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Wrestler, announcer, trainer, booker, promoter, producer, photographer, magazine writer, consultant.
There's not many things in the wrestling business that Les Thatcher hasn't done.
As the saying goes, they've saved the best for last. And in the case of Les Thatcher, that old showbiz axiom certainly rings true.
For his many contributions to the profession, Thatcher has been selected as the first inductee into the 2013 Hall of Heroes. He will be honored during Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Legends Fanfest Weekend on Aug. 1-4 in Charlotte.
"It's quite an honor, "says Thatcher, "because I've seen a list of the guys who preceded me."
Thatcher, though, is more than deserving to take his place among the storied Mid-Atlantic territory's greats.
"The Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic, Crockett Promotions was a big part of my entire career. Out of the 20 years that I wrestled, almost nine of them were in the Carolinas," says Thatcher.
Few performers have worn more hats in the wrestling business.
Whether it was announcing alongside Gordon Solie and Bob Caudle, or trading holds with Ric Flair and Harley Race, Thatcher always was a perfect fit.
Thatcher, who at age 72 remains the eternal teenager, made his pro debut on July 4, 1960, against Cowboy Ronnie Hill in Blue Hill, Maine, after training at promoter Tony Santos' wrestling school in Boston.
Born Leslie Alan Malady in Cincinnati, Ohio, Thatcher caught the wrestling bug early. At the tender age of 8, watching the action on a friend's 10-inch, black-and-white TV screen, Thatcher was hooked. "It just reached out and grabbed me," he says.
Thatcher was a multi-sport athlete in high school and even added drag racing to his repertoire, but it was the larger-than-life characters from the colorful world of wrestling that he looked up to.
"Buddy Rogers was my childhood idol. If there's one regret I have in all my years in the business, I guess it would be that I never had the opportunity to wrestle Buddy."
It was in the Carolinas and Virginia, working under the Jim Crockett promotional banner, that Thatcher saw perhaps his greatest success.
"Jim Crockett Sr. gave me my first shot at television as a play-by-play man, and Jimmy Jr. cut me loose with the magazine. We developed some things that had never been done in wrestling magazines before. There are so many good memories here."
One of Thatcher's favorite matches from his Mid-Atlantic days was teaming with perennial tag champs George Becker and Johnny Weaver in a six-man bout against The Masked Infernos (Frankie Cain and Jimmy "Rocky" Smith) and manager J.C. Dykes at the Charlotte Coliseum on Christmas night 1967.
"That was the first big coliseum show that I was a part of the main event. It was a big thrill. We set a record that night for a Christmas show."
A hotly contested Coliseum bout several months earlier had set up the showdown. That night Thatcher was called to duty as a referee when one of the officials was injured early in the contest.
"Angelo Martinelli was the ref that evening, and he went down at the end of the first fall. The other two referees had left the building," recalls Thatcher.
"Hey you, you're going to fill in," the clean-cut, blond babyface was told.
Becker and Weaver would win the next two falls, with sub ref Thatcher making the count, and pandemonium would soon break out.
The post-match altercation culminated with Dykes igniting Thatcher's face with a fireball.
"One of the Infernos pinned my arms at the end of the match, and they burned me," says Thatcher.
Becker and Weaver cleared the ring while Thatcher, in street clothes, grimaced in pain on the mat. Weaver wrapped his towel around the youngster's face and helped him back to the dressing room.
The stage was set, and for the next several weeks, Thatcher masterfully sold the injury, whetting the fans' appetite for the big blowoff to come.
"We went from there and built to the big Christmas show," says Thatcher, who handled his own facial "burn" makeup.
To give it an even bigger build, both Thatcher and Dykes wrote point/counterpoint columns in the weekly wrestling program leading up to the match.
"That's where the 'Wrestler's Eye View' column got started," says Thatcher. "(Longtime photographer) Gene Gordon talked to Mr. Crockett, and he said it was OK if I wanted to do sort of a dueling thing with Dykes in the program. So between Gene and I, we came up with 'Wrestler's Eye View,'" a trademark that Thatcher still uses today.
Thatcher remembers being more than a little nervous and uneasy as he approached the building that night.
"I wanted to go out and look, but I was afraid to because if we didn't have a good house, there was only one guy in that six-man match who hadn't been in such a big main event before, and that was me. If it wasn't going to draw, then I knew who the scapegoat. was going to be."
Thatcher's fears were quickly put to rest, however, when longtime Charlotte ring announcer George Harbin walked into the dressing room and told the youngster, "We've got a hell of a house!"
"That took a lot of pressure off of me," says Thatcher.
The four-month program came to a close with Thatcher, Becker and Weaver defeating their opponents, but not before turning the fiery red-headed manager's face into a crimson mask and taking the hood off one of the masked men.
"It really was one of the highlights of my career," says Thatcher.
Another reason Thatcher has a special affinity for the Carolinas is because he met his future wife, Alice, in Charlotte in 1967. She wound up marrying another wrestler, the late Buddy Diamond, and didn't reconnect with Thatcher until 2001. A year later the two tied the knot.
"I chased her for 35 years but finally caught her," jokes Thatcher.
Mastering his craft
Thatcher's technical expertise on the mat earned him praise and accolades not only among his colleagues, but also among promoters who would often use Thatcher to elevate other talent.
As smooth as the perennial world junior heavyweight championship contender was in singles competition, he also was a tag-team specialist, with his various Mid-Atlantic partners including the likes of Rudy Kay, Jim "J.J." Dillon, Abe Jacobs, Amazing Zuma, Scott Casey, Nelson Royal and Danny Miller. With Roger Kirby and Dennis Hall, Thatcher formed a popular "Wrestling Cousins" faction in various Southern territories from 1996-69.
Thatcher was voted NWA Rookie of the Year in 1966 after beating out such competition as Terry Funk and Bobby Shane.
"They made all the money and I got the trophy," he jokes.
Thatcher, a Southern junior heavyweight champion, also boasted a number of regional and NWA world tag-team titles in various territories. He held the Mid-America version of the NWA world tag title with Hall and the NWA U.S. tag title with Hall, Kirby and Bearcat Brown, the NWA Southern tag title with Brown, the NWA Tennessee tag title with Hall, Whitey Caldwell and twice with Royal.
Thatcher formed a top team with Eastern States champion Danny Miller, younger brother of Dr. Big Bill Miller, in the Mid-Atlantic area in 1971.
"Les was a top performer, and I was honored to have him as a tag-team partner," says Miller. "He thought about the promotion and not himself. There were a lot of other popular tag teams while we were there in the Mid-Atlantic area. I think Les and myself proved we were pretty good as a team."
Miller recalls one match in Norfolk, Va., when fans jumped into the ring and carried the victors out on their shoulders.
"The TV cameras were also there inside the ring that night. We often wondered why the booking agent at that time didn't want to pursue us as a team a little stronger than they did. They had a good opportunity, but they didn't take advantage of it."
"Les was very talented, and we had a great time together," adds Miller. "He was like a brother to me."
As a TV announcer and color commentator, the personable Thatcher got to share the mic with a "who's who" of wrestling broadcasters that included such stalwarts as Gordon Solie, Bob Caudle, Lance Russell, Ed Capral, Charlie Platt and Jim Ross, while working for such territorial companies as Georgia Championship Wrestling, Mid-Atlantic Wrestling, Southeastern Championship Wrestling and Smoky Mountain Wrestling.
Thatcher's smooth style and intelligent discourse on the mic, similar to today's version of Jim Ross, earned him praise from a legion of fans who considered him believable and trustworthy.
A true Renaissance man of wrestling, Thatcher also wrote for a number of wrestling publications, and helped publish and produce the first-ever color WWWF magazine in 1978.
Thatcher, who hung up the tights in 1980, had a hand in the gym and bodybuilding business between 1987 and 1994. He was involved in the designing, building and managing of two Cincinnati area gyms during that time.
Thatcher also tried his hand at professional bodybuilding. He competed in 14 contests over a seven-year stretch, winning first place in five contests, second on three outings, and third three times, only placing out of the money in three shows.
Thatcher launched Heartland Wrestling Association, a Cincinnati-based promotion and training school that served as a developmental territory for both WWE and WCW, after retiring from the ring. He helped develop a number of future talents including Nigel McGuinness, Dean Ambrose, Matt Stryker, Jamie Noble, B.J. Whitmer, Charlie Haas, Shannon Moore and Shark Boy.
Thatcher also helped produce the Brian Pillman Memorial Shows during the late 1990s and early 2000s, raising money for Pillman's family and featuring talent from WCW, WWF and ECW, as well as local and indy performers.
In 1994, Thatcher opened his training school, Les Thatcher's Main Event Pro Wrestling Camp.
He sold his business in 2003 and began doing a series of weekend training camps with Harley Race and Ricky Steamboat under the Elite Pro Wrestling Training banner.
Earlier this year Thatcher and David Jackson launched a new outfit called Wrestling Cares Association. The promotion is holding several events, with a percentage of the promotion's live gate being donated to different charitable organizations in the area.
"We're going to open a school in L.A. under the Elite Pro Wrestling Training Banner," he adds.
Thatcher already has been honored by the Cauliflower Alley Club with the group's Lifetime Achievement Award, and was the inaugural inductee into Smoky Mountain Wrestling's Hall of Fame.
He says he is looking forward to this year's Fanfest event in Charlotte.
"Of all the Fanfests I've attended, this one will be the best. There's no doubt about it."
Today Thatcher's extensive knowledge of the wrestling business lives on through his many students that carry on his mantra of "master your craft." He continues to conduct well-attended seminars throughout the country.
But he'll never forget his days in the Mid-Atlantic area.
"I've had fun. It's been a heck of a ride."
Reach Mike Mooneyham at 843-937-5517 or follow him on Twitter at @ByMikeMooneyham and on Facebook.

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5 Reasons My Dog Is a Lazy, Worthless Millennial
So it seems to be all the rage these days to complain about "millennials" (which I guess is the new word for "kids these days"), and as an Asian, I always enjoy 1) conforming to society and 2) criticizing my children. So why not kill two birds with one unnecessarily large cleaver?
It's the only tool a Chinese chef needs in the kitchen. This is why Chinese poultry is cut into cubes instead of body parts. Anatomy shmanatomy.
I only wish I had a millennial of my own to tell terrible anecdotes about and extrapolate into criticism of an entire demographic. Unfortunately, my only child is currently a baby, so he's no use.
I do, however, have a dog. Frobolome is 4 years old, which I believe makes him about 28 in dog years, which makes him an exact one-to-one representation of an entire generation of humans.
Here are some unassailable conclusions about all American 20-somethings we can draw from looking at my dog.
#5. He Lacks Follow-Through
Frobolome has never graduated from anything. Puppy school doesn't count. Everyone graduates from puppy school. I have. You probably have. You know Kanye's albums Late Registration and Graduation? Those were referring to puppy school.
He's never finished a class since then (Frobolome, not Kanye). We signed him up for agility courses once (Frobolome again) because he enjoys jumping over things (applies to both Frobolome and Kanye).
Agility is a dog competition event where your dog navigates an obstacle course involving jumps, ramps, tunnels, poles, putting together a military rifle, and firing at a target.
It turns out that agility is a super serious sport, at least for that agility school, and that the first rule of agility (after not talking about agility) is that you're not supposed to have any fun. The trainer yelled at us to not let the dogs actually touch any of the equipment for the entire first course, otherwise it would "ruin" the dogs because they would think a tunnel or ramp is something to be scared of or to play with and never accept it as the serious dog career achievement it is meant to be.
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That probably seems ridiculous to a normal person who thinks dog activities should be about having fun and not about certificates or trophies or whatever dumb symbols of achievement that dogs don't care about because they can't eat them. That's not why we ended up pulling him out of that class, though. It was because there was a gentleman in the class with us who liked to call his dog up onto his lap and kiss it on the mouth. Gross.
Anyway, it's fine with me that Frobolome doesn't want to pursue agility, but he hasn't taken the slightest initiative since then to enroll in anything else, let alone stay the course. Just last week, I tried to interest him in a computer certification course I found in the local community college catalog. He ate it.
#4. He Mainly Interacts With Other Dogs on Social Media
It seems like "social media" (the Twitters, the Face Books, the chat programs where you send pictures of your penis to other people) is taking over everybody's social interactions, at least according to magazines and other media for old people.
Back in my day, we didn't interact with all our friends through computer screens using Facebook and Twitter. We interacted with our friends through computer screens using MySpace and Friendster. But even before that, I hear people interacted with people in person. And dogs interacted with other dogs dog-to-dog.
Sure, Frobolome will go out in the backyard and bark to all the other dogs in the neighborhood about how there sure is a lot of poop in the yard, or whatever they talk about. But instead of scheduling get-togethers at each other's houses where they can show off their poop, like I assume dogs used to do in the old days, he just posts his latest poops on his Instagram account. They keep removing his poop photos because it violates their terms of service or something, so here's what's left, basically:
#3. He Doesn't Vote
Like the disengaged young humans of his generation, Frobolome refuses to vote.
Part of it is probably that dogs are not legally allowed to vote, but I think that is a cop-out. People who can't vote can still be politically engaged. Young teenagers can participate in discussions and raise awareness of issues, albeit in an overly simplistic manner, convincing themselves they are making a difference by shouting catchy, meaningless political talking points at each other over Facebook ... which I guess makes them identical to older adults, except for the actual voting part.
Part of it is also that voters of all demographics have lost all trust in our political system, which is not unreasonable, because the government is pretty awful. My personal philosophy is based on the same idea as the Churchill quote about how democracy is the worst form of government except for all the other ones. From the way people talk, you'd think things couldn't get any worse, but if no good people ever voted again, we could theoretically end up reinstituting slavery or storing nuclear waste in schools or something, I don't know. My vote may not be able to stop my state from periodically bankrupting itself, but I guess at least we can try to keep our kids from being irradiated while they fail to learn math.
Or could the radiation give our children powers? This is why we need to have a dialogue about the issues.
So I can't interest Frobolome in any of that. I think he's disillusioned because he's always had a strong belief in trickle-down economics, as he keeps hanging around the kitchen counter and dinner table waiting for the theoretical payoffs from this system. Which never come, by the way, because that's people food, Frobolome! It'll make you sick!
He also should care about free speech issues, as he always complains he is the victim of heavy-handed censorship in the matter of expressing his opinion to UPS deliverymen, outdoor cats, passing cars, and neighborhood children. (His opinion is "BARKBARKBARKBARKBARK.") But no, he'd rather sit around and whine about it than try to vote and make a difference.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio - When you've lost seven straight in the house of the closest thing to a true rival you have left on the schedule, often doing so without scoring a touchdown, style points don't matter.
What Penn State's 13-6 victory over Ohio State Saturday night in Ohio Stadium lacked in offensive beauty was compensated in a rock 'em, sock 'em defensive struggle that surely had Woody Hayes winking at Joe Paterno.
If that's not certain, this much is: For Penn State, the 'Shoe, as in Ohio State's stadium nicknamed the "horseshoe," finally fits.
Paterno found himself in a position of practically having to defend his now 9-0 team, and he would have none of it.
"I've been around a lot of football," he said in the understatement of the year, "and have seen a lot of games. And I think this was a good, tough football game."
Paterno has long preached that if a team keeps hustling and gives maximum effort on every play, good things will happen. That was reinforced here.
Just when it seemed like the Nittany Lions were within another one or two surrendered first downs from limping home without a signature win on the season, one of the more unlikely heroes may have forever etched his name into Penn State lore.
Mark Rubin, who sometimes struggles in pass coverage but has been a capable run-stopping safety, forced a fumble from heralded freshman quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the fourth quarter, and the Lions turned the mistake into the only touchdown drive of the night.
"The field position was just so tough," Paterno said.
And the game settled into an old-school Big Ten defensive tug-of-war that, were it not for the decisive turnover, could have ended with the Buckeyes winning 6-3.
Though it could have been better in third-down situations, credit the Lion defense for springing the eventual game-winning TD and for keeping Ohio State out of the end zone.
The kicking game did its part with a pair of field goals, good punting and reasonable coverage, especially late.
The offense? For the first time this season, it met its match against a defensive unit equal to Penn State's. At the same time, the unit somehow won time of possession, did not commit a penalty despite playing in a hostile environment and, as is the determining factor in most games, did not commit a turnover.
It also got a poised effort from backup quarterback Pat Devlin, who was summoned to preside over the touchdown drive after Daryll Clark was knocked woozy.
The offensive line turned its game up a notch, and Devlin and Evan Royster finished strong, enabling the Lions to score 10 points in the final 10 minutes.
Paterno coached his fourth straight game from the press box because of an ailing hip and reported to the post-game press conference with a cane. With an open date before a Nov. 8 visit to Iowa, he will now let team medical personnel examine him to determine what course of treatment is appropriate.
He'll do so knowing his team managed to pull out a win and stay perfect on a night when not all went right, something he says separates great teams from good ones.
"We played the kind of game I thought we had to play," he said. "I've always said I'm not going to feel comfortable until we have some adversity."
The Nittany Lions got a serious dose of that, but they found a way and in doing so ended their losing streak in Columbus.
Whether it's a springboard to the national-championship game is still up in the air, depending on whether the Lions can finish the season unbeaten and whether teams such as Texas and Alabama can do the same.
"It's nice to be 9-0," Paterno said. "I think we've got a pretty good football team."
And one that kept alive its chances to prove its greatness.
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Episcopal School of Dallas Students Collect Books and Clothing for Local and International Students
Students in Dallas and abroad, as well as some four-legged friends, will benefit from a clothing, book, and toy donation drive initiated by a group of girls at the Episcopal School of Dallas Lower School.
Last month, a group of third and fourth grade students banded together to collect clothing, shoes, and books for students in Guatemala and Ascher Silberstein Elementary School in southeast Dallas. The other toys will be taken to local animal shelters. Natalie Amato, a third grade teacher at ESD, says the students developed a system to collect, sort, label, and distribute the items all on their own.
"The students decided together that they wanted to help girls in the community the same age as them. So, they decided clothes and books were a good idea since those are the things that they enjoy shopping for," Amato said.
Amato took the clothes to students at Ashcer Silberstein Elementary last weekend. She explained the books will be donated to an all girl's school in Guatemala in conjunction with a partnership Southern Methodist University has with the Dual Language Institute.
In addition to the clothing and book drive, several students also collected pet food and toys to give to a local animal shelter.
"Some girls just felt so passionate about helping an animal shelter that they also brought in blankets, treats, and pet toys," Amato said.


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Lake Worth, Fla. – The Stetson men's golf team struggled with gusty winds of more than 25 miles per hour on Friday in the opening round of play at the Slomin Autism Invitational, hosted by Florida Atlantic University.
Like most of the other players in the 15-team field, the Hatters had trouble controlling distance and accuracy at The Fountains Club North Course. The par 71 layout, covering just 6,876 yards, was made treacherous by the high winds. After an opening round score of 314, the Hatters are in 12th place, five shots behind Murray State (309).
"I am pretty happy with the way we played today considering the conditions," Hatters coach Larry Watson said. "They really had to grind out there with this wind. Hopefully we will play better tomorrow."
Every member of the Stetson team had at least one double-bogey during the first round while birdies were few and far between. The only holes on the course that seemed to be easily solved by the players were the par five first and third holes. Both yielded a large number of birdies and a few eagles.
The rest of the course was much tougher, with bogeys outnumbering birdies on every other hole, and with double bogeys outnumbers birdies on several.
Georgia Southern appeared to be the only team in the field unaffected by the wind. The Eagles lead the tournament after opening on Friday with a six-under par score of 278. UCF (284) is in second place, six shots off the lead, followed by Middle Tennessee State (293), Jacksonville State (293) and DePaul (296).
UCF's Ricardo Gouveia, who entered play ranked 45th in the nation according to Golfstat.com, has a one-shot lead on the individual leader board. His four-under par 67 in the first round has him one stroke in front of Georgia Southern's Hayden Anderson and three shots in front of a group of players at one-under par.
Freshman Dirk Kuehler led the way for Stetson, which began play on the back nine, by posting a five-over par score of 76 on Friday. He played the back at one over par with two bogeys and a birdie on the par four 17th hole, but had a couple of double bogeys on the front side to complete his round.
Junior Matt Taylor is just one shot behind Kuehler after an opening round score of 77. He had back-to-back double bogeys on his first two holes, but had birdies on 13 and seven to go with an Eagle on the first hole to finish at six over par.
Sophomore Dustin Dingus was the only Hatter without a birdie in the opening round. He was four-over par at the turn after a double on 11 and bogeys on 14 and 18. He followed with another double on the second hole and a bogey on four before a bogey on eight to finish with an eight-over par score of 79.
Freshman Brian Kehoe found his struggles with back-to-back double bogeys on the par four 13th and 14th holes. He rebounded with birdies on the first and second holes, but a triple on the sixth left him with an 11-over par score of 82.
Freshman Zach Stark was three over par after a birdie and three bogeys on the back nine, but he ran into major problems on the front nine after a birdie on the first. He had three more bogeys to go with a double and a quad on five and six to finish with an 11-over par 82.
Senior Tyler White, who is playing this weekend as an individual, made the turn at five over par after three bogeys and a double on the back nine. He birdied the par four second hole before struggling down the stretch with two bogeys and a double to finish at eight-over 79.
Play will continue in the tournament on Saturday with tee times starting at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring for the event is available online at www.GolfStat.com.


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A Study of Tocilizumab in Comparison to Etanercept in Participants With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
This study has been completed.
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This randomized, open-label, parallel-group, multicenter study will evaluate the rate of cardiovascular events of tocilizumab in comparison to etanercept in participants with rheumatoid arthritis. Participants will be randomized to receive intravenous (IV) 8 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) tocilizumab every 4 weeks or subcutaneous 50 mg etanercept weekly, with or without non-biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD). The anticipated time on study drug is up to 5 years.
Cardiovascular Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Drug: Etanercept
Drug: Tocilizumab
Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Clinical Outcomes Study to Evaluate the Effects of IL-6 Receptor Blockade With Tocilizumab (TCZ) in Comparison With Etanercept (ETA) on the Rate of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
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Genetics Home Reference related topics: rheumatoid arthritis
MedlinePlus related topics: Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis
Drug Information available for: Etanercept TocilizumabU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Hoffmann-La Roche:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Time from randomization to occurrence of the primary major adverse cardiac events, defined as a composite of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction and non-fatal stroke [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Time from randomization to occurrence of cardiovascular composite endpoint of major events, non-fatal coronary revascularization procedures and hospitalization for unstable angina [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Percentage of Participants with Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|August 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Etanercept
Drug: Etanercept
50 mg subcutaneously weekly until switch to another RA therapy or up to 5 years.
|Experimental: Tocilizumab
Drug: Tocilizumab
8 mg/kg intravenously every 4 weeks until switch to another RA therapy or up to 5 years.
Other Name: RoActemra/Actemra
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|50 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female participants, greater than or equal to (>/=) 50 years of age
- Participants with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis of >/=6 months duration
- Inadequate response to at least one non-biologic DMARD
- Positive for Rheumatoid Factor (RF) and/or anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibodies at screening
- Have a C-Reactive Protein (CRP) greater than (>) 0.3 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) at screening or at the baseline visit
- Swollen joint count (SJC) and Tender joint count (TJC) >/= 8 during screening or at the baseline visit
- History of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) or presence of one or more additional CHD risk factors, including current cigarette smoking, hypertension, low High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, family history of premature CHD, diabetes, presence of extra-articular disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis
- At the time of randomization, will have discontinued infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab, or certolizumab for >/= 4 weeks
- Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 28 days of randomization and must be ready to use reliable contraceptive methods
Exclusion Criteria:
- Major surgery (including joint surgery or coronary revascularization) within 8 weeks prior to screening or planned major surgery within 1 year of study start
- Rheumatic autoimmune disease other than rheumatoid arthritis
- History of, or current, inflammatory joint disease other than rheumatoid arthritis
- Current or recent (within past 3 months) evidence of serious uncontrolled concomitant cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease (Myocardial infarction, revascularization, stroke, transient ischemic attack, or acute coronary syndrome)
- Current or previous (within the past 2 years) evidence of serious uncontrolled concomitant pulmonary (including obstructive pulmonary disease), renal, hepatic, endocrine (including uncontrolled diabetes mellitus) or gastrointestinal disease
- Uncontrolled disease states, such as asthma or inflammatory bowel disease where flares are commonly treated with oral or parenteral corticosteroids
- Pre-existing central nervous system demyelinating or seizure disorders
- History of diverticulitis, diverticulosis requiring treatment or other lower gastrointestinal tract conditions that might predispose to perforations
- Current liver disease as determined by the investigator; a history of asymptomatic elevations in liver function tests (LFTs) is not considered an exclusion
- Active current infection or history of recurrent bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial or other infections, including but not limited to tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial disease, hepatitis B and C, and herpes zoster, but excluding fungal infections of nail beds
- Any major episode of infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with intravenous (IV) antibiotics within four weeks of screening or oral antibiotics within two weeks prior to screening visit
- Active tuberculosis (TB) requiring treatment within 3 years prior to baseline
- Latent TB diagnosed during screening that has not been appropriately treated
- Primary or secondary immunodeficiency (history of or currently active)
- Moderate to severe heart failure
- Evidence of active malignant disease, malignancies diagnosed within the previous 10 years (including hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, except basal cell carcinoma of the skin that has been excised and cured), or breast cancer diagnosed within the previous 20 years
- Breast feeding mothers
- History of alcohol, drug or chemical abuse within the six months prior to screening
- Participants with lack of peripheral venous access
- Participants with a history of allergic reactions to latex
- Previous treatment with non-TNF-inhibitor biologic therapy
- Treatment with any investigational agent within four weeks of screening visit
- Treatment with any cell depleting therapies within 1 year of baseline
- Treatment with IV gamma globulin, plasmapheresis or Prosorba? column within six months of baseline visit
- Immunization with a live/attenuated vaccine within four weeks prior to baseline visit
- Any previous treatment with alkylating agents, such as cyclophosphamide or chlorambucil, or with total lymphoid irradiation
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Cardiovascular Diseases
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
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Complementary Care for Pain
You may find pain relief with complementary care. Look for a licensed or certified professional. And tell your healthcare professional that you are using complementary care.
Massage can increase circulation and relaxation. This relieves stress and pain.
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Acupuncture uses thin needles to help treat pain. The treatment may release the body's own painkillers.
Distraction helps you focus on something besides pain. Try reading a book, watching a movie, or talking with family. Or visit a local attraction.
Meditation helps you focus on one word, object, or idea. Doing this can calm you and decrease stress.
Relaxation includes listening to soothing music or relaxation tapes. You might try slow, deep breathing. Imagine a calm scene such as an ocean or mountain as you breathe.


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The need for effective risk communication is becoming increasingly recognised by many Governments and the food industry. Although risk communication of food safety issues is still in its infancy, much can be learned from past experience. The European Food Information Council (EUFIC) aims to enhance communication between Government, the food industry and consumers. In this context EUFIC has started analysing how risk was communicated during the recent acrylamide food scare and has identified a number of lessons for the future. This paper provides an introduction to the subject, using the acrylamide alarm as a case study. Although the principles are based on this particular case study, many of them can be considered as general principles for risk communication.
Risk communication is never easy. For over 30 years academics and practitioners have worked to develop a formula for risk communication and a practical tool for predicting how the public perceives risk. By and large, they have bot been successful to date. Researchers have identified a series of variables that help determine the public perception of risk. These include:
Is a substance natural or synthetic? Is the risk seen as voluntary or involuntary? Is the individual or agency communicating the risk trustworthy or not? In fact trust is the most important variable identified so far and there is a strong correlation between high public trust in an organisation and low perceived risk and vice versa. However, despite these findings, developers still have problems siting noxious facilities, the public is still concerned about food issues such as genetically modified ingredients and regulators in many countries are finding it hard to regain public trust in the food supply.
All foods carry an inherent degree of risk, whether produced conventionally or by alternative methods. As everyone needs food to survive we are forced to take risks every time we eat. People have learnt to avoid the obvious risks. For example cooking chicken and eggs reduces the risk of salmonella and vegetables are washed to ensure their cleanliness. Modern technological developments have also made our food safer including the pasteurisation of milk, advanced cleaning techniques at slaughterhouses and refrigeration. Increased analytical capacity and more sensitive techniques have also significantly reduced the risks of undesirable substances in our food. Despite being exposed to many new synthetic chemicals, food safety has improved enormously compared to 40 years ago.
Research shows that the public has become more concerned about food related risks than ever before. Even though society has become better at risk management, including food safety, the public's expectations of the food supply has risen so that people are increasingly worried, even by the smallest risks. For a long time food was exempt from this kind of anxiety, people were more likely to worry about living next to nuclear power plants, or being exposed to emissions from waste incinerators or coal power plants. This has changed significantly following a spate of recent food scares including salmonella in eggs, dioxin in Belgian chicken feed and BSE (mad cow disease) in the UK and other EU countries. Research on these and related events show that the majority of the public believes that regulators and the food industry did not do enough to address their concerns or keep their food supply safe.
At the same time, industry and regulators have been unable to convince the public that the world's food supply system has never been better controlled. For example, we have never had a food safety management system, including analytical methods and equipment, as comprehensive and sophisticated as we have today. If people do not believe that food regulators can control the food supply, they will inevitably be more concerned about the food they eat.
In an ideal world the public want elected policy makers and regulators to act on their behalf and protect them from food risks. Measures would include setting minimum safety standards and ensuring they are properly implemented throughout the food chain. But recent food safety scares have led to an inherent distrust of food regulators and the public have turned to other sources for food information. For example the UK Soil Association, a non-government organisation, has become perceived by the British public as a de facto food regulator for organic food. Any comments made by the Soil Association are quickly digested by the UK broad-sheets, further undermining the official food regulatory system.
At the same time, the media has become more active in its reporting. Prior to the 1950s, the newsprint and radio media was no more than a tool used by policy makers to inform the masses about what they were doing. In most cases journalists passed the information on uncritically for fear of upsetting or losing their source of stories. These days, there are more and more news communication tools including the internet, 24 hour television, free newsletters and conventional sources. In this environment the media often helps shape the debate. A story may be presented from a number of different viewpoints, indirectly leading to public confusion, disillusionment and apathy. The recent spate of food scares has sensitised the media in this area. In Sweden, last year alone there were no less than six food scares, all gaining significant column inches in the tabloid press. These alarms raise public concern still further, and in some cases the public questions whether all food is in one way or another harmful.
With the increased availability of information, there are more stakeholders participating in the policy debate. These stakeholders may include consumer groups, industry and environmental organisations, all with separate agendas. Often in this multi-stakeholder environment, one party tries to discredit another aiming to reduce public trust in the opponent and gain public trust for themselves. However this strategy often fails because disagreements between the stakeholders are vividly reported in the news media leaving the public increasingly distrustful of everyone involved and unsure if anyone is telling the truth at all.
Another factor is the death of public trust in science. In the past scientists were held above the various quarrels depicted in the media. But discussions of food safety crises underlining the uncertainties in science mean this is no longer the case. This is particularly true where scientists are asked by the media to make comments on one scare or another, which are then immediately refuted by another scientist. This so-called "scientific pluralism" leads to even greater public distrust of scientists.
As science can now detect substances in foods down to parts per billion, scientists are moving away from understanding and communicating the more straightforward scientific conundrums to ones that are filled with uncertainty. This means we need to know what level of uncertainty the public are willing to tolerate. Research has shown that the public finds it difficult to differentiate between parts per billion and parts per million, making it very hard to explain certain risks. In many cases this leads the public to ask for zero risk. In addition many scientists do not have the necessary skills for communicating uncertainty, a task made even more difficult by the distrustful environment in which it has to be done.
Food also has an added layer of complexity. Although food can be bought and consumed by an individual, in many cases one person may purchase food for a wider group of people for example during the weekly shop. These people may be include children, elderly or disabled people who are at greater risk than the shopper. In these situations, the person takes on the added responsibility of providing safe food for his or her loved ones which can make them extra sensitive to potential food risks.
Finally, there is a rise of the so-called blame culture. Increasingly the public also wants to find someone to blame for their various ailments. The rise of the blame culture is part of the growing trend toward individualism and is seen in the number of personal litigation cases coming through the courts in Europe (particularly the UK). Although it is still early days, there is a strong likelihood that this will also affect the food sector, as is already widely practised in the US.
So how does one communicate those and other risks? There have been many books and information packs on how to communicate risks. One of the best was authored by Professor Ortwin Renn and colleagues. Drawing on this text and other food communication research, this position paper sets out key recommendations on food risk communication with particular reference to the recent case study by R. Löfstedt on acrylamide1.
It is vital that the regulator or industry body is clear about their target audience. Is it the concerned citizen, a stakeholder group, fellow regulators, other trade bodies, or a combination of these actors? In the acrylamide case there was confusion in this area. The authorities involved took a view that it was necessary to inform the consumer on new food safety matters whilst research scientists felt that the target should be science editors as the findings were scientific in nature and not necessarily newsworthy. Although this did not necessarily lead to conflicting messages per se, as in the end the press invitation reflected more the views of the Food Administration than the research scientists, it did lead to a press information vacuum that could have been avoided if they had agreed on the exact target
It is very important to know the nature of the risks to be communicated. Are they technical or naturally occurring, are they voluntary or involuntary, are they familiar or unfamiliar? The message can then be crafted accordingly. It is also important to pick the most appropriate communication tool for disseminating the message. In doing so, one must also carefully weigh the costs (public concern), and benefits (public reassurance) associated with each communication method. The research findings on acrylamide were preliminary, and the link between acrylamide being formed naturally when cooking carbohydrates and humans getting cancer was at best tenuous. In this case, a press conference was called but it may have been more appropriate if the findings had been made public via a press or internet release. This release could have simply stated that preliminary research had shown that acrylamide may form in carbohydrates when they are cooked and that the authorities are examining the research findings and any possible implications for Swedish consumers closely.
By amplifying risks that are by their nature perceived as attenuated (most food risks fall in this category), a communication strategy is bound to fail. Eventually the audience will see through any amplification and discard the message. Unnecessarily amplifying risks will be viewed as scare mongering and lead to public distrust in the source of the information. With regard to the acrylamide case, risks that by their nature would be seen as mild were amplified. Acrylamide forms naturally when carbohydrates are cooked and have been in food since humans discovered fire. By amplifying this naturally occurring risk the public quickly concluded there was little need to pay much attention to this food alarm.
Another possible route for conflicting messages is having too many parties involved. This can lead to inflexibility, leaks and miscommunication, all contributing to public misunderstanding. With regard to the acrylamide case different institutions were involved in crafting communication messages. One wanted a greater focus on the scientific content of the message and was keen to target scientific editors at the main Swedish newspapers. The other was more interested in promoting the newsworthiness of the story and wanted to target news editors. Because of this mismatch of aims and targets, the communication was worded in such a way that it led to a sensational press conference which amplified the risk. There was also a long time-lag between the press invitation and the press conference itself.
The more a body communicates in a transparent fashion, the less likely that body will be accused of cover-up or secrecy. Proactive communication increases public trust and retroactive risk communication decreases it. On the other hand, communicating uncertainties when it is not necessary increases public confusion. With regard to the acrylamide scare, the purpose of the communication should have been to show that research had demonstrated a link between cooked food and acrylamide which may be hazardous to one's health and that the authorities would be examining the situation closely. There should not have been a media debate as to whether substances that are tested as carcinogenic on rodents are also carcinogenic on humans. This is an ongoing scientific debate between the toxicologists and the epidemiologists that should be carried out in the peer reviewed literature and not in leading newspapers. The very public scientific debate distorted the message that authorities involved wanted to convey.
Disclosure of all the detailed findings is not always the solution in risk communication crises. Although transparency is seen as a necessary tool to show the public that decisions are not taken behind closed doors (e.g. some countries or EU regulatory meetings have the minutes of their meetings put virtually immediately on the internet), it is not always the right solution. Indeed, transparency can show how complicated the decision-making process can be, based on scientific uncertainty rather than certainty. With regard to the acrylamide scare, by focusing part of the press conference on whether the toxicological results indicating that acrylamide is a proven carcinogen on mice and rats can be transferable to humans, the public became confused, leading to greater public distrust of both regulators and scientists.
Brand communication inevitably affects a company's performance on the stock markets, particularly when it is negative. It may also make food safety a competitive advantage. In the long term this may be detrimental as it may discourage the collaboration and sharing of information necessary for improving food safety. It may of course be necessary for regulators to mention a brand when a potentially hazardous product must be recalled. This was not the case for acrylamide. Authorities were not advising consumers to reject any specific food or product. As a matter of fact, consumers were advised not to change their dietary habits. Brand communication in this case did not add value to the management of food safety, particularly considering that the level of acrylamide varied greatly within the same brand.
One way of addressing this issue is to proactively seek media contact by targeting specific editors and informing them on an informal basis about ongoing work. With regard to the acrylamide scare, putting forward a press invitation some 18 hours before the press conference itself and then not responding to the journalists' numerous questions in the run-up to the press conference caused unnecessary media hostility. Journalists were unhappy that the press officers at both institutions had refused to take their phone calls. Had the institutions involved cooperated with the media prior to the press conference, media hostility might have been less.
A more trusted communication source will inevitably get more media attention than a less trusted one. In the case of acrylamide, the case received so much national and international media attention because the institutions communicating the findings were highly trusted. As one observer put it – 'had the findings been put forward by a non-trusted body, no one would have noticed'
It is important to have experience or hire appropriate expertise when conducting media briefings, press conferences, etc. If you have little experience outsource to a competent public relations firm. In ideal circumstances, especially with regard to contentious issues, both the press invitation and the press conference should be pre-tested. If this had been done in the acrylamide case, perhaps the press invitation would have been changed, or the press conference itself could have flowed better.
Risk communication vacuums lead to rumour and speculation. To prevent this, hold press conferences as close to the release of the press invitation as possible. Two to four hours between press invitation and the press conference is accepted practice. With regard to the acrylamide scare, there was an eighteen hour communication vacuum, which led to media hostility and widespread rumour and speculation.
During the last few years, different food safety crises have highlighted the importance of good risk communication. There is no such thing as risk-free food which means that risk communication should be a major aspect of food safety management. Within Europe risk communication has been made increasingly difficult due to a greater public distrust of both regulators and the food industry. At the same time risks have been amplified in the media, and there is a growth in the so-called blame culture. It is hoped that lessons learned from the analysis of the acrylamide case can contribute to better risk communication in the future.


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Nobody's cancelled school yet, but some area school superintendents said they're keeping a close eye on the upcoming weather with student safety in mind.
"We're very concerned about the temperature," Crestview Superintendent John Dilling said, noting that if it gets as bad as they're saying, he'll be cancelling.
Weather reports are calling for snow to start piling up tonight, with extreme low temperatures forecast for Monday night through Wednesday morning.
According to a National Weather Service wind chill watch for Columbiana County, actual temperatures could drop as low as 15 degrees below zero. With the wind chill, the temps could drop to 30 degrees or 40 degrees below zero.
Dilling normally goes out in the morning and checks the roads between 4:30 and 5, consulting with other superintendents, but said "this extreme cold is something different."
Crestview does not have a lot of walkers since it's mostly a rural district, but parents do drop their children off to wait at bus stops, so students are exposed to the cold and with single-digit temps and the wind chill, that's a concern.
Salem Superintendent Tom Bratten said the fact that he's got 1,100 walkers in the city district plays into his decision-making a little more than if it's just snow and bad roads.
"I don't want to expose them to situations that are going to be dangerous for them," he said.
With low temperatures, he said it doesn't take long for frostbite to occur. In Salem, students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade who live within a mile of school have to walk. For grades seven through 12, the distance is a mile and a half. Not everybody shovels their walks, which he said puts a lot of the kids on the streets.
Bratten said he follows the weather reports, usually gets up by 4 a.m. and consults with district Transportation Director Matt Freeman, fellow superintendents, Salem Police and city Service/Safety Director Ken Kenst. The first bus rolls at 6 a.m., so he tries to make a decision no later than 5:45 a.m.
"I try to make the call for parents as early as possible," he said.
Whatever Salem decides, St. Paul School follows their lead. An automated call system is used to notify parents in most of the school districts, along with placing the information on district websites and notifying area television and radio stations.
Leetonia Superintendent Rob Mehno said he has to not only consider what the weather's like in the morning, but what it's going to be like in the afternoon, too, when it's time to go home. During a snow incident that occurred in November, buses were an hour and a half later than normal in getting students home and one bus got stuck.
For morning incidents, he said sometimes a two-hour delay works better, depending on the weather and temperatures. In Leetonia, busing is available for all students, but some who live close do walk. They also have a lot of older students who drive to school.
Mehno and district Transportation Supervisor Russ Miller both drive the roads beginning at 4:30 a.m. to check conditions. His goal is to make the decision by 5:30 a.m. since the first bus picks up kids at 6:05 a.m.
"The bottom line is safety first," he said.
If they know the weather's coming, they try to decide the night before if possible to give parents as much notification as possible, Mehno said. He's already talked to some fellow superintendents this weekend and said he'll start the process Sunday night, evaluating the conditions outside and the weather reports.
Dilling said the Crestview district tries to notify parents as many ways as possible, with texts, calls, the district website, television news and radio. He said parents can go on the district website to register for notifications.
When he makes the decision will depend on the weather, including the amount of snow and the temperatures outside.
"I'd rather err on being careful," he said.
Buses will be ready to go if school's in session in most districts, with electric heaters used for the engines on cold nights.
Bratten said no matter what's decided, 50 percent of the people will think he's wrong. He said he decides "on the side of caution and students."
As long as he does that, he said he can sleep at night.


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The 19-year-old man who was reported missing last week was found, the Greeley Police Department reported late Saturday.
Demirel "Damon" Levigne was located in good condition with the assistance of the Fort Collins police, a Greeley police news release stated.
Levigne, 19, is a ward of Douglas County Department of Social Services. He was placed in a foster home in Greeley, and he was reported as a runaway on Tuesday.
He was described as a bipolar high-functioning at-risk adult, according to Greeley police.


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The exhibition committee is comprised of nominees from the academic Senate and from the Rectorate: the Senate nominates two members from the curia of professors, two members from the curia of assistant professors, and two members from the student curia, through the Austrian National Student Union. The rectorate nominates two members from the department of Public Relations and Exhibition Management (Lackner and Kaiser), one member each from the Painting Gallery and Graphic Collection, as well as the Vice-Rector for Art | Research as the chair of the committee (without a vote).


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Friday, "Planes: Fire & Rescue" opens nationwide with hopes of being another successful release in Disney's stable of animated films.
The motion picture follows hero Dusty Crophopper, a former crop-dusting plane, as he attempts to transition toward being an aerial firefighter.
Seeking to steep the film in accuracy, producers at Disney worked in tandem with Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service to make sure all of the elements of the film were as accurate as possible.
One of these fact-finding missions found the crew at Disney taking a trip up to this neck of the woods, as the Grass Valley Air Attack base was used as inspiration for some of the architecture in the film.
"About four years ago, Disney came along and they were doing a sequel to their "Planes" movie. They wanted to get some research done and our department agreed with them that we would help them out on trying to get the right information out that they needed," said Cal Fire Capt. Richard Cordova.
"Chief (Travis) Alexander helped Disney out by taking them out to certain air bases, one being … out at Grass Valley. We showed them the facility, showed them what our aviation program is all about."
To celebrate the release, the Nevada County Airport is collaborating with Sierra Cinemas, the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire personnel in offering a variety of events over two days.
While Sierra Cinemas plays matinees of the film Friday, representatives from the partnering organizations will be in attendance at the reception area to provide educational information on their respective occupations and duties.
Smokey Bear will also make an appearance, greeting moviegoers before the film starts.
On Saturday, the airport will host tours for those interested in seeing the facilities that acted as a model for "Planes: Fire & Rescue."
"We're going to be offering some tours, we're going to guide people around the air base and show them around," said Michael Woodbridge, the public affairs officer for the Tahoe National Forest.
"We're going to have some aircraft there. We're going to have a Helitack crew, which is a firefighting crew that works off a helicopter. We're going to have smoke jumpers there. So, some real cool stuff there for people to come see."
Also in attendance during the premiere will be the local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Chapter members will be offering information on their Young Eagles program, which seeks to give young people the opportunity to experience the life of pilots. This coincides with a Young Eagles rally the following day, which will also be held at the airport.
"We have a Young Eagles rally once a year, where the pilots in our chapter give free rides to children from 8 years old up to 17 years old. The idea is just to introduce them to aviation," says chapter president Frank Jackson.
"It's totally free, there are no obligations. It'll be first come, first served. We'll be doing it from 9 a.m. until noon and they'll need the consent of a parent or guardian in order to participate."
According to Jackson, the attraction of aviation is not as strong as it once was, and films like Disney's are conducive to cultivating kids' interest.
"We've found one way to stimulate interest in aviation is to introduce it to children at a young age," Jackson says.
"Hopefully there will be a few kids who'll decide they'd like to pursue that some day, not necessarily as a career … but maybe for personal pleasure or recreation. A movie like 'Planes: Fire & Rescue' is really beneficial to stimulate young people's interest, (as well as) adults."
"In my eyes … what Disney and Cal Fire have done to make a movie, especially an animated movie, so accurate is amazing," said Cordova of the film.
"It's amazing how much time Disney took to make sure they weren't making aerial firefighters look hokey. They wanted to get it right, and I think they hit the nail on the head."
Spencer Kellar is an intern with The Union. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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5 Common Pieces of Advice That Are Almost Always Wrong
A while back, I talked about six of the most quoted pieces of advice that are usually wrong. Unfortunately, that doesn't really even scratch the surface, because giving advice is like sex to many people. It's their chance to feel wise among what they perceive to be the unweathered masses -- dumping their mental herpes into the virgin minds of our youth. So here are five more social infections I wish penicillin could get rid of ...
#5. "Never Stop Fighting for What You Believe In!"
This may be the trickiest piece of advice in history because it's also the core of every heroic story you've ever heard. Where would we be as a nation if Martin Luther King Jr. had gotten talked out of standing up for the oppressed? What if Def Leppard had told their drummer to go fuck himself after he lost that arm? If you have a cause you really believe in, you'd be doing the world a disservice by not stepping up and fighting to the death to protect it.
True heroes know this. And you want to be a hero, don't you? So if you have an issue that you're passionate about, you owe it to humanity to stand up against all opposition ... unless what you believe in happens to be the opposite of the beliefs of the people handing out that advice.
"Mom, I took your advice about fighting for my beliefs and got a new flag for our front yard."
A Better Alternative:
"Never stop fighting ... and never stop thinking about whether you're actually on the right side."
Ask Democrats if Mitt Romney should continue fighting for what he believes in, and the resulting laughter could power a city for a month. Ask Republicans the same thing about Obama, and their dumbfounded looks could only be described as "otherworldly." See, to the opposition, those people aren't "fighting for what they believe in." They are the personification of evil whose only goal is the total destruction of the morally sound.
"Sir, we need to talk about you showing your true form in public."
From the other side, they're not heroes -- they're zealots, because they refuse to compromise, and compromise is what allows humanity to function. And compromise starts from recognizing that the other guy has the same "True heroes never back down!" bullshit going through his head. Even the fucking Ku Klux Klan believe that what they're doing is morally correct. So do people who bomb abortion clinics, or protest at military funerals, or scream "God hates fags!" under picket signs that look like they were written in blood and feces. Adolf Fucking Hitler fought to the death for what he believed in, and it redefined our perception of evil.
Couldn't he have maybe taken up, like, speed skating or something?
So if you want to "never stop fighting" for something, how about going on a lifelong crusade to make absolutely sure you're not the Hitler in this situation?
#4. "Never Be Afraid to Speak Your Mind!"
In the fourth grade, I had a teacher who would explode for seemingly no reason on a regular basis. It surfaced later that she was going through a pretty brutal divorce, and it left her emotionally unbalanced to the point that she had no business teaching a classroom full of 9-year-old kids. Every time her temper spiked, I would get so pissed off that I could just scream ... but being a little kid, that frustration instead manifested in squealing "I hate her" through tears in the boys' restroom while pretending to poop so I didn't have to go back to class just yet.
When I told my mom, she insisted that I speak my mind. "Nobody is ever going to know that there's a problem if you don't let them know what's wrong. You need to toughen up, look her right in the eyes and let her know what you're thinking." When I finally manned up and took my mom's advice, my teacher realized that she had been taking out her frustrations inappropriately on us, and she apologized.
"And I just wanted to tell you that you're the hottest 9-year-old in the whole school."
Just kidding -- she yelled at me for back-talking her. So when I told her I thought she was being unfair, she went into full-on screaming mode, and I eventually found myself crying in the principal's office, hoping they'd take the side of the 9-year-old over a tenured teacher. They did not. And I also found out that fake pooping doesn't work in that particular room.
A Better Alternative:
"Speak your mind, but don't be surprised if they don't listen."
"And I just really feel like painting everything in the house white was a bad idea. Mom?"
Growing up means finding out the terrible truth that the world really doesn't give a shit what you think. That whole "speak your mind" shit gets shoved directly up your asshole the first time you find yourself in an argument with an adult. Since you're a kid, you haven't had enough practice to learn how to argue yet, so the only tactic you know is yelling your point louder and louder in the hope that the sound waves will somehow physically etch your stance directly onto their brain. When the adults realize that they're entering a pointless war, they cut you off by reminding you that they've lived longer and know more than you. So their point matters and yours does not. You're just a kid, after all. You don't know what the hell you're talking about.
And in that instant, you are taught -- even if indirectly -- to suppress what you think. What you're bottling up doesn't matter, because you don't meet the required age or level of education to vocalize those thoughts. Adults know better because they're adults. The only thing you can do is learn to stay away from the line that makes them throw their arms out and say, "You want a piece of this? It's go-time, homeboy!"
"Yeah, didn't expect me to go goth knife on your punk ass, did you, turd?"
Then you enter your 20s and hit that phase where it seems like you know absolutely everything. Maybe you'll go to college and you and your friends will realize that, holy shit, the whole world would work perfectly if only everyone would pay attention to what we're saying. Then a few years later you'll go through the exact same cycle you did after that first little-kid-vs.-adult argument ("What do you mean the president still isn't in jail? We SIGNED a PETITION!")
By all means, get your ideas out there. But you'll get very bitter, very quickly, if you cling to the expectation that the whole world will change course on your command (and in fact, it's possible that not even your friends/girlfriend/co-workers/dog will care).
#3. "Forget About the Past!"
I beat myself up about my past quite a bit. It's hard not to because ... well, I was a pretty big piece of shit. I refused to get a job, sleeping on friends' couches while they worked their asses off to pay the bills. Also, I sleep in the nude. My life was one big party, adulthood be damned. When I finally started growing up, I had a lot of people to apologize to, and one of the most common responses I got was "Well, I'm glad you're finally waking up. What happened happened -- you can't change any of that now. Forget about the past. It's time to move forward with your life."
In part, they were right. It's vital that when you're confronting past mistakes, you forgive yourself and move on. If you didn't, you'd drive yourself insane with guilt. But it's not a good idea to just forget about what made you feel so shitty in the first place, and what put you in your current position.
I'd really rather not talk about it.
A Better Alternative:
"Acknowledge your mistakes, but don't obsess over them."
I admit that this is a fine line -- the reason this advice exists is because people who obsess over their own failures are just as self-absorbed as douchebags who obsess over how awesome they are. Both are easy ways to wind up with your head too far up your own ass to notice other people. It's not about forgetting the past; it's about coming to terms with it.
Those mistakes and their consequences are, obviously, a central part of the lessons that make you a better person. A huge part of knowing how to get the correct answer in life is to remember how you initially arrived at the wrong one. It's all about maintaining the correct highway once you get to where you want to be on the map. "I really want to kick that child in the dick, but the last time I did that, I ended up in prison. I like not being in prison, so I should probably not do that anymore."
But, man, look at that smug little dildo. It's like he's daring me to do it.
Where it gets dangerous, though, is when "Let's put all that behind us!" is said by people who want to manipulate you in some way. Like an ex who wants to get back together. "Hey, let's just forget about the past and start over, whaddaya say? Just wipe the slate clean and start from scratch." It's so goddamned tempting, because it sounds like forgiveness. But in those cases, they more often than not want you to forget about the bullshit that they pulled. They don't want you remembering that there's a reason you split up in the first place. "Let's forget about the past. Because the past makes me look like a total asshole, and you won't let me touch your porn parts."


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Application-Specific Parallel Structures for Discrete Cosine Transform and Variable Length Decoding
Nikara, Jari
Publication type: Doctoral dissertation
Issue date: 2004-06-18
Belongs to: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Julkaisu - Tampere University of Technology. Publication; 481
University: Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Department of Information Technology
Department: Institute of Digital and Computer Systems
This Thesis considers the design of application-specific parallel structures for digital signal processing. Due to wideness of the subject, the discussion has been restricted to the studies of the discrete cosine transform and variable length decoding. New area-efficient parallel structures, which process data in a sequential form at data rate, are developed for the discrete cosine transform. The development of the structures begins with the derivation of novel regular fast algorithms. The algorithms lend themselves for vertical mapping resulting in modular cascaded structures that can be freely pipelined due to the loop-free structure. In order to prove the feasibility and estimate the performance, the unified transform kernel for discrete cosine transform and its inverse is implemented on a standard cell CMOS technology with a data path synthesis. Finally, the comparison to a state-of-the-art design reveals up to 15% smaller estimated area than in the reference design. For the variable length decoding, a novel multiple-symbol decoding scheme is proposed. The critical path of the resulting decoder is minimized by introducing a new multiplexed add unit. In order to prove the feasibility and determine the limiting factors of the scheme, the decoder has been implemented on an FPGA technology. When applied to MPEG-2 standard benchmark scenes, on average 4.8 codewords are decoded per cycle resulting in the throughput of 106 million symbols per second. Although, a straightforward and fair comparison of variable length decoders is extremely difficult due to different implementation approaches, the performance of the decoder can be considered promising with 16-100% better throughput at 2-3.6 times lower frequencies than the reference designs on the same FPGA technology. In both the case studies, the discrete cosine transform and variable length decoding, the modularity and achievable high speed operation provide flexibility for the design re-use in the current and future applications.
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Hi was interested in knowing if anyone knew the names of the pieces from Giselle that D/W skate to in their short dance, or if there is a link to the selections? Or better yet if there is an MP3 online of the exact edit in their short dance?
Hi was interested in knowing if anyone knew the names of the pieces from Giselle that D/W skate to in their short dance, or if there is a link to the selections? Or better yet if there is an MP3 online of the exact edit in their short dance?
Not sure of the names of the selections, but I'm pretty confident they are all from the first act.
Here's my best guesses. They are all from Act I of Giselle:
Opening bits
Circular step
The toe dancing as a pair piece
Polka part
Last bit
Compare to this nice Hi Def Clip of Meryl & Charlie's SD at Skate Americ
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Thank you, Doris! Did Charlie make the music cuts? If so, he did a great job.
I believe so-he does the rough cuts and then sends them off to the professionals to do whatever magic, was the process described in an IN article earlier this year.
I love this SD to pieces!!! just as great as their last year's FD!
Charlie has a musical bent; he played the violin throughout high school. Meryl played the flute.
(They don't admit to these things in more recent bios)
However Charlie admits cutting music is his thing that "most people don't know about me"
It makes me like him all the more.
It's off topic but.. Does anyone know the title of the music that is used for Polka part of V/M's SD? I don't think it's from "And The Waltz Goes On".
Zoueva is magical choosing music pieces and choreo.
I don't think any coaches could produce that many exqusite programme than she did in the last 6-7 years for 2 couples in SD AND FD as well.
So I think that you are correct that V/M's polka music is from a different source, but I have never seen it identified. When I last looked at the V/M bio pages on the ISU and Skate Canada websites, only the Hopkins waltz was listed for their SD music.
About V&M's polka, the only description of the music I could find that mentions it at all just says, "The Waltz Goes On and the Yankee Polka." It would be cool if this was a modern instrumental recording of the piano song "True Yankee Polka" composed in 1856 by someone named Gero Florenc.
Evidently there were a slew of ersatz Yankee polkas floating about in the 1850s and Florenc wanted to set the record straight.
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by J-money from Wisconsin | May 18, 2009
This is the perfect starter car for a kid with their license. the gas mileage is amazing and you feel like you can drive forever. If you are looking for a great car with better gas mileage, pick up a sable or a taurus
Purchased a new car
Uses car for Just getting around
Does recommend this car
The Third Gen Sable
by BradZnavy from Virginia Beach, VA | September 10, 2007
I kind of think that the Third generation Sable was a bit of a stepchild. The first generation Taurus/Sable was a revolutionary car, the 93 model was just a bit more refined, but by 96 Ford didn't live up to the hype. My mother was driving a Dodge Caravan when she passed by a Mercury lot and saw a beautiful Green car coming off of the car hauler. Needless to say, my father and I are car guys and we went to investigate the next day. it was a nice little car, and my mom really liked it. So we bought it that same day. Then the problems began. I fault these mostly on the dealership in our town. The steering column would make a clicking noise when the car was turned hard to the right and the wheel would be released to the normal straight position. The dealership couldn't figure out what was wrong. So we finally decided to live with it. We moved to a different town and the dealership there downloaded some info the computer and she ran perfect. Other than that the air compressor died on it about six years after we bought it. The dashboard swelled out of place due to the heat and the front nose on the car had a bad paint fade. Other than that the large arm rest between the driver and passenger seats wore out really quick. Also, I was never able to convert the radio to a CD player due to the odd shape of it. It had it's positives, but the overall quality of the car wasn't as nice as the second generation. It didn't the power seat, or the extra controls for the radio. It drove great on the highway and it had plenty of cargo space. OVerall it was a good car. Still, I'd take a second generation over the 3rd any day.
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long lasting. cheap to fix.
by cheap and long lasting cars from BUFFAL | July 11, 2007
Good car. not a good resale. but i have had it 8yrs and put 125,000 miles and had to but about $900 in to it.and it still has no rust on it. make some noies. but it drives nice.
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Still drives like a champ.
by Buy Japanese from San Diego, CA | May 15, 2007
I inherited this car from my grandparents in 2000 with only 11,000 miles in it. I think that it was rarely driven over 45mph until I got it. It's very comfortable and a smooth ride. The biggest problem I've had with it is dealing with it is the dealership. The turn signal/ wiper switch wore out. I went in to get it replaced and they refused to do the repair without a $270 electrical diagnostic test. The test revealed..surprise...the signal/ wiper switch needed to be replaced. That is the only reason I won't recommend this vehicle.
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Difficult to fix.
by Looking for a car that will treat me right! from Rosemount, Minnesota | May 1, 2007
My Sable never left me on the side of the road (knock on wood, I still own it) but I have been very unhappy with this vehicle. Fixing it was always quite expensive and when I asked the mechanic why, he said it was because of the "special" necesity required to maintan a Mercury. Something always seems to be wrong with it, and the car is only at 133,000 miles. My advice to anybody thinking about this car is to pay close attention to who previously owned the car. I am the third, and final owner of this car. My Sable is on it's second transmission and from what i've heard from my mechanic is that the mercury sable/ford taurus vehicles are known for needing major transmission work.
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A/RES/55/57 of 4 December 2000, International Year of Volunteers: This UN General Assembly resolution, co-sponsored by 60 Member States and adopted on calls upon states to promote an environment conducive to the discussion of the characteristics and trends of volunteer action in their own societies; calls for two plenary meetings of the 56th session of the GA to discuss volunteering on 5 December 2001 coinciding with the closing of IYV; and requests the Secretary-General to report on the outcome of IYV and its follow-up at the 57th session of the General Assembly.
A/res/56/38 of 5 December 2001 on ways governments and the UN system could support volunteering. The resolution contains recommendations in an annex, which recognizes the continuing role of UNV as the volunteer body of the UN system, placing volunteers in development and humanitarian programmes and promoting online volunteering. It also recommends that UNV builds on its acquired experience in enhancing the recognition, facilitation, networking and promotion of volunteering.
A/res57/106 of 22 November 2002, Co-sponsored by 142 Member States, welcomes the work of UNV as focal point for IYV and requests it to continue efforts to raise awareness of volunteerism, increase reference and networking resources available and provide technical cooperation to developing countries in the field of volunteerism. It also calls on UNV to develop a global Internet volunteer resource and requests the SG to take measures, particularly within the mandates and existing resources of UNV and DPI, to ensure that the potential of IVD is fully realized.
A/60/128: UN Secretary-General's report on IYV follow-up implementation.
A/C.3/60/L.7 6 October 2005, adopted by the 3rd Committee, on follow-up to the implementation of IYV acknowledges the existing contribution of UNV to supporting volunteering around the world.
A/RES/60/134: Follow-up to the implementation of the International Year of Volunteers (2005) This UN General Assembly resolution, co-sponsored by 84 Member States and adopted on 16 December 2005, invites all stakeholders, especially from the private sector community and from private foundations, to support volunteerism as a strategic tool to enhance economic and social development, including by expanding corporate volunteering.
Resolution A/Res/63/153 adopted by the General Assembly in 2009. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of IYV governments, volunteer involving organizations (VIOs), the UN system, civil society organizations, business, academic institutions and other partners will join together to celebrate and build upon the growth and diversification of volunteerism the International Year helped to stimulate.


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The bathroom stall which is designated for handicapped people. It is usually much larger than the other other stalls in the bathroom.
Steve: Jackpot! No one is on the Kings Throne, and I've had to shit since 2nd Period French.
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A toilet seat that is warm to the touch when you sit on it. It's as if you are the King and it was pre-warmed for you.
I went to crap at work the other day and came across a King's Throne, yuck!
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The seat that's in the middle of the row of 5 seats at the very back of the bus. Those who sit in the King's Throne are entitled to one command that anybody who is standing while riding the bus must perform. The person chosen and the command are the King's choice. The two seats next to the King's Throne are for his Queens, and the two next to those seats are for his bitches.
Cool, I'm sitting in the King's Throne...You, do a bus flip!
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Heather Locklear was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Saturday evening in Santa Barbara County, Calif.
"Around 4:30 p.m., a female witness saw Heather Locklear driving erratically while leaving a parking lot in Montecito," California Highway Patrol spokesman Tom Marshall tells PEOPLE. "The witness said Locklear was revving her engine loudly, and backed over a pair of sunglasses several times."
Soon after, the witness – who apparently didn't recognize the actress – spotted Locklear, 47, stopped on a nearby highway, exiting her vehicle.
"The witness called 911 because she was concerned for Locklear's safety," Marshall said. "When a CHP officer arrived, Locklear was found seated inside her vehicle, which was partially blocking the roadway."
Because Locklear appeared "disoriented and impaired," she was taken to a local CHP station and drug and alcohol tests were administered, Marshall said. The actress was cooperative.
"Alcohol was ruled out as a factor, but based on the officer's observations, we believe Locklear was under the influence of prescription medication," Marshall added.
Locklear was arrested on suspicion of DUI and being under the influence of a controlled substance. She booked at a local jail around 7 p.m., and released hours later.
The actress's lawyer, Blair Berk, wasn't immediately available for comment. Locklear's publicist had no comment.
Just two months ago, Locklear left an Arizona treatment facility after battling anxiety and depression.
Heather seeks treatment for anxiety and depression
From Lindsay's DUI to Martha's prison stay, see stars answer for their crimes
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You know the guy. He gets everything right. He's reasonably clean. He eminates a slight homosexuality. He's Spanky. At his peak....he's so very spanky.
I swear to christ, if that little shit next to me raises his hand again, he'll die. He's so very spanky.
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