Thursday, February 28, 2013

The Shack Restaurant & Bar | Inside Sevierville

So you just pulled off Interstate 40 heading to the Smokies but you?re starved and the big game?s about to start. What to do? Just a mile or so down the road on the left is The Shack Restaurant & Bar, located in the Food City Shopping center, is a great place to stop, watch game with friends and family, and have great meal all at the same time.

It?s a sports grill dedicated to food and fun, open Tuesday ? Sunday from 3 pm till close, and just a few doors down from Food City.

So what the menu? Starting off you can?t go anywhere without glancing over the large selection of appetizers. From cheese sticks to nachos to chicken wings and fried green tomatoes, fried mushrooms, and fried pickles, there is something for everyone with an appetite at The Shack.

The Shack offers a full bar of adult beverages, beer, and wine as you move on down the menu. Some of the best sandwiches this side of the Smokies can be found at The Shack from gyros to fried fish, BLTs, barbequed pork, and The Shack?s own version of the popular monte cristo, sandwiches are literally falling off the menu. Philly Cheese Steaks, your choice of hamburgers, and hot dogs are also highlighted on the menu before making it to wraps and all the delicious entrees.

Speaking of entrees, chicken Parmesan, steak & shrimp, and fish & chips are just a few of the oh so scrumptious main courses offered at The Shack. Sit back, relax, enjoy your favorite drink and let your problems fade away next time you visit The Shack in Kodak, Tn. It?s a stop your stomach will thank you for.

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Outsourcing relationships and peddling influence: Why social media ...

When I first started blogging in 2006, the medical blogosphere consisted of a small group of physicians, nurses, and patient advocates. We knew each other well, and spent time each day visiting our favorite blogs and posting personal comments of encouragement and insight. We developed real friendships, and were optimistic about our brave new online writing frontier. We thought we could change the healthcare system for the better, we believed that our perspectives could influence policy, and we were sure that our writing could help our patients lead healthier lives.

I remember with great fondness the medical blogger conference that I attended in Las Vegas in 2009. It was the first time I?d met most of my blog friends in real life (IRL) ? it was like seeing your favorite pen pals after years of correspondence. We talked all night, had marveled at how a love of writing had brought together a surgeon from South Africa, an ER nurse from California, and a Canadian rehab physician, among others. We figured that social media was the glue that held us all together. Since then, I am sad to say that for me, the glue has lost its stickiness due to dilution by third parties and a glut of poor quality content dividing attentions and exhausting our brains? filter system.

Fast forward 7 years and most of my email correspondence is from strangers wanting to embed text links in my blog, people selling SEO services, or PR agencies inviting me to provide free coverage of their industry-sponsored conferences and webinars. I can?t think of a single friend who has left a comment on my blog in the past three months. Sure we see each other?s updates on Facebook and occasionally on Twitter, but I can?t remember the last real conversation we?ve had. Social Media has become?irreversibly cluttered, and I?ve never felt more isolated or guarded about the future of medical writing.

My thoughts on this subject gelled when Twitter announced that LeBron James was following me (along with a select 80,000+ others). Obviously, LeBron has no idea who I am, and I?m almost certain he had nothing to do with his Twitter account following me. He, like many others, has outsourced his online relationship-making. It?s the ultimate irony ? using social media to distance yourself from others, while maintaining an appearance of engagement. Sort of like sending a blow up doll of yourself to a party.

So what keeps some people going on these social media platforms? Perhaps it?s the allure of influence ? the idea that many people are listening to you gives a sense of importance and meaning to your efforts. But take a cold hard look at your followers ? do you know who most of them are? Or is there a large group of ?hotchick123? type Twitter accounts counted among them? I used to block followers who didn?t seem real or relevant, but it became so much of a chore that I couldn?t keep up. I was overwhelmed by the Huns.

One could argue that my social media fatigue ?is my own fault ? I didn?t screen my followers properly, I didn?t follow the ?right? people, I haven?t curated my friendships with as much care as I ought to? But I know I?m not alone in my pessimism. A recent Pew Research poll suggests that people are leaving Facebook at a rapid rate. And as far as Twitter is concerned, it?s not for everyone.

I guess the bottom line for me is that social media isn?t as much fun as it used to be. I miss my blog friends, I miss the early days of being part of an online community. I don?t write as much as I used to because I don?t know my audience by name anymore. This ?party? is full of strangers and I don?t like the familiarity that continues in the absence of true friendship.

Time to spend more of my energy on my patients, family, and friends IRL. And that?s a good lesson for a doctor to learn?
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Heading a soccer ball may affect cognitive performance

Feb. 27, 2013 ? Sports-related head injuries are a growing concern, and new research suggests that even less forceful actions like 'heading' a soccer ball may cause changes in performance on certain cognitive tasks, according to a paper published February 27 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Anne Sereno and colleagues from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

The researchers tested the effects of non-injurious head-to-ball impacts on cognitive function using a tablet-based app. They found that high school female soccer players were significantly slower than non-players on a task that required pointing away from a target on the screen, but showed no difference in performance when pointing to the on-screen visual target.

According to the study, tasks that involve pointing away from a target require specific voluntary responses, whereas moving toward a target is a more reflexive response. Based on their observations, the authors conclude that sub-concussive blows to the head may cause changes specifically linked to certain cognitive functions.

The authors say that the app used in their research may be a quick and effective way to screen for and track cognitive changes in athletes. They add that a tablet-based application for such quick screens may also have broader applications in the clinic or the field.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Preorders For The Gaming-Focused Razer Edge Tablet Start March ...

Surface Pro fanboys, Take notice. Your hot little tablet will soon be the runner-up in the ever-growing category of ?incredibly expensive Windows 8 tablets aimed at a tiny, but rabid demographic?.

Razer just announced that the Edge and Edge Pro gaming tablet will ship in late March, with the startup accepting orders starting on March 1st.

All joking aside, the Razer Edge is pretty damn exciting. Born from the minds of Razer?s fans, the Edge is a hardcore gaming tablet ? no tired Fruit Ninja demo here. With a dedicated GPU and either a Core i5 or Core i7 CPU, the Edge can power through nearly any PC game on the market.

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What?s more, Razer designed modular accessories for the Edge. There?s a large gaming pad, keyboard, and dock, allowing the Edge to essentially morph into different products as needed.

I spent sometime with the Edge at CES 2013 and was instantly impressed. It ran Dirt 3 seemingly as good as my monster desktop. But, also like my gaming PC, the Edge is expensive.

The Core i5 Razer Edge costs $999 while the Core i7 Razer Edge Pro costs $1299. Plus, each one of the accessories are sold separately. Just the Gamepad Controller is $249. A fully decked-out Razer Edge Pro with Gamepad Controller rings up for $1,698. Ouch.

The Microsoft Surface Pro has so far won over some Windows loyalists. They like the full computing power combined with the svelte form factor. The Surface Pro, with its Core i5 CPU, can power through most daily tasks and even handle some games, but, quite frankly, the husky Razer Edge is fully capable of beating it up and stealing its lunch money.

Source: http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/26/the-gaming-focused-razer-edge-tablet-preorders-start-march-1st-ships-later-in-the-month/

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Seals take scientists to Antarctic's ocean floor

Elephant seals wearing head sensors and swimming deep beneath Antarctic ice have helped scientists better understand how the ocean's coldest, deepest waters are formed, providing vital clues to understanding its role in the world's climate.

The tagged seals, along with sophisticated satellite data and moorings in ocean canyons, all played a role in providing data from the extreme Antarctic environment, where observations are very rare and ships could not go, said researchers at the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystem CRC in Tasmania.

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Scientists have long known of the existence of "Antarctic bottom water," a dense, deep layer of water near the ocean floor that has a significant impact on the movement of the world's oceans.

Three areas where this water is formed were known of. The existence of a fourth area was suspected for decades, but the area had been far too inaccessible. Now, thanks to the seals, scientists are able to study the new frontier.

"The seals went to an area of the coastline that no ship was ever going to get to," said Guy Williams, ACE CRC Sea Ice specialist and co-author of the study.

"This is a particular form of Antarctic water called Antarctic bottom water production, one of the engines that drives ocean circulation," he told Reuters. "What we've done is found another piston in that engine."

Southern Ocean Elephant seals are the largest of all seals, with males growing up to 20 feet (6 meters) long and weighing up to 8,800 pounds (4,000 kilograms).

Twenty of the seals were deployed from Davis Station in east Antarctica in 2011 with a sensor, weighing about 100 to 200 grams (3.5 to 7 ounces), on their head. Each of the sensors had a small satellite relay that transmitted data on a daily basis during the five- to 10-minute intervals when the seals surfaced.

"We get four dives worth of data a day, but they're actually doing up to 60 dives," he said.

"The elephant seals ... went to the very source and found this very cold, very saline dense water in the middle of winter beneath a polynya, which is what we call an ice factory around the coast of Antarctica," Williams added.

Previous studies have shown that there are 50-year-long trends in the properties of the Antarctic bottom water, and Williams said the latest study will help better assess those changes, perhaps providing clues for climate change modeling.

"Several of the seals foraged on the continental slope as far down as 1,800 meters (1.1 miles), punching through into a layer of this dense water cascading down the abyss," he said in a statement. "They gave us very rare and valuable wintertime measurements of this process."

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Shazam conjures iPad and Android tablet versions, zips past 300 million users

Shazam outs new iOS and Android tablet version, zips past 300 million users

If you've finally caught up to the curve with the latest tablet but are still hopelessly behind on the latest tunes or TV programs, Shazam now has a slate-friendly flavor of its media-discovery software for iPad and Android. New touches include a refreshed home page, improved tag result layout, a new way to browse your friends' tagging and interactive mapping that shows users' taste in cities around the world. The outfit says it's optimized the interface for the slate environment and that it just passed 300 million users worldwide -- making it a little easier to admit you might be out of touch. It'll arrive for free at the App Store and Google Play in a few weeks, according to Shazam -- hit the PR after the break for more.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Firefox 20 beta for Android adds per-tab private browsing, customizable home screen shortcuts

Firefox 20 beta for Android adds pertab private browsing, customizable home screen shortcuts

The final version of Firefox 19 may have just left the den, but the Mozilla team are already hard at work on the beta version of Firefox 20, which just came out for Android today. Notable new features include a new per-tab private browsing feature that lets you alternate between normal and private tabs within the same session, customizable shortcuts for the home screen and support for additional ARMv6 devices. The browser also now supports lower-end phones with the minimum requirements of a 600MHz processor, 384MB memory and a QVGA display, which includes devices like the Samsung Galaxy Pop and the HTC Aria. Curious? Check out the release notes at the source, or if you're willing to tread those risky beta waters, just download it right now from Google Play.

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NSW vows to act on Australia's biggest flood risk - Local - Insurance ...

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Flood mitigation for the at-risk Hawkesbury-Nepean region of western Sydney is finally at the top of the political agenda, with the NSW Government and the Federal Opposition vowing to take action.

Following an announcement that NSW will hold a strategic review of flood management for the region, the Federal Coalition?s leaked dams strategy has been shown to feature a $500 million plan to raise the wall of the nearby Warragamba Dam.

As reported in Insurance News (the magazine) in August 2011, the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley is one of the most heavily developed floodplains in Australia and the country?s biggest flood risk.

NSW Primary Industries Minister Katrina Hodgkinson says the NSW Office of Water will chair a multi-agency review with input from the Sydney Catchment Authority, the State Emergency Service, the Bureau of Meteorology and Infrastructure NSW.

The review, which will report to the State Government later this year, will consider flood planning, mitigation and response, including current arrangements.?

It will also consider whether alternative operating procedures at Warragamba Dam ? which supplies 80% of Sydney?s drinking water ? can help mitigate flood impacts downstream, Ms Hodgkinson says.

The State Government announcement follows the release last October of Infrastructure NSW?s State Infrastructure Strategy 2012-2032, which featured a $500 million flood mitigation plan for the area ? to be completed by 2017 ? as a key recommendation.

A flood study conducted for the strategy report found 21,000 homes exist on the floodplain, more than 5000 more than was previously thought. Some 143 hectares of commercial and industrial property has also been built on the plain since 1990.

A one-in-1000-year flood ? similar to that in Queensland in early 2011 ? would destroy 6500 homes and flood 14,000 houses above floor level, causing $8 billion of damage, the study says. The flood would severely affect towns such as Windsor, Pitt Town, McGraths Hill, Vineyard and Wilberforce.

Such an event would put 43,000 residents and 9000 workers at risk and cause up to six months? disruption to the main western rail line, affecting Blue Mountains passengers and NSW coal exports.

A repeat of the one-in-200-year flood that hit the region in 1867 would cause up to $3 billion damage.

Infrastructure NSW CEO Paul Broad says if flood mitigation is not undertaken the state ?will need to spend an estimated $400-$600 million removing capacity constraints from major flood evacuation routes, including the M4 and Great Western Highway, although this will not stop a flood from affecting the area?.

The Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC), which counts the Liverpool, Penrith, Blacktown and Hawkesbury councils among its 10 members, has welcomed the focus on flood mitigation.

It wants the wall of Warragamba Dam raised by 23 metres, which would cost about $346 million, with associated costs pushing the bill to $500 million.

It is the ?only option if you?re going to prevent any major flood event?, WSROC VP and Hawkesbury Council Deputy Mayor Tiffany Tree told insuranceNEWS.com.au.

Raising the dam wall was first suggested in 1995, but the decision was taken to manage flood risk through road upgrades and building a dam spillway to release excess water.

A spokesman for the Insurance Council of Australia says the organisation and its members look forward to contributing to the NSW review.

?Determining where and how to mitigate existing flood risk is a complex process involving a range of stakeholders,? he said. ?The collective experience of the general insurance industry will be an important element in mitigation decision-making processes.?

Source: http://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/nsw-vows-to-act-on-australias-biggest-flood-risk

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Monday, February 25, 2013

Ohio gas prices down to start week

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio motorists are seeing slightly lower gas prices to start the work week.

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Ohio was about $3.70 in Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express. That's about 12 cents lower than a week ago.

The Ohio average is about 8 cents lower than the national average of 3.78, which is a nickel higher than the national average price of a week ago. The national average has risen 44 cents in the past month.

The Ohio average is about 30 cents higher than a month ago, but just a few cents higher than at the same time in 2012.

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As Iran and Israel trade threats, first Iranian novels appear in Hebrew

When the Hebrew manuscript of the Persian novel "My Uncle Napoleon" crossed Jonathan Nadav's desk at Xargol Books, the small but highly regarded Israeli publishing house, the editor was skeptical.

His doubts lay not with the modern Iranian classic, or the translation by then unknown translator Orly Noy ? Iraj Pezeshkzad's 1973 novel is a captivating satire of Iran under the Shah, and Noy is, in Nadav's words, "simply a gifted translator."

The editor worried about readers' reactions. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatens a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities and paints the Islamic Republic as a second Nazi Germany, "all most Israelis know about Iranians is that they have mustaches and nuclear bombs," Ms. Noy later said.

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But Xargol decided to take on the manuscript, and Mr. Nadav's bet paid off. "My Uncle Napoleon," first published last summer, was one of the publishing house?s most successful books in 2012, and is already in its second edition.

Noy's translation of Iranian writer Mahmoud Dowlatabadi's "The Colonel " was published that same week by Am Oved, a leading Israeli publisher and partner of Xargol, and received rave reviews. The two are the first Persian novels ever to appear in Hebrew, and they have opened a window for Israeli readers to the rich culture of contemporary Iran at a time when little other than fear and aggression are shared between the two countries.

Noy was born in Tehran and left with her family during the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Raised in Jerusalem, she went on to become politically active on the Israeli left, working with NGOs committed to Israeli-Palestinian peace.

Noy doesn?t see focusing on translation as a departure from her political work. "I'm not a literary type," she said. "I see translation as part of my political activism. To translate is a way to give depth to the one-sided characterization Israelis have of Iran, to counter, even if in a small way, the demonization of people as if they had no past, no history, and no culture."

Noy couldn't have chosen better books to introduce Israelis to Iran. "My Uncle Napoleon" follows the mishaps and sexual escapades of an upper-class family ruled by a tyrannical uncle during the Allied occupation of Iran in the Second World War. The Uncle Napoleon of the title, so named because of his obsession with Napoleon Bonaparte, turns his extended family upside down to reveal imagined British conspiracies, while the novel's unnamed narrator tries to fulfill his love for his cousin, Uncle Napoleon's daughter Layli.

Described in a review by writer Azar Nafisi as "a testament to the complexity, vitality, and flexibility of Iranian culture and society," the novel is a cultural icon. "Uncle Napoleonism" has even become a part of Persian slang as a term for the Iranian penchant for conspiracy theory.

"The Colonel" takes place on a single rainy night in the early days of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war that followed on the heels of the Islamic revolution. The novel follows the destinies of one of the Shah's high-ranking army officers and his children, all of whom, in their own ways, are the revolution's victims.

Author Mahmoud Dowlatabadi?s stark depiction of the aftermath of the overthrow of the Shah prompted the Iranian government to forbid publication of "The Colonel" in Iran. Even as Noy's translation, and an English rendition recently published by Tom Patterdale, are winning praise abroad, the Persian original has yet to appear in print.

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Noy believes the novels hold important lessons for Israeli readers. In particular, Noy sees the unflinching condemnation of the Islamic Revolution's failed ideologies in "The Colonel" as model for Israeli criticism of their own grand ideology, Zionism.

"How far are you willing to go in the name of an ideology that you once believed in passionately, until you discover in yourself the strength to stop and say 'this is not what we intended'? I think there are few Israelis who have the strength that Dowlatabadi demonstrates in this book," Noy says.

Haggai Ram, a professor at Beer Sheva's Ben Gurion University who wrote the afterword to Noy's translation of "The Colonel," says the books' success is due to a long-standing Israeli fascination with Iran. He argues that the similarities between the two countries are what capture Israelis' attention.

"Iran fascinates Israelis, and fascinated them before the 1979 revolution," Professor Ram said. "There's a great thirst to know things about Iran that are not related to the nuclear issue, or to the so-called fanatic Ayatollahs. These are two peoples who have established nation states in the heart of the Middle East and both countries ? Israel and Iran ? are non-Arab enclaves in the heart of the Arab Orient."

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Urijah Faber and Court McGee take UFC 157 wins

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Urijah Faber and Court McGee got back on the winning track at UFC 157 on Saturday.

Faber got a first-round submission win over Ivan Menjivar. Faber and Menjivar started the fight with a rolling takedown and Faber ended up on top. He worked the top position until Menjivar got back to his feet. Faber held on, and while attached to Menjivar's back, Faber swung around and sunk in a rear naked choke. Menjivar tapped at 4:34 in the first round. The Anaheim crowd erupted for "The California Kid."

It was an important win for Faber after he lost a title fight to Renan Barao in July. The win puts him at 27-6, with five of his losses coming in title fights.

[Also: Ronda Rousey survives UFC debut, wins via first-round arm bar]

In earlier action, Court McGee punched his way to a decision win over Josh Neer. McGee used an effective strategy early on of working Josh Neer's body. Throughout the first round, Neer was hobbled by McGee's body punches. But in the second, McGee worked more on headshots. Though it wasn't as effective, McGee outstruck Neer. In the final round, McGee worked the ground game and controlled Neer while still leading on strikes. All three judges saw it 30-27 for McGee.

It was McGee's first fight at welterweight.

?I felt great at 170 lbs. This was a great move for me. I felt stronger, faster and had a lot more gas. I was told by FightMetric that I broke the record for most significant strikes ever in a welterweight fight and feel great. I could have stopped it, maybe, early with body shots but I was glad I put on a good performance.?

After the win, McGee's record is 15-3. Though he won "The Ultimate Fighter," he also lost two fights in 2012.

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Nokia rebrands Drive, Maps and Transit for Windows Phones: it's all about Here (video)

Nokia Drive on Lumia 920

The jewels in Nokia's Windows Phone crown have been its Here location services -- anyone wanting them on Microsoft's platform has usually had to snap up a Lumia or make do with the Drive+ beta. Nokia is about to share that wealth, as it's bringing Drive, Maps and Transit to other Windows Phone devices under a new name. Don't switch your shopping plans to include an HTC 8X just yet, though. Apart from a lack of specific timing, Nokia is limiting the availability to certain regions, and it's promising that the "first and best" Here experience will remain on its own smartphones. We'll still take the leftovers if they give the overall platform a boost.

If you'll recall, Nokia actually enabled its homegrown mapping arsenal to spread to other Windows Phone products some time back, but it's taking things to a new level with the Here platform underneath.

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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Hubble sees a glowing jet from a young star

Feb. 24, 2013 ? The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image showing an object known as HH 151, a bright jet of glowing material trailed by an intricate, orange-hued plume of gas and dust.

It is located some 460 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus (The Bull), near to the young, tumultuous star HL Tau.

In the first few hundred thousand years of life, new stars like HL Tau pull in material that falls towards them from the surrounding space. This material forms a hot disc that swirls around the coalescing body, launching narrow streams of material from its poles. These jets are shot out at speeds of several hundred kilometers (or miles) per second and collide violently with nearby clumps of dust and gas, creating wispy, billowing structures known as Herbig-Haro objects -- like HH 151 seen in the image.

Such objects are very common in star-forming regions. They are short-lived, and their motion and evolution can actually be seen over very short timescales, on the order of years. They quickly race away from the newly-forming star that emitted them, colliding with new clumps of material and glowing brightly before fading away.

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Morning links: Tavon Austin's iPad prepares him for Patriots

Good morning, football fans. It's Manti Te'o day here at the combine, but before the craziness, let's pass along some links from today's Herald.

My main story is on West Virginia slot receiver Tavon Austin, who has studied Wes Welker for years and might be his suitable replacement.

Karen Guregian writes the Patriots can't afford to drop another draft card if they target a wide receiver.

My notebook leads with a look at the high draft value of injured South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore, a star who has met with the Patriots. There are also items on former Patriot Brent Williams' son, Ja'Rick Rogers' penance and Rob Gronkowski's spiked performance.

Source: http://bostonherald.com/sports/patriots_nfl/the_blitz/2013/02/morning_links_tavon_austins_ipad_prepares_him_for_patriots

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Saturday, February 23, 2013

No. 10 Louisville downs Seton Hall 79-61

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ? Gorgui Dieng scored a career-high 23 points to help No. 10 Louisville pull away from Seton Hall for a 79-61 victory on Saturday.

Dieng, a 6-foot-10 center, showed confidence in his jumper and the result was 10 of 11 shooting from the field. The junior also grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two shots.

Russ Smith added 19 points and Luke Hancock made three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points as the Cardinals (22-5, 10-4) won their third in a row to draw within a half game of Big East Conference leaders Syracuse, Georgetown and Marquette, all of whom played later Saturday.

Against Seton Hall, Louisville wanted to firm up its game ahead of an important stretch run including next week's showdown at No. 8 Syracuse. The Cardinals succeeded on just about every count, forcing 21 turnovers including 12 steals and shooting 26 of 57 (45.6 percent).

Aaron Cosby scored 14 second-half points for 17 to lead Seton Hall (13-15, 2-13), which dropped its ninth straight.

Eugene Teague added 16 points, Brian Oliver 12 and Fuquan Edwin 11 for the Pirates, who shot 23 of 52 (44 percent).

Louisville was playing six days after one of its best defensive efforts, a 59-41 win at South Florida in which the Cardinals held the Bulls to 13-of-53 shooting (24.5 percent) and allowed just three more points than the previous meeting.

That effort followed coach Rick Pitino's recent practice shift toward players working on their respective strengths, which also included offense. Dieng, for example, has focused on shooting jumpers, which has been effective for him when used.

The individualized effort clearly benefited Dieng, who sank two jumpers from the foul line along with a tip-in to give Louisville an 8-2 lead. Oliver, Cosby, Edwin and Karlis Haralds combined for four jumpers including three from beyond the arc, keying Seton Hall's 17-9 spurt to put them up by two.

Seton Hall's zone defense also stifled Louisville during that run, no doubt due to coach Kevin Willard's familiarity with Pitino's system as a former Cardinals assistant.

Louisville snapped out of it and took over from there, closing the half with a 23-7 run over the final 9:40 of the half for a 40-26 lead at the break. Four 3-pointers helped ? notable for a team hitting just 32 percent from beyond the arc coming in ? while Dieng added a couple more soft jumpers en route to a 10-point half.

The Cardinals made five of seven from long range and 13 of 28 overall from the field (46 percent), while their signature defense made seven steals and forced 11 turnovers leading to 10 points. Seton Hall hit just 10 of 26 field goal attempts.

Injuries have plagued the Pirates, with Brandon Mobley's season-ending shoulder surgery being the most recent. And that lack of depth became a factor as they fell behind by 19 several times in the second half.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/no-10-louisville-downs-seton-hall-79-61-192157311--spt.html

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Josh Duhamel: Seeing Fergie?s Ultrasound Makes Pregnancy Real

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Friday, February 22, 2013

When U.S. businesses hire military veterans, the workforce gains invaluable skills.

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Video: BYU's Cusick appears on SportsCenter to discuss game-winning shot, father's cancer

Video: BYU's Cusick appears on SportsCenter to discuss game-winning shot, father's cancer

The past 24 hours have been unforgettable for BYU guard Craig Cusick, who learned shortly before the Cougars' 70-68 win over Utah State on Tuesday night that his father and hero, Randy, had been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his small intestine.

Of course, Cusick is the reason BYU won the game. He caught Matt Carlino's missed jumper about 12 feet from the rim, and tossed it back in the hoop before his feet hit the ground with less than a second left.

Cusick went on ESPN's SportsCenter at noon MST Wednesday and described the ordeal from BYUtv studios in Provo.

Among the highlights of the interview was Cusick's description of visiting his father in his hospital bed around midnight after the game-winning shot.

Some tears were shed, he said.

"My dad is just incredible, and I told him and he looked into my eyes and he said he was going to be fine and that he was going to be able to fight through it," Cusick said, thanking fans for their support and prayers.

Cusick said he did not mention his father's health condition in the postgame news conference because he wasn't sure whether or not his family wanted to make it public or not. After it leaked out, a BYU official entered the press room and informed reporters as they were working on their game stories and sidebars.

"My dad was my coach growing up," Cusick told ESPN. "He is my hero."

Randy is waiting to see a specialist at the Huntsman Cancer Institute near the University of Utah, where Craig Cusick started his college career as a walk-on at the U.

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

10 to watch at the NFL Scouting Combine

Much attention was given this week to the players who won't be full participants in the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine.

The annual prospect staging grounds are open Thursday, when 333 invited prospects begin to converge on Indianapolis to put their skills on display for representatives from all 32 NFL teams. The combine ends Tuesday, when defensive backs are the last position group to take the field.

Prospects will be poked, prodded and put through a various array of drills, both physical and mental. They will also undergo an extensive medical and interview process throughout the week as teams dig to find out as much as possible about this year's draft class.

The combine will be crucial for dozens of prospects, but more important for some. Here are 10 prospects to watch:

1. ILB Manti Te'o, Notre Dame

It has been a roller coaster last two months for Te'o. After a lackluster national title performance and the hoax controversy that became national news, Te'o is still very much in the first-round discussion, but the interview process will be crucial to his draft standing. Teams want to know if he has the mental and emotional toughness and confidence to deal with what the next level will bring.

2. QB Tyler Bray, Tennessee

There might not be a more talented quarterback in this class than Bray, who is the only underclassman at the position invited to Indianapolis this year. He has the height, feet and the arm talent to easily make every NFL throw, but he has struggled with consistency issues. Bray will have to answer concerns about his maturity and prove to teams that he's worth the risk.

3. DB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU

Without the off-field concerns, Mathieu has the playmaking skills to be a first-round pick. However, after his dismissal from LSU and a laundry list of off-field issues, his draft stock is a mystery and scouts are going to put him under a microscope this week. Mathieu also hasn't played organized football in more than a year, so his physical condition will be scrutinized as well.

Source: http://www.wptz.com/news/sports/10-to-watch-at-the-NFL-Scouting-Combine/-/8870002/19002948/-/est1n5z/-/index.html?absolute=true

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Robert Thompson named vice president of community health engagement for Excellus BCBS

Robert Thompson of Canandaigua has been named vice president of community health engagement for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.

?Our health plan is committed to serving our local communities by providing a full range of health coverage options, being an active partner with physicians and other providers in shaping the future direction of delivering quality health care services, and we want to be proactive in working with our neighbors to improve their health,? said Christopher Booth, the health plan?s chief executive officer. ?We?ve asked Bob to help create new ways of reaching community residents with initiatives and information aimed at improving health and coordinating our company?s participation in the many collaborative partnerships in our region that help shape the direction of the community?s health status.?

Prior to working for Excellus BCBS, Thompson was the president and chief executive officer of Monroe Plan for Medical Care.

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Big second half leads Missouri past Florida

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(AP) -- Laurence Bowers had 17 points plus 10 rebounds and Missouri erased a 13-point deficit in the second half to rally past No. 5 Florida 63-60 on Tuesday night.
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Phil Pressey added 10 assists, seven points, six rebounds and three steals for Missouri (19-7, 8-5 SEC).

The Tigers didn't have Bowers a month ago in a 31-point blowout loss at Florida.
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Mike Rosario had 14 points for Florida (21-4, 11-2) but missed a 3-point try at the buzzer.

The Gators had won 13 of 14 and led 49-36 with 10:51 left, then hurt themselves at the foul line.
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Florida missed five straight free throws in the second half, three times on the front end of one-and-ones.

The Gators made six of 12 foul shots overall, while Missouri was 12 of 15.
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The Tigers improved to 15-0 at home this season.

They are 30-1 the last two seasons under coach Frank Haith.

(Copyright ?2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Mike Birbiglia PIcks Sleepwalk with Me Follow-Up

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2012 was filled with great movies, and one of them was comedian Mike Birbiglia?s debut feature, Sleepwalk with Me.? The film was based on Birbiglia?s one-man show/book, and was developed into a movie in association with Ira Glass and This American Life.? The movie won the Audience Award at Sundance, and it?s currently on Netflix Instant, so I highly encourage you to check it out.? But now we?re left wondering what Birbiglia will do for a follow-up, and it looks like he?ll be going with the same creative trajectory as Sleepwalk with Me for his new project, an adaptation of My Girlfriend?s Boyfriend.

Hit the jump for more.

Birbiglia tells THR:

I?m writing a screen adaptation of [his most recent stand-up act] My Girlfriend?s Boyfriend. Which will have a different name, but that was the jumping-off point. I?m working on that right now, and I?m shooting a concert special of My Girlfriend?s Boyfriend in about a month from now, and that should come out in the fall.

The stand-up comedian adds that he?ll probably act in his new movie, but being an actor is not a ?long-term? ambition of his, and he?ll probably step aside if he writes a screenplay that?s not based on his personal experiences.? ?I don?t want to force a square peg in a round hole,? says Birbiglia.

Finally, in case you still need more convincing to watch Sleepwalk with Me, here?s the trailer:

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Source: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1926868/news/1926868/

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TV special shows glory, trauma of military dogs

This 2012 publicity photo provided by Animal Planet shows a soldier and military working dog, in Afghanistan. Animal Planet embedded four camera crews with front line troops for six weeks to create a television special called "Glory Hounds," where each crew was assigned to a handler and his dog and the show set out to prove that dogs were more than military "tools." ?Glory Hounds" airs Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and repeats on Feb. 24 at 9 a.m. ET/PT. (AP Photo/Animal Planet)

This 2012 publicity photo provided by Animal Planet shows a soldier and military working dog, in Afghanistan. Animal Planet embedded four camera crews with front line troops for six weeks to create a television special called "Glory Hounds," where each crew was assigned to a handler and his dog and the show set out to prove that dogs were more than military "tools." ?Glory Hounds" airs Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and repeats on Feb. 24 at 9 a.m. ET/PT. (AP Photo/Animal Planet)

This 2012 publicity photo provided by Animal Planet shows Air Force Tech. Sgt. Leonard Anderson and a bomb-detecting dog, Azza, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois, in Afghanistan. Animal Planet television special "Glory Hounds," included coverage of Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anderson and his team, when they embedded four camera crews with front line troops for six weeks. ?Glory Hounds" airs Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and repeats on Feb. 24 at 9 a.m. ET/PT. (AP Photo/Animal Planet)

This 2012 publicity photo provided by Animal Planet shows pre-deployment photos of Air Force Tech. Sgt. Leonard Anderson and a bomb-detecting dog, Azza, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois at training in Las Vegas. After the Nevada training, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anderson and Azza were sent to Kandahar Province, in Afghanistan. Animal Planet television special "Glory Hounds," included coverage of Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anderson, a military dog handler and his team, when they embedded four camera crews with front line troops for six weeks. (AP Photo/Animal Planet)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? It's been almost seven months since a bomb exploded on a strip of dirt in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Leonard Anderson can only remember a reassuring voice.

He has seen the ambush and its aftermath on film, though: The man behind the voice putting a tourniquet on Anderson's leg as a medic tended to the other, listening to his own cries for help and his dog's whines of worry.

The blast that severely wounded the military dog handler was captured on film by one of four camera crews that were embedded with front line troops last year. The voice that reassured him belonged to Craig Constant, a cameraman for Animal Planet's "Glory Hounds" TV special, which airs Thursday.

It took the network a year to get permission to film the two-hour special, which followed the animals into combat zones where insurgents and buried explosives could be around any bend or under any pile of dirt.

Military dogs are prized targets for Taliban insurgents, Anderson said. They sniff out bombs, making safe passage for troops to follow and saving countless lives. The U.S. Department of Defense calls each dog a piece of equipment, but Constant says they're much more than that.

"They call them tools, and they are not. They are soldiers. They just have four paws instead of two feet. They walk in front of the platoons. It's a deadly game, and they die all the time. But they save lives by finding IEDs that technology can't find," said Constant, referring to the military terminology for improvised explosive devices.

Anderson became the handler for an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois named Azza when he asked for the job as kennel master at the base in Sperwan Ghar, said the 29-year-old who loves animals.

The breed is among four ? including Dutch shepherd, German shepherd and Labrador retriever ? that is commonly used by the military because they are of similar size and temperament, easy to train and enjoy working, said Ron Aiello, president of the U.S. War Dogs Association.

Azza became a military dog when she was 3 and detecting explosives was her specialty, said Anderson.

On the day of the blast, early morning on July 28, Azza and Anderson were about a mile from the base camp. They didn't need to go into the field ? Anderson's job was to assess daily needs, plot routes and assign teams. But the self-described adrenaline junkie said he couldn't do his job if he didn't know where his men and dogs were headed and what they were facing.

Constant and his sound technician were about 10 feet behind them when the bomb went off. Military experts who examined the blast site said it was activated by remote control, not set off by touch.

But the dog bore the guilt: Constant remembers most vividly the anguished look on her face and her whines.

"Azza just looked at him. She had a human face. She was helpless. She was concerned. She was fixated on him," Constant said.

The explosion knocked the camera out of Constant's hands. He picked it up, planning to film, but dropped it when he saw Anderson.

"I don't know how he survived. There was a 6-foot-by-5-foot crater, and he was right on top of it," said Constant, who suffered ear drum damage and shrapnel wounds. The sound technician was wounded in the leg.

Anderson slipped in and out of consciousness while a medic and Constant, who is a former Marine, worked on his legs. Azza watched and whined.

"The only thing I remember from that day is Craig's voice talking to me telling me to 'calm down,' 'be easy,' 'it's going to be all right,'" Anderson said. "I woke up in Texas and that's when I asked, 'Where is my dog?' and 'What's going on?'"

Anderson doesn't know how many surgeries he had in Afghanistan, Germany and San Antonio, Texas, but he estimates around 20 based on what doctors and relatives have told him. He lost his left forearm and four fingers on his right hand, suffered upper body injuries and lost the skin on both legs.

Azza has been retired and was adopted by Anderson, his wife and their sons, ages 1 and 2. Memories of combat still haunt her, he said.

"She has some pretty bad nightmares, moving, breathing real heavy. I will slowly wake her up. She will get up and pace the house," he said.

Constant believes "Glory Hounds" shows the importance of dogs and their combat work.

"They really showed the truth and consequences of what these guys do. It's sad to watch because the story is told as much as you can tell it in two hours," he said.

His only regret from filming the show was that he didn't have his camera trained on Azza while they were helping Anderson.

"I wish to God I could have shot that. I wish I could have gotten that on film," Constant said. "It would have changed people's ideas about dogs" being viewed as merely equipment or property, he added.

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"Glory Hounds" airs Thursday at 8 p.m. ET/PT and repeats on Feb. 24 at 9 a.m. ET/PT.

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