Indiana Fever captures first WNBA championship

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Tamika Catchings finally won her long-awaited WNBA championship.

She scored 25 points to help the Indiana Fever win their first title with an 87-78 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday night.

Catchings, who was the MVP of the Finals, averaged 24.8 points in the series, which the Fever won 3-1 over the defending WNBA champions.

''It's been an amazing journey,'' said Catchings tearing up. ''We've had ups and downs, ins and outs."

Erin Phillips added 18 points and eight rebounds while Shavonte Zellous and Briann January each had 15 points.

The Fever won even though No. 2 scorer Katie Douglas missed most of the series with a severely sprained left knee. Douglas checked in with 3.2 seconds left to a loud ovation.

''We sure didn't make it easy,'' Douglas said. ''We went three games with Atlanta, three games with Connecticut. This team played amazing in these Finals.''

Catchings had won three Olympic gold medals and an NCAA championships at Tennessee in 1998, but never a WNBA one. She had been in a position to clinch at home before. The Fever led Phoenix 2-1 in the best-of-five WNBA Finals in 2009, but the Mercury beat the Fever 90-77, took the series back to Phoenix and won the title at home in Game 5.

This time, Catchings took it home with college coach Pat Summitt looking on in the crowd.

Indiana led 63-58 at the end of the third quarter. Minnesota cut Indiana's lead to 70-67 on a jumper by Maya Moore, but Phillips scored on a drive past Moore, got a defensive rebound, then found Shavonte Zellous for a 3-pointer from the left corner to give the Fever a 75-67 lead with 4:58 remaining.

Indiana led by at least five points the rest of the way. A 3-pointer by January gave Indiana an 80-72 lead with 1:18 to play. Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve was called for a technical with 57.6 seconds remaining, Catchings made the free throw and the Fever took an 81-74 lead. Zellous made two more free throws with 27.2 seconds to play, and Fever fans began celebrating.

Seimone Augustus, Minnesota's leading scorer in the playoffs, was held to eight points on 3-for-21 shooting. Lindsay Whalen scored 22 points and Moore added 16 points for the Lynx, who were vying to become the first team to win consecutive titles since Los Angeles in 2001 and 2002.

Moore picked up her third foul with 6:13 left in the second quarter. Reeve, who was fined for her jacket-tossing tantrum in Game 2, became animated again while disagreeing with the call. As the crowd erupted, Reeve waved hello and made the motion for a technical foul.

This time, Reeve's antics didn't help much as in Game 2, when her team pulled away from a tight contest after her technical foul for a convincing win. Minnesota tied the game three times in the second quarter, but the Fever closed with a 7-2 run, including a 3-pointer by Phillips, to take a 47-42 lead at halftime. Whalen scored 14 points in the first half to keep the Lynx in the game, often scoring on uncontested drives. Minnesota hung tough, despite Augustus shooting 2-for-13 in the first half.

Indiana started the second half on a 9-4 run, including two buckets by Catchings, to take a 56-46 lead.

Minnesota came right back. A driving layup by Moore cut Indiana's lead to 56-54 and forced the Fever to call timeout.

Minnesota tied the game on another drive by Moore, but the Fever responded with a 3-pointer by Catchings and a basket by Jessica Davenport to push the lead back to five by the end of the quarter.

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8 Application Options For Analyzing Business Structure ...

In today?s world of technology, business organizations however at small or large scale are progressing day by day. Various promotional offers and deals appeal many customers. Competition has reached to a specific level for all business organizations. Every one of you tries to get better response and outcome from the customer end. To achieve all your targets and goals, first of all there is need of business initiation in an effective manner; and this can only be done by perfect business analysis in the start and over all maintenance as well.

Business Structure: You are going to start a business so you should know some facts about business planning and management. Business structure matters a lot; as it is a basic aspect of business growth and development. You know the reality that if base is weak then overall structure can also be risky in future. Business structure includes the following points.

• You can start your business at commercial level or for personal requirement

• It can be based on partnership. Moreover, many other business structures are also being introduced

• Meanwhile, it helps to define the domain, function, general processes and activities of your business.

Analysis of Business Structure: After the selection of well suited business structure for your organization; there should be analysis of your business besides efficient business plan. In several ways you can analyze your business structure. Mainly, documentation is done at every phase which provides you broader ways of analyzing business structure. Some of the documents include requirement elicitation document, business plan document, design document and lesson learned documentation etc.

Significant Applications for Business Structure Analysis:

Advancement of technology allows you to avail all applications at its best; with entertainment package and other facilities, they also establish various ways for your business. Advertisement, promotion etc is one aspect; on the other hand you can do important business decisions with the help of technology. Popular web based applications and softwares show you the path of analyze your business using efficient technique or strategy. Some of the applications used for business structure analysis are described below:

1.? iOptions:

iOptions is basically a trading mobile application that provides an opportunity to the user in order to do useful trading; no matter wherever your are, you can use this mobile software using your iPad. You can use it for many purposes like for investment and revenues etc. Also it is a great asset for Binary options trading. It also gives a lot of info regarding binary trading including choosing right options.

2.? MobileIron Sentry:

Another useful application for your business is MobileIron Sentry. It significantly provides a great option to do business in an efficient and effective way. It is in fact a latest mobile application with better performance rate, improved internet security, online assessment of your business, meetings notifications and updated schedule and many other useful features.

3.? Market Samurai:

Most of you may look for an internet marketing solution that allows you to promote your website and business in order to attain your targeted business success rate. Mac has solved this issue so smoothly; you can promote your website by following SEO techniques to get higher rank for different search engines.

4.? iEarn:

You may hear about worth of blogs and forums for your business organization. It really assists you through out for improvements and enhancements. ?iEarn one of the best blogging applications; guides you for making several business decisions like business structure selection and analysis.

5.? Google Analytics:

It is another popular iPod application; provides you with options of content management, useful data analysis etc.

6.? Password:

With the use of 1Password, you can manage your online business information and authorities with accuracy. It allows you to do safe and secure business deals.

7.? Pages:

Every one of you wants a well established and organized business. This application allows you to make proper reports, flyers etc in an effective manner. You can share these colorful features with other members as well. Ideas sharing aspect is really helpful to analyze business if its structure is base on partnership or corporation etc.

8.? Roambi analytics Visualizer:

Using this mobile application; attractive visual display can also help you to analyze your business with no effort. Graphical representation is comparatively easy way of evaluating your business and thus really helpful for making right decision.

In short, with the help of above mentioned useful applications for business analysis; you can keep track of daily meetings, current expenses, investment, revenues and many other things necessary for your business.

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Samsung Nexus 10 reported once again in run up to Google event

Fresh reports from TheNextWeb today add further weight to a possible Nexus 10 tablet unveiling at Google's Oct. 29 "Playground" event.  The site says the 10-inch device, previously known by its codename "Manta," will pack a 2560x1600 display with an iPad-beating pixel density of 300ppi. TNW reports that the "Manta" tablet will be unveiled alongside the extensively-leaked LG Nexus 4 phone and 32GB Nexus 7 tablet. Naturally, Android 4.2 is expected to run on both Nexus 4 and 10 out of the box.

We've been hearing similar whispers privately for the past couple of weeks, including some strong evidence suggesting the 10-inch Nexus tablet will indeed sport a super-high resolution 2560x1600 display.

The Nexus 10 will go up against Apple's iPad and Microsoft's new Windows RT-based Surface tablet, which is set to launch later this month.

Source: TNW

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American Academy Of Pediatrics Launches Institute To Battle ...

From The Wall Street Journal?..

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is launching a major new initiative in its fight against childhood obesity, focusing on both prevention and treatment of what has become a major threat to children?s health in the U.S. The new AAP Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight, to be launched Oct. 20-23 at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans, will lead the academy?s efforts in providing pediatricians, families and communities with evidence-based resources to help prevent and treat childhood obesity.

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?Obesity is epidemic in childhood and presents a threat to both child health and to health across the lifespan,? said Sandra Hassink, MD, FAAP, chair of the steering committee of the Institute. ?Pediatricians are in the best position to combat childhood obesity because they are dedicated to children?s health and well-being and build long-term, trusting relationships with families. The Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight will provide pediatricians and other professionals with the tools and knowledge they need to provide care that begins with research and ends in real results.?

The Institute, housed within the AAP, will be funded by a diverse base of corporate sponsors and grants from government and foundations that understand and support the mission and vision of the Institute. As the founding sponsor, Nestle is providing the substantial funding required to launch the Institute.

?In the 10 years since we embarked on the Nestle Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) to understand childhood dietary patterns, our commitment to addressing the childhood obesity epidemic has only deepened,? said Jose Saavedra, M.D., FAAP, Medical Director, Nestle Nutrition. ?Our support as the founding sponsor for this new initiative builds on this long-term dedication to the healthy growth and development of all children.?

The Institute will focus on translating policies, best practices and emerging scientific evidence into practical solutions for health care providers, communities and individual families.

For example, earlier this year the AAP released the Healthy Active Living for Families resources, based on research the AAP conducted with parents of young children to learn what type of nutrition and exercise guidance they would welcome. The project, supported in part by a grant from Nestle, created a set of tools on HealthyChildren.org, the AAP website for parents, which offers families interactive features, quizzes and personalized tips to help them make healthy choices around nutrition and exercise for children from birth to age 5. The project will be demonstrated at the Academy?s meeting in New Orleans Sunday, Oct. 21, and can be seen at www.healthychildren.org/growinghealthy .

For pediatricians, the AAP developed the Pediatric ePractice: Optimizing Your Obesity Care, a new virtual office platform funded by a grant from United Health Foundation that showcases all the resources pediatric practices need to conduct obesity prevention, assessment, and treatment.

Many organizations are playing vital roles in the field of obesity prevention; the AAP will fill an important gap by focusing on the health of all children, including those 30 percent who are already overweight and obese.

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Darin Greear helps Society of St. Andrews with harvest, donation ...

Posted October 20, 2012

Darin Greear pulls a tractor full of turnips on his farm in Riner. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Slocum

Darin Greear, a Long & Foster Realtors agent with the New River Valley office in Blacksburg and member of The Palmer Team, made a monetary donation that will provide 20,000 nutritious servings of food to The Society of St. Andrews from money he and wife Tabitha collected from selling corn they raised on their farm in Riner.

This monetary donation is nothing compared to the donation of food the Greears make yearly. The Greears raise more than 6 acres of turnips and now beets for the sole purpose of donating these vegetables to The Society of St. Andrews, an organization that provides fruits and vegetables to many local hunger relief agencies.

There is a huge need for volunteers to help harvest in the fall. Harvesting is very easy, and even small children are capable.

If you would like to find out more information, contact Darin Greear at 320-5859 or contact Sarah Ramey of Virginia Gleaning Network, Society of St. Andrews, at (434) 299-5956 or (800) 333-4597.

? Submitted by Stephanie Slocum

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Caesars Entertainment Corporation Sets Conference Call To ...

LOTTERY EXPO 2012Co-Hosted by PGRI and the Florida Lottery ?October 22 to 25, 2012, Miami, Florida
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LOTTERY EXPO 2012 explodes on the scene. Registrations now exceed 250 people and more are signing up every day. They are coming to hear world-class speakers who are also industry leaders tackle some of the industry's trickiest issues, including:

-- Private Manager Agreement versus traditional government operator model: Pros and Cons. What exactly can a Private Manager (PM) do that the government lottery operator can't do? Will the trend towards PM cause legislators to ask that question and give their government operators more flexibility to act more entrepreneurially, to apply a more reasoned risk-assessment model that supports change and innovation? How will the introduction of this new management model change the industry for everyone? Or will it?

Players Clubs and Loyalty Programs are a fabulous step in the right direction. But what's next? How can lotteries increase player registration in Clubs and Loyalty Programs? And how can lotteries leverage that registered player relationship into increased sales?

Can commercial partners who compete with each other also "play well together"? As new ideas and innovations come from a wider variety of commercial partners, the need for those commercial partners to work together for the benefit of their customers increases. Lotteries need their commercial partners to work together to enable integration of new games, host new transaction-processing for non-traditional games and POS's, and otherwise get creative to facilitate innovation and assimilate new products and services.

Engaging retailer support for multi-channel distribution. The multi-channel approach is both necessary and inevitable. The opposition of NACS (association of convenience stores) continues to be a big obstacle in the U.S. But there ARE solutions and as an industry we need to power through this most perplexing of challenges.

How and why is the internet so much more than a "channel for distribution"? Visionary leaders are using the internet as a communications hub, a medium that revolutionizes the relationship between lottery operator and consumer. The internet is not just a POS or channel of distribution. It is the platform that enables lottery to migrate to a comprehensive CRM (Customer Relationship Management) approach to the business that turns an anonymous player base into a socially connected community of engaged customers.

Schedule: Monday, October 22: 5:00: Opening Night Reception Tues, Oct. 23: U.S. focused conference sessions Weds, Oct. 24: Joint U.S. and Latin America Sessions Thurs, Oct. 25: Focus on Latin America Three Receptions and luncheons provide lots of time to visit with colleagues.Abraham Lincoln

The gaming, gambling, and lottery industry is being reshaped as we speak. Changes in technology, regulations, and consumer tastes are creating tremendous opportunity just as they are obsoleting so much of what has worked in the past. Team Lottery is in the position to take action and shape its destiny - which is a very good thing because it may well be that the only way to predict the future is to be the ones who create it. Lottery Expo will be a very special program, including world-class speakers from all around the world, an imaginative new approach to eliciting fresh insights and provocative discussion, a special track for Latin American Lotteries to complement the traditional focus on North American lotteries, three receptions, three luncheons, three breakfasts (i.e. lots of time to meet with colleagues and discuss the topics of the day), and most of all a mission to make a real difference in the government gaming. Simultaneous translations for Latin American, Caribbean, and Mexican attendees. This will be a uniquely great conference experience - Please come! One of our conference themes is: How can a government lottery integrate the entrepreneurial zeal of a tech start-up when it must comply with a confounding array of government constraints? I asked our commercial sponsors for help in finding a truly world-class expert outside of the lottery industry who could help us understand these issues from a fresh, but on-point perspective.

We are very pleased and honored to announce the Keynote Speaker for the afternoon session at Lottery Expo (Wednesday, October 24). And we want to thank GTECH Corp. for sponsoring this special guest speaker. Dr. Daniel Diermeier is uniquely qualified to help us break down the complexity, to create alignment between our many missions and translate that into the sense of purpose and competitive posture that will indeed serve our "stakeholders". Dr. Diermeier has agreed to apply his extensive research and knowledge to our unique industry-specific challenges. Dr. Daniel Diermeier is the IBM Professor of Regulation and Competitive Practice of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University Professor of Political Science at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/diermeier/personal/ Daniel Diermeier is also the co-founder of the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO) and the Chairman of the Northwestern Global Health Foundation. He currently serves as director of the Ford Motor Company Center for Global Citizenship. The Center's mission is to address ? through research and teaching ? the challenges faced by corporations that have become the main agents of global, social and political change. He is also the academic director of the CEO Perspective Program (Kellogg?s most senior executive education program), a joint venture between the Kellogg School of Management, and the Corporate Leadership Center. Professor Daniel Diermeier?s work focuses on political institutions, reputation management, political and regulatory risk, crisis management, and integrated strategy. He is author of Reputation Rules: Strategies for Managing Your Company?s Most Valuable Asset. He has been an advisor to some of the world?s leading companies and organizations too numerous to list. In 2001 he was named Kellogg Professor of the Year and in 2007 was the recipient of the prestigious Faculty Pioneer Award from the Aspen Institute, named the ?Oscar of Business Schools? by the Financial Times. In December 2004 he was appointed to the Management Board of the FBI. He has also served as a senior strategic advisor to PricewaterhouseCoopers, and is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago.

Click here for complete Lottery Expo info, including registration materials, hotel reservation info, and conference updates: Click Here www.PublicGaming.org Exposici?n de Loter?a 2012 22, 23, 24, 25 de Octubre Hotel Trump Miami Invitaci?n a presentar o participar en la Exposici?n de Loter?a PGRI en Miami. Se proveer?n traducciones simult?neas al ingl?s y espa?ol. Para m?s informaci?n: www.PublicGaming.org

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VooMote Zapper Universal Remote Control for iPad review

Tired of having to search for all of your remote controls and don?t want to pay the high prices for a dedicated universal remote like the Harmony series from Logitech? Well VooMote offers a solution that might be of particular interest to iOS users.

Once you attach the VooMote to your iPad or older generation iPhone or iPod touch (the kind with a traditional 30-pin Dock connector),and run VooMote's proprietary app from the App Store, the combo allows you to gain control of infrared controlled devices such as TV?s, DVD players, DTV receivers and Stereos.

Setup is straight forward. You?re able to either download pre-configured name-brand signals, or you can teach the Voomote any number of controllers using the original remotes. The VooMote also has the ability to create custom controls, using multiple virtual remotes, in one view. There's even a one-touch option that will turn on or off multiple devices at once, and an option for gesture controls.

Although they advertise a 30 second setup, any unknown devices can be a chore to setup. Once saved, however iCloud can sync those settings to all your iOS devices. Another seemingly neat feature is the interactive TV guide. However, even though my postal code was found, I could never save my settings to the app to get this feature working.

Overall, I can?t say I recommend the VooMote as a replacement to your regular remotes. I found it more tedious to swipe through the different virtual remotes than to simply just use my real remote. I also don?t think that many people would want to devote a dedicated iPod touch or iPad to Voomote, and it's annoying to keep having to stop what you're doing and switch back to the Voomote app on your iPhone when you're trying to do other things.

iOS as a remote control is a great idea. The VooMote just isn't a great implementation yet.

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