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For the past fourteen years, Night Sky -- located in Sappington, about five minutes from I-270 at Tesson Ferry -- has been a place for true music lovers to get together and play. Anyone and everyone is welcome to bring their instruments or vocal chords to the jam sessions held weekly on Wednesday and Thursday nights; live bands take the stage on Friday and Saturday nights. There's no cover charge, and there is a huge variety of music, and people, welcomed. Playing over the stereo can be anything from southern rock to blues to Katy Perry. Occasional drink specials are offered depending upon the featured band. More >>
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Area brides, grooms and teens are invited to attend Bridal and Prom Expo 2012, a "Winter Wonderland," from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Lafayette Hotel ballrooms in Marietta.
"This is our second year at the Lafayette, and it's free and open to the public," said Sam Yoho, co-owner with Tom Taggart, of Seven Ranges Radio, Inc. (local FM stations v96.9 and Lite Rock 93R).
Seven Ranges is co-sponsoring the bridal and prom show with Faye's Boutique and Panera Bread in Vienna, W.Va.
"The response to our first event was fantastic, and it's growing," Yoho said. "This year we'll have 31 vendors, prom and bridal floor shows every half hour, door prizes, coupons for free gifts, and a grand prize package at the end of the event."
In addition, this year's expo will feature antique cars on display outside the Lafayette Hotel.
"We primarily see a lot of mothers and daughters at this show, but guys, including fiances and fathers, are more than welcome, too," Yoho added.
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Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks rounds third base after hitting a home run in the sixth inning of a 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla., on Tuesday.
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Unit chair: | J O'Mara |
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This exciting unit considers the implications of new technology for primary and secondary English teaching. The course involves an exploration of new information and communication technologies such as computer games, social software, web 2.0 etc. We consider how these technologies are changing the nature of language development and usage as well as an investigating how teachers might draw upon their students' knowledge, usage and engagement with these technologies in their classroom practices. While the unit is directed most closely to teachers of secondary English and primary literacy, it is also of relevance to teachers of other secondary disciplines.
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- 09-07-2011, 08:27 AM Thread Author #1
Conference call question.
So I am on a call with one person. We try to conference in someone else. The person we are trying to add to the call isn't there and we want to drop the call before heir voice mail picks up. How do I drop he new call that we just added. I can't figure it of. :-)
Sent from my Bolt via Tapatalk.Last edited by onthewhole; 09-07-2011 at 03:24 PM.
Re: Conferance call question.
You are supposed to be able to select the call and hit "End Call" to drop just that one caller. Problem is though that it disconnects ALL calls and in a few seconds it will ring you back and once you answer, the existing callers are still there. It's a weird implementation, but by design. Same thing with call waiting.
Re: Conferance call question.
Honestly I don't think you can, if you try to drop the call you hang both people up! I had a blackberry storm and even though Im android for life, the storm could hang up one call and go back to the original call! Every I know owns a droid and can't figure out 3 way calling for the life of them! Only thing I can tell you is to hope they pick up, conferance the call and you will have to hang everyone up at the same time! I would say its a froyo issue, because everyone believe's that gingerbread will fix everything and its the second come of Jesus when we finally get it, but other than that, better get you a landline for 3 way calling! It sucks on android, luckly I don't 3 way call all the time!
Re: Conferance call question.
Actually, you cannot selectively drop (hang up) on only one participant in a conference call. When you hit the [End] button, every connection is broken. That is by design. The theory is that the other party will simply hang up on their end, and disconnect themselves.
-Frank[HTC Thunderbolt 4G/LTE!]
It's not your dream phone. It's the one after that!©
Look here for a [VZW Coverage Map] to check your area. Select 4G before hitting [Refresh] - 09-07-2011, 11:57 AM #5
Re: Conferance call question.
Whether conference call (three or more) or just call waiting (two), that's not what the manual says or what most expect in operation/functionality. The manual states "To end the current call and return to the other call, tap End call." It does NOT mention anywhere that this will end ALL calls and the phone will ring you back with any remaining callers. IMO, this is a bad design and makes assumptions that the other party will hang up or that the connection will drop when in many cases that does not happen. I've tested this many times and had the call I wanted to disconnect STILL there five minutes later (screen still showing as on hold with the timer still incrementing) even though there was no one on the call! I went back and confirmed that this DID count against my plan minutes. For some, this could be a problem. A better design would be to allow you to select a specific call and end JUST that call without any interruption in talking to other connected callers. This is normally how it works on landline based phones that have this type of functionality. So, is this an Android limitation? Or just the way HTC designed the functionality?
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Re: Conference call question.
Bump, is the conference call/call waiting functionality an Android limitation? Or just an HTC designed one? I believe it's HTC.
Re: Conference call question.
It's VZW. And, VZW doesn't call it "conference calling", VZW calls it "three-way-calling", for a reason. It is implemented on VZW phones different than what most people would think of with conference calling. Although, I've heard, that other wireless carriers follow suit. But I've always been with VZW.
As for your other post... "call waiting" is an entirely different technology than "three-way-calling". TWC has to be initiated by the one caller (calling each of two people in succession from the same handset). While "call waiting" is an entirely different animal in that the two callers (other than yourself) cannot ever hear each other. Entirely different technology.
-FrankLast edited by FrankXS; 09-07-2011 at 07:46 PM.
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Look here for a [VZW Coverage Map] to check your area. Select 4G before hitting [Refresh] - 09-07-2011, 07:40 PM #8
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It's not your dream phone. It's the one after that!©
Look here for a [VZW Coverage Map] to check your area. Select 4G before hitting [Refresh] - 09-09-2011, 12:25 PM Thread Author #9
Thanks frank. My issue is say I am talking to my wife and want to call my sister with her on the line so we can set up dinner. If my sister doesn't answer the call we can leave a voice mail. At the end of that voice mail I have to hang up on wife to make it stop recording. That's terrible design built into an awesome phone unfortunately.
Sent from my Bolt via Tapatalk. - 09-09-2011, 12:31 PM #10[HTC Thunderbolt 4G/LTE!]
It's not your dream phone. It's the one after that!©
Look here for a [VZW Coverage Map] to check your area. Select 4G before hitting [Refresh] - 09-09-2011, 01:55 PM #11
Re: Conference call question.
- 09-09-2011, 02:37 PM Thread Author #12
Not true. I could hit flash to hang up on the voice mail with my last blackberry. Pretty unique to me. Not a good design.
Oh well. Was just hoping for a solution. Waiting 5min for a voicmail to time out is sillier than having to call the first person back. It's just awkward.
Sent from my Bolt via Tapatalk. - 09-09-2011, 02:42 PM Thread Author #13
Re: Conference call question.
Wow... where has that link been when I've been looking for it This is the first time in 10 years with VZW I've heard about the "double SEND" to hangup. Wow... Thanks for posting this. Now I'm gonna have to try it. There are plenty of VZW reps who don't know this. But... I guess that's not news
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It's not your dream phone. It's the one after that!©
Look here for a [VZW Coverage Map] to check your area. Select 4G before hitting [Refresh] - 05-30-2012, 11:11 PM #15
Re: Conference call question.
I got my HTC Rezound 5 days ago and I love it! I noticed on Day 4 however that when on a conference call there is absolutely no option to end only one of the calls. The only option is to end both calls. I called Verizon and was told: that when making a conference (or 3-way whatever u wanna call it lol) call that; since I initiated the call when I hang up I would end the call and both parties would get disconnected. As I was talking to the rep I received a call on the other line. I answered it and quickly ended that call, only to realize that both calls were disconnected. The rep was nice enough to call me right back. She tried calling me from another line on a call-waiting call and walked thru the steps with me only to realize, like myself, there was no option to end one of the calls. She even asked a co-worker who had the Rezound as well. Today I spoke with Tech Support and I am still baffled. I had the G2 on T-Mobile before this and never had this problem. I had the options to either conference the calls, end one of the calls, or put one on hold while I talk to the other. Don't know if its the phone, Verizon, or HTC to blame but I am only 5 days in and will be replacing for maybe an iPhone... Really prefer Android though....
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Re: Conference call question.
I realize this is an old thread.
This has been an issue with Verizon phones since day one. They don't want to fix it. It costs people with limited minutes, and it's just another way Verizon nickel and dimes people. - 06-12-2013, 08:14 PM #17
Re: Conference call question.
I was able to make conference call before by my Samsung galaxy s3. but I got a notification for phone software update. so I pressed the yes button and my software updated ladt week. my problem is after updating I can't make confronted call. what should I do now.?


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Fourth of July Fireworks Extravaganza - Jul 04, 2014
Fourth of July Fireworks ExtravaganzaLake Tenkiller
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This Independence Day, bring the family out to enjoy a fireworks show over beautiful Lake Tenkiller. Watch from a boat or dry land as the bold colors of the fireworks reflect on the lake. The Fourth of July Fireworks Extravaganza will begin at dusk, and can be viewed best from the water, Tenkiller State Park or the Corp of Engineers campgrounds.
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Metaphysics of the Tea Ceremony
A Randomized Trial Investigating the Roles of Intention and Belief on Mood While Drinking Tea
by Dean Radin, PhD and Yung-Jong Shiah, PhD
Besides the use of fresher and perhaps more nutritious ingredients, homemade soup offers a component that is absent from commercial soups—mother's nurturing intentions. Do such intentions matter? A previously reported study investigated this question by exposing samples of chocolate, a natural mood enhancer, to focused beneficial intentions, and then testing under double-blind conditions whether people eating the intentionally treated chocolate would report better mood as compared to people eating untreated chocolate from the same source. The study's outcome supported the intention-enhancement hypothesis.
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Electrocortical Activity Associated with Subjective Communication with the Deceased
by Julie Beischel, PhD, Mark Boccuzzi, Arnaud Delorme, PhD, Leena Michel, Paul J. Mills, PhD, and Dean Radin, PhD
During advanced meditative practices, unusual perceptions can arise including the sense of receiving information about unknown people who are deceased. As with meditation, this mental state of communication with the deceased involves calming mental chatter and becoming receptive to subtle feelings and sensations. Psychometric and brain electrophysiology data were collected from six individuals who had previously reported accurate information about deceased individuals under double-blind conditions.
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Meditation and Neurofeedback
by Tracy Brandmeyer and Arnaud Delorme, PhD
With its increasing popularity, many people in Western societies express an interest and motivation to meditate. However, for many it can often be quite difficult to maintain a disciplined and or regular practice, for various reasons, ranging from a lack of time to general laziness. It is possible that machine assisted programs such as neurofeedback may help individuals develop their meditation practice more rapidly. Methods such as neurofeedback incorporate real-time feedback of electro-encephalography (EEG) activity to teach self-regulation, and may be potentially used as an aid for meditation.
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Spiritual and Religious Competencies for Psychologists
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The field of psychology has already included religion and spirituality in most definitions of multiculturalism and requires training in multicultural competence, but most psychotherapists receive little or no training in religious and spiritual issues, in part because no agreed-on set of spiritual competencies or training guidelines exist. In response to this need, we have developed a proposed set of spiritual and religious competencies for psychologists based on (1) a comprehensive literature review, (2) a focus group with scholars and clinicians, and (3) an online survey of 184 scholars and clinicians experienced in the integration of spiritual and religious beliefs and practices and psychology.
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Distant Healing of Surgical Wounds
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Distant healing intention (DHI) is one of the most common complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) healing modalities, but clinical trials to date have provided ambivalent support for its efficacy. To examine 2 potential variables – expectation and belief – we explored the effects of DHI on objective and psychosocial measures associated with surgical wounds in 72 women undergoing plastic surgery.
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Consciousness and the Double-slit Interference Pattern
Six Experiments
by Arnaud Delorme, PhD, Karla Galdamez, Leena Michel, Dean Radin, PhD, Robert Rickenbach, and Paul Wendland
A double-slit optical system was used to test the possible role of consciousness in the collapse of the quantum wavefunction. Each test session consisted of 40 counterbalanced attention-toward and attention-away epochs, and data was contributed by 137 people in six experiments, involving a total of 250 test sessions. The results appear to be consistent with a consciousness-related interpretation of the quantum measurement problem.
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- May 2012
- 15 pages
Electrocortical Activity Prior to Unpredictable Stimuli in Meditators and Non-meditators
by Arnaud Delorme, PhD, Leena Michel, Dean Radin, PhD, and Cassandra Vieten, PhD
Advanced meditators occasionally report experiences of timelessness, or states of awareness that seem to transcend the usual boundaries of the subjective present. This study investigates this awareness in eight experienced meditators and eight matched controls by measuring 32 channels of EEG before, during, and after exposure to unpredictable light and sound stimuli.
- Scholarly Papers
- September 2011
- 14 pages
Extrasensory Perception and Quantum Models of Cognition
by Dean Radin, PhD, Lance Storm, and Patrizio E. Tressoldi
Through discussion of one class of homogeneous experiments reported in 108 publications and conducted from 1974 through 2008 by laboratories around the world, this article makes a case that ESP does exist, neuroscience assumptions notwithstanding, and provides unambiguous evidence for an independently repeatable ESP effect.
- Scholarly Papers
- December 2010
- 7 pages
Worldview Transformation and the Development of Social Consciousness
by Elizabeth Miller, Marilyn Schlitz, PhD, and Cassandra Vieten, PhD
In this paper, we examine how increasing understanding and explicit awareness of social consciousness can develop through transformations in worldview. Based on a model that emerged from a series of qualitative and quantitative studies on worldview transformation, we identify five developmental levels of social consciousness.
- Scholarly Papers
- August 1, 2010
- 19 pages
Intuition through Time
What Does the Seer See?
by Ana Borges and Dean Radin, PhD
A great deal of human activity is involved in anticipating the future, from predicting the next influenza strain to the expectations that underlie the placebo effect. Most models of anticipation take for granted that events unfold in a unidirectional flow of time, from past to future. Two experiments were conducted to test this assumption.
- Scholarly Papers
- July 1, 2009
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Israel Prepares for Refugees
- Tuesday, March 12, 2013
By Gary G. Yerkey
Christians in Syria say they are attacked because of their faith.
Augustine Wears Augustine
- Tuesday, January 29, 2013
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald
Fr. Patrick Augustine: "I want to stand up and speak for my people: 'Let my people go.'"
Kerry: Sudan to 'Remain a Focus'
- Thursday, January 24, 2013
Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) said Jan. 24 that as secretary of state he would work to end the continuing humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
Sudan Policy Worse than Ever
- Monday, January 14, 2013
By Gary G. Yerkey
Scholars say hundreds of thousands of people from southern Sudan are taking shelter in caves and living off insects, tree leaves, plants and roots.
Demonizing Has Consequences
- Thursday, January 10, 2013
By Steven R. Ford
Religious people, I've discovered, can have a peculiar propensity toward nastiness.
Bombs Kill 3 in Nuba Mountains
- Friday, November 30, 2012
By Morning Star News
The Sudanese military in the last two weeks has bombed more non-Arab people in largely Christian areas of the Nuba Mountains.


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Jul 30, 2012
The Slow Agony of the Obama Recovery
By Jim Tankersley, National JournalUnder President Obama, America is experiencing one of its weakest recoveries from recession in the modern statistical era. This is the indisputable conclusion from the past three years of job-creation and economic-expansion data, reinforced by Friday's Commerce Department estimate that gross domestic product grew by just 1.5 percent in the second quarter of this year. This is why surrogates for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney hammered Obama over the GDP number on Friday morning. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., said the figures were the "the latest sign of a failed economic agenda." Glenn Hubbard, the dean of Columbia University's business school and Romney's top economic adviser, called the statistics "very disappointing for the future of the economy."
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Jul 26, 2012
Assessing Romney's trip abroad, and both sides' negative ads
With John Dickerson, CBS NewsWhat are the goals of Mitt Romney's trip in Europe? And how attack ads defining both Romney and President Obama? Charlie Rose and Erica Hill asked CBS News political director John Dickerson.
Obama, Romney differ over guns after Colo. attack
By Charles Babington, Associated PressThe politics of guns leapt to the top of the presidential race Wednesday, as President Barack Obama embraced some degree of control of weapons sales and Republican Mitt Romney seemed to suggest an alleged mass killer in Colorado had obtained his weapons illegally even though he hadn't. Speaking to a mostly black audience in New Orleans, Obama said he would seek a consensus on combating violence. He said some responsibility also rests with parents, neighbors and teachers to ensure that young people "do not have that void inside them."
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Senate passes bill to keep tax cuts for the middle class
By Lori Montgomery, The Washington PostThe Senate on Wednesday narrowly approved a plan to preserve tax cuts for the middle class while letting them expire for the wealthy, a powerful if largely symbolic victory for Democrats who have been pushing to raise taxes on the rich for more than a decade. The measure is dead on arrival in the Republican-controlled House, where leaders are preparing to vote next week on their own plan to extend the George W. Bush-era tax cuts for households at every income level through 2013.
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By Doyle McManus, Los Angeles TimesPoliticians haven't always been allergic to gun control, not even Republicans. In 1968, after the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy and the Rev.Martin Luther King Jr., Congress — on a bipartisan vote — outlawed guns sales to felons and the mentally ill. In 1993, when Congress passed the Brady bill requiring background checks for gun purchasers, former President Reagan, who narrowly escaped assassination in 1981, was among its supporters. In 1994, when Congress passed a ban on assault weapons, 10 Republican senators supported the provision. And as recently as 2002, when Mitt Romney ran for governor of Massachusetts, he declared himself strongly in favor of "tough gun laws."
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By Beth Reinhard, National JournalOne of the many uncomfortable decisions surrounding the speaking lineup at the Republican nominating convention is how to juggle Florida Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Jeb Bush. Bush is a strong, bilingual speaker beloved by the Republican faithful and frequently mentioned as a future presidential candidate. Scott is not. But with the two former presidents with the Bush surname not coming to the convention, how can the party put the former governor on the stage and not the current executive?
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Jul 25, 2012
Mogul's Latest Foray Courts Jews for the G.O.P.
By Jeff Zeleny, The New York TimesA Republican group backed by the casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is starting a new effort in battleground states to win over Jewish voters who could be persuaded to turn away from President Obama and support Mitt Romney. The group, the Republican Jewish Coalition, plans to begin a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign in the coming weeks called "My Buyer's Remorse," targeting voters in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, aides said. The campaign uses testimonials from people who say they regret supporting Mr. Obama because of his economic policies and his posture toward Israel, in hopes of cutting into the wide advantage Democrats have held over Republicans among Jewish voters.
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By Nia-Malika Henderson and Scott Wilson, The Washington PostRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney outlined Tuesday an assertive American nationalism that would guide his foreign policy, calling for a more aggressive posture in confronting the United States' rivals and more consistency in dealing with its allies. Romney advisers had billed the half-hour speech before the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention here as a major foreign policy address, one his campaign originally said he intended to give months ago. The presumptive GOP nominee has spoken little about foreign policy recently, but on Tuesday he did so sharply on an issue generally considered a strength of President Obama's.
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New Obama Ads Were Filmed in the West Wing
By Peter Baker and Michael Shear, The New York TimesTwo ads released in the last two days were filmed just a few feet from the Oval Office in the West Wing workplace of his chief of staff, an unusual — but not unprecedented — use of the official space of the White House for campaign purposes. Speaking directly to the camera in one ad, Mr. Obama urges voters to see the election as a big choice between competing visions for the country. The backdrop? The floral couch, rust-colored pillows and white mantel in the room that currently serves as Jack Lew's office.
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Romney Adviser: Cut Entitlements to Spare Defense, Save Jobs
By Jim Tankersley, National JournalPresident Obama and Congress should spare defense from planned budget cuts by reducing entitlement spending instead, a campaign adviser to Gov. Mitt Romney said on Tuesday, arguing that defense has a greater impact on jobs than spending on social programs. "If you want to reduce the impact of government cuts on creating jobs, you should be looking more at entitlements" than military spending, John Lehman – an investment banker, a former secretary of the Navy under President Reagan, and a special adviser and co-chair of Romney's Defense Working Group – said in an interview.
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Jul 24, 2012
President Criticizes Romney Over Foreign Policy
By Helene Cooper and Richard A. Oppel Jr., The New York TimesPresident Obama directed a sharp assault on Mitt Romney's foreign policy credentials on Monday, as the weekend political truce that followed the shooting rampage in Colorado dissolved into the more familiar political punch and counterpunch. In a speech before the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention here, during which he never once mentioned Mr. Romney by name, Mr. Obama nonetheless directly took on the latest salvo from the Romney camp — Mr. Romney's recent assertion that America under Mr. Obama is in decline.
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Obama announces Transition GPS effort in Nevada as he courts military families
By Amy Gardner and Nia-Malika Henderson, The Washington PostPresident Obama, resuming a three-day swing up the West Coast after pausing to visit victims of the deadly shooting in Colorado, turned on Monday to military families as he announced a new effort to help service members transition back to civilian life. Republican Mitt Romney returned to the campaign trail as well, calling once more for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act at a business roundtable in Costa Mesa — but refraining from harshly criticizing the president.
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Shooting Disrupts Political Campaigns
With Laura Meckler, The Wall Street JournalPolitics came to a pause Friday as tragedy in Colorado trumped the partisan attacks that have come to define the political discourse. President Obama said "Such violence, such evil is senseless. It's beyond reason," Laura Meckler has details on Lunch Break.
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How Obama Defies Gravity
By John Dickerson, SlateNevada should be a state Barack Obama has no chance of winning. In an election about the state of the economy, no state has been harder hit. The unemployment rate is 11.6 percent, the highest in the nation. Sixty-one percent of the homes are worth less than the mortgage on them, also the highest in the nation. Las Vegas is in the middle of the desert, but everyone there is underwater. Still, Barack Obama has a shot in Nevada. He won Nevada by 12 points in 2008 and an average of polls right now shows the president ahead by 5 points (and perhaps more if you believe pollsters underestimate the Hispanic vote). Analysts in both parties say the state is the president's to lose. Nevada is the most acute example of the key political dynamic in this election: The weight of a bad economy should sink the incumbent, but a combination of fortunate demographics and superior organization in the battleground states might rescue him in the end.
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Jul 23, 2012
Why Are Entitlements Growing? Your Budget Questions Answered.
By David Wessel, The Wall Street JournalQUESTION: I did wonder if it was a little misleading to cite the 46% who paid no taxes in 2011 without putting this figure in context. Wasn't this an abnormally high number last year because of the recession and because the government was intentionally trying to stimulate the economy? Isn't the normal rate closer to 1/3? Not great, but not half. –Robert Fletcher
ANSWER: Using 2011 as a snapshot has its shortcomings, as you suggest. It was not a normal year. Taxes, in general, were lower; spending, in general, was higher. The fraction of Americans who have been exempted from the income (though not the payroll tax) is higher in bad times because more people have low or no income. There are three reasons so many people don't pay income taxes (although many of them do pay payroll taxes): (1) Their incomes are low, (2) They're retirees whose Social Security benefits aren't taxed, (3) The big way the federal government fights poverty is to give tax breaks to low-wage workers and families with children (and, through the Earned Income Tax Credit, actually gives cash to low-wage workers.)
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After Colorado shootings, Romney cautiously returns to campaign trail
By Sam Youngman, ReutersRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney gingerly returned to the presidential race on Sunday, telling a San Francisco fundraiser that he would not be "as partisan." Addressing donors at roughly the same time President Barack Obama was speaking after meeting with survivors of last week's shooting spree in Colorado, Romney sought to focus his remarks on the state of the economy and not Obama's handling of it.
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On Display in Aurora, the Obama Ammunition Economy
By Jim Tankersley, National JournalTwo of the hottest-selling items in Tom Lewis' gun shop are a once-banned model of semiautomatic rifle and a series of palm-sized pistols easily stowed in a purse or coat pocket. Together, they represent a firearms industry on a tear, soaring while the rest of the country struggles through an anemic recovery. President Obama – or more specifically, gun owners' fear of some still-phantom anti-gun agenda from his administration – has helped drive the industry's gains.
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December 17, 2003
If you happen to go over to the Twins Fan Forum at Fanhome.com, there was an interesting thought posted by someone named "Walter." I have notice of late that the individual is incredibly down on the Twins, Carl Pohlad and especially Terry Ryan. All of this negativity has apparently led to a conspiracy theory:
Here's a conspiracy theory for ya-Pohlad knows he's done everything possible to retract the efforts of a stadium drive in 2004, and it seems to have been performed on purpose, doesn't it? After all, this would've been the season, Carl-your one shot at getting one passed. The economy's improving, your Gov wants it done, etc. This defines logic, Carl.
I now believe the Twins weren't aggressive on orders from MLB, as one needs only to look at Milwaukee and the East Coast to summarize the imbalance that baseball just simply cannot fix. Even if a stadium bill is ever passed, the Twins and all other small markets can't compete. Look at Milw, Cinc, and Pitt for proof on this one. The stadium bill will never be the answer, and the new agreement was a joke, in terms of restricting the activity of the big markets. So why would baseball want to continue having its owners push for new stadiums in smaller markets when it's not making a difference anywhere?
Baseball understands they've created a monster that cannot be fixed, and they simply cannot keep having their owners get new stadiums and yet spend no more $ than they ever have. The system isn't working; some have to go, just as was their plan years back. The difference, however, is that in 2006 they'll be able to do so with very little restrictions. If the Twins do not sign Santana to an extension this spring, or Lohsee next year, etc, etc, you will have some proof this may indeed be on the books. MN, TB, A's, Mont-code red alert
So, essentially Carl Pohlad is being told by major league baseball to do whatever is necessary to ensure that a new stadium is not built for the Twins? I think that "Walter" makes some good points. I do think that this would be a great year to really go hard after a stadium bill. The team has won two consecutive AL Central Division titles. They had developed an identity within the community with the help of good players and good people. Good people who were visible in the community and who had great charisma. So now Eddie Guardado is gone. LaTroy Hawkins is gone. AJ Pierzynski is gone. Dustan Mohr is gone. Eric Milton is gone. And the reason they are gone is because Carl Pohlad is under the instruction of Major League Baseball to not get a stadium.
And the next step would be for the team to be contracted, right? When the player's union and the owners agreed to their new deal, part of it said that Contraction can not happen again until 2007. Since the Twins won't get a new stadium, and they will have a really low payroll, they won't be able to compete with the big market teams, so they would continue to be a logical choice for contraction. Sure, Bud Selig's Milwaukee Brewers are playing a pathetic little game of limbo, trying to see how low their salaries can go. Who knows if the Montreal Expos situation will be worked out by then? So, the Twins probably still be a logical choice for contraction in 2007.
However, how could anyone right now think that Carl Pohlad doesn't want a new stadium? Let's be honest, Carl Pohlad is a rich billionaire for a reason. He wouldn't be in the business of owning the Twins if he were really losing money as he claims so frequently. Would a new stadium mean additional revenues for him? Of course! But how, when we've seen what happened in Milwaukee?
Well, I believe that, with Terry Ryan as the GM, he has shown the ability to build a strong team. Even with all of the losses the Twins have encountered this offseason, I have no doubt that they will compete, if not run away with, the AL Central in 2004 (check out the poem saying that). The key is to have a competitive team when you enter your new stadium. The Cleveland Indians showed how that was done when they opened Jacobs Field. They had signed the likes of Albert Belle, Kenny Lofton, Roberto Alomar, Jim Thome and other players who were able to win the division for years. The Brewers had two good players, Richie Sexson and Geoff Jenkins and a team with the ability to lose 100 games. Sure, Miller Park sold out for the first year because of the novelty of the new stadium. But at that point, you really need to build a winner to keep the fans. The same thing happened in Pittsburgh. In Cincinnati, injuries to their whole outfield also helped keep the team from winning.
The Twins Geek has written some great articles recently about the Twins, Carl Pohlad, the budget and Terry Ryan. In it, he makes the point – To make money, you have to spend money. In other words, if Mr. Pohlad were to invest some additional funds into his team, more fans would come to games.
Look at this example that Kirk Beller and I e-mailed back and forth a while back, discussing that the Twins should try to sign Vlad Guerrero. Let's look at the variables if he adds $5 million to the payroll (if a few changes are made in addition to his signing). Vlad Guerrero is a player who will bring in fans. He will help the team win both offensively and defensively. Let's estimate an additional 5,000 fans per game (to go from 21,000 to 26,000 fans a game isn't unrealistic). I may be low in my estimate that the average Twin ticket is $20. So, for each game, there is an additional $100,000 in ticket sales. There are 81 home games in a season, so that is an additional $8.1 million in tickets alone. That doesn't factor in concessions or parking, or luxury suites or… Wait a Minute! Because the Twins play in the Metrodome, they don't get any of that revenue.
So, they get a new stadium, they can earn all of that additional revenue from having a winning team with a new stadium. They can use that revenue to pay more in salaries because, as we discussed above, To Make Money You have to Spend Money. The additional money spent should help the team continue to contend and continue to draw crowds.
Then add in Terry Ryan's ability to scout and judge talent. A bigger budget, along with a group of prospects to plug into the lineup, or use as trade bait, and you're talking about doing exactly what the Indians did in the mid-'90s.
But what is the main reason that I don't think there is any conspiracy? Victory Sports One, the Twins-owned television network that started up in October. They are really struggling to get cable companies and satellite TV companies to purchase the rights to their station. Right now, they are giving cable companies the station for free through the Gophers basketball season, and those companies still aren't taking them up on the offer. Why? Because they are not willing to pick up the $2+ cost per customer to carry the station. Those who are reading this site should really go to their local cable company, or e-mail them, or call them and ensure that you will get Victory Sports before the Twins season starts so you don't miss any games!
But, why do I bring all of that up? Carl Pohlad owns that network. If he can get a stadium, develop a winning team and have a TV network, imagine how much he can get for those entities? Instead of the $150 million he would get from baseball to contract the team, he could probably get 2 or 3 times that value for the three entities!
So, no, I don't think that there is really a conspiracy to keep the team down so as to not get a stadium. I really don't see that as making sense.
I do think that Mr. Pohlad wants us to think that he is losing a lot of money and hence won't anti up any more money to keep his players. I do think that the Twins have convinced its fan base that Minneapolis is a small market city (it's the 12th largest market in America!), and therefore, unable to compete with the likes of New York or Boston. However, there are two points to be made regarding that. First, the Marlins, with a $55 million team in a smaller market than ours won this year's World Series. Secondly, as I have mentioned on numerous occasions on this site, I think that the Twins ceiling is higher with the players they are choosing to keep along with the prospects that will be brought up. AJ Pierzynski was replaceable by Joe Mauer. Jacque Jones, should he be traded for good, young pitching, is replaceable by the Twins depth of prospects including Michael Cuddyer, Michael Restovich, Mike Ryan and Lew Ford (not to mention Jason Kubel, Josh Rabe and others at lower levels of the minor leagues eventually, like James Tomlin and Alex Romero). Twins fans don't want to hear it, but Doug Mientkiewicz is replaceable by Justin Morneau.
The AL Centreal is going to be absolutely terrible. The White Sox are not getting better. The Royals are adding a bunch of average players. The Indians are probably still a year away. And the Tigers are, well, the Tigers.
So Twins fans, what should you do now and over the next couple of months. Be supportive of the Twins. Be positive. Try to understand why moves are being made. Don't blame Terry Ryan! Call your local cable or satellite TV companies and pester them to sign up for Victory Sports to make sure we can all watch the team when the season starts! If you want, e-mail me and I can post your thoughts on here, where maybe the right people will read it. I'd love to hear from both sides on these issues. I think it is an interesting debate.
It looks like this trade is about to happen, maybe even as early as today. Yesterday, Alex Rodriguez, his agent and the Red Sox owner, John Henry, met with the Player's Union in New York. The reason that would be done is because that probably means A-Rod is going to be altering his contract, probably deferring much of his salary. This meeting makes me believe that it really is about to be done. It really is a matter or WHEN, not IF, this trade will happen. The domino affect that it will create is what is really interesting.
In the deal, Alex Rodriguez will be sent from Texas to Boston in exchange for Manny Ramirez and some money to pay part of Ramirez deal. Next, Nomar Garciaparra would be sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers, possibly for Lefty Odalis Perez. Perez would then join the Red Sox rotation, joining Pedro Martinez, Curt Schilling, Derek Lowe and Tim Wakefield. Wow! But that isn't it. The Rangers have a deal worked out with 2B Todd Walker that will be signed pending the completion of the trade. Michael Young would then move over to SS for the Rangers.
In 1993, the Seattle Mariners traded their shortstop, Omar Vizquel to the Cleveland Indians for shortstop Felix Fermin. (there's a good name for baseball fans!) Not one of the Mariners best moves ever. Yesterday, they made a similar unwise move, but may be lucky enough to get out of it.
The Mariners dealt their shortstop Carlos Guillen to the Indians in exchange for Omar Vizquel. I can't say that I understand this trade at all. Carlos Guillen is young and making just $2.5 million next season. He's a solid defensive shortstop and a good hitter. Omar Vizquel is 36 years old, will make $6 million next season and is coming off a year where he missed a lot of games do to two bad knees! Great trade for the Indians. I'm totally not sure what the Mariners are thinking!
To update this deal, Omar Vizquel's knees failed his physical yesterday, so the trade is currently on hold. I would think the Mariners would want to undo this deal and rethink it!
Bernie Williams will be the Yankees Designated Hitter next season. The Yankees will officially (finally!) announce their new RF Gary Sheffield. But they have also signed their new CF Kenny Lofton to a two-year contract. Why Kenny Lofton? I don't know. That pretty much tells us that the Soriano for Beltran deal is off, I guess. But also, he becomes the first real leadoff hitter the Yankees have had in a long time. Clearly Alfonso Soriano is as much a leadoff hitter as Jacque Jones is. Derek Jeter doesn't do poorly in the leadoff spot either. But Kenny Lofton is a great leadoff hitter.
Bernie Williams will be able to move to DH, which is important because with his knees and shoulders, CF was not a good place for him. Lofton is far from gold glove caliber any more, but he will at least cover more ground.
So, how does that Yankees daily lineup look now? How's this:
C – Jorge Posada, 1B – Jason Giambi, 2B – Alfonso Soriano, 3B – Aaron Boone, SS – Derek Jeter, LF – Hideki Matsui, CF – Kenny Lofton, RF – Gary Sheffield, DH – Bernie Williams.
That's a pretty solid lineup. The weak spot would be Boone at 3B, but he is not as bad as he looked with the Yankees last year. I think he'll play well next year. That is a potent lineup. Oh, and this is their pitching rotation; Mike Mussina, Kevin Brown, Javier Vazquez, Jose Contreras and probably David Wells (or Jon Lieber, although coming back from Tommy John surgery, it may not be bad to bring him along slowly). And yes, that bullpen of Tom Gordon, Paul Quantrill, Felix Heredia and Gabe White setting up Mariano Rivera is pretty good too.
Two problems are pretty obvious though. They are not a young team. Only Soriano, at 26, is under thirty. When Kevin Brown or Mike Mussina is your 4th starter, that's pretty good too.
Last night, the Marlins traded their 4th starter, Mark Redman to the Oakland A's for setup man, Mike Neu. This is almost an unusual trade. I can understand the Marlins letting Redman go. He had a solid season for them in 2004, but is no more than their 4th starter. He doesn't put up great numbers at all, however, he finds a way to win. He will probably be getting a decent raise through arbitration. That's why I'm surprised the A's would go after him. That said, they have lost Keith Foulke, Miguel Tejada and Jose Guillen recently, as well as another left-handed pitcher, Ted Lilly. Lilly and Redman are very comparable, not great, but they make it work. Redman will probably become the A's #5 pitcher, behind Tim Hudson, Barry Zito, Mark Mulder and Rich Harden. That's a very solid rotation. Justin Duchsherer probably becomes a long reliever.
The Marlins receive a cheap relief pitcher in Mike Neu. He'll help out the Marlins bullpen.
Jose Guillen has always had and continually earned a bad reputation. Well, now he is an Angel, having signed a 2 year, $6 million contract with Anaheim. He finally was given a shot as a full-time outfielder and he came through big-time. He replaced players in the Reds outfield and became their best hitter. By the trade deadline, he was a very valuable commodity and the A's traded for him. He played well for them, especially considering the broken hamate bone in his hand. Somehow he continued to play with a soft cast. I actually am surprised that Guillen signed for so little. Good signing for the Angels. They were trying to find an outfielder and Garrett Anderson had said he'd move to RF (with Tim Salmon primarily DHing). Jose Guillen will be able to play RF as he has one of the strongest arms in all of baseball.
Mark Bellhorn hit 27 home runs in a partial season in 2002 for the Cubs. Last year, he started as the Cubs 3B and struggled before losing playing time to Lenny Harris of all people. Finally, he was traded to Colorado and the assumption was that he would regain his hitting ability in the light air of the Rocky Mountains. He still didn't get consistent playing time there. Yesterday, he was traded from the Rockies to the Red Sox for a Player to be Names Later. This could be a huge break for Bellhorn. Best case, he could reclaim his 2001 form and replace Todd Walker at 2B full time. More likely, he will split time there with Damian Jackson or become a utility infielder/pinch hitter. Good deal for the Red Sox.
On Monday, Montreal catcher Michael Barrett was traded from the Expos to the Oakland A's for a player to be named later. The A's need a catcher so the deal made sense, especially if they could get Barrett signed to a fair extension. Billy Beane must not have seen that happening because yesterday, Barrett was traded from the A's to the Chicago Cubs, you guessed it, for a player to be named later. I wonder if Michael Barrett has packed a big bag!
Any thoughts on the deals that have happened? Who's left? Should the Twins try to get anyone? E-mail me your thoughts.
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Ivan Rodriguez |
Javy Lopez |
Joe Girardi |
Travis Lee |
Fred McGriff |
Wil Cordero |
Todd Walker |
Roberto Alomar |
Pokey Reese |
Tony Batista |
Fernando Tatis |
Chris Stynes |
Rich Aurilia |
Deivi Cruz |
Chris Gomez |
Todd Hollandsworth |
John Vanderwal |
Darren Bragg |
Brian Jordan |
Marvin Benard |
Doug Glanville |
Vlad Guerrero |
Raul Mondesi |
Jeromy Burnitz |
Rafael Palmiero |
Al Martin |
Ben Grieve |
As you can see, there has been a lot of change in this list since the last time it was updated, two weeks ago. There are still two big-name catchers available. The Twins need a veteran backup catcher. Is there a better option than Joe Girardi? First Base is another very weak position. Look at how bad the 2B position is after Todd Walker. I mean, Luis Rivas had a better season than Roberto Alomar. 3B is terrible! After Aurilia, the SS position is awful. LF and CF are really bad too. RF still has Vlad Guerrero, who has not yet signed with Baltimore. And, the DH position is not that great either.
Starters |
1 Kevin Millwood |
2 Greg Maddux |
3 Sidney Ponson |
4 Brett Tomko |
5 Shawn Estes |
6 Kenny Rogers |
7 Pedro Astacio |
8 Cory Lidle |
LH Relievers |
1 Arthur Rhodes |
2 Terry Mulholland |
3 Jeff Fassero |
4 Kent Mercker |
RH Relievers |
1 Ugueth Urbina |
2 Armando Benitez |
3 Mike Dejean |
4 Terry Adams |
5 Julian Tavarez |
6 Chad Fox |
7 Mike Williams |
8 Jeff Nelson |
As you can see, there are three good starting pitchers, one good left-handed reliever and one or two very solid righty relievers remaining available as free agents. After reviewing this list, I can see why Terry Ryan may want to wait until spring to find a few of these guys in a bargain bin somewhere for minor league deals. I would certainly not overpay for any of them. Any thoughts? E-mail me.
The Wolves came home last night to the Target Center where they have not played well at all so far this season. They hosted Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley, Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets, a very athletic, dangerous team.
The Wolves took an early lead and just build on it as the game continued. They won 92-75 and players were actually able to get some rest. Sam Cassell led the Wolves with 25 points on 11-15 from the field. He added 6 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Garnett recorded his 20th double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds (to go with 6 assists, 6 blocked shots and 3 steals), and he actually was only on the floor for 36 minutes! Latrell Sprewell added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Next up – a home game Thursday night against the Dallas Mavericks.
Following the Vikings loss to the Bears on Sunday, I wrote saying that it was a terrible loss for the Twins because they no longer have the tie breakers any more. Check out the following response from "Craig". I think it proves me as probably wrong. And, to answer his question; I heard it on ESPN! So, now we all know.
I am just wondering where you heard that the Packers now have the tie breaker. Here are the tie breaker
rules off of www.nfl.com
If, at the end of the regular season, two or more clubs in the same division finish with the best
percentage, the following steps will be taken until a champion is determined:
Two Clubs
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
5. Strength of victory.
6. Strength of schedule.
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
9. Best net points in common games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games
12. Coin toss.
Going through the rules, here is how it would go:
1. We went 1-1 against Green Bay, so we are tied there.
2. We are both 4-2 in the division with no games left, so we are tied there.
3. We are both 3-3 in common games as we have beat Denver, Seattle, and San Francisco and have
lost to Oakland, San Diego, and St. Louis. Where the Packers have beat Oakland, Seattle, and San
Francisco and lost to Kansas City, Arizona, and St. Louis. The Vikings still play Kansas City and
Arizona and the Packers play Oakland and Denver. As long as we finish with the same overall record,
we are going to be tied in this category as well.
4.This brings us to the best conference record. We are currently at 7-4 where Green Bay is 7-5 If we
win out, we end up 8-4 in the Conference and if Green Bay wins out they end up 7-5 in the Conference,
so we would make the playoffs. We are actually in a very good position to win the division. As long as
we end up with the same record, I don't see any way we can lose the tie breaker. If we beat Kansas
City and Green Bay loses one of their games, even if we lose to Arizona, we would get the tie breaker
for Strength of Victory so we can wrap up the division this weekend if things go right. If we lose to
Kansas City, but beat Arizona and Green Bay loses one game, we will win the tie breaker based on
Conference record. If we both lose both games we should win the tie breaker on Strength of
Victory. So, as long we end up with the same record we should have the tie breaker.
I don't know about everyone else, but that totally clears things up for me!! I believe "Clear as Mud" is the saying! Just kidding! Thanks Craig!
It appears that Joe Horn is going to be fined $30,000 for his cell phone antics on Sunday night. For those that missed it, Horn had four TDs in the Saints blowout win over the Giants. On his second, a in the second quarter, Horn went to the goal post, and with the help of Michael Lewis, pulled a cell phone out and pretended to dial it and talk.
Immediately, we all knew he would be fined by the NFL. $30,000!!! That's ridiculous! I think that taunting is terrible and I don't understand the continual need to trash talk, but tell me what is so wrong about what Joe Horn did. He didn't get in the opponent's face. He didn't taunt. He grabbed a cell phone and pretended to talk. That is fun! It's similar to when Terrell Owens pulled the Sharpie out of his sock and autographed a touchdown ball in the end zone. It's similar to when Terrell Owens ran through the end zone to the cheerleaders, grabbed some pom-poms and started dancing with them.The league wants such a blah end zone celebration, I guess. Let me point out that I also like the Marvin Harrisons and Barry Sanders types who just give the ball to the referee, as if they've been in the end zone before. I think that's great! But seriously, what's wrong with the cell phone thing? Is that really any worse than the Lambeau leap?
The league has curtailed end zone celebrations, and I don't understand why. As long as it's not a direct taunt of the other team, I see now harm. And No Harm, No Foul!
What do you think? E-mail me.
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How is bladder cancer diagnosed?
Bladder cancers are usually found when a person goes to the doctor because of signs or symptoms they are having. If bladder cancer is suspected, tests will be needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Signs and symptoms of bladder cancer
Blood in the urine
In most cases, hematuria (blood in the urine) is the first warning sign of bladder cancer. Sometimes, there is enough blood to change the color of the urine. Depending on the amount of blood, the urine may be very pale yellow-red, pink, or, less often, darker red. In other cases, the color of the urine is normal but small amounts of blood are found during a urine test (urinalysis) done because of other symptoms or as part of a general medical checkup.
Blood may be present one day and absent the next, with the urine remaining clear for weeks or months. If a person has bladder cancer, blood eventually reappears. Usually, the early stages of bladder cancer cause bleeding but little or no pain.
Blood in the urine does not mean you have bladder cancer. Much more often it is caused by other things like an infection, benign (non-cancerous) tumors, stones in the kidney or bladder, or other benign kidney diseases. But it is important to have it checked by a doctor so that the cause can be found.
Changes in bladder habits or irritative symptoms
Bladder cancer can sometimes cause changes in urination, such as:
- Frequency: having to urinate more often than usual
- Dysuria: feeling pain or burning during urination
- Urgency: feeling as if you need to go right away, even when the bladder is not full
These symptoms are also more likely to be caused by a benign condition such as infection, benign tumors, bladder stones, an overactive bladder, or an enlarged prostate (in men). Still, it is important to have them checked by a doctor so that the cause can be found and treated, if needed.
Bladder cancers that have grown large enough may cause additional symptoms, such as lower back pain or being unable to urinate.
If there is a reason to suspect you might have bladder cancer, the doctor will use one or more methods to find out if it is cancer or something else. If it is cancer, further tests will be done to help determine the extent (stage) of the disease.
Medical history and physical exam
The first step is for your doctor to take a complete medical history to check for risk factors and to learn more about your symptoms. A physical exam provides other information about signs of bladder cancer and other health problems. The doctor might examine the rectum and vagina (in women) to help determine the size of a bladder tumor and to see if and how far it has spread.
If the results of the exam are abnormal, your doctor will probably refer you to a urologist (a doctor specializing in diseases of the urinary system and male reproductive system) for further tests and treatment.
If bladder cancer is suspected, doctors will recommend a cystoscopy. For this exam, a urologist places a cystoscope – a slender tube with a light and a lens or a small video camera on the end – through the opening of the urethra and advances it into the bladder. Sterile salt water is then injected through the scope to expand the bladder and allow the doctor to look at the bladder lining.
Cystoscopy can be done in a doctor's office or in the operating room. Usually the first cystoscopy will be done in the doctor's office using a small, flexible fiber-optic device. Some sort of local anesthesia may be used to numb the urethra and bladder for the procedure. If a general or spinal anesthesia is used, the procedure is done in the operating room.
If an abnormal area or a growth is seen, it will be biopsied. A thin instrument is threaded through the cystoscope to remove a small piece of tissue, which is then sent to a lab to be looked at under the microscope. Salt water washings of the inside the bladder may also be collected to look for cancer cells. (Read further for more about biopsies.)
Fluorescence cystoscopy may be done along with routine cystoscopy. For this exam, drugs called porphyrins are put into the bladder during cystoscopy. They are taken up by cancer cells. When the doctor then shines a blue light through the cystoscope, any cells containing the porphyrins will glow (fluoresce). This can help the doctor see areas with cancer cells that might have been missed by the white light normally used.
Lab tests
Urine cytology
For this test, a sample of urine is looked at under a microscope to see if it contains any cancer or pre-cancer cells. Cytology is also done on any bladder washings taken when the cystoscopy was done. Cytology can help find some cancers, but this test is not perfect. Not finding cancer on this test doesn't always mean you are cancer free.
Urine culture
If you are having urinary symptoms, this test may be done to see if an infection (rather than cancer) is the cause. Infections and bladder cancers can cause similar symptoms. For a urine culture, a sample of urine is put into a dish in the lab to allow any bacteria that are present to grow. Because it can take time for the bacteria to grow, it may take a few days to get the results of this test.
Urine tumor marker tests
A number of different urine tests look for specific substances released by bladder cancer cells. These tests may be used along with urine cytology to help determine if a person has bladder cancer. They include the tests for NMP22 and BTA, the Immunocyt test, and the UroVysion test (discussed in the section, "Can bladder cancer be found early?").
Some doctors find these urine tests useful in looking for bladder cancers, but they may not help in all cases. Most doctors feel that cystoscopy is still the best way to find bladder cancer. Some of these tests may be more helpful when looking for possible recurrence of bladder cancer in someone who has already had it, rather than finding it in the first place.
A biopsy is the removal of a sample of tissue to see if it is cancer. The tissue that is removed is sent to the lab, where it is looked at by a pathologist, a doctor who specializes in diagnosing diseases by examining tissues with a microscope. If bladder cancer is suspected, a biopsy is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Bladder biopsies
Bladder biopsy samples are most often obtained during cystoscopy. A biopsy can show whether cancer is present and what type of bladder cancer it is. If bladder cancer is found, two important features are its invasiveness and grade.
Invasiveness: The biopsy can show how deeply the cancer has invaded (grown into) the bladder wall, which is very important in deciding treatment. If the cancer stays in the inner layer of cells without growing into the deeper layers, it is called non-invasive. If the cancer grows into the deeper layers of the bladder, it is called invasive. Invasive cancers are more likely to spread and are harder to treat.
You may also see a bladder cancer described as superficial or non-muscle invasive. These terms include both non-invasive tumors as well as any invasive tumors that have not grown into the main muscle layer of the bladder.
Grade: Bladder cancers are also assigned a grade, based on how they look under the microscope.
- Low-grade cancers look more like normal bladder tissue. They are also called well-differentiated cancers. These cancers usually have a good prognosis (outlook).
- High-grade cancers look less like normal tissue. These cancers may also be called poorly differentiated or undifferentiated. High-grade cancers are more likely to grow into the bladder wall and to spread outside the bladder. These cancers can be harder to treat.
People with bladder cancer may develop more cancers in other areas of the bladder or in the urinary system. For this reason, the doctor may take tissue samples from several different areas of the bladder lining.
Biopsies to look for cancer spread
If imaging tests (see the next section) suggest the cancer may have spread outside of the bladder, a biopsy is the only way to be sure. In some cases, biopsy samples of suspicious areas are obtained during the surgery to remove the bladder cancer.
Another way to get a biopsy sample is to use a thin, hollow needle to take a small piece of tissue from the abnormal area. This is known as a needle biopsy, and it can allow the doctor to take samples without an operation. Needle biopsies are sometimes done using a CT scan or ultrasound to help guide the biopsy needle into the abnormal area.
Imaging tests
Imaging tests use x-rays, magnetic fields, sound waves, or radioactive substances to create pictures of the inside of your body. If you have bladder cancer, your doctor may order some of these tests to see if the cancer has spread to tissues near the bladder, nearby lymph nodes, or to distant organs. If an imaging test shows enlarged lymph nodes or other possible signs of cancer spread, some type of biopsy will be needed to confirm the findings.
Intravenous pyelogram
An intravenous pyelogram (IVP), also called an intravenous urogram (IVU), is an x-ray of the urinary system taken after injecting a special dye into a vein. This dye is removed from the bloodstream by the kidneys and then passes into the ureters and bladder. The dye outlines these organs on x-rays and helps find urinary tract tumors. Some people may have allergic reactions to the dye, so it's important to tell your doctor if you have any allergies or have ever had any reactions to x-ray dyes.
Retrograde pyelogram
For this test, a catheter (thin tube) is placed through the urethra and up into the bladder or into a ureter. Then a dye is injected through the catheter to make the lining of the bladder, ureters, and kidneys easier to see on x-rays.
This test isn't used as often as IVP, but it may be done (along with ultrasound of the kidneys) to look for tumors in the urinary tract in people who can't have an IVP because they are allergic to x-ray dyes.
Computed tomography (CT) scan
The CT scan is an x-ray test that produces detailed cross-sectional images of your body. Instead of taking one picture, like a standard x-ray, a CT scanner takes many pictures as it rotates around you. A computer then combines these pictures into an image of a slice of your body.
A CT scanner has been described as a large donut, with a narrow table in the middle opening. You will need to lie still on the table while the scan is being done. CT scans take longer than regular x-rays, and you might feel a bit confined by the ring while the pictures are being taken. Spiral CT (also known as helical CT), which is now used in many medical centers, uses a faster machine that reduces the dose of radiation and creates more detailed pictures.
Before any pictures are taken, you may be asked to drink 1 to 2 pints of a liquid called oral contrast. This helps outline the intestine so that certain areas are not mistaken for tumors. You may also receive an IV line through which a different kind of contrast dye (IV contrast) is injected. This helps better outline structures such as blood vessels in your body.
The injection can cause some flushing (redness and warm feeling). A few people are allergic to the dye and get hives or, rarely, have more serious reactions like trouble breathing and low blood pressure. Be sure to tell the doctor if you have any allergies or have ever had a reaction to any contrast material used for x-rays.
A CT scan of the kidney, ureters, and bladder is known as a CT urogram. It can provide detailed information about the size, shape, and position of any tumors in the urinary tract. In some cases it may be used instead of an IVP to look at the upper part of the urinary system. It can also help find enlarged lymph nodes that might contain cancer, as well as providing information about other organs in the abdomen and pelvis.
CT-guided needle biopsy: CT scans can also be used to guide a biopsy needle precisely into a suspected tumor. This is not used to biopsy tumors within the bladder, but is most often used to take tissue samples from areas where the cancer may have spread. For this procedure, the patient remains on the CT scanning table while the doctor advances a biopsy needle through the skin and toward the tumor. CT scans are repeated until the needle is within the mass. A fine needle biopsy sample or a larger core needle biopsy sample is then removed to be looked at under a microscope.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
Like CT scans, MRI scans provide detailed images of soft tissues in the body. But MRI scans use radio waves and strong magnets instead of x-rays. The energy from the radio waves is absorbed and then released in a pattern formed by the type of body tissue and by certain diseases. A computer translates the pattern into very detailed images of parts of the body. A contrast material called gadolinium is often injected into a vein before the scan to see details more clearly
MRI scans may be a little more uncomfortable than CT scans. They often take up to an hour. You may be placed inside a narrow tube, which is confining and can upset people with a fear of enclosed spaces. Newer, more open MRI machines can sometimes be used instead. The MRI machine also makes buzzing and clicking noises that you may find disturbing. Some places will provide earplugs to help block these noises out.
MRI images are particularly useful in finding signs that the cancer has spread outside of the bladder into nearby tissues or lymph nodes. A special MRI of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder, known as an MRI urogram, can be used instead of an IVP to look at the upper part of the urinary system.
Ultrasound (ultrasonography) uses sound waves to create pictures of internal organs. It can be useful in determining the size of a bladder cancer and whether it has spread beyond the bladder to nearby organs or tissues. It can also be used to look at the kidneys.
This is an easy test to have. It uses no radiation, which is why it is often used to look at developing fetuses. For the exam, you simply lie on a table while a transducer (which is shaped like a wand) is placed on the skin over the part of your body being looked at. Usually, the skin is first lubricated with gel. The transducer gives off sound waves and picks up the echoes as they bounce off organs in the body. The echoes are converted by a computer into a black-and-white image.
Ultrasound-guided needle biopsy: Ultrasound can also be used to guide a biopsy needle into a suspected area of cancer spread in the abdomen or pelvis.
Chest x-ray
A chest x-ray may be done to look for spread of bladder cancer to the lungs. This test is not needed if a CT scan of the chest has been done.
Bone scan
A bone scan can help look for cancer that has spread to bones. Doctors don't usually order this test unless you have symptoms such as bone pain, or if blood tests show the cancer might have spread to your bones.
For this test, a small amount of low-level radioactive material is injected into a vein (intravenously, or IV). The substance settles in areas of damaged bone throughout the entire skeleton over the course of a couple of hours. You then lie on a table for about 30 minutes while a special camera detects the radioactivity and creates a picture of the skeleton. The picture is not detailed like an MRI or CT scan, but it shows possible areas of cancer spread to all of the bones in the body at once.
Areas of active bone changes appear as "hot spots" on the skeleton – that is, they attract the radioactivity. These areas may suggest the presence of cancer, but other bone diseases can also cause the same pattern. To distinguish among these conditions, other imaging tests such as plain x-rays, MRI scans, or even a bone biopsy might be needed.
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And to think he would have been a Twin in 2010 had Wilson Ramos been healthy at the time that Seattle was looking to make a move. It's totally an over-reaction, but I still think that 2010 ends up a whole lot differently if Lee is pitching for the Twins.
Whatever kind of dark magic Correia has been spinning this year, I'm good with it. He struck out seven guys in 6.1 innings his last time out. Seriously - this could be a 1-0 pitcher's duel in the 10th inning and Correia would be pulling a Jack Morris.
Historically the Phillies batters haven't seen much of Corriea, and nobody has a big enough sample size to draw any real points of analysis. As a whole they've notched six doubles and a pair of homers in 62 at-bats, for a .290/.389/.484 triple slash, but I'm saying we just chalk a lot of that success up to small sample size. Cool? Cool.


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