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Mar. Drugs 2013, 11(12), 5148-5158; doi:10.3390/md11125148
Abstract: Foraminifera carbonate exoskeleton was hydrothermally converted to biocompatible and biodegradable zinc-tricalcium phosphate (Zn-TCP) as an alternative biomimetic material for bone fracture repair. Zn-TCP samples implanted in a rat tibial defect model for eight weeks were compared with unfilled defect and beta-tricalcium phosphate showing accelerated bone regeneration compared with the control groups, with statistically significant bone mineral density and bone mineral content growth. CT images of the defect showed restoration of cancellous bone in Zn-TCP and only minimal growth in control group. Histological slices reveal bone in-growth within the pores and porous chamber of the material detailing good bone-material integration with the presence of blood vessels. These results exhibit the future potential of biomimetic Zn-TCP as bone grafts for bone fracture repair.
1. Introduction
Throughout time, bone fracture has continued to impact societies, increasing socioeconomic burden to patients. While advancement in medical technologies has helped in the recovery process, it is expected by society that improvements in treatment are continually made. This has sparked an era of development in innovative biomaterial and opened the field of bone tissue engineering, in order to address this ongoing trauma. In simple terms, the goal is to develop more biologically active materials that can reduce the recovery time thereby reducing the costs and patient discomfort. Currently, there is a wide range of materials that are available clinically, and amongst these, calcium phosphate bioceramics have been extensively studied and developed as bone grafts. While these byproducts can "do the job", the bone repair process is a complex system with many factors contributing to its growth. This has led biomaterial scientists to take on a biomimetic approach, looking towards nature for alternative materials. With all the discoveries in the vast ocean, the marine world has barely been uncovered, and many prospective and potentially beneficial materials have yet to be discovered. In our previous studies, foraminifera calcareous exoskeleton was identified to possess uniformly and interconnected pores capable of stimulating key bone remodeling cells [1] once hydrothermally converted to calcium phosphate. Furthermore, the material was shown to also be an effective drug delivery carrier for bone stimulating drugs [2,3,4,5]. Hydrothermal conversion, first developed in 1974 [6], allows the carbonate within the material to be substituted with phosphate ions thereby making it more biocompatible and biodegradable [7,8]. It should be noted that the integrity of the original structure is preserved during this process. In this study, we investigated first, the ability to synthetically modify the chemical composition of the material to include zinc ions to produce zinc tricalcium phosphate (Zn-TCP) and subsequently evaluating the bone repair properties of Zn-TCP in a rat tibial defect model. Key bioinorganic ions such as strontium and magnesium are commonly incorporated into biomaterials to be released over time to supplement and stimulate the bone regeneration process by acting on or in combination with osteoblast and osteoclast cells. Zinc ions, commonly associated with cell regulation, have been shown to affect the processes of physiological bone homeostasis and pathological bone turnover [9]. In humans, zinc intake has been positively correlated with bone mineral content in premenopausal women [10], whereas zinc deficiency has been linked to growth retardation and hypogonadism [11], conditions that affect skeletal maturation and integrity. Zinc is a nutritional factor that has long been recognized as important for prenatal and postnatal skeletal development, whereas supplementation ameliorates pathological bone loss [9]. Zinc differentially regulates bone formation and bone resorption promoting an osteoblastic gene program while repressing osteoclast differentiation [12,13,14] leading to a stimulatory effect on bone formation and mineralization in vitro and in vivo [15,16,17]. These factors have motivated the development of various zinc-tricalcium phosphate materials, which have shown to be effective in treating bone-related ailments and traumas [18,19,20,21]. However, these materials currently lack the interconnected porous network features of natural biomaterials and the synthesis of Zn-TCP requires high temperature sintering around 800–1000 °C [18]. With these in mind, this study is aimed to develop an alternative Zn-TCP material capable of improving the repairs of bone defects.
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Physico-Chemical Characterization of Zn-TCP
One of our key aims is to synthesize Zn-TCP using foraminifera macrospheres as a precursor material and evaluating the biological and bone healing response in a rat tibial defect. The production of Zn-TCP is based on hydrothermal conversion in which the carbonate component is replaced with phosphate ions while preserving the architectural structure of the material that can be potentially beneficial in bone regeneration. Our data shows Zn-TCP can be produced by hydrothermal conversion where zinc is substituted for calcium ions and this can be achieved at relatively low temperature (220 °C) compared with sintering.
2.1.1. X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRD) Analysis
The replacement of carbonate ions with phosphate was verified crystallographically by XRD (Figure 1), which showed peak patterns matching tricalcium phosphate. It can be seen that the peaks of Zn-TCP does not differ much from that of tricalcium phosphate as the amount of zinc incorporated is at relatively low concentration (~5%).
2.1.2. Quantitative Measurement of Ionic Composition of Samples
Just like with the use of any pharmaceutical compounds, the therapeutic efficacy of zinc-related materials is highly dependent on the concentration. Supporting studies have shown that the most ideal and optimal concentration is around the 5% range where excess amounts can induce inflammatory side effects [21]. The key chemical compositions of the materials (foraminifera, β-TCP and Zn-TCP) was quantified by mass spectroscopy and presented in Table 1. From the table, it can be seen that phosphate ions were successfully introduced into the material following hydrothermal conversion and calcium concentration was retained at similar levels. Quantitative measurements by mass spectroscopy showed the zinc concentration of the synthesized Zn-TCP is approximately 6%, which is within the therapeutic range.
|Calcium (mg/g)
|Phosphate (mg/g)
|Zinc (mg/g)
|0.043 ± 0.0001
|0.045 ± 0.0002
|0.0041 ± 0.0001
|0.05 ± 0.0001
|0.0046 ± 0.0001
|0.0003 ± 0.00001
2.1.3. Morphological Observation by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
The rationale for using foraminifera precursor materials is due to the unique uniform and interconnected pores that the material naturally developed. By using hydrothermal conversion, these traits can be preserved during the transformation process. SEM micrographs presented in Figure 2 reveals a naturally spherical/star shaped material, which upon closer examination, shows the uniformity of the pore (~2 μm in diameter) distribution throughout the surface of the sample.
This could essentially allow for increase cell infiltration to regenerate bone and the development of crucial blood vessels allowing improved blood flow, supplying the area with essential nutrients. Previous studies by micro-computed tomography have shown that these materials are internally interconnected through the surface pores to a central hub [4]. Moreover, these pores are preserved during the synthesis process and from Figure 2b additional deposits of zinc as determined by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) can be seen scattered across the surface. This can potentially add to the therapeutic value of the material.
2.2. Radiological and Histological Assessment of Bone Regeneration
Zn-TCPs were implanted in a rat tibial defect model for eight weeks to evaluate the material's bone healing properties. Zn-TCP samples were compared with empty control and β-TCP as a benchmark to determine the effectiveness of zinc in the bone healing process. The bone mineral density (BMD) (Figure 3a) and the bone mineral content (BMC) (Figure 3b) were calculated based on X-ray measurements and summarized in Figure 3. It should be noted that the BMD and BMC values took into account the presence of the sample material and that these were included in the results. The BMC values includes both cortical and trabecular bone amount.
The BMD of the samples did not show any significant differences until eight weeks where Zn-TCP reached a statistically higher level compared with empty control and β-TCP. The complementing BMC data showed that Zn-TCP achieved a statistically higher level of bone mineral formation at four weeks compared with the control groups. This trend was also observed at eight weeks but with both β-TCP and Zn-TCP showing similar bone mineral levels compared with the significantly lower BMC of the empty control group. This result is in agreement with our hypothesis that β-TCP would have some degree of stimulatory action on bone formation as calcium and phosphate ions are released as the material degrades, thereby supplementing the defect area. Zn-TCP group was able to achieve a statistically higher bone mineral level as early as four weeks and was the only experimental group to show a significant increase in BMD levels. This indicates that Zn-TCP was able to stimulate faster bone mineral formation through the actions of the released zinc ions. While in vitro studies have shown zinc to act on osteoblasts and osteoclasts, the exact mechanism of these effects is still poorly understood. It was shown that zinc could increase the osteogenic effect by increasing the osteoblast cell proliferation and stimulating alkaline phosphatase activity and collagen synthesis during the proliferation and differentiation phase [22].
2.2.1. Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging of Bone Regeneration
The restoration of bone at the defect was observed using X-ray CT scans detailing the progressive bone regeneration illustrated in Figure 4. The control group showed that the majority of the cortical bone was restored at eight weeks but minimal trabecular bone can be seen within the marrow cavity. The β-TCP group showed at two weeks a thin layer of cortical bone developing at the defect and the progressive restoration of trabecular bone up to eight weeks. The image showed Zn-TCP to completely restore the cortical bone at the defect at four weeks and thickening of the bone can be seen at eight weeks. In addition, it can be seen that the restoration of the trabecular bone in the Zn-TCP group was more mature and dense compared with β-TCP. These results are in agreement with the BMD and BMC data results showed previously.
2.2.2. Histological Assessment of Defect Site
Figure 5 show histological HE-stained slices of (a) control, (b) β-TCP and (c) Zn-TCP with corresponding images shown at higher magnification. From the images it can be seen that both β-TCP and Zn-TCP were able to stimulate regeneration of new bone closing the defect, but were also regenerating cancellous bone. The empty control group only showed a very small amount of regenerated cancellous bone. The higher magnification images reveal the internal porous chambers of the β-TCP and Zn-TCP material showing new bone in-growth penetrating these porous networks. The ability of the biomaterial to promote bone infiltration is crucial in generating good integration between the material and its surrounding environment. Upon closer observation of these porous chambers, the presence of blood vessels with the newly formed bone could be observed suggesting good blood flow allowing the required nutrients to aid in the regeneration process.
These results may have significant implication in bone fracture repair and it is hoped this can provide the background for future studies in the development of more bioactive biomaterials for bone fracture repair. Current and future studies will examine the activity of Zn-TCP in larger animal models and in critical-sized defect models.
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Production, Synthesis and Evaluation of Zn-TCP
The foraminifera carbonate samples were commercially acquired (Okinawa Business Support Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan) and cleaned for 25 min in sodium hypocholorite to remove any contaminants. The carbonate samples were first hydrothermally converted to tricalcium phosphate using aqueous diammonium hydrogen-phosphate (Wako Chemical Co., Tokyo, Japan) with Ca/P molar ratio adjusted to 1.5, then heating the specimen in a high pressure vessel to 220 °C for 48 h. The aqueous solution was replaced with aqueous zinc nitrate hexahydrate solution (Wako Chemical Co., Tokyo, Japan) with Ca/Zn ratio adjusted to 19/2 to produce 5% Zn-TCP samples. The samples underwent another hydrothermal treatment again by heating to 220 °C for 48 h to produce Zn-TCP. The crystallographic characterization was performed by powder X-ray diffraction analysis (RINT-Ultima-III, Rigaku Co., Tokyo, Japan; CuKα radiation, 40 kV, 40 mA) with peak patterns matched with JCPDS database. The surface morphological structures of all the specimens were observed using a scanning electron microscope (JEOL JSM-7600F, Field Emission SEM, 10 kV, Tokyo, Japan). The in vitro dissolution kinetic studies were evaluated in a previously published study [1]. The ionic compositions of the samples were quantified by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) using an Agilent Technologies 7500 ce series ICP-MS (Agilent, Sydney, Australia). Sample introduction was made via a micromist concentric nebuliser (Glass expansion) and a Scott type double pass spray chamber cooled to 2 °C. The sample solution and the spray chamber waste were carried with the aid of a peristaltic pump. The ICP operating parameters and the lens conditions were selected to maximise the sensitivity of a mixture of 1% HNO3, 1% HCl solution containing 1 ng/mL of Li, Co, Y, Ce and Tl. Helium was added into the octopole reaction cell to reduce interference. Calibration curves were constructed and the results analysed using Agilent Technologies Masshunter software. Approximately 0.005 g of sample was digested with 0.25 mL of 1%HNO3. Once the digestion was completed, the sample volume was made up to 5 mL with water. The samples underwent a further 1:100 dilution with a 1% nitric acid solution before ICP-MS analysis. Samples were diluted further in nitric acid as required.
3.2. Animal Maintenance and Surgical Procedures
Animal care and studies were in accordance to the guidelines and approval from the Animal Ethics Committee at Musashino University, Japan. Thirty, 15-week-old Wistar male rats were randomly and equally divided into three groups: (1) Control (Ctrl); (2) beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP); and (3) zinc-tricalcium phosphate (Zn-TCP). The animals were monitored on a daily basis for signs of inflammation during the early stages of recovery and their weights were recorded on a weekly basis to ensure normal growth of the animal. The rats were initially anesthetized intramuscularly using a combination of ketamine (40 mg/kg) and xylazine (4 mg/kg). The area around the incision site was shaved and disinfected with alcohol and an incision of approximately 1 cm long was made to expose the tibia where a 2 mm in diameter and 3 mm in depth cylindrical defect was made using a fissure bur under constant saline irrigation. Defects were either left empty (control group) or filled with two β-TCP and ZnTCP samples. The soft tissue was closed in two layers with absorbable sutures and the wound region was disinfected again. The animals were sacrificed after eight weeks and radiologic and histologic analyses were used to assess total bone mineral content and bone mineral density.
3.3. Radiological and Histological Assessment of Defect
Radiological assessment of the defect site was made by scanning every two weeks using X-ray computed tomography (X-Ray CT) (Latheta 200, Aloka, Tokyo, Japan) and evaluating changes in bone mineral density and bone mineral content by software (Latheta, Aloka, Tokyo, Japan). At eight weeks, the animals were sacrificed and the tibia was excised and fixed in 10% formalin (Wako Chemicals, Tokyo, Japan). The fixed samples were subsequently decalcified in 5% formic acid (Wako Chemicals, Tokyo, Japan) for four weeks. After decalcification, the samples were dehydrated in ascending grades of ethanol and embedded in paraffin where 5 µm thick coronal sections of the central area at the defect site was cut and prepared for staining with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E).
3.4. Statistical Analysis
Statistical analysis was performed by using SPSS Ver 11.5 for Windows. ANOVA with Scheffe test was used for comparing the significance amongst the groups. P values of less than 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant.
4. Conclusions
Based on these findings, biomimetic Zn-TCP showed improved restoration of bone in a rat tibial defect model with β-TCP and empty control group. The present study showed that Zn-TCP derived from foraminifera carbonate precursor material could stimulate accelerated bone formation compared with β-TCP and empty control when implanted in rat tibial defects. It was also shown that newly formed bone infiltrated the porous chambers of the material and the presence of blood vessels was observed within these chambers.
We acknowledge the support from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Musashino University and University of Technology Sydney available for this project.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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on Sat May 31, 2014 1:00 am#60799
- SyndromeAdmin
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Hate these kind of movies lol. Actually I love them. If done right, they can truely give the heebie jeebies to me. Exorcism of Emily Rose is easily one of my favorite scary movies. This one looks promising.
on Sat May 31, 2014 8:49 am#60801
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Every time I see the words "based on actual events", "Inspired by...", "based on true events", and they are attached to a movie that is not (for sake of argument) like Black Hawk Down or Courage Under Fire it always makes me think of the millions of people that think the Onion news articles are real.
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- Upon occasion, the straight-faced manner in which The Onion reports non-existent happenings has resulted in third parties mistakenly citing The Onion stories as real news.
In 1998, Fred Phelps posted The Onion article "'98 Homosexual-Recruitment Drive Nearing Goal" on his "God Hates Fags" website as "proof" that gay people were indeed actively trying to "recruit" others.[60]
On June 7, 2002, Reuters reported that the Beijing Evening News republished, in the international news page of its June 3 edition, translated portions of the article "Congress Threatens To Leave D.C. Unless New Capitol Is Built".[61] The story discusses the U.S. Congress's threats to leave Washington for Memphis, Tennessee; Charlotte, North Carolina; or even Toronto, Canada, unless Washington, D.C., built them a new Capitol building with a retractable dome. The article is a parody of U.S. sports franchises' threats to leave their home city unless new stadiums are built for them.[62] Evening News initially stood by the story, demanding proof of its falsehood. It later retracted the article, responding that "some small American newspapers frequently fabricate offbeat news to trick people into noticing them with the aim of making money."[63]
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On December 3, 2013, The Onion released a parody video mocking New York City's controversial "Stop and Frisk" program. The program is designed to allow police officers to stop anybody they believe to be suspicious, question them and even frisk them for weapons, drug paraphernalia, etc. Over 650,000 people were stopped to be questioned and/or frisked in 2011. This astounding number of people was largely made up of African-Americans or Latinos. The Onion took advantage of this controversial New York City program in their video, calling the program "Stop and Kiss". The spoof depicted police officers stopping people on the street, whom they considered to be suspicious, and kissing them on the lips. Many people on social media believed what they saw in the satirical video and were shocked. In one instance, someone who saw the video tweeted "Wtf is wrong with NYPD? Ain't no police gone stop me and kiss sh-t!". In another case, a retired New York City police officer even wrote on The Onion's page, asking "what has become of the department" and exclaiming "I am glad I retired!!!!!"[89]
In March 2014, Ed Farrell, the Vice Mayor of Maricopa, Arizona, has apologized for inadvertently stating enthusiastic praise for the Westboro Baptist Church. Posted to his Facebook feed, his original comments had been based entirely in reaction to The Onion's satirical obituary[90] of the church's late pastor, Fred Phelps. In an interview with a local newspaper about this particular posting, Farrell later explained that he had previously never heard of The Onion, Fred Phelps, nor the Westboro Baptist Church, and didn't know what he was talking about. Farrell stated apologetically, "I had no clue about this guy; he's an idiot," and, "I can't believe that I posted what I posted…shame on me."
on Sat May 31, 2014 11:38 am#60803
- SyndromeAdmin
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TL;DR version? lol.
I know what The Onion is.
And I know about what most of the "Based on True Stories" are actually referencing.
Like all the Texas CHainsaw movies, they are actually referencing "Ed Gein". A guy who dug up dead corpses and kind of had his way with them. The "Exorcist" type movies all reference a supposed possession cited by the Roman Catholic Church back in 1949. So on and so forth.
The movies stretch the truth in order to say "Based on a true story". But in some way or another.. it was originally intended to be based on true events. lol.
Movie still looks scary. I never pay much attention to the "Based on true events" anymore anyways.
I know what The Onion is.
And I know about what most of the "Based on True Stories" are actually referencing.
Like all the Texas CHainsaw movies, they are actually referencing "Ed Gein". A guy who dug up dead corpses and kind of had his way with them. The "Exorcist" type movies all reference a supposed possession cited by the Roman Catholic Church back in 1949. So on and so forth.
The movies stretch the truth in order to say "Based on a true story". But in some way or another.. it was originally intended to be based on true events. lol.
Movie still looks scary. I never pay much attention to the "Based on true events" anymore anyways.
on Sat May 31, 2014 11:52 am#60806
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Texas Chainsaw movie had a clip at the end that said, "Actual footage."
Also, I believe the Blair Witch Project said based on true events.
I usually call BS when movies say that.
Even infomercials when they say, "This is not a paid actor." Lol. GTFO here.
Also, I believe the Blair Witch Project said based on true events.
I usually call BS when movies say that.
Even infomercials when they say, "This is not a paid actor." Lol. GTFO here.
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F&H pants, Zara wedges, Theatre top, vintage belt, sunglasses from Bangkok
photo credit: my sister, Amina
I'm loving my new pair of pants that I recently got in Folded & Hung!
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Here's my sister Amina, wearing one of my vintage dresses.
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Situated in delightful rural surroundings this 2 bedroom ground floor cottage flat enjoys an attractive easterly outlook across the Assel Valley towards the surrounding hills and farmland.
Accommodation comprises:- hall; livingroom; kitchen; 2 bedrooms and bathroom
The property is double glazed and heating is by way of electric night storage heaters.
There is a lovely front garden which is established and well planted comprising borders, gravel path and lawn. At the rear there is a gravelled area which we understand to be shared in common with the three adjacent proprietors and here is located a row of garages with one of the garages belonging to the property.
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We have attempted to make our sales details as accurate as possible from the information we have about this property. If there is any point which is of particular interest or importance we would ask prospective purchasers to contact our office and we will endeavour to check the information. We would advise this course of action if prospective purchasers are contemplating travelling some distance to view the subjects of sale.
Where dimensions are quoted, they are approximate only. Heritable systems and appliances are untested and sold as seen.
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Here we are, mid-June already! Let's get caught up on the sales for the month.
These purchases were made at Flea Market Thursday, except that it was Sunday. I haven't been able to get there on Thursdays due to kid stuff and uncooperative weather. Sundays aren't as good vintage-wise, but it's still fun to be walking around and taking in the sights.
Because you never know what you're gonna see at the flea market. Like this guy standing atop his truck hustling for customers. My favorite part was the basket he would pull up and down to retrieve his payments.
Once I was less distracted, I found some vintage Christmas items. These teardrop-shaped ornaments are frosted and glittered.
I rooted through a box full of bits and pieces to find these Halloween and Christmas picks.
I have a giant hoard of mercury glass garland. It's one of my favorite things to find. Not sure why; I don't do anything with them!
A fellow Etsy Vintage Team member purchased this heavy metal letter B after she saw it on my Facebook page.
This large aqua Butterprint Pyrex Cinderella bowl was also featured there and a local friend scooped it up to add to her collection.
This cute little embroidered dog made it into my shop and the Etsy Project Listings.
All kinds of fun things! And one of these days I'm going to come home with a parakeet. Be forewarned, Mr. VJIMT!


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DDMSWCF offers stipends to war-afflicted students in northern Sri Lanka
DDMSWCF offers stipends to war-afflicted students in northern Sri Lanka
Northern Sri Lanka has been suffering from civil war for nearly thirty years. On 5 August this year, I returned for there with Ms. Bi-Hua Chiang, to implement an initiative to help war-afflicted students. This initiative offers stipends to a total of thirty students and has been approved by the Dharma Drum Mountain Social Welfare and Charity Foundation (DDMSWCF), with liaison with Department of Health officials in northern Sri Lanka who made recommendations for the stipend recipients.
This was my third visit to northern Sri Lanka; this visit left a deeper impression as I had the opportunity to visit each stipend recipient's residence and witness their sufferings related to the war.
Our first stop was Mannar, where stipends were given to ten college students and five high school students. Mannar is a small township close to India. Fortunately, the town shows little devastation caused by the war, but once outside the township, rugged roads, abandoned farmlands and ruined cottages on two sides of the road are only scenes to witness. A military official told us that most of the land cannot be farmed until the deadly mines placed during the civil war are eliminated.
The students shared similarly heart-breaking experiences. For instance, every one of them had been held as hostages for many years by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers), eventually staying in refugee camps.
Fortunately, with the help international humanitarian activists, they were finally released and allowed to return home. However, the remote rural communities they live in have remained short of electricity and drinking water. The candle is their only option for study and work at night.
Their passion for study in these harsh conditions really touched my heart. Thanks to the Director of Mannar's Department of Education and the Commander-in-Chief of Mannar's armed forces, we successfully held the Award Ceremony for the giving of the stipends, as well as donating relief materials, including re-usable bags, cups and stationery.
Vavuniya, our final stop, is an important transportation hub in northern Sri Lanka. We were not allowed to go northward beyond Vavuniya for safety reasons, and so were unable to visit the rural communities where the other fifteen stipend recipients live.
However, with the help of their families and schoolteachers, they were able to attend the Award Ceremony. Three of them are handicapped physically due to injuries sustained in the civil war. They had also been forced to drop out of school during the war, but now they are all back at school to fulfill their dreams.
The Mayor of Vavuniya said that although the war is over now, these students are still suffering. He thanked DDMSWCF's great compassion helping these students continue to bravely pursue their dreams in education.
On behalf of DDMSWCF, I encouraged every student with the words of the late of Venerable Master Sheng Yen, and warmly wished each of one of them physical and mindful peace at all times when facing difficulties ahead.
(by Qi-Yuan Chen/translated by Jin Yang/edited by DDM Australia Editing Team)
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Editor's Note:
This is a REPRINT of the THURSDAY play updates with charts attached. There are no changes from my comments Thursday night since the markets were closed on Friday. Although I will point out that the non-farm payrolls report came in a little less than expected and that makes me think stocks could see a knee jerk reaction lower on Monday. It depends on how the Asian and European markets react first.
Current Portfolio:
CALL Play Updates
Apple Inc - AAPL close: 235.97 change: +0.97 stop: 232.45 *new*
AAPL continues to grab headlines as the company garners more kudos for its iPad that is due to be launched this weekend. Shares spiked to $238.73 this morning, sold off to $232.75 on market weakness and the bounced back into the closing bell. I really hope we don't regret not closing this play on Thursday (tonight). Instead I am suggesting we exit this trade on Monday at the closing bell assuming AAPL does not hit our exit target at $239.75 first. Please note our new stop loss at $232.45. I am not suggesting new positions at this time.
Current Position: BUY CALL APRIL $230 (AAPL 10D230.00) @ $5.25
03/30/10 - 1st Target Exceeded on gap open
AAPL opened at $236.60. The April $230 call opened at $9.20 (+75%)
Entry on March 23rd at $228.00
Earnings Date 04/21/10
Average Daily Volume = 18.6 million
Listed on March 22nd, 2010
Express Scripts - ESRX - close: 102.39 change: +0.63 stop: 99.90 *new*
ESRX is still inching higher. The sell-off midday didn't seem so bad in ESRX as it was in some of the market's high-flyers. I am adjusting our stop loss to $99.90. While I remain bullish on ESRX I would hesitate to launch new positions until we see the jobs report on Friday. Our first target is $104.90. Our second target is $107.45. Our time frame is just a couple of weeks.
Current Position: BUY CALL APRIL $105 (ESRX 10D105.00) at $1.10
Entry on March 24th at $101.99
Earnings Date 04/29/10
Average Daily Volume = 2.51 million
Listed on March 23rd, 2010
Coca-Cola - KO - close: 55.30 change: +0.30 stop: 52.95
KO continues to bounce higher. Shares are very close to breaking out from the short-term $54.50-55.35 trading range the stock has been in the last few days. If you were looking for confirmation of the move readers could open new positions on a rise past the $55.50 level. More cautious traders may want to consider a stop loss closer to $54.00 or even $54.50. The stock doesn't move super fast but I envision a rally toward the December highs over the next few weeks. Our target to exit is $59.00.
Current Position: BUY CALL May $55.00 (KO 10E55.00) at $1.62
Entry on March 24th at $ 55.22
Earnings Date 04/21/10
Average Daily Volume = 14.6 million
Listed on March 23rd, 2010
L-3 Communications - LLL - close: 92.53 change: +0.90 stop: 88.90
The defense sector remains very overbought and due for a correction so anyone considering bullish positions in the group needs to be careful. With that in mind the action in LLL today was encouraging. There was no follow through on yesterday's weakness. I would still hesitate to launch new positions. A bounce from $90.00 would be a more attractive entry point. Our first target is $97.00. Our final target is $99.75.
We chose the $100 calls to keep our capital investment very small. Keep your position size limited.
Current Position: BUY CALL APRIL 100.00 (LLL 10D100.00) @ $0.30
Entry on March 18th at $ 93.88
Earnings Date 04/22/10
Average Daily Volume = 908 thousand
Listed on March 17th, 2010
NII Holdings Inc. - NIHD - close: 42.43 change: +0.75 stop: 39.90 *new*
Shares of NIHD hit new 52-week highs with a rally to $43.21 midday. Shares eventually trimmed its gains but still outperformed the market with a 1.79% gain. Volume was not bad consider it's the day before a three-day weekend. Broken resistance near $42.00 could actually turn into short-term support. I am inching our stop loss higher to $39.90.
Our first target is the $44.00 level.
Current Position: BUY CALL APRIL $40 (NIHD 10D40.00) @ $1.85
Entry on March 11th at $ 40.10
Earnings Date 04/22/10
Average Daily Volume = 2.68 million
Listed on March 10th, 2010
Priceline.com - PCLN - close: 257.00 change: + 2.00 stop: 239.85
PCLN continues to chop around the $233.00-260.00 trading range. The stock actually hit $260.28 this morning and that gave more conservative traders another exit to cash out. The April $260 options hit $6.69. I am not suggesting new bullish positions at this time. I still think more conservative traders, if you haven't taken some money off the table, may want to do so. This remains a very aggressive, higher-risk trade given PCLN's volatility and overbought stature. We need to keep our positions small. Our target is $275.00. Our time frame is about four weeks.
Current Position: BUY CALL APRIL $260 (PCLN 10D260.00) @ 2.15
Entry on March 25th at $246.60
Earnings Date 05/11/10
Average Daily Volume = 793 thousand
Listed on March 23rd, 2010
Panera Bread Co. - PNRA - close: 76.38 change: -0.11 stop: 74.75
The correction in shares of PNRA continues. The stock dipped to $75.78 this afternoon before trimming its losses in the last 30 minutes of trading. I've been expecting a pull back toward $75.00 so the dip may not be over yet.
I am not suggesting new positions at this time. This was an aggressive trade given our entry point. Our first target is $82.45. FYI: It is worth noting that PNRA could announce a stock split one of these days. The last time shares split was in the $75-80 zone back in June 2002.
Current Position: CALL APR 80.00 (PNRA 10D80.00) @ $1.35
Entry on March 11th at $ 77.18
Earnings Date 04/28/10
Average Daily Volume = 519 thousand
Listed on March 9th, 2010
PartnerRe Ltd. - PRE - close: 79.76 change: +0.04 stop: 77.75
There was an early morning spike in shares of PRE but the stock failed to breakout over resistance near the $80.50 level. I still do not see any changes from my prior comments. The larger trend is still bullish. If the stock closes under $79.00 we'll drop it as a bullish candidate. Currently we have a trigger to buy calls at $80.55. More conservative traders may want to raise that trigger to $80.75 or higher just to reduce the chance we get triggered on an intraday spike higher.
If triggered we'll use a stop loss at $77.75 (under the March 19th low). Our first target is $84.75. Our second, longer-term target is $89.00. There is potential resistance near the October 2009 highs ($81.70) so don't be surprised to see some congestion there.
Trigger to buy calls at $80.55
Suggested Position: BUY CALL MAY $80.00 (PRE 10E80.00) current ask $2.10
Entry on March xxth at $ xx.xx
Earnings Date 04/27/10
Average Daily Volume = 989 thousand
Listed on March 20th, 2010
Wynn Resorts - WYNN - close: 77.40 change: +1.57 stop: 69.20
The casino and gambling stocks continue to rally and WYNN recouped yesterday's losses with a bounce back toward resistance near $78.00. I still hesitate to chase it here but more aggressive traders may want to consider bullish positions over $78.00. Currently we are waiting to buy calls on a dip. The plan is to use a trigger at $71.50. I have inched the stop loss down to $69.20. Our first target is $76.50. Our second target is $79.90. Longer-term traders could aim a lot higher. Please note that I have changed the option to MAY $75 calls.
Trigger to buy calls at $71.50
Suggested Position: BUY CALL MAY $75 (WYNN 10E75.00) current ask $5.55
Entry on March xxth at $ xx.xx
Earnings Date 05/05/10
Average Daily Volume = 2.7 million
Listed on March 24th, 2010
PUT Play Updates
Amedisys Inc. - AMED - close: 56.99 change: +1.77 stop: 59.05
Stocks experienced a global market rally on Thursday and the healthcare sector was one of the strongest performers. Shares of AMED did well with a 3.2% gain. Unfortunately our bias on AMED is bearish. The stock gapped open at $55.88 and closed on its highs for the session, which is bullish for the next trading day. Readers may want to wait for the stock to roll over first under the $59.00 level before initiating new positions.
Our target to exit is $50.25. Our time frame is about two weeks.
Current Position: PUT APRIL $50.00 (AMED 10P50.00) $ 0.85
Entry on April 1st at $ 55.88
Earnings Date 04/28/10
Average Daily Volume = 749 thousand
Listed on March 31st, 2010
AvalonBay Comm. - AVB - close: 85.74 change: -0.61 stop: 90.15
Good news! AVB displayed relative weakness and broke down under short-term support near $86.00. The stock has hit our trigger to buy puts at $85.75 so the trade is now open.
Our target is $80.50. The simple 50-dma might be technical support but once the market begins to correct I don't believe the 50-dma will stop it. We should consider this somewhat aggressive since the P&F chart for AVB is still bullish and shares offer a 4% dividend yield, which might attract some capital in a prolonged downturn. Plus, our stop loss is a little wide.
Trade is now open at $85.75
Current Position: PUT APRIL $85.00 (AVB 10P85.00) @ $1.70
Entry on April 1st at $ 85.75
Earnings Date 04/28/10
Average Daily Volume = 5.67 million
Listed on March 30th, 2010
iShares Russell 2000 - IWM - close: 68.43 change: +0.63 stop: 70.15
Small caps still look vulnerable. Stocks were stronger this morning but the small cap index failed to rally past Wednesday's highs. While the group did bounce late in the session they still seem the most fragile. I remain bearish but readers may want to wait for the IWM to trade under Thursday's low of $67.39 before initiating new positions.
Broken resistance near $65.00 should be new support. Our target will be $65.10. We're not trying to knock the ball of the cover with this trade. We're just looking for a decent gain on what could be a temporary correction for the small caps. More aggressive traders could aim for the $62-60 zone.
Keep in mind that April options expire in three weeks. You may want to trade May options instead.
Current Position: BUY PUT APRIL $65.00 (IWM 10P65.00) @ $0.47
Entry on March 29th at $ 68.11
Earnings Date --/--/--
Average Daily Volume = 60.4 million
Listed on March 27th, 2010
ishares China - FXI - close: 43.27 change: +1.17 stop: 42.55
Our put play on the FXI has not panned out. News that the Chinese central bank was issuing dovish comments on keeping interest rates low for the time being was naturally interpreted as bullish for the Chinese markets. Plus, the Chinese PMI data came in bullish. The Asian markets rallied. The FXI appears to have broken its trend of lower highs. We may want to considering buying calls on this ETF if shares pull back and retest the $42.00 level. Our play was stopped out when the FXI opened at $42.91 this morning.
Stopped out @ 42.91(gap open)
Closed Position: PUT MAY $40.00 (FXI 10Q40.00) @ 0.58
Entry was at $1.28
Entry on March 29th at $ 41.15
Earnings Date --/--/--
Average Daily Volume = 21.3 million
Listed on March 27th, 2010
ProShares Ultra(Long) Basic Mat. - UYM - close: 37.17 chg: +1.39 stop: 37.26
I am dropping UYM as a bearish candidate. Demand for commodities is going to rise with the pace of manufacturing picking up around the world. Today there was news from China, Europe, Britain, and the U.S. that manufacturing was on the rise. Naturally commodities rallied on this news and the UYM soared 3.8% and broke through resistance near the $37.00 level. Our trigger to open positions has not been hit at $34.30 and we are dropping the UYM as a bearish play. More nimble traders may want to consider switching directions and buying calls.
Trigger to buy puts at $34.30
Suggested Position: BUY PUT MAY $30.00 (UYM 10Q30.00) current ask $1.20
Entry on March xxth at $ xx.xx *never opened*
Earnings Date --/--/--
Average Daily Volume = 4.5 million
Listed on March 27th, 2010


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Bathing water quality remains high around the EU
The quality of bathing water across Europe declined slightly between 2009 and 2010, but the overall quality was still high. More than nine out of 10 bathing water sites now meet the minimum requirements.
Cyprus was the star performer, with 100% of its bathing water sites meeting strict guide values, followed by Croatia (97.3%), Malta (95.4%), Greece (94.2%) and Ireland (90.1%). The results are from the annual Bathing Water Report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Commission, which compare water quality in more than 21,000 coastal and inland bathing sites across the EU-27. The Commission has also adopted new signs and symbols that will be used to inform the public on bathing water classification and on bathing restrictions (see link below).
Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik said: "I am glad to see that the quality of Europe's bathing waters remains high, although there is room for improvement. Clean water is a priceless resource, and we should not take it for granted. I would encourage Member States to ensure we turn the slight decline we experiencing last year into an upward trend."
Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, said: "Clean water for swimming is very important for EU citizens, and this information will allow them to demand the highest quality water in lakes, rivers and beaches. Public participation is essential for the continued monitoring of Europe's bathing water, especially as the effects of climate change become more visible."
The report provides a comprehensive overview of the quality of bathing water in EU Member States throughout the 2010 bathing season, so swimmers can find areas where water quality is expected to be good during 2011. It also shows trends in bathing water quality since 1990.
The analysis brings together data from more than 21,000 designated bathing waters across Europe, approximately 70% of them coastal sites and the rest inland bathing waters. Sites are classified as compliant with mandatory values, compliant with the more stringent guide values, or non-compliant.
High bathing water quality despite varied results in 2010
In 2010, 92.1% of Europe's coastal bathing waters and 90.2% of inland bathing waters met the minimum quality standards. Only 1.2% of coastal bathing water and 2.8% of inland sites were non-compliant. The remainder are unclassified due to insufficient data.
In general, coastal bathing water quality deteriorated between 2009 and 2010 - the number of bathing water bodies meeting the mandatory values fell by 3.5%, while those meeting guide values fell by 9.5%.
Inland water quality has also dropped. The number of rivers and lakes achieving the guide values fell by 10.2%, although compliance with the mandatory values was almost stationary. Rivers were particularly problematic, with only 25% of river bathing waters achieving guide values.


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If you work with EMC Symmetrix systems, you know the importance of VCMDB. Introduced with Symmetrix 4.0 and used in every generation after that, VCMDB stands for Volume Control Manager Database). Also in the latest generation of systems the VCM device is at times also referenced as VCM Gatekeeper.
EMC Symmetrix: Bin File
EMC Symmetrix BIN file, largely an unknown topic in the storage industry and practically there is no available information related to it. This post is just an attempt to shed some light as to what a BIN file is, how it works, what's in it and why is it essential with the Enginuity code.
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FAST (FULLY AUTOMATED STORAGE TIERING). FAST made a debut in the storage market yesterday (12/08/09). Finally after the market buzz we got a preview of the product in terms of its features, functionality, characteristics, possible shortcomings and use cases. This blog post focuses on the features, the drawbacks and some applications around FAST. By no means is this a comprehensive or an exhaustive list of the above.
After all, FAST makes a debut
Truly this was one of the most awaited products of 2009 from EMC after the initial announcement by EMC back in April 2009 along with the release of Symmetrix V-Max. Along with FAST, EMC has also introduced some new enhancements to the EMC Symmetrix V-Max, Clariion CX4 and Celerra NS platforms. Currently FAST will be available on the above 3 platforms at debut and will provide automated storage tiering "in-the-box†for Symmetrix V-Max, "in-the-box†for Clariion CX4 and "out-of-box†for Celerra NS platforms.


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Episode 256. We Review 'Anonymous'
"The Reduced Shakespeare Company took time off from its successful run of The Complete World of Sports (abridged) at the New Victory Theatre in New York City to aim its satirical guns at the much-debated film "Anonymous" and the theories that underlie it.
Joined by theatrical pundit and raconteur Howard Sherman, the members of the RSC (Reed Martin, Matt Rippy, Austin Tichenor, and office manager Alli Bostedt) improvised their review and analysis immediately after the film in the offices of the New Victory Theater.
The RSC has reduced all of American history, the Bible, all the great books, Hollywood's greatest films, and the complete world of sports, in addition to the show that started it all The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged). In November 2011, the RSC will premiere its eighth stage show The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged) at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, MA.
Howard Sherman is an arts management consultant, blogger and Twitter aficionado who has held executive and staff positions with a variety of companies, including the American Theatre Wing, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Goodspeed Musicals and Hartford Stage. He blogs at www.2amtheatre.com and tweets as @hesherman.
Listen and leave comments below. Tickets for The Complete World of Sports (abridged) at the New Victory are available here, and tickets for The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged) at Merrimack Repertory Theatre are available here. (Length 26:53)
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Last week my OB had my iron levels checked and they were at 7.4(extremely low) I expected them to check them again this week but they wanted to wait until 37 weeks so next week I will have my iron levels checked again. My blood pressure was a little high again this week but nothing too bad thankfully. I had the group b strep test done and the OB checked to see if I was dilated.. I was HOPING for at least 1cm but nope... Nothing. She is still extremely high and no dilation what so ever :( I know dilation doesn't really mean much but still it was a little depressing that the doctor could barely reach my cervix haha.
Total weight gain: 13.5 pounds
Maternity clothes: No new maternity clothes..
Stretch Marks: honestly I have no idea. I know I have stretch marks but I don't know if I have any new ones this pregnancy.
Sleep: Is becoming impossible. I'm either hot, have to pee, cant get comfortable because I want to sleep on my stomach but cant, or I'm not tired haha.
Best moment this week: surrogacy related- having as much energy as I did this past weekend while we were on our little vacation. Not surrogacy related- Getting our new furniture and getting Adams amended orders with me and the kids on it saying we were approved to move to Alaska.
Miss anything: sleeping through the night, not peeing every 5 minutes, WINTER!!!(its so darn hot!)
Movement: Oh yea.
Food cravings: McDonalds breakfast, ice, watermelon(I have a love hate relationship with watermelon, I love eating watermelon but I hate cutting it up haha)
Anything make you sick: Normally no but yesterday as I'm sitting in gymnastics these people start talking about how miserable they were during the beginning of their pregnancy. For some reason seeing a pregnant women makes everyone start to talk about when they were pregnant right in front of that pregnant women... But they start talking about morning sickness and vomiting. I'm sorry but SHUT IT! If you make me vomit I'm going to turn around and make sure it lands on YOU!
Have you started to show yet: yes
Gender: It's a girl!
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more than my left.
Belly button in or out: In/flat
What has your mood been: frustrated at the military, tired, uncomfortable haha
Looking forward to: delivering surrobaby :)
Any issues: I'm severly anemic and my feet swelling has been horrible! And extremely uncomfortable. They got HUGE this past weekend but now that we got our new couches I have been able to prop them up a lot so that's helped.
Baby is the size of: a large cantelope
Upcoming Dates:
June 26th- OB appointment
June 29th- Adams Birthday
July 16th- DUE DATE!
July 20th- We move(hopefully)
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In a week when soccer in schools received a Pounds 1 million boost, John Davies looks at how sports teachers can make the most out of their local football clubs.
Local sports clubs have vital roles to play in the sporting development of young people." So claims Raising the Game, the policy report of the Government's summer initiative to improve school sport.
If there's one game where local clubs are already embracing this role, it's football. Coaches from clubs the length and breadth of England and Wales are to be found regularly organising games and passing on soccer skills in local schools.
"Almost every Premier League and Football League club in the country now has a community scheme, which means that of the 20,000 primary schools in the country, about half have some link with a club," says Roger Reade, chief administrator of the Community Programme in Professional Football, which oversees clubs' efforts and provides training and advice for their community officers.
So what is all the time and effort for? "We've got so many different aims, but one of the main ones is to make the football club accessible to all children in the area," says Alison Vaughan, education officer at Manchester City. Although the club aims to send its coaches to as many of Manchester's 200-plus primary schools as possible, in collaboration with the city council, it feels a particular affinity with the inner-city area where its Maine Road ground is located. "Alex Williams, our community development officer, used to be the City goalkeeper. Having him come to see them gives children a sense someone important is working with them. For a lot of kids in this area that really is a big thing."
Like most other clubs, Manchester City not only goes out to schools but invites children back to its ground. Here, in a specially-assigned room, schoolchildren will "do things like the maths of league tables, or write new songs for Manchester City. Every child will get a work book and we always try to get a player along to see them as well."
What Football in the Community schemes are not aimed at, however, is discovering talent. "It's not about finding tomorrow's Gazza," says Shaun Parker, Bristol City's community officer. "We are introducing the club to youngsters, and introducing football as a fun game. Of course, if we come across a mini-Paul Gascoigne, we're not going to walk away ."
At Millwall in south east London, Jim Hicks echoes this outlook. The First Division club's community scheme "is not about excellence at all," he says. "We wouldn't discourage any of the better kids from joining the club (as with most clubs, there's a youth development scheme that will scout for talent) but it's not what we're here for. We try to pass on the sport-for-all, let's-do-it-all-together type of message."
Milwall was one of the first clubs to establish a community scheme, over l0 years ago. "The mid-80s was a violent era, and the club was desperate to get away from its (fans') racist image and really take the club back to the local community," recalls Hicks.
Located in a multi-ethnic area straddling the London boroughs of Lewisham and Southwark, the club attracted funding from those two boroughs as well as (initially) the Greater London Council. It now visits between 12 and 14 local schools a week.
One such is Ilderton Primary School, close to Millwall's ground: "We've got quite a few children with behavioural problems, and PE helps to get a team spirit going within the class," says the school's PE co-ordinator Kate Wooder. "We'll play games where they'll have to work together; Millwall's coaches encourage that."
Under the club's scheme, coaches go to a school once a week for six weeks and, in Jim Hicks's words, "take over the sports lessons and give the kids the chance to play not just football but other sports cricket, short tennis, hockey, we'll respond to requests. All our staff are qualified to deal with special needs children, too."
Kate Wooder's school is undoubtedly fortunate to be so near a football ground. Indeed, Milwall's new stadium stands where the school used to have a playing field.But distance doesn't have to be a problem. In County Durham, for instance, Derwentside the area around Consett and Stanley has benefited from links with Sunderland FC, nearly 20 miles away.
"The club has visited all the schools here that have put in a request, and given free coaching," says Sally Roydon, development officer with Derwentside leisure services. "They've also helped start two out-of-school clubs. They have been a great success.
As well as sending qualified coaches into schools, many clubs offer school children free or reduced-rate tickets for league matches, and Sunderland is no exception: it also runs Saturday clubs, in which a "fun session" of playing football is followed by watching the first team play. Such activities won the club the 1995 Division One Football TrustLittlewoods Community Club of the Year title: the other winners were Manchester City in the Premier League, in the Second Division Leyton Orient (the overall winners) and Fulham and Walsall jointly in the Third.
Roger Reade acknowledges that there are parts of the country too far from a Football League club to benefit from any community scheme much of Devon and Cornwall, for instance. There have been attempts to fill in pockets in Norfolk and Kent and his organisation has been working with county football associations and non-league clubs like Kidderminster, Farnborough and Merthyr.
The main beneficiaries of such schemes have undoubtedly been primary schools. Walsall, for example, aims to visit most Year Six classes in its home town, offering and a question-and-answer session with a player, every year. "We also have schools visiting the ground and taking part in practical activities, " says Mick Kearns, a former Walsall player who now runs their community scheme. "For every problem-solving activity they do, a different person from the club talks to them from the tea-lady to the chairman to the players."
The rise of football clubs' community programmes has coincided with the expansion of women's football claimed by some to be Britain's fastest growing sport. Every club with a good community record seems to have made a point of involving girls as much as, if not more than, boys. Sunderland has five junior girls' teams in local leagues, and four ladies' teams. Millwall has developed "the first girls' football centre of excellence" where, according to Jim Hicks, "we'll coach on an individual basis any girl betwen 12 and 14 who lives within the M25, and has been recommended by her club."
At Manchester City, Alison Vaughan talks proudly of the tournament for secondary girls' teams that culminated earlier this year in a final on the Manchester City pitch. "It was in the half-time interval of a Premier League match, against Sheffield Wednesday" she recalls. "The crowd gave them really good support. For the girls to play actually at Maine Road in front of 20,000 people, even for just 10 minutes at half time, was brilliant."
For information about Football in the Community schemes, contact Roger Reade at Football in the Community, 2 Oxford Court, Bishopsgate, Manchester M2 3WQ. Tel: 0161-236 O583.
The Football Curriculum Guide is available from the Football Association, tel: 01707 651840
Football in schools received a Pounds 1 million boost this week, in the form of coaching videos and equipment, which will be made available to junior teams around the country through the "Football in the Community" sports project.
The Government for once will be quite happy to be accused of moving the goalposts, as the drive to get more young players on to the football pitch is being supported by Sportsmatch, the scheme by which sponsorship money is matched by contributions from the Department of National Heritage.
Aimed at sports teachers in primary schools, the project will distribute a free videopack, Finish with a Game, which illustrates football skills and coaching techniques. Sponsored by Pizza Hut, the resource will be made available through Football in the Community's network of 90 local representatives, attached to professional clubs in England and Wales.
As part of the initiative, sports clothes manufacturer, Umbro, is providing hold-alls, kit and markers for training, again through Football in the Community. The project, launched at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium, is a response to Prime Minister John Major's "Raising the Game" initiative, which this summer called for a greater commitment to sports in schools, particularly team games.
Among the scheme's supporters is the Football Association, which this week published its Football Curriculum Guide, aimed at developing the game in schools. (Contact details below).


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Just because I'm on vacation doesn't mean I can miss a weekend update, right?
I'm just doing a quick and dirty version today. I'll be back to blog a full recap after we return to good ole Mississippi.
Please excuse the grainy iphone pics. I'm just too lazy to plug my camera up until later. Being lazy is what vacation's for, right? :)
For those that don't know, we're in Park City, UT for a few days to ski, and then we're headed to Salt Lake City to watch movies at the Sundance Film Festival.
Now on to a little photo dump...
View from our condo balcony
There are munchkins everywhere to make you feel inadequate as a skier
Night out in downtown Park City
Ski lift! -- Yes, Rodney's face now looks like a tomato (this is what happens when you don't listen to your wife)
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We are pleased to have been involved with this build from the beginning. The car features quite a lot of high quality parts and custom work, making it deserving of a full post and its own gallery on our Facebook.
Jon's GT-R features (partial modification list):
1250+hp Upgrade by Switzer (in progress)
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brand_RR Carbon Fiber 2012 Front Lip Spoiler
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December 28, 2010
John Calipari
Q. John, there were a couple times in the early going where Darius dove on the floor, got loose balls, you guys scored.
COACH CALIPARI: I loved it. That's as good as he's played in a long time. And the main thing was he got aggressive. Now, a little bit -- I left him on the court because he was playing so well and aggressive, he got a little tired, I think, at the end and he got beat on some dribbles and some of that stuff.
But the reality of it is if he'll go rebound and battle like that, you're going to see his game blossom. That's what we're all looking for.
Q. You went with a smaller lineup to start the second half, what did you think about the way those guys played?
COACH CALIPARI: Not bad. I didn't think Terrence had the energy of the other guys, but what you end up doing is you switch everything. You can switch pick-and-rolls. You're just a different kind of team. And they kind of stymied that a little bit.
Q. 21 assists, can you talk about the way they shared the ball tonight?
COACH CALIPARI: Well, again, Brandon had 8 and 2, the two turnovers I called one timeout because the one was so ridiculous. And I just said you're forcing -- you don't need to. You're going to get plays just playing basketball. But the other guys, DeAndre, and I got on DeAndre a little bit. I'm like saying: Man, shoot the ball. Take shots. I want you to score, too. We do pretty good when you have five guys coming at you that all can make baskets. We are passing. I mentioned this the other day, when you're playing the dribble drive and you're really playing it, you're not going to have as many assists.
And here's why. I'm going to drive in the lane and throw you the ball and you're driving for a layup, the minute I bounce the ball twice, there's no assist even though I created that shot for you. Know what I'm saying? So 12 assists in the dribble drive is like 20-21 in the regular pass and screen and move, you know what I mean?
You don't have as many. Now, the reason we had 21 tonight, they didn't play much man. And when they went man, we didn't get assists. We drove it. We got layups but we did not get assists. They played zone which made us pass the ball and get guys shots.
Q. We saw you play a little zone defense tonight, how did that work for you?
COACH CALIPARI: Not bad. We had a couple breakdowns but not bad. And we were going to stick with it. And now what it does to the game, did you see what it did to the game? What did it do to the game? Slowed it down. I don't like coaching that way. That's what it did. They had to pass. They almost had shot clock violations, I don't want that. I want them to shoot it in 15 seconds so we can come down and play.
I mean, I don't know if there were people here that said: Boy, this is fun to watch them pass the ball 22 times. I mean, I don't know. I wasn't one of them.
And what I told my staff: Now you see why I don't like playing zone. But we have games coming up Friday. Maybe we want the game to be slower, do what Drexel did. So maybe we play zone. But we'll see.
Q. Fang talked about your guys' patience against his zone, not taking early shots. What did you think?
COACH CALIPARI: Well, what I was happy about was we were 3 for 14 from the 3-point line in the first half. And we still were scoring the ball.
You know, you're not going to -- how about this one? Doron Lamb couldn't make a 3 in the first half but had five rebounds so you can leave him in the game. He defended; he rebounded. Don't have to worry about making shots. Said it at halftime. He comes out the second half, he makes shots. That's how it is. Defend and rebound. If you cannot come up with balls I can't put you in the game. Just can't be in there. You've got to come up with balls. And I don't care what your excuse is. They had me in a choke hold, I don't care. Grab the ball, and he did.
So he played well again. I thought DeAndre played well. Darius hustled. Josh did some good things. We gotta play -- I'm looking for more. I'm looking for more. I said this: Individual players, from year to year and from the beginning of this year until now, you know they've all gotten better. Every one of them have gotten better.
The question is, as a team, are we continuing to get where we need to go? Because we're not where we need to go right now. We're just not. I mean, we have too many breakdowns.
Q. What did you see from guys like Jon and Eloy in terms of their play and are you getting more confident that your rotation can grow beyond seven if you have to?
COACH CALIPARI: Six. I mean, they gotta do more. I mean, you watched it. Stacey, Jon and Eloy, they've got to perform.
And it's hard, but here's what I would say. Doron is coming off the bench and playing his butt off coming off the bench. But Jon did okay. But he missed shots. Got beat on -- Stacey defensively. What I said to those three after the game: You get every minute and you get with the coach and watch the tape and you tell me how you think you played. You come back at me. So that's what they have to do.
This team, I played teams with six guys before. That's what I'll do. And you put them in. If they play well you leave them in. If they're not playing well or they're tentative or not talking or whatever or they can't come up with balls or the guy they're guarding is scoring baskets, you play with six.
Q. You said the smaller lineup gives you a different type of team. In what ways? What can you do with that group?
COACH CALIPARI: I really like how we would be defensively in pick-and-rolls. I kind of like if they try to play zone now we have two inside active scorers. It makes it a little bit different and harder to guard. But we've got to play harder. We've got to give more energy. You've got to play with some emotion and passion.
And it can't be three guys doing it or four and then one not. Because the one that's not, that's the guy that's getting scored on. And it takes the wind out of our sails.
We can press more. We can be more active. But it gives us a look. We did a different press today. I wanted to give that a look. We worked on it. I wanted to give the zone a look, I wanted to watch some tape, see what I like. We did a little box and 1, probably didn't notice it to try it in case we're playing somebody and they get it going and we want to go box and 1.
So there were some different things we were trying.
Q. What would be obvious to us once you guys get from where you are now to where you want to be? The difference that we'll see.
COACH CALIPARI: You'll see a team that bounces on defense the entire time, that's talking and yelling to each other. The gang rebounds with two hands and comes up with those 50/50 rebounds and balls. Shot goes up. They put a body on somebody. And offensively you see a sequence which is people are flying down that floor and if they don't have it, that ball swings and we're trying to get it in gaps.
If it breaks down, Brandon gets that ball back and we run something to get the ball where we're trying to get it. And we do it for 40 minutes. That's what you see. That's my vision of where we're trying to go.
That turns it over anywhere from 10 to 13 times. That's okay. That means you're being aggressive. Today we had 12 turnovers but we had probably three of them that were, you know, like why did you do that? Terrence ball faked a guy. The guy's there. He didn't need to ball fake. Come to a jump stop and throw. The two that Brandon had. So I can off the top of my head I saw three that were not necessary at all.
And then the other thing is we only create nine turnovers. That team is turning it over like 17 times. We're not turning anybody over either now.
Q. You've been playing with emotion and passion. When you look at the Kentucky/Louisville game last year, what's the right balance of emotion and passion when those two teams play?
COACH CALIPARI: Just don't want it to get dirty. Doesn't need to get dirty. Doesn't need to be amped up any more than it's two good teams playing each other. We're going into a ranked arena. They're ranked. That's a ranked team. It's hard to win on the road versus a ranked team or they wouldn't be ranked.
So we understand it's going to be a hard game for us. We know. Now, we haven't talked about them. We haven't watched tape, haven't prepared, haven't done anything, because every game we play, we're someone's Super Bowl. We have to prepare each game as they go.
I also don't want them to think one game's more important than any other. They're not. They're all important. Every game's important. So we'll start tomorrow with preparation. I will watch this tape tonight and I'll probably watch a tape or two tonight or at least one and then a couple tomorrow before we practice and have an idea of what we're going to try to do.
But it will be just like the preparation we always have. No different.
Q. Is this the ideal line for Darius to have a little bit of everything, or is there something you want -- anything different from him or what?
COACH CALIPARI: I would tell you, I think he should be scoring more. And there should be attacking the basket more. But the reality of it is you know those kind of numbers, in 27 minutes, that's pretty good numbers.
I mean, I'd like to have a few more points, a few more rebounds, but then, again, I'd like to have everything. But what you had is a player that showed some -- he wasn't passive at all. That's all we want to see. I mean, you're missing some shots -- that's okay, just be aggressive. Be tough. Come up with balls. Don't let them jerk them out of your hands, you jerk them out of their hands. If he's in that frame of mind you're going to see a different player.
And so I think Brandon Knight again running our team, he had two or three other assists that were like kind of bobbled or the guy missed a dunk and the two turnovers he could have had 10 assists and no turnovers today, is probably what he should have had. He's playing better. Running our team better. I like the balance of our shooting. He had a lot of guys getting a lot of shots and no one was in there trying to get numbers, they were just in there playing basketball. That's what we want.
Look, for this date, this team being this inexperienced and young, we're doing all right. We've got a tough challenge. Are we up for it? I don't know. We're going to find out, though, because it will be a war. And it's on the road and it's a ranked opponent. And so it's the next challenge for us to find out what we're made of and what we are, and really learn from the game.
We have to learn. We just played one of the top 10 non-conference schedules before this game coming up with Louisville on the road, which probably puts it in the top 10 non-conference. Non-conference. So we're learning about our team, we are.
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Another rapper is off to the slammer. According to MSNBC, Young Buck will serve 2 weapons charges concurrently, spending 18 months in jail. Things could be worse, they could have made him serve them back to back. Do you think Young Buck's career will be able to recover from this?
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Deploying iFolder Behind a Firewall
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There are so many nifty things you can do with iFolder, we know we can't think of them all. We're conducting an iFolder Tip Contest where if you send us a tip we can use, we'll give you a Novell t-shirt and a couple of minutes in the blinding strobe lights of Cool Solutions fame. Here is one of the fine entries we received.
This is something that didn't appear to be very well documented at the time that I was attempting to deploy iFolder behind a Gauntlet firewall:
All the documentation we could find referred only to the requirement that Ports 80 and 443 (HTTP and HTTPS) needed to be open. Users were still unable to connect, however. Only later did we discover that Ports 389 and 636 (LDAP and Secure LDAP) are also required.
I think the solution is more widely known now, but could still be a "gotcha" for those attempting to implement iFolder in the enterprise.
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Bear in mind that this applies only when the eDirectory used for authentication is located inside the firewall. Also, you only have to open up the port you are actually using, either 389 OR 636, not both.
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I must admit, Viasko was close to fiasco. The area was bad; we didn't feel safe there. We had to walk for quite some time to get to the restaurant after taking the bus.
Our waitress was very much like a walking catalog of a tattoo and piercing parlor and it wasn't a good first impression. The décor was dull and pretty much everything had this "cheaply done" kind of look.
In my opinion, the only good thing going for the place is the book nook (below).
Viasko is a fully vegan restaurant so you expect some compromise in taste but it was more compromise than we would have like to have. Food was actually average.
As a starter we shared Antipasti (olives, hummus and sun-dried tomatoes) which came with a small basket of bread. €3.90
Hummus was thick, sun-dried tomatoes tasted like they came out of a jar and the olives weren't even marinated.
As for the mains we had:
Breaded soy medallions with white asparagus, baked cherry tomatoes, arugula and steamed potatoes. €15.90
Breaded soy medallions were dry.
Cheese "spätzle" with onion rings and cucumber salad in dill cream dressing. €11.90
Onion rings were not covered with the batter properly, cheese "spätzle" was just okay and dill cream salad dressing had the taste of moisture.
If you really must go, Viasko can be found at this address below:
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Shoney's Walnut Brownie
1 (6 ounce) Keebler Ready Crust Shortbread Pie Crust
1/4 cup margarine or butter softened
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
6 (1 ounce) squares semi-sweet chocolate, melted
2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1 teaspoon rum extract
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup chopped Diamond Walnuts
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In large bowl, beat margarine and sugar
until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after
each addition. Add chocolate, instant coffee and rum; mix well. Stir
in flour and 1 cup chopped walnuts; pour into pie crust.
Bake 25 minutes. Cool.
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