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What Does the Research Tell Us?
As you might imagine, there is a wealth of research on pregnancy and childbirth. However, it might surprise you to learn that, despite all of this information, healthcare providers still don't have definite answers to many of the questions surrounding childbearing.
What types of research exist?
The "gold standard" of clinical research is the large double-blind study, wherein one group of participants receives the treatment being studied and one group does not. These groups are assigned randomly in order to reduce bias. Neither the people participating in the study nor the people conducting it know who is actually getting the treatment and who is not.
This type of research is very hard to conduct among pregnant women. The health and wellbeing of the baby must be considered, along with the health and wellbeing of the mother. It is especially difficult to design a "blind" study when considering holistic alternatives. For example, if researchers were doing a study on the effects of hydrotherapy on childbirth, it would be obvious to the woman in the study, her care provider, and the researchers if she were using a shower or bathtub during labor.
Care providers must depend on research that might not meet the double-blind gold standard, but that has credibility because it has been repeated several times with similar results, or because it tested the same participants before and after an intervention. They also rely on case studies, their own knowledge base of physiology and biochemistry, and on the practices of other obstetric providers.
What are practice standards?
All these types of knowledge are used to develop evidence-based practice standards, which reflect the current understanding of pregnancy and childbirth. In evidence-based practice standards, the research and other evidence supporting a particular practice is graded. A practice that was demonstrated to be effective and safe based on a large double-blind study would receive a higher grade than a practice based on a smaller study, an observational study, or on the opinion of childbirth experts. Thus, an evidence-based practice standard gives the care provider an indication of how strong the evidence about the practice is, and whether the practice is likely to be helpful, likely to be harmful, or somewhere in between. As new research is done, the suggested best practices change.
This article reflects these limitations, and you should understand that while you will not find absolute answers here, you might gain a deeper understanding of some childbearing issues.
What do we know about holistic childbearing?
There is considerable research that indicates that women who are fully involved in their prenatal care and birth, who are able to advocate for their wishes and for their infant's healthcare, and who feel that their wishes have been honored by their caregivers feel more satisfied with and empowered by their experiences. (1,2)
Several holistic practices and complementary therapies have been studied in pregnancy and childbirth. There is some evidence that women who use holistic therapies have increased satisfaction with their birth experience, and have lower rates of medical interventions during birth. (2) The following is a partial list of holistic practices and complementary therapies used in childbirth, along with benefits noted in the research.
- Massage: Associated with enhanced satisfaction, better coping, and lower intervention rates. May promote relaxation, promote labor progress, and decrease pain perception. (2,5,6,7,20)
- Aromatherapy: Associated with enhanced satisfaction, better coping, lower intervention rates, and less medication use. (2,4,13,14)
- Hydrotherapy: Associated with enhanced satisfaction, lower intervention rates, less medication use, fewer epidurals, and better fetal positioning. May promote labor progress. (2,8,9,10,11,12,20)
- Acupressure: Associated with enhanced satisfaction, lower intervention rates, and shortened labor time. May provide pain relief. (2,3,15)
- Hypnosis: Associated with increased satisfaction, less pain medication, and fewer epidurals. May provide pain relief. (3,16,17)
- Music: Associated with enhanced coping, reduced stress, and reduced pain perception. (18,19,20)
- Doulas: Associated with increased satisfaction, less use of pain medication, less use of epidurals, shorter labors, less use of oxytocin, fewer cesarean sections, fewer vacuum or forceps deliveries, and higher newborn APGAR scores. (21,24,25)
- Waterbirth: Associated with increased satisfaction, less use of pain medication, less perineal trauma, fewer episiotomies, fewer infant complications, and higher newborn APGAR scores. (22,23)
- Reiki: Not specifically studied with regard to childbirth pain, but associated with decreased pain, increased relaxation, and decreased anxiety in other situations. (46,47) Case studies of use for labor patients are reported by an obstetrician/Reiki practitioner. (45)
What does the research tell us about common pregnancy and childbirth practices?
The Cochrane Library is a collection of research analyses, with about one-third of its articles devoted to childbearing. In an attempt to summarize the research findings about pregnancy and childbirth, reviewers of the Cochrane Library have evaluated the evidence and come up with categories to describe childbearing practices. The categories include the following:
- Clearly beneficial
- Likely to be beneficial
- Trade-off between beneficial and adverse effects
- Unknown effectiveness
- Unlikely to be beneficial
- Likely to be harmful (26)
Some of the most controversial, yet common, practices encountered in pregnancy and childbirth are outlined below, along with research findings. We also include the likelihood of the practice being beneficial, as concluded by Enkin et al.'s review of the Cochrane Library findings. (30)
Practice: Group B Strep screening and treatment
Research findings: Antibiotic treatment in labor of women colonized with GBS appears to reduce the likelihood of the infant becoming ill with GBS sepsis.30 Risks of universal screening and treatment include antibiotic allergic reaction. The GBS infection rate among newborns has decreased with universal screening, but the rate of neonatal e-coli infection has simultaneously increased. (31)
Benefit: Clearly beneficial
Practice: Epidurals, intrathecals, or spinal anesthesia
Research findings: Most effective at providing pain relief for most women in labor. Woman remains alert and conscious. Side effects may include increased risk of cesarean section, vacuum or forceps delivery, low blood pressure, headache, backache. (30,32,33,34)
Benefit: Trade-off between beneficial and adverse effects
Practice: Pain medication (non-epidural forms)
Research findings: May provide adequate relief from pain for some women. Side effects may include a "drugged" feeling, respiratory depression in the newborn, newborn irritability. (30,35,36)
Benefit: Trade-off between beneficial and adverse effects
Practice: Lying on one's back
Research findings: May decrease oxygenation of the uterus by up to 30%, resulting in less oxygen to the baby and less effective contractions.30 May promote posterior positioning of the baby. (37)
Benefit: Likely to be harmful
Practice: Obstetric ultrasound
Research findings: May be done to resolve questions of estimated due date, the number of babies, the size, anatomy, and wellbeing of the baby, the amount of amniotic fluid, and the position of the placenta. (30) A few studies have questioned the safety of obstetric ultrasound, raising issues such as dyslexia and low birth weight, but the findings have not been repeated with larger well-designed studies. (38,39,40) Nevertheless, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cautions against the use of ultrasound unless it is medically indicated, as does the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
Benefit: Likely to be beneficial
Practice: Continuous fetal monitoring
Research findings: The use of continuous fetal monitoring has been associated with an increase in cesarean section, forceps, and vacuum extractor rates, without any evidence of benefit to the infant. It has not been associated with a decrease in infant mortality rates, increased APGAR scores, or a decrease in problems associated with a lack of oxygen to the baby. (41,42,43,44)
Benefit: Trade-off between beneficial and adverse effects
Practice: Episiotomy
Research findings: Women most likely to receive episiotomy are first-time mothers, those with a long pushing stage, or women whose baby's have a low heart rate at the end of labor. (48,49,50) Episiotomies are associated with increased pain after birth and more severe tears. (48)
Benefit: Likely to be harmful
Practice: Elective induction
Research findings: Elective inductions are those undertaken for the convenience of the mother and the provider, and may be done for many reasons: to take advantage of help from extended family, work schedules, living a great distance from the hospital, or general discomfort at the end of pregnancy. Especially for first-time mothers, elective inductions are associated with a higher cesarean section rate than found for women who enter labor spontaneously. (51,52,53,54) Induction has also been associated with higher use of forceps or vacuum extractor and postpartum hemorrhage. (51,55,56)
Benefit: Not evaluated
Practice: Inducing after rupture of membranes (water breaking) before labor starts
Research findings: The bag of water provides protection from infection, and therefore it has been common for women to have labor induced if the water breaks. However, most women will start to have contractions within a day of their water breaking, and the most recent research does not indicate an increased infection risk after 24 hours. Avoiding vaginal exams in the absence of active labor seems to be the best way to avoid infection. (57,58)
Benefit: Trade-off between beneficial and adverse effects
Practice: Restricting food and liquids during labor
Research findings: Initially used to reduce risk of breathing the stomach contents into the lungs if a woman vomited while under anesthesia, a real but rare risk. The work of the intestines slows during labor, as the body's resources are devoted to the contractions of the uterus, however, labor is a strenuous activity requiring calories, and fasting during labor has not been shown to guarantee an empty stomach should anesthesia become necessary. Dehydration can result from restricting fluid intake. (26,30)
Benefit: Unlikely to be beneficial
Of course, there are many other topics of interest surrounding pregnancy and childbirth, and not all can be covered here. If you are interested in reading further about childbearing research, the Childbirth Connection website has an excellent summary of current evidence and research findings.
Are women receiving the best pregnancy and childbirth care?
With the development of the Cochrane Library, the field of obstetrics was among the first to promote widespread distribution of research findings through searchable research reviews. (27) Sadly, there is some evidence that women are not receiving care that reflects our understanding of best childbirth practices. The Childbirth Connection, a 90-year-old organization devoted to promoting maternity care, has conducted recent surveys of women. The general conclusion was that holistic practices and beneficial activities that should be used by healthy women, such as walking during labor, drinking liquids, and using an upright position for pushing, were used by only a few women.
Additionally, many women reported experiencing several interventions not generally indicated for healthy women. Women also reported being disenfranchised from decision-making and feeling pressured into interventions by their caregivers. Although most of the survey participants noted that they wanted full information about risks and benefits of interventions, their level of knowledge at the time of the survey indicated that they lacked complete information. (28,29) Clearly, birthing families must ask questions of their care providers about any proposed plans, and childbirth professionals must remain alert to recommended practice changes and evidence-based practice standards.
Holistic Pregnancy & Childbirth
- Why Should I Consider a Holistic Approach to Pregnancy and Childbirth?
- What About Pain?
- How Has Childbirth Changed in This Century?
- How Does My Body Work During Childbirth?
- What Factors Influence the Progression of Childbirth?
- How Can I Best Prepare for Pregnancy and Childbirth?
- How Can I Arrange the Best Birth Support?
- What About Childbirth Classes and Birth Plans?
- What Does the Research Tell Us?


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Then that would give us 2 hobbled SGs. I like Carter, but I think i'd rather have Crawford, or Q. Call me crazy.Originally Posted by nycefnl
Where'd you find this report? The deal sounds kinda suspect to me..
This is a report I fould on-line.Vince Carter in NY?
We're getting reports from Seattle that a three-way is currently being looked into that would send Toronto Superstar Vince Carter to the Knicks, Ray Allen to the Raptors, and Kurt Thomas to the Sonics. My natural guess is other players will be involved as well.
Then that would give us 2 hobbled SGs. I like Carter, but I think i'd rather have Crawford, or Q. Call me crazy.Originally Posted by nycefnl
Where'd you find this report? The deal sounds kinda suspect to me..
Crawford at SF would not work at all. There is no possible way that could happen as it makes no sense. IF (big if) we acquire Crawford he would be eating Houston's minutes, and maybe placed at SF at rare instances. But starting Crawford at SF or giving him a bulk of minutes there would really hurt us on rebounds.
Sorry I don't mean to get off the topic. Carter in NY.. I dont see happening. If it did I dunno why.. but.. let's see.
i think carter could be a good aquisition, cuz if u look at it almost every great SG in this league has had injury problems like kobe, tmac, iverson, carter, you never know, maybe carter could stay healthy in NY, id rather see ray allen here tho, hes great
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i know, im getting carried away lol
And i trust ESPN alot more than i do realgm.
as tot eh JC at SF, read my other post about Swift and JC, i was jsut thinking there are no real offensive powerhouses in the east, Houston is a guaranteeed shot if given 2 feet, marbury can concentrate on controlling the tempo and not the score, JC cna slash his way inside. Yea i know there woudl be no reobounding, and that woudl not be a championship team, but can anyone else imagine the three of them in the backcourt along with Sweetney and Dampier in the front in 05-06. Dampier is an incredible rebounder adn sweetney already is as a rookie, he'll be a franchise PF soon enough
I don't know how this would work. I would support it though, if Isiah thinks it will work. He knows Carter well, and if he thinks its a good move, it probably is. His injuries are concerning though, because we have injury prone players already. I can say for sure that Crawford would prove to be a valuable pickup, no doubt. Overall, it's the frontcourt of the Knicks that really needs work, everyone knows it.
One outta three ain't bad.
VC is not healthy why would we want another houston.
stop saying that about houston!!! ok he had a REALLY bad year, REALLY REALLY bad. But he is not an always injured player, he never sat out of games before this year, he had surgery stop blaming him. Itt's not his fault and we have to see how it spans out to see if it remains a problem, but as of now you can't consider him an injury prone nor a problematic player.
Houston is going to be a risky situation now. So is Vince Carter, no matter what team he is on. They both have injuries that will be problematic through out the rest of their careers. This doesn't mean that they are suckers or anything, they have to play a more conservative style of basketball now to avoid hurting themselves.
One outta three ain't bad.
Houston has always been kinda conservative anyway.. He's a jump shooter, and doesn't play very hard on defense, so that shouldn't strain him too much.. Carter however is the slash/dunk type.. he's been much more of a perimeter player since his injuries.. so we already have houston for the perimeter, we don't need another..
Houston has a better perimeter shot over Carter anyway as well. You're right e_D when you talked about Houston's game being conservative in the first place. Houston won't have to change his game as much as Carter, to avoid injuring himself, that's a definate plus. I'm not sure of this but I think Carter doesn't draw as big of a salary as Houston. If that's true, the Knicks could save a little $$ by a trade though. Anyway, I would be very surprised if a trade like this would ever happen in the first place, everyone knows Carter hates Lenny Wilkens, when he dissed him to the press.
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CLOSED versus OPEN mode in Domain Options
When a Norman spam filtering account is initially setup it will by default be in OPEN mode. This means that Norman will process all messages regardless of who they are addressed to. This setting is desirable for large accounts that want to make sure they do not miss any addresses. They may want to later switch to CLOSED mode once they are certain of all their addresses. The downside to the OPEN mode is that your spam quarantine can become filled with several thousand invalid addresses.
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i know i should just calm down, its just part time lol... but ive never left my LO for more than maybe an hour. He sometimes is very attached to me and DH cant calm him down.
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please tell me that its gonna be okay! a part of me is actually kind of excited, its a fun job... i'll get a pretty significant paycut cuz i cant be a shift supervisor again.
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An Alternative "Truth" About Flu Shots
Vaccines, and flu shots in particular, have been covered ad nauseum on this blog; but the anti-vaccine propaganda never stops, so forgive me for bringing it up again. A correspondent inquired about a podcast by Steve Wright on Revolution Health Radio entitled "The Truth About Flu Shots (and What to do Instead)." You can either listen or read the transcript. It's just too funny to pass up. That is, it would be funny if it weren't endangering our public health by spreading misinformation. (more…)
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Truly one of the world's great cities, Istanbul is supremely exotic, warmly welcoming, and utterly unique. After all, where else can you tour Europe and Asia on the very same afternoon?
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However, the United States of America was not the only country to be called "the United States." There were others which shared federalism and in some cases freedom.
United States of Belgium
Both founded and collapsed by 1790, the United States of Belgium was the first sense of independence Austrian Netherlands (present-day Belgium) had. The Enlightenment republic rebelled against the Holy Roman Empire's effort to centralize political control in the region. The rebels modeled their republic on the Dutch Republic and the United States of America. However, Austrian troops of the Holy Roman Empire managed to crush the rebellion within months.
Republic of the United States of Brazil
Unlike other United States, the Republic of the United States of Brazil was never a true democracy. The elections were rigged and the republic was little different from the Empire of Brazil which the republic replaced in 1889. The federal system was meant to give states freedom from the central government but the federal government was quickly usurped by oligarchs from the most populaces coastal states. The republic eventually fell into control of President Getúlio Vargas who in the 1930s turned the country into the quasi-fascist New State. The Republic of the United States outlasted Vargas, however, and existed until the military coup of 1964.
The United States of Colombia
This United States was the first iteration of Colombia to be called "Colombia." The system was meant to give each Colombian state more autonomy in order to limit the amount of civil wars in the country. However, the United States, which lasted from 1863 until 1886, was unable to stop the on-again, off-again fighting and was reformed as the Republic of Colombia.
The Republic of the United States of Indonesia
The Republic of United States of Indonesia was an effort by the Dutch to save face in the late 1940s after their defeat in quelling Indonesian rebels. The United States were a combination of Sukarno's Republic of Indonesia, liberated Java and Sumatra, and various other islands which were established as states by the Dutch. However, the states did not care of the Dutch established boundaries and dissolved themselves into the Republic of Indonesia within the first six months of 1950.
The United States of the Ionian Islands
The United States of the Ionian Islands were a British protectorate which was located off the western coast of Greece. Originally a republic, it was first a Ottoman then French protectorate where Greeks enjoyed the first freedom from Turkish rule since the Ottoman conquests. A British commissioner oversaw a local Parliament. The United States lasted from 1815 until 1864 when they were absorbed into the Kingdom of Greece.
The United States of Venezuela
The United States of Venezuela was founded out of the Conservative versus Liberal war of the 1850s and 1860s. The Liberals won out defeating the land-owning Conservatives and issued in an initial wave of land reform and decentralization, hence the United States. However, like most Liberal parties of the old Latin America, the Liberals of Venezuela eventually became the new oligarchs. The United States of Venezuela lasted until 1953 when military dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez renamed the country to the Republic of Venezuela as an emphasize to his centralized control.
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The United States of Stellaland was the union of two Boer, Africans of Dutch descent, republics: Stellaland and Goshen, formed in 1882. The United States based much of its laws off the major Boer republic the South African Republic. The United States was forcibly annexed by the United Kingdom in 1885 and eventually became part of Botswana.


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"Theater is an innately interdisciplinary art form, and theater artists find inspiration and direction in a number of unique ways."
Michael O. Sanders knows all too well the importance of a liberal arts education. After all, he's a Transylvania graduate himself, and he is technical director, scenic designer, and instructor in the university's theater program. Throughout his own education and now as a faculty member, Sanders has firsthand knowledge of how such an education provides a solid foundation for students to "flourish."
"This path enables students to explore the connections between seemingly disparate subjects," he says.
Sanders also knows the importance of providing students with "usable skills both inside and outside of an academic setting."
"Not only do they further their abilities to think critically, write well, and become knowledgeable about the fields of technical theater and theater design, they also learn the importance of collaboration, professionalism, pride in a job well done, safe use of tools and materials, punctuality, and taking ownership of creative and intellectual passions," Sanders adds.
Through such classes as Technical Theater, Theater Design, Advanced Theater Design, and Puppetry Arts, Sanders has the opportunity to "spark an interest in students, foster that interest, and watch it grow through the course and/or their entire four years on campus." That is the most enjoyable aspect of teaching, he says.
Design credits include Wit, Fully Committed, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Death and the Maiden, It's a Wonderful Life, and most recently The Bakkhai.
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Happy New Year! – Angels 2011 Resolutions
"By mid-day when even the best fed hobbits were out and about again…" This quote always pops into my mind the morning…er…early afternoon after a late night party. Of course, I feel that Tolkien intended best fed to also imply most thoroughly imbibed, latest celebrating and anything else that indicates general decadence and celebratory debauchery.
New Year's Day is a day for proclaiming resolutions for the year to come. I'm sure the Angels have their resolutions just like you and I. Obviously, I'm not privy to what those resolutions might be, but having watched them all through the 2010 season, I can make some pretty good guesses:
- Stop picking one favorite pitcher or two in the starting rotation each year. Run support for all Angels pitchers in 2011!
- Everybody bats well above the Mendoza line in 2011. Just to be perfectly clear, .212 is not well above by any standard measurement, metric, imperial or otherwise.
- Unless you happen to be coming from behind, let's make the 8th inning a little less exciting in 2011 shall we? There is nothing wrong with maintaining a lead and the antacid industry doesn't need any extra boosts in this economy.
- All hustle, all the time – run for it, stretch for it, dive for it, bust your butt. Every game. Every inning. Every play. No exceptions. Angels who need to make this resolution know who they are.
- No runners left behind in 2011! Raise that RISP and more RBIs!
- Stealing bases is part of what Angels baseball is all about but know yourself and the opposing team. If you can't steal 3rd (or 2nd for that matter) don't.
- More decisive victories! Contrary to popular Bull Durham quote, shutouts are not fascist and while I love a bare knuckled baseball brawl for the victory as much as anyone, games where your lead is never in question aren't boring, I assure you.
- Bring back the old swagger and sense of fun. Have a great time and kick some serious butt this year!
And last but not least, a suggested Angels fan resolution: Unless regular season play gives us any reason to react otherwise, let's revisit that sense of "this year could be the year" optimism young fans feel at the beginning of every baseball season and let the 2011 season start with a clean slate.
Okay, so maybe I am the unrepentant Pollyanna of Angels baseball🙂
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Happy New Year! It's an excellent resolution to try and remain positive and Pollyanna-ish throughout the season. I'll try to do the same, although I make the same one every year. LOL.
Your comments about the eighth inning made me laugh. Completely agree, and the one area which we actually addressed.
Jane – Yeah, the Pollyanna resolution is an easy one to make in January but not always an easy one to keep by June and July.
Morrismcdoo – Sad but true. I do have hopes though that everyone else can at least play to their season average or, hey, even better. Then that plus the return of Kendry would help with most of the other resolutions. Some of the 2010 slumps just had to be flukes.
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Considering Bosh would have been given one, I don't see why Melo wouldn't. Yes, he's not a MAX player, but I'd say he's worth the max since we do have nice young pieces on our team.
this is an article i found on espn insider
Carmelo Anthony has averaged 20 points per game every season since he arrived in the NBA. This past campaign, he became the third-youngest player ever to reach the 10,000-point plateau, behind only Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. And next summer, he could hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent.
But despite all those gaudy point totals, the three-time All-Star may not even be worth the max deal a team would likely give him in 2011.
At first glance, Anthony seems like a member of the NBA's elite, largely due to his scoring prowess. But a deeper look at the points column and elsewhere in his game reveals a player who lives on an undeserved reputation more than his actual impact on wins.
It's tough to argue with his 28.2 points-per-game average in '09-10, but in the game of basketball, how a shooter gets his points is more meaningful than the raw number itself. To see that, we need to peel back the layers.
Let's first talk about Anthony's shot volume. It's not exactly a secret that 'Melo likes to shoot the rock, but his propensity to launch shots may raise some eyebrows. This past season, no player in the NBA took more shots per minute than Anthony -- not Kobe, not LeBron, not even scoring champ Kevin Durant.
It may seem obvious that a player worthy of 20 shots per game would have a healthy conversion rate. But in Anthony's case, that's far from the truth. Anthony, in reality, had a below-average field goal percentage (.458) this past season -- and his career percentage (.459) is no different. (The league average is .463.)
The sharp readers out there will point out that traditional field goal percentage doesn't reflect Anthony's shooting ability, since he launches a healthy dose of 3-pointers, which obviously count more on the scoreboard. That's true. But if you've been paying attention, you know Anthony is not a good shooter from beyond the arc, so that doesn't help his case. As a career .308 percent 3-point shooter, his shot from downtown ranks far below the norm (the average small forward shot .349 last season; Melo shot .316) and any progress he seemingly made in 2008-09, when he shot a career-high .371, disappeared. Even if we incorporate the added point bonus of a 3-pointer, the Syracuse product's shooting percentages are, at best, average.
It seems that, anyway we slice it, Anthony is a gunner at the core. His exceptional skill on offense is his ability to get his shot off, whether it's attacking the rim or through a patented pull-up jumper on the perimeter. But interestingly enough, Anthony got his shot blocked a whopping 109 times last season, which ranks as the second-highest total in the league, according to Hoopdata.com. Evidently, he doesn't lack perseverance.
Anthony's case illustrates a fundamental problem in conventional basketball analysis: scoring averages don't reflect efficiency. It's true that Anthony scored 28.2 points per game last season, but it's also true that no player missed more shots as often as Anthony did. Feel free to credit his skill but also pay attention his lofty shot volume and playing time.
And that's before we consider the disguise of team pace. Since Anthony entered the league, the Denver Nuggets have averaged 95.9 possessions per game, which places them as the third -fastest squad in the NBA over that period of time (and just a fraction behind the high-octane Phoenix Suns). Over that same span, the Nuggets have squeezed out an extra four possessions per game when compared to the average NBA team. Do the math, and the Nuggets have enjoyed nearly 2,000 extra possessions above the norm since Anthony joined the NBA. That's a ton of extra opportunities that can pad the per-game stats used as measuring sticks.
So after stripping out the inflationary effect of fast pace and boiling down Anthony's numbers to a per possession level, his scoring punch looks even more pedestrian. How pedestrian? Anthony's career offensive rating, an efficiency measure that calculates how many points a player produces per 100 possessions he uses, checks out at 107, which sits right at the league average. For reference, 2003 draft-mates James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have earned 114, 111, and 113 lifetime offensive ratings, respectively.
Before we prematurely call Anthony an average player, there is something to be said for the burden of trust. Not every player can still perform while shouldering the heavy scoring responsibility that Anthony has endured. But the Nuggets have probably allowed Anthony to shoot far too often if efficiency -- and winning -- is their goal. In fact, last season Melo was only sixth on his own team in ORtg (110), trailing far behind other legit weapons like Nene (124), Chauncey Billups (120) and Ty Lawson (118).
Aside from scoring, Anthony doesn't have many other bankable weapons as a player. His rebounding (career 6.2 rpg) is only slightly better than what we'd expect from a small forward, and he doesn't create opportunities for his teammates like Paul Pierce, Wade and James can. Furthermore, he hasn't shown the intensity and dedication on the defensive end that you'd want from a max player.
In the end, Anthony's game demonstrates why it's important to strip away the biases that color our perceptions of elite players. In Anthony's case, the excessive shot volume, his team's stat-padding tempo and the lack of a true 3-point game makes his 28.2 ppg seem far less impressive than his sparkling reputation would suggest.
If anything, it's time we moved on from per-game statistics to evaluate our players. Millions of dollars are wasted every year basing player value on the archaic statistics that teams used half a century ago. And someone will surely overpay Anthony and offer him a max contract -- just look at the deals Joe Johnson and Rudy Gay got.
If the New York Knicks, rumored to be the favorites to land Melo if he decides to leave Denver, are expecting salvation from Anthony next summer, they're going to be very disappointed with their investment. It would be a much a wiser move to throw that cash toward the pursuit of Chris Paul, a real max player.
Considering Bosh would have been given one, I don't see why Melo wouldn't. Yes, he's not a MAX player, but I'd say he's worth the max since we do have nice young pieces on our team.
this is ridiculous, melo not an elite player he is a top 5 player in the NBA easily
end of story.
The thing I love the most about our team, is we don't ever seem afraid
He definitely could be more economical in his shot selection.
LOL! If Melo isn't elite, then there are only 6/7 elite players in the league at most. I would say that the top 10-15 players are elite.
Carmelo Anthony is indisputably a top ten NBA player.
I happen to agree with you wholeheartedly (I'd probably have him 5th behind Kobe, Lebron, Durant, and Howard) but I could see where others wouldn't so I left some 'reasonable' wiggle room. The point is that the notion of melo not being an 'elite' NBA player is verifiably insane
Lol its funny I agree with some of this. But Melo is better then what this article is making him out to be. Theres a ton of scrubs in the NBA. Melos game speaks for itself. He is more underrated then overrated in my opinion. Just like in college and USA basketball hes gonna deliver a NBA championship. You watch. Melo is a champ, and his resume proves it.
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all scrubs.
Carmelo Anthony is the only reason that team has gone to the playoffs sense he has been there every year. Remember the nuggets without the MELO MAN. While some of this is true it is overly exaggerated for the most part. If Melo is not elite what the hell is he. upper tear. haha lol. Carmelo wins games by himself over most nba teams. You put some good players on the team that arent headcases and dont just talk( k martin jr smith) then he can beat the lakers and the heat and anybody for that matter.
Hate on Hataaaa!
Melo needs a good point guard, like Cauncey Billups.
Felton would be a nice PG with him....Melo with a good PG is an elite player, without a PG he is not elite but right under.
You can argue that he has as much upside and talent offensively than ANY player in the NBA.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
Are you effing kidding me??? Melo is one of the TOP players in the ENTIRE league. He's no doubt elite AND a max player.
Would you agree that he could change the course of a franchise? Yes = Elite
Breaking down all his shots like that is meaningless. He can bring it to anyone in the league on any night. His mid-range game is excellent and he can get to the rim and draw fouls with the best of them. He's also a good rebounder. If he were playing for a bigger market we wouldn't even be having this conversation.
Melo=MAX No team would offer him less.
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Gov. Scott Walker says the debate over ending same-day voter registration is a ridiculous issue.
Walker last week said he would sign a bill that ends the practice but he won't make doing away with it a priority. Pressed by reporters during a question-and-answer period Wednesday about what problems he sees with same-day registration, the governor called the issue ridiculous and a distraction.
He says the practice has been fraught with problems for years but didn't go into any specifics. He says he's not pursuing ending it and insisted again doing away with it isn't one of his legislative priorities.
He says the media should focus on his efforts to create jobs and groups talking about same-day registration should instead devote their resources to helping him develop the state's workforce.


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Frosty tonight. Dry and bright on Monday.
This Evening and Tonight:
A dry evening and night with only patchy cloud and some long clear spells. These will lead to a widespread sharp frost and some patchy freezing fog. Minimum Temperature -4 °C.
A dry, cold bright day with most places remaining sunny. A few freezing fog patches may linger in low lying areas. Clouding over across Kintyre and the Isles later. Maximum Temperature 4 °C.
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Foggy night for many, with widespread frost in the north.
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Largely clear skies across northern and central areas mean widespread frost and some freezing fog patches are going to develop here. Low cloud and hill fog will develop across the south and south-west, where it will turn less cold.
Another rather cold day for most. Sunny spells towards the north and east. Cloudier with hill fog in the south and west, and milder in the far south and west.
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Milder than of late with rain and strong winds at times, particularly in the north and west. Towards the south-east it should remain drier, but some rain is still possible.
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After a bright start in the north/north-east on Friday, it is likely to turn cloudier as rain and strong winds spread from the west across all parts. The rain may linger in the south next Saturday but it should be drier and brighter in the north. There are then likely to be further periods of wet and windy weather through the following week. The most unsettled conditions are expected in the north-west with drier and brighter weather for southern and eastern areas. The somewhat changeable weather is then likely to be replaced by more settled conditions by the end of the period. Temperatures are also likely to return closer to normal for the middle of December, after something of a milder period.
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MARTINSBURG – The American Red Cross has announced its next blood drives. To be eligible to donate, donors must be 17, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in reasonably good health. Donors can give every 56 days. All blood types are needed – especially O-, A- and B-negative.
Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Calvary United Methodist Church;
Friday, 1 to 7 p.m.: Mountain View Church of the Brethren, Bunker Hill;
Monday, 1 to 7 p.m.: Shepherdstown Fire Hall;
May 10, 1 to 7 p.m.: The Living Room;
May 17, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m.: Knights of Columbus;
May 21, noon to 6 p.m.: Martinsburg Mall;
May 22, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.: VA Medical Center;
May 29, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Bethel Assembly of God.
For more information, call 800-732-0382 or visit www.redcrossblood.org.
Candlelight vigil to be held at St. Joseph's School
MARTINSBURG – CASA of the Eastern Panhandle will sponsor a candlelight vigil at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph's School. The event is so that the community never forgets the plight of abused and neglected children in the Eastern Panhandle. Donations will be accepted, and vigil sponsorships are available.
For more information, call Vicki Barnard at 304-263-5100 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Rally against Rape planned for Thursday
ARLINGTON, Va. – The "Rally Against Rape and Sexual Assault of Northern Virginia" will sponor a "Take Back the Night" event from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Gateway Park. Event will feature guest speakers, a survivors speak out time, information booths, music and a candlelight vigil. Free and open to the public.
For more information, visit www.RallyAgainstRape.org.
'Mindfulness 101' shows how to reduce daily stress
BERKELEY SPRINGS – War Memorial Hospital and Valley Health Wellness & Fitness Services will offer a free program "Mindfulness 101" at noon Tuesday, April 30, in Education Room A at War Memorial Hospital, 1 Healthy Way. Kelly Walker, a health educator, will give an introduction to mindfulness practices to reduce daily stress. The class is open to the public, but registration is required by Thursday.
For more information or to register, call 800-662-7831.
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CHARLES TOWN – The first community health series topic will be prostate cancer, to be presented by Dr. Paul Kradel at 7 p.m. Thursday at Fisherman Hall. Kradel, who has received treatment for prostate cancer, helps facilitate the Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group, which meets at City Hospital.
For more information, call Dr. Kradel at 304-267-2520.
March of Dimes will be held Saturday morning
MARTINSBURG – Hundreds of families and business leaders will join together Saturday at War Memorial Park for the March of Dimes' annual "March for Babies" event. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the walk kicking off at 9:30 a.m.
For more information or to register, visit www.marchforbabies.org.
Free Weekly Walking Group, HEAL FitWalks
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -The City of Hagerstown Parks & Recreation Division announces a new partnership with HEAL of Washington County, a new nonprofit focused on preventing and reducing the prevalence of obesity through promoting healthy eating and active lifestyles.
HEAL FitWalks is a free weekly walking group for all ages to be held at 9:30 a.m. each Saturday. Led by area fitness professionals, the walks are geared for beginner and intermediate fitness levels. Participants will be able to learn and ask questions as they walk. Walkers are encouraged to register online at healfitwalks2-eorg.eventbrite.com/ or call 301-991-0899. The group meets at the pavilion to the right of parking lot A, which is located just above the Hagerstown Ice & Sports Complex. Access the park from the main entrance off Cleveland Avenue, and take a right to follow the signs to the ice rink and softball and soccer fields.
Fairgrounds Park is the city's largest active recreation park and is located at 351 N. Cleveland Ave. Walking and fitness trails are offered at the park, as well as many sports-related activities.
For more information, visit www.healofwashingtoncounty.org or call the HEAL office at 301-991-0899.
4/28 Spring Workshops at Jala Yoga
SHEPHERDSTOWN – Jala Yoga, the beautiful and inspiring yoga studio at Mellow Moods Cafe and Juice Bar, 117 West German St., offers two enlightening yoga workshops this spring. On Sunday, from 2 to 4 p.m., musicians Robert Strasser and Eric Lofhjelm will provide live percussion for a two-hour yoga practice led by Jala instructor Luke Collins. Strasser has been making and playing clay drums for 15 years, with a special focus on Middle Eastern and African instruments. He has been a visiting artist in many schools, colleges, and arts communities in the U.S., Chile, and Japan. Lofhjelm has been immersed in music and drumming since childhood. In collaborating with yoga instructors, he includes various hand drums, singing bowls, chimes, and bells. Cost is $20. Pre-registration is required; email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 401-440-0279 to reserve your spot.
On Sunday, May 5, from 2 to 4 p.m., Jala instructor Kimber Hyatt will lead a chakra workshop. Participants will learn about the charkas and then move into an energizing yoga practice that will activate each chakra. Kimber began her yoga studies under Christa Joyce and received her teacher training under Giaconda Parker in Austin, Texas. The cost for the workshop is $15; $10 for students and Jala class card holders.
Jala Yoga offers a wide variety of yoga classes seven days a week.
For more information, visit www.jalayogaflow.com.
4/30 Yoga
MARTINSBURG – Berkeley County Adult and Community Education will offer yoga classes from 4 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday, beginning April 30, at Rosemont Elementary. Classes will also be offered from 10 to 11 a.m. every Wednesday, beginning May 1 at the Berkeley 2000 Sports Center.
For more information or to register, call 304-267-3585.
5/1 Discounted mammograms offered
MARTINSBURG "The Best Protection is Early Detection" is the theme for West Virginia University Hospitals-East's upcoming discount mammogram clinics to be held in May at both City Hospital in Martinsburg and Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson.
These special clinics will be held for three consecutive Saturdays – May 4, 11 and 18 – at City Hospital's Breast Care Center and Jefferson Memorial Hospital's Womens Imaging Center from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Screening mammograms will be offered at a discounted community service fee of $60 (cash, check or credit card only) which includes the test and the interpretation by a radiologist.
WVUH-East's discounted mammogram program is open to anyone age 35 and older. Although a physician's order is not required to participate in the mammogram clinics, any patients without a physician will be assigned a physician to receive the test results. All patients participating in the screening mammogram clinics must register in advance.
To schedule a screening mammogram at City Hospital, call 304-264-1297. To schedule a screening mammogram at Jefferson Memorial Hospital, call 304-724-5647.
5/9 CPR for the Provider
BERKELEY SPRINGS – War Memorial Hospital will offer the American Heart Association's CPR for Healthcare Providers Course from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in Education Room A at the hospital located at 1 Healthy Way in Berkeley Springs.
This course is designed for licensed healthcare providers who need to obtain or renew their CPR certification. A $50 fee is charged for the course. Class size is limited so advance registration is required.
For more information or to register, call Deb Unger at 304-258-6525 or Paul Cooper at 304-258-6577.
5/11 Spring Open House
BOONSBORO, Md. – Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village, a continuing care retirement community, will host its fourth annual spring open house from 1 to 4 p.m. May 11. Guests may take tours of the village and available residences, chat and with staff members and residents, and ride a horse-drawn wagon through the community. Refreshments will be provided.
For more information or to RSVP, call 301-671-5016 or 301-671-5038 or visit www.fkhv.org
5/14 Mini-medical program
MARTINSBURG West Virginia University Hospitals-East and the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division will sponsor a community mini-medical school program on kidney stones.
The seminar, titled Kidney Stones: From Ancient to Modern Times, will be held on Tuesday, May 14, in the auditorium of the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center on the City Hospital campus.
The guest speaker for the evening is William Kao, MD, assistant professor at the WVU School of Medicine, and urologist with University Urology Associates. The presentation will focus on how to prevent kidney stones, what to do if you get them and how to recognize the symptoms.
Sign-in for the community mini-medical school program begins at 6:30 p.m., with the program to follow from 7 to 8 p.m. Light refreshments will be offered at the conclusion of the seminar.
This community mini-medical school program is being offered free to the public as a community service of WVUH-East and the WVU Health Sciences Center Eastern Division. Reservations are strongly recommended. For more information or to register for this program, call 304-264-1287, ext. 31760.
5/23 Heart Attack Risk Program
BERKELEY SPRINGS – War Memorial Hospital and Valley Health Heart & Vascular Services will offer the Heart Attack Risk Program from 8 to 11 a.m. Thursday, May 23, in Education Room A at War Memorial Hospital located at 1 Healthy Way in Berkeley Springs.
Test results from a finger stick blood draw will provide participants with information on their total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol/HDL ratio, triglycerides, blood sugar, blood pressure, and body weight/body mass index. A nurse will review results with participants, and participants will receive educational handouts and learn ways to improve their numbers if needed.
The screening process, which is conducted by appointment only, will take approximately 15-20 minutes. Participants must fast for 12 hours before their appointment time. A $20 fee applies to the screening. The fee is waived for anyone who has had coronary bypass surgery at Winchester Medical Center.
For more information about the Heart Attack Risk Program or to schedule an appointment, call Paul Cooper at 304-258-6577.
5/24 Class for social workers
MARTINSBURG – Every social worker in every area of practice will eventually confront issues related to serious illness, death and dying, and grief and mourning. Hospice of the Panhandle believes that the more one learns about the end of life, the more comfortable and equipped one becomes at helping others negotiate these challenging times in life. This series provides social workers with a basic tool kit to help clients/patients successfully manage the end-of-life experience. This event will be held Friday, May 24 from 9 a.m. to noon in the multi-purpose room of Hospice of the Panhandle in Martinsburg. Registration and breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m.
This educational program will assist end-of-life care provider organizations and health and human service professionals in enhancing their sensitivities and understanding of veterans and to provide professionals with new interventions to better serve dying veterans and their families. Attention is placed on veteran generations now aging and most likely to be seen in end-of-life care (WWII, Korean War, Vietnam). The program also looks organizationally at military benefits and intersections with VA systems and will explore the traditions and sensitivities of grieving families and resources that can assist them.
This program meets the criteria for three contact hours of Category 1 Continuing Education Units as approved by the West Virginia Board of Social Work Examiners and provided by Hospice of the Panhandle #490109. If you are interested in attending please contact Karla Troppman at 304-267-1870, ext. 208 of email@example.com. The cost per person is $45 and includes a continental breakfast.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Social Security is rushing even faster toward insolvency, driven by retiring baby boomers, a weak economy and politicians' reluctance to take painful action to fix the huge retirement and disability program.
The trust funds that support Social Security will run dry in 2033 - three years earlier than previously projected - the government said Monday.
The government's $20 million loan from the ASG Employees Retirement Fund is the latest target of the Senate Investigative Committee, whose chairman Sen. Lualemaga Faoa is calling today another hearing after a brief one last month where ASG Office of Program Planning and Budget director Malemo L. Tausaga was subpoenaed to testify.
Gov. Togiola Tulafono used his weekend radio program to announce that the LBJ Medical Center will be implementing new facility fees and offered in advance a public apology to the community in the event the move by LBJ happens soon.
Samoa News reported last week, that on Monday, LBJ chief executive officer Mike Gerstenberger informed hospital personnel the hospital has received the final payment of the $3 million loan from the Workmen's Compensation Account after the hospital met all of the requirements to get this money from the Executive Branch.
Gov. Togiola Tulafono has directed his office to conduct a complete probe into whether Samoa Shipping Service — owned by the Samoa government — and its local agent, Polynesian Shipping, violated any local laws by leaving behind some 40 members of the the Lano village group, who were in the territory for the Flag Day celebration.
The Department of Education Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Accountability (OCIA), held their 12th Annual Elementary School Music Festival this past Saturday at the Samoana High School Gymnasium with seven schools that included, Mt. Alava (Vatia), Lauli'i, Afonotele, Matafao, South Pacific International Christian Center (S.P.I.C.C.), Coleman (Pago Pago) and Pava'ia'i, participating in this year's festival.
APRA HARBOR, Guam – The Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue partners, coordinated in the rescue of 10 crewmembers forced to abandon ship due to a shipboard fire 700 miles west of Guam Saturday.
Coast Guard Sector Guam watchstanders received an initial alert from an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon from the Hsin Man Chun, a 70-foot Taiwanese fishing vessel, at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
(BASED ON PRESS RELEASE) — Su'ifefiloi Art Studio is the new nickname for American Samoa Community College Art Department, and this coming Thursday, April 26 the Art Department will hold its annual Open House at Su'ifefiloi Art Studio to celebrate the creative endeavors of the Art Students between 4-6 p.m.
Numerous pieces of original student artwork will be on display that show the variety of art forms introduced to students in respective courses.
"Stealing by young people is just chronic on the island", said Chief Justice Michael Kruse when he handed down sentencing for two young men convicted of stealing 102 cases of wahoo from the StarKist Samoa warehouse late last year.
Joe Leota and Michael Leatigaga both entered into plea agreements with the government in this matter. Leota pled guilty to the amended charge of burglary second degree and stealing. The second degree burglary was amended from the first degree burglary charge.
Owner of locally based Express Electronics Ltd., believes the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) will rule in favor of the company over a lawsuit filed earlier this month by the CNMI Retirement Fund.
The CNMI based Saipan Tribune newspaper reported on Apr. 5 that the CNMI Retirement Fund has filed a lawsuit against Gerhard 'Gary' Sword and his company for the alleged defective pension software that has already cost the Fund $406,060.
Chief Justice Michael Kruse who was accompanied by Associate Judge Fa'amausili Pomele has accepted the plea agreement between the government and Pio Fagaautau in connection with a burglary last year in December.
Fagaautau was initially charged with first-degree burglary and felony stealing; however in a plea deal with the government, he pled guilty to attempted burglary, which was amended from first degree burglary, while the government moved to dismiss the remaining charge.
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The supplies will then be delivered to the students by the club on Saturday, Aug. 9 at Driller's Restaurant at 9 a.m. Children must be present to receive school supplies.
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- Future directions in astronomy visualization
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- Fluke, Christopher J.; Bourke, Paul D.; O'Donovan, David
- Abstract
- Despite the large budgets spent annually on astronomical research equipment such as telescopes, instruments, and supercomputers, the general trend is to analyze and view the resulting datasets using small, two-dimensional displays. We report here on alternative advanced image displays, with an emphasis on displays that we have constructed, including stereoscopic projection, multiple projector tiled displays, and a digital dome. These displays can provide astronomers with new ways of exploring the terabyte and petabyte datasets that are now regularly being produced from all-sky surveys, high-resolution computer simulations, and Virtual Observatory projects. We also present a summary of the Advanced Image Displays for Astronomy (AIDA) survey which we conducted from 2005 March-May, in order to raise some issues pertinent to the current and future level of use of advanced image displays.
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- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
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- Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Vol. 23, no. 1 (2006), p. 12-24
- Publication year
- 2006
- Keyword(s)
- 3D; Astronomical datasets; Cosmological simulations; Data analysis methods; Image processing techniques; Models; S2PLOT; Surveys; Three-dimensional visualisations; Virtual reality; Visual representations
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Check out Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King on 3DS and find out why you might revisit this Square Enix classic
Dragon Quest 8 is back, and better than ever.
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What do Destiny and anime have in common? Both of them frequently make no sense but look good doing it.
Pokemon GO's Buddy update is now live in the United States
Pokemon GO players in the United States can now buddy up with their favourite Pokemon.
Attack on Titan is the chopping-off-giant-arms simulator we never knew we needed
Attack on Titan makes you feel like you too have the physical and mental grit needed to chop giants into huge piles of severed limbs. What's not to like?
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2's Fight Together trailer showcases new expert missions
Take a look at the new trailer from Gamescom.
Persona 5 shows off its stylish combat
Four new videos released over the weekend have showcased Persona 5's 'all-out' attacks.
The Persona 5 opening kind of gives us a Cowboy Bebop vibe
Persona 5 is not about space cowboys, but you'll see what I mean.
Valve hosting Steam Anime Games Sale this weekend
Valve has announced its first Anime Games sale on Steam and it runs through January 12.
Square Enix to distribute manga in English-language e-book form in the west
Square Enix has announced that it will be distributing manga properties of Yen Press, Hachnette Book Group's graphic novel arm, in the west, starting this April.
Atelier Escha and Logy anime series gets first trailer
The first trailer for the anime series based on Atelier Escha and Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky has been released.
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate video is an extension of the first one
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate, the anime film based on the Platinum Games franchise, is out next month, and to give you another taste of it, Bayonetta Film Club has released a video.
Mass Effect anime delayed into December
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost has been delayed. The Funimation and Production I.G. effort was expected to hit DVD and Blu-ray on November 13 but will now release on December 28, according to the anime's Twitter. No appearance in your non-denominational holiday stocking then. Paragon Lost is a prequel to Mass Effect 3 which conveys the […]
Tales of Innocence R trailer big on spells and storytelling
A new trailer for Namco Bandai's Vita RPG, Tales of Innocence R sets the scene with over a minute of anime before the in-game action kicks in from around 1:17. The remainder of the trailer is all about spells, combat and beating-up multicoloured enemies. Tales of Innocence R launches in Japan for Vita on January […]
Report: THQ to resurrect Voltron
Everyone's favourite giant-robot-made-of-robotic-lions may be on its way back, if there's truth to THQ's publication of multiple games based on the eighties cartoon and toy franchise, Voltron: Defender of the Universe.
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Halo Legends gets a date with Blu-ray, DVD
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Breaking the feverSeptember 27,2013One wants to ignore him. To write about him gives him the ink and exposure he craves. It is easy to mock him and to dismiss him, and writers far and wide have succumbed to the temptation.
In fact, Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, is really just the outward manifestation of a larger problem, in the way a skin rash is a sign of measles. That he is a demagogue despised by fellow senators, even Republicans, is a given. But demagoguery flowers in troubled times, when fear and discontent work like a fever in the body politic. When we have a fever, we want to know why. Is it a three-day cold, a case of the flu, the onset of West Nile? We wonder and we worry. What is wrong with us? The demagogue provides easy answers.
The great demagogue of our past was Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who rose to prominence in the unsettled period following World War II. The nation had just experienced the enormous suffering of the war, and yet new threats stoked fears that new wars were on the horizon. Then the Korean War began. Communism seemed to be an insidious threat that was both global and local, a manifestation of the unknown. McCarthy used tactics of innuendo and baseless accusation to exploit and spread the fear that was already prevalent. In the end, like many bullies, he crumbled when confronted squarely, and he died of alcoholism a few years later.
We are in another unsettled period following years of war and economic collapse. Communities in many parts of the country have been sapped of life by the demise of local ownership and the penetration of giant companies who dominate the nations economic life. In this economic environment, opportunity shrinks and profits seep upward and away. The consequence is a historic level of inequality that becomes a self-reinforcing economic death spiral.
Cruz and others have seized on the Affordable Care Act Obamacare as an emblematic power grab by the federal government that they say will destroy jobs, suck up tax money and wreck the health care system. There is a bitter irony in this attack. President Obama pushed his health care program in the teeth of the great recession because of its potential for saving or creating jobs, lowering health care costs and saving the health care system for helping millions of people suffering as a result of the recession. Obamas enemies understand that if Obamacare succeeds their entire political strategy and the philosophy underpinning it will be thrown into doubt. So they have fomented an attitude of nihilistic rejectionism.
Cruz mounted a quasi-filibuster to call attention to the Republican effort to cut funds for Obamacare, even threatening to shut down the government or force the government to default on its bills to get their way. It is easy to quote Cruzs loonier and outrageous statements to show that he is only loosely moored to reality. When you reach for comparisons to Hitler in trying to discredit a health care program, you have revealed your own extremism.
The larger harm is to the nations ability actually to govern itself. Our divisions are in part sectional. The fanatical anti-government conservatism associated with the Tea Party is most dominant in the old Confederacy, where resentment of the federal government has a long history and racist rejection of Obama remains a factor.
The problem remains: how to overcome the balkanization of the nation into disparate, incompatible factions unwilling to compromise and work together to meet the nations challenges. One possible outcome is for the fever to play itself out for Cruz finally to reveal himself, as McCarthy did, as a phony, and for the nation gradually to creep back toward moderation. The success of Obamacare would help that happen. Thats why the demagogues are out in force to make it fail.MORE IN CommentarySure, you can buy your uncle a necktie that he wont wear, or your niece an Amazon certificate... Full StoryA lot of serious long-term national issues simply werent addressed in the recent national election. Full StoryI have written on the anomaly of the separation of the private and public sectors in our society,... Full Story
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A Vernon County school is embodying the giving part of this week's holiday.
St. Charles Catholic School in Genoa put together Thanksgiving baskets for families in need. The baskets include all the fixings for a traditional meal.
Every year for the past decade, students have put together four baskets. But this year, the school's parish and CCD class pitched in to give an extra six baskets. "We're such a small, little school here, but we do it genuinely out of love and we have a great time doing it," said Administrative Assistant Leslie Swancutt.
"It's a lot, but I'm glad we do it, and it's pretty great that we do this much," said student council president Jenna Trussoni.
"It's not at all hard to find and identify families that will benefit from this," said Vernon Co.'s Director of Human Services Pamela Eitland.
St. Charles is the only school in Vernon County donating to this program. They were also able to put a board game and some gift cards in the baskets.


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District 200 will improve their advanced placement programs, beef up their library resources and power a rooftop garden through solar power with the help of three recently awarded grants.
The Illinois State Board of Education gave the district $50,000 to put toward advanced placement and pre-advanced placement programs. The money will help the district bring more low-income and disadvantaged students into those programs, according to a release from District 200.
The district's libraries will soon be stocked with a greater volume of non-fiction to support a new geography curriculum and Common Core Language Arts Standards. Money for those resources will come from a $5,000 grant from the Illinois State Library.
Additionally, the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation awarded Woodstock High School $8,000 to power a new rooftop garden built by the school's Green Club, Enriothon Team and environmental science classes. The grant covers the installation of a single 1 kW Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Panel System, the release said.