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More charges filed against Erie man in child-porn case
Using evidence found in an apartment and on a cell phone and a netbook computer, the government has filed two more charges against a 32-year-old Erie man already accused of trying to hire an imaginary 11-year-old girl for sex and to make child pornography.
The new counts against the defendant, Douglas E. Melter, are possessing computer images of child pornography and possessing a handgun as a felon.
The charges, in an indictment a grand jury returned in U.S. District Court in Erie on Tuesday, grew out of the initial investigation over the 11-year-old girl.
She never existed, and the FBI charged Melter in a sting in which he asked a prostitute, mainly through text messages, to find a girl for sex and pornography, according to court records.
Melter has a prior record for corruption of minors, conspiracy to commit burglary and receiving stolen property, according to court records. The indictment said investigators found a .38-caliber revolver inside Melter's apartment, in the 1200 block of West Seventh Street, in a search related to the case involving the girl.
The FBI also accused Melter of using a cell phone and a netbook computer -- found in his car -- to commit the crimes related to the girl, according to the indictment. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christian Trabold is seeking forfeiture of those items and the gun.
Melter is in prison awaiting prosecution. One of his lawyers, Matthew Porsch, declined to comment Tuesday, saying he had to talk to Melter first.
Tuesday's indictment also charged Melter with the felony of attempting to induce a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. The FBI, working with Erie police and Millcreek police, in January charged Melter with that count by filing a criminal complaint. The indictment supersedes the complaint.
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Car wash, realty office, music outlet weigh in on bailout
BILOXI, Miss. -- Leading indicators last week on Wall Street showed little enthusiasm for bailouts, though there was a grudging consensus that the economy will need help to correct itself.
Next door, a real estate broker associate expressed fundamental confidence that the economy would eventually level out, while a record store employee just off Wall Street said he had no problem with Congress acting to help the troubled financial industry.
The survey was conducted purely because of the businesses' proximity to Biloxi's Wall Street, and yielded a whimsical if unscientific peephole into local opinion about the week's economic news.
Classy Chassis Manager Jeremy Duvernay expressed the most concern about the rescue package's dependence on taxpayers to correct the mistakes of highly compensated financiers.
"The problem to me is that we're bailing out everything, and it always gets put on the little guy," Duvernay said.
He broke it down this way: Many Classy Chassis employees on the line came to work for the company after Hurricane Katrina three years ago, and make between $7 and $8 an hour. Many of them work 45 to 50 hours a week and have second jobs at the casinos.
"That's pretty tough," he said, sitting in a small office off the car wash line.
Duvernay said his perception of the rescue package is influenced by the fact that both Mississippi senators were initially against it.
"I believe the problem is being blown out of proportion in a sense, but things aren't right. People wouldn't be making such a fuss if things were all right," Duvernay said.
Business has actually picked up at the car wash recently, going from 50 or 60 cars a day to more like 100, he said. Love bugs, he explains.
James Armstrong, a 29-year-old service writer at the car wash, wants economic natural selection to take hold.
"We also need some serious oversight to avoid the kind of poor book keeping that got us here in the first place. Where is the money going to come from? We're going to have to borrow it, right?" Armstrong said.
A few doors down, Caldwell Banker-Alfonso Reality employee Peggy Gore said she and her husband, an avid stocks trader, took their first big hit from the real Wall Street shortly after buying their first investments in the late 1980s.
They survived that downturn.
"The economic situation is pretty much all my husband talks about -- he's probably watching MSNBC right now," she said. A phone call to him confirms her prediction.
But as happens in a downturn, some observers see falling values as a sale akin to Dilliards in January.
"Actually, he's been buying this week," Gore said.
A few doors up, music store employee Derrick McDougal proves to be the bailout plan's most unbridled supporter. He has worked at Rebel Musik since it opened near Wall Street in May, selling CDs and DVDs.
"I have kind of mixed feelings, but I think we probably need a good bailout," McDougal said.
"Everybody's struggling. All the businesses around here are slow right now, a lot of people are doing less on the weekend because gas is so high. It's like a whole new bill every month."

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An unreasonable fit of anger. A hissy fit.
She's been in a snit ever since Emmit grabbed Sally's ass instead of hers.
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Oh my gosh, Ms. Wallingtosh was being such a snit to me in class today!
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3 ounces of beer served as a chaser for another drink, mostly whskey or bloody marys
ill have a bloody mary
would you like a snit with that?
would you like a snit with that?
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When a sneeze forces you to evacuate your bowels.
Matt took some pepper into the bathroom hoping a good snit would clean him out.
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Reid is Obviously Confused
But Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) warned that a nomination of Alito, or any other candidates too far to the right, could run into trouble.
"This is not one of the names I've suggested to the president," Reid said yesterday of Alito on CNN's "Late Edition."
"In fact, I've done the opposite," he said. "I think it would create a lot of problems."
Harry Reid is obviously confused on the issue, so I'm going to clear something up for him: this is not his nomination to make. He doesn't get to choose.
The reality is that the Democrats believe that they should dictate a Republican choice for the Supreme Court--which is to say, they believe that losing the Presidential election shouldn't mean that they actually allow President Bush to exercise his Presidential prerogatives. Alito might not be the guy that they would choose, but that only makes sense. If Kerry had won the election, I'm guessing that he wouldn't have chosen a nominee that would sit entirely well with me, either.
So, Mr. Reid, prove that he isn't qualified for the position or prove that he has some deficiency that would keep him from serving the country well. Failing that, I expect Alito to be a Supreme Court justice regardless of your philosophical differences.
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When he was 24, Sean Hughes became the youngest winner of what was then called the Perrier Award. Now, 22 years later, he's back with a show inspired by the death from cancer of his father. It's both a feelgood show and a show that cocks a snook at feelgood shows.
A jokey, awkward opening has Hughes wearing a jockey's outfit as he introduces his late father's interest in the horses — and the awkward relationship he had with his son. It sets a tone in which the philosophical, the sincere and the silly get mixed together. Sometimes you want Hughes


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The Wiimote Has A 2 Button On It... Possibly Used For Calling Epona?(stupid answer that i know isnt true)
Hey, in the recent update for TP there's a new image where a button appears (the same in the miniclip video) ... does anyone know anything?
here's the image (the button with a 2 in it)
The Wiimote Has A 2 Button On It... Possibly Used For Calling Epona?(stupid answer that i know isnt true)
Maybe motions of the wiimote are labels, like if you "slash" the wiimote to the right then its called motion 2, And you can use this motion to talk to him instead of hitting A.
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I wanna dip my balls in it.
what i do noticed, is that when the camera changed automatically, the 2 appears... so maybe is for telling u to move camera (freely), or something like that.. maybe!
nice find deity link.........this is one game i have to get!
I think everybody getting and even not getting the Wii on launch day are getting this game as EB and Gamestop in my area said they are almost sold out of Zelda: TP, interestingly they are getting more copies of Zelda than the Wii so that's why I say people not getting a Wii are getting Zelda.
If you never try you may never fail, but you will also never succeed.
Why does that look like World of Warcraft
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I know its not this. their are images while on the horse with a horseshoe on a chain equipped. So their is a item to call the horse. But i do wonder what 2 does.
maybe it like the Z-button in OoT and centers the camera behind link


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LeBron James is the rare breed of sports fan that has favorite teams outside of his hometown teams.
He loves New York Yankees but will rep the Cleveland Indians. He is a diehard Dallas Cowboys fan but will support the Cleveland Browns.
With Johnny Manziel getting drafted by the Browns on Thursday night, it didn't take less than 24 hours for James to get his hands on a new Manziel jersey.
LeBron James in a Browns Manziel jersey — pic.twitter.com/kFFnShnZ4z
— Scott @ WFNY (@WFNYScott) May 9, 2014
James is not just a fan of the Browns, he's also good pals with Manziel. James introduced Manziel to Maverick Carter, his childhood friend and founder of the management group that represents James who is now Manziel's marketing agent.


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To investigate the influence of enterally administered ornithine α-ketoglutarate (OKG) on muscular amino acid content, eicosanoid release, and polymorphonuclear leukocyte responsiveness after induction of burn injury in rats.
Experimental trial.
Materials and Methods:
Four groups of rats were considered: (1) healthy rats that received a standard diet supplemented with 5 g/kg per day of OKG; (2) rats with burn injuries that received the same nutrition as group 1; (3) healthy rats that received a standard diet supplemented with glycine in an isonitrogenous amount relative to OKG; and (4) rats with burn injuries that received the same nutrition as group 3. The thymus and I skeletal muscle were weighed. The oxidative metabolism of pleural polymorphonuclear leukocytes was measured by means of superoxide generation (O2−) and the chemiluminescent response to opsonized zymosan. Prostaglandin E2 and 6-keto-prostaglandin F1α were measured in the supernatants of pleural and peritoneal cells.
The weights of the thymus and the muscle from healthy rats were similar. Those of rats from group 4 were significantly lower (P<.05), whereas those of rats from group 2 were not. Metabolism of OKG led to enhanced amounts of arginine and glutamine in skeletal muscle. The metabolic bursts of polymorphonuclear leukocytes from healthy rats were similar. Those of glycine-treated rats with bum injuries were significantly depressed (P<.05), whereas those of the OKG-treated group were not. Pleural and peritoneal cells from the rats with burn injuries that received OKG generated significantly more prostaglandins (P<.01) than did cells from the other groups of rats.
Ornithine α-ketoglutarate administered to rats with burn injuries displays immunomodulatory properties that can enhance host-defense mechanisms in animals that are affected by a severe injury.Arch Surg. 1996;131:718-723
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"René Herse is an educational, attitude-changing, enlightening, fascinating, detailed testament to the man who contributed more useful beauty to bicycles than anybody else."
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Head Busta, Heart StopperTuesday, August 25th, 2009
DX ran my Lil Boosie feature today. It's not the definitive Q&A that I had hoped for, slightly sabatoged by some ratchet ass cell phone issues, but it picks up a little towards the end. In any case it's an important interview because it inspired one fruitfly to inaccurately describe Boosie's fade as a "bowl cut." And thus my imagined photo of Boosie Bad Azz with a Lloyd Christmas style mushroom do has surpassed this tape cover as the greatest non pornographic image to enter my head today. If my computer didn't hate Photoshop so much I'd be putting together a Boosie & Webbie in Trill and Triller movie poster at this very moment.
Superbad drops 9/15/09. I'm as concerned by all this "for the women" talk as you are. But it will still probably have 2-3 great street records. Which is 2-3 more than Blewprint 3 will.


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This is pretty much a true story. My older brother had a Green Machine, which was awesome. I had what we called a "Batman Machine," which was even better. My younger brother had a Big Wheel that wasn't in the same league. Dad buried driveway in gravel making it impossible to move fast, but insuring that all three of us had powerful leg muscles.
Also, for the record, someone I know used the line "they treat me like a mushroom." Later, he explained "they keep me in the dark." Neither I, nor the three other people there had ever heard it before, so we all just figured it was a manifestation of his insanity. Sorry about that.
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The whole thing is "they keep me in the dark and shovel sh*t on me".
So, it was a manifestation of insanity. Just on your part, apparently. Good times!
I believe the full version goes "they keep me in the dark and feed me bullshit."
In addition to keeping them in the dark, people also dump manure on mushrooms. This second characteristic is traditionally referenced following the complaint "they treat me like a mushroom."
We had to ride the Bigwheel without the seat so we'd fit. We was too old when they came out. But, We had the Scat-Cat, a pedal-powered go-carrt you could flip up and ride on two wheels ! Good times.
I had a Green Machine. It was awesome! Two decades later, it got re-released as the SideWinder, with the colors reversed (black body with green wheels, instead of the original green body with black wheels), and I bought one for the kids I didn't yet have. Thing was in storage for years until I actually had kids and they were old enough to ride it.
Wow, now that's obsessive!
I wish when I were a kid I'd thought to ask for "Same thing as him, but much cooler."
With regards to the mushroom thing, I think that's what made the strip even more authentic! HA guy was only getting it half right, anyway.
Squirrel that one away for a How To Rebuttal a Bad Joke, Worse. "They treat us like mushrooms! HA!" "They finely chop us, saute us with garlic, onions and breadcrumbs, and stuff us up a birds backside for Thanks Giving? Where it's dark? And there's been pooh?" "Oh, close. I've never thought of it like that."
I didn't have a Green Machine, but I had a Kawasaki big wheel. It had clickers in the rear wheels, silver paint on the spokes. It was green and orange. My dad spent a lot of time placing all the stickers on it just right so that on Christmas morning, it was awesome.
When my sister was old enough, she got a big wheel. It wasn't as awesome. It was black and yellow, and I don't remember it having any stickers... I think she peeled them off. But her seat was adjustable, meaning the holes for the seat pegs would fill up with water and bugs and mowed grass and it stunk. But mine was still pretty awesome.
I want a big wheel again.
This made me happy that I do not have any siblings... Until I remembered that I don't have any siblings because my mom had four miscarriages, now I am sad. Thanks allot.
I remember Green Machines! We used to live on a long, steep hill and all the neighborhood kids would grab Big Wheels and other riding toys and go down it at top speed. There was a busy street at the bottom so we'd have to make a sharp left to avoid certain death. Best times were when the kid with the Radio Flyer Inchworm would let us borrow it. Once that thing got up to top speed, it bounced fast enough to shake our eyeballs loose.
waht?! only the oldest of the three (still) has hair? and the youngest looks like the oldest to me and the oldest looks like the youngest, and yes, you're still in the middle, Scott. :))
My brother scraped all the skin off the tops of his feet (trying to stop) flying down a steep street on a Green Machine! Good Times!
Ah yes.
I remember when they kept us in the dark and fed us shit.
Good times!
I loved the Green Machine, eventually broke the levers throwing them as hard as I could trying to get a 720. Now I am reminiscing.
I had a Big Wheel. I don't remember much about mine.... but our family likes to reminisce about the time my Mom and little sister tumbled head-over-wheels down the hill of death on her Big Wheel.... good times......
I've never been on a Green Machine, but rode many a Big Wheel in my time, although never one of my own. Always had to ride a neighbor's Big Wheel. The spin-out lever never worked nearly as awesomely as they showed on the commercials, which is a fine introduction to life, if you think about it.
For all those reminiscing about the green machine, check out:
Is that a brother with hair?
We just build adult sized "green machines".
My sister got a big wheel when we were kids--I was past the point of wanting one--and my dad made the most awesome modification in the history of consumer feedback screw-yous. He found a wedge-shaped part in the instructions that was only there to make a clicky-clack noise when the wheels turned, giving the trikes their singular annoying sound. Determining the plans wouldn't work without the part present, but not wanting to deal with the clicking, he sheared off the wedge with a large pocket knife, leaving only the ring that was actually needed for the structure.
Are you brothers having a competition to see who can have the best facial hair?
I learned to parallel park on a Green Machine. For coolness, not to mention instructional value, there's no comparison between a Big Wheel and a Green Machine.
Such amazing facial hair from all three brothers.
It took me a while to like this one, I read it about a dozen times and started laughing on the last read - I think I'm a tad slow, but, like a mushroom, this one took time to grow on me.
Scott, are you related to the guys from Orange County Choppers?


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MOBILE, Alabama -- Nearly a week after local artist Wayne McNeil was shot on his front porch, police still have no suspects or explanation as to why he was shot.
According to Cpl. Christopher Levy, police haven't found any evidence to connect the Oct. 10 shooting in Midtown to a similar Oct. 12 front-porch shooting 3 miles away on Mimosa Street.
"There are no updates to release for now," Levy said.
Nurses at the University of South Alabama Medical Center said McNeil is in stable condition as of Tuesday.
According to the art gallery Space 301, where he works for the Centre For the Living Arts as curator of education and community engagement, McNeil is expected to be released this week and begin his recovery at home.
On Oct. 12, a man was shot and put into critical condition after three men approached him and a friend while they were sitting on a porch on the 2100 block of Mimosa Street. He was last listed in critical condition suffering from a shot to the chest, according to police.
McNeil was in intensive care for three days after he was approached by two men while putting out a cigarette on his front porch. He was shot three times, including once in the chest.
He is expected to fully recover.


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on May 9, 2013 - 8:26 PM
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ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Two men were killed and four people were injured – two seriously – in a four-vehicle crash at about 4 a.m. Thursday on the Queen Elizabeth Way near St. Catharines, Ont.
The names of the victims were not released.
Two passenger cars collided in the Niagara-bound lanes and a truck struck one of them and went over the center median into the Toronto-bound lanes where a tanker truck hit the truck.
The Niagara-bound lanes of the QEW were closed until 2:30 p.m. while the Toronto-bound lanes remained closed into the evening as crews worked to repair a light standard damaged in the crash.


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Money Transfer options in the past 10 years have exploded as technology and competition have driven new ways to send money fast. The best options are for those who send money online, taking advantage of new money transfer options and competition that have helped drive costs down and make it easier than ever – especially if you're sending money regularly.
Send Money Options – MoneyGram
A long time player in the money transfer market with capable offerings in both money transfer and bill payments and money orders. New online offerings now allow users to send money online with cash payout at agent locations – moneygram is following in the steps of Western Union in this area as both move to protect their long standing positions in money transfer (especially hyper competitive markets of users sending money to the philippines, india, and mexico).
This is an established money transfer company who offers both retail and online capabilities. If you send money domestically, chances are you're familiar with moneygram – which has seen greater visibility since expanding their relationship with WalMart to offer their services.
- Over 200,000 locations! 2nd only to Western Union
Money typically arrives in minutes – money transfer locations throughout the United States is available for cash pickup.
Money Transfer Costs
MoneyGram does offer a convenient Cost estimator on their website, that allows for pricing for agent location or online money transfers to any of MoneyGram's worldwide locations. It's easy to use and we found it a lot faster to navigate and compare prices than Western Union's.
MoneyGram Facts and Company Background
MoneyGram International provides money transfer services, money orders, and bill payment services to consumers. Another segment of MoneyGram International provides financial institutions with payment processing services, primarily of official check outsourcing services and money orders for sale to their customers.
The major global corporate competitor of MoneyGram is Western Union.
On August 3, 2009 MoneyGram International, Inc. signed an agreement with Affinity Global Services [1], a Dallas, TX provider of wireless payments technology, to allow for money to be transferred via mobile devices. "In developing economies, there are more people with mobile phones than traditional bank accounts. We see a tremendous opportunity to better serve these consumers by delivering MoneyGram remittances in compelling new formats such as mobile technology," said Anthony Ryan, MoneyGram president and CEO, in a press statement.
Final Thoughts – Transfer Money Alternatives
While competition is almost always a good thing, there seems to be a trend with the big 2 money transfer companies remaining in the large footprint / high cost cash pickup model while their smaller competitors offer more flexibility, convenience, and significantly lower fee's. Its hard to go wrong with services like moneygram or western union if your focus is on reputation and reliability – if its a one time emergency transfer these make a lot of sense. They also offers some great tools for bill payment and other financial services. But if you are a frequent sender to international markets, its worth considering the capable and flexible options offered by the competition.


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Decision Making on Radioactive Iodine Treatment for Papillary Thyroid Cancer
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|February 24, 2010
|Last Updated Date
|September 23, 2015
|Start Date ICMJE
|February 2010
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|December 2016 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Knowledge about papillary thyroid cancer and radioactive iodine treatment [ Time Frame: Day 0 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
The knowledge questinnaire will be administered on the same day as the randomization visit (after the exposure to the decision aid for participants in the intervention group, or without exposure to the decision aid in the control group).
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01083550 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Decision Making on Radioactive Iodine Treatment for Papillary Thyroid Cancer
|Official Title ICMJE
|Decision Aid on Radioactive Iodine Treatment for Early Stage Papillary Thyroid Cancer (Randomized Controlled Trial)
|Brief Summary
|In this study, we will test, using a randomized controlled trial design, whether the use of a computer-based decision aid (DA) may improve general knowledge and reduce personal decisional conflict in patients with early stage papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), when compared to usual care. Patients with early stage PTC will be required to have surgical pathologic criteria for which adjuvant RAI treatment may be considered optional.
|Detailed Description
A. Primary research question
In patients with early stage papillary thyroid cancer, does the administration of a computerized decision aid improve the score on a test of knowledge about early stage PTC and adjuvant RAI treatment, when compared to usual care? (The knowledge score is a sum of positive responses from a total of 10 true/false questions in a self-administered questionnaire, to be administered at the study visit, Q2A).
B. Secondary research questions
NOTE: In the original design of this study, we hoped to utilize a modified Client Satisfaction Questionnaire for assessment of satisfaction of patient participants and physicians as secondary trial outcomes. However, we are unable to utilize any modified Client Satisfaction Questionnaires in this study, because of lack of permission from the original developer of the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8, who has copyrighted and trademarked the questionnaire and prohibits such modifications. No modified client satisfaction questionnaire results have been analyzed in this study and will not be analyzed.
Study design The project design will be a single-centre randomized controlled trial conducted at University Health Network. The participants will be randomized to a) the decision aid group (in addition to usual care [counseling by his or her physician, called usual care]) or b) usual care. The DA will be available only to participants during the study (not the public or treating physicians). The decision aid testing will be performed at the Toronto General Hospital.
15-23 Month Extended Follow-up Study: After initiation of the primary study above, we were subsequently awarded funding to contact the enrolled study participants about 15 and 23 months post-randomization to inquire for permission to participate in an extended follow-up study. The extended follow-up study was approved by the University Health Network Research Ethics Board. Participants from the original randomized controlled trial (above) are contacted by telephone for consent to participate in the extended follow-up study, which is considered exploratory (secondary).
The extended follow-up study includes a quantitative questionnaire telephone interview component and a qualitative component. For the quantitative questionnaire component, a single telephone interview is performed updating demographics, thyroid cancer outcomes/treatments (with confirmatory medical record review and administering quantitative questionnaires verbally. A participants consenting to the extended follow-up study are also offered the opportunity to participate in an in-depth qualitative study, involving a one-on in-person interview (which is audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using qualitative methods). A representative subgroup of about 15-30 participants are invited in the qualitative interview and sampling continued until saturation of themes is achieved.
The following exploratory questions are to be addressed in the quantitative component of the extended follow-up study (about 15-23 months post-randomization):
The qualitative subgroup study includes semi-structured questions on the experiences of radioactive iodine treatment decision-making, overall thyroid cancer treatment satisfaction, and study participation.
Exploratory Telephone Survey Study - 24 months or longer after randomization:
After initiation of the primary study above, we were subsequently awarded pilot study funding to contact the study participants on one occasion, two or more years post-randomization to inquire for permission to participate in an exploratory telephone survey study, intended to guide future research directions, and generate data for possible use in sample size calculations for potential future studies. The 24 month or longer post-randomization exploratory telephone survey study was approved by the University Health Network Research Ethics Board. Participants from the original randomized controlled trial (above) are contacted by telephone for consent to participate in the study, which is considered exploratory (secondary) and is thus, hypothesis-generating.
The telephone survey exploratory study (2 or more years post-randomization) consists of quantitative telephone questionnaires. A single telephone interview is performed updating demographics, thyroid cancer outcomes/treatments (with confirmatory medical record review and administering quantitative questionnaires verbally.
The following exploratory questions are to be addressed in the exploratory 24 month (or longer) post-randomization study. For all of the analyses below, descriptive data will be described for the entire study population, and if sample size permits, subgroup analyses according to decision aid status, radioactive iodine status, and age (<45 years at time of original surgery or 45 years or older at time of original surgery), and recurrence status, will be considered.
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Phase 2
Phase 3
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
|Condition ICMJE
|Thyroid Cancer
|Intervention ICMJE
|Other: Decision aid exposure
Exposure to a computerized decision aid on adjuvant radioactive iodine treatment decision-making. The exposure is during one visit.
|Study Arm (s)
|Publications *
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Active, not recruiting
|Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Estimated Completion Date
|December 2016
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|December 2016 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria for patient participants:
Exclusion criteria for patient participants:
Inclusion criteria for the physician feedback component of this study:
- Physicians and surgeons caring for thyroid cancer patients, in active practice at University Health Network in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number ICMJE
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|Plan to Share Data
|Not Provided
|IPD Description
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|University Health Network, Toronto
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|University Health Network, Toronto
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Investigators ICMJE
|Information Provided By
|University Health Network, Toronto
|Verification Date
|September 2015
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From Oklahoma to Broadway, OCU Alums Shine in Popular Performances
Gabrielle Ruiz was happy to trade hours of training and dancing for a grade for a full-time career as a performing artist after graduating from Oklahoma City University. But now that she dances on and off Broadway for a living, Ruiz taps into her OCU experiences daily.
Ruiz, who made her Broadway debut in "In the Heights," plays a lead role in in the Goodspeed Opera House's "My One and Only" alongside Broadway veteran Tony Yazbeck.
"I haven't danced like this since OCU," the 2007 OCU dance performance graduate says about her role as Edythe Herbert. While "My One and Only" is traditionally a tap show, Ruiz learned during the first day of rehearsals the cast would be recreating the ideas from the original Broadway production. "Now I'm dancing in ballet shoes and partnering again," Ruiz said. "It has been such a fun experience. I'm able to stretch my art form and really dig deep into learning how to lead a show and work as a unit with my leading man, principles and company."
When 2010 Oklahoma City University dance performance graduate Kim Faure moved to New York City, she found instant success and landed her Broadway debut with "Anything Goes." A member of the ensemble since October, Faure said she her training at OCU gave her the tools to succeed.
"I had absolutely no tap training before going to OCU and now I'm in THE tap show on Broadway right now," Faure notes. "I also learned professionalism, discipline and how to have the right attitude about auditions and rejection as well as challenges along the way."
Faure said her dance and vocal training at OCU gave her the perfect skill set for "Anything Goes."
"The cast is the best. The creative team could not have been better to work with, the music is classic, the dance numbers are so fun to do and the audience eats it up every show," she said.
Others in major productions include dance alumnus Tyler Foy, who appears in the national tour of "Mary Poppins;" music alumni Will Mann, who plays a principal role in "Memphis" Off Broadway; Katie Postotnik, who is cast in the national tour of "Rock of Ages;" Ernie Pruneda who made his Broadway debut in the ensemble of "Sister Act;" music theater alumni Ian Gibb, who is current in the national tour of "Les Miserables" and Shain Fike, who appears in "The Wedding Singer" national tour.
Two of Oklahoma City University's best-known graduates, Kelli O'Hara and Kristin Chenoweth, continue their stardom. O'Hara performed this spring with the New York Pops in Carnegie Hall and with the New York Philharmonic. She will co-star with Little Richard in the 2011 national broadcast of "A Capitol Fourth" on PBS. Chenoweth, continues to do Broadway readings, most recently with Hugh Jackman in "On the Twentieth Century" and appears in guest spots on the hit show "Glee."
Ruiz said her time at OCU has helped her excel in every aspect of her career.
"I really learned the true meaning of being a professional performer," she said. "We are not only performers, but professional, passionate artists who are serious about our craft and intend on making this our career and life. I believe OCU helped me mold that craft and state of mind which drives me every day."
Ruiz said she remembers watching OCU Dance Department Chairwoman Jo Rowan warmup with a full ballet barre, even while OCU's American Spirit Dance Company was travelling, and never thought she would have the same discipline.
"But now, with a show like I'm doing, a full ballet barre is essential," she noted. "I am now inspired by Jo every time I warm up. She's always with me and she's right, it's totally worth the warmup – every day."


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Review: New 'Hitman' game well-executed
We always knew Agent 47 had ice in his veins. Apparently, the guy's got a heart, too.
In "Hitman: Absolution" (Square Enix, for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, $59.99; PC, $49.99), 47 is entrusted with the safety of a young girl named Victoria, and the cloned assassin's icy exterior melts a bit when he realizes she may have been subjected to genetic experimentation in the same way he was. This leads 47 to do what he does best: eliminate targets.
Only this time it's not about money. Agent 47 wants answers -- and he'll even cut the bar code off the back of his head to get them.
Despite 47's affection for Victoria, "Absolution" isn't exactly heartwarming. Of course, it's violent, and it's laced with M-rated black comedy, like an already notorious nuns-with-guns set piece. And contract killing remains a coldblooded business.
After a tight 20-minute tutorial, you can approach your contracts in several ways. To get to your first target -- your former handler at the Agency, Diana Burnwood -- you can shoot your way through a mansion on the shore of Lake Michigan or you can sneak inside without hurting a fly.
The only noticeable issue with the gameplay is the goofy artificial intelligence of some enemies, who can be easily fooled and act out in strange ways.
Still, these are small gripes amid the generally excellent stealth gameplay, which is on par with the same elements in the "Assassin's Creed" series.
It has been six years since Dutch studio IO Interactive delivered the previous "Hitman," but it has been worth the wait. "Hitman: Absolution" is a nicely executed treat. Three stars out of four.


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Swiss hotel surrounded by the slopes.
Surrounded by nature and ski slopes, this Swiss hotel is located in the middle of the Bernese Oberland. Guests can stay in two-bed rooms or four-bed rooms and enjoy amenities including free internet, a garden-view lounge, game room, sauna and whirlpool. The dining room offers a buffet breakfast and traditional Italian cooking while the house bar is a great place tip anything from cocktails to tea. Great for groups, individuals and events, the hotel is in the midst of some of the best ski slopes in Switzerland.


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Eagles linebacker Quinton Caver showed up at training camp in July a year older and wiser than he was his rookie year. This time, Caver brought an alarm clock.
"I didn't have one last year," Caver said in July. "It's kind of hard to sleep at night when you're waking up every 30 minutes, thinking you're going to oversleep."
The buzzer sounded for Caver yesterday. The Eagles released the 2001 second-round pick to create roster space for former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Keith Adams. The Eagles were awarded Adams on waivers late in the afternoon.


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merging & sorting of character arrays
i want help how to merge two char arrays and sort the resulted one plz help its urgent.:confused:
Re: merging & sorting of character arrays
Do you mean char array as in a C-style string? i.e.:
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Madonna's tumultuous relationship with the Catholic church took yet another strange turn this weekend, when she paid homage to the Pope before performing her hit "Like a Virgin."
"I dedicate this song to the Pope, because I'm a child of God," the performer, 50, told 60,000 fans who flocked to the Italian capital for the latest stop on her Sticky & Sweet world tour, Reuters reports. "All of you are also children of God."
In 2006, Vatican officials accused the singer of putting on one of the most blasphemous displays of all time when she staged a mock crucifixion during her performance at the city's Olympic Stadium.
Madonna, who comes from a devout Italian Catholic family, has often clashed with the church over her penchant for mixing religious and sexual imagery.
The Vatican also condemned her controversial 1989 video for the song "Like A Prayer," which featured burning crosses, statues crying blood and Madonna seducing a black Jesus.
– Caris Davis
Madonna Dedicates 'Like A Virgin' to the Pope
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The chairlift top station at Fil is the highest point within this ski area. From here, you follow the beautiful, wide and hilly run to the Alp Dado. After that, pass the sun-browned Maiensäss huts of Nischarinas before you reach a forest piste leading to the Waltensburg valley station. Enjoy the sunshine and views that accompany your descent. Because there are snow-making facilities along the entire length, you can be sure of perfect skiing conditions from the start of the season right until the end.
Starting point: Fil (2418 m a.s.l.)
Starting point: Fil (2418 m a.s.l.)
Accessibility of starting point: chairlift
Destination: Waltensburg (1100 m a.s.l.)
Length: 7 km
Gradient: 1318 Meter
Level of difficulty: medium (normal slope)
Food and beverages: on the way, at the end


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Amy Marie Chappell and Mark Kurtis Harris, both of Watsontown, were united in marriage at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011.
The Rev. Paula officiated at the ceremony held at United Church of Christ, Lewisburg.
A rehearsal dinner was held at the Watson Inn, Watsontown, and a reception was held at DiSalvo's.
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(Amy Marie Chappell)
The bride is the daughter of Wanda Finsterbush, Mifflinburg, and Dan Chappell, Lewisburg. She graduated from Mifflinburg Area High School in 2000 and received a degree in hospitality management from Pennsylvania College of Technology in 2007. She is employed by JP's Sports Bar, South Williamsport.
Harris is the son of Debera Harris, DuBoistown, and Mark Harris, Shamokin. He graduated from Hughesville High School in 2002 and is employed by Peak Energy Services. He has served in the military since 2004.
Matron of honor was Christa Lee, Mifflinburg, sister of the bride.
Bridesmaids were Sue Revak, Tampa, Fla., Lorena Confer, Montgomery, Jodi Ferris, South Williamsport, Kelly Harris, Watsontown, sister of the bridegroom, and Jody Harris, DuBoistown, sister of the bridegroom.
Flower girls were Bryanna Harris and Lillyonna Harris, daughters of the couple.
Ring bearer was Trevor Lee, Mifflinburg, nephew of the bride.
Best men were Nathan Harris, Boise, Idaho, brother of the bridegroom, and Scott Racho, Lock Haven.
Ushers were Cory Cooper, Nashville, Tenn., Spencer Moser, Montgomery, and Travis Ravine, Tampa, Fla.
Following a cruise to the Bahamas, the couple is residing in Watsontown.


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The Blind Side's Leigh Anne Tuohy is coming to Dothan, Alabama on March 7, 2013!
The Dothan Education Foundation is pleased to announce that Leigh Anne Tuohy, the real-life Memphis mom of the New York Times best-selling book and hit movie, "The Blind Side", will be the keynote speaker for their March 7th fundraising event. Many are aware of Tuohy's story as the adoptive mom of Baltimore Raven's Michael Oher, but how the path was paved was not completely told on screen. On March 7th, in Dothan, Alabama, she will tell her personal story of giving back, finding value in others, and the power of making a difference with what you have.
At the podium, Leigh Anne inspires audiences to recognize the full potential of individuals in their community and to find value in those who society has deemed valueless. She shares her personal Blind Side observations, from seeing Michael Oher for the first time to how the experience changed her as a person and the Tuohys as a family. "He had a much greater impact on our lives than we did on his life," says Leigh Anne.
In addition, Leigh Anne has written two books, "In a Heartbeat, Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving" and "Making it Happen". Michael Oher has also penned a book, "I Beat the Odds".
Join us at the Dothan Civic Center on Thursday, March 7, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. Sponsorships, Tables (including dinner), Individual Dinner tickets and Meet & Greet tickets are available through the Dothan Education Foundation by calling (334)794-6585 or e-mailing Tami Culver at tami@ dothaneducationfoundation.org.
The Dothan Civic Center is selling lower balcony seats ($40) and upper level balcony seats ($25), dinner not included. You may contact the Dothan Civic Center at (334) 615-3175.
Join us for an inspirational evening to learn about giving back, finding value in others, and the power of making a difference.


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Homemade Pozole & Dark Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies
Today's Delicious Links• Mushroom Gruyere Pasta - Breanna's Recipe Box. • Stuffed pumpkin - Whatever's Left. • Pozole - Food Wine Thyme. • Dark Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Glaze - Adventures in Cooking.
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America in Bloom, one town at a time
Each week, I strive to offer something different, timely and relevant. It's easier to do this some weeks than others. The inspiration for this article came as I was staring out my window, imagining a time soon when days are far less drab, and when plants, trees and flowers blossom into springtime glory.
That imaginary explosion of color reminded me of an organization that does so much to promote beauty all over this country. America in Bloom, which I serve as a volunteer board member, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting nationwide beautification through education and community involvement by encouraging the use of flowers, plants, trees and other environmental and lifestyle enhancements. Since its founding in 2001, nearly 200 cities in 40 states have participated in beatification projects in cooperation with AIB.
The program is modeled after similar programs in Europe and Canada. This successful model provides a structured framework and awards to cities, towns, colleges and universities, business districts, military installations and other jurisdictions. Moreover, it's the only program of its kind that provides on-site, one-on-one mentoring and coaching by expert judges who provide a detailed, written evaluation.
In places like Vernal, Utah, volunteers will install planters and hanging baskets.
In Logan, Ohio, gardeners will dig up plants from their own yards and move them to parks, town squares and community gardens.
In Loveland, Ohio, the city's beautification committee designs a theme for the entire town. It started last fall, working with local growers to develop and plan a color palette to ensure that sufficient plants of the right types and colors would be available. The plant list was published in the local newspaper and on the town's website.
They've been doing this for years now, and it helps even beginning gardeners have a winning combination of plants that look great all season. Beyond that, the plantings downtown attract shoppers and the beauty encourages them to linger. A spreadsheet is created with names and contact information for the pruner-brandishing volunteers who will deadhead and water, keeping those plants looking great until fall.
In Shipshewana, Ind., Amish and Mennonite merchants are putting out colorful containers of spring bulbs, soon to be followed by summer annuals. Beds for the famous flower quilts are also being prepared -- they are literally large areas planted to look like quilt patterns. And they draw visitors by the busload. Originally, the idea was to give people an easy, free experience, but studies show that the average visitor stays for more than one day and spends more than $200. The quilt gardens, each with its own intricate pattern, join flowers and art as part of a very special event.
Holland, Mich., blooms with tulips to celebrate its Dutch heritage. A Tulip Time Festival celebrates all things Dutch, and after the tulips are finished, summer annuals take their place.
In Echo, Ore., a garden center helps design the containers and hanging baskets that brighten downtown streets. Over at the golf course, volunteers continue planting perennials from their home gardens along fences and in various areas of the course.
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In these towns, beautification is not a one-time effort. It is a continuing joy, year after year, that brings smiles, forms friendships and makes these towns destinations in their own right.
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Skip to comments.Plane reportedly quarantined at Chicago airport
Posted on 04/26/2012 4:40:12 PM PDT by jazusamo
DEVELOPING: A plane reportedly is being quarantined after landing in Chicago, and the investigation is said to involve the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Aviation officials in Chicago say the city's health department and fire department have responded to a flight that landed at Midway International Airport, but local police and fire officials told Fox News the CDC is handling it.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Mad Cow and now this. Someone is playing games.
Snip: According CBS Chicago, the rash was ultimately determined to be the result of bug bites, but only after the plane was surrounded by Chicago fire department trucks on the tarmac at Midway airport.
Maybe bed bugs? Hope they get a good exterminator to go over that plane. (I'm getting *itchy*.)
There are no limits to what professional thieves will attempt.
given the report of "sores", ebola concern would be my bet....
pandemic flu just makes you turn purple and projectile vomit blood.
"Complacency - and especially that brand of complacency that finds it satisfying to sneer at the vigilant and prepared - is the true enemy....."
Surely thou art not claiming TSAPersons are either vigilant or prepared for anything other than groping and stealing?
Maybe bed bugs? Hope they get a good exterminator to go over that plane. (Im getting *itchy*.)
Q1. Do bedbugs create "postules"?
Q2. Would the government tell us the truth if it thought it would create panic?
A1. No.
A2. No.
Doubtful that it's Ebola....she'd be dead by now but there are strains of Ebola in nearby Cote d'Ivoire and Sudan.
Fox is now reporting that the problem is MONKEYPOX
How would you like to be locked on the disease plane next to the sick person? Some people would get understandably violent.
A quarantine should separate the confirmed-sick people from the rest.
agree — just trying to guess what they were concerned about.
agree — just trying to guess what they were concerned about.
It's being reported that it's Monkey pox. My guess they were worried about Small pox.
I believe we'll see the 'big one' in our lifetime, regarding a devastating pandemic. We are long over due, and combined with the world being so much smaller due to our transportation(MUCH more-so than around 100 years ago), we are just right for it.
We are due to lose about a half billion due to a plague, and then another 300-500 million to a real world war.(the stage is well under way to being set for this right now)
She has zombie looking eyes. At 'ground zero' of the event, she might have to be shot on sight, just to be on the safe side.
One minute, she could be all normal. Drinking a few drinks and ready to sleep with just about anyone - what every woman should do in the event of a zombie apocalypse, and then suddenly she's looking to go all out zombie and eat our brains! Best just to get rid of any chance of it early on!
"Detroit to Chicago by car = 4 hours.
Why would you fly that?
Not me."
Delta/Northwest has a hub in Detroit. The vast majority of the people on the flight are connecting from another flight. They don't drive the last leg in order to save money and to have as little contact with Detroit as possible.
Also, depending on time, the 4 hur drive may become a six hour drive. Finally, if he destination is the Loop in Chicago, a car (and its parking needs) may be more hindrance than help. Chicago has become VERY car unfriendly ; tolls just went up 90%, too.
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In a survey conducted by the US news, they unearthed the most expensive Business schools for international and non-local students. Any person not belonging to the particular state in which the institute is located in has to deal with a different fee structure. On an average, it was estimated that $ 50,036 is the total amount of tuition fees paid per year in the top ranking B-schools which is around $16000 dollars above the average of a normal management institute, where the average tuition fee could cost around $34,101.
Harvard Business school leads the pack of the top ten costliest institutes, the per annum tuition fee being $60,610. However, Haas School of business comes as a surprise because; being a publicly owned institution, the tuition fee for non-sate students is $53,396 which is a little above than the average of the costliest B schools tuition fee!
The US news organized the survey on a huge number of 400 schools and institutes that quoted per annum costs. However the US news had a certain criteria and schools that did not furnish the necessary information were barred from the survey.
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10:52 p.m.: Villanueva caps his huge night be rebounding Milwaukee's miss and then hitting a 3-pointer as the shot clock expires to give the Pistons a three-point lead. Then, Brandon Jennings heaves it from around halfcourt for an airball with 5 seconds left. No idea what he was doing ... Stuckey ices it with two free throws.
10:48 p.m.: Jennings hits a fadeaway jumper with 47.7 seconds left to put the Bucks up 100-98. The Pistons are now out of timeouts after calling one following the basket. ... Calderon then ties it on a drive to the basket with 41 seconds left. Excellent 2 for 1 there by him and the Pistons.
10:42 p.m.: Villanueva has a double-double, too, folks. He's up to 15 points and 11 rebounds after tying the game at 98-98 with 1:13 left.
10:36 p.m.: Bynum hits two free throws and the game is tied at 94-94 with 3 minutes left.
10:30 p.m.: Pistons back in front with 4:27 left. One-point lead and Calderon has a double-double now with 21 points and 10 assists. Detroit has six players in double figures.
10:27 p.m.: Calderon finds a cutting Singler for a dunk and the Pistons grab an 87-86 lead with 6:40 left in the game.
10:20 p.m.: Pistons still trail by one (84-83) with 8:44 left in the game.
10:13 p.m.: Pistons fell behind by double digits in the third but battled back and trail by just 1 heading into the fourth. Stuckey up to 15 points and Villanueva with 11 also off the bench. Monroe already with a double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds). Bucks 82, Pistons 81
10:04 p.m.: Calderon now 9 of 10 shooting as the Pistons cut the Bucks' lead to six. 21 points and seven assists for Calderon. ... And then it's Villanueva with a 3-pointer, 76-73 Milwaukee.
10 p.m.: Bucks extend it to 70-62, and Bynum throws it to Jennings for a turnover and a layup. A one-point halftime lead now a 10-point deficit before Calderon hits another big shot, a 3-pointer to give him 19 points.
9:52 p.m.: A Calderon jumper makes it 62-61 with just under nine minutes left in the quarter. ... This is the quarter in which the Pistons were ambushed back at The Palace a couple weeks back. So far, not happening. ... Just like that, though, five consecutive points for the Bucks.
9:48 p.m.: Monroe opens the second half with a layup. Pistons up 3, for a brief moment.
9:32 p.m.: Pistons head to the locker room clinging to a one-point lead. Detroit shoots 53 percent in the first half and Calderon leads the way with 13 points. Pistons 57, Bucks 56
9:26 p.m.: Bucks tie it, but Calderon answers with a jumper. Final minute of the half.
9:22 p.m.: Milwaukee within 3 after Dunleavy hits a basket and draws the foul. Bucks with only one turnover in the second quarter and the Pistons are just trying to match basket for basket now.
9:15 p.m.: Milwaukee's second unit doing work, Henson jams to bring the Bucks within four points. He's got 7 points. ... Villanueva answers with another 3, though.
9:12 p.m.: Ellis cuts Detroit's lead to 7, but Villanueva answers with a 3, continuing his hot shooting from Friday night vs. San Antonio.
9:07 p.m.: Even start to the second, Pistons holding 37-26 edge. Detroit using three-guard attack of Bynum, Stuckey and Knight to open the quarter.
9:01 p.m.: Milwaukee had eight turnovers in the first quarter and Detroit took advantage. Monroe finished the first with eight points and five rebounds and Stuckey provided good energy off the bench. Pistons 33, Bucks 22
8:54 p.m.: Detroit builds its lead to 25-15 with 2:41 left in the quarter, a very good one for Calderon (11 points, 3 assists).
8:51 p.m.: Calderon 3-pointer gives Detroit a 17-10 lead and then he finds Monroe for a jumper. 19-10, Pistons.
8:47 p.m.: Two Monroe free throws put Detroit up 12-10. Jennings had the first eight points for Milwaukee. ... Another turnover and layup for Calederon. Six early for him.
8:43 p.m.: Consecutive Singler baskets and the Pistons are out to an 8-5 lead. Make it 10-5 after a Calderon layup. He has 4 points, too.
8:41 p.m.: A Jennings 3-pointer gets the scoring started. That seems familiar.
The Detroit Pistons' most recent memory of Brandon Jennings features the Milwaukee Bucks guard bombing 3-pointers during a third-quarter onslaught Jan. 29 at The Palace.
Jennings had 20 points and four assists in Milwaukee's 39-point third quarter en route to a 117-90 win over the Pistons, Detroit's worst home loss of the season.
The fourth and final meeting of the season between the two teams is tonight at Milwaukee, with the Pistons coming off one of their best home wins of the season.
Detroit ended the 11-game win streak of the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night, hours after learning rookie center Andre Drummond would be out for the next 4-6 weeks.
Drummond had 18 points and 18 rebounds against the Bucks last month.


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Several miniature horses have been cleared from Interstate 40 Friday morning and traffic is beginning to return to normal.
The horses were in the westbound lanes of I-40 between Peebly and Harrah roads.
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A Lost Boy Comes Home
Actor Corey Feldman Drenched His Teen Years in Alcohol, Cocaine and Heroin. At 20, He's Finally Sober—and Says Reality Never Tasted Better
He laughs, and his eyes crinkle beneath the brim of his black fedora, recalling the spunkiness that launched his acting career in a Welch's grape juice commercial at age 3. Today, at 20, Feldman is lucky to be smiling at all. In 1990, after a string of hit films—Stand By Me, The Lost Boys, License to Drive—the teen star was addicted to heroin and cocaine, was $150,000 in debt and faced the possibility of serious prison time. But this week, after three stays in rehab, Feldman celebrates 14 months of being clean and sober. As he mends his frayed marriage with actress Vanessa Marcil, 23, and revives his career with two films later this year, Round Trip to Heaven and Meatballs IV, Feldman is guided by a single firm principle: "I don't want to live in hell anymore."
When the young actor was arrested for speeding in a seamy section of downtown L.A. in March 1990, carrying about nine grams of heroin and a bit of cocaine, he prayed that the press wouldn't find out. Released the next morning on $5,480 bail, he was relieved when no cameras or reporters greeted him at his door. But after a few hours of sleep at his Beverly Hills apartment, he awoke to his worst nightmare. "Every channel had me on the news, and I was in every newspaper," he says. "I was so embarrassed. I couldn't believe it."
The media blitz was proportional to the shock felt by his fans, but Feldman had been on the edge of emotional and physical collapse for years. His L.A. childhood, with his father, bass player Bob Feldman, his mother, Sheila, a sometime cocktail waitress, two brothers and a sister, was painful and unhappy, says Corey. He refuses to elaborate, except to say that he often felt "worthless and no good." After his parents split up when he was 11, he tried living alternately with his mother, his grandparents and his father—but always felt depressed and torn between his parents. Acting, Feldman says, "was the only way to get out of everything. That was my fix, before I started doing drugs."
By age 8, Corey, who had followed his older sister, Mindy, now 23, into acting, had some 80 TV spots to his credit, plus the short-lived CBS series The Bad News Bears. He admits he wasn't always Mr. Modesty around his Stoneridge Preparatory School classmates, who paid him back with occasional beatings. When he was 13, he took a small pistol from his grandfather's collection and kept it under his bed. "I used to hold it to my head even night and go, 'God, why am I so ugly? Why am I so fat?' I hated myself and wanted to kill myself."
Drugs provided a less final means of escape. Filming Stand By Me in Eugene, Oreg., when he was 14, Corey learned how to smoke marijuana from some local kids. "I remember rolling down the hills," he says. "It just seemed so fun." Back at school he smoked pot to impress his peers. He got their attention, he says, but also became the butt of their jokes.
His final step toward free-fall involved his legal emancipation from his parents at 15. He took the drastic step, he says, after discovering that all but $40,000 of the small fortune he had earned had disappeared. After the court declared him independent, he moved into his own apartment, "It was like being a bird let out of a cage," he says. After 1987's Lost Boys, and License to Drive a year later, he was rich again. He ran with a fast young Hollywood crowd, drinking heavily and doing coke, mushrooms and acid. "I had a BMW convertible, money, property, prestige, power, women, drugs—everything any 16-year-old would ever dream of," he says.
During this reckless period, he felt under the influence of a young man, who, as Feldman recalls with extreme discomfort, often stayed at his home and sexually abused him while Corey pretended to be asleep. "I would get real wasted," says Feldman, "and hope that I'd pass out and not remember anything the next morning." He didn't confront the man immediately—nor did feel he could confide in anyone. "I was afraid people would think I was a bad person and I was sick. Plus I didn't want to lose him as a friend because I believed he really cared for me."
After a year, he says, he finally put a stop to the abuse and eventually severed all ties with the man, but not before the man had introduced him to heroin to dull the pain of Corey's breakup with his first serious girlfriend. "I knew immediately that [heroin] was the ultimate answer," Feldman recalls. He gradually became hooked and routinely cruised downtown L.A. at 5 A.M., looking for dealers.
The one bright spot in his life was Vanessa. He had met her at a vegetarian restaurant in the summer of 1989, shortly after a brief fling with Drew Barrymore, who was herself struggling with alcohol and cocaine abuse. Two months after meeting. Feldman and Marcil married on the spur of the moment during a movie publicity trip to Las Vegas. "We were two people with a need for someone to love us," he says.
They were not, however, typical newlyweds. Partly because of Feldman's escalating drug use, Marcil maintained a separate residence. The time they did spend together was not exactly romantic. "It was ridiculous," Feldman remembers. "I'd leave Vanessa sitting at the dinner table in a nice restaurant for an hour while I'd be in the bathroom getting high."
It took two more well-publicized arrests after the March 1990 bust—and two aborted rehab attempts before Feldman realized he was out of control. In December 1990, he checked into Cri-Help, a strict, live-in facility in North Hollywood. "I was sitting there, and I said, 'You know, I'm real grateful to be here. Because tomorrow morning when I go into court, I could be sleeping on a cold, hard slab, and instead I've got this bed.' It was at that point I made the decision to turn my life around."
He stayed for nine months, during which he revealed his sexual-abuse secret to staff therapist Marlene Nadel. "You could see a lot of molestation issues in his behavior," says Nadel. "He didn't know how to trust." She adds, "The change in him has been amazing." Marcil joined him for therapy sessions and is planning to move soon into his Venice house.
Feldman was also buoyed in rehab by encouraging messages left on his answering machine from his friend Michael Jackson, whom he had met through Steven Spielberg. "I thought for sure he'd never want anything to do with me," Feldman says gratefully.
Now that, by some accounts, heroin has become increasingly popular in Hollywood, Feldman hopes his experience can serve to warn others. He often makes calls to other young actors in trouble. "I know what it's like crawling around on the carpet looking for that last rock," says Feldman. "I know the hell you go through and how lonely it is."
Painstakingly putting his life back in order, Feldman now wakes in the morning instead of at 4 P.M., sticks to a healthy diet and is even on good terms with his parents. Producer-director Richard Donner, who befriended Feldman on the set of 1985's The Goonies and lent him $8,000 for his Cri-Help stay, is confident the young actor's career is secure. Says Dormer: "I see now in him all the hopes that I saw in the beginning."
Occasionally, Feldman admits, he feels the urge to slide. "My brain likes to tell me, 'Oh, it's OK, you can go out one night and party.' And I say, 'Thanks for sharing, brain.' But I kinda just follow the party through—all the way to jail. It's not worth the 15 minutes of good feeling."
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