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Windows Phone Central Fitness Month App Roundup: Exercise Apps
February brings about Fitness Month around these parts and there are plenty of Fitness oriented apps available in the Windows Phone Store to help everyone get fit and survive the month. You have apps that help you develop and track your exercise routine, apps that track your calories and apps that help you relax and recharge.
This week's app roundup focuses on the exercise apps for our Windows Phones. Apps that will track our exercise progress, give us a little motivation or simply lay out an exercise routine for you to follow.
We picked five such apps from the various Windows Phone Store "top" categories (top free, top paid, best rated, new+rising). The roundup is but a sampling of what is available. As always, if you have a favorite exercise app that isn't mentioned speak up and throw out your recommendation below in the comments.
Endomondo Sports Tracker (free): Using your Windows Phone's GPS the Endomondo Sports Tracker will track your running, cycling, walking, hiking or other distance based activities. The app tracks duration, distance, speed and calories burned. You can set distance goals, have your route mapped out, and access your workouts from Endomondo.com. The app does require a membership (free) or you can sign up via your Facebook account.
The main pages for Endomondo Sports Tracker includes a Workout Page that details your current workout session, a History Page detailing your previous workouts, a Newsfeed Page with recent workout done by friends, and a Friends Page where you can get words of encouragement from friends.
The online portal will let you analyze your training, compete against friend and view your personal training diary. Endomondo Sports Tracker is a nice, fairly straight forward app to keep up with your distance based exercises. Endomondo Sports Tracker is a free app that you can find here at the Windows Phone Store.
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6 Week Training (free): If you need an exercise routine, take a look at 6 Week Training. The app tests your current fitness level and selects an appropriate workout regiment for you to follow and track your progress along the way.
Every two weeks, the 6 Week Training app will put you through an Exhaustion Test to determine which level of the training program you should pursue during the next week.
6 Week Training concentrates on five exercises; pushups, situps, pullups, dips and squats. There is also a Super Set Mode that combines multiple exercises in on session. The goal is to get you to the point where you can do 100 pushups, 250 situps, 250 squats, 150 dips and 20 pullups.
Additional features include Skydrive support to backup/restore your training history, a Live Tile to show the next workout target, reminders and a Metronome to help you keep pace.
6 Week Training is a free, ad supported app that you can find here at the Windows Phone Store.
Zombies Run! (trial/$1.99): For those familiar with Zombies Run!, you'll know that the developer recently announced they are dropping support for the Windows Phone platform. While such news is never good, Zombies Run! is still a nice exercise app worth recommending.
Zombies Run! is a unique exercise app that has you base your runs or walks on a storyline. You play the role of Runner 5 and must out run the Zombies to collect supplies to help build up your base camp.
Zombies Run! has 35 missions and over 45 runs worth of game play. The app will track your distance, time and pace during the runs and afterwards you can use the supplies you've collected to fortify your basecamp.
While we won't see any new updates to Zombies Run! if you're looking for a unique exercise app, Zombies Run! is worth a try. There is a trial version that lets you tackle the first few missions and the full version is running $1.99. You can find it all here in the Windows Phone Store.
DeekFit Gym (free): If the gym is your cup of tea for staying fit, DeekFit Gym will help you track workouts, build routines, monitor your weight, set goals and calculate your BMI, BMR, and Wilks total.
DeekFit Gym's main pages include a Menu Page, a Weight tracking page, and a MyFitness Page to track your workout progress. The Menu Page is the primary page of the app where you can start a free workout, tap into your routines, view your workout entries, review information on the various gym exercises, view your stats, and access a timer and calculator feature.
DeekFit Gym has the option to create a free membership but you can use the app without the DeekFit account. The membership will allow you to sync/backup your workout data if you upgrade to DeekFit Gym Pro ($2.99) that you can find here.
If you're content with ads and don't have the need to sync your workouts, DeekFit Gym (the free version) can be found here at the Windows Phone Store.
Pocket Trainer (trial/$1.99): Pocket Trainer is a nice fitness app for your Windows Phone that creates personalized and balanced exercise programs. A personal trainer of sorts.
When you first launch Pocket Trainer you establish a profile that includes your current height/weight, exercise experience and what exercise gear you have access to. Your profile will serve as the foundation Pocket Trainer uses to create your workouts. Once you created your profile, you are sent to the main page for Pocket Trainer where you select how much time you have to workout (20,40 or 60 minutes) and where you are working out (home/gym).
A workout will be generated based on the time and place selected that includes the exercise, reps and in tapping on the exercise you can view videos demonstrating the exercise. Pocket Trainer has over 400 exercises and workouts are automatically tracked. As you progress through the workouts, programs are updated accordingly.
There is a trial version available for Pocket Trainer with the full version currently running $1.99. You can find Pocket Trainer here at the Windows Phone Store.
Again, these are but a few of the exercise apps available for your Windows Phone. You also have Runtastic, RunSat, Sports Tracker, Gym PocketGuide and many more.
With February being Fitness Month here at Windows Phone Central and Mobile Nations look for more reviews and news on fitness apps over the next few weeks. In the meantime, if you have a favorite exercise app you would recommend, chime in below in the comments.
George is the Reviews Editor at Windows Central, concentrating on Windows 10 PC and Mobile apps. He's been a supporter of the platform since the days of Windows CE and uses his current Windows 10 Mobile phone daily to keep up with life and enjoy a game during down time.


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BISC110/F12: Lab 6 Taster SNP1
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs, pronounced "snips") represent the simplest type of genetic variation between individuals. A SNP refers to a specific location in the genome where different people have been shown to have a different nucleotide. If more than one percent of the population has a different nucleotide at a particular location, that location is considered a SNP. If less than one percent of the population has a different nucleotide, it is considered a mutation (Alberts et al. 2010).
There are approximately 3 million SNPs throughout the human genome, yet they do not all behave independently. Groups of nearby SNPs are often inherited together in what are called haplotype blocks (see Figure 19-36 in your Alberts text). Depending on the region of the genome and the location of prior meiotic recombination, a haplotype block can span one or many genes.
Some SNPs appear to be benign, while others are associated with an increased risk of developing disease. To try to determine genetic risk factors for disease, scientists have compared SNPs in healthy individuals to SNPs in individuals with a particular disease. If a SNP is associated with an increased risk of disease, it's important to keep in mind that it may not be causative. Furthermore, many SNPs that are associated with disease confer only a modest increase in disease risk. In this lab, you will have the opportunity to experimentally examine a SNP located within the TAS2R38 gene (also called the PTC Taster gene). While variations in TAS2R38 genotype had long been thought to be benign, recent work has suggested a correlation between TAS2R38 genotype and disease risk (Carrai et al. 2011, Lee et al. 2012).
PTC Taste Genetics
In the 1930's Arthur Fox, a chemist at Dupont, synthesized phenylthiocarbamide (PTC). While transferring the compound to a bottle he generated a cloud of PTC dust which elicited a dramatic response in his lab mate. Although Fox tasted nothing, his colleague, C. R. Noller, complained that the dust was intensely bitter. (If you are interested, Arthur L. Fox's original 1932 paper, The Relationship Between Chemical Constitution and Health, can be read at the web site of the journal, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.)
Since Fox's serendipitous discovery, variation in the ability to taste PTC (and other related bitter compounds such as those found in broccoli!) has become one of the most studied human genetic traits. On the surface, PTC sensitivity appears to be inherited as a simple Mendelian trait with two alleles, T for taster and t for nontaster. In reality its inheritance is much more complicated. Today we know that PTC sensitivity is mediated by the PTC Taster gene (aka TAS2R38) that encodes a bitter taste receptor (a heteromeric G-protein coupled receptor) which is found on the surface of cells of the tongue (Kim et al. 2003).
Additional studies of the PTC Taster gene in humans across the globe have revealed that there are two common alleles, taster and nontaster; however, there are at least nineteen other rare alleles that affect the taster phenotype. These different forms of the gene code for proteins that vary in their ability to bind bitter compounds such as PTC. The two common alleles of the PTC Taster gene differ by three SNPs (see table below).
Nucleotide position | Taster | Nontaster |
145 | CCA pro |
GCA ala |
785 | GCT ala |
GTT val |
886 | GTC val |
ATC ile |
The common nontaster allele has a G at nucleotide position 145 (G145), T at position 785 (T785) and A at position 886 (A886). This nontaster allele (G145/T785/A886) produces a polypeptide with alanine, valine and isoleucine at these sites and therefore is referred to as the AVI allele. The common taster allele C145/C785/G886, produces a polypeptide with proline, alanine, and valine at these sites and is referred to as the PAV allele.
The SNP at position 785 is useful for determining PTC genotype since the common taster sequence in this region forms a Fnu4H1 restriction enzyme digestion (cut) site. In contrast, in the common nontaster allele, there is a T at position 785 (instead of C785), which eliminates this restriction enzyme digestion (cut) site. (A restriction site is a specific DNA sequence that is recognized and cleaved by a specific restriction enzyme or endonuclease.) There are two other Fnu4H1 restriction sites within the PTC gene, but we will use primers specifically designed to amplify the region flanking the one polymorphic Fnu4H1 site at position 785 while excluding the other two. Using these primers in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) generates a 303 base pair (bp) DNA fragment. Restriction digestion of this PCR product with Fnu4H1 will yield one 303 bp fragment for the common nontaster allele (because the restriction enzyme cut site is not present) and two shorter fragments (64 bp and 239 bp) for the common taster allele. Visit the Dolan DNA center web site at [1] to learn more about PCR and see an animation of how it works.
Fnu4H1 Restriction Site
N can be any of the 4 bases
Figure 1. Sequence of the common Taster allele of the PTC gene. The 3 SNPs are highlighted in blue with the nucleotide found in the common nontaster allele shown below the taster. The position of the forward and reverse PCR primers are shown in green and red, respectively. The Fnu4H1 site that will be present in your PCR products and which you will exploit for genotype analysis is underlined in black surrounding position 785.
In two-weeks of lab experiments and a third lab meeting of discussion, you will be provided with a phenotype and determine the genotype at the PTC Taster gene locus of a hypothetical Wellesley student. You will also explore some of the ethical issues surrounding personal genomics and learn more about writing a scientific paper. In the first week you will be given a sample of human DNA representing an individual with a self-described PTC phenotype and an unknown PTC Taster genotype. You will begin the process of determining your sample's genotype by extracting and purifying human DNA contained within bacterial plasmids (a plasmid is a circular piece of DNA). You will then use the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify a region of DNA that contains a SNP in the PTC Taster gene. PCR is a technique which exploits in vitro DNA replication by a heat stable DNA polymerase to produce millions of copies of a specific DNA sequence. In addition, we will watch a video about some of the ethical issues related to the use of SNPs and other genetic information. In the second lab you will experimentally determine your sample's genotype by digesting your PCR product with the restriction enzyme Fnu4H1 and analyzing the products by agarose gel electrophoresis. You will then analyze phenotype and genotype data from the entire course and make figures in preparation for a data analysis meeting. You will also outline your introduction and discussion sections to use in a writing workshop to prepare you for writing a partial scientific paper on your findings.
Lab 6 - Taster SNP Week 1
PART I: DNA extraction and purification (using QIAprep® Spin Miniprep Kit from Qiagen)
You will use a kit to isolate bacterial plasmid DNA (containing part of the human PTC gene). You will use a commercially available kit to isolate bacterial plasmid DNA (containing part of the human PTC Taster gene). You will chemically break these bacterial cells open and use a silica-based spin column to separate the DNA from the other cellular components.
- 1. Your instructor will assign you a DNA sample number and tell you whether that individual self-identified as having a T (taster), NT (non-taster), or PT (partial taster) phenotype. Record your DNA assigned number and phenotype in your lab notebook, so you don't forget them! You will need to remember your number so you can record your genotype results next to the phenotype results you have been given.
- You will be provided with a bacterial cell pellet in a 1.5 mL microfuge tube. Be sure that this tube has the same number that you were just assigned.
- Resuspend the pelleted bacterial cells in 250 μL of Buffer P1 (resuspension buffer) by vortexing or pipetting up and down until no cell clumps remain. Check with your instructor to ensure that you have resuspended the cells properly.
- Add 250 μL of Buffer P2 (lysis buffer) and mix thoroughly by gently inverting the tube 6 times. Do NOT vortex or the DNA will be sheared. Be sure that the solution is viscous and slightly clear before proceeding to the next step. In any case, do not let the lysis reaction proceed for more than five minutes.
- Add 350 μL of Buffer N3 (neutralization buffer) and mix immediately and thoroughly by inverting the tube 6 times. The solution should become cloudy.
- Centrifuge for 10 minutes at 13,000 rpm in a table-top microcentrifuge. A compact white pellet will form along the side of the tube.
- Label a QIAprep spin column with your number while you are waiting for the centrifugation step to be done.
- Apply the supernatant from the step 6 to your labeled QIAprep spin column by decanting.
- Centrifuge for 30 seconds at 13,000 rpm and discard the flow-through by dumping the contents of the collection tube into your liquid waste container.
- Wash the QIAprep spin column by adding 500 μL of Buffer PB (to wash away trace nucleases) and centrifuging at 13,000 rpm for 30 seconds. Discard the flow-through by dumping the contents of the collection tube into your liquid waste container.
- Wash the QIAprep spin column by adding 750 μL of Buffer PE and centrifuging at 13,000 rpm for 30 seconds. Discard the flow-through by dumping the contents of the collection tube into your liquid waste container.
- Centrifuge the QIAprep spin column for an additional 1 minute to remove any residual wash buffer. Residual ethanol from Buffer PE may inhibit the PCR reaction so it is very important that you discard the flow-through in step 11 before proceeding with this step.
- Discard the collection tube and place the QIAprep column in a clean labeled 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube. To elute the DNA from the QIAprep column, add 50 μL Buffer EB (10mM Tris-Cl, pH 8.5) to the center of the QIAprep spin column. Be careful not to touch the membrane with your pipette tip. Let stand 1 minute and then centrifuge at 13,000 rpm for 1 minute. You now have purified bacterial plasmid DNA containing a region of the human PTC Taster gene.
PART II: Dilution of your DNA for use in the PCR reaction
You probably purified between 5 and 15 μg of plasmid DNA! Since it is ideal to use less than 1 ng of plasmid DNA in a PCR reaction, you will need to make a 1/10,000 dilution of your DNA in water. You could add 1 μL of plasmid DNA to 9,999 μL of water, but this would not be a very accurate way to make a 1/10,000 dilution. Therefore, you will set up a series of dilutions to obtain your desired final dilution.
- Begin by making 1000 μL of a 1/100 dilution of your plasmid in water. To do this, you should add _____ μL of plasmid DNA to ______ μL of water. Using your 1/100 dilution, then make 1000 μL of a 1/10,000 dilution by adding ______ μL of your 1/100 dilution to _______ μL of water. You now have a 1/10,000 dilution of plasmid DNA and you will use this in PART III.
- Store your DNA on ice until you are ready to set up the PCR reaction.
PART III: PCR of your PTC Taster gene (using PuRe Taq Ready-To-Go Master Mix beads (GE Healthcare)
Next, you will set up a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) designed to amplify a portion of your extracted DNA. Specifically, we will amplify the region of the PTC Taster gene that contains the SNP at position 785 (the one which creates a Fnu4H1 site if a C is present). We need to use PCR so we will have enough DNA to specifically analyze the region of the PTC Taster gene surrounding the SNP at position 785. The forward and reverse primer sites (where the primers will bind) for our reactions are shown in Figure 1. In your notebook record the sequences of the forward and reverse primers. Use the convention of writing the primer sequence beginning with the 5' end. As you determine the primer sequences, keep in mind that your template DNA will initially be double stranded (just one of the strands is shown in Figure 1). The strand shown in Figure 1 is represented in the 5' to 3' orientation. Imagine that the complementary strand is also there (the complementary strand must be in the 3' to 5' orientation since the two DNA strands are antiparallel). The two template DNA strands will separate during the denaturation phase of the PCR reaction and then the primers will be able to anneal during the annealing phase of the PCR reaction. To determine the orientation of the primers, keep in mind that newly synthesized DNA will be made in the 5' to 3' direction (therefore new nucleotides will be added to the 3' end of the primer) during the extension phase of the PCR reaction. Have your instructor check your sequences before proceeding.
- Locate a PCR tube, containing a master mix bead. Use a permanent marker to label the top of the tube with your student number. One partner in each group will also prepare a control DNA sample for PCR in addition to her own DNA. She will obtain 2 PCR tubes and label one with her student number and the other will be labeled C (for Control). The control DNA contains a mixture of the C785 and T785 alleles. Marvel at the size of these tubes. "Master mix" is the commonly used term for this subset of the PCR components: it contains Taq polymerase, dNTPs, and buffer. In this case, the components have been dried into a bead, so you'll dissolve the bead into solution using your primers and DNA. Be especially careful with the PCR tubes. The walls are very thin and easy to damage.
- Tap the bottom of the tubes, very gently, on your bench to get the bead of reagents into the bottom of the tube BEFORE you open it! Pipette 20 μL of primers into each PCR tube. The two primers (one forward and one reverse primer) necessary to replicate both strands of your DNA are included in this reagent. The final concentration of each primer in the PCR tube will be 0.2 μM.
- Very carefully, pipette 5 μL of your 1/10,000 dilution of plasmid DNA into the appropriate PCR tube. If you are doing the control, go to the instructor's bench and ask him/her to pipette 5 μL of control DNA into your PCR tube labeled C.
- Mix the contents well by gently flicking the bottom of the tube. Then, vortex the tubes gently (at a vortex speed of 3) until the beads have gone completely into solution. The contents of the tubes should be clear.
- Using the centrifuge located next to the PCR machine, microfuge the tubes briefly (5 seconds) to get all the contents to the bottom. You will need to use adapters to microfuge these tiny tubes; the microcentrifuge next to the PCR machine is outfitted with these adaptors.
- Follow the instructions of your lab instructor for loading your samples into the PCR machine (called a "thermal cycler"). Your instructor will tell you how to record the location of your tubes in the thermal cycler on the template provided.
- Your lab instructor will return to lab after the PCR cycles are complete and transfer your PCR reactions into the freezer for storage.
Here is the cycle we will use for your samples:
First, there is an initial step for 10 minutes at 95C to activate the polymerase.
This is followed by 40 cycles with the following pattern:
1 minute at 95C, for "melting" the DNA
1 minute at 55C, for annealing the primers to the single stranded DNA
1 minute at 72C, for synthesizing new DNA
There is then a 10 minute stage at 72C, to complete whatever synthesis has been started.
Finally, the tubes are chilled at 4C until someone moves them to the freezer for longer term storage.
PART IV. SNPs and bioethics
- As a class we will view a short video of a Nova scienceNOW episode that explores some of the ethical and policy issues that stem from the use of SNPs and other forms of genetic testing for medical diagnosis and assessment of genetic risk. Movie can be accessed at : NOVA Science NOW
- Read the following background information on restriction enzymes found at: SNP Restriction Enzymes and on gel electrophoresis at: Gel Electrophoresis.
- Read background information on SNPs in your textbook, pp. 678-684.
- Read the Abstract and Introduction of the following article, Wooding et al., Natural Selection and Molecular Evolution in PTC, a Bitter-Taste Receptor Gene. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 74:637–646, 2004. | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1181941/?tool=pubmed You should bring a hard copy of this article to lab next time.
- (5 points) Answer the following SNP Taster Questions. This assignment must be done individually.
The Answers to the following questions will be turned in at the beginning of Lab 7. You may download a .doc file of these questions here Media:Taster_questions110112_F12.doc to use as a template for your answers.
The following terms should be used to fill in the blanks for questions 1-3. Each term must be used one time.
1. Madeline was in the lab when her friend opened up a container of PTC. All of a sudden she noticed a horrible taste in her mouth. At this point, we know that Madeline has a taster _______________ but we are not yet sure of her__________________.
2. The PTC gene on one of Katherine's chromosomes was examined and it contains a C at position 145, a C at position 785, and a G at position 886. Katherine has the common nontaster PAV _______________ or _________________.
3. One of Leticia's copies of chromosome 14 was examined. Like 12% of human chromosomes examined, she has a T at position 883 of gene X. Like 0.2 % of human chromosomes examined, she has a G at position 664 of gene Y. Her T at position 883 of gene X is considered a _____________ and her G at position 664 of gene Y is considered a ____________.
4. Ingrid has the following SNPs on one copy of chromosome 20:
G at position 334 of gene A
T at position 586 of gene A
C at position 23 of gene B
A at position 437 of gene B
A at position 978 of gene B
Determine if the following combinations of SNPs are considered to be a haplotype only, an allele only, or both.
5. Think about the results you expect from next week's electrophoretic separation. After considering all you now know about PTC gene polymorphisms, draw the expected migration locations of the Fnu4H1 digested PCR product obtained from a homozygous taster C785/C785(left lane), a homozygous nontaster T785/T785 (center lane) and a heterozygote C785/T785(right lane) on a diagram of an agarose gel (template shown below).


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Like many great stories, this one begins with two people meeting, falling in love and deciding to spend the rest of their lives together.
After serving in the South Pacific as a marine in WWII, Sherm Olsrud settled in Eugene, Oregon -- quite a change from his home state of North Dakota. Not long after that he met Wanda who was working in a restaurant operated by Sherm's Aunt and Uncle. It didn't take long for the two of them to figure out a future together sounded pretty good, so they were married in 1947 and set about making a life together.
About 10 years later, they bought Wilson's Sausage Kitchen on the corner of Hwy 99 W. and Roosevelt Boulevard in Eugene, Oregon and set about recreating it in their image.
By 1961 their hard work, long hours and innovative thinking paid off when they moved into a brand new 10,000 square foot building and opened a full-fledged grocery store with four checkstands they called Sherm's 24 Hour Market. They figured the night stockers could check-out customers as well.
"I gave it a lot of thought," says Sherm, "Being the first 24-hour store there, we created our own niche."
Wanda ran the office and Sherm handled the meat counter. They operated the store along with partner Floyd Hodges, until they bought him out a few years later.
By the time the mid-1960's came around they were ready to grow, but didn't have the resources to finance an entirely new operation.
"We couldn't expand the store, because there wasn't any more room and Sherm always wanted the store to grow," Wanda Olsrud says.
That's when fate stepped in one more time and in 1967 they were presented with the opportunity to purchase the six year old Thunderbird Market in Medford, Oregon.
"I'd rather not say what we bid," Sherm says, "But it was real, real cheap."
"We couldn't afford a new sign so we kept the name," Wanda recalls. "We added Sherm's to it because we didn't want to be stuck with other people's bills."
The Olsruds both worked 15 to 16 hours a day, seven days a week to make sure the new store was a success. They were also helped by their son Steve, who had been a courtesy clerk and box boy in his parents store in Eugene. Steve started out as a checker -- eventually working his way up to store manager before taking on even bigger responsibilities in the family business.
The company became a "chain" when the Olsruds expanded into Klamath Falls, Oregon, by purchasing the Mayfair Market in the Shasta Shopping Center in January 1974. In 2006 they built a brand-new store across the parking lot after the original building started feeling a little cramped.
In November 1977, Sherm and Wanda acquired the old Bazaar department store on Biddle Road in Medford, Oregon. They renamed it Sherm's Thunderbird and operated it as a one-stop shopping center until 1985. When the Olsruds obtained a Food 4 Less franchise, they converted it into a 24-hour warehouse grocery store in July 1985.
Their fourth location was added in April 2000 when the company purchased the struggling Food World in Roseburg, Oregon. Keeping much of the original staff and converting it to a 24-hour warehouse style operation enabled them to quickly turn the store around.
The Olsruds take care of the basics, go by the book and stay astride of industry changes. They were a pioneer in the 24-hour market in Eugene and were the first grocers in the Rogue Valley to adopt bar-code scanners.
"On an every-day basis, things are changing all the time," Sherm says. "We go to seminars, buying shows and lectures. It's a changing world and you've got to keep your eyes and ears open."
But technology alone doesn't create the kind of customer loyalty the Sherm's stores see. The Olsrud's original commitment to customer service, good value and large selection are still practiced daily throughout the company.
"The customer is still the boss," says Sherm, "always has been and always will be because the customer has a lot of options."
The Olsruds continue to be active in supporting many local activities in the communities they serve. From youth and high school sports, to donations to local food banks, to funding scholarships the Olsrud family loves sharing the rewards of their success.They are especially enthusiastic about supporting 4-H and FFA programs in Douglas, Jackson, Josephine and Klamath counties. The Olsruds not only donate to those programs but they've become fixtures at local youth livestock auctions over the years - purchasing thousands of animals which are later sold in their stores.
The entire Olsrud family wishes to thank the great customers who continue to shop at their stores and the fantastic employees who work so hard to carry on the legacy Sherm and Wanda created.
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Less than a year after orchestrating a bounty program in Saint Louis, Gregg Williams will be back in the NFL next season. The Tennessee Titans have hired the former Saints defensive coordinator as a senior assistant coach.
Back in May of last year, Williams was suspended indefinitely for being part of a scheme in which he set up cash rewards for hits that knocked opponents out of games.
"Kill the head, the body will die," Williams was heard saying to his players in audio released by a documentary filmmaker.
Today, the Titans said in a press release that the NFL had lifted its ban on Williams. The team issued this statement:
"Commissioner Roger Goodell today notified Gregg Williams and the Tennessee Titans that Williams' contract with the Titans has been approved and that he has been reinstated. The commissioner cited several reasons for the reinstatement, including Williams' forthcoming acknowledgement of and acceptance of responsibility for his role in the bounty program at the Saints, his commitment to never again be involved in a pay-for-performance or bounty system, and his pledge to teach safe play and respect for the rules at all levels of the game. The commissioner emphasized that Williams must fully conform to league rules and will be subject to periodic monitoring to confirm his compliance."
Along with Williams, the NFL issued punishment to four players, but in December of last year, former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliablue, who was appointed to oversee player appeals, vacated the punishments.
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are skipping the Oscars this year because Anne Hathaway's hosting. Like a humorless Wu Tang Clan for the next generation, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes ain't nothin' to fuck with.
The couple is sore over Anne's SNL impression of Katie, wherein Anne depicted Katie as a nervous, breathy, overgrown insecure teenager. If Tom and Katie are this thin-skinned about one relatively good-natured ribbing incident, I sure hope no one tells them about the internet, which is basically made of cats, oversharing, porn, and jokes about Tom Cruise. [Showbiz Spy]
Mel B and Victoria Beckham are beefing over the fact that Posh won't give Mel clothes from Posh's line. Victoria should have seen this coming, for as the Spice Girls have said, "If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends, but if you wanna be my friend, you gotta give me all the dresses I ask for." [Digital Spy]
Glee is not going to be doing a special Justin Bieber episode, which is disappointing, as I would have been interested in seeing if the show could break the land speed record for sucking. A Bieber themed episode may have even broken the suck sound barrier. I guess Glee's team of suck-scientists must have gotten scared. [Perez]
In other news about the show that I bitterly still watch in hopes it will magically become good, Lady Gaga's new single is going to be performed by the heavily autotuned Glee cast. [MTV]
Oh my god, it never ends. Gwyneth Paltrow is going to return to Glee as a love interest of Mr. Shue, the most prominent teacher of questionable sexual morals since Mary Kay Letourneau. [HuffPo]
The Game has been ordered to pay $50,000 because of a fight that erupted at a family funeral. Some intrepid research revealed to me that the letters to "funeral fight" rearranged spell "I flung father," which doesn't shed any light on why Game was involved in a postmortem smackdown, but it does provide about two seconds of amusement. [Digital Spy]
Brooke Shields won't allow her children to act. This is kind of like how when I was a kid, my mom wouldn't let me watch Saved By The Bell or movies rated higher than PG because she was afraid that it would teach me how to be sassy. And, thanks to her efforts, I never sassed anyone, ever, in my entire life. Good luck with that, Brooke. [Digital Spy]
Due to historical inaccuracy, The History Channel has refused to air The Kennedys. I'm calling bullshit on this one. Who says The Kennedy's didn't build a time machine and go back to the Middle Ages and teach a young group of ragtag misfits about rock'n'roll? And why's everyone freaking out over that scene where Joe Kennedy and Rameses II are on a race against time to erect an obelisk at Karnak before Aten unleashes his wrath? Prove it didn't happen, History Channel. [Daily Mail]
Elton John and his partner have chosen a lesbian couple to serve as godparents for their new son, which is all well and good, except for the fact that how are two godmoms going to possibly raise a well adjusted godchild? Who is going to play godcatch with the boy? Who is going to teach him about the godbirds and the godbees? Who is going to show him how to godshave? [Daily Mail]
Emma Watson has so much money that she doesn't even know what to do with it. My suggestion, Emma: take up origami. [Showbiz Spy]
Seth Rogen was amazed by the "insane" budget in The Green Hornet. [Contact Music]
Lindsay Lohan is getting a new roommate that she met in rehab and allowing her roommate to stay with her rent-free. World Good Decision Champion 2011.[TMZ]
Omarion announced to his fans that he is bisexual. I would like to announce to Omarion's fans that his first name sounds like an adjective, as in "I was no match for him in the boxing match; his lightning-fast reflexes landed blow after omarion blow." or "After I spent the evening taking dozens of shots of whiskey, I spent the next day throwing up positively omarion amount of vomit." [Bossip]
Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr are the proud new parents of a baby boy, soon to be ashamed new parents when the baby boy learns how to throw temper tantrums in the middle of the grocery store and like walk around preschool with both of his hands down his pants. [Daily Express]
When I read the headline "Garfield Overwhelmed By Spider-Man Suit," I originally pictured a fat lasagna eating cartoon cat struggling to don a spandex suit designed for a lithe but strong young man. But then I realized that the headlined referred to Andrew Garfield, not Garfield the cat. [Digital Spy]
Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy might rekindle their romance, which is worrisome, as Jim Carrey's irrational fear of inoculation has prevented him from receiving his proper vaccinations and is thus at high risk of catching cooties from Jenny McCarthy.[Showbiz Spy]
Carey Mulligan is reportedly taking a pill in order to regrow her hair, because in the magical land of the mind of whoever wrote this article, cutting your hair makes it grow more slowly. If only Carey had magic beans! They would solve all of our problems! [Daily Mail]
Coldplay's new album is about addiction and obsessive compulsive disorder, and also kind of implicitly about being a watered down Hallmark ripoff of Radiohead, like all Coldplay albums. [MTV]
Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron were spotted making out at a club, despite the fact that they've broken up. Let's all collectively clutch our pearls like so, as I'm sure no one has ever made out with an ex, ever. [Us]
Angelina from Jersey Shore is trying to be a professional wrestler. Professional wrestling is to 2011 what accidentally releasing a sex tape was to 2001. [TMZ]
Penelope Cruz laughed constantly during the filming of the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film. Filming a pirate-themed movie is all fun and games until someone contracts a serious case of tropical laughing disease. [Digital Spy]
Elijah Wood has been signed to appear in The Hobbit. I hope they find a way to pay homage to the forgotten cinematic achievement of Flipper, the Citizen Kane of the 1990's. [MTV]
Matt Damon wants to film his own Bourne movie. Title suggestions: The Bourne Tomfoolery or The Bourne Shenanigans.[Digital Spy]
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A House committee is investigating last month's attack that killed the ambassador to Libya and three other Americans at a consulate in the city of Benghazi. And today, senior State Department officials will be on the receiving end of politically-charged questions. Republicans say that the Obama administration rejected repeated requests for more security.
NPR's Michele Kelemen has more.
MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: A Republican on the House Oversight Committee, Jason Chaffetz, traveled to Libya over the weekend to prepare for today's hearing and he has lots of questions about why requests for more security were denied.
REPRESENTATIVE JASON CHAFFETZ: Remember, Libya is a situation that just went through a revolution. Our compound in Benghazi had been bombed twice. And right around corner at the British consulate there in Benghazi, the British ambassador had experienced two assassination attempts. So this is a very tumultuous situation in the run-up to 9/11.
KELEMEN: Among the witnesses Republicans called are Eric Nordstrom, who was a State Department regional security officer in Libya and Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Wood, who headed a security support team there. Chaffetz says they will lay out the requests they made for more resources and the responses they got from Washington.
CHAFFETZ: At least one, if not both of these gentlemen, will testify they were told: Don't put that in writing anymore. You are not going to get it. Don't ask for it. Don't do that.
KELEMEN: Colonel Wood told CBS News that Ambassador Chris Stevens, who was killed in Benghazi, was constantly concerned about the threats to himself and the entire staff there and Wood wanted his team to stay beyond August.
The State Department says the departure of that security support team had no impact on the total number of fully trained American security personnel in Libya. And points out that the team was based in Tripoli, not Benghazi.
At her daily briefings, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland has been tight lipped about such details, saying only the department is cooperating with members of congress.
VICTORIA NULAND: We consider the Hill a vital partner in our efforts to ensure that our diplomats and our facilities are secure. So we are doing as much as we can to be responsive to the various requests that we've had.
KELEMEN: Utah Congressman Chaffetz accuses the administration of downplaying the terrorist threat in Libya, to try to make things look more normal.
CHAFFETZ: Rather than security dictating security, they wanted the political talking point to be able to show that they were, quote/unquote, "normalizing as quickly as possible."
KELEMEN: Democrats say Republicans are playing politics, withholding documents and effectively excluding Democrats from that trip to Libya over the weekend. Committee Democrats also note that since 2011, House Republicans voted to cut embassy security funding by about half a billion dollars, though the Senate restored some of that money.
Michele Kelemen, NPR News, Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Today's Names to Know: Ohio State and LSU, Hawaii and New Orleans, Luke McCown and Josh McCown, LaDainian Tomlinson and Adrian Peterson, Johan Santana and Phil Hughes, Randy Edsall and Bo Pelini, Texas and UCLA hoops, Grant Hill and Tim Duncan, and More!
UPDATE: This week's Deadspin CFB guest-post is up.
UPDATE 2: I have created a public group in ESPN's College Bowl Mania. Group name is the usual: Daily Quickie Readers. As always, no password required. Hope to see you in there! Sign up now! (Daily reminders over the next two weeks...)
BCS Mania! For the second year in a row, it will be top-ranked Ohio State in the national title game against an SEC champ ranked No. 2.
It's hard to argue with it. Oklahoma fans will disagree, as will Georgia, Virginia Tech, USC and Kansas fans. But LSU was the best choice of a pretty messy situation.
Rose: USC vs. Illinois
Sugar: Georgia vs. Hawaii
Fiesta: Oklahoma vs. West Virginia
Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Kansas
Will there be a "split" title? Interestingly, Oklahoma, Georgia and USC will have a hard time generating any momentum for it, because the teams they are playing aren't even in the AP Top 9.
Anyway, I fully expect a whole lot of griping about LSU, but if we know nothing else about the BCS, it is what it is. And, if the result is anything like last year's, the clearest way to end any doubt is for the "controversial" No. 2 to throttle the "clear-cut" No. 1.
Clarification: My insisting, all week long, that
Much more on the BCS and college football throughout the week and month... but I'm more than a little sad that the regular season is over, particularly a regular season as wild as this one has been.
NFL Round-Up: It's the time of year when Fantasy playoff races trump actual playoff races. Here's hoping your opponent this week didn't have LaDainian Tomlinson or Adrian Peterson -- or start Luke McCown at QB because he had some sort of "gut" feeling.
Notes: I'm sure that was a doubly depressing outcome for Redskins fans... The Colts foiled the Jags for the second time this season (but, again, seriously: does any playoff jockeying in the AFC matter?)... So as seemingly half the NFC battles for that 6th and final playoff spot, the Vikings must feel good knowing that they have Adrian Peterson... Sunday Night: How frustrated must Steelers fans be that their team is 9-3 but they are given virtually no chance of winning the AFC?
Dolphins 0-16 Watch: If the question was "Can it get worse for the Dolphins than that 3-0 debacle last Monday in
MNF Tonight: Pats-Ravens. Sizes up as another ass-kicking by the Pats en route to 19-0.
MLB Hot Stove: Yankees closer to Santana than Red Sox because they are willing to give up Phil Hughes? The Yankees have set a deadline of today to complete a deal. Will the Twins pull the trigger or will they lose their leverage? Would the Yankees really pull out, leaving Santana to the Red Sox?
If the Red Sox want Santana, it looks like they're going to have to give up on Jacoby Ellsbury. I know they're high on him, but I'm not sure how they can compare a good, rising outfield talent to the best pitcher of our generation. (Especially if they let the Yankees get him.)
Meanwhile, the Winter Meetings start today, and there's a lot of talk about trades. Not just involving Santana, but Miguel Cabrera is expected to be moved, too. Cabrera is only one of the Top 3 young hitters in MLB. No impact there or anything.
CFB Coaching Carousel: Randy Edsall caught whatever Les Miles had, and turned down Georgia Tech to stay at UConn, either understanding that his current job isn't so bad, understanding a better job is likely if he waits a year or understanding that GA Tech ain't such a good job.
Bo Pelini takes over at
More Bowling: Of all of the non-BCS bowl matchups,
CBB: Couple of very intriguing results in the Pac-10/Big 12 Challenge (or "Hardwood Series"):
Most notably, No. 1 UCLA was taken down at home by upstart No. 8
NBA Sunday Stud: Grant Hill, who had 28 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals in what might have been his best game since he was in Detroit and considered one of the Top 10 talents in the league. The Suns rolls over the Knicks, of course, but what an offseason pick-up for
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I wanted to create a place for this conversation to continue, with the participants having a little more control. So, we created dscommenters.blogspot.com, a blog dedicated entirely to the commenting "regulars" who enjoy discussing (and, yes, arguing) about sports topics all day. Participation on that blog's comment section is by approval only.
If you are a commenting "regular" who would like to be part of this group (or just interested in becoming one), please send an email to dscommenters-[at]-gmail-[dot]-com. Include your email address and Blogger screen name that you have used to make comments on the blog before. You will undoubtedly be approved.
Meanwhile, the usual comments will continue to live on DanShanoff.com. They will continue to be "moderated." If you mainly want to make a smart one-off comment about one of the topics covered in the blog, this will continue to be a good forum for that.
Again, this is just an experiment, partly due to necessity, partly due to opportunity and partly due to the terrific community of commenters that has grown and developed since this blog launched last year.


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No Farm Bill Leaves Uncertainty for Farmers
US - Congress adjourned until after the November elections without action on a new farm bill. That presents farmers with a great deal of uncertainty moving forward. University of Missouri Extension agricultural economist Scott Brown says that after many months of negotiations and listening sessions, Congress failed to advance new farm policy."The Senate did end up passing a farm bill from the floor and although the House did pass a bill out of committee it never reached the House floor, which is the next step in the process," Mr Brown said. "So with Congress not back in session until after the election, we're in a situation where we are not going to know very much until the lame-duck session, and guessing what will happen during that session at this point is pretty tough."
Mr Brown says that the outcome of the election may indicate what option Congress will pursue in regard to the farm bill in the lame-duck session.
"If the Republicans were to take control of both the House and Senate, I certainly think that is a situation where it could be more apt to see a short-term extension and the Republicans restarting the farm bill process going into 2013," Mr Brown said. "If control of the two chambers remains split, then I think we might see them work hard in lame duck to get a farm bill done."
However, finishing a farm bill will still prove to be extremely difficult. Congress was unable to do so during the past two years, and during the lame duck it will only have four weeks. Mr Brown says the commodity titles that came from the Senate floor and through the House Agriculture Committee are not all that different and he doesn't expect it to be that large of an issue to compromise on. Cuts in nutrition may be where a struggle will ensue, as the Senate wanted fewer cuts than many of the more conservative members of the House are asking for.
So far, much of the discussion about the farm bill in the House of Representatives has centered on funding cuts, deficit reduction and tax policy rather than the actual components of a comprehensive farm policy bill.
"There is certainly a lot of difference of opinion when you look at the House side in terms of how far cuts need to go, and I think that's why they're so held up at this point in time," Mr Brown said. "They have to come back following the election and talk about some type of either extension or a new farm bill."
If Congress is unable to take some action, farm policy could revert back to 1949 permanent law. Mr Brown says that the end of the year is critical for either an extension or a farm bill; otherwise, some features of permanent law could start kicking in. He says that implementing permanent law would be a huge undertaking for USDA and he thinks it is still highly unlikely to happen.
"If you think you can take 1949 law and apply it in 2012 without some issues, then you haven't thought very carefully about how agriculture has changed over the last several decades," Mr Brown said.
The cost of a farm bill looking ahead is a concern for Mr Brown. If a short-term extension is passed and the farm bill is reopened in 2013, it will start with a new budget developed by the Congressional Budget Office.
"When I look at what I expect to see there, it is probably less money in the baseline," Mr Brown said. "We're already talking about needing to make cuts. The cuts could seem much deeper because of a different baseline. So this notion that we could extend current law, roll into 2013 and pick up where we left off may not hold if the new baseline against which we're going to measure things has changed a lot."


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Iowans are famously nice — so nice, it seems, they'll let you hold a campaign event on their property even if they won't vote for you.
Hours after President Obama paid a visit to a central Iowa farm Tuesday afternoon, the farm owner's adult son issued a statement not exactly in line with the Obama campaign's talking points.
Jarret Heil, farmer Jeff Heil's son, calls the president's visit "truly an honor," and describes Obama as "gracious, personable and very respectful."
But then his statement takes a turn:
"As the milestone that it is for our community with the President's visit, it is important to not get caught up in the President's glamorous re-election words and remember President Obama's first term record and rhetoric does not represent Middle America, entrepreneurs, small business owners and farmers," Heil writes.
Jarret Heil, 31, lives about half a mile from his father's farm in rural Haverhill, Iowa, and works on the farm part time. He's a registered Republican, a supporter of Mitt Romney, and, since 2010, the Marshall County treasurer.
He's also a former staffer for Iowa Republicans Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Tom Latham.
Obama was at the Heil farm primarily to tout his support for tax credits that benefit the wind energy industry. Romney, in contrast, has accused the president of living in "an imaginary world where government-subsidized windmills and solar panels could power the economy."
Thing is, industry leaders say the production of those windmills — all the parts that go into them — accounts for thousands of Iowa jobs. It's a wind-rich state where many farmers have cashed in by having wind turbines installed on their land.
Heil — not the Romney campaign — released the statement. It includes a litany of criticisms of the Obama administration, ranging from economic policies to the controversial mandate that employers, including religiously affiliated organizations, cover contraception under their health plans.
A Romney spokesman declined to comment.
In an e-mail to Iowa Public Radio on Wednesday, Heil said the Obama team chose his father's farm as a good location for a news conference. He said he was "certain" the campaign knew, based on background checks of several guests leading up to the event, that his family doesn't support the president.
Heil's father, in an interview with the local newspaper, made it clear he's not an Obama supporter, either.
The Obama campaign's Erin Seidler said in a written statement Wednesday: "President Obama greatly appreciates the Heil Family opening up their farm and the opportunity to tour the wind farm. They were wonderful hosts. Wind is important to Iowa's economy, and that's why President Obama is calling to extend the production tax credit."
In an e-mail exchange, Seidler said the Heils were suggested by the power company MidAmerican Energy as a possible location for the presidential visit.
Heil ends his statement by noting that his father prayed with Obama during a private moment at the farm "for true divine guidance from our Lord Jesus Christ," and Obama "told my father to keep praying for him because he really needs it."
But it seems the president's hosts won't be praying for his success in November.
Sarah McCammon reports for Iowa Public Radio.
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A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending the opening of the Joey restaurant at the Eaton center. While there I got to enjoy a lot of tasty food including sushi that was made right in front of you, a meat and cheese board made with local and international ingredients and a penang prawn curry bowl. The dish that stood out the most for me however was the bombay butter chicken and I took that as the perfect excuse to try making at home! (If you are interested in seeing some photos of the opening you can take a look at my flickr gallery .)
Butter chicken or murgh makhani, is an Indian dish where chicken that is marinated in a yogurt based marinade filled with aromatic spices is served in a buttery and creamy tomato based sauce. The chicken is normally cooked in a tandoor but you can just as easily grill it or cook it up any way you like. As luck would have it, I already had a recipe for a tasty grilled tandoori chicken so I went with that. Up next is the tomato sauce which as the name suggests includes butter along with some cream that makes it a very rich and creamy sauce indeed. (To make things even creamier I also added some almond butter.) One of the primary and characteristic flavours of butter chicken is the fenugreek leaves or kasuri methi which I had never used before so I needed to track them down before hand.
Although the list of ingredients for the tandoor chicken and the curry combined is quite large the recipe is actually pretty easy. Since the chick should marinate over night anyways you just need to worry about the butter chicken sauce which should leave you with some time to make some rice or even fresh naan to go with the meal. I served the butter chicken garnished with cilantro, toasted almond slices and a drizzle of yogurt, though a dab of melting butter is also really nice.
Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)
Tender grilled chicken in a creamy and buttery tomato curry
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 cloves
- 1 teaspoon cumin, toasted and ground
- 1 teaspoon coriander, toasted and ground
- 2 cups tomato (fresh or canned), pureed
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste
- 1 batch tandoori chicken
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon dried fenugreek leaves
- 2 tablespoons cashew or almond butter (optional)
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- salt to taste
- butter (optional for garnish)
- cilantro (optional for garnish), chopped
- Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat.
- Add the cinnamon, cloves, cumin and coriander and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato paste and cayenne, reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until the sauce starts to thicken, about 10-15 minutes.
- Add the chicken, honey, fenugreek, almond butter and cream and simmer for another 10-15 minutes.
- Add the garam masala and salt and remove from heat.
- Serve over basmati rice garnished with butter and cilantro.


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And let's get another glimpse, as we are all morning, of New York City in the aftermath of what was Hurricane Sandy. We saw, overnight, dramatic video of around 50 homes burning in Queens. There was massive flooding in lower Manhattan.
NPR's Robert Smith is there. Robert, we saw a video of water that was going up to the door handles of cars. I trust that the waters receded somewhat at this point.
ROBERT SMITH, BYLINE: Yes, very much so. In fact, I've tried to make my way over here to the Hudson River so that I could see that's where a lot of the flooding was particularly bad. And now, the Westside Highway is mostly clear. It's pretty easy to get through. I know on the other side of Manhattan, the estuary of the East River there's still some standing water.
But, I'll tell you, Steve, the amazing thing is here on the Hudson River, I am looking across the river at Jersey City, brightly lit skyline and behind me, Manhattan, dark.
INSKEEP: Hmm.
SMITH: It's something you never see his Jersey City outshining Manhattan. But that's happening this morning.
INSKEEP: And then, let's remind people. Some of that power outage was deliberate but some of it was not. It might take some time to restore, I'd imagine.
SMITH: Yeah, I think everyone is trying to figure that out right now, whether it was successful to shut down some of the grid, which is what they did for the very lower tip of Manhattan. But we do know that there was a substation fire or explosion, some people say at least bright flashes. That was up on 14th Street and that that took out a whole part of the grid in lower Manhattan.
And talking to the Con Ed guys over there, they said it was like throwing a stereo into a bathtub. That's what happens, sparks and everything goes out.
INSKEEP: OK. Thanks very much. That's NPR's Robert Smith in Manhattan. We'll continue hearing from him throughout the morning, as we learn more of the damage of Hurricane Sandy which is responsible for at least 16 deaths so far.
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Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has agreed to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for a record-breaking $2 billion. Now it's up to others whether the deal goes through.
Shelly Sterling said in a statement issued late Thursday that she'd signed a binding contract for a sale of the Clippers by The Sterling Family Trust to Ballmer in what would be a record deal if approved by the NBA.Ballmer "will be a terrific owner," Sterling said, "We have worked for 33 years to build the Clippers into a premier NBA franchise. I am confident that Steve will take the team to new levels of success."Sterling negotiated the sale after her husband, Donald Sterling, made racist remarks that were made public. The remarks included Sterling telling girlfriend V. Stiviano not to bring blacks to Clippers games, specifically mentioning Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.Shelly Sterling's statement noted that she made the deal "under her authority as the sole trustee of The Sterling Family Trust, which owns the Clippers." Donald Sterling's attorneys contend that he is a co-owner and therefore must give his assent for the deal to go through. They also say he won't be giving it."Sterling is not selling the team," said his attorney, Bobby Samini. "That's his position. He's not going to sell."Ballmer beat out bids by Guggenheim Partners and a group including former NBA All-Star Grant Hill after presenting an "all-around superior bid," according to an individual with knowledge of the negotiations. The individual, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly, said Ballmer made more than an hour-long personal visit to Shelly Sterling's Malibu home Sunday and laid out his plan."He knocked their socks off, they bonded, had a good connection," the individual said. The amount was also the largest of the offers, and Ballmer was one potential buyer to deal with rather than numerous members of a group.Ballmer said in a statement that he is honored to have his name submitted to the NBA for approval and thanked the league for working collaboratively with him throughout the process."I love basketball. And I intend to do everything in my power to ensure that the Clippers continue to win—and win big—in Los Angeles," Ballmer said. "LA is one of the world's great cities—a city that embraces inclusiveness, in exactly the same way that the NBA and I embrace inclusiveness."On Thursday, Magic Johnson lauded the deal on his Twitter account: "Steve Ballmer owning the Clippers is a big win for the City of LA and all the people who live in the City of Angels!"Though Donald Sterling's attorneys now say he won't agree to sell the team, a May 22 letter obtained by The Associated Press and written by another of Sterling's attorneys that says that "Donald T. Sterling authorizes Rochelle Sterling to negotiate with the National Basketball Association regarding all issues in connection with a sale of the Los Angeles Clippers team." It includes the line "read and approved" and Donald Sterling's signature.Samini said Sterling has had a change of heart primarily because of "the conduct of the NBA." He said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's decision to ban Sterling for life and fine him $2.5 million as well as to try to oust him as an owner was him acting as "judge, jury and executioner.""They're telling me he should stand back and let them take his team because his opinion on that particular day was not good, was not popular?" Samini said. "It doesn't make sense. He's going to fight."It's unclear how the agreement will affect a special hearing of NBA owners planned for Tuesday in New York to consider the charge against Donald Sterling for damaging the league with his comments. A three-quarters vote of the 30 owners to support the charge would have resulted in the termination of both Sterlings' ownership of the franchise. The deal is expected to be presented to the league before Tuesday, according to the individual.Silver has said his preference would be for the franchise to be sold rather than seized -- and that means sold in its entirety, with neither Sterling retaining a stake. Though according to the deal's terms Ballmer will own 100 percent of the team, Shelly Sterling may continue to be involved under conditions worked out privately with Ballmer, the individual said.Franchise sale prices have soared since the current collective bargaining agreement was ratified in 2011. The Milwaukee Bucks were just sold to New York investment firm executives Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens for about $550 million, an NBA record.Last year, Vivek Ranadive's group acquired a 65 percent controlling interest in the Sacramento Kings at a total franchise valuation of more than $534 million.This is not Ballmer's first foray into potential NBA ownership. Ballmer and investor Chris Hansen headed a group that agreed to a deal to buy the Kings from the Maloof family in January 2013 with the intention of moving the team to Seattle, where the SuperSonics played until 2008.But Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson lobbied the NBA for time to put together a bid to keep the team in California, and though the Ballmer-Hansen group later increased its offer, owners voted to deny the bid for relocation and the Kings were sold to Ranadive.The former Microsoft CEO helped Bill Gates transform the company from a startup with fewer than 40 employees and $12 million in annual revenue into the world's most valuable business. The pair met in 1973 while living down the hall from each other in a Harvard dorm.During his tenure at Microsoft, Ballmer was known for his competitive drive and wild displays of emotion and hand-waving.At his farewell address to Microsoft employees, he high-fived and hugged audience members, pumped his fists in the air, and even shed tears as the popular 1987 song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" played on the sound system. In a video of the event widely viewed on YouTube, he screams: "You work for the greatest company in the world!"