Nashville Predators Hockey League

The National Hockey League released the 2007-08 regular-season schedule Wednesday and the Nashville Predators will open their 10th NHL season by hosting the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, October 4 at the Sommet Center. The Predators' schedule also includes 14 Saturday home games at the Sommet Center and 17 Thursday night contests.

For the third straight season, the NHL schedule emphasizes divisional rivalries as the Predators will face their Central Division foes – the Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues – a total of eight times each, including four tilts vs. each opponent at the Sommet Center.

Nashville's 82-game schedule features four games against the other teams in its conference and 10 games vs. teams from the Eastern Conference's Southeast and Northeast Divisions. In the Eastern Conference, Nashville will play the five Southeast Division teams (Atlanta, Carolina, Florida, Tampa Bay and Washington) at home, and the five Northeast Division teams (Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto) on the road.{mospagebreak}

The Predators will host the 2007 Stanley Cup Champion Anaheim Ducks on December 8 and January 17 at the Sommet Center and will face the Ducks on the road on October 17 and January 7. Nashville's 2006 and 2007 playoff opponent, the San Jose Sharks, will return to the Sommet Center on December 29 and March 11. The 2007 Central Division champion Detroit Red Wings will come to Nashville a total of four times: November 22, December 10, February 12 and March 20.

Former Nashville goaltender Tomas Vokoun will make his return to Music City with the Florida Panthers on Saturday, October 27. On November 17, Paul Kariya and the St. Louis Blues will play their first of four games at the Sommet Center this season. 2006 Calder Trophy winner Alex Ovechkin will make his first-ever visit to Nashville when the Predators host the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, March 18. Click on next to view schedule.

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 Soccer Trivia

You have seen trivia books about baseball and golf and football. Andyou've seen books about soccer rules and soccer tactics and soccer coaching. This is the first American soccer trivia book. It doesn't contain one drill or one offside diagram. This book is about the history of soccer in the United States. Nobody will get all the questions right. Real fans might know half of them.

Author's Bio

In addition to being a player, referee, coach, and journalist, Jamie Clary is a soccer fan. He's traveled the world to understand U.S. soccer, and he's spent years researching how the game in the U.S. got where it is today. He has a degree in history, government, and English. This is his third--and best--book.

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If you are thinking about adding some exercise equipment to your life, experts say it's best to proceed slowly. You should analyze your goals first. Are you looking for a safe way to do aerobic exercise indoors to improve your cardiovascular fitness? Do you want to increase your flexibility? Or are you aiming to build strength?

Perhaps all you need is an exercise mat and a good instructional DVD to get started, but if you feel a major piece of equipment is in order, such as a treadmill, put on some athletic shoes and clothes, visit a store that specializes in exercise equipment and ask to try it out.

If you know people who own a piece of home equipment that you're interested in, ask if you can test it. Talk to them about how much they use it. Note if their usage has dropped since their purchase. Will that happen to you?

Consider your budget and space requirements, as well as lighting, ventilation and electrical outlets. Shop around. Ask about warranties and service.

As the American Council on Exercise points out, one machine often can't do it all, so if you want a well-rounded program you may need to plan to get off that machine to stretch and do other kinds of workouts that complement what you get from the machine.

Consumer Reports magazine periodically rates fitness equipment. Check its reports on any specific piece that you're interested in. You'll find information on exercise bikes, elliptical trainers, heart-rate monitors, treadmills and pedometers, as well as other items.

The data may not always be up to date but will likely give you some things to think about and brands to consider.

Dr. Cedric Bryant, chief science officer for the nonprofit American Council on Fitness, has said it's important to make sure a piece of fitness equipment fits your body.

For instance, when buying an elliptical trainer, consider stride length and the distance between the pedals. Pedals closer together are usually easier on the hips and knees.

The wise shopper also focuses on the quality of construction and internal workings more than added frills, such as a treadmill with a built-in fan.

When it comes right down to it, you may not want to go high tech. You may end up buying socks that wick moisture away from your feet and prevent blisters, exercise bands, dumbbells, a stability ball or exercise bench and a jump rope. Many experts would say you would be well-equipped for fitness if you use the stuff.

There are eight unexplained symptoms most closely linked to cancer, and they have been identified by researchers.

The team from Keele University also points to the age at which patients should be concerned by the symptoms, which include blood in urine and anaemia.

Other symptoms include rectal blood, coughing up blood, breast lumps or mass, difficulty swallowing, post-menopausal bleeding and abnormal prostate tests.

Cancer Research UK said that unusual changes in a person's health should be checked.

The researchers have been looking for symptoms that gave a one in 20 or higher chance of turning into cancer.

Although it is still a relatively low chance of anyone with the symptom having the disease, any suspicion of cancer could mean the patient is sent for tests more quickly, in order to catch the disease as early as possible.

The figures for each symptom was calculated by combining the results of 25 previous studies.

They found that if the patient is younger than 55, only two signs reached the 'one-in-20' threshold.

These were a prostate examination that gave unusual results, and a breast lump.

After 55, only in males, there was evidence that difficulty swallowing could be a sign of esophageal cancerm while blood in urine was highlighted as a concern for men and women over age 60.

Dr Mark Shapley, who was leading the research, said "GPs should audit their management and reflect upon these cases as part of their appraisal to improve quality of care.

"There should be more open public debate on the level of risk that triggers a recommendation for referral by a GP."

Professor Amanda Howe, honorary secretary of the Royal College of General Practitioners said, "It's useful to see these well-known 'red flag' symptoms and signs validated in primary care research, and reinforces the importance of encouraging patients to discuss worrying symptoms early with their GP."

A spokesman for Cancer Research UK said that these were by no means the only potential cancer warning signs.

"The particular symptoms this study has highlighted are already thought of as important potential signs of cancer, but there are more than 200 different types of cancer, which cause many different symptoms.

"So if you notice an unusual or persistent change in your body it's important to get it checked out. When cancer is diagnosed at an early stage, treatment is often more likely to be successful."