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One mile run on the TM this morning as a warm up to a cardio HiiT workout (floor and step). And added on a short boxing workout.
So, who else worked out today?
Dutchie I go running in the early morning, before my brain figures out what I'm up to.
Run the day, or the day runs you.
Actions determine state of mind - Aristotle
Guess it's only me doing any running?
This morning was a 5 kilometer run/walk on the TM:
7 min Run / 60 sec Walk
repeat 3x
finish the remaining 490 meters with a blast: 1 min @ 9.0K, 1 min @ 9.5K, 1 min @ 10.0K and the last 20 meters @ 10.5K
First 7 minutes were a bit hard, as usual, but the rest of it felt pretty good. Felt like a real run again
Singer who doesn't run.
At least it's only you doing any posting! I'm almost never online during the weekends. DH and I basically vegged on Saturday, except that I did manage to do laundry. Then Sunday we went to a Rhonda Vincent concert after church, which was fun. Back at work today, although I am still in hibernation mode from the cold. I refuse to set foot outside one minute more than I have to when it's below freezing. I get cold too fast and too completely, and it takes me hours to warm up again.
That said, I do have my swimsuit here, and I have sworn to myself that I will either swim or walk today. Swimming would be warmer ...
When it's all said and done, no one remembers how far we have run. The only thing that matters is how we have loved.
Here's a list of the people who've actually been running this week. It would be nice if they'd post, but I guess they're too busy.
I didn't sleep very well Thursday night so slept in and skipped my Friday run.
This morning I surprised myself and did a 7.3 kilometer run on the TM:
11 min run / 60 sec walk
finished the remaing approx 500 meters increasing my speed.
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Many a Phillies fan I know was not able to get through the playoffs last season without the use of some sort of intoxicant. While some may have enjoyed the playoffs with one of baseball's traditional drugs (steroids, amphetamines, beer, LSD), it's clear a lot of Phillies fans needed a lot of weed to get through the first meaningful playoff baseball since 1993. I know, I smelled it on Broad Street after the World Series win.
The Phillies apparently did, too, and have rewarded the team's faithful stoners by holding a dollar dog promotion today, 4/20. It might get rained out, so this intro is kind of ruined, but whatever: Grab your dugout, get out your one-hitter and put in your harmless tobacco, people. It's time to learn what I could learn about marijuana and baseball in five minutes of Googling.
• We all know that beer has done good (Babe Ruth:beer::Popeye:spinach) and bad (Mickey Mantle's liver) for baseball. But did you know the demon weed has done bad for baseball, too? Former Braves prospect Joe Winkelsas blew his chance at baseball because he couldn't stop smoking pot.
Winkelsas loved two things when he entered the Braves farm system as a free agent in 1996: baseball and marijuana," the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote. "But probably in the reverse order." Hey, I write the jokes here! He pitched once for the Braves in 1999 and registered a 54.00 ERA. But Winkelsas kicked the wacky weed and returned to the majors in 2006. While that's a pretty cool comeback time-wise, he wasn't much better as a pitcher. But his ERA was a little lower!
• Ha ha, remember in 2002 when every single player on the New York Mets was a pothead? You'd smoke every day, too, if your GM was Steve Phillips. The New York Times reminds us of the controversy, which started when Newsday wrote at least seven (SEVEN!) players on the Mets and in their farm system smoked a little pot. GASP!
Grant Roberts, a pitcher, acknowledged that he was the player shown smoking marijuana in a photograph that was published with the Newsday article, but he said the photo was provided by a woman who was extorting him. ''I'm sorry,'' Roberts said to a roomful of reporters and television cameras at Shea Stadium. ''I'm very embarrassed by the situation. I made a mistake. The picture that you all saw is from the off-season in 1998. The woman who gave up the picture has also tried to threaten me and do other things, to get me to do stuff and give her things. And obviously I did not. Again, I'm sorry and I apologize to the New York Mets organization and to their fans. I love and respect this game a lot and I'm going to continue to play and I look forward to putting this behind me and moving on.''
As you no doubt remember, Roberts lost his sponsorship deal with Kellogg's.
There's a bonus with this story, too, since it's from 2002: A Bobby Valentine sighting!
The developments made for a bizarre scene at Shea, where team officials departed from their usual policy and closed the clubhouse and adjacent hallway to news media representatives for nearly two hours. When it was opened, reporters swarmed around players and team officials. At one point, Manager Bobby Valentine, trying to illustrate the potential dangers of playing under the influence of drugs, struck a pose as a disoriented hitter swinging an imaginary bat. The day ended with the Mets losing to the Montreal Expos, 6-1.
Geeze, if this was how the Mets spent September of 2002, what were they on in September of 2007? (My best guess: PCP.)
• That's it! Every other thing I found while Googling was about college baseball teams being busted for weed, or some random baseball-related people getting hit for possession. Even Rex Hudler! Enjoy the rest of your day!


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I. In Focus This Week
Wisconsin counties prep for recall elections
New voter ID law partially in effect
While most Americans celebrated the birth of our nation with parades, cookouts and fireworks, clerks throughout Wisconsin spent part or all of their holiday weekend preparing for a series of recall elections set to begin on July 12.
For only the fifth time since 1933 there will be nine recall elections in the coming two weeks for state senators from across the Badger State.
"We can have anywhere from 10 to 20 recall elections at the local level, but those are on a very small scale," explained Kevin Kennedy, director and general counsel for the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB). "This is fairly unprecedented."
While the recall elections are prepared for and conducted in the same general fashion as all other elections in Wisconsin, the timing of these elections have presented a few logistical problems including finding enough poll workers during the summer months — months that don't typically have elections — and scheduling staff and other projects around the recalls.
New election laws in place
In addition to the added financial burden placed on counties and towns for the recall elections, several new Wisconsin election administration laws will be in effect.
The state's new voter photo ID law will be in effect for the recall elections — sort of. There will be an "ask but don't show" policy in place that will have poll workers asking voters to show their photo ID, but voters will not yet be required to actually show an ID. For those that do not show a photo ID, they will be given an informational hand-out explaining the law for future reference.
To help the clerks train the poll workers for the new ID procedures for the upcoming elections, Kennedy and his staff met with the county clerks during their annual summer meeting last week and have set up conference calls for two days this week where clerks may call in and ask questions about the new law.
"The questions that we've gotten so far have been amazing," Kennedy said. "We really have tried to focus on the procedures for the recall elections, but so many of the clerks are concerned about what happens in February when the law is actually enforced."
Although the state still has same-day registration a new law requires that those registering to vote on election day must be residents of the jurisdiction where they are registering for at least 28 days. This will require poll workers to seek some sort of verification — lease, utility bill, etc. — that in the past they did not need to ask for.
Another new procedure in place for these elections will be requiring voters to sign a poll list. The GAB had to redesign the poll books so they were oriented in a way that the poll worker could read the poll book and the voter could sign it without having to move the book.
Costs add up
While there has been a lot of discussion and training over the new election procedures in place, probably the hottest topic of conversation and the cause of the greatest concern for the state officials as well as the county election officials is the cost of the recalls.
According to Kennedy, the GAB has spent about $100,000 unbudgeted dollars on the recalls so far. The GAB has asked the state assembly to refund that money, but the legislative body has yet to ask on that request.
The cost to local elections offices varies depending on the size of the jurisdiction.
"At this time no cost is available and it wouldn't be prudent to speculate on the cost of the three upcoming elections at this time," explained Darlene Marcelle, Brown County clerk. "I would suffice to say that the county clerk's office does not have the funds for the recall elections in my budget and I will have to request funds through the County Board of Supervisors."
In Marinette County, Clerk Kathy Brandt anticipates that it will cost her office an additional $8,000 to conduct the recall elections. This is money that she does not have in her budget and Brandt said she will most likely have to seek money from the county's contingency fund.
The recall election will cost Fond du Lac County at least $15,000 according to Lisa Freiberg, county clerk.
"I do not have the money in my budget," Freiberg said. "I did have money left over from the 2010 budget, but I will need to get more for the general election from the county general fund."
And this most likely is not the last Wisconsin election administrators have seen of recall elections. Kennedy said there is a movement afoot in the Badger state to recall Gov. Scott Walker (R). Anyone elected to statewide office in 2010 would be eligible for a recall in 2012 — they must be in office for a full year before a recall can occur—so those seeking a recall could begin circulating petitions as early as November of 2011.
"You can't go anywhere in this state without seeing a sign to recall the governor," Kennedy said. "It's brewing, but whether or not we'll get beer, I don't know."
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Eels Perform Well at Home
A very interesting game, and one hard to pick beforehand, but the Eels have come away with the win by 19-6
Both teams were commited to winning the game, and the defence by both sides showed this.
At the break, the Eels led by 12-6.
The Eels defence in the second half was short of brilliant, holding the Eagles at bay, time and time again. A very strong performance by the Parramatta pack.
Once again Nathan Hindmarsh put up a very good game for the Eels.
3:00PM, Sunday 25 August 2002 Parramatta Stadium Referee: T Mander
Eels 19 - Eagles 6
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Will Smith in Talks for Yet Another Movie
The man is stockpiling work.
Though he won't be in Independence Day 2, Will Smith seems poised to return to the job of movie star, after a few years with the job as Willow and Jaden's dad. He has Focus with Margot Robbie, Selling Time, City That Sailed, and now he's in talks to star in Brilliance, an adaption of a Marcus Sakey novel. Set in a world where some people called brilliants have special talents, Smith would play a federal agent with incredible hunting abilities, tasked with tracking down a brilliant terrorist. Assuming this agent also has special likability skills, it sure sounds like a Will Smith movie. Welcome back, William.


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I just reread one of the earliest posts on this site, a review of Jeff VanderMeer's Veniss Underground, because today I picked up a copy of the new U.S. edition from Bantam, which has a magnificent cover and collects some of the Veniss stories originally included in Secret Life.
The review is not particularly well written or insightful -- it is weakened by the fact that I had just returned to reading SF after years away, and I had been so excited by the directions certain writers were pushing the field toward that many sentences suffer from a bad case of hyperbolic gush. But my basic opinion of the book, sans gush, remains the same. In many ways, I'm glad to have reread the review, because now having read so much more of Jeff's work, I'd begun to develop the feeling that Veniss was a minor element of his oeuvre, when it's really quite a good piece of writing in and of itself. (Yes, I still dislike the slang, but it's my problem, not the writer's.) Because the Ambergris material that makes up City of Saints and Madmen (itself to be released in the U.S. in a new edition at the beginning of the year) is so rich and vast, I had focused over the past couple of years on it, and had not given a lot of thought to Veniss, but looking at it again now, I realize that this was a mistake. Plenty of images and moments from Veniss remain vivid in my mind now, despite my having read hundreds of books since last reading all of Veniss Underground. That's often what I most value about a book -- to call something "haunting" is some of the highest praise I know, because life is busy, and images and words bombard us all constantly. For a few images and words to lodge themselves in my memory for more than the length of a book is rare and marvelous, and it adds depth to the experience of living.
When I wrote the Veniss review, I didn't know Jeff VanderMeer at all, though we have since become friends. When he emailed me after I posted those thoughts on the book (mostly to explain his reasons for the slang), it gave me an opportunity to tell him that we'd actually corresponded before -- I was about fourteen, I think, and he had just founded a magazine called Jabberwocky that lasted for two issues. I read about it in the market listings in Writer's Digest and sent some awful story to him, and got back a long personal rejection explaining everything that was wrong with what I'd written. It was the first note of any length I'd ever gotten from an editor, and I wrote back, explaining that I was 14 and wanted to be Isaac Asimov. Jeff offered advice of various sorts (grow sideburns, study biochemistry), and I bought a copy of the magazine. From then on, I paid attention to his name, and I remember feeling like I had some connection to royalty when a couple years later he won a World Fantasy Award for "The Transformation of Martin Lake". Buying a copy of Veniss at a crowded bookstore today, I felt again a little touch of that adolescent wonder, but this time it was overshadowed by the joy of seeing a friend's accomplishment.


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World's Most Requested American Opera Tenor Will Perform at Baylor UniversityNov. 4, 2013
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Media contact: Terry Goodrich, (254) 710-3321
WACO, Texas (Nov. 4, 2013) - Lawrence Brownlee, widely regarded as the most in-demand American tenor in the world in the bel canto repertoire, will present a Distinguished Artist Series recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in Jones Concert Hall, located within the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave.
The primary purpose of the Baylor School of Music's Distinguished Artist Series is "to bring the world's top musical artists for the Baylor and Waco community without the need for our students and community to travel," said Randy Umstead, Ph.D., chair of the division of vocal studies.
"We believe that live exposure to the artists our students aspire to become is a critical component in student learning and development."
The Ohio-born Brownlee received a bachelor's degree from Anderson University and a master's degree from Indiana University. From these firmly American roots, he has become a star on the international scene. He has been featured in nearly every major theater in the world and has a relationship with many premiere conductors and symphony orchestras.
"Mr. Brownlee is in such high demand because he sings repertoire that is incredibly challenging," Umstead said. "Attendees will have a chance to see one of the world's leading tenors without leaving their city, for a ticket price far below what they would pay if they heard him in another locale."
Tickets for this Distinguished Artist Series concert are available online at www.baylor.edu/music or at the box office in the McCrary Music Building. General admission tickets are $15, and tickets for students, senior citizens and Baylor faculty and staff are $10. For more information, contact the box office at (254) 710-3571.
by Rachel Miller, student newswriter, (254) 710-6805
Baylor University is a private Christian university and a nationally ranked research institution, characterized as having "high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university provides a vibrant campus community for approximately 15,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating university in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 11 nationally recognized academic divisions. Baylor sponsors 19 varsity athletic teams and is a founding member of the Big 12 Conference.
The Baylor University School of Music provides transformational experiences that prepare students for careers in music. Our students thrive in a Christian environment characterized by a nurturing resident faculty, an unwavering pursuit of musical excellence, a global perspective, dedication to service, and devotion to faith. They investigate the rich musical and cultural heritage of the past, develop superior musical skills and knowledge in the present, and explore and create new modes of musical expression for the future. While preparing for future leadership roles, the students join with School of Music faculty in enhancing the quality of community life, enriching the larger culture, and making Baylor a place in which heart, mind and soul coalesce. The School of Music of Baylor University is a member of the National Association of Schools of Music and the Texas Association of Music Schools. Degree programs leading to the bachelor of music education degree conform to certification requirements of the Texas Education Agency.
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The word church comes from the German kirika (in modern German the church is Kirche), which derives from the Greek Kyriakon (house of the Lord) from Kyrios (ruler, Lord). It is an example of the direct Greek to German progress of many words via the Goths. From German it was also picked up by Slavic (Slavic: criky, Russian: cerkov).
In modern Greek:
a) Kyriakon: church (usually in monasteries)
b) Kyriake: Sunday
c) Kyrios: the Lord, master, man, Mr.
Kyriakon --> Kirika --> Kirche (Ger) and Church (Eng)
See the blog: English Words of no Apparent Greek Origin at: http://ewonago.blogspot.com/


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The Power of Mindfulness: An Inquiry into the Scope of Bare Attention and the Principal Sources of its Strength; by Nyanaponika Thera
Anyone feel like discussing Nyanaponika Thera's writing, the Satipatthana Sutta, how to practice mindfulness throughout the day, mindfulness & meditation, related ideas, difficulties, successes, etc?
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Is mindfulness actually a power in its own right as claimed by the title of this essay? Seen from the viewpoint of the ordinary pursuits of life, it does not seem so. From that angle mindfulness, or attention, has a rather modest place among many other seemingly more important mental faculties serving the purpose of variegated wish-fulfillment. Here, mindfulness means just "to watch one's steps" so that one may not stumble or miss a chance in the pursuit of one's aims. Only in the case of specific tasks and skills is mindfulness sometimes cultivated more deliberately, but here too it is still regarded as a subservient function, and its wider scope and possibilities are not recognized.
Even if one turns to the Buddha's doctrine, taking only a surface view of the various classifications and lists of mental factors in which mindfulness appears, one may be inclined to regard this faculty just as "one among many." Again one may get the impression that it has a rather subordinate place and is easily surpassed in significance by other faculties.
Mindfulness in fact has, if we may personify it, a rather unassuming character. Compared with it, mental factors such as devotion, energy, imagination, and intelligence, are certainly more colorful personalities, making an immediate and strong impact on people and situations. Their conquests are sometimes rapid and vast, though often insecure. Mindfulness, on the other hand, is of an unobtrusive nature. Its virtues shine inwardly, and in ordinary life most of its merits are passed on to other mental faculties which generally receive all the credit. One must know mindfulness well and cultivate its acquaintance before one can appreciate its value and its silent penetrative influence. Mindfulness walks slowly and deliberately, and its daily task is of a rather humdrum nature. Yet where it places its feet it cannot easily be dislodged, and it acquires and bestows true mastery of the ground it covers.
Mental faculties of such a nature, like actual personalities of a similar type, are often overlooked or underrated. In the case of mindfulness, it required a genius like the Buddha to discover the "hidden talent" in the modest garb, and to develop the vast inherent power of that potent seed. It is, indeed, the mark of a genius to perceive and to harness the power of the seemingly small. Here, truly, it happens that "what is little becomes much." A revaluation of values takes place. The standards of greatness and smallness change. Through the master mind of the Buddha, mindfulness is finally revealed as the Archimedean point where the vast revolving mass of world suffering is levered out of its twofold anchorage in ignorance and craving.
The Buddha spoke of the power of mindfulness in a very emphatic way:
"Mindfulness, I declare, is all-helpful" (Samyutta, 46:59).
"All things can be mastered by mindfulness" (Anguttara, 8:83).
Further, there is that solemn and weighty utterance opening and concluding the Satipatthana Sutta, the Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness:
"This is the only way, monks, for the purification of beings, for the overcoming of sorrow and lamentation, for the destruction of pain and grief, for reaching the right path, for the attainment of Nibbana, namely the four foundations of mindfulness."
In ordinary life, if mindfulness, or attention, is directed to any object, it is rarely sustained long enough for the purpose of careful and factual observation. Generally it is followed immediately by emotional reaction, discriminative thought, reflection, or purposeful action. In a life and thought governed by the Buddha's teaching too, mindfulness (sati) is mostly linked with clear comprehension (sampajañña) of the right purpose or suitability of an action, and other considerations. Thus again it is not viewed in itself. But to tap the actual and potential power of mindfulness it is necessary to understand and deliberately cultivate it in its basic, unalloyed form, which we shall call bare attention.
By bare attention we understand the clear and single-minded awareness of what actually happens to us and in us, at the successive moments of perception. It is called "bare" because it attends to the bare facts of a perception without reacting to them by deed, speech or mental comment. Ordinarily, that purely receptive state of mind is, as we said, just a very brief phase of the thought process of which one is often scarcely aware. But in the methodical development of mindfulness aimed at the unfolding of its latent powers, bare attention is sustained for as long a time as one's strength of concentration permits. Bare attention then becomes the key to the meditative practice of satipatthana, opening the door to mind's mastery and final liberation.


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Each week, a new situation emerges that could impact the trading activity in the markets we follow. This week, the anxiety prompted by the threat by North Korea of an attack on the U.S. and the cancellation of the Armistice signed in 1953 effectively providing for a cease fire and end to hostilities. With the latest announcement by North Korea and its threat, the U.S. has increased its anti-missile capabilities and left investors and traders concerned about what was not stated in Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel's statement in response. There is also concern that North Korea has nuclear capability and possibly the ability, after its recent missile tests, to launch an attack against the U.S. West Coast. We will monitor the situation closely and report to our clients any changes in our comments and suggestions herewith. This past week also provided important economic data that is a catalyst for investor motivation. Now for some actual information along with my usual interpretation to hopefully help my readers in their trading...
Interest Rates: June Treasury bonds closed at 141 30/32nds, up 20/32nds tied to the disappointing consumer sentiment data. Yields declined to the lowest level in over a week as the University of Michigan /Thomson Reuters index dropped to 71.8 from the February 77.6. Consumers appear to be "waking up" to the fact that the economy is not improving as "robustly" as it should given the fact that the current Administration has had over four years to get the country back to work. The weekly jobs figure of first time unemployed declined but the number 330,000 cannot be considered an improvement in the labor situation. The monthly number of 200,000 jobs created is a misnomer since jobs cannot be created without creating a new industry. Job recovery is the term that should be applied. However, the data I provided last week clearly shows the unemployed and underemployed figure is over 14%, not the 7.8% being touted by Washington. The weekly figure of over 300,000 is a clear indication, if math is applied to a four week month of 1.2 million jobs lost. As I indicated last week and have been for some time, a person applying for unemployment is an indication of a job "lost". With the increase in the Consumer price Index we could be on the verge of "inflationary" talk which investors expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to respond to with higher rates. I do not believe that is the case since the higher CPI figure was a reflection of higher energy costs for gasoline coming into the driving season. The Labor Department reported a 0.7% increase in the CPI for February which was the largest increase since June of 2009. We see an ongoing recessionary trend and that precludes the Federal Reserve from even thinking about raising rates. Another major concern which has more or less been neglected by the markets, is the ongoing budget stalemate in the U.S. However, market psychology must be considered so caution is the watchword for trading treasury bonds.
Stock Indices: "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the Kings horses and all the Kings men……had scrambled eggs for breakfast." I use that analogy to reflect my opinion of the recent extended stock market rally. The "Kings men" of course refers to the U.S. Administration and its relentless promoting of an economic recovery and the sustained "euphoria" of the investing public. However, quietly and with less media coverage, is the "exodus" by institutions and the wealthy such as has been reported recently of Mr. Buffets reducing equity participation. We see the continuing rallies in equities and the investor clamouring to get "on board" the "ship" as tantamount to "stowing away" on the Titanic. The Dow Jones industrials closed at 14,514.11, down 25.03 points but for the week managed a gain of 0.81%. The S&P 500 closed at 1,560.70, down 2.53 points and for the week still managed a gain of 0.61%. The tech heavy Nasdaq closed at 3,249.07, down 9.86 points but for the week gained 0.14%. The argument for still higher prices is due to the low Price/Earnings ratio for the S&P 500 at 7.1% below the historic average of 14.8. That accepted ratio analysis by Thomson Reuters dates back to 1968. However the criteria for expectation has never been subjected to the current economic situation that was "created" by the unprecedented real estate and labor situation. We stand by our expectation for a sharp market decline regardless of what other analysts expect.
My recent and continual admonition to investors with large equity portfolios remains intact as "implement hedging strategies. We continue to believe the ongoing stock market rally is without merit given the circumstances we see of a stalling economy and global consideration and fully expect a sharp reversal in the near future. We can provide those investors with hedging strategies based on the "composition" of their portfolios. After 45 years on Wall Street I have seen a number of market "ups and downs" and due to the elements consistent with the recent upward trend, this is reminiscent of the 1987 collapse in values. The recent recession, unlike the previous recessions was based on, in my opinion, the repeal of Glass, Steagel, allowing Banks to "package" mortgages, good and bad, securitize them, and market them globally throughout the World. That, in my opinion, provided for homebuyers to purchase homes they could not afford, obtain mortgages on said homes without any equity participation, and then lose their homes as jobs were lost in the recession and home values declined. Those elements proved financially disabling to the American public as well as to the Global economic community. Contact us for "enlightened" advice.
Currencies: The June U.S. dollar index closed Friday at 8240, down 45.8 on profittaking after its recent runup against the major currencies. The dollar weakened as the Consumer Confidence Index declined and reduced the possibility of a Federal Reserve rate increase thereby causing the decline in yields and thereby the attraction to dollar investment. The decline in U.S. equity prices also a factor in Friday's market correction. We have favored the long side of the dollar for some time and taking profits is never "a bad move". We would await additional global economic and geopolitical news before re-establishing long dollar positions.
Energies: April crude oil closed at $93.45 per barrel, up 42c tied to better than expected U.S. economic data although tempered by the consumer confidence report. U.S. Industrial production rose by 0.7% in February, better than analyst expectation, and helped crude, as well as the selling in the dollar. We continue to expect supply/demand factors to weigh on crude by recent events including the threat by North Korea has prompted shortcovering and new buying in crude. We like the sidelines for now but remain overall bearish.
Copper: May copper closed at $3.5170 per pound, down 1.95c even as the dollar in which it is denominated, weakened. Reports that China, the worlds largest consumer of the metal as well as other industrial commodities, announced it was on "high alert" against inflation and "intensified its campaign to control the property market". That allowed for new short selling and long liquidation. Another comment indicated the Chinese Cabinet ordered higher down payments and stricter enforcement of sales taxes on homes. We continue to feel that copper, in the face of our expectation of a continuing economic deterioration in the U.S. and overseas, is overpriced. Stockpiles for the LME, Comex and Shanghai Futures Exchanges amounted to more than four months of North American consumption and Barclays forecast that global supply will outpace demand also a factor for the price declines. Hold put positions.
Precious Metals: April gold closed at $1,590.50 per ounce, down 20c even against the dollar decline. Early strength was tied to the weak dollar and U.S. industrial production gains but the Consumer confidence report was a negative for precious metals. Expectation that the potential for inflation, a usual impetus for precious metals buying, created by the higher gasoline price could benefit gold and prompt shortcovering. We could see added activity in precious metals tied to the recent threat by North Korea to attack the U.S. so we would cover any short positions for now and stand aside. May silver closed at $28.71 per ounce, down 9.7c and remains under pressure with no real change in the supply/demand picture. We continue to favor the sidelines here as well. April platinum closed at $1,592.40 per ounce, up $2.60 and almost par with gold but down 0.7% from last week. June palladium closed at $775.65 per ounce up $4.90. Hold long palladium, short platinum spreads.
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Management of Secretions Following Radiation to the Throat
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
Is there anything that can be given to help manage thick, ropey mucous following radiation to the throat? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Harry Quon, MD, MS (CRM), Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, responds:
The reason why the secretions are thick is that the radiation tends to "damage" the "watery component" of the saliva. Humidification, i.e., a hot shower, can help much like one would do for an upper respiratory tract infection. Most pharmacies now sell hand-held warm humidifiers that can provide some relief. A humidifier by the bedside might help in minimizing that "terrible dry thick secretion" feeling as well. We sometimes prescribe Tussionex for this problem. It is a narcotic but patients find that it helps in thinning out the ropey secretions. Alternatively, over the counter Robitussin with Guaifenesin can help. You should discuss these options with your radiation oncologist.


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|Vikings | Owner pledging money for stadium
Fri, 27 Mar 2015 09:12:04 -0700
Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf and his family is pledging another $19.5 million toward the team's stadium project to cover more of the costs in several aspects of building and the surrounding areas. The Vikings contribution is now at nearly $551 million of the $1.061 billion project.
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|Vikings | No changes coming
Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:03:51 -0700
Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf said no changes are imminent after the team's embarrassing Week 7 loss to the New York Giants Monday, Oct. 21. "I'm sticking with my team. That's our team. We're going to stick with it."
Fantasy Tip: Josh Freeman looked downright awful in this one, and he clearly wasn't on the same page with his receivers all night. In his defense, he hasn't had much time to learn the offense. Until that improves, Adrian Peterson and the rest of the offense is in trouble.
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|Vikings | Leslie Frazier receives vote of confidence
Mon, 10 Dec 2012 06:38:38 -0800
Minnesota Vikings owner and chairman Zygi Wilf has expressed confidence in head coach Leslie Frazier and said he would continue coaching the team in 2013. When asked when they plan to announce who will coach the Vikings next year, Wilf said, "He is our coach," referring to Frazier. The head coach has one year remaining on his deal.
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|Vikings | Owner expects to win NFC North
Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:13:28 -0700
Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf said he expects his team to win the NFC North this upcoming season. "I expect to be (NFC North) division champs," Wilf said. "I want to be able to fight for the division, as we always did every year, and get better for years to come. That's always been our goal and it's been the goal since the first day I came here."
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|Vikings | Bill Parcells update
Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:39:29 -0700
Updating a previous item, the Minnesota Vikings are reportedly looking to hire former NFL head coach Bill Parcells to run the organization. Owner Zygi Wilf is putting the hard sell on Parcells to "run the show." According to a source, Parcells revealed Wilf's offer to "name his price" to both oversee the team's football operations and coach the team. However, Parcells wonders whether the game has passed him by.
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|Vikings | Agreement reached to build new stadium
Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:08:32 -0800
The Minnesota Vikings announced Thursday, March 1, a deal to build a new stadium in downtown Minneapolis. "This is an exciting day because the dream of keeping the Minnesota Vikings here for generations to come is close at hand," said owner Zygi Wilf.
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|Vikings | Leslie Frazier to return in 2012
Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:56:28 -0800
Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf made it clear following Week 13 that head coach Leslie Frazier will return next season despite the team's 2-10 record. "Leslie will definitely be back next year," Wilf said. Wilf also said there might be some evaluation of the coaching staff, but he indicated that he didn't see any changes happening unless Frazier asked for changes.
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|Vikings | Decline to appear on HBO series
Mon, 30 May 2011 07:08:36 -0700
Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf said the team has declined to appear on the HBO series "Hard Knocks," as the team has other areas to focus on. "We have other issues - the stadium and football - and we need to focus on those," Wilf said.
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|Vikings | Owner will not fire Brad Childress
Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:56:34 -0800
Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf said following the team's Week 10 loss that he will not consider firing head coach Brad Childress, according to ESPN.com. Wilf did say, however, that he will travel to Minneapolis to visit the team.
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|Vikings | Randy Moss told owner to fire Brad Childress
Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:13:01 -0700
Tennessee Titans WR Randy Moss, formerly of the Minnesota Vikings, told owner Zygi Wilf following the team's Week 8 game that head coach Brad Childress was not a good head coach and should be fired, according to a league source, report Judd Zulgad and Chip Scoggins, of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Wilf arrived at the team's facility Wednesday, Nov. 3, and has been meeting with staff members and players to discuss a variety of issues surrounding the struggling team, including Childress.
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Ducks going back to Hiller in Game 2
ANAHEIM — The Anaheim Ducks have given the reins back to Jonas Hiller.
Having started every game on the bench in the first round, the embattled goaltender is back in the crease against the Los Angeles Kings in the second.
Hiller got the call again in Game 2 on Monday, after making 33 saves in an overtime loss Saturday.
"I felt pretty good, but at the end, it's still disappointing if you lose," Hiller said prior to Game 2. "You still want to have one or two back, but I thought it was a pretty solid game, especially for the fact that I haven't played in quite a while or haven't started for quite a while.
"I thought we didn't give up too many good scoring chances. The only ones we gave up were the ones they scored on, which was too bad. Outside of that, I thought we played real well in our own end."
As the Ducks' starter for most of the season, Hiller picked an inopportune time to go into a slump. He struggled toward the end of the year and lost his starting job to rookie Frederik Andersen, who got the call in the first round.
But, when Andersen struggled, getting pulled twice in the series against the Dallas Stars, it opened the door for Hiller, who's made the most of the opportunity.
"He played two good games against Dallas," said Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau. "He's been our No. 1 goalie all along, so when he starts playing good, you go back to him."
Hiller did all he could in the opening game of the series and was seven seconds away from collecting a win in his first start in nearly a month.
However, Marian Gaborik scored with seven seconds left in regulation, then netted the overtime winner to give the Kings the victory and the upper hand going into Monday's game.
Stationed in front of the net late in Game 1, Gaborik swatted a puck past Hiller as time was winding down.
"I think at the end, it was just a bad bounce," Hiller said. "It got knocked up in the air and somebody bats it out of the air. I think it hit his shaft and somehow it went in. I think we had a chance to get the puck out before that, but it's one of those things that sometimes cost you."
The nature of the defeat did upset the Ducks, but the team had put it behind them heading into Game 2.
"I didn't think the guys were too worried about it, you're always going to lose games in the playoffs, you can't expect to win them all," Hiller said. "I thought we definitely took the positives from that game. I think everyone wanted to be back on the ice and play again as soon as possible, because we thought we deserved better the way we played."
In order to beat the Kings in the series, Hiller doesn't necessarily have to out-play Jonathan Quick at the other end, but he does need to make timely saves for his team and avoid giving up a bad goal.
Those are the things Hiller struggle with towards the end of the regular season.
"We have tons of confidence in Jonas," said Ducks defenceman Cam Fowler. "We know what he can do, and when he's on his game, he's one of the best in the world. The biggest thing with us is we have confidence in whoever plays. Both guys have proven themselves and so that's up to Bruce to make that decision.
"Jonas did a great job for us and put us in a position to win the first game. We had a couple of breakdowns and that's why we lost. But we have a lot of confidence in him and we just have to do a better job in front of him going forward."
The Los Angeles Kings were able to get out of jail in more than one sense Saturday against the Anaheim Ducks.
Apart from scoring with seven seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime, the Kings were also able to kill off four Ducks power plays in the contest.
Having scored on one of their power play opportunities, winning the special teams battle proved to be the difference in the game.
"I hope we see less of it (penalty kill)," said Kings head coach Darryl Sutter, prior to Game 2. "Both teams had seven, eight minutes in power plays and I think you're still trying to get into three power plays (against) during the game. That's the benchmark. When you start pushing into the four, or they're a team that likes to play a lot of four on four hockey, they try and draw you in and you have to try and stay away from it."
The Kings' penalty-killing unit has been a reason for their success so far in the playoffs.
They went into Monday's game with the third-best penalty kill in the playoffs, functioning at an 88.9% efficiency.
They have given up just one power play goal since dropping the first three games of their opening-round series against the San Jose Sharks.
En route to five consecutive wins, the Kings have killed 22 of their last 23 three penalties.
"The thing with their kill is that they're so aggressive, they don't give you much time to make plays," said Ducks defenceman Cam Fowler. "If you do get it set up in their zone, you're not going to have the amount of time that you think you're going to have on a power play to make a play. We need support all over the ice and really close to the puck. If we can do that, we should be able to break their pressure and try and get more scoring chances."
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This was so funny. I loved Jim versions of Silent Night.lol He swore in this one too. I think this one was the funniest one so far. Jim kissed a man and grabbed his ass, grabbed Conan's crotch in this one and made a fool of himself again when he tried to demonstate the right way Conan is supposed to do the string dance just to find out he was wrong.lol
Hey Quirky...
You and my fiance have something in common,
I think Jim is Omniprescence,
hey Omni, spit it out. I almost transposed the p for an h. oops.
Haha. This was funny.
I was already hyped up off nos energy drinks(Which ROCK, Get them!), and sick off of them at the same time... but this was hilarious and it made me 10 times more hyper just watching him be an idiot. How can someone be so weird, lol? I have yet to find out. But it was great and I enjoyed it muchly.
And, my goodness, Jim's version of silent night will LIVE ON!!! Maybe not, but I enjoyed it regardless.
What makes you weak is what makes me stronger.
He changed it to a headbanging song. It started out with the correct lyrics but then he changed it to things like "He's gonna kick your ass!" and stuff like that.lol For some strange reason I found his off the wall wild dancing a turn on.lol
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hahaha......ooooohhhh maaannn....i loved that......i would love to see him at kareoke bar.
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OK, when they did that whole King Kong spoof I thought I was going to die! Conan has this back drop of the New York skyline behind his desk, they super-imposed King Kong climbing up the Empire State Building so Jim decides he's gonna kick ass on King Kong. He runs off camera and the next thing you see is Jim creeping across the building trying to get to King Kong. They start fighting, then suddenly two shirtless cowboys appear from around the corner. Jim stops and yells, "It's the Brokeback Mountain boys!" and you hear disco music playing. Jim and King Kong stop fighting and start dancing and making out with the cowboys. I was crying with laughter! Absolute genius!
Also, how funky was Isaac Hayes? That version of Shaft was amazing! "He's a bad mutha... shut your mouth! I'm just talking about Conan!" That was so cool how he changed the lyrics from John Shaft to Conan O'Brien. Conan was so moved by it. Stellar show...
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Yes, I must admit....
It was a terrific show!
I'm not into the head banging music but I enjoyed the idea of change,
that's what many ofthe youth like and it showed how versatile Jim is, and he can adapt for all groups, regardless of race, creed or gender.
Isaac and crew did do an awesome job , I enjoyed the blending of the bands. Thanks mucho!
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UC Davis School of Medicine participating in national initiative to support military members and their families
Posted Feb. 15, 2012
The UC Davis School of Medicine participated last month in the kickoff of academic medicine's formal involvement in First Lady Michelle Obama's Joining Forces initiative, which aims to bring attention to the needs of America's military families in the areas of employment, education and wellness.
Hosted by Obama, the kickoff event took place at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Timothy Albertson, acting chair of the UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine, represented the UC Davis medical school at the ceremony.
"We are proud that UC Davis has had long and successful partnerships with different facets of the U.S. military, and we look forward to contributing to Joining Forces," said Albertson. Albertson is a U.S. Army combat veteran who was awarded the Combat Medical Badge.
The Association of American Medical Colleges formally supports Joining Forces, and is encouraging medical schools and teaching hospitals to address the health-care needs of military service members, veterans and their families. The schools and hospitals that are supporting Joining Forces have pledged to mobilize their integrated missions in education, research and clinical care to train the nation's physicians to meet veterans and their families' unique health care needs, including post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
A summary of some of the UC Davis programs that support Joining Forces is as follows:
- David Grant USAF Medical Center partnership
Since the summer of 2005, the entire residency program of David Grant Medical Center, located at Travis Air Force Base, has been merged with the UC Davis Medical Center residency program. Military surgeons who received trauma training and completed surgical residencies at UC Davis applied the organizational principles they learned there while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, to great effect. At Kirkuk Air Base in Northern Iraq, a surgeon who had been trained at UC Davis Medical Center implemented what became known as "the Davis system."
"We are proud that UC Davis has had long and successful partnerships with different facets of the U.S. military, and we look forward to contributing to Joining Forces."
— Timothy Albertson
- Vascular Surgery Residency Program
The integrated residency program in vascular surgery accepts two residents per year for the five-year program, one civilian and one from the U.S. Air Force. Several factors have made integrated residencies in vascular surgery an increasingly desirable option, including a shortened training timeline compared to completion of a fellowship after general surgery residency.
- Internal Medicine Residency Program
In 2009, David Grant Medical Center established an internal medicine residency training program with the UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine. Currently four active-duty Air Force residents are in the program, with another two who have matched scheduled to begin in July 2012. The residents receive the majority of their training at UC Davis Medical Center, and at the medical center's affiliated VA and Kaiser affiliates.
- Military Student Interest Group
The Military Medicine Student Interest Group is primarily intended for UC Davis medical students pursuing careers in the armed forces. The group serves as an important resource for sharing information about opportunities and challenges in training for and later providing medical care to U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines.
- Military Faculty Mentors
The School of Medicine's Office of Student Wellness has assembled a group of faculty members who have served in the military or still retain some form of active status to serve as mentors to medical students who are veterans, or are considering a career in military medicine. The faculty members have agreed to make themselves available to these students to provide counseling, advice and other support to help them avoid feelings of burnout and isolation.
- John A. Majda, M.D. Foundation Grant
The Office of Student Wellness, in collaboration with two student leaders, was recently awarded a two-year grant from the John A. Majda, M.D. Foundation to pursue additional support for military students. Specifically, the goal of this project aims is to identify and characterize the factors that protect against burnout in military medical students.
- Partnership with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
UC Davis Health System has a long and successful partnership with the VA Northern California Health Care System. For example, UC Davis Medical Center provides care for veterans needing specialized services that are not available on-site at the VA. The VA serves as an outstanding teaching center for many UC Davis medical students and residents. UC Davis collaborates with VA colleagues on a variety of research studies, including studies conducted at the Sacramento VA Medical Center facility and the VA Outpatient Clinic and Center for Rehabilitation and Extended Care in Martinez.
About the UC Davis School of Medicine
The UC Davis School of Medicine is among the nation's leading medical schools, recognized for its research and primary-care programs. The school offers fully accredited master's degree programs in public health and in informatics, and its combined M.D.-Ph.D. program is training the next generation of physician-scientists to conduct high-impact research and translate discoveries into better clinical care. Along with being a recognized leader in medical research, the school is committed to serving underserved communities and advancing rural health. For more information, visit UC Davis School of Medicine at medschool.ucdavis.edu.
- CTSC Clinical Research Center, Sacramento Veterans Administration Hospital
Located at the former Mather Air Force Base, the CTSC Clinical Research Center is one of only four such facilities housed at any of the nation's 158 VA medical centers. It is a highly specialized patient unit that provides medical scientists with opportunities for the careful study of disease. Substantial numbers of veterans have participated in trials and benefited from being provided novel treatment and diagnostic opportunities.
- UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center
The UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center is one of only 29 research centers designated by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging. The center's goal is to translate research advances into improved diagnosis and treatment for patients while focusing on the long-term goal of finding a way to prevent or cure Alzheimer's disease. It conducts trials in Sacramento and in Martinez at the VA Medical Center to understand how common factors like age, ethnicity, race and socioeconomic status contribute to the onset of neurodegenerative diseases.
Read full, detailed descriptions of these programs.
First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden created Joining Forces to bring Americans together to recognize, honor and take action to support veterans and military families as they serve our country and throughout their lives. The initiative aims to educate, challenge, and spark action from all sectors of society to ensure veterans and military families have the support they have earned. The initiative focuses on key priority areas — employment, education, and wellness while raising awareness about the service, sacrifice, and needs of America's veterans and military families. More information is available at www.JoiningForces.gov.


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Supermarkets have slammed the brakes on their race for space and downsized plans for new sites to their lowest level since the 2008 financial crisis.
Grocery retailers proposed 15.2 million sq ft of new shopping space at the end of March, compared with a high of more than 18 million sq ft in 2010, when giant out-of-town stores were seen as the future for the industry.
But the big four supermarkets have since come under increasing pressure from discounters such as Lidl and Aldi, which plan to double the number of their smaller retail stores in the next decade as they enjoy record sales.
The figures from property agent CBRE also show the amount of new shopping space with planning permission and under construction fell 30% on the year to 2.5 million sq ft, with retailers scaling down their sites to meet changing customer habits.
CBRE retail director Christopher Keen said: "The reason for the shift to smaller stores is in part a response to changing consumer shopping patterns, but also because they are lower capital expenditure to deliver, have less impact on the trade of existing stores and are easier to secure planning permission for."
Despite reining in their expansion plans overall, supermarkets are still sitting on nearly 30 million sq ft of space that has been given permission to become a grocery store but is not under construction, up around 14% on the year.
Last month Tesco said it would use land it had previously earmarked for new supermarkets to build 4,000 homes. It had come under fire for hoarding land on which an estimated 15,000 homes could be built.
Britain's largest supermarket has also become an unfortunate poster child for the plight of the country's larger grocery retailers. The group recently ousted chief executive Phil Clarke when it announced another profit warning after suffering its worst sales decline in at least two decades.
Meanwhile, sales at Aldi and Lidl, both based in Germany, have jumped 32% and 19.5% respectively over the year.
CBRE said the two companies have rolled out 779 additional stores since 1998 and will continue to chip away at the other supermarkets with their expansion plans, but at a rate that is still too slow to pose a significant threat to the main grocery players.
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Qualcomm Atheros Launches Two New Killer Networking Cards
Subject: Networking | April 18, 2012 - 10:33 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: wi-fi, qualcomm, networking, killer, Ethernet
Qualcomm Atheros today launched two new networking cards for the desktop and laptop markets. A subsidiary company of Qualcomm (formerly Killer Networks), the Wireless-N 1202 and E2200 provides Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity based on Killer Networks' technology.
The Wireless-N 1202 is a 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module with 2x2 MIMO antennas which should provide plenty of Wireless N range. On the wired side of things the E2200 is a Gigabit Ethernet network card for desktop computers. Both modules are powered by Killer Network's chip and the Killer Network Manager software. The software will allow users to prioritize gaming, audio, and video packets over other network traffic to deliver the best performance. Director of Business Development Mike Cubbage had the following to say.
"These products create an unprecedented entertainment and real-time communications experience for the end user by ensuring that critical online applications get the bandwidth and priority they need, when they need it."
The E2200 Gigabit Ethernet NIC is available for purchase now, and the Wireless-N 1202 module will go on sale in May. More specific information on the products will be available after the official launch date (today) so stay tuned to PC Perspective.
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GREENVILLE, Ill. – The Black & Orange were bested in their first two home games of the year, dropping both Thursday (7-3) and Friday's (11-4) contests to Dubuque at Francis Field.
In Thursday's opener of the two-game set, both team's starting pitchers came out dealing. The match stood deadlocked at 0-0 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning with each squad only notching two hits through five. However fortunes at the plate would change quickly for the Black & Orange when freshman Jared Massengil beamed an RBI single to centerfield. Massengil would later score on a Dubuque error and help the Panther's take a 2-0 lead entering the seventh.
Unfortunately the Greenville celebration was short lived as Dubuque answered quickly in the late innings. The visiting Spartan's added three runs in the seventh, a run in the eighth, and three more runs in the ninth to outpace GC 7-3 and claim the win.
On the mound, Greenville ace Derek Reckmann struck-out six while only surrendering two hits in six innings of work to place GC in outstanding position heading into the final frames. Michael Wittmer was charged the loss in Thursday's duel, pitching two innings and giving up four runs on five hits with a strikeout.
Offensively Dylan Goldsmith and Massengil spearheaded the efforts in the loss. Goldsmith, a freshman infielder, went 2-for-5 with an RBI and run scored, while Massengil posted a run and RBI on a 1-for-4 effort.
On one day's rest, Friday's contest proved more of the same for the Panthers as Dubuque posted an impressive offensive showing and slid past GC 11-4. Greenville College had little trouble finding hits (11) but failed to turn the pokes into runs. Junior Kenny Trager went 3-for-5 with a run, junior Cole Lawson posted a 3-for-4 effort from the plate with a run, and Massengil continued his tear of the Spartans with a 4-for-5 performance and an RBI.
As a team the Panthers posted 11 hits in 39 at-bats and struck out 12 times. The Black & Orange left a painful 11 base-runners stranded.
On the mound freshman lefty Jake McMullen was dealt the loss in 4.1 innings of work. McMullen faced 28 through four and gave up nine runs on 12 hits while receiving little run support from his bats.
GC will return to the diamond tomorrow, March 3 as they welcome the Fighting Scots of Monmouth to Francis Field for a 2:00 pm duel.


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Day 2 of the Women's HIV/AIDS Advocacy and Leadership Summit: How to Work With Media Outlets and HIV Criminalization 101
October 26, 2011
Kellee Terrell
This is part of a series of articles about the 2011 Women's HIV/AIDS Advocacy and Leadership Summit, which was held Oct. 13-16 in Baton Rouge, La.
So, the official first day of the Women's HIV/AIDS Advocacy and Leadership Summit has arrived. (It is organized by the Campaign to End AIDS [C2EA].) After registration and breakfast, we all congregated in the conference room to hear the keynote address by Deon Haywood. Deon is the executive director of the New Orleans-based organization Women With a Vision, Inc. (WWAV). (She was also named an outstanding HIV/AIDS advocate of 2010 in our article "HIV/AIDS Community Spotlight: People Who Made a Difference in 2010.")
WWAV was co-founded by Haywood's mother and several other black women in 1991 as a social service organization "to promote wellness and disease prevention for women and their families living at or below the poverty line." Most important, it was founded to provide resources for women who are left out of the traditional prevention mix: women living at or below the poverty line, sex workers, women with substance abuse issues and transgender women.
Recently, WWAV took on the issue of how Louisiana's outdated crimes against humanity law had been reinstated. Under that law, sex workers have to register as sex offenders for a maximum of 10 years and have the words "sex offender" printed on their photo identification cards. Luckily, thanks to Haywood and other activists' hard work, this past June, Governor Bobby Jindal signed into law a bill that effectively moves prostitution convictions back to the level of a misdemeanor.
During her keynote speech, Deon talked about the tireless work that she and other advocates put forth to get the bill passed; what's it's been like to work for WWAV; and the systematic oppression that women in the South encounter that exacerbates the HIV epidemic in the region.
One of the most important questions she brought up in her speech was, "How mad are you about AIDS?"
I was really glad that she asked the group that question, because in my opinion, this summit is all about channeling that anger into being a leader who advocates for change. Also, let's keep it real, we have a lot to be angry about.
HIV criminalization, one of those infuriating issues, was the topic of the first session.
The panel included Deon; Brook Kelly, the HIV human rights attorney for Positive Women's Network; and Beirne Roose-Snyder, the managing attorney for the Center for HIV Law and Policy. The ladies went into great detail about the issue and how it impacts women living with HIV. Beirne talked a lot about how many of these ridiculous laws are not even grounded in science or common sense. Based on some of these laws, it's possible to be thrown into prison for decades for spitting on a police officer or biting someone in a bar brawl. She also talked about cases in which women were found guilty even when they disclosed and used condoms -- all because the partner, who may now be an ex, went to court and lied.
Beirne told the crowd, "The courts have this belief that no man would want to have sex with an HIV-positive woman if she disclosed, and we all know in this room, that just isn't true."
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CHICAGO — Club Industry 2007 is four months away, but the editors of Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro magazine have already selected this year's Lifetime Achievement Award winner who will be honored at the show in October. Alan Schwartz, chairman of TCA Holdings Inc., was chosen to receive the award this year. This is the fifth year that the magazine has presented the award, which goes to an individual who has contributed to the betterment of the fitness industry.
Schwartz co-founded Midtown Tennis Club in Chicago with his father, Kevie, in 1969. Later, Schwartz expanded the business to encompass ownership and management of multi-purpose and corporate fitness centers throughout North America. The company, now called TCA Holdings, has four divisions: Proactive Partners, which manages corporate centers and wellness programs; Columbia Equities, a real estate and health club investment company; Tennis Corporation of America, which develops and licenses tennis products and programs; and Midtown Athletic Clubs, which manages the company's sports and fitness clubs.
Previous Lifetime Achievement winners have been Joe Weider, Joe Gold, Judi Sheppard Missett and Rick Caro.