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Suddenly, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Dallas, and Denver don’t look so intimidating at the end of Oakland’s schedule anymore. Is it a sign of things to come Let me hear what you think, Raider Nation See what Hitler thinks of the Bengals' loss.. as Vice Presidentof Clinical DevelopmentREDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.announced today it has hired Dr. Roman Skowronski as Vice President, ClinicalDevelopment.In this new position, Dr. Skowronski will be responsible fordevelopment and execution of clinical protocols and providing medical inputand review of clinical development strategy.He will report to Dr.

PamelaPalmer, the company's Chief Medical Officer.Prior to joining AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Skowronski was Director ofClinical Development at ALZA Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson Company.He hasalso held clinical research and development positions at AlexzaPharmaceuticals and Stanford University School of Medicine."We are extremely pleased to have recruited a candidate of Roman'scaliber," stated Pamela Palmer, MD, PhD."He brings a wealth of knowledge andexperience in the management of analgesic drug development programs as well asdrug-device combination products."AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Things started so well for the Arizona Wildcat faithful.College Game Day announced they would be live in Tucson, the Athletic Department successfully organized an almost frighteningly intimidating red-out, and Arizona Stadium was going completely bonkers Saturday evening in a way only Oregon fans could appreciate.And when the Wildcats got a crucial stop with five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Arizona fans were almost certain they had locked up yet another heartbreaking defeat of the Oregon Ducks.So sure of victory, in fact, that several rows in the student section prematurely spilled onto the field before Jeremiah Masoli ever had a chance to lead the Ducks on their game-tying drive.And we all know what happened after that.As a die-hard sports fan for more than 15 years, I can empathize with a team that gets their hopes up just in time for them to come crashing down harder and faster than they ever could imagine. Really, I do.Being an Oakland As fan, Ive struggled through three absolutely demoralizing American League Division Series defeats where I was positive victory was inevitable.So I get it, Arizona fans were absolutely crushed when Masoli rumbled his way into the end zone in double overtime to hijack the first ever Wildcats Rose Bowl appearance.Im pretty sure I even heard the fans collective jaws drop to the floor as the stadium fell into an utter, frozen, stunned silence.But there was no excuse for what they did next.So angry about the loss, fans starting throwing water bottlessome still half fulland other debris onto the field. One bottle struck Oregon cheerleader Katelynn Johnson in the head, causing a concussion. She was taken to a local hospital for examination.Thats unacceptable, Masoli said.

There is a long history of unhappy fans at sporting events throwing projectiles onto the field. For example, in 2001 Cleveland Browns fans threw plastic beer bottles onto the field in protest of an overturned call by referees in the final minutes.By no means should the fans receive a pass for their behavior. Its truly despicable that spectators think throwing objects on the field is the best way to handle their emotions.Im guessing they wouldnt be too thrilled if someone came to their office and hit them with a half-full water bottle every time they were late handing in a TPS report.But with that being said, it is up to each school to educate their fans about appropriate behavior at sporting events.Sure, University of Arizona president Robert Shelton issued an apology on behalf of his schools fans, but that doesnt make up for Johnsons concussion or the endangered safety of each person that was on the field Saturday evening.The University of Oregon has made it a point to promote their Code of ConDUCKt to encourage good sportsmanship among fans in Autzen Stadium.Along with providing a conDUCKt hotline (541-346-6148) for fans to report any irresponsible behavior, there has been an increased visual presence of the code in the Moshofsky Center, inside the stadium, and even a video public service announcement on the scoreboard during games.Hopefully University of Arizona will learn from this tragic situation and follow suit to do their best in putting an end to disruptive fan behavior. It was disturbing when you think about that. It can hurt somebodykill somebody, actuallywhen people are throwing something like that from the stands, Arizona coach Mike Stoops said.

Its definitely something that well continue to look at, security-wise, Im sure.Its a shame when a game this good gets overshadowed by such horribly irresponsible fan behavior.The UOsportsdude . (Adds closing levels) By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Israeli share prices fell 3percent on Thursday, weighed down by losses on Wall Street onWednesday and uncertainty sparked by a pre-weekend flare-up infighting on the Israel-Lebanon border. The blue-chip Tel Aviv 25 index .TA25 ended 2.9 percentlower, while the broader TA-100 .TA100 closed 3.0 percent downin below average volume of 1 billion shekels ($257 million). Share indexes in New York dropped about 3 percent onWednesday, although traders said only part of the Israelimarket's decline was a reaction to the Wall Street declines,noting European shares were down about 1 percent. Early on Thursday, rockets were fired from Lebanon intoIsrael, prompting Israeli artillery fire. "Half (of the day's losses) is because of Wall Street andhalf is because of the conflict," said Avi Weinreb, a trader atthe Clal Finance brokerage in Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv stocks had been performing well during nearly twoweeks of fighting with Hamas militants in Gaza, gaining about 10percent.