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CLEVELAND (AP) - Josh Willingham had four hits and four RBIs, Liam Hendriks finally got his first career win and the Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland 6-4 Wednesday night, dropping the Indians into last place in the AL Central.
Willingham belted a tiebreaking two-run homer off Zach McAllister (5-8) in the fifth inning, giving Minnesota a 4-2 lead. He also had three singles.
Hendriks (1-7) pitched six effective innings to get the win in his 18th career start. Glen Perkins worked the ninth for his 14th save.
Minnesota's Joe Mauer went 1 for 4 with a walk and had an RBI single taken away when the umpires reversed a call.
Cleveland shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera homered, but left in the seventh with a sore right wrist.
Mauer hit a sinking liner to left with Jamey Carroll on second base in the eighth. Vinny Rottino made a diving catch, but third base umpire Mike Muchlinski gave a safe sign as Carroll scored.
Indians manager Manny Acta argued with Muchlinski, a fill-in ump from the minors. The entire crew huddled for a moment and Muchlinski reversed his call, ending the inning and keeping the score at 6-2.
Jason Kipnis and Michael Brantley each singled in runs in the bottom half, but that was it for the Tribe.
Cleveland fell to 11-39 since July 26 and has dropped 11 of its last 13 at home. The Indians led the AL Central for 40 days and held a four-game advantage on May 17, but are 39-72 since.
Hendriks allowed two runs and two hits. The right-hander, who made four starts in 2011, was the fifth pitcher since 1920 to go winless in his first 17 starts, three shy of the record shared by Bill Caudill of the Chicago Cubs (1979-81) and Mike Mohler of Oakland (1993-97).
Cabrera put Cleveland ahead 1-0 with his 15th homer in the first. He later aggravated a wrist injury that caused him to miss four starts last week.
Mauer and Willingham had consecutive run-scoring singles in the third to give Minnesota a 2-1 lead.
Rottino hustled for the tying run in the bottom half. He walked, stole second and advanced to third on a groundout. He waited until shortstop Pedro Florimon fielded the ball hit by Shin-Soo Choo and threw to first, then took off and beat Justin Morneau's throw back across the diamond. Kipnis then singled Rottino home.
Chris Herrmann made it 5-2 with a run-scoring groundout in the fifth off Chris Seddon. Willingham added an RBI single in the sixth.
McAllister gave up four runs and eight hits over 4 1-3 innings and dropped to 0-4 in seven starts since beating Boston on Aug. 11. In 12 starts since defeating Tampa Bay on July 16, the right-hander is 1-7.
NOTES: Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire's son, Toby, who once played in the Twins organization, is playing for Germany in a qualifying round for the World Baseball Classic that starts Friday. ... Twins OF Darin Mastroianni likely will be limited to pinch-running the rest of the season. He hurt a tendon in a finger on his left hand while sliding head first to score in the 12th inning Tuesday. His finger struck the bat that was left at home plate by Alexi Casilla, whose infield hit scored Mastroianni. ... Herrmann made his first career start at catcher. He caught two innings Sunday in his debut. ... Cleveland activated DH Travis Hafner, out since Aug. 6 with back inflammation. Acta said Hafner will play three times a week, as advised by the medical staff. ... Indians RHP Roberto Hernandez is throwing well, but moving slowly on his sprained right ankle. "He didn't look good," Acta said of a bullpen session on Tuesday. ... Twins OF Chris Parmelee will fly to Los Angeles on Thursday to be his wife, who is expecting.


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Here is a cool article about Pagan. I would really be for the Reds making a run for him in the off-season.
By the way, I know Billy Hamilton is knocking at the door, but if he does prove that he can play centerfield at a high level and hit at the AAA level consistently, Pagan would still be a valuable trade piece when Billy is ready.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Crisp would be an upgrade, no doubt.
I just have a hard time trading talent for him, and paying 7 million/year.
The budget is probably getting kind of tight.
I'd rather spend the money on a LF or 3b solution (Frasier filling the other slot).
Or perhaps even spend the money on pitching.
It does make sense to upgrade CF, but not at any cost.. Heisey/Stubbs is not the production we want, but they are still inexpensive, which provides value.
Thank you Walt and Bob for bringing winning baseball back to Cincy -- it was nice while it lasted..
Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!
Chris Heisey (.315/.401/.715; .313 wOBA)
Coco Crisp (.325/.418/.742; .324 wOBA)
Chris Heisey (.315/.438/.753; .327 wOBA)
Coco Crisp (.329/.407/.736; .322 wOBA)
Seems like some doubt to me. Crisp gets the benefit of having played in a pitcher's park, but Heisey is also five years younger. So I don't think it's so obvious that it's an upgrade, if it's even one at all. And again, factor-in the money and it seems like a pointless move.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Some players actually hit better in pitchers' parks. Usually the reason a park is considered a pitchers' park is because it has a vast outfield that suppresses home runs. A vast outfield where the outfielders have to play very deep can actually be a huge advantage for slap hitters like Coco Crisp because he is not going to hit home runs anyway.
Like Brutus, I have mixed feelings about Coco Crisp. He could be a slight upgrade from Heisey and Stubbs, but given what it would cost the Reds in prospects and money to acquire him he might not be worth it. I think the Reds can do better elsewhere.
I have been a big proponent of Gerardo Parra in the past. It seems less likely than ever the DBacks will trade him now that they have already dealt away Chris Young.
I would be thrilled if the Reds snagged Justin Upton somehow, although he would be very expensive. Dexter Fowler would be a solid upgrade. DeJesus or Span seem more likely, but are less enticing. If the Reds settle for Eric Young or Juan Pierre I will be upset. BJ Upton is another potential addition, but I don't like his game and his cost would greatly outweigh his value in my opinion.
If Billy Hamilton starts off the year in AAA with his OBP over .400 for a couple months while Stubbs/Heisey continue to underwhelm, I would bring up Hamilton and live with his rookie ups and downs. I don't even care too much about the stolen bases, it is Hamilton's OBP I am drooling over.
Using Heisey with his .315 OBP as the starter in CF is a good way to avoid offensive improvement on the Reds.
The team finished 12th in NL OBP with .315. If you are replacing a starting player, you probably ought to look at someone who can boost the .315 OBP. Not Heisey.
My problem with Crisp as the full time CFer is that he provides only a small OBP boost. If used as a platoon guy against RHP, however, he adds more. His lifetime OBP v. RHP is .333, last year .337.
I doubt the Reds would acquire Crisp for $7 million to platoon. So he probably isn't the one for the team this off-season.
Still, Stubbs was the worst hitter in baseball against RHP, so I think Heisey would be a decent upgrade if that's what they do until Hamilton is ready. Not my favorite idea, but at least Stubbs isn't sinking the boat. I'd like a strict platoon with Stubbs only vs LHP, but I just don't see it occurring that way, so I'd just as soon see him shipped out. If they got a CF they liked and was the clear starter, probably like a Coco Crisp, then perhaps Stubbs would see that beneficial platoon, but who knows.
Going into the season with Heisey or Stubbs in CF is a losing proposition. The Reds need to make a move in order to improve CF and I don't think Heisey is the answer. I think/hope that Drew Stubbs has taken his last swings with a Red and they move on. If they don't bring Ludwick back I would like to see a Pagan or Victorino brought in to play CF on a 1-3 year deal. The Reds could move either of those players to LF when/if Hamilton comes up.
The Reds are built to contend for a WS over the next number of years. Standing put like they did in 2011 would be an utter failure. They need to make a move, need to improve the leadoff spot. They need to get production out of CF. The Reds attendance should see a boost coming off of a playoff run. The FO needs to step up and keep building on 2012.
I'm certainly not excited about giving up a prospect to take on that contract now.
Really, unless it's a clear impact upgrade, I don't want to blow a bunch of money on CF, especially with Billy Ham on the horizon.
Getting a LF or 3b is a higher priority for me.. If need be, we can do Stubbs/Heisey until Billy Ham is ready (even if he's not ready until 2014)
Thank you Walt and Bob for bringing winning baseball back to Cincy -- it was nice while it lasted..
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TUPELO – Ronnie Bell, an interim Lee County School Board member, held onto his seat in Tuesday night's special election.
Bell, a former county administrator, defeated former Saltillo Mayor W.K. Webb. He received 2,009 votes, or 54 percent.
"I appreciate all of the help and confidence," Bell said. "We have a lot of big issues ahead, not only for the Lee County School District, but for a lot of districts in the state with coming curriculum changes."
Bell, 50, will continue to represent District 2, which includes Saltillo and Guntown and will serve the final four years of the six-year term to which Jim Bain was elected in November 2010. Bain resigned from the position in March, and Bell has been serving as interim board member since March 8.
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I'm personally hoping we'll be hearing a lot more on the national level from New Mexico's popular Republican Governor Susana Martinez over the next few years here. I thought hers was one of the most poignant, resonating speeches at the Republican National Convention, and her status as a high-profile Latina conservative means she has major potential to become a leading voice as the GOP looks to make itself more approachable; her background plus her border-state governorship could become especially important as the immigration debate continues to percolate.
On that note, what are Gov. Martinez's thoughts on the Rubio-led bipartisan Senate plan looking to make some moves on an immigration overhaul? I doubt she wants to appear too critical or play the role of divisive instigator, and while she applauded the nature of the effort, let's just say she declined to come out swinging in favor of their specific plan. National Journal reports:
But while she praised Republicans on Capitol Hill for seeking an overhaul of a "broken" immigration system, Martinez on Wednesday advocated the traditional view of her party's conservative base: secure the border above all else. Martinez also defended her proposed repeal of a state law that allows undocumented workers to obtain drivers licenses, an effort that has drawn angry protests from pro-immigrant activists.
"We always go to immigration as though it is the only issue Hispanic voters or candidates care about," Martinez said during a conference call with reporters as a co-chair of the Future Majority Caucus, a Republican initiative to elect minority officeholders at the state level. "We're not single-issue voters." …
"There's a lot of space between amnesty and even talking about deporting 11 or 12 million people," Martinez said Wednesday. …
"I really want to emphasize that when we have candidates that are discussing the immigration issue, certainly we always have to have that conversation in a sincere manner," she said Wednesday. …
She definitely isn't alone in her non-endorsement of the Senate plan; back in D.C., the House GOP still isn't so keen on the whole idea, and Boehner, though also praising the effort, is insisting that they aren't going to rush a gigantic immigration overhaul through Congress — however quickly President Obama might desire that we "get this done."
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In the Boy Scouts of America we have 1 uniform. We have many variations of that uniform, but we have only one uniform. And that is the Field uniform.
OK- now the Pros have theirs too… but by and large we all wear the Field uniform. It consists of a Shirt, pants or shorts (Switchback style gives you both) Socks, a belt, and a hat. There are optional items, such as the Neckerchief.
So why is that hard? I hear the money argument, but that really is not that bad, it can be done if you want to… just like anything else. I hear that the uniform is not practical.. not anymore.
I hear the boys don't like it… they don't like doing chores either, but it is good for them to learn to do their part.
The uniform is an important part of Scouting and when worn it should be worn properly.. and that is what I am really getting at.
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I hate to be the uniform police… but there are certain things that drive me nuts.
Second… CLEAN IT.
Third… Have the patches in the right place. You don't even have to know how to sew these days. Badge Magic is available at every Scout Shop. The Scout handbook shows you were everything goes.
Now- this is not a rant.. it is just a reminder that when we put on the uniform, we represent the Boy Scouts of America. I suppose having worn the uniform of our Country for 21 years, I have an eye for those that do not have enough pride in themselves and the organization to wear it properly.
A Scout is Clean. Hair combed, teeth brushed, and clothing neat.
Last weekend at our Webelos Woods event, I must have corrected 50 people on their uniform, mostly adults. What example are we setting when we do not tuck our shirt in, fail to have unit numbers on the shirt.. and most of all not wear the whole uniform.
As a method of Scouting the uniform takes on importance. We do not get to pick and choose not to use it to achieve the aims.
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Gov. outperformed his 2012 six-month total of $474,000
MADISON, Wis. - Gov. Scott Walker has raised $3.5 million in the first six months of the year as he prepares for his 2014 re-election campaign.
Walker reported his latest fundraising numbers on Monday.
He dramatically outperformed the last six months of 2012, when he raised only $474,000. Walker had $2.2 million cash on hand heading into July.
No Democratic candidate has officially announced they will challenge Walker, although former state Commerce Department Secretary Mary Burke is seriously considering getting in the race.
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Northport Historical Society will continue its new social dining series, "A Taste of Northport" at the historic Tim's Shipwreck Diner. A diner in the true sense of the word, the railroad dining car which now serves as the home of Tim's has been at its current location since 1912 when it was brought from the Northport train station along the trolley tracks. Although the restaurant usually only serves breakfast and lunch, it will be opening just for this special event and offering chili with a variety of fixings to the Society's guests. Beer and wine will also be available during the evening. Seating is limited to the first 50 people with paid reservations to the event.
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Winsome Basics Kitchen Cart - Beechwood
Optimize your counter space with the Winsome Basics Kitchen Cart (model: 83634) in beechwood. This cart's simple, yet functional design in solid beechwood allows ample storage space with a drawer for wine and kitchen accessories. The smooth top holds ingredients and utensils while a pull-out cutting board provides cutting and prep surface. A separate knife block to safely place stores kitchen knives while keeping them accessible. Casters and handle allow this cart to provide additional counter space wherever it is needed. This cart displays up to 6 bottles of wine, and railing on the bottom shelf protects breakables from tipping over while the cart is in motion. The Winsome Basics Kitchen Cart makes an excellent addition to any expanding kitchen.
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- Model: 83634Casters for portability
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- Pull-out cutting boardWeight: 60 pounds
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About DNA Forensics
DNA technologies have radically reshaped the role of forensics in police work. Even small amounts of blood, saliva, or other biological materials left at a crime scene can now lead to the identification or elimination of a suspect. Genetic evidence has been used both to convict perpetrators and to exonerate people who were wrongfully convicted on less reliable evidence, including scores of people on death row.DNA typing is typically quite accurate when used to tell whether an unknown sample matches another sample that has already been identified. This is not to say that this process is without problems; simple human error, sample contamination, and misinterpretations have been known to skew results.The development of forensic DNA databases--in which hundreds of thousands of profiles are stored with the intention of catching recidivists--has given rise to new sets of problems such as miscalculations of the statistical probability that an unknown sample coincidentally matches a stored profile. In some cases, what are touted as rare "one-in-a-million" odds of being a coincidental match are actually significantly more likely once other relevant factors (such as database size) are taken into consideration. Such information has, on occasion, not been revealed to juries.Nevertheless, the compilation of DNA databases has been increasing dramatically. In many jurisdictions, both in the US and abroad (especially in the UK), they now include people who may have been arrested for but never convicted of a crime. This raises privacy issues in addition to issues of racial discrimination since minorities have disproportionately higher contact with police and are therefore overrepresented in these databases.


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Sugar Cane & Sugar Beets: Background
The world of money-in-politics can be sour, but sometimes, it's sweet.
Sugar is the only industry in the entire agribusiness sector that has consistently supported Democrats during the past two decades. Sugar cane is grown in southern states such as Florida, while sugar beets are primarily grown in the upper Midwest and Great Plains and converted into a number of sugar products.
Individuals and political action committees associated with the sugar industry have contributed more than $41.7 million since 1990, with about 58 percent going to Democrats. Over the years, the amount the industry contributes has increased and the industry's affection for Democrats has waned. During the 2008 campaign cycle, the industry contributed more than $4.2 million, with 65 percent going to Democrats. By the 2012 cycle, the industry accounted for more than $5.3 million in contributions, with the money evenly split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans
The top contributor by far remains American Crystal Sugar, whose PAC contributed about $2 million to federal candidates during the 2012 cycle, with more than 57 percent going to Democrats.
On the lobbying front, the sugar industry spent $7.9 million in 2012, which is roughly the amount it has spent since 2008, when the industry's spending jumped up dramatically from just $4.5 million in 2007. The majority of the sugar industry's lobbying expenditures come from three groups -- American Crystal Sugar and two industry trade groups. Much of the increase in the industry's lobbying can be attributed to their spending habits.
The U.S. Beet Sugar Association -- a trade group of sugar beet farmers and producers - has spent between $1.8 million and $2 million a year on lobbying for for the last several years. The group's expenditures jumped from $560,000 in 2007 to $2 million in 2008.
American Crystal Sugar -- the largest sugar beet producer in the nation - made a similar dramatic jump in spending on lobbying. The company has spent more than $1 million on lobbying every year since 2008 but the company did not lobby at all in 2007, and prior to that had only lobbied once, spending a mere $60,000 in 2005.
The third major group, the American Sugar Alliance has been a force in Washington for some time, spending more than $1 million a year on lobbying every year since 2003. In 2012 it spent more than $1.7 million on lobbying.
The sugar industry is closely entwined with federal agricultural and trade policy, and the industry closely monitors and seeks to influence Washington on the Farm Bill and various trade agreements, like the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Trans-Pacific PArtnership.
-- Russ Choma
Updated September 2013
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APSAC serves as a two-way conduit between A/P staff and the administration. As such, APSAC serves two distinct constituencies, each with the need to hear the other and to be heard by the other. In its role as a communication facilitator, APSAC offers A/P staff a mechanism to voice their interests and concerns as they relate to campus affairs.
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When Christi Dailey decided to retire from the military after 23 years, she was surprised by the first question employers asked her: "Do you have a college degree?"
Dailey certainly understood the value of education. While in the military, she had accumulated nearly 200 hours of college credit. But none of it amounted to a degree.
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written in 1993 by Mary KERR KrentzBits and pieces of my life. This is what I am supposed to write for our genealogy book. But where to begin. So many special times to record... happy times, sad times, learning times, and times I neglected to learn. It would take another lifetime to recall it all. I am amazed at all there is to write as little things jog my memory and great snatches of time come tumbling out.
I have always been a very private person, holding inside my deepest feelings lest they be misunderstood--or worse, ridiculed. There are so many moments, so many thoughts that I have never shared. I am not sure that I can share them now.
How can one tell the story of a lifetime if only the good things are told. Yet, how can one tell the bad things--the sad times--the unworthy thoughts--the negatives that round out a life and make it real.
I remember a "Peanuts" cartoon where Charlie Brown was having a really bad day, and Linus said to him, "Life is never all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some." Charlie brightened up considerably and said, "Really? Gee, that would be neat."
So perhaps it is mostly the good things that I am meant to record. The happy times, the humorous times, the special times that, for me, cancel out the bad and the sad, so that when I have finished writing I can read my story and say to myself, "You had a good life."
And I did.
I don't remember the day I was born. I'm told it was October 22, 1922, and Mama was pleased that I resembled my father.
Only one small problem--I became ill. Mama was scared. She'd already lost one baby, and that was one too many in her mind. So she prayed really hard that I would live, promising to name me Mary if I did. That was no small promise because they had already decided to name me Roslyn--first three letters of my father's name, and the last three letters of her name. I lived and was christened Mary Roslyn Kerr. Funny how Mama always thought when you asked God for something you had to promise him something in return. I don't believe God needs gifts in exchange for answering prayers. I believe He says Yes or No according to what's best for each of us. I believe sometimes our prayers are granted because we have something to learn from that situation, and sometimes He says No because there are better things ahead for us.
As you can tell, I believe in God. He is a very real part of my life and He has always been there for me through good times and bad, someone I could count on when things got rough. In a lifetime there are bound to be rough moments, but I have also come to realize that it is the heavy times, the hard decisions, the mistakes and the correction of those mistakes that help us grow.
Regular readers of Before My Time may recall reading some of my mother's memories in past posts. Today, in celebration of what would have been her 86th birthday, I bring you the beginning of her story as she wrote it. To read other posts in this series, click on the "lifestories by mary kerr" label at the end of this post.


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Areas: Behavioral Neuroscience; Cognitive Psychology
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Curriculum vitae (.pdf, 484kb)
Research Societies:
Past President of: International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Midwestern Psychological Association, Eastern Psychological Association, and Behavioral Neuroscience Division (6) of American Psychological Association; Past Governing Board: Psychonomics, Board of Scientific Affairs; American Psychological Association.
Past co-Editor (American Journal of Psychology) and Associate Editor (Animal Learning and Behavior, Learning and Motivation, Hormones and Behavior); Editorial boards (several over the years; currently Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, American Journal of Psychology, Review of General Psychology.)
Federal Grant Review Committees:
Multi-year terms as permanent member of NIDA, NIMH (Chair) and NSF (twice); ad-hoc member for various federal agencies, 1-3 times each year.
Recent Awards:
Our laboratory has had continuous federal funding for nearly 50 years, beginning at Rutgers in 1963. Several graduate students in the laboratory have had predoctoral NIH fellowships during that time and several postdoctoral associates have had postdoctoral fellowships or research grants of their own. We currently have three NIH grants, including two 5-year RO1 grants and one RO1 equivalent as part of an NIAAA Center based on faculty from Binghamton University and Upstate Medical School.
Research Interests:
Developmental behavioral neuroscience; characteristics and neurobiological mechanisms of the ontogeny of alcohol ingestion and alcohol reinforcement during early ontogeny; very early learning and the ontogeny of memory.
Research Description:
Our research, supported by NIAAA, focuses on two issues: What in brain or environment determine the consequences of alcohol early in life, before and after birth, and how does early experience with alcohol influence later responsiveness to alcohol? We seek to understand (1) what determines alcohol ingestion and reinforcement early in life and how these determinants change as the animal develops from fetus to adulthood, and (2) how early experience with alcohol, prenatal and older, alters this responsiveness. Throughout this analysis we give special attention to the consequences of early learning about the sensory and pharmacological effects of alcohol, and developmental changes in neurochemical systems linked to alcohol ingestion and reinforcement.
A related continuous focus in our laboratory is how the processes of learning and memory change during development from the prenatal period throughout infancy. The central phenomenon in this work has been infantile amnesia, and the theoretical framework for conceptualizing it and related effects emphasizes memory retrieval. Experiments with rats of different ages, from infancy to adulthood, indicate that what is stored in memory changes dramatically with ontogeny and allow the feasibility of interpreting infantile amnesia in terms of an age-specific encoding that results in a failure in later memory retrieval. A related recent focus is in understanding the remarkable strength of memories acquired soon after birth and its relationship to neurochemical and hormonal effects induced by the process of birth.
Philosophy of Graduate Training:
Like many multidisciplinary laboratories, we take a team-based approach to both our research and graduate training. My primary research collaborator, Dr. Juan Carlos Molina, along with our two major senior collaborators, Dr. Elena Varlinskaya and Dr. Andrey Kozlov, plus three postdoctoral research associates, Dr. Michael Nizhnikov, Dr. Carlos Arias and Dr. Ricardo Pautassi, work as a team to provide graduate and undergraduate students the opportunity to develop ideas for experiments, conceptual frameworks and instrumentation and aid them in testing specific hypotheses as they see fit. The aim is to provide a congenial environment, stimulating but not oppressive, in which to study and engage in cutting-edge publishable research from the moment students arrive in the lab. The goal we emphasize is to ensure insofar as possible that students obtain the credentials (education, publications and papers presented) needed for the type of employment or further education they seek when they receive their degrees. Graduates of our lab have benefited from this in acquiring positions in industry, particularly pharmaceutical corporations, and in academia as professors, with several going on to become administrators as chairs or deans or vice-presidents and one as president of a major university.
All graduate students, postdocs and research collaborators during the past 10 years have been supported by federal grants or fellowships from the U.S. or other countries.
Selected Publications:
For further background and publications, click on Dr. Spear's curriculum vitae.
Nizhnikov, M.E., Pautassi, R.M., Carter, J.M., Landin, J.D., Varlinskaya, E.I., Bordner, K.A., Werner, D.F., & Spear, N.E. (2014). Brief prenatal ethanol exposure alters behavioral sensitivity to the kappa opioid receptor agonist (U62,066E) and antagonist (Nor-BNI) and reduces kappa opioid receptor expression. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 38(6),1630-1638.
Spear, N.E. & Molina, J.C. (2005). Fetal or infantile exposure to ethanol promotes ethanol ingestion in adolescence and adulthood: A theoretical review. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 29(6), 909-929.
Spear, N.E. & Riccio, D.C. (1994). Memory: Phenomena and Principles. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Spear, N.E., Isaacson, R.L. (1982). The problem of expression. In R.L. Isaacson & N.E. Spear (Eds.), The Expression of Knowledge. New York: Plenum Press, 1-32.
Spear, N.E. (1978). Processing Memories: Forgetting and Retention. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.


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RALEIGH, N.C. — Jason Inghram threw eight solid innings to lead William & Mary to its first NCAA tournament victory, as the Tribe held on to upset Ole Miss 4-2 on Friday in the Raleigh Regional.
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When searching for a lost dog, it is SO much easier to tell area vet's, shelters, and add to posters, flyers, ads, etc. that the dog is tattooed. Helps to differentiate from the thousand other black labs in the pound!!! I was just at my vets office this morning when a lady brought in a mutt found running down the road. The shelters wouldn't take her (in heat and a brindle color so I am sure they thought "pit" mix) so the lady brought her in for vaccinations and to check for microchip, as well as to place a chip. I helped scan the dog to see if one was present and then we used same scanner on the chip that the lady brought in to use. The scanner did not show chip present in the dog, AND it couldn't read the Home Again chip that the lady brought- this is the same type of scanner that most of the shelters and vets use. Vet wasn't sure why the scanner wasn't reading the chip in the syringe (it worked on chips that the vet sold because we tested it) until I told her that some chips that Home Again and some other big name brands cannot be read on "normal" scanners due to the number of digits used. This chip was a 15 digit number!!! Most scanners only read 9-10 characters (numbers and letters).
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Looking for drills to teach right / left hand backs
Looking for drills to teach right / left hand backs
Bill Ferrans
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Should be done as part of three handed casting, which is kinda a misnomer as there are four choices: right over, right hand back, left hand back and left over. Search for some of my videos of either Rowdy (by Pirate) or Hank (by Pirate) where I demo this.
This is pretty close to step 1 but not quite. Note how at first stand to the right side of the dog for the right hand back, then move over to the left side for the left hand back. This is so that the dog can't help but spin the correct way. After a while you can start standing directly in front. The rope is an aide also.
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Here's a link to many drills including variations of Carol Cassity's angle back casting drill called "The Renegade". (search by scrolling down)
Drill Diagrams (link)
I have had very good luck introducing and teaching my dogs (only 2) using food. They are both very food motivated though, and this could vary from dog to dog. For me, TEACHING my dogs to take casts and running DRILLS to solidify it are very different.
I really try and keep things as positive as I can whenever I teach ANYTHING new. It is much harder for a dog to learn when you have the stress factor. With that being said, my dogs are very food motivated, so it is easy to use food to teach new things. I feed my dogs twice a day; therefore, I would teach casting twice a day. I would have my dog at remote sit and set piles of food out, similar to how you would have bumpers with 3 handed casting. Then, cast left, right, right back, and left back. I also taught angle-backs using this format.
However, you need to be able to control your pup, so it needs to know what "no" means or some other verbage to correct it when it starts to make its way to the wrong food pile. **During this, my correction is all verbal. Of course, I never use ecollar to teach a dog soemthing new; just to reinforce something he already knows** This does take time, but once things are going well in the house and the TEACHING part is good, then move on to TEACHING with bumpers outside. I do a similar approach with white bumpers on a low-cut lawn (or black bumpers in slight snow cover) as I do with the food piles, which is basically 3 handed casting.
My dogs made the transition nicely (idk if it is because it is a good idea or if I just got lucky). When I introduced them to the bumpers, I would start out with remote sit and toss one bumper to the proper position (ie, left over). With the dog remaining in remote sit, I would give a LEFT OVER cast; then progress through the other steps to teach basic casting. I would continue to do this a few times and wouldnt just start out with multiple piles. If your dog/pup starts getting confused, then back up a little bit and make it easier for your dog.
To make it easier, I totally agree with Wayne. It will make it easier for your pup to take right-back and left-back depending on where you are standing when you first start teaching this. Another thing that is very helpful when initially teaching, is to start out with pup out in a remote sit and toss the bumper to the back position. However, when tossing the bumper, toss it either just off to your dogs right, or just off to your dogs left, depending on what type of "back" cast you are going to give (left or right). Throwing the bumper over one side of the dog or another will encourage the dog even more to turn over that shoulder when given a back cast.
More importantly...to transition through this smoothly, OB needs to be solid. Good luck and I hope I made some sense...seems like I was just rambling
Kankakee River HRC
I teach them right on my ff table. I stand at the end and set up the dog on the respective corners. Dog is familiar with table all ready. Under control and easily corrected. Once down pat I then go to drills. But by then they are doing them without error.
Bill, I have a fence line that I use to teach heeling, I then come back to that fence to teach right and left back. Sit the dog next to the fence, you stand about 5yds away also next to the fence, and cast back. The dog will turn to the side away from the fence to go back. Right one day, left the next, etc. Easier to do than it is to explain how. Give me a call sometime if you want to talk more about it.
marsh deacon, responses might be more specific if there were a training reference. Have you done three-handed casting, any pile or T work......how about wagonwheel lining and casting drills? Those in progression would lead to eventually teaching angle backs (in a sequencial manner).
Here are two diagram examples of drills that begin the process of teaching angle backs. One is wagonwheel casting and the second is an extension called "graph casting".
wagonwheel casting drill
"graph" casting
I'm assuming (with the titled dogs in your signature) you know this.....but some don't.
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Thanks Kwicklabs for the marking and casting drills link..............great info!
Ken Arbogast
Here is a dumb question, because I had only taught my 1st dog 3 handed casting, and did a poor job at it, nor did I ever utilize what she did know of casting to solidify it. My 2nd dog I am working through 3 handed casting now and into T work and plan to do a more thorough job/put it to use.
My question is: 3 handed [quite basic R up, L up (12 oclock) and then R over (3 oclock) and L over (9 oclock)] - when everyone speaks of "angle casting" are you teaching angles at R back (1 & 2 oclock) and L back (10 & 11 oclock)?
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That's correct as far as teaching those angles. However, this is actually part of the process of teaching a dog to take a literal cast....which means take the exact angle directly to the blind. If they are not far off line (quick whistle) you can move a bit (left or right) and make it even simpler. Literal casting (exact angle) is the ultimate goal.When everyone speaks of "angle casting" are you teaching angles at R back (1 & 2 oclock) and L back (10 & 11 oclock)
A young dog needs to see different arm angle casts with correct "reps". Drills have two "places" in training. They are useful for teaching and maintenance. The "real thing" (running cold blinds) reveals and enhances skill levels (in theory). It is incremental.
For example, this advanced casting drill is designed to work on a narrow range of left and/or right angles backs. All four of my dogs are through transition and this drill will be used in early spring conditioning and refresher sessions.
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By Floyd Ingram/Chickasaw Journal
Editor's Note: This is the 11th in an 18-part series about Northeast Mississippi downtowns.
HOUSTON – They call it The Square.
There are many towns in Northeast Mississippi built on a square but few rival the beauty and visionary design of Houston.
"Houston's downtown was laid out by our founder, Mr. (Joel) Pinson, who was also a surveyor," said Joyce East, executive director of Historic Hometown Houston. "The square is flanked by 94-foot-wide streets and the adjoining streets are 64 feet wide. I can't think of any other downtowns in our area that are so well laid out and so neatly designed."
The Square also sports a landscaped and manicured lawn that is the site for such community events as the Easter Egg Hunt, the July 4th Homecoming, fall pep rally, Christmas Parade and the vote tally board for all county elections.
Streets surrounding The Square were resurfaced two years ago under a city paving project and are still smooth and shiny black. Historic Houston designed and painted two marquees on the streets to proclaim loyalty to Houston schools and the community's heritage.
And The Square is also the commercial center of the community. A clothing store, bridal gown business, hair salon, two banks, two credit unions, a title company, drug store, health services business, gas station, barber, a Certified Public Accountant, restaurant, financial planner and several law offices face The Square.
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Silly Whispers is one of the newest businesses in town and moved to its location on the north side of The Square in November.
"We came to Houston because we were seeking more store traffic and we've found it downtown," said Linda Stevens, co-owner of Silly Whispers. "We've got a bank on one corner of our block and a drug store on the other corner. We have people drop off a prescription and come shop with us while it is being filled. We also have people do their bank business and then stop by here."
And Stevens said store traffic ramps up when court is in session.
Circuit Court Clerk Sandra Willis summons between 70 and 100 people to court every other month and said lawyers and those doing business at the courthouse eat at downtown restaurants and can be found shopping at local stores.
"Circuit Court brings the largest number of people, but court goes on all the time," said Willis. "We've even had lawyers bring their wives with them and she goes shopping while he's in court."
But the courthouse is not the only government entity downtown. Houston City Hall anchors the southern side of The Square and the Houston Post Office is on the northwest corner.
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One of the most dynamic additions to downtown has been the renovation of the Colbert Building on The Square. Mike Colbert took two old buildings and has extensively renovated and modernized one to house his title company. The property sports a free-standing staircase, wood floors, natural brick interior walls and a second story porch with ornamental wrought-iron posts. Plans also call for a coffee shop downstairs.
Colbert has yet to say what he plans to put into the corner building other than to say he wants it to compliment his offices.
And the larger Houston downtown area was recently nominated for listing on the National Historic Register.
More than 70 properties have been identified as falling in the area to be included on the National Register. The properties range from homes and businesses to professional offices and government institutions.
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Houston, like most small towns, has seen many retails stores move along the major traffic arteries of Highway 15 and Highway 8 that intersect at the southwest corner of The Square.
Car dealers, grocery stores, furniture stores, Trace Regional Hospital, churches, a veterinary clinic and building supply business can be found on Highway 8 that runs east and west in Chickasaw County. The north/south Highway 15 corridor sports several used car lots, fast food restaurants, a bed-and-breakfast inn, an auto parts house, auto body shop, optometrist, branch bank and radio station.
Houston became the 47th Main Street City in the state in 2004. Officially titled as Historic Hometown Houston, Houston's Main Street Program operates under the umbrella of CDF Charities Inc., and is partners with the Chickasaw Development Foundation.
"The goal of Main Street and Hometown Houston is to organize, develop programs, promote and find economic resources," said East. "If our community lacks anything or our businesses downtown feel we lack anything, we want to step up and help."


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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has issued a provisional clinical opinion recommending that palliative care be offered along with treatment to slow, stop, or eliminate the cancer for patients with metastatic cancer (cancer that has spread) when diagnosed and those who have many or severe symptoms. A provisional clinical opinion offers direction to doctors and others who treat people with cancer after the publication or presentation of information that could change testing or treatment decisions.
Understanding Palliative Care
Cancer and its treatment often cause various symptoms and side effects. An important part of cancer care, no matter the diagnosis, is relieving these symptoms and side effects. This is called palliative care, symptom management, or supportive care. However, palliative care is more than receiving a drug to ease physical symptoms. The goal of palliative care is to support your physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs from diagnosis through treatment and beyond. This includes carefully considering your prognosis (chance of recovery), any symptoms or side effects, your emotional well-being, your specific wishes and goals of treatment, and other factors that affect your ability to participate in your usual activities and receive care. Learn more about what palliative care involves and how it is different from standard cancer treatment.
It's important to remember that palliative care is not used instead of treatment to slow, stop, or eliminate the cancer (often called standard cancer treatment). Palliative care is used to ease symptoms and side effects and manage any challenges you experience before, during, and after your cancer treatment. Although treatment to ease symptoms from cancer and/or cancer treatment is also part of end-of-life care, palliative care and end-of-life care are not the same. End-of-life care only begins if all cancer treatment options have stopped working and a cure or long-term remission (absence of cancer symptoms) or control of the cancer is no longer possible.
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Patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who have participated in research studies live longer when they receive palliative care along with their standard cancer treatment. This is why ASCO recommends that palliative care be combined with cancer treatment for all patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
In addition, researchers have seen that when palliative care is combined with treatment for the cancer, it improves the quality of life for both patients and caregivers. For patients who have cancers other than non-small cell lung cancer, palliative care has not been shown to lengthen their lives. However, no research studies have shown that palliative care causes any harm or increases costs. For these reasons, ASCO recommends that doctors, patients, and caregivers talk about palliative care soon after diagnosis for any patient with metastatic cancer and for patients with many or severe symptoms.
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Patients who receive palliative care at the same time as cancer treatment often have less severe symptoms, better quality of life, and report that they are more satisfied with treatment. "Preserving quality of life is of utmost importance for all patients," said PCO co-author Tom Smith, MD, Director of Palliative Care for Johns Hopkins Medicine and Hopkins' Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, Maryland. "We now have strong evidence that combining palliative care with standard cancer treatment for metastatic cancer improves our patients' lives in many ways and, in some cases, can help lengthen their lives."
Jamie Von Roenn, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Hematology/Oncology Division at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois and the co-author of the PCO, adds, "Palliative care is about maintaining quality of life throughout the cancer journey."
It's important to talk with your health care team soon after diagnosis so you understand your prognosis, goals of treatment, and your options if the cancer worsens. Planning for all possibilities helps you and your family and caregivers better cope with the disease, no matter the outcome.
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- What type of cancer do I have?
- What is the stage? What does this mean?
- What is my prognosis?
- What are the possible side effects of treatment?
- What can be done to help manage the symptoms and side effects of the cancer and its treatment?
- Should I see someone who specializes in palliative care?
- Where can I receive palliative care services?
- If I'm concerned with managing the costs of my cancer care, who can help me?
- What support services are available to me? To my family?
For More Information
Cancer.Net Video: What is Palliative Care, with Robert Miller, MD
Cancer.Net Podcast: Explaining Palliative Care
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