| Boca Juniors eyes record in Copa Libertadores
Flamengo, Brazil's most popular club and the 1981 champion, has threatened to petition FIFA to ban games above of 2,750 meters (9,075 feet). Bolivia, nestled high in the Andes mountains, would be the country most affected by the ban. Athletes from low-lying countries like Brazil often feel ill playing in the thin air of the Andes, which can cause nausea, dizziness and vomiting. FIFA said it would ban international matches at high altitudes, but Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva agreed to a request from Bolivia and said he would ask FIFA to reconsider. Flamengo wants the ban enforced, but South American soccer confederation CONMEBOL endorsed Bolivia's objection at a meeting this month. .
Spectranetics Announces Clinical Data From Cello Trial
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ: SPNC) today announced the presentation of results from its CELLO (CLiRpath Excimer Laser System to Enlarge Lumen Openings) clinical trial, at the nineteenth annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium in Washington, D.C. The study was a prospective, non-randomized trial designed to provide clinical data on the reduction of arterial blockage in above-the-knee arteries following use of the Spectranetics TURBO-Booster(TM) product for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD). TURBO-Booster received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July 2007 following the conclusion of the trial, which enrolled 65 patients at 17 hospitals in the United States.
Tuberculosis Patient Forced Into Quarantine
The patient, Armenio Teodoro, 47, is being held under a court order, which the state obtained several weeks ago. The Department of Health said it took the extraordinary action to protect the public and the patient. Undercover officers from the Wahiawa Crime Reduction Unit found Teodoro at a home on Ihiihi Street Thursday morning. The Department of Health requested police help after Teodoro resisted health workers, who brought his daily medication to his home on Tuesday. "And he was lost to follow up, and he was found around a crack house and he was confrontational, and we thought things would only get worse if we didn't intervene," said Dr. Jessie S. Wing, of the state TB Control Program. Court documents said Teodoro was diagnosed with tuberculosis and treated while jailed for assaulting his father.
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Giants' coach and Belichick on good terms
One evening last March during the NFL meetings in Phoenix, a group of folks leaving a restaurant encountered Tom Coughlin and Dick Jauron dining with their wives on the outdoor terrace.
Nothing unusual about that - Jauron, Buffalo's coach, was once Coughlin's defensive coordinator in Jacksonville.
Bill Belichick wasn't there. He doesn't spend much time at owners' meetings. But if he had been present, he might have been sitting with Coughlin and Jauron, among the few NFL coaches for whom the Patriots coach has any genuine affection. Add Cleveland's Romeo Crennel and you might have the entire list of peers Belichick truly likes.
That makes next Sunday's Super Bowl almost a love fest between two men perceived to be among the NFL's least lovable coaches: Belichick and Coughlin, portrayed by television cameras and sometimes his own New York Giants players as the ultimate grumpy old man.
Losing The War On Terror — Everywhere
You know there's trouble ahead when Iraq, in its present state, is the good news story for Bush Administration policy. While various civilian and military officials from the president on down have been talking up "success" in Iraq and beating the rhetorical war drums vis-a-vis Iran, much of the remainder of foreign policy in what the neocons used to call "the arc of instability" began to thoroughly unravel.
In the Horn of Africa, U.S.-backed Ethiopian troops are bogged down in a disastrous occupation of the Somali capital, harried by a growing Islamist insurgency. Despite endless shuttle diplomacy by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the administration's Middle East peace conference, to be held at Annapolis, is already being dismissed as a failure before the first official invitations are issued.
Wild Card/Vacation Day 11 of 12
Only two more shopping days until I return to the final days of the City Council campaigns. Then, we'll have fun taking apart the campaigns. Any dirt yet? Any mudslinging. You know, the good stuff. Or is everyone behaving? My wife is now looking over my shoulder -- literally -- so I have to pretend that I'm just checking ball scores. See ya in two days. Here's Wild Card ... .
TheStar.com | Baseball | Jays unveil vintage jersey
The new road jersey replaces the one they've used since 2004. The team is hoping the new looks will bring some good fortune back to the team after an injury-marred 2007 season left fans, players and club officials with a bad taste in their mouths. "If we can stay healthy, we can do a lot of damage in the AL East," said Accardo. "We're in a tough division, but if we can get all these guys healthy, there's a lot more to do." .
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