national studies identify turnover rates for teachers of color are now higher than those…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Diversity (Faculty), Teacher Persistence, Student Diversity
(Re)Framing Classroom Contexts: How New Teachers and Mentors View Diverse Learners and Challenges of Practice
Achinstein, Betty; Barrett, Adele – Teachers College Record, 2004
Research on new teachers identifies two critical challenges in relation to how novices view their students: practice shock that results in an over focus on controlling students and a cultural mismatch that causes novices to see diversity as a problem. This article explores how mentoring strategies intervene at this critical phase, influencing…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Diversity, Mentors, Classroom Techniques
Community, Diversity, and Conflict among Schoolteachers: The Ties That Blind. Advances in Contemporary Educational Thought Series.
Achinstein, Betty – 2002
This book explores how teacher communities differ dramatically in how they deal with conflict, collaborate, think about the purposes of schooling in relation to issues of conflict, frame and seek solutions, and utilize mechanisms to manage their differences. It reflects on current social theories of community and democracy to promote values that…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Conflict of Interest, Conflict Resolution, Democracy
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Achinstein, Betty – Teachers College Record, 2002
Uses micropolitical and organizational theory to examine teacher communities. Data from case studies of two urban middle schools show that when teachers enact collaborative reforms in the name of community, conflict often emerges. Results indicate that conflict is central to community, and how teachers manage conflict defines community borders and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Middle School Teachers, Middle Schools
Focusing New Teachers on Individual and Low Performing Students: The Centrality of Formative Assessment in the Mentor's Repertoire of Practice.
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Athanases, Steven Z.; Achinstein, Betty – Teachers College Record, 2003
Examined the practice of experienced teacher induction leaders and mentor-new teacher pairs to determine what mentors needed to know and be able to do to sharpen new teachers' focus on individual student learning and growth. Results found that mentors were able to focus new teachers on individual student learning, particularly among…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Are We Creating Separate and Unequal Tracks of Teachers? The Effects of State Policy, Local Conditions, and Teacher Characteristics on New Teacher Socialization
Achinstein, Betty; Ogawa, Rodney T.; Speiglman, Anna – American Educational Research Journal, 2004
This article explores the possibility that state educational policies, involving accountability and instructional reform, and local district and school conditions interact with teachers' personal and professional backgrounds to shape two tracks of new teachers that reinforce existing educational inequities. The present 2-year study incorporated…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Recruitment, Socialization, Academic Achievement
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|Catholic Quote of the Day
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|Monday, 29 March 2010 12:10
...the lay person should learn especially how to perform the mission of Christ and the Church by basing his life on belief in the divine mystery of creation and redemption and by being sensitive to the movement of the Holy Spirit who gives life to the People of God and who urges all to love God the Father as well as the world and men in him. This formation should be deemed the basis and condition for every successful apostolate…from the beginning of their formation the laity should gradually and prudently learn how to view, judge and do all things in the light of faith, as well as to develop and improve themselves along with others through doing, thereby entering into active service to the Church… In the fulfillment of all the demands of formation, the unity and integrity of the human person must be kept in mind at all times so that his harmony and balance may be safeguarded and enhanced. Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, 29


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Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic season, seems to be headed to the Mexico-Texas border. If that holds, Louisianians don't have to worry about a possible evacuation.
The presence of the storm in the Gulf, though, is still worrisome. It is early in the season for what forecasters say could turn into a Category 3 hurricane by Wednesday. Predictions are that this will be an above-average season, and Alex is a reminder to everyone who lives near the coast to be prepared.
At this point, though, the bigger concern for us is what effect the storm's outer wind bands will have on the BP oil spill. Forecasters said Monday that the ripple effect of the storm could push oil farther inland, which could increase the damage to Louisiana's coastal marshes. In addition, BP officials told reporters that the waves expected from Alex likely will delay the company's latest plan to siphon off more oil at the well site. The hope is that the new system will be able to capture an additional 20,000 to 25,000 barrels per day, so the delay is unfortunate.
BP doesn't expect the storm to interfere with ongoing work to drill a relief well. It is critical that the work on the relief well proceed as quickly as possible.
With every day that passes, the damage grows -- and so does the anxiety level along the coast.


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Neoseeker.com Forum Thread: Iphone - page 1
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Author: madewale
Date: Dec 20, 12 at 12:20am (PST)
Subject: Iphone
What needs to be done when iPhone doesn't show up in iTunes ?
Author: Arietta
Date: Dec 20, 12 at 8:00am (PST)
Subject: re: Iphone
Things to try:
Restart the phone.
Close iTunes and open it again.
Restart your computer.
Try to use the cable on another port.
By a new cable.
Try Wi-Fi sync instead.
Also, you need better titles for your threads.
Author: madewale
Date: Dec 25, 12 at 7:48pm (PST)
Subject: re: Iphone
Thanks. Will try out the advice. Sorry for the not so good title.
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Carlisle police say a routine traffic stop for a broken brake light Thursday night the smell of marijuana led them to search the driver who allegedly was carrying marijuana, cocaine and $3,500 cash.
Mathew Barbour, 31, of Mount Holly Springs, was pulled over in the 200 block of North Pitt Street and was released by police. Police said his car, the drugs and the cash were seized.
Barbour has been summoned on charges of illegal drug possession and a traffic violation.


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Thomas Hafner and Sandra Mascera of Murray Hill are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jaclyn Patricia Hafner, to Shaun Patrick Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller of Madison, Conn.
Both Syracuse University alumni, the couple met through mutual friends after graduation. The bride-to-be is a 2007 graduate who holds a degree in public relations from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She works as an account supervisor at a boutique public relations agency in New York City.
The future groom graduated from the University's L.C. Smith College of Engineering & Computer Science in 2008 with a degree in bioengineering. He is vice president of his family business, Statewide Auto Auction, in Meriden, Conn. and will be pursuing an MBA in the fall.
The couple resides in Manhattan's Upper East Side. A September 2014 wedding is planned close to the bride's hometown.


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State officials from Albany will be in Wampsville Monday to recognize Madison County's child support efforts.
The state's head of child support enforcement is scheduled to be at the Madison County complex on North Court Street in Wampsville at 4 p.m. State officials say that the county is one of the highest performing districts in New York. The county's child support unit was one of only four across the state to boost collections by more than 5 percent last year.


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Barkow Leibinger has been announced as the winning firm in a competition to design a commercial tower in Berlin. The 175m-high tower will be the tallest building in Berlin when it completes and will comprise of a conference centre, office facilities and a hotel in a series of volumes of varying size.
Composed in metal and glass with a contemporary design, the scheme will provide a new focal point at the boundary between the city's industrial and residential periphery and the historical neighbourhoods of Neukolln.
This cascading family of forms, from high to low-scaled, radiates to form two strong orientations: to the street side (Sonnenallee) and to the water side (Ship Canal). Further details of the winning concept can be found here.


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Holly Hughes didn't bother to hold it all together.
As John McCain strode onto the stage at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul to accept the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night, the White River Township resident — who's been campaigning for the Arizona senator for the past three years — roared in approval with her fellow Michigan delegates.
"This is a dream come true," said Hughes, a Michigan representative on the Republican National Committee. "I've been a supporter of the senator for a long time."
Whether they were cheering on McCain in Minnesota or West Michigan, Muskegon-area Republicans were filled with excitement as the 72-year-old cast himself as the candidate who can bring change to Washington.
"The thing about the senator is he works hard and he really has goals that are in touch with the times," Hughes said. "We've picked a leader who's not afraid to stand up for the American people."
As the Republican National Convention wrapped up Thursday night, McCain supporters were full of energy and optimism.
Robert Springstead, a Fremont delegate who said he's tired of "partisan politics," said McCain's speech surpassed his expectations.
"He really did what he needed to do, which was to set out and show that his love of country is what will guide policy," Springstead said. "I think McCain and Palin will break through those partisan barriers and get something done."
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a 44-year-old self-described "hockey mom," has been in the national spotlight since McCain named her as his running mate.
At the convention, she was the star, said Taylor Hughes, Holly Hughes' daughter, who was volunteering at the convention.
"Palin has been the highlight," said Hughes, a senior at Hope College. "As a woman, she was incredibly inspirational. She's become America's sweetheart in a way."
While Palin's record and the pregnancy of her 17-year-old daughter have been heavily scrutinized, Hughes said the mother of five was the hit of the convention.
"It showed how strong she was," she said. "She put up with a lot of mudslinging and a lot of slandering. To pick on someone's kids is pretty low, but she handled it great. She didn't stomp her foot."
Naming Palin as his running mate put to rest doubts about McCain's devotion to the conservative wing of the Republican party, Springstead said.
"Everyone is really enthusiastic," he said. "The enthusiasm has been building all week. It got off to a little slower start than expected because of (hurricane) Gustav, but it has definitely come back full force."
Muskegon-area McCain supporters who couldn't make it to the convention weren't any less excited.
"McCain was very direct," said Dale Glubrecht, chairman of McCain's campaign in Muskegon County. "He told us 'This is who I am, and this is what I'm going to do,' and then he backed it up with specifics."
Glubrecht, a hybrid vehicle engineering specialist at L3 Communications in Muskegon, said he liked McCain's stance on trade.
"He wants to open up markets and stimulate the economy," he said. "He wants to get the economy back on track, but not by overtaxing the economy."
While the Norton Shores resident hasn't been particularly hurt by Michigan's sluggish economy, he sees the devastation practically everywhere he goes.
"I see many empty buildings, and a lot of people are out of the job market," Glubrecht said. "His plan of educating unemployed workers will help."
As McCain's speech concluded, Springstead said the crowd left feeling energized for the Nov. 4 general election.
"We have a great candidate and we know we have to get back (home) and get back to work."


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Capellini with Cockle Clams and Lemon Butter Sauce Recipe
Capellini with Cockle Clams and Lemon Butter Sauce – bursting with flavor — the freshness of diced roma tomatoes and sweet basil leaves, all happily married in a light lemon butter sauce.
2/3 pack capellini (12 oz pack)
1 lb cockle clams
2 small roma tomatoes (diced)
3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 stick (6 oz) unsalted butter
Dried parsley flakes
Sweet basil leaves
2)While boiling the capellini, heat up a saute pan and add in the butter.
3)As soon as the butter melts, saute the garlic until you start smelling the garlicky aroma (but before they turn brown).
4)Add in the diced roma tomatoes and saute for 1 minute.
5)Toss in the cockle clams and cover the saute pan and wait for the clams to open.
6)Once all clams are open, add lemon juice, salt to the sauce, and toss in the sweet basil leaves (but leave some for garnishing).
7)Drain the capellini and transfer to serving plates.
8)Top the capellini with the cockle clams and lemon butter sauce.
9)Sprinkle dried parsley flakes generously and add the sweet basil leaves before serving.
Remember my Italian sweet basil plant that I told you weeks ago? Thanks to my nurturing hands, it's blooming, growing, and abundant with leaves. Sometimes, I just pluck the leaves and straight away they go into my mouth. They are a quick pick-me-up and great as a palate-cleanser especially after some spice-laden Malaysian food. But the highlight has to be my newly "invented" recipe that makes good use of them–complete with my favorite clams!–capellini with cockle clams and lemon butter sauce.
I got the inspiration when I went to a cafe with my co-workers a few weeks ago. The capellini dish that I had was topped with shrimp and spinach in butter sauce. I made a slight twist and replaced the shrimp with cockle clams, used sweet basil leaves instead of spinach, and added lemon juice for some extra zest…
This dish was bursting with the briny taste of cockle clams, the freshness of diced roma tomatoes and sweet basil leaves, all happily married in an inviting and light lemon butter sauce. It was really good and I am very happy with my new "invention."
If you love capellini, do try out my recipe. :)
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Daily Dialogue — February 20, 2013February 20th, 2013 by Scott
CHUCK: There's something I gotta confess, something I gotta tell ya. Listen to me, Penny… You've known me for a long time.
PENNY: As the host of the Dating Game, the-
CHUCK: Yeah yeah yeah
PENNY: Gong Show, Rah-Rah Show…
CHUCK: Yeah yeah yeah, listen listen listen… I worked for the CIA. You understand? And I killed people. I killed a lot of people. You understand? I killed a lot of people.
[Penny BURSTS into laughter. Chuck does as well.]
CHUCK (V.O.): I came up with a new game show idea recently. It's called the old game… You get three old guys with loaded guns onstage. They look back at their lives. See who they were; what they accomplished, how close they came to realizing their dreams… The winner is the one who doesn't blow his brains out. He gets a refrigerator.
— Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), written by Charlie Kaufman, book by Chuck Barris
The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is last laugh suggested by Vic Tional. Today's suggestion by rgiamatteo.
Trivia: David O. Russell was offered the film to direct but turned it down, deciding "that it was just not about anything but a guy who liked to fuck girls and say that he shot people in the head".
Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary from rgiamatteo: "Not only does the whispery voiceover serve the noirish feel of the film, but it also clues us into the humanity undergirding Chuck's persona of sex-crazed compulsive liar. For a slew of reasons hinted at in the film, Chuck wanted to do more with his life than host a mean-spirited game show full of bad acts. Having failed to do so, he just made up a second life as a CIA assassin – wrote a whole book about it, in fact, which was the basis of Kaufman's screenplay. Penny's disbelieving laugh at Chuck's delusion of grandeur casts a tragic light on Barris as he 'looks back at his life' and 'sees who he was, what he accomplished.' Also, such a terrific last line – dark but punchliney, like Barris himself."


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It was tight, just like any North Coast League game. Any time Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin or Padua went up a few points and gained some momentum, the counterpart answered with some baskets of their own.
That is, until Lions Senior Chris Shkil arose from the shadows.
Shkil, a 6'9" Forward, had made a couple big blocks to fuel some energy into the Lions early in the game. But it was a 3-pointer of his that the opposing Bruins will not soon forget.
NDCL led, 34-33, with 0.8 seconds in the 3rd Quarter when the Lions took the ball out of bounds. Shkil received the inbounds pass, and promptly sank his second three-ball of the night to increase the Lions lead, swing the momentum, and ultimately help NDCL to a 60-42 victory over the visiting Bruins.
"It was really big," said Shkil of the shot. "I think I got us going and we kept the momentum going in the 4th Quarter. We played good defense, got good shots, worked around, and played well as a team."
Shkil helped the Lions break away with a couple key baskets underneath and another mammoth block. Him and Junior John Cirillo formed a dynamic duo that troubled the Bruins all evening, as the two totalled 39 points.
With NDCL holding the momentum and controlling the tempo, Padua tried to keep getting opportunities by forcing the Lions to earn their points from the free throw stripe. The Lions easily solved that strategy, stepping up to sink 15 of 21 free throws in a final quarter that the home team won, 23-9.
"We've been struggling at the free throw line a little bit," said Shkil, who made his two shots at the line in the 4th. "Coach [Chris Poulos] has been working with us and really stressing it. It seems like it's really been paying off."
Padua kept it close for much of the game, but struggled to find their groove offensively. Forced shots and not being able to convert in transition plagued the Bruins, who made just eight field goals in the 2nd half.
"There was selfish play at times," said Padua Head Coach Jake Lantz. "They know what their capablities are and it's up to them to do it.
"Defensively, we played pretty well for three and a half quarters tonight. Offensively, we're a work in progress. Poor shot selection, no ball movement and guys standing around."
Shkil finished with 19 points, seven rebounds, and three massive blocks for NDCL. Cirillo was all over the court for the Lions, tacking on 20 points with 10 rebounds along with a swat of his own. Daniel Sapp was also in double figures scoring with 12 points.
"The NCL is really competitive this year," said Shkil of the North Coast League, the conference both teams play in. "I think all of our losses are within five points or so. This win is really important. We have three league games left so hopefully we can keep the momentum going and finish .500 in the league."
On the contrast, Padua did not have a single player in double-digits scoring wise. Senior Chris Link led with nine points, while Tyler Ptacek had eight and Matt Milliken had seven. Scott Sechler pulled down five rebounds for the Bruins as well.
Padua falls to 4-11 on the season, 1-6 in the highly competitive North Coast League. Next up is a trip across town to battle the Invaders of Normandy on Saturday February 9th. The grind doesn't let up, as Padua hosts Archbishop Hoban on Monday and Elyria Catholic on Tuesday.
"That's the beauty about these back-to-back games," said Lantz, in his first year as head coach at Padua. "Truthfully, I love it. Let's lace them up and go. Normandy will come ready to play, so we're going to have to come out and match them."


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Michael Vick has a difficult task ahead of him when he lines up against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field Sunday.
Simply getting a win over Philadelphia's hated NFC East rival isn't enough.
Not this week.
Vick needs to think past the next 60 minutes of his playing career. Not just for himself, but for his new head coach and the future of the Eagles season.
That doesn't mean a victory isn't the ultimate goal. It just means staying healthy should be first and foremost on Vick's mind. Because if he goes down again, the Eagles first campaign under Chip Kelly is sunk.
That means no dashes through the line of scrimmage to the left or to the right. And for God's sake, nothing up the middle. The read-option, quarterback dash — whatever Kelly calls it in his attack— should be ripped out of the playbook.
At least for this game.
Hopefully, Kelly was in Vick's ear all week, telling him to throw it away. Live for the next play instead of getting crushed and taking that long walk back to the locker room for x-rays or a Monday morning MRI.
Two weeks ago, I might have thought otherwise. Let Vick be, well, Vick. If he got hurt, Nick Foles was a good enough to answer the bell.
I'm starting to wonder. Week 1 in Tampa Bay was a triumphant success for Foles and the Eagles. The way the Arizona kid played in reserve duty made me think that Vick, who suffered a hamstring injury on a scramble out of bounds Oct. 6 in the Meadowlands, shouldn't hurry back any time soon.
Now, he can't get back to full strength soon enough. Foles put together the second worse performance I've seen from a quarterback — send thank you cards to Josh Freeman — in quite some time.
Foles' 80-yards and 46.2 rating was abysmal. The Lincoln Financial Field embarrassment at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys probably had the higher-ups at the insurance company regretting that decision to sponsor the stadium.
Is Foles the future? Maybe. But he certainly isn't the present. Besides, he thinks he's Batman after getting crushed along the sideline and suffering a concussion last week.
As for Matt Barkley, we like him, but he isn't ready. To throw him in at this point could do more harm than good.
Next man up is G.J. Kinne, a guy that was released earlier this year but was resigned to the practice squad this week. In other words, Vick better get healthy and stay healthy for the Eagles to have an NFC East crack.
Do I think the Eagles can survive Sunday? Absolutely. The Giants are pathetic and pose little threat despite getting their first win Monday in a game in which the fans lost.
This is about the upcoming weeks. The Eagles travel to Oakland and Green Bay and host Washington Week 11 before the bye week. Think Robert Griffin III wants a little payback for Week 1 — bank on it.
The only way the Eagles can contend is with Vick under center. At least at this point in the season.
But to have Vick, he needs to change his game. That means using his arm instead of his legs. It means using his head instead of his heart.
Another injury like the one he suffered three weeks ago, and Vick's, as well as the Eagles, season could be over.
Philly fans aren't ready to accept that fate. Not with basketball and hockey season expected to provide more disappointment.


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SPRINGFIELD – If a customer walks into Don Lorenz Cadillac-Buick-GMC in Greenfield and asks for a Cadillac Escalade, owner Steven N. Lorenz will be able to get them their luxurious high-end SUVs.
And, even before October, Lorenz and his sales staff are steering customers toward cars like the 2010 Buick Lacrosse which comes in all-wheel drive, just like the flagship Cadillac CTS sedan.
"I'm going to push the brands I'll have in the long term. Is it a Cadillac? No, it's also not priced as a Cadillac," he said. "Cadillac was never a huge market for me. Franklin County really doesn't equate itself to selling $50,000 cars."
Lorenz' situation is not unusual as mainstay dealerships close or eliminate brands in the face of falling consumer demand and shrinking automakers.
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Experts estimate there were 10.5 million new cars sold in the U.S. last year even with the federal government's "Cash for Clunkers" program that provided $8,000 rebates to people who traded in older, less efficient cars.
The record was 17.4 million new cars sold in 2001.
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Balise saw sales in the fourth quarter of 2009 up 20 percent over the same time period a year before. In November, the company sold 1,311 new cars, up from about 1,000 in October.
The trick is to keep growing volume which allows dealers to spread out their fixed costs over a larger number of cars sold, Balise said.
The auto industry has also been losing dealers, and those dealers are carrying fewer brands. At the end of 2009, there were 18,458 franchised new-car, light-truck and commercial truck dealerships in the U.S., according to the National Association of Auto Dealers. That's down from 20,700 in 2009 and a high of 30,884 in 1970.
General Motors announced plans this summer to close 1,350 dealerships across the country by October 2010 as the company navigated federal bankruptcy proceedings meant to help it shed debt and labor obligations. GM's preferred dealer arrangement will be Chevrolet or Buick-GMC dealers in larger markets or Chevrolet, Buick and GMC dealers in smaller towns.
GM closed its Saturn and Pontiac brands and sold the Hummer brand to a Chinese company. GM is still in negotiations to sell Swedish brand Saab.
Chrysler Corp. closed 782 dealerships, including one in Enfield, in June as part of its bankruptcy. Locally, in November, Dana Automotive in Northampton announced it was dropping its affiliation with Chevrolet and will instead focus on selling new Volkswagens.
In March, Balise shut down its Saturn of Springfield dealership as General Motors Corp. announced it will eliminate the Saturn brand. Suburban Chevrolet in Southwick shut down in October 2008.
Dealers who are faced with losing their franchises now have the option of appealing to an arbitrator, said Robert F. O'Koniewski, executive vice president of the Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Association. A federal law setting up the arbitration process was passed in December, and dealers had until Jan. 25 to apply.
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Business was brisk during cash for clunkers, then fell off after the program ended only to rebound in October and November.
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Sarat said it is a challenge for a relatively small dealership to survive. But, he's been assured that he'll keep the Ford, Mercury and Lincoln brands.
"It's just like the little ma-and-pa store fighting against Wal-Mart," Sarat said. "We all buy our cars for the same price. You come here for the relationships."
Sarat is also doing a brisk business in full-sized pickup trucks. Contractors and tradespeople have been putting off pickup purchases, he said.
Gary D. Rome, owner of Gary Rome Hyundai in Holyoke and Gary Rome Kia in Enfield, said his sales were up 7 percent last year in a down market.
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A range of trekking options is available here. Summer is the season when all trekking routes are open while some are open in winter too. There are excellent camping sites also enroute. The Sundarani- Jungal Gali-Jasarkote-Sanasar route in Jangal Gali area lets you choose any of three exciting treks. There are Trekking equipment hire shops of tourism Department at Jammu and Kud. They stock imported and local gear. These are available for fixed prices.
The equipment is issued against cash receipt or on Guarantee letter from Dy. Dir Tourism/Dy. Secy of State or central govt. For a foreign tourist Passport is held as security deposit. Some travel agencies in Jammu city also organize Trekking in the area.
Skiing courses are conducted at Patnitop in the months of January and Feburary. During winter months there are introductory courses for tourists/beginners at gentle gradient slopes of Patnitop. At Madhatop (5/6 Kms from Patni top on Sanasar Road) excellent possibilities for all kind of skiing exist. A ski-lift in the area is also proposed.
As for facilities 40 sets of equipment is available at Patnitop and Sanasar. Also available are wooden sledges locally. For beginners Instructors are also available. Restaurants and Dhabas serve tourists round the year.
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Paragliding has been introduced at Sanasar and Jammu. Equipment is available on Hire from tourist office in Jammu city. May-June and September-October are best suited for paragliding. Other aero sports like Parasailing and Hot air ballooning are also becoming operational shortly.


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Radioactive Control is an outdoor installation by spanish collective Luzinterruptus which addresses in a humorous tone, the paranoia we are suffering from the escape of radioactive material in japan, bringing into question the safety systems of nuclear power plants. The project features an army of 100 mysteriously illuminated radioactive figures that seem to advance threateningly in the natural environment in which they are positioned. The intention of the piece was to invite reflection regarding the use and abuse of nuclear energy.
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Boys at a Cardiff school swapped trousers for skirts yesterday – to take a stand against a ban on shorts.
Eyewitnesses reported the racial abuse to police, but the victim has never got in touch
Husband of Assia Newton, whose body was discovered in her home in Pencoed on Sunday, understood to have been arrested on suspicion of her murder
Residents describe the carnage left behind after a street fight in Tremorfa, Cardiff, which left three men in hospital
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Jeanette Clements flies out to by near her daughter as authorities prepare to hear Nicole Reyes' case later this week
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This month marks the 20th anniversary of Wales' most notorious unsolved crime: the Tooze double-murder, in which an elderly couple were blasted to death in a shotgun attack at their remote farmhouse. Two decades on, and with the killer still at large, Clare Hutchinson found a family struggling for answers and a police trail growing increasingly cold ..
Police are investigating claims that patients' notes were faked at the Princess of Wales Hospital between January last year and January 2013
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