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Greenwich, CONN. - There is a new place to rest your head in Greenwich. The J Hotel and attached restaurant, eleven 14 Kitchen, are set to open in Riverside late next month.

Bringing the luxury of a Manhattan boutique hotel to Fairfield County, J Hotel is the design child of the cb5 restaurant and hospitality group based in Greenwich. The cb5 crew is the same that brought you Lolita, Red Lulu and China White, local stars among the more than 130 restaurants and bars the group has designed nationwide.

Heading up hotel management is John Sheedy, General Manager of J Hotel. Sheedy has spent his career in luxury hospitality around the world, with stints at The St. Regis and Four Seasons in New York.

The hotel boasts 86 rooms and a sleek, contemporary design. Rooms are said to be equipped with iPad controls and other in-room electronic amenities for tech savvy guest.

Eleven 14 Kitchen is under the command of Executive Chef Francois Kwaku Dongo. Chef Kwaku Dongo earned his stripes in many high-end kitchens, including at Wolfgang Pucks Spago. The menu is said to be New American, allowing the chef to incorporate locally sourced ingredients into an eclectic mix of flavors and textures.

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Reports: Nine Civilians Slain in US Drone Strike Against Somalia

Terrified Residents Report Missile Strikes in Key Southern Port

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Eyewitnesses in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo have reported a number of missile strikes, apparently fired by US drones in and around the city. Terrified residents say that several loud explosions were heard in the area.

The militant faction al-Shabaab, which is in control of the area, says the drones hit on the outskirts of the town and killed at least nine civilians, including women and children. 30 others were reported wounded in the strikes.

Separate attacks were reported even further south, with Kenyan helicopter gunships targeting the Elwak region near the border. Al-Shabaab insists that the Kenyan attacks were nowhere near any of their positions.

The US began launching drone strikes against targets within Somalia in late June, the latest in a growing number of nations which now have constant US UAVs flying overhead, launching attacks with no real oversight against whoever they believe needs killing at any given time.

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Pakistanis hail judge restoration

Pakistan's government has said that sacked Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry will be reinstated, after days of unrest across the country.

The BBC News website has spoken to a number of people in Pakistan and they have expressed their jubilation on hearing the news.

Adnan Karim

Our nation has been waiting for almost two years for the restoration of Iftikhar Chaudhry. Now we are waiting for the dismissal of President [Asif Ali] Zardari. We don't want any more dictatorship in our country.

This is a victory for our nation. The community of lawyers and opposition and political parties made this happen.

We put great efforts into getting the chief justice restored. This is the news the nation was waiting for.

I was out on the streets in Lahore. I saw the protest against the injustice. It was a very great protest. All the people were out on the streets. There was great feeling between us.

This led us to victory.

Asim Akram

There is a sense of celebration at the moment at the Lahore Bar.

I hear that people in Karachi are celebrating on the main roads. We were expecting this move, but not so soon.

But there is also a sense of caution. There are political developments afoot. There is a draft amendment to the constitution which proposes to curtail the time of the chief justice to three years.

So there are still technicalities to be sorted out. If the powers of the chief justice are curtailed, there won't be such cause for celebration.

We had to show our strength. It was a game of nerves between the general citizens and the government. They had to see the force of the citizens of Pakistan. When they saw the size of the mob, they made the right decision.

Lubna Hassan

We are feeling good about what has happened. We hope this is the start of the path to progress. The last time the chief justice was brought in, he was removed again.

But this time the public showed their voice.

People are fine and relaxed. Karachi is really calm right now. Everybody is relieved. If the protest had gone on, you never know what would have happened.

It was bad. Something had to be done, the public could not be held back. The way the crowd was moving, it looked uncontrollable. The only option would have been for the military to move in. They had to give in.

Now this issue has been settled, the public and government can settle on other issues. The chief justice now has to consider the case against the president.

Hammad haider

I did take part in the protest but I couldn't make it very far out because of the various blockages. But I was part of the Karachi leg.

There was a bit of shock when we heard about the restoration of the judge. It was unexpected. We did not think the government would buckle so quickly.

Over the last couple of days the situation started becoming that much more tense. Zardari started behaving more and more like [former President Pervez] Musharraf.

This is a big step in achieving the larger objective of the independence of the judiciary. But all is not won.

All eyes are on the judiciary now to see if they actually act in an independent manner. Pakistan's history is riddled with incidents where a weak judiciary has been used to benefit the ruling party and executive.

Time will tell if the sacrifices of the lawyers' movement have made the judiciary stronger. We have been so obsessed with the restoration of the chief justice that we have almost forgotten about the wider independence of the judiciary.

Maryam Sufi

This was a protest for the common cause, for an honest cause. People wanted the restoration of the judiciary for the future of Pakistan.

I am so glad that the people of Pakistan and the lawyers came together. For us, it's a day of hope and positivity. This is happy conclusion and everyone is relieved.

As a citizen of this country, I can say things are on the right path for the first time in years. We as Pakistanis want good leadership and we want a system where good leaders can come up.

We have also shown the world that people in Pakistan want a stronger nation, a stronger country. We want our country to progress.

Unfortunately our leaders have never given us the chance to move forward in that direction. Finally the people have opened up.

Today history has been made and the generations to come will remember this day.

Muhammad Akseer

This has gone on for two years. There was no option but a full strike and I was taking part.

When we heard [about the reinstatement] there were scenes of jubilation and celebration all over Pakistan. People started distributing sweets. Everybody was part of this movement.

This is so important because there should be a system of accountability in the country. If somebody does something wrong, he should be held accountable. Nobody should be above the law.

This will be a good step towards progress and prosperity.

People managed to get this done. It is about the power of the public. Now all the corruption cases can be opened and people can be judged fairly. This is historic.

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Inside a Navy Hawk fighter jet

As the Royal Navy prepares to celebrate 100 years since the establishment of the Fleet Air Arm, the BBC has taken a look at a Hawk fighter jet.

On 7 May 1909 the Admiralty set aside £35,000 for the development of an airship, beginning a process that led to the formation of a Fleet Air Arm.

Today, the Navy's flying arm is central to military operations in Afghanistan and its planes and helicopters also help in the battle against pirates off the coast of Africa and drug smuggling in the Caribbean sea.

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The Easyjet Airbus A319 from Barcelona to Liverpool made a precautionary landing at the airport on Tuesday.

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A number of toxic man-made chemicals were found in the blood of every person tested during a survey by an environmental pressure group.

Environmental pressure group WWF said the ContamiNATION study discovered traces which ranged from pesticides to the chemicals added to some paints and fire retardants.

Eleven Scots - including two MSPs - were among 155 people tested in the UK.

Politicians have backed calls for action and Green MSPs want a debate on the issue in the Scottish Parliament.

The tests commissioned by WWF looked for the presence of 77 different chemicals.

An average of 27 were found in the blood of each person tested across the UK, with readings ranging from nine to 49.

Stricter testing

WWF said long-banned substances such as DDT, which has been associated with cancers and nervous and immune system disorders, were still being found.

The European Parliament is bringing in new regulations to ensure thousands of chemicals are subjected to stricter testing.

However, the WWF wants to ensure that hazardous materials are phased out or banned altogether.

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Labour MSP Sarah Boyack and the Scottish National Party's Christine Grahame, who underwent blood tests, are set to take part in the Scottish launch of the results.

Dr Richard Dixon, head of policy for WWF Scotland said, "There is very little information available about the safety and health risks posed by the vast majority of chemicals in use.

"We just don't know what might be considered a safe level of exposure to these chemicals, especially when they persist in the body for long periods and react together inside the body in a potentially dangerous cocktail.

"WWF's survey shows that our bodies are being used as toxic chemical dumps."

He said there was a mixed picture in Scotland, with some volunteers recording low scores.

However, one Scot was found to have the second highest level of PCB contamination in the UK.

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"Our contaminated blood is proof that it's time for the government and chemical companies to phase out the production and use of these chemicals and develop new safe alternatives," he said.

Green MSPs have lodged a motion at Holyrood calling for a parliamentary inquiry.

Health spokeswoman Eleanor Scott said: "It is important that such a serious issue for Scottish health is debated in the Scottish Parliament.

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"What is so alarming is that it is everyday products, things people find it almost impossible to avoid, as well as a legacy from the past that is contaminating people."

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Peers held their daily question session with government ministers on 13 December 2012.

Questions were on:

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I am the Lord who heals you...

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Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. — Matthew 18:19
And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. — James 5:15

A central Wisconsin man accused of killing his 11-year-old daughter by praying instead of seeking medical care was found guilty Saturday of second-degree reckless homicide.

Dale Neumann, 47, was convicted in the March 23, 2008, death of his daughter, Madeline, from undiagnosed diabetes. Prosecutors contended he should have rushed the girl to a hospital because she couldn't walk, talk, eat or drink. Instead, Madeline died on the floor of the family's rural Weston home as people surrounded her and prayed. Someone called 911 when she stopped breathing.

Sitting straight in his chair, Neumann stared at the jury as the verdict in a nearly empty courtroom was read. He declined comment as he left the courthouse.

Defense attorney Jay Kronenwetter said the verdict would be appealed. He declined further comment.

Read the entire story here: Wis. jury: Father guilty in prayer death case.

In Oregon on Friday, Carl Worthington received a 60-day jail sentence for letting his daughter suffer and die in the name of religion. His wife Raylene got a free pass for the same crime, the legal equivalent of a sympathetic squeeze on the shoulder.

Read about the Worthington story here: The Fight over Faith Healing.

The deaths of these children is terrible, to be sure, but are the parents to some extent also victims? Are these people victims of religious indoctrination, or rather, brain washing?

For many years I faithfully trusted in prayer for the sick. Every week the guarantee from the pulpit was that God would honor the promises in His Word. Fortunately I also had enough common sense to get my kids to the doctor, regardless of my "faith."

What do you think? Are these parents guilty of homicide? What about religious leaders who blather on incessantly about faith healing, discouraging their followers from seeking legitimate medical attention? Should faith healers be held accountable for the damage done in the lives of gullible believers?


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Oil Spill Spotlights Keystone XL Issue: Is Canadian Crude Worse?

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An oiled duck, one of at least 16 found covered in Canadian crude that leaked from the Pegasus pipeline March 29, was rescued Monday in Mayflower, Arkansas.

David Hatfield, an Arkansas wildlife photographer and minister, rose before dawn on Monday and headed to Lake Conway.

Even though he had lived nearby for 25 years, Hatfield never knew of the threat now oozing near this 6,700-acre habitat 25 miles north of Little Rock, the largest game and wildlife commission reservoir in the United States.

"It surprised me that we had a pipeline here," he said.

But ExxonMobil's Pegasus pipeline has been buried here for more than six decades, quietly propelling oil between Texas and Illinois beneath the backyards of Mayflower, Arkansas. Pegasus' years in obscurity ended March 29, when it ruptured, spilling at least 12,000 barrels (504,000 gallons/1.9 million liters) of heavy Canadian crude oil and water into the neighborhood. (See related "Pictures: Arkansas Oil Spill Darkens Backyards, Driveways.")

Now, the broken conduit is at the center of a national debate—the plan to transport much larger volumes of heavy oil from the Canadian tar sands through the United States, through both older pipelines like Pegasus and new ones like the proposed Keystone XL.  (See related interactive map: "Keystone XL: Mapping the Flow of Tar Sands Oil.") The line break in Arkansas may provide a real-world test of a hotly contested issue: Is tar sands oil more corrosive and damaging than other types of crude? . (See related story: "Keystone XL Pipeline Path Marks New Battle Line in Oklahoma.")

Although the U.S. State Department's environmental impact analysis last month concluded that there was no evidence that tar sands oil was worse than other forms of crude oil, it noted the issue was still under study. The results of a National Academies of Science review of the literature are due in July. But with President Barack Obama's decision on a permit for Keystone XL expected sooner than that, the Arkansas spill is providing new ammunition for foes of the project.

"The tragedy is a lot of these issues haven't been given the attention they merit," said Anthony Swift, an attorney with the international program of the environmental group, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). In the wake of the Arkansas spill, he and other opponents intend to make sure questions they have long been raising about tar sands oil—the risks to pipeline integrity, and the challenges for cleanup—get a greater hearing.

Oiled Ducks, Uncertain Risks

As Hatfield approached Lake Conway on Monday morning, a couple of miles from the line break, he saw children at a bus stop holding hankies or towels to their faces. "The smell of oil was almost overwhelming," he said. "I grew up in Oklahoma, so it's a familiar smell." But by afternoon, Hatfield said, the odor had been eliminated. Also, he didn't see any oil encroaching on the lake itself, just plenty of workers in hazmat suits, digging contaminated soil.

The oil sullied backyards and poured down at least one storm sewer, and 22 homes were evacuated. But emergency workers said they stopped the flow before it reached Lake Conway. Still, 16 ducks, two turtles, and a muskrat were oiled. Before an ExxonMobil contractor, Wildlife Response Services of Seabrook, Texas, took over the rescue effort, a local all-volunteer nonprofit group, the HAWK Center (Helping Arkansas Wild "Kritters"), washed and cared for the animals, posting some photos on its Facebook page. Lynne Slater, HAWK Center founder and director, said it was impossible to identify some of the ducks (there were gadwalls, mallards, and blue-wing teals) until some of the oil was removed with dishwashing soap. "It was really like removing peanut butter and tar mixed together," she said. "It was super, super sticky."

But it's an open question whether heavy Canadian oil—and specifically, oil from Alberta's tar sands—is any worse than conventional crude, which has proven its ability to cause damage whether in Prince William Sound, the Gulf of Mexico, or the sands of Kuwait.

The raw product extracted from Alberta's tar sands is known as bitumen, and it is as viscous as cold molasses. It can't be transported in pipelines unless it is processed or diluted. (Exxon Mobil says the oil that spilled in Mayflower was not diluted bitumen, but heavy Canadian oil. But there may be little practical difference between the two, since the company did confirm the presence of dilutants in the oil. And Canada's National Energy Board says western Canada heavy crude contains some bitumen.)

Questions on the properties of diluted bitumen, known as dilbit, first came to the fore in 2010 when a pipeline operated by Calgary's Enbridge burst near Michigan's Kalamazoo River, contaminating 40 miles of river and wetlands with dilbit. Workers are still cleaning up the site, at a tab now running north of $800 million, making it the costliest onshore oil spill in U.S. history.

Oil typically floats on water, so booms were deployed at the surface to contain the damage to the Kalamazoo, Swift said. But the barriers proved useless when the heavy oil sank beneath them.

In the wake of Kalamazoo, NRDC conducted its own analysis of U.S. pipeline spill statistics, concluding that pipelines in the northern Midwest, which have been carrying dilbit since the late 1990s, longer than other pipelines in the United States, spilled 3.6 times as much crude per mile than the national average between 2010 and 2012. Swift and his colleagues at NRDC argue that the influx of tar sands on the U.S. pipeline network will pose greater risks to pipeline integrity and challenges for leak detection systems, and will significantly increase impacts to sensitive water resources when spilled. "It's thicker, it's heavier, it moves at higher temperatures because it generates friction," Swift said.

But other studies have reached different conclusions.

A study released this year by consultants for the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA) concluded that dilbit "is no more corrosive than comparable heavy sour crudes and in many cases may be less corrosive." The report argued that the industry need not take any additional measures for corrosion control "over and above what is already standard practice."

That study has been derided by some critics for its affiliation with CEPA, a pipeline industry group, but the findings largely have been corroborated by researchers at the University of Washington. That report addresses the "highly debated topic with oil sands products . . . the degree of corrosivity with respect to pipeline transport." That report, too, concludes that "ongoing research suggest that oil sands products are not more corrosive than standard crude oils and thus do not pose an increased risk for transmission pipeline corrosion."

In its environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, the U.S. State Department examined Alberta's crude oil pipelines, which carry massive amounts of diluted bitumen. The study found that corrosion is indeed the main case of pipeline spills, accounting for 37.7 percent. But the report found that percentage not significantly greater than in the United States, where it's 34.4 percent. "Therefore no evidence is found that Alberta's pipeline contents are more corrosive than average crude oil."

The study has not yet been completed, so there is much anticipation—from environmental and industry groups alike—around the National Academies' effort. Results are expected this July; in the meantime, committee members aren't talking. If the study finds that dilbit is more corrosive than traditional crude, a second phase will endeavor to figure out what to do about it.

Kevin Garrity, past president of an association of corrosion engineers called NACE International, said his group is keeping a close on the process. "We at NACE want to know if we need to do anything different so that we can develop the standards and test measures to address that."

Heavy and Sticky

But the National Academies study will look only at the corrosion issue, not the equally contentious question of whether dilbit behaves differently in the environment. The State Department's EIS on the Keystone XL pipeline says that diluted bitumen is lighter than water, and would tend to float like crude oil. But once dilbit spills from a pipeline, says Swift, "it doesn't stay in combination for long." The heavy bitumen separates from its dilutants, which are natural gas liquids like benzene that evaporate easily.

"It's very hard to get off," said Steve Hamilton, a professor of ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry at Michigan State University, who advised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Enbridge on the Kalamazoo spill. Because the river was high, the bitumen eventually coated a vast expanse of land as the water dropped. "The only way to get it off was to harvest all the vegetation and scrape the soil," Hamilton said. At one point, the enterprise occupied more than 2,000 workers. "People literally were going in with shovels and clippers and plastic bags collecting all this stuff." Detergents were ineffective, Hamilton said. And dispersants work only in saltwater.

Today, bitumen still lies on the river bottom, and when it is disturbed, sheens appear on the surface. Nevertheless, wildlife and vegetation are returning.

Hamilton believes accidents like the one in Kalamazoo need more oversight and scrutiny, but those are only short-term answers. In the long run, he is more concerned about the source of the bitumen—Alberta's tar sands. "It's an immense reserve of fossil fuel," he said. "I think the most serious issues involving this material is its ultimate effect on climate."  (See related photos: "Satellite Views of Canada's Tar Sands Over Time.")

But climate activists believe that how Alberta's oil gets to market will have a decisive impact on the climate question. Keystone XL, with a capacity of 800,000 barrels per day, would be the first direct pipeline connection  to the advanced-technology refineries of the Texas Gulf Coast. ExxonMobil's now-closed Pegasus pipeline, with a capacity to move 90,000 barrels a day, has been one of the few circuitous routes for moving tar sands oil to the Gulf refineries until now. Pegasus long had transported Texas oil into the Midwest, but in 2006, Exxon reversed its direction to send northern oil south. The EPA issued a corrective action order on Pegasus this week, ordering ExxonMobil to find the cause of the spill, noting that a change in direction of flow can affect the hydraulic and stress demands on the pipeline.

If so, it's yet another risk connected to the influx of Canadian oil. Other pipeline reversals to move heavy Canadian oil south and east are being contemplated or have taken place—the largest was the reversal earlier this year of Enbridge's Seaway pipeline, which now has capacity to move 295,000 barrels per day from Oklahoma to Texas.

There are other hazards. Already, some tar sands oil is moving by train; a train derailed in western Minnesota and spilled 350 barrels (14,700 gallons/55,566 liters) two days before the Arkansas spill. (See related story: "Oil Train Revival: North Dakota Relies on Rail to Deliver Its Crude.") And there will be a push for other conduits, because Canada plans to triple oil sands production to 5.1 million barrels per day by 2035.

That's why those concerned about the atmospheric impact of tar sands development are focusing attention on what happens on the ground.

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Winston Churchill’s dentures sell at auction for $24,000

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An undated handout image obtained on July 28, 2010, from Keys Auctioneers, shows a set of dentures made for former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
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A set of false teeth worn by former British prime minister Winston Churchill sold for £15,200, or $24,540, at an auction in the U.K. on Thursday.

The upper dentures had been expected to sell for up to $8,000. The winning bid came from a British collector of Churchill artifacts.

The teeth were one of three or four sets made by dental technician Derek Cudlipp. Mr. Churchill was said to have carried an extra pair with him wherever he went in case something happened to the ones he was wearing. According to experts, Mr. Churchill’s teeth were an important part of his image as an orator during the Second World War.

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The set of dentures were designed to be loose-fitting so that Churchill could preserve the diction famous from his radio broadcasts during the second world war, an expert said.

“From childhood, Churchill had a very distinctive natural lisp; he had trouble with his S’s,” said Jane Hughes, head of learning at the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons in London. “These are the teeth that saved the world.

“Churchill wanted to maintain [the lisp] because he was already so well known for it,” she said. “The dentures wouldn’t quite connect with the top of the mouth, but that was on purpose.”

The dentures are thought to have been made when Mr. Churchill was 65, about when the war began. Ms. Hughes said the former prime minister suffered from dental problems from an early age. Worried about losing his ability to speak well, Mr. Churchill developed a close relationship with famous British dentist Wilfred Fish. He appreciated his work so much that in 1954, he nominated the dentist for knighthood.

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University Park, PA -- The most efficient colloidal-quantum-dot solar cell ever created will be described in a scientific paper to be published in a print edition of the journal Nature Materials by a team of scientists that includes John Asbury, assistant professor of chemistry at Penn State. Other members of the research team are at the University of Toronto (U of T) in Canada and the King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia.

"We figured out how to shrink the wrappers that encapsulate quantum dots down to the smallest imaginable size -- a mere layer of atoms," said Professor Ted Sargent at U of T, the corresponding author on the work and the holder of the Canada Research Chair in Nanotechnology. Quantum dots are nanoscale semiconductors that capture light and convert it into electrical energy. Because of their small size, the dots can be sprayed onto flexible surfaces, including plastics, enabling the production of solar cells that are less expensive than the existing silicon-based version.

But a crucial challenge for the field has been improving their efficiency. The ideal design for greatest efficiency is one that tightly packs the quantum dots together. Until now, quantum dots have been capped with organic molecules that separate the nanoparticles by a nanometer -- making them too bulky for optimum efficiency. To solve the problem, the research team turned to inorganic ligands, sub-nanometer-sized atoms that bind to the quantum dot surfaces and take up less space.

"The inorganic ligands form the smallest possible shell that can be wrapped around quantum dots," Asbury explains. "It is the thinness of the shell that allows the quantum dots to pack so closely that electrons can flow smoothly through the material to make photocurrent."

The colloidal quantum dots examined by Asbury and his team members yielded the highest electrical currents, and the highest overall power-conversion efficiency, ever seen in colloidal quantum dot (CQD) solar cells. These performance results were certified by an external laboratory, Newport, that is accredited by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

"Extensive testing has confirmed that we were able to remove charge traps -- locations where electrons get stuck -- while still packing the quantum dots closely together," Asbury said. The combination of close packing and charge-trap elimination enabled unprecedented levels of photocurrent to flow through the solar cells, thus providing record efficiency.

A technology licensing agreement has been signed by U of T and KAUST, brokered by MaRS Innovations (MI), which will enable the global commercialization of this new technology. "Through U of T's, MI's, and KAUST's partnership, we are poised to translate exciting research into tangible innovations that can be commercialized," said Sargent. "The world -- and the marketplace -- need solar innovations that break the existing compromise between performance and cost.

This research was supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, the Petroleum Research Fund, the National Science Foundation, and the U. S. Office of Naval Research.

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Last updated on: December 02, 2009 13:51 IST

As the US announced deepening of its involvement in Afghanistan by despatching 30,000 more troops, President Barack Obama has quietly authorised an expansion of war against terrorism in Pakistan under which CIA would widen its campaign of strikes against militants by unmanned drones.

The expanded operations by the CIA could include drone strikes in the southern province of Baluchistan, where senior Afghan Taliban leaders are believed to be hiding, New York Times reported today quoting officials.

CIA has submitted its plan to widen its campaign in Pakistan to the White House and has asked for commitment to jack up the agency's budget for operations inside the country.

CIA also wants to send more spies into the terrorist-infested areas in Pakistan's tribal belt to try to infiltrate into groups like Taliban and other foreign militant groups.

But the Times said, Obama Administration was aware that any expansion of overt American presence in Pakistan could fuel anti-Americanism in a country that fears that US is plotting to run its government and seize its nuclear weapons.

So, the paper said Obama officials were working to get a weak, divided and suspicious Pakistani government to agree to the terms.

New York Times, quoting US officials, said that authorizing drone strikes in Baluchistan was also planned as Americans believe that it is from there that top Taliban leaders direct many of the attacks on their troops in Afghanistan and that these are likely to increase as more US troops pour into the country.

The President endorsed intensification of the campaign against the al-Qaeda and its violent allies including even more operations targeting terrorist safe havens.

This message was delivered recently to Pakistani leaders and officials by General James Jones, the National Security Adviser. But the Pakistanis suspicious of Obama's intension have not yet agreed.

In his address to the cadets at the West Point Academy, the US President said that the murky border areas between Afghanistan and Pakistan offers refuge to extremists of many strifes.

Obama identified the region as the birthplace of the September 11, 2001 attacks and said it was from here that new attacks are being plotted.

The stakes are much higher now, Obama said as al-Qaeda and other extremist groups were seeking nuclear weapons and "we have every reason to believe that they would use them.

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The US-based company taking over Britain's helicopter rescue service tells Sky News it will relocate bases to "high risk" areas.

The AgustaWestland AW189 (top) and the Sikorsky S-96 (bottom)
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The US-based company which has won the right to operate Britain's search and rescue service said they will move some helicopter bases to "high risk" areas.

Speaking on Jeff Randall Live, Bristow Helicopters project manager Simon Tye said: "We have analysed with the Coastguard where the high risk areas are.

"And our basing option has been to move the bases - they are close to the military bases - but closer to the high risk areas.

"When you couple that with the faster aircraft, it is an enhance capability we are going to deliver."

The £1.6bn sale ends 70 years of search and rescue operations by the RAF and the Royal Navy and will end the use of Sea King helicopters, currently flown by Prince William, in that type of work.

Texas-based Bristow will now run the service in Britain from 2015 to 2026.

The RAF says it will end its search and rescue work from March 2016. Staff could take on other airborne roles or ground-based work, or apply to leave.

The Department for Transport said the contract would deliver improved flying times and better coverage of high-risk areas.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: "Our search and rescue helicopter service plays a crucial role, saving lives and providing assistance to people in distress on both land and on sea.

"With 24 years of experience providing search and rescue helicopter services in the UK, the public can have great confidence in Bristow and their ability to deliver a first-class service with state-of-the-art helicopters."

Under the new contract, 22 helicopters will operate from 10 locations around the UK, with bases open 24 hours a day.

Prince William in a Sea King helicopter
Image Caption: Prince William flies a Sea King helicopter in North Wales

Ten Sikorsky S92s will be based, two per site, at Stornoway and Sumburgh in Scotland, and at new bases at Newquay, Caernarfon, north Wales, and Humberside airports.

Ten AgustaWestland AW189s will operate from Lee-On-The-Solent, Hampshire, and a new hangar at Prestwick airport in Ayrshire. New bases will be established at airports at St Athan, South Wales, Inverness, Scottish Highlands, and Manston, Kent.

It is understood that the technology they will introduce is so advanced that the US State Department had to give its approval for it to be used in the UK.

Half of the new fleet will be built in Yeovil, Somerset, and the contract will continue to be managed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

The distinct yellow RAF Sea King helicopters and grey and red Navy versions were already due to retire from service in 2016 because they are too expensive to keep in use.

The aircraft, the workhorse of the skies, will long be remembered for its part in the Falklands conflict and the Fastnet race in 1979 when it helped rescue sailors from ferocious seas.

Bristow said its helicopters would be more advanced than the Sea King, with night vision, mission management and increased on-board medical facilities.

The US firm already provides transport services in the UK to ferry oil rig workers to and from platforms in the North Sea.

It is now the largest provider of search and rescue services in Britain after securing the UK contract and the contract for northern Scotland last year.

Its search and rescue work in Britain dates back to 1971 when its S55 helicopters replaced the aircraft at RAF Manston.

Until 2007, its S61 helicopters operated out of four search-and-rescue bases in Stornoway, Sumburgh, Lee-On-The-Solent and Portland, Dorset.

It claims to have flown more than 44,000 operational hours in Britain and conducted more than 15,000 missions, rescuing more than 7,000 people.

Managing director Mike Imlach earlier promised existing expertise and local knowledge would not be lost when it takes over.

"Bristow Helicopters Ltd knows the responsibilities that go with providing this service and we are committed to working in full partnership with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and ensuring a smooth transition process and the long-term continued delivery of a world-class SAR operation in the UK," he said.

The firm also operates search and rescue helicopters in the Netherlands, Norway, Trinidad, Australia, Russia, Brazil and Canada.

Prince William, 30, a future Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, is a Flight Lieutenant based at RAF Valley in Anglesey, North Wales, and commands rescue missions in the area.

He is understood to have voiced his concern over privatisation plans to David Cameron in 2011 when the pair met in Zurich as part of England's 2018 World Cup bid.


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2013 Report on the International Medical Disposables Market - Trends and Forecasts to 2018

DUBLIN, January 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ctr7r6/medical) has announced the addition of the "2013 Report on the International Medical Disposables Market - Trends and Forecasts to 2018" report to their offering.

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The international medical disposables market is majorly driven by the shift of patient and practitioner focus from the use of reusable medical products to disposable products. This report provides market size estimation for medical disposables in terms of revenue (USD billion), for the period 2012 - 2018, considering 2011 as the base year. The market is segmented on the basis of product types into drug delivery products, wound management disposables, non-woven medical disposables and others. The market for these product segments is provided for four geographic regions, namely, Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World (RoW). The market size and forecasts for all these segments has been provided in USD billion along with the % CAGR for the forecast period 2012 to 2018.

The global medical disposables market is categorized into the following segments:

  • Medical Disposables Market by Products
  • Wound Management Products
  • Non-woven Medical Disposables
  • Drug Delivery Products
  • Others (Diagnostic and Laboratory Disposables)
  • Medical Disposables Market by Geography
  • North America
  • U.S.
  • Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Rest of the World (RoW)
  • U.S. Medical Disposables Market by End-Users
  • Hospitals
  • Home Healthcare
  • Outpatient Facilities
  • Others (Physician Office, Dental Offices, Emergency Care etc.)

Key Topics Covered:

1 Preface

2 Executive Summary

3 Market Overview

4 Medical Disposables Market, by Product Types

5 Medical Disposables Market, by Geography

6 Company Profiles

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ctr7r6/medical

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Concise Analysis of the International Third-Party Banking Software Market

DUBLIN, March 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6qbxm7/global) has announced the addition of the "Concise Analysis of the International Third-Party Banking Software Market" report to their offering.

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There is a considerable amount of action that needs to be taken with regards to operation management in banks. Financial institutions are required to meet new and stricter government regulatory requirements as well as their own internal regulations. Banks need to adjust their business models in no time. The recent financial crisis has forced bankers to reconsider their strategy. More banks are now adopting improved information and risk management systems that meet the regulatory and statutory requirements. It is crucial to embed new modes of operations into the banking culture to achieve significant improvements. This will require banks to adopt third-party banking software in the coming years.

According to the report, one of the major drivers is the need for standardization. There has been a change in the way banks operated and an increase in the complexity and rigidity in banking operations, which has necessitated the use of banking software. However, banks need advanced banking software that can help them meet all financial needs in a flexible manner.

Further, the report states that one of the chief challenges is the high cost involved in switching to a new system. Bankers often refer the migration from legacy systems to third-party banking software as a critical process as it is a fearsome task especially for large banks.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

2. List of Abbreviations

3. Introduction

4. Market Research Methodology

5. Scope of the Report

6. Market Landscape

7. Market Segmentation

8. Geographical Segmentation

9. Vendor Landscape

10. Buying Criteria

11. Market Growth Drivers

12. Drivers and their Impact

13. Market Challenges

14. Impact of Drivers and Challenges

15. Market Trends

16. Key Vendor Analysis

17. Other Reports in this Series

Companies Mentioned:

  • Datapro Inc.
  • Diasoft Software Solutions
  • FIS Group
  • Fiserv Inc.
  • Infosys Ltd
  • Jack Henry & Associates
  • Misys Plc.
  • Nucleus Software
  • Oracle Corp.
  • Path Solutions
  • Polaris Financial Technology
  • SAP AG
  • Sopra Banking Software
  • Sungard Ambit.
  • Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
  • Temenos Group AG.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6qbxm7/global

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Northern California Blues Festival Returns for 2010

After many successful years of building the modest Fair Oaks Blues in the Park into the well respected Northern California Blues Festival, Matson Breakey has decided to move on to other pursuits. Matson is now working with Jason Haxton Productions and the other sponsors to carry on the tradition of this exciting festival.

To ensure the festival lives up to the standards we have all come to appreciate and enjoy, Matson is providing support to Jason Haxton Productions (JHP), Keep Smilin’ Promotions and Music Matters. The organizers, along with additional sponsors including the Sacramento Blues Society, announced the return of the Northern California Blues Festival in the summer of 2010!

The Northern California Blues Festival is a first class family friendly event dedicated to bringing the best in the Blues to you while raising money for local charities. This year’s event will benefit the Auburn Recreation Districts Youth Assistance Program, providing anonymous financial assistance to qualifying families for the purpose of enrolling their children into quality sports, arts, and educational programs offered by the District.

The 2010 festival showcases seven outstanding bands including the legendary Elvin Bishop; Zac Harmon, a world-class showman and blues master and winner of XM Radio’s Listener Favorite Award, 2004 International Blues Competition 1st Place Award Winner; Dennis Jones, voted Real Blues Magazine Best New Artist of 2009; Chris Cain, a national touring sensation & crowd favorite; Sacramento Blues Revue, a local favorite and SAMMIE award winning band; as well as regional powerhouses of blues, Volker Strifler and Kay Bohler.

Festival gates open at noon and the last notes from the stage will ring out at 10PM. To make the event friendly and fun for the entire family, there will be a free Kids Zone, complete with inflatable water rides to keep the kids cool, and climbing structures to keep them challenged.

The Northern California Blues Festival is an all day festival and fundraiser for Auburn Recreation District Youth Assistance Fund. There is Live Music by Regional and National acts, including Elvin Bishop, Zac Harmon, and Chris Cain, plus great food, and local arts and crafts.

The location for this year’s event is Auburn Recreation Districts Regional Park, 3770 Richardson Drive, Auburn, CA 95603, just off Highway 49 and Dry Creek Rd. Tickets are $30 per person, on the day of event, or discounted to $25 when purchased in advance, $5 for children 12 and under.

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Finding the "G" that Increases Risk of Certain Brain Tumors

August 22, 2012

People who carry a "G" instead of an "A" at a specific spot in their genetic code have a  sixfold higher risk of developing certain types of brain tumors.

Pathologist at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center and senior author Robert Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., says, “Based on our findings, we are already starting to think about clinical tests that can tell patients with abnormal brain scans what kind of tumor they have, just by testing their blood.” The Mayo Clinic and University of California, San Francisco study is online in the journal Nature Genetics.

Animation of the genome variant, lab b-roll and interview sound bites with Dr. Jenkins are available in the downloads above.

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Willamette Valley Medical Center hires new CEO

Willamette Valley Medical Center and parent company Capella Healthcare announced on Friday that it has hired a new chief executive officer; Peter A. Hofstetter, of New Mexico.

Hoffstetter, who is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, has served as the CEO of Holy Cross Hospital in Taos, N.M., since 2009.

“After an exhaustive nationwide search, we are confident that Peter is the right leader to continue Willamette Valley's outstanding record of achievement,” interim CEO Rosemari Davis said.

Davis, former long-time CEO, has been serving as interim since last summer, when Dan Ordyna left.

See Tuesday's News-Register for more.

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Pilot Project To Reduce Drunk Driving

UC Riverside Among Three Colleges Selected to Pilot New Program to Fight Drunk Driving Among Young People

Golden ARCHES Program Also Recognized for Overall Excellence

(January 12, 2004)

Note to Editors: Training is scheduled this week for the pilot program to combat college-age drinking and driving. A full schedule is located at the end of the release.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) -- UC Riverside is among three universities in the nation selected to pilot a new program with the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to address the problem of drinking and driving among college students, ages 18 to 24. The other two demonstration schools are Texas A&M and the University of Tampa.

“We were awarded this grant due to our strong peer education program and our working relationship with our campus and local police,” said Doug Everhart, coordinator of a program for UC Riverside students called Golden ARCHES (Advocating Responsible Choices through Health Education and Support).

The NHTSA will provide the equivalent of about $25,000 in training to student leaders, specialized campaign materials and educational resources. Each campus will find ways to increase enforcement and use peer educators to reduce alcohol-related fatalities and injuries among their campus populations. The results of each project will be published in a guidebook for other college and university communities in January 2005, following an evaluation of the demonstration sites.

According to NHSTA statistics, one quarter of all drunken drivers involved in fatal crashes are between 18 and 24 years old. California, Florida and Texas are among 13 priority states identified by the NHSTA.

The program is designed to provide training for student leaders, a campus assessment and an evaluation of policies and practices, educational resources, and campaign materials designed for individual campuses.

"This comprehensive approach will allow us to test what works in reducing drinking and driving specific to college communities," stated Drew Hunter, Executive Director of Bacchus & Gamma Peer Education Network, a national network of peer education programs on over 900 college campuses.

In addition, UCR’s Golden ARCHES program earned a national award for excellence from Bacchus & Gamma, among nine given out in November at a Washington D.C. conference. Students who represented UC Riverside were Kelley Takeshita and LeQuyen Nguyen (Student Athlete Mentors), Jamie Steinman (Peer Health Educators) and Nicole Johnson (ANGLE — Advocates for National Greek Leadership and Education).

“UC Riverside has a great comprehensive peer education program that impacts many student in a positive way, said Margaret Tam, statewide coordinator for Bacchus and Gamma. “They have competed against many other colleges in our network for this prestigious award and have been deemed best in their campus category for many years. My hat is off to the fine work that is being done by Doug Everhart and his crew.”

A training schedule is included below for the pilot project to combat college-age drinking and driving.

Introductory Project Training

Wednesday, January 14th

1:30 PM Project Introduction/Kickoff Meeting
University Conference Room (2nd Floor, University Village)

Purpose: To introduce and explain the project to campus and community members, and to generate support.

2:45 PM Law Enforcement Strategies
University Conference Room (2nd Floor, University Village)

Purpose: To identify and discuss the many aspects of building and/or expanding upon a collaborative effort between the various law enforcement agencies in our campus and local community.

Thursday, January 15th

10:00 AM Environmental Strategies:
Building a Campus/Community Coalition
University Conference Room (2nd Floor, University Village)

Purpose: To create a campus/community coalition to introduce Environmental Management as a strategy to prevent impaired driving. We will develop an action plan to examine the factors that impact impaired driving behaviors and initiate activities to mitigate the risk factors and increase protective factors on this issue.

6:00 PM Peer Education & Student Leader Strategies
Pentland Hills Foxhole (Room F111)

Purpose: To provide training on strategies, techniques, and skills to address impaired driving on a peer-to-peer level. To identify the high-risk times and factors that contribute to impaired driving, and to develop an action plan to address them.

The University of California, Riverside (www.ucr.edu) is a doctoral research university, a living laboratory for groundbreaking exploration of issues critical to Inland Southern California, the state and communities around the world. Reflecting California's diverse culture, UCR's enrollment has exceeded 21,000 students. The campus opened a medical school in 2013 and has reached the heart of the Coachella Valley by way of the UCR Palm Desert Center. The campus has an annual statewide economic impact of more than $1 billion.

A broadcast studio with fiber cable to the AT&T Hollywood hub is available for live or taped interviews. UCR also has ISDN for radio interviews. To learn more, call (951) UCR-NEWS.

More Information

General Campus Information

University of California, Riverside
900 University Ave.
Riverside, CA 92521
Tel: (951) 827-1012

Department Information

Media Relations
900 University Avenue
1156 Hinderaker Hall
Riverside, CA 92521

Tel: (951) 827-6397 (951) UCR-NEWS
Fax: (951) 827-5008

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Long Island Veterinarians Look To Find Owner Of Train Hopping Dog

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — MTA Police and a group of Long Island veterinarians are trying to find the owner of a train hopping dog found on Tuesday.

A news release from the Long Island Veterinary Specialists says the yellow lab and pit bull mix was removed from a train at the Farmingdale Railroad Station.

Passengers said the canine, described as “happy, friendly and well fed,” boarded a train in Wyandanch.

Pat Rosen, of LIVS, said the dog had no identification chip and that officials have been unable to determine if the dog was lost or ran away.

“With the severe weather last night, we think he possibly was frightened and bolted through an open door or hopped a fence and ran,” Rosen said.

Anyone with information can contact Pat Rosen at Long Island Veterinary Specialists at (516)-501-1700 ext. 243.

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NHL On NBC: Penguins, Flyers meet in Stadium Series

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 29: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates up the ice with the puck against Philadelphia Flyers during the third period at Wells Fargo Center on October 29, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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NBC’s coverage of the 2016-17 NHL season continues on Saturday night with the final outdoor game of the season when cross-state rivals the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers meet at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh in the NHL Stadium Series.

It’s only the second meeting of the season between the two rivals after the Penguins won aa 5-4 decision earlier this season in Philadelphia.

The Penguins come into the game fighting through some recent injury woes that have decimated their defense. Olli Maatta and Trevor Daley are likely to miss the remainder of the regular season, while Justin Schultz is recovering from a concussion that has sidelined him for the past three games. As if that wasn’t enough, Kris Letang, the Penguins’ best defenseman and arguably their most irreplaceable player given the role he has, the minutes he plays and the impact he makes, is day-to-day with an injury of his own. That recent rash of injuries forced the team to make a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes earlier this week to acquire veteran defenseman Ron Hainsey, who is expected to make his debut with the team on Saturday at Heinz Field.

The Penguins have also been dealing with injuries to forwards Conor Sheary and Bryan Rust.

Even with all of that the Penguins have managed to remain in second place in the Metropolitan Division and are 6-1-3 in their past 10 games.

The Flyers, meanwhile, are struggling.

With only nine wins in their past 27 games they have lost a hold on a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and enter Saturday five points back of a wild card spot. A loss on Sunday could even lead to them starting to sell off assets in advance of the NHL trade deadline this week. They have one more game (Tuesday at home against the Colorado Avalanche) between now and the trade deadline.

So it could pretty big game for them on Saturday night.

Faceoff is 8 p.m. ET and can be seen on NBC or our live stream.

Giroux: ‘It’s all business’ between Penguins and Flyers at Heinz Field

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 29: Claude Giroux #28 of the Philadelphia Flyers skates past Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the second period at Wells Fargo Center on October 29, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

PITTSBURGH (AP) Mother Nature appears ready to make a kick save on spring ahead of the Stadium Series game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night at Heinz Field.

After a week of temperatures more suitable for early May than late February gave NHL vice president of facilities operations Dan Craig some anxious moments, a cold front expected to move in early Saturday morning should have things feeling a bit more seasonal when the puck drops between the cross-state rivals.

There’s even a chance of snow before game’s end, a startling contrast from pleasant mid-70s that greeted the Penguins when they arrived for their skate Friday.

“I’m not watching (the weather) too much now,” Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby said. “It can change. There’s a lot of different things going into the decision. I think with the game being at night, that should help.”

The Penguins are hardly newcomers when it comes to dealing with the unpredictability of a western Pennsylvania weather. When the Winter Classic visited Heinz Field on Jan. 1, 2011, the NHL pushed the start time back from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. due to concerns about rain.

The game between the Penguins and the Washington Capitals went off without a hitch. It also altered Crosby’s career arc. The superstar suffered a concussion after taking a hit to the head from Washington’s David Steckel.

Crosby leads the NHL in goals (33) and is second in the NHL in scoring (66 points) for the defending Stanley Cup champions, though he’s hardly in the mood to wax nostalgic Penguins’ previous game at the home of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers.

“I’m looking for a bit better outcome than last time,” Crosby said with typical understatement.

This is the fourth outdoor game in the NHL this year and the fourth the Penguins have played in since the league introduced the Winter Classic on Jan. 1, 2008, though Crosby insists donning a sweater and skating outside in an unorthodox venue is hardly losing its luster.

“Playing outside is something that’s special no matter where it is,” Crosby said. “That’s kind of the way I’m looking at it. I think we’re pretty lucky. There are teams that would love to play as many outdoor games as we have.”

The timing also provides a heightened sense of urgency. At the Winter Classic, the season hasn’t even reached its midway point. This weekend is the start of a six-week sprint to the playoffs. The Penguins have already started making preparations, acquiring defenseman Ron Hainsey from Carolina on Thursday. Hainsey is expected to be in the lineup for a team with designs on becoming the first team in nearly 20 years to win back-to-back Stanley Cups.

While Pittsburgh, currently second in the Metropolitan Division behind Washington, is in pretty good shape, the Flyers are not. Philadelphia is just 3-6-1 in its last 10 and sits five points out of the second wild-card spot.

Inside. Outside. Hot. Cold. Rain. Shine. It doesn’t matter to the Flyers.

“I think we really need to get going,” forward Dale Weise said. “That’s really probably more of a concern right now. It kind of takes away from the novelty of the outdoor game. We need the points more than anything. I know it’s going to be a fun experience and guys are excited to play, but we need the points more than anything right now.”

While Craig is accustomed to rapidly changing conditions during his long tenure as the league’s de facto “ice doctor” he also won’t be the one who has to try and play on it. The surface may be softer than what’s typically found indoors. Not exactly a welcome development for a team that relies on crisp passing and creativity like the Penguins.

“You try not to overhandle (the puck) too much,” Crosby said.

Get it and get rid of it might be the order of the day. Outside of all the pageantry and weather uncertainty, following the opening faceoff it’s just another game.

“If it was earlier in the season, I think we could take it in a little bit more,” Flyers forward Claude Giroux said. “It’s all business now. For us it’s about finding a way.”

Senators, Panthers fail to gain in Eastern playoff races

OTTAWA, CANADA - FEBRUARY 7: Jay Harrison #44 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates his game winning overtime goal with team mate Jeff Skinner #53, during an NHL game at Scotiabank Place on February 7, 2013 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)
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PHT already touched on the Florida Panthers falling to the Calgary Flames on Friday, but in tandem with the Ottawa Senators losing to the Carolina Hurricanes, it makes for a night of teams failing to gain valuable points out East.

With the Montreal Canadiens failing lately, the Senators had a chance to take first place in the Atlantic by tying the Habs in points while holding games in hand. Instead, they’ll need to wait.

For the sake of simplicity, here are the Atlantic rankings, with emphasis on the top five.

1. Canadiens – 72 points in 61 games played
2. Senators – 70 in 59
3. Maple Leafs – 68 in 60

Bruins – 68 in 61
Panthers – 66 in 60
Sabres and Lightning have 62 in 60, Red Wings have 58 in 60

You can see the Panthers hanging around the perimeter of the top three; a point or two would have made them a bigger threat to Toronto and Boston. Alas, even with a heavier slate of home games lately, Florida has lost two straight at home.

Here’s an updated look at the wild card races after the Panthers failed to make up some ground:

1. Blue Jackets – 79 in 58, more concerned with Metro races
2. Islanders – 68 in 60

Bruins – 68 in 61
Panthers – 66 in 60
Flyers – 63 in 60

Tiebreaker situations would have meant that the Panthers would have ended tonight technically outside of the playoffs anyway, but a win or even a “charity point” congests an already snug situation. Instead, they stayed put and wasted a game.

Ottawa’s still in a solid situation to overtake Montreal or at least maintain a round of home-ice advantage as the second seed in the Atlantic. So while both teams are kicking themselves for their losses, the Panthers have more to be upset about.

Ultimately, some of the biggest winners in the East were teams that didn’t play or that have a lot less to play for.

(Perhaps the Hurricanes feel a little more optimistic, by the way, as 58 points in 57 games played means they could at least theoretically fight their way back into the discussion.)

Road warriors: Flames move to first West wild card spot with win vs. Panthers

SUNRISE, FL - FEBRUARY 24: Troy Brouwer #36 of the Calgary Flames celebrates his second period goal against the Florida Panthers with Lance Bouma #17 and Matt Stajan #18 at the BB&T Center on February 24, 2017 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
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The road has been doing both the Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers quite a bit of good lately.

Calgary moved to the first wild card spot on Friday after beating the Panthers in Florida by a score of 4-2. So far, they’ve grabbed at least a point in every game during a road trip that ends in Carolina on Sunday:

Feb. 18: 2-1 OT loss at Vancouver
Feb. 21: 6-5 OT win at Nashville
Feb. 23: 3-2 win at Tampa Bay
Tonight: 4-2 win at Florida

You can’t totally blame the Panthers if they almost miss their road trip.

They rattled off five straight wins through what seemed like a brutal road haul on paper, but now they’ve lost back-to-back home games in regulation. With five of six and six of seven slated in Sunrise, the Panthers need to make the most of these opportunities. So far … not so good.

Here’s how the West wild card situations look now:

1. Flames – 68 points in 62 GP
2. Predators – 67 points in 60 GP

Kings – 62 in 60 GP
Jets – 62 in 63 GP

(The Blues could easily slip below the Predators into the wild card spot, as they also have 67 points in 60 games but hold wins and ROW tiebreaker advantages.)

So, Calgary might not manage to maintain its hold over the first wild card spot, but this streak makes a playoff berth look far more likely.


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A Step by Step on Racewalking

Aug 10, 2012

(sound of walking)

The track at Nashua North high school on any given afternoon has a few joggers doing laps, sprinters running intervals, even a hurdler practicing his jumps…and then there’s Bob Keating, who stands out a bit. The sixty five year old race-walker and one time Olympic trials qualifier is pumping his arms, his hips are swaying wide and as everyone else bounces, Keating seems to glide around the perimeter of the track.

(CUT) a lot of folks it looks silly, and it’s like this is Charlie Chaplin kind of walking.  I’ve had a lot of kids who will kind of mimic, and I’ve had a lot of people walk along side me and after a short period of time, they’ll realize, ooh this kind of hard work.

Don’t let the word walking fool you, Keating who’s sixty five, can still walk faster than many recreational runners can run, all while never leaving the ground.

The sport of race-walking is nothing new.  The first documented races have been traced back to ancient Egypt, and by the 18th century, walking races were far more popular than ones involving running. Steve Viatones, is the managing director of the New England Association of Track and Field. He is also a race-walker who went to the Olympic trials in 1992.

(cut) They were primarily endurance events. I to the late 1800 there were walking competitions that would be up as long as 6 day races.  It was a popular spectator event and in those times the wagering made it more popular so you had guys can you complete 100 miles in 24 hours. Can they average a certain number miles an hour over 6 days. There were walks not only in stadiums but across the country.

And by the time the fourth Modern Day Olympics rolled around in 1906, race walking became an Olympic event.

But as athletes began to learn how to go faster, the line between walking and running began to blur so rules were established to differentiate the two sports. In race-walking, one foot needs to be on the ground at all times, and, your knee needs to be straight when your foot makes contact with the ground and needs to remain straight until you reach the vertical position.  In order to accomplish that and still be able to walk fast requires a lot of skill, says Steve Viatones.

(cut) There is a high level of coordination involved; you’re working different sets of muscles than you are running. They’ve tried to get some distance runners into walking and they haven’t all been successful because many of the distance runners tested, but don’t have the flexibility and the coordination in a lot of cases. There’s a lot more upper body, your legs can only go as fast as  your arms can go. So, it’s a total body exercise

Yet despite the skill and the athleticism, the sport has never caught on in America.  Currently, only two states, Maine and New York, have even a semblance of a race-walking program in the High schools. And so many race walking enthusiasts say the getting the next generation of athletes up and walking has been a great challenge. Forty-eight year old Manchester native Joanne Dow is a 5 time Olympic trials qualifier in race walking and competed in the 20 kilometer event in the 2008 Olympics.

(Cut) The feeder systems aren’t in place like they are with other sports when you think about youth sports or pee wee football, you can go into any city or town and find a league where you can play soccer. Yout can’t find a Track and Field league or a cross country league… so were’ behind the 8 ball in terms of Track and Field, with Race Walking being part of that its even like less, we’re even further behind.  Its not a glamour sport certainly, not getting a lot of attention but it is a place where people with some athletic ability can have some success

And for women like Dow, the challenge has even been greater. Although race walking  has been a Olympic event for men since 1906, it wasn’t introduced for women until 1992. And while there are two events for men, a 20 kilometer and 50 kilometer race, the women only have one event, the 20k.

(cut) Part of the problem is that there is still not a lot of support for this event. Its popular other places of the world much more so than it is here. It’s not a US event and let’s face it we’re one of the powerhouses of the world in terms of dictating what sports are going to be played or not played. So I don’t know that we’re going to see a 50K get added, not when there’s talk about dropping the event completely. You know I thnk they’d be more likely to drop it than there would be to add it.

But there are some who are working hard to get younger athletes excited about sport.   Enthusiasts are pushing hard to get race-walking programs in schools and local track clubs.  A pamphlet has been created to teach how to coach the event, and even an illustrated book is now being sent out to elementary schools to introduce the sport to kids.

But perhaps the biggest hope lies in newest crop of athletes. Since the 1930s only one American, Larry Young from Missouri has ever won an Olympic medal in race walking and that was back in 1972.  And although hopes for a medal in London is still relatively low, Olympians like Joann Dow hope that solid performances could mean a new excitement for the sport.

(cut) There’s this group of young women now. And the sport is evolving which  it should be. you know I think that was one of our fears when I made the team at 44 and our best woman is 44 years old. I mean, still walking at a competitive level but still what’s the future of the sport?  You know I think the young walkers have a chance of representing the US well and I think that’s what we need. And the young kids that are coming up need to look at the 20 and 26 year old and say I can do that and  see myself there and wow, that’s something I can do .

Three Americans will be competing in the race walk this year. Last weekend,  20 year old Trevor Baron finished a respectable 26th overall in the men’s 20K event. While this Saturday, Maria Michta will be racing for the US in the women’s 20K while John Nunn will be racing the 50k.

For New Hampshire Public Radio, I’m Keith Shields


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Jacket- Topman. Vest- Topshop. Skirt- Blackmillk. Bag- Zara, Necklace. Urban Outfitters. Shoes- Topshop.
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Its been a little while since I've blogged my Black Milk Cathedral skirt but as soon as I picked up this Topman Denim jacket last week I knew they'd go perfectly. I love to pair dressier items with more casual ones, I like a good balance!

 Im still as in love with this skirt as the day I first got it, I was sold out for ages on the Black Milk website and I had loads of people offering to buy it from me but fortunately Black Milk now have it back in stock so hurry hurry if your dont want to miss out again!!

I have the races coming up this weekend in Melbourne which should be a really good day, I did a bit of a last minute/unorganised ASOS order last night so fingers and toes crossed it comes in time! I will try and get some photos for you guys before I go too!

I also wanted to point you in the direction of a really good Scottish band that have just released their début single, If you like a bit of dance/electro you definitely need to check them out! You can have a listen here. They have some other really good songs too!

Hope youve all been having a good week so far :)

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