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has become the first person in the world to receive a pacemaker
that can communicate wirelessly with a remote monitoring service
that her physician can access. The pacemaker connects with the server
once per day and will alert the patient and the doctor if there is an
issue that could compromise the patient's health.
Kasyjanski has had a serious heart condition for over 20 years and
she says that the new device has given her more confidence because
only immediate help could save her life if the pacemaker stops
The woman had problems with her pacemaker years ago
that routine tests could not find because it only surfaced when she
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it was nicked, and until I collapsed no one knew what the problem
was, no tests would show what the problem was until I passed
With the wireless pacemaker contacting the server
at least once per day, problems like this are much easier to find and
treat before they can become life threatening.
Dr. Steven
Greenberg from St. Francis' Arrhythmia and Pacemaker Center said, "If
there is anything abnormal, and we have a very intricate system set
up, it will literally call the physician responsible at two in the
morning if need be."
Using the wireless pacemaker allows
about 90% of the routine work during an office visit to be completed
before the patient arrives, allowing the doctor more time to focus on
the patient rather than ordering and getting tests done.
Pacemaker technology has come a long
way in the last few years; in 2006 a pacemaker was developed that
needed no
battery to operate.


text: It's not easy being a young super-genius who just developed an algorithm to reduce interference in ADSL lines, potentially raising broadband connection speeds by a hundredfold. It's not so easy, being internationally acclaimed and having fame and fortune knocking on your door.Okay, so maybe life is going pretty good for 29-year-old University of Melbourne research fellow Dr. John Papandriopoulos -- but it's not like he didn't earn it.Dr. Papandriopoulos's PhD thesis is comprised with methods and techniques to use mathematic algorithms to reduce interference in DSL lines. This research is grabbing international attention due to the promise it holds; ADSL connections implementing the algorithm can go from approximately 1-10 Mbps to a blazing 100 Mbps or above.Such an increase would revolutionize the internet industry worldwide. Dr. Papandriopoulos has two patents pending on his research, which will likely bring him some future wealth.Further, he has been lured to move from his native Australia to Silicon Valley by Stanford University engineering professor John Cioffi, the "father of DSL" who helped develop the chips in the first DSL modems.Professor Cioffi reviewed Dr Papandriopoulos's PhD thesis and was so impressed that he called up the young super-genius and offered him a job at his start-up company, ASSIA. Dr. Papandriopoulos accepted and is now on his way to fame and fortune abroad.His Australian alma mater has not forgotten about Dr. Papandriopoulos either. University of Melbourne gave him the Chancellor's Prize for Excellence, a prestigious award. It's no secret why the University of Melbourne is so happy; Dr. Papandriopoulos is assigning the University of Melbourne his patents, however; he will still likely make big royalties from the licensing agreement he reaches with the university. The university is eagerly looking into commercializing Dr. Papandriopoulos's technologies. They are in talks with multiple vendors of DSL equipment and modems. Dr. Papandriopoulos's technology revolves around the interference and cross-talk that occurs between the cable wires of high-speed ADSL (Asymmetric DSL) wires. This significant cross talk and the resulting interference forces providers to settle for lower speeds."That is not an issue for voice calls these days but it becomes a problem when you're trying to wring more bandwidth out of these existing copper telephone wires [which power ADSL broadband connections]," explains Dr. Papandriopoulos. "This cross-talk in current day DSL networks effectively produces noise onto other lines, and this noise reduces the speed of your connection."He says that his technology is better that competitive solutions as it is more practical and easier to implement. He sees it coming to the market with 2 to 3 years.Meanwhile, Professor Cioffi and Silicon Valley can't wait to put the Aussie to work in only two weeks, developing more brilliant solutions. With a mind like his, perhaps the sad state of broadband in the U.S. and abroad can be overcome, and be replaced with ultra-fast and efficient high-speed connections.

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New Family Structures Study (ICPSR 34392)
Principal Investigator(s): Regnerus, Mark, University of Texas at Austin
The New Family Structure Study (NFSS) is a comparative, social-science data-collection project, which focused on American young adults (ages 18-39) who were raised in different types of family arrangements with varying household experiences. The sample included respondents that had lived in biologically-intact households, lived with cohabiting parents, adoptive, step, or single parents, with parents who had same-sex relationships, or with parents who remarried after divorce. Respondents were asked about a range of topics, including social behaviors: such as educational attainment and performance, work history, risk-taking, and religiosity; health behaviors: such as substance abuse, sexually transmitted infections, and emotional states (depression, anger, and stress), and relationships: including the quality and stability of romantic relationships, marital history, fertility, sexual orientation, and family connectedness. Additional questions asked whether respondents voted in the 2008 presidential election, how much time they spent on various activities; watching TV, gaming, and on social networking sites, and how many Facebook "friends" they had. Demographic information includes age, education level, race, gender, income, marital status, employment status, and household size.
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Regnerus, Mark. New Family Structures Study. ICPSR34392-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2012-11-28. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34392.v1
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Subject Terms: adopted children, adoptive parents, alcohol consumption, bullying, drug use, emotional states, family background, family life, family structure, gays and lesbians, health, health insurance, homosexual relationships, households, lifestyles, marital relations, marital status, Medicaid, parent child relationship, personal finances, physical condition, public assistance programs, religion, religious behavior, same-sex marriage, sexual abuse, sexual behavior, social interaction, voting behavior
Smallest Geographic Unit: state
Geographic Coverage: United States
- 2011-08--2012-02
- 2011-08-19--2012-02-21
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Universe: Non-institutionalized adults aged 18 to 39 residing in the United States.
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Bitboys Oy. That's a name that I
haven't heard for quite some time. The masters of all things vapor
back in the early days of Rendition, PowerVR and 3Dfx has
been acquired by ATI for $44 million dollars.
Bitboys technology will be folded into
ATI's Handheld Business Unit where its expertise in power management
will be used to produce powerful and efficient graphics solutions for
mobile devices. The mobile handset market continues to explode and
the demand for multimedia content on the go doesn't show any sign of
waning. From ATI's press release:
"ATI gives us what we need to
reach the next level," said Mikko Saari, CEO, Bitboys. "Their
market presence and ability to sell our products as part of a
complete multimedia lineup will prove incredibly valuable to us. It's
a classic win-win, realizing value for both companies."
"Bitboys dovetails into ATI
perfectly," said Paul Dal Santo, GM of ATI's Handheld Business
Unit. "Handsets are transitioning to hardware acceleration for
graphics and multimedia, and the Bitboys team will play a critical
role as we drive this key inflection point to make ATI the platform
of choice for content providers."
We recently reported that ATI is planning to invest some $50 million into an R&D center in India, that will be focusing on developing graphics for next generation hand helds. Considering that the market is exploding, and that Bitboys was working heavily in the mobile market, the acquisition comes at just the right time.


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A team of
international researchers has used a human vaccine to cure prostate tumors in
mice without side effects.
Richard Vile, Ph.D., study leader and Mayo Clinic immunologist, along with Alan
Melcher, Ph.D., and Peter Selby, Ph.D., both from the Cancer Research UK
Clinical Centre at St. James' University Hospital, have developed a cure for prostate cancer in mice
that also shows promise for other cancers and melanoma as well.
Scientists have attempted to accomplish this in the past, but were hindered by
the inability to isolate a diverse collection of antigens in tumor cells. This
then causes tumors to mutate and survive the body's immune system.
But Vile and his team were able to overcome this by first piecing together
parts of genetic code from human prostate tissue into a
complementary DNA (cDNA) library. The cDNA were then placed into a mob of
vesicular stomatitis viruses (VSV), which were cultured. They were then given
to the mice as a vaccine through several intravenous injections.
Tumors have a unique "fingerprint" called an antigen, which triggers
an immune system response through a molecular protein tag. By releasing the
human vaccine prostate cancer antigens into the mutated VSV vector, the mice's
T-cells were able to launch an attack. The animals' immune systems then became
familiar with the antigens expressed in the virus after being exposed to the
mutated virus, and created a potent immune response. This attacked the prostate
Vile's immunotherapy research differed from others because it made use of
viruses as vectors for cDNA libraries. This eliminates the challenge of
isolating antigens in tumor cells because it offers an in-depth profile of the
"Nobody really knows how many antigens the immune system can really see on
tumor cells," said Vile. "By expressing all of these proteins in
highly immunogenic viruses, we increased their visibility to the immune system.
The immune system now thinks it is being invaded by the viruses, which are expressing
cancer-related antigens that should be eliminated."
Clinical trials are expected to begin in two years.


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I'm going to try and not get into Lowry vs Jose debate, but I will say I'm not at all convinced Lowry is more 'talented' than Jose. They are very different style PGs, with Jose being more talented in some areas, and Lowry in others. To add to that Jose's biggest weakness, defense, wasn't quite as bad as people claimed so trading for Lowry didn't give this jump in defensive prowress people expected. Rather having a team loaded with bad defenders made it look much worse than it is, much like it was for Lowry especially early in the season. Hello: Andrea 'I don't help on defense and instantly make everyone a bad defender' Bargnani
Lowry's numbers are very similar to the same numbers he put up in Houston. (Link) In fact many are at or near career highs. The only area where his numbers have dropped of any note (and not that much to be honest) is scoring attempts (FGA + FTA). Which shouldn't be a suprise given he's hasn't been the center of the offense in Toronto like he was in Houston.
I think this is a case of some combination of the following:
-people having much too high of expectations of him, and now he is only performing poorly in relation to those expectations. He's actually been good, just not great.
-playing a different role (ie. not a shoot first PG). And while some may blame Casey for this, I'd point you directly to Colangelo. Its not suprising the guys taking shots instead of Lowry are the guys Colangelo is paying the most and guys he's seen as the teams franchise players at one point or another this season. We all know the consequences of a coach not following the plan on this team.
- Jose being better than people thought, and the 'upgrade' to Lowry was marginal at best.
- scoring still plays a big role, at the very least subconsiously, convincing fans how talented players are. Compared to last year all Lowry's efficiency numbers are up (including rebounds and steals. While the small drop in drtg is easily explained by being on a worse defensive team to last season - team drtg of 105.2 in Houston vs 108 in Toronto), its only his actual shots taken that are down.
To sum up. Lowry is a good player, on a bad team thats poorly built with players playing roles they aren't suited to because the GM is more concerned with perserving his ego (and job) than building for success. Casey and Lowry are just symptoms of a bigger issue.


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Video feature: 'Council on Science and Technology'
At the intersection of Princeton's roles as a research institution and a liberal arts college, the Council on Science and Technology promotes the development of courses in science and engineering for students concentrating in humanities and the social sciences.
This video highlights the council's mission to help ensure that all Princeton students graduate as scientifically literate citizens able to assess the technological and scientific issues of the day.
The council includes a faculty committee that oversees the science and technology courses that Princeton undergraduates take to fulfill their general education requirements, and the faculty members hail from the sciences and engineering as well as humanities and social sciences. Naomi Leonard, the Edwin S. Wilsey Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been appointed chair of the council, replacing Bonnie Bassler, the Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology. President Shirley M. Tilghman is also a previous chair of the council.
The council promotes the development of science and engineering courses that have no prerequisites, are appropriate for all students, provide high levels of student engagement, and offer a direct application to societal issues. When considering suggestions from faculty and students for new course offerings, the council looks for classes that will have broad appeal and that combine science, technology and everyday life.
The council's other activities include hosting seminars on the teaching of science, awarding the Pope Prize for Science Writing, and sponsoring the annual Evnin Lectures featuring prominent scientists on topics of interest to the general public. The 2013 Evnin Lecture, to be held Oct. 14, will feature a talk by John Bravman, president of Bucknell University, titled "Intellectual Property and Courtroom Sciences: It's Not CSI."


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Previous DailyTech stories have detailed recent cooling experienced by the planet, and highlighted some of the scientists currently predicting extended global cooling. Even the UN IPCC has stated that world temperatures may continue to decline, if only briefly.
Now, an expert in geophysics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico has added his voice to the fray. Victor Manuel Velasco Herrera, a researcher at UNAM's Institute of Geophysics, has predicted an imminent period of cooling intense enough to be called a small ice age.
Speaking to a crowd at a conference at the Center for Applied Sciences and Technological Development, Herrera says the sun can both cool and warm the planet. Variations in solar activity, he says, are causing changes in the Earth's climate.
"So that in two years or so, there will be a small ice age that lasts from 60 to 80 years", he said. "The most immediate result will be drought." Herrera says satellite temperature data indicates this cooling may have already begun.
Recent increases in glacier mass in the Andes, Patagonia, and Canada were given as further evidence of an upcoming cold spell.
Herrera also described the predictions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as "erroneous". According to Herrera, their forecasts "are incorrect because are only based on mathematical models which do not include [factors such as] solar activity".
Herrera pointed to the so-called "Little Ice Age" which peaked in the 17th century, as a previous cooling event caused by solar fluctuations.
Herrera made his remarks at UNAM, located in Mexico City, is the oldest university on the North American continent.


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No coast, no hype, no rules, just raw energy of shredding until they could hardly strap in again is the name of the game in Powder Ridge, Minnesota. The TransWorld SNOWboarding TransAm presented by Skullcandy was no exception to this rule and Minnesota showed up in the form of 95, get-after-it, hungry for more snowboarders. It didn't matter if it was 20 below or hard as a rock out, these kids were not waiting for anything but to tear apart a mini park with features they had never seen before. Luckily for the crew from Middle America, the weather was sunny with blue skies, and hovering around the 40s in temperature. Turn up the heat and switch on the riding until it breaks off. Trust me, it broke off with all 95 riders slaying at once in the traffic jam.
At the top of the park sat a mini pipe that came straight from the brain of Think Thank's Jesse Burtner. The High Cascade Snowboard Camp mini pipe was littered with a picnic table on end, an angled box, one down flat lift tube, and a flat down rail, all sitting on top of fresh cut transition. Jesse Paul, tuned out, dropped in, and handplanted the top of the picnic table in perfect style landing him in the driver's seat setting the pace for the rest of the contest. He would move down the course and eliminate everything on his way to grabbing top honors.
Mike Wiener and the Powder Ridge Park Crew deemed the next level down the scrap yard. In typical scrap yard character, the three Ride Snowboard's smoking barrels were set up behind some chain link fence, encouraging riders to jump over the fenced section and bonk the triple barrel of 50-gallon fun. Ally Goebel face-pushed the scrap yard manager and jumped the fence to take home first for the gals. The Zumiez orange couch sat on top of two huge wooden spools of rope. It was set up in true birthday party style with a cake, hats, noisemakers, and a birthday banner to boot. Partying a little too hard across the top of the couch was Andy Latterner as he dug in his toes in a boardslide. Happy 10th birthday, TransAm! The custom Coal beanie feature couldn't be set up due to a lack of snow, but that didn't stop the Powder Ridge Crew from setting up a Coal corrugated tube pole jam to picnic table transfer. Craig Cameron got tubed and rode it all the way to second place before the closeout.
The bottom section of the park was a chance for the kids to take it to the streets. The Anon ledge was flanked by chain link fence that would ruin your day if you came off early. Apparently danger is Zach Pudas' middle name as he wasn't afraid to combo enough tricks on the ledge to punch the fence back, fighting his way to the Zumiez Best Trick Award. The fence also linked to the next feature over that gave riders three different options to get down the Giro stair set. Theresa Kewley minded the gap as she jumped over the steps to the flat bar and second place. Muscle Milk brought out the hot air for this stop with a huge gap jump over the Muscle Milk barrels. Although some riders came up short on the jump shattering the barrels, Garrett McKenzie was showing riders twice his size that he deserved the Pint Sized Ripper Award. Skullcandy brought out the sound tube and the riding fields rocked out to the tunes all day long, dancing across the tube with John-Travolta-Saturday-Night-Fever type moves. Kasie Carriveau, much like Travolta, danced her way to the podium and never even messed up her hair.
The competitors were in dire need of a pizza party after literally riding their faces off. Lucky for them they could cover up with awesome prizes including Anon Optics goggles, custom TransAm beanies from Coal, custom TransAm helmets from Giro, custom Aviator headphones from Skullcandy, backpacks from High Cascade Snowboard Camp, snowboards and outerwear from Ride Snowboards, Drop gloves, Zumiez gift cards, and the coveted Transworld TransAm trophies. The Zumiez Best Trick Couch Check for one thousand dollars was given to Andy Latterner and the Muscle Milk Rider's Choice Award (voted on by the riders) was given to Jesse Paul. Jesse Paul had to call U-Haul to come pick up his oversized check for two hundred dollars as well as all the prizes he took home. Hopefully Jesse will bring it all to Big Bear, California, to compete in TransAm finals.
1st Jesse Paul
2nd Craig Cameron
3rd Sam Bakken
1st Ally Goebel
2nd Theresa Kewley
3rd Kasie Carriveau
Zumiez Best Trick: Zach Pudas
Muscle Milk Rider's Choice Award: Jesse Paul
Worst Crash: Andy Latterner
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Blackhawks explode in first period against Wild, extend win streak to 10 games
CHICAGO -- The Minnesota Wild is one of three teams to beat the Chicago Blackhawks this season.
But not in their second meeting of the year on Tuesday night. With a snowstorm raging outside the United Center, the Blackhawks piled up four first-period goals and used that as the springboard to a 5-3 victory over the Wild.
In winning their 10th straight game, the Hawks extended their NHL-record season-starting point streak to the first 23 games of the 2013 campaign.
Bryan Bickell, a third-line winger, scored two of the goals in the first period outburst. But the fourth, which eventually stood up as the game-winner, came from the stick of Marian Hossa in his 1,001st NHL game. He took a perfect feed from rookie Brandon Saad and snapped a hard shot past starting Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom for the Hawks' fourth goal in 5 minutes 43 seconds.
"It was a semi three-on-two, a broken play," said Hossa, honored for hitting 1,000 games in a pre-game ceremony. "It took me one or two shifts to get into it again after the ceremony. After that, I was fine."
Hossa's goal made it 4-1, prompting Minnesota coach Mike Yeo to pull Backstrom for Darcy Kuemper to start the second period. Kuemper was perfect until Patrick Kane beat him with a rebound with 8:27 to play, squelching Minnesota's late rally.
"It went beyond the first period, to be honest with you," Yeo said. "We definitely didn't deserve this one. We were watching them, on our heels, losing races and were not physical. It's not a good recipe against a team like that."
Minnesota was 7-3-1 in its previous 11 games, but the Hawks were flying on this occasion.
"I don't know what happened," Wild defenseman Ryan Suter said of the Hawks' surge. "We just quit playing."
Chicago's done that to more than a few teams this season. The Hawks, who have collected a point in 29 straight regular season games going back to last season, set a team record with their 10th straight victory, surpassing a four-season-old record.
Chicago (20-0-3) is six games from tying Philadelphia's NHL-record 35-game point streak, set in the middle of the 1979-80 season. Montreal's 1977-78 Stanley Cup champions went 28 games without a loss during that regular season. The Blackhawks' streak is the only lengthy one that carries over two seasons.
Bickell's goals were the second and third of a four-goal splurge, achieved on six shots, all of them at even strength. Backstrom, the innocent victim, had been 6-1-1 in his previous eight games, allowing no more than two goals in any of those contests.
Brandon Saad's backhand rebound score at 13:02 of the first tied the game 1-1, erasing the Minnesota lead earned by Devin Setoguchi about five minutes earlier.
Bickell's first goal came 44 seconds later, a rebound of Viktor Stalberg's shot that deflected off Backstrom's left shoulder and landed at Bickell's feet in the right crease.
His second goal also came from the slot. This time, he roofed a wrist shot in traffic to beat Backstrom cleanly with 2:48 left in the period. Saad assisted on that goal and Hossa's.
"He had a good period there with a goal and two assists," Bickell said of Saad. "We call him 'Man-Child' for a reason."
The Wild's Ryan Suter and Kyle Brodziak scored third-period goals to force the Hawks, who have made a habit of it, to return to airtight defense in the final minutes, much as they held Minnesota to four second-period shots. The Hawks' Patrick Kane added an insurance goal with 8:27 left in the third.
"Sometimes we get a little loose when we get a lead," said Hawks coach Joel Quenneville, who has to search for imperfection on his squad. "But it certainly was a great start."
Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford (11-0-3) made 20 saves, including a difficult one on Mike Rupp's slot backhand with 6:20 remaining.
Minnesota (11-9-2) has lost two of its last three.
All of Chicago's losses have been in shootouts. The Hawks' previous winning streak of nine straight games was set from Dec. 7 to 28, 2008.
NOTES: The Hawks' previous winning streak of nine straight games was set from Dec. 7 to 28, 2008. ... Center Dave Bolland was back in the Chicago lineup after missing five games with what the team called an upper-body injury. Bolland, injured Feb. 22 against San Jose, said at the morning skate that he didn't have a concussion, which leaves the rest of the upper body as the injury location. He's missed games with back trouble in the past. ... Minnesota's Josh Harding (illness) and Cal Clutterbuck (lower body) missed their 10th and sixth games, respectively. Zenon Konopka and Nate Prosser were healthy scratches for the Wild. Jamal Mayers, Michael Frolik and Sheldon Brookbank were healthy Chicago scratches. ... With Harding, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis last fall and unavailable, Darcy Kuemper replaced Niklas Backstrom to start the second period. ... Each Blackhawk wore a Marian Hossa jersey in the warmup, all of them to be autographed by Hossa and auctioned for charity. Hossa, who played in his 1,000th NHL game at Detroit on Sunday, was also honored in a pre-game ceremony. He was presented with a silver-plated stick and a painting of his hoisting the Stanley Cup with the Hawks in 2010. ... Despite a snowstorm that dropped about eight inches of snow on the city, most of the announced crowd of 21,836 was on hand for the opening faceoff.


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Years later, David still gets it Wright
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Since the first time Tom Glavine nodded in the direction of David Wright in the summer of 2004 and said, "He gets it," compliments have come to Wright as good roles have come to De Niro and great songs came to Sinatra. The face of the Mets is most flattered when a compliment involving his baseball demeanor also involves Derek Jeter.
Whether implied or said directly, comparison to the Yankees captain delights the Mets' de facto captain and reinforces the way he lives his baseball life. His admiration for Jeter is clear and abundant, so much so that hanging from a wall in his former Manhattan apartment was a framed lineup card from the 2009 World Baseball Classic. The names Jeter and Wright appear on the card, though the frame and prominent placement in the apartment were not based solely on Jeter's name.
Wright explains: "We were playing exhibition games to get ready for the WBC. We were on the same team. Davey Johnson was the manager. I must have been used as the DH in one game, and halfway through, I think Davey asked Derek if he wanted a few ABs. He did, so Davey yanked me and put him in my spot in the lineup. No problem.
"After the game, I asked Davey if I could have the card, and he let me. I wanted it because there was my name, crossed out, and 'Jeter' was printed in under it. It was the day Derek Jeter was my caddy. I took the card and asked him to sign it. He did. He understood. ... It's very cool to have."
He does get it. He does. He does.
Hope for the newspaper business lives after all. Newspapers have reappeared in the Mets' clubhouse. Beginning with the opening of Citi Field in 2009, the New York dailies and USA Today had been absent from their clubhouses here and in Queens. Some were smuggled in from time to time, but the Mets' library was sadly thin and woefully outdated.
But now Kevin Kierst, the second-year clubhouse/equipment manager, has resumed the practice of providing reading material for the players. The sports sections usually are removed quickly and the sections or pages that include the crossword puzzles disappear almost instantly.
It remains to be determined whether any of the current Mets can handle the New York Times weekend puzzles as quickly and effortlessly as Scott Schoeneweis, John Maine and Aaron Heilman, experts of the recent past in the down-and-across activity. Tom Seaver, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling were past experts.
The USA Today crossword puzzle and sports section once were staples for players on trips. Most hotels provided complementary copies of the paper, dropped at the doors of players' room. Players would wake, retrieve their papers, retreat to their beds, do the puzzle and meet for lunch. It was SOP until one morning in 1996, in the downtown Los Angeles Marriott.
Pete Harnisch, the pitcher/prankster, arose early, removed the sports sections from every player's paper and left the other sections at the doorway. His colleagues were frustrated and miffed until they arrived at Dodger Stadium and found a USA Today sports section on the stool at every locker.
Harnisch eventually announced the reason for the delayed delivery to his mates. "The writers missed their deadlines," he said.
Johan Santana insists he will allow nature to take its course and not attempt to stop the advancement of age as players sometimes do. Weeks short of his 33rd birthday, Santana said he will not "paint" his hair -- a players' term -- and he will not try to conceal the gray that has begun to show in his otherwise black hair.
"I guess it's about time," he said Thursday morning as he rubbed his scalp. "I must be old now."
Santana outed fellow Venezuelan Omar Vizquel. "I know he dyes his," he said. And a guest at his locker noted that Bob Gibson, Lou Brock and Dave Winfield are among the more prominent former players who "paint."
The color of Winfield's hair began to change in 1990, when he still played for the Yankees, though not too many folks could detect the gray because he was 6-foot-6 and they weren't. But when he let his guard down and sat, the grays became conspicuous.
Then came the May 11 trade to the Angels, and four months later a return to the Bronx. The grays were gone when Winfield sat at his locker in the visiting clubhouse. He said: "Once you get away from here and the man who caused them, they go away."
An observation: If the image of Mike Cameron were transferred to Silly Putty and then stretched to make it longer, LaTroy Hawkins would appear.
A memory lapse: The brain fails us all at some point. The face of Mike Baxter was familiar enough Thursday morning, but no name quickly came to mind. I referred to him, speaking with another reporter, as "WhatsHisCatch."
Marty Noble is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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OCZ is about to change that.
The company is announcing a new partnership with Symwave, a silicon supplier for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 devices, and the first prototype isn't what you'd expect. OCZ has created a large, flat, external Solid State Drive with a USB 3.0 slot. It will connect through a cable to computers with a USB 3.0 interface.
SSDs have hit a wall, as they are currently limited by the SATA 3.0 Gbps interface. This has led several SSD manufacturers to focus on PCIe-based SSDs to boost performance.
"Thanks to Symwave's industry leading USB 3.0 storage controller, our external SSD device delivers 10x the transfer rate of USB 2.0 at 5Gb/s, as well as several 'green' improvements including superior power management and lower CPU utilization," said Eugene Chang, Vice President of Product Management at the OCZ Technology Group. "We are determined to be at the forefront of the market by offering products with unparalleled performance, reliability, and design to unleash the potential of flash-based storage."
This is likely to be just the first of several new products that will be announced by OCZ using the USB 3.0 interface. Super Talent previously announced a very fast USB 3.0 flash drive in a more traditional form factor.
"OCZ's products are synonymous with high performance. Combining our USB 3.0 controller with their SSD technology, both architected for performance without compromise, is a perfect match," said John O'Neill, Vice President of Marketing at Symwave. "CES will be a showcase for new and innovative products that provide consumers with a dramatically improved user experience. Symwave is committed to delivering silicon and software solutions that will transform the way consumers view and use USB storage devices."


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|A young man waves Cuba's flag during the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba last year in March. A 55-member Cuban delegation is headed to Rio de Janeiro to mark World Youth Day. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CNS) -- At the age of 24, Meylan Legorburo had never left Cuba and never expected she would.
Yet, on July 15, the social researcher and 47 other young Cubans were on their way to Jose Marti International Airport outside of Havana to board a flight for Brazil, where they planned to take part in World Youth Day.
The international celebration, which begins in Rio de Janeiro July 23, is a monumental moment for young Catholics. This year's event, which 2.5 million people are expected to attend, will also mark Pope Francis' first international trip.
But the event is especially sweet for the 55-member Cuban delegation, which includes four priests, Bishop Alvaro Beyra Luarca of Bayamo, two nuns and 48 young Catholics.
Strained church-state relations have left even pious Catholics, such as Legorburo, with little hope of taking part in such gatherings. And only recently did Cuba's communist government ease travel restrictions, removing much of the time-consuming red tape and allowing some residents to travel with just a passport.
"I never even had a passport before this," Legorburo said in a telephone interview with Catholic News Service. "I never thought that I would travel, much less receive a gift such as this."
The church is covering all costs, which amounted to about $1,800 per person, said Sister Susana Maria Moreno, who helped to organize the delegation for the Cuban bishops' conference.
"The Cuban delegation is small compared to other countries," she said, "but our young people are going with great hope."
Bishop Beyra, president of the Cuban bishops' youth ministry commission, led a delegation to World Youth Day in Madrid in 2011. Cuban young people also attended World Youth Day in Sydney in 2008 and Rome in 2000. In 2002, about 200 young Cubans went to World Youth Day in Toronto, and 23 defected.
In an interview with a Spanish-language website, Bishop Beyra said securing the funding to send the delegation was the most difficult step. International church agencies donated the money.
At least two young people from each of the island's 11 dioceses were selected as well as various representatives of religious orders.
Miguel Angel Monto, a 23-year-old university student, described himself as "super excited" while awaiting a final Mass before heading to the airport July 15.
"What an opportunity this is for us," he said in a telephone interview.
Monto said that not long ago he thought he would never leave the country.
"Now, the moment has arrived for us to go and share with and meet other young people from all over the world," he said. "We'll be exposed to so many new things."
Delegation organizers also see the event as an important step for the Cuban church, which has had a historically tense relationship with a government that declared state atheism, exiled priests and expropriated Catholic schools.
The church estimates that 60-70 percent of Cubans identify as Catholic, but that only 2.5 percent of the country's 11 million people practice the religion. That number represents an increase since Blessed Pope John Paul II visited in 1998.
Pope Benedict XVI's visit last year, a trip in which he prayed at the shrine of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, patroness of Cuba, inspired young people.
"With a friend, I woke at 2 a.m. ... to get to Havana for the Mass he gave," Legorburo said. "Lately, I feel that there have been important moments for the church in Cuba ... that have wakened people in the country."
Moreno agreed.
"We're in a significant time for the church in Cuba, on a positive path," she said. "This is an important opportunity for our youth."
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CNS) -- At the age of 24, Meylan Legorburo had never left Cuba and never expected she would.


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Eugene McCrory made sure the College of Central Florida men's basketball made its way to the NJCAA Final Four.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Eugene McCrory made sure the College of Central Florida men's basketball made its way to the NJCAA Final Four.
McCrory scored 19 of his game-high 29 points in the second half and helped the Patriots erase a seven-point second deficit by outscoring Central Arizona 49-31 over the final 20 minutes on their way to an 81-68 win in the tournament quarterfinals.
"Will (Saunders) and Rasham (Suarez) were knocking down shots from the wing and (Central Arizona) had a decision to make," McCrory said. "They left me one-on-one and I went out and did what I had to do."
The UCF commit made 12-of-13 shots and grabbed 12 rebounds, while CF held the Vaqueros (30-5) to 29 percent shooting in the second half.
"This was a great team win and this was the best that we've done at staying together as a team," said Patriots coach Tim Ryan, whose team will face No. 2 Spartanburg (S.C.) Methodist tonight at 9.
McCrory's basket with 8:57 left gave the Patriots the lead for good and started a 6-0 run, which gave them a 60-54 lead.
From there, the Patriots clamped down even more on the Vaqueros, whose running game was limited down the stretch.
"The key to the game was getting back on defense," said CF sophomore guard Jordan Davis, who finished with seven assists. "To win this game and make the final four is amazing. I thought getting to the finals against Brevard and winning state was great, but this is even better."
Jeremiah Eason joined McCrory in dominating the inside with 13 points and helped the Patriots to a 40-28 rebounding edge.
"(Eason and McCrory) played like monsters," said CF sophomore forward Jordan Parks, who finished with 10 points. "I think we took (Central Arizona) for granted, but coach Ryan got on us and we realized what was at stake and we got the job done."
Suarez scored nine of his 12 points in the second half, while Saunders added nine, including a key 3-pointer with 2:49 that pushed CF's lead to 72-66 and sparked a game-closing 12-2 run.


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ABBOTSFORD — It wasn't a one-man intervention or some scene from Dr. Phil's television therapy stage.
When Steve McCarthy was asked about his unremarkable 51 games with the Vancouver Canucks in the 2005-06 season, the defenceman could have continued to point finger and place the blame elsewhere. After all, he demanded to be traded in December of that season after being acquired in the summer from the Chicago Blackhawks. He questioned the atmosphere of a Vancouver dressing room and was moved at the trade deadline to the Atlanta Thrashers for a conditional fourth-round draft choice. For their part, the Canucks failed to make the playoffs.
So much for a happy homecoming for the 1999 first-round draft choice from Trail. However, there's a silver lining to those dark west coast career clouds.
At 31, McCarthy is on a professional tryout with the Flames after a season in Zurich where he captured a Swiss league championship with new Calgary coach Bob Hartley. More importantly, McCarthy came clean with what actually happened in Vancouver and that could help him secure another NHL contract. In a weekend series against the Chicago Wolves, the Abbotsford Heat blueliner was at peace and comfortable with the AHL pace because he's been healthy for two years after battling abdominal, anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and shoulder surgeries. And his head is in a good place, too. A lot better than in Vancouver where he never felt comfortable.
"I didn't," admitted McCarthy, who had just two goals and six points with the Canucks. "I think things got blown out of proportion. That wasn't anybody but myself. I struggled and got down and you worry about things you can't control. It seemed to snowball and a lot of it was immaturity and not knowing how to handle certain situations. The harder I was on myself, the worse things went and it seemed like I couldn't get away from it. Whether it was at the rink or on TV, your family and friends want to know what's going on and when you play in a market like that, that [scrutiny] is what you expect."
McCarthy has three assists through four games with the Heat and is a plus-3. He's expected to be a steadying influence in a pairing with the 6-foot-7 Christopher Breen and be a voice of reason in the room.
"We're not very gifted back there [blueline] and we're going to utilize his experience to quarterback one of the power plays and he's going to log a lot of minutes," Heat coach Troy Ward said of McCarthy.
Which means McCarthy has to play well and be a leader. The 6-foot-1, 196 pound blueliner has 17 goals and 55 points in 302 career NHL games but knows those totals aren't going to kick down any doors — even if the Flames have some depth issues on the back end.
"I'm just grateful to be here," he admitted. "You get older and you approach situations differently. It's not too late. I want to give it another crack because I feel older and wiser and maybe things will work out. I seem a lot more relaxed and have learned from the mistakes I've made for sure. I'm still a huge Canucks fan. I'm always checking the paper and seeing how they're doing."
McCarthy will do fine if those surgeries don't mean being a step slower and more vulnerable at the NHL level. But he believes the Zurich experience was good because there's nothing like winning and being challenged on the bigger ice surface. "It was fast," recalled McCarthy, whose team included former Canuck winger Jeff Tambellini. "It wasn't as physical, but the level was high and you've got to be able to move and that's something that helped my game. You're forced to be a better skater and move a little bit quicker."


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It looks as though Microsoft is getting its ducks in a row
when it comes to final countdown for Windows Vista and Office 2007. According
to APC
Magazine, Microsoft has earmarked November 30 as the RTM date for both Vista
and Office 2007.
For retail customers, the expected launch date is January
30, 2007 for both software releases. This confirms the launch dates leaked by Amazon.com in late August.
APC Magazine reports:
For Vista, this will
include a build number of 6000, which also matches the 6.0 reference that
denotes Microsoft considers this the sixth full version of their beloved OS.
Both Windows 95 line and NT 4.0 were officially stamped as Windows version 4
(or variants, such as Windows 98 being 4.1); Windows 2000 was christened as version
5, and XP anointed as Windows version 5.1 (due to its being built on the
NT/2000 codebase).
Pricing for Windows Vista will range from $199/$99
(full/upgrade) for Vista Home Basic to $399/$259 for Vista Ultimate. Prices for
Office 2007 start at $149 for Office Home and Student 2007 and top out at
$499/$329 (full/upgrade) for Office Professional 2007.


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PLEASE DO NOT TURN THIS INTO A RIDICULOUS TRADE THREAD. Everyone listed here is obtainable without a great deal of fuss
This post makes the following two assumptions. The Raptors Core going forward is Lowry/Ross/Gay/Valanciunas
Everyone else seems to be expendable.
The second assumption is we are not going after another near max player (although that can be argued as well)
Derrick Williams SF/PF Minnesota
The man is a gifted athlete and an effective 3pt shooter (35% this season) He would benefit greatly from a change in scenery and a new role.
Wilson Chandler SG/SF Denver
A two way player that can guard three positions. He is coming off surgery which is a completely valid excuse to avoid him. I say buy low on him as you don't ever hear the words "career ending hip injury" in the NBA.
Paul Millsap PF Utah
We would need to spend to keep him. By my estimate 10 - 12 million per year. But he is a great two way player tough defender good mid range shooter, a good rebounder not to mention gritty. A true Casey 4.
Steve Blake PG Lakers
I for one am tired of PG controversies. But I do want one that could start in a pinch. Steve Blake is no threat to Kyle Lowry. He is a capable play maker and decent 3pt shooter. Duhon is a better fit in the backup role for LA.