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More than half of college students nationwide complete internships, making the experience an essential credential for competition in the current job market. Oglethorpe places a high priority on providing opportunities for students to gain practical experience through internships and other experiential learning.
Here, studio art major Nicole Kang '12 shared her internship experience with us back in 2010:
I am the head intern at Atlanta's oldest gallery, Chastain Arts Center and Gallery. The gallery director, my supervisor, asked me to curate and organize a college student show in-between major exhibits at our gallery. In this exhibit, the student work was pinned on the gallery walls by the students themselves—hence the title of the exhibit, "Push It."
As students expressed interest in participating, I was in charge of jurying the pieces that could be part of the exhibit. I wanted the show to feel dynamic and exciting, so I selected works that varied in media, size, colors, and concepts. After denying and approving images of works for the show, I kept the participants in close contact to provide them with information and procedures. To market the event, I created fliers and posted them across the Oglethorpe campus and throughout the arts center. Through Facebook, I was able to announce the event and invite everyone and anyone I knew.
Everything came together on the day of the opening reception on November 12. Right after classes, I spent the day at the Center setting up food, drinks, and waiting for participants to arrive one by one with their works. I directed the participants with the arrangement of their works in the gallery space, and made sure that all of their works were properly catalogued. In all, the show included between two and eight works of art from 20 different student artists, including photography, drawing, painting, prints, and mixed media. Several students ended up selling some of their works. I played the role as the intermediary between the artist and the buyer.
The show attracted 130 people. I made sure to greet and introduce myself to all of the groups that came to the reception. I took time to speak with family and friends of each artist, and encouraged them to further their exploration in art. The event was a great success and a wonderful experience.


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McDonald's Japan original red snow crab croquette burger
McDonald's Japan started selling a new "red snow" crab croquette burger on December 17.
It's a Japan-only menu item and will be available for a limited time only until early January. This is the first time for McDonald's Japan to release a burger that includes crab meat.
The red snow crab croquette called Kani Korokke Burger has a creamy crab flavored croquette, lettuce, and tomato sauce sandwiched in Ciabatta buns (Italian white bread).
- Price: ¥390 (¥690 as a combo)
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Pamela Fowler: Authorities can't serve warrants
GLEN BURNIE, Md. (AP) - Anne Arundel County authorities have been trying for three months to serve a warrant on a Glen Burnie teacher accused of stealing from a community charity.
Police encountered Pamela Fowler last month when she was issued 12 traffic citations. But for some reason, the warrant wasn't detected. The officer didn't realize sheriff's deputies had been looking for her, and Fowler was permitted to drive away.
A sheriff's office spokesman says deputies haven't been able to find Fowler.
Fowler, who lost her home to foreclosure, told the Maryland Gazette she planned to resolve her traffic citations. She wouldn't say where she's living or why she hasn't made arrangements to appear in court.


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Hangman Game 133 LbNA # 72162
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|El Paso
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*** Part of my Games Series ***
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (slight slope, 0.6 mile RT)
Recommended Ink: brown
Status: alive
Hangman is a game where one player thinks of a word and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters. If the guessing player suggests a letter which occurs in the word, the other player writes it in all its correct positions. If the suggested letter does not occur in the word, the other player draws one element of the hangman diagram. The game is over when the guessing player completes the word, or the other player completes the hangman diagram. I have created a game for you to play and you must guess the word before 7 incorrect guesses to see the letterbox clues. Good luck!
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LonesomeYogurt wrote:From what I've read, his writings on anapanasati are more "interpretation" than "translation." Helpful stuff, but it definitely lacks the nuance of a more scholarly approach.
Mojo wrote:I suppose I just really want to make sure that I have an easy to follow guide to practicing Anapanasati that I can practice and be confident that I'm actually practicing Anapanasati and not some other form of meditation.
Mojo wrote:It bothers my breathing and I've seen reports stating it is as dangerous as second hand cigarette smoke.
Mojo wrote:I should like to note that I'm going start sitting with a Thich Nhat Hanh group on this week.
porpoise wrote:I'd be interested to hear how you get on, and if there is any meditation instruction. I was involved in an Interbeing Sangha for a number of years.
Mojo wrote:I'm leaning toward getting Larry Rosenberg's Breath by Breath.
LonesomeYogurt wrote: . You may find his introduction to Anapanasati, which I consider to be one of the best ever written, helpful:
http://what-buddha-taught.net/Books3/Bh ... athing.htm
Mojo wrote:Thanks for the recommendations. For those familiar with both Buddhadasa and Rosenberg, what are the main differences in their presentations of Anapanasati? I should also note that I'm not particularly interested in whether I attain jhana or not.
I agree. I also found it helpful to combine it with Ajahn Lee's Keeping the Breathe In Mind and Thanissaro's guided meditations online and his written instructions from various of his writings. His latest book is a anapanasati manual and basically a compilation of all he'd done before, so there's no need to mine his works like I did.LonesomeYogurt wrote:...go with Buddhadasa if you're looking for the more comprehensive and all-in-one guide.
lojong1 wrote:porpoise wrote:I'd be interested to hear how you get on, and if there is any meditation instruction. I was involved in an Interbeing Sangha for a number of years.
I sit with interbeings once in a while here as the only group sit on that night. Bell rings and we sit 20mins, walk 10mins, sit 20 mins, and then about an hour of reading or chants or whatever thingy for the week, finishing with a tea circle. There hasn't been any sitting instructions but we are free to ask. Walkng is super slow with attention mostly on foot sensations and matching step to breath.
I enjoy the company but wouldn't want it to be my only source for buddha-dhamma-vinaya.


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Congressional declaration of policyIt is declared to be the policy of the United States of America that Government ownership and management of the communities owned by the Atomic Energy Commission shall be terminated in an expeditious manner which is consistent with and will not impede the accomplishment of the purposes and programs established by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.]. To that end, it is desired at each community to—
provide for the orderly transfer to local entities of municipal functions, municipal installations, and utilities; and
provide for the orderly sale to private purchasers of property within those communities with a minimum of dislocation.
(Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, ch. 1, § 11, 69 Stat. 472.)
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The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, referred to in text, is act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, which is classified principally to chapter 23 (§ 2011 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables.
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Act Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, § 1, 69 Stat. 471, provided that:
"This Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 1715n of Title 12, Banks and Banking, and section 243 of Title 20, Education] may be cited as the 'Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955'."
Act Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, ch. 11, § 119, 69 Stat. 484, provided that:
"If any provisions of this Act [see Short Title note above], or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby."
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Studio in centre of Hong Kong 503
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- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Elevator in building
- Towels
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A small tidy & clean and private room right at heart of HK - Wan Chai. Top convenient 5 minutes walk from Wanchai MTR/Subway station, 10 mins away from Central or Causeway Bay by tram. Many buses downstairs going to all over the Hong Kong Island e.g. to 6 and 6X to Stanley, 15 to the peak etc. There is a 7/11 convenient store and plenty restaurants downstairs. The flat is at 5th floor of the building. It is Ideal for one person or two max. double size bed with private toilet and bath room. Suitable to all of you who need for a comfortable resting space rather a luxury hotel room being honest.
Last but not least, this is a private room with your own toilet and shower rather than sharing with others. The room shares a common corridor with 3 other rooms, it has its own password lock. You DO NOT get to meet other tenants or at least very rarely (I met one of the tenant a couple of times in the past 12 month) Hence great privacy!
The following items will be provided.
***WIFI Access***
1. Shampoo,
2. Shower gel,
3. Clean towel,
4. Clean sheets & blanket, pillow
5. Kettle
6. Fridge
7. Microwave
9. Air conditioner
10. Electric stove
You will need to bring your own tooth brush and tooth paste. Although you can easily buy them downstairs at 711. If you need anything in addition to these, please give me a heads up first and I will try to arrange that for you.
House rulesSecurity deposit: $99, to be returned when check out
Enjoy and take care of my lovely home.
Strictly NO SMOKING & NO pets allowed.
NO illegal or immoral activities.
Be considerate and respect our neighbours, try to keep the noise down whenever possible, please
And please be environmental friendly, switch off the electric appliance when you leave my home for exploration in HK.
It is essential to have yourself covered by travel insurance before your trip.
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Small apartment indeed, actually only one room with integrated shower/toilet area, but space is precious in Hongkong and the apartment is really very new and nicely furnished. In addition, the location is great, in plain center of the traditional quarter of Wan Chai close to many shops, transportation possibilities and the Southern Playground which is good for relaxation in the middle of a bustling city. So we enjoyed our stay once we got used to the smallness of the place.
Wendy was good host, her staff were all friendly and helped a lot
Had a little confusion on apartments, a Then Wendy put me up in large apartment for the night, whilst I viewed other places of hers to rent long term
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A last minute change of the contact telephonenumber, caused to some difficulties to get access to the appartement. After I arrived in Hon Kong - I tried to get in contact with Wendy at the phonenumber that I was given after booking - but without any luck. I had to go to the nearest bar to get free WiFi - and then I found out that Wendy had sent me a new contact number - to her caretaker for the appartment. This was not a very good start after a 17 hrs. airtravel. Please take notice of this Wndy for future guests. Having said that, the room was OK and the standard was to my requirements. Great service by caretaker Asia. Helge - Norway
I had a very comfortable stay in the apartment.
As stated, the apartments are totally renovated, and in good taste.
Since the other apartments were vacant, I was able to see each of them
Apartment #2 is quite small, but totally sufficient for my needs. Plenty of storage drawer and shelf space.
Apartment is a bit bigger, and the feel of it is much more comfortable that #2.
Apartment 3 and 4 each have a large window, and are vert bright and sunny.
In the future, I would suggest paying a bit more, to be able to rent 3 or 4.
Location is terrific. It is a ten minute walk to the Admiralty MTR station.
From there, you can access all of HK.
I would stay there again, without hesitation.
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Child Adoption and Fostercare Classes
Saturday, October 6, 2012 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Child Adoption and Fostercare training will be held at Galion Alliance Church, 430 Portland Way North, Galion, from 9 am to 4 pm. There will be six classes held on Saturdays, starting on September 29th and continuing through December. This training will give participants certification to adopt or foster children in Ohio. For more information and to register please contact Sue Bauer at (419) 562-0015 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Knitwear Designs by Laura Nelkin
Welcome! I am a prolific knitwear designer who LOVES sharing my passion for creating with others. Grab a cup of tea and scroll through my designs, kits, workshops, blog, and new book, Knockout Knits! Keep in touch with my latest happenings through my newsletter... there is always something new on the horizon!


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Holland progresses to live batting practice
SEATTLE -- Pitcher Derek Holland, who is on the 60-day disabled list after undergoing knee surgery in January, has taken another step in his recovery by beginning to throw live batting practice in Arizona.
He is also doing some fielding drills to tolerance. Holland's goal is to return some time in June although it may be closer to the All-Star Game.
Other pitching updates:
• Tanner Scheppers, sidelined with elbow inflammation, has still not resumed throwing. Sunday will mark 10 days since Scheppers last pitched in a game.
• Joe Saunders, on the disabled list with a bruised left ankle, has a live batting practice scheduled for Tuesday in Arizona and could be close to going on medical rehabilitation assignment.
• Joe Ortiz, who missed all of Spring Training with a broken left foot, has begun a throwing program.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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What To Do For Chemo Treatment Problems
Hi, I was wondering what would happen if an IV for chemo was given and the nurse missed the vein, what would happen? Thank you for your time.
Before a nurse will use an IV to administer anything he/she makes sure that the IV has a positive blood return and that it properly flushes-when doing this, he/she monitors for any pain or discomfort that the patient may experience and also assess for any swelling around the IV site. If there are any issues with the IV, a new site would be started. If during an infusion a problem occurred with the IV and any medication infiltrated (leaked outside of the vein) into the surrounding tissue, the protocol to be followed would depend on the medication that was given and the facility. Any problems/discomfort should be immediately reported to your nurse so that it could be assessed and corrected.
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The Campolindo High football team may still be undefeated after its 49-14 win over host Dougherty Valley on Friday, but Cougars coach Kevin Macy doesn't sound like a man content.
After his team's victory, Macy said his team still has strides to make before the postseason.
"It's one of those things," Macy said. "We are having a great year, but we may not be tooled for the playoffs."
In spite of what the veteran coach said, Campolindo (9-0, 5-0 DFAL) looks tooled for any task at the moment. Quarterback Andrew Zolintakis accounted for 249 passing yards and five touchdowns. He also ran for a score.
Receiver Justin Dunn also had a big night with seven catches for 153 yards and four touchdowns.
"Dunn just had an incredible night," Macy said. "Zolintakis had his usual, steady performance. You can always count on Zolintakis."
Dougherty Valley (4-5, 1-4) never led in the game and trailed 35-14 at halftime. The Wildcats did get a pair of long touchdowns, a 70-yard reception by Sam Tarasow and 76-yard run by Aaron Do.
But in the end, Campolindo's balanced offense — Nick Fadelli also had 12 carries for 152 yards — was too much to handle.
Miramonte 42, Las Lomas 21: In a back-and-forth contest, the Matadors ended up prevailing over the visiting Knights.
After a scoreless first quarter, both teams combined for five touchdowns in the second.
Las Lomas (5-4, 3-2 DFAL) got things going with a 15-play drive that culminated with Jack Kane's 1-yard rushing touchdown. The Matadors responded on the following possession when Drew Anderson connected with Will Fuller for a 31-yard touchdown.
With 3:18 left until halftime, Las Lomas' Zack Fulks made a sensational one-handed interception and returned it 83 yards for a touchdown. But Miramonte (7-2, 4-1 DFAL) wasted little time answering with two touchdowns to close the half with a 21-14 lead.
The Matadors defense came up big in the second half, recording four interceptions, two by Jonathan McDonald. Fuller grabbed two of his three touchdowns in the fourth quarter as Miramonte pulled away.
Anderson finished with a sizzling 372 passing yards and five touchdowns on 24-of-37 attempts. Fuller (nine catches, 118 yards) and Dominic Paoletti (11 catches, 218 yards, one touchdown) were Anderson's favorite targets. Ray Clark rushed for 73 yards and had two touchdowns (one receiving).
Johnny Marinchak led the Knights with four catches for 75 yards and a touchdown.
— Erik Stordahl. correspondent
Acalanes 31, Alhambra 18: Senior Peter Mitchell powered the Dons to victory on Senior Night, rushing for 177 yards and one touchdown on 34 carries.
Mitchell's inspired running in the third quarter especially helped Acalanes (7-3, 3-3 DFAL) turn a slim 15-12 halftime lead into a comfortable 29-12 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
He opened the third quarter rushing the ball eight straight times to set-up his 8-yard touchdown run for a 22-12 lead. After a Bulldogs interception, the Dons gave the ball back to Mitchell, and he rushed three times for 39 yards to set up quarterback Casey Harrington's 36-yard pass to John Lauth, which upped Acalanes' lead to 29-12 with 46 seconds left in the quarter.
Alhambra (2-6-1, 1-4) led 12-7 midway through the second quarter after 28-yard touchdown pass from Joshua Evans to Monte Cabrera, but sputtered offensively coming out of the halftime break.
Harrington rushed for two touchdowns, threw for another and passed for 117 yards, while Evans passed for 248 yards and two touchdowns.
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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to Recognize the Oakton HS Football Team
Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Feb. 20, 2003
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to
the Oakton HS Football Team and Issue Proclamations
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at their meeting on Monday, Feb. 24, beginning at 9 a.m., will recognize the Oakton High School football team for its achievements. Proclamations will be issued as listed below. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 703-324-2935.
It's All in How You Play the Game
The Oakton High School football team will be recognized for besting the incumbent Virginia State champion to win the Virginia AAA Division 6 Northern Region championship. The team, coached by Peter Bendorf, went on to win the AAA State Semifinals, qualifying them to play in the Virginia State championship contest.
March is Women's History Month
A proclamation will be issued designating March as Women's History Month in Fairfax County. This year marks the 155th anniversary of the Women's Rights Movement resulting in securing for women the right to vote, own property and receive equal treatment in the workforce.
Including People with Developmental Disabilities Month
The Board of Supervisors will proclaim March as Including People with Developmental Disabilities Month in Fairfax County. In doing so, the Board will note that individuals with cognitive disabilities constitute one of America's largest groups of citizens with disabilities. These citizens, with appropriate support, are productive and independent individuals who contribute to their communities and the well-being of others.
National Purchasing Month
The purchasing and materials management profession plays an important role in the quality, efficiency and profitability of businesses, organizations and governments throughout the United States. Noting that the primary mission of the Fairfax County Department of Purchasing and Supply Management is to provide responsive customer service and procure the best products/services from the best sources and at the best prices, the Board of Supervisors will designate March as National Purchasing Month in Fairfax County.


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After stint at Triple-A, Polanco to return Tuesday
PITTSBURGH -- Gregory Polanco will be back with the Pirates in St. Louis on Tuesday after spending a week in Triple-A.
So far, that week for Polanco hasn't been superb -- the touted prospect has gone 4-for-19 with four singles, two walks and three strikeouts in five games entering Sunday -- but he has been able to get consistent at-bats. And that's what the team wanted.
Polanco, who made his anticipated Major League debut on June 10, had just one hit in his last 30 at-bats and was benched for four games in favor of hot-hitting Travis Snider before Polanco was sent down.
"After the four-day layoff where Travis was swinging the bat so well and deserved to continue to play, Gregory looked a little rough," Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said Sunday. "... Most importantly, he's been out and competing. We look forward to getting him back. If we're going to play October baseball, Gregory Polanco is going to have a hand in that."
The 22-year-old is batting .241 with a .657 OPS in 64 Major League games this season.
Stephen Pianovich is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Ombudsman Program
Fairfax County Department of Family Services
Fairfax Area Agency on Aging
12011 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, VA 22035-1102
October 3, 2007
Northern VA Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Raises Awareness of Resident Rights
The Northern Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman's Office is launching a resident rights awareness campaign directed at staff of Northern Virginia's 110 nursing homes and assisted living facilities during National Residents' Rights Week.
The week, which runs from October 7 to 13, was designated by the National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR) in order to honor residents living in long-term care facilities.
The ombudsman program has mailed to long-term care facilities training packets that include a CD with three presentations covering federal standards for residents' rights, the role of the ombudsman office and a special program on recognizing and avoiding "subtle abuse" of residents.
According to Laura Nichols, director of the Northern Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, the CD can be used by facilities to train staff and educate residents of their rights. Ms. Nichols also said that she hoped friends and family members of residents will ask facilities to use these training materials and ideas.
Her office felt it was important this year to draw attention to the issue of "subtle abuse," which includes seemingly minor slights and insults made while staff is caring for residents. This can include:
Knocking on the resident's door but entering before being asked to come
Cleaning a resident's room without acknowledging the resident or
explaining why you are there;
Beginning a medical procedure without explaining why.
According to Ms. Nichols, this kind of treatment violates resident rights. "It amounts to treating people like objects," said Ms. Nichols. "The nursing home or assisted living facility is the resident's home. No one wants to be treated like that in their own home."
"It is important for facility staff to recognize and understand that residents have not lost their rights and have actually gained rights when they are living in a facility," she said.
The package also includes suggested activities that nursing and assisted living facilities can implement to honor Residents' Rights week. One activity involves giving residents disposable cameras and having them take pictures of examples of quality care in their daily life for exhibition and discussion.
According to Ms. Nichols, program staff and volunteers are available to conduct additional trainings for nursing home and assisted living facility staff on resident rights upon request. Long-Term Care Ombudsman Shannon Dodd, who created the presentations, said she hopes staff members will follow the golden rule and "realize how their actions make the resident feel."
"Put yourself in their place and ask yourself how you would want to be treated," Dodd said.
The Northern Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program serves the residents of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Loudoun County, Manassas, Manassas Park and Prince William County. The program was established to advocate for residents so they experience a good quality of care and life in assisted living or nursing facilities.
The Northern Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in all programs, services and activities and will provide reasonable accommodations and alternate formats upon request.


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The way the Reds are playing, he will be brought up to the big club ASAP. Something for the fans to get excited about. I do not agree with this, but i bet it is what happens.
The way the Reds are playing, he will be brought up to the big club ASAP. Something for the fans to get excited about. I do not agree with this, but i bet it is what happens.
Reds fan since 1970
If they trade Dunn or Hamilton is out for a while I bet they will call him up.
No way he gets sent down at this point. Just no chance.
What really amazes me is that none of us, not even OBM or doug dirt projected Bruce anywhere near Cincinnati until 2009, at the beginning of the season.
What an amazing talent this kid is and I can't wait to see him in the Bigs come next season
look for a Sept call up just to get his feet wet
Reds fan since 1970
I am going to the Bats game Saturday night and am looking forward to seeing Bruce and Votto play.
i think it's amazing how you guys think. Bruce was brought up on temp. basis until Wise returned from the DL. but, he's still injured AND there is still some injuries up top preventing any trickle down effect until someone gets healthy. Wise came off the DL but wasn't ready, and it showed in his running (watched the game vs. PawSox when he returned). His hamstring was still bothering him and he went back on the DL 2 days later. But Bruce is in AAA....for now....and with the roster shortage at AAA he probably will stay here. Will he get the call ?? Probably not this year....sorry boys.
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Bruce launched a three-run homer in Scott Williamson's Yankees system debut last night. That's four of 'em in 13 AAA games.
He did whiff twice against Joba Chamberlain, though.
Unless I'm looking at the numbers wrong, his K rate isn't any higher in Louisville than it was in Chattanooga or Sarasota.
Its not. Its about the same.
I've said it before. If we had a reserve clause, Jay Bruce would be with the REDS.
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."
Tim Evearitt of The Chattanoogan wrote an article on this subject today
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_110635.aspWill Jay Bruce Return To The Chattanooga Lookouts?
by Tim Evearitt
posted July 26, 2007
Many Lookouts fans were looking forward to watching Jay Bruce spend the second half of the season playing for the Chattanooga Lookouts.
However, after just 16 games as a member of Chattanooga's team, Bruce was moved to Triple-A Louisville - ostensibly to take the place of Dewayne Wise, who went to the disabled list. Lookouts manager Jayhawk Owens said he expected to see the 20-year phenom back after about a week. Owens qualified his comments noting that Bruce could earn a stay.
It appears more and more likely that we have seen the last of Mr. Bruce. Wednesday he hit his fourth home run for the Bats and is hitting a respectable .267. Wise remains on the DL.
Bruce has had 45 at bats in 13 games for Louisville. Along with the four homers, he has a double, two triples, and driven in nine runs.
While playing here, he had 22 hits in 66 plate appearances that included seven doubles, a triple, four homers, and 15 RBI.
If the young outfielder doesn't return, we are saddened but our loss is Louisville's gain since Bruce, whenever he arrives, is expected to be an impact player in the Major Leagues.
This is what Baseball America says of the one they rate second among the top-ten Cincinnati Reds prospects:
"Bruce quickly has established himself as the best hitting prospect in the system and one of the best in the minors. He has quick hands and a smooth swing path that allow him to keep the bat in the strike zone for quite a while. Scouts were impressed that he could turn on 95-mph fastballs with his plus bat speed, and he also knows how to go the other way if pitchers try to work the outside corner.
He projects to be an above-average hitter with above-average power. His two-strike approach is also impressive.
In the outfield, Bruce gets good jumps to go with his slightly above-average speed. He can handle center field, though most scouts expect he'll end up as a strong-armed right fielder once he fills out. He's also a gamer who enjoys coming to the ballpark every day."
That might have been a preemptive move on the Reds' part to say that Bruce was coming up just for a few weeks to replace Wise. The perfect built in excuse if he struggled and they needed to send him back ("He wasn't ready anyway; we only called him up out of necessity." Yadda yadda.) Then if he plays well – which he is – you leave him up there. No risk of hurting his confidence.
And no, there's no doubt you leave him up at AAA for the rest of the year. What a year for Bruce. He was very good at single-A Dayton last year, but has played even better this year against much better competition. From now on, if we ever take a high school player in the first round of the draft, they have to be from Texas. Haha. Nah, I liked the Mesoraco pick very much this year, but you can't beat getting Bailey and Bruce in back to back years. That is very un-Reds like for the draft. Chris Gruler and Ty Howington could not be reached for comment.
Both of those guys had injuries. They didnt just not perform. Big difference in getting hurt and just sucking.
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MIAMI -- After a night like Tuesday, home-plate umpire D.J. Reyburn might need a break -- and an ice bath.
Reyburn took a couple of hard hits in the Marlins' 3-0 win over the Nationals at Marlins Park.
The first blow came in the seventh inning when a pitch from Miami starter Henderson Alvarez skimmed past Washington's Nate McLouth and ricocheted off Reyburn's forearm. There was some confusion about who'd taken the brunt of the impact when McLouth trotted down to first, but it was Reyburn who came out of his crouch shaking out his right hand and grimacing in pain.
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"Growing conditions have been fine," he said, "though a little cooler than we like to see."
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Weather in the San Quentin region, where San Diego-based Pinos Produce grows its Baja California tomatoes, has been "very crummy," sales manager Danny Uribe said.
"Normally, we start vine-ripes around Cinco de Mayo," he said. "The weather has been awful here. It's been chilly, damp and rainy off and on all winter."
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|Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Acute Myeloid Leukemia Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Mantle Cell Lymphoma Myelodysplastic Syndrome Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Prolymphocytic Leukemia Recurrent Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Recurrent Plasma Cell Myeloma Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Refractory Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, BCR-ABL1 Positive Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma T-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
|Procedure: Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Drug: Cyclosporine Drug: Fludarabine Phosphate Drug: Mycophenolate Mofetil Procedure: Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation Drug: Sirolimus Radiation: Total-Body Irradiation
|Phase 3
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|A Randomized Phase III Study to Determine the Most Promising Postgrafting Immunosuppression for Prevention of Acute GVHD After Unrelated Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Using Nonmyeloablative Conditioning for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies: A Multi-center Trial
- Rate of acute grade II-IV GHVD, exclusive of GVHD that occurs as a result of alterations to immunosuppressive therapy in response to relapse or progression [ Time Frame: At day 100 post-transplant ]The actual analysis will be a time-to-event analysis using a log-rank statistic. Patients dying or relapsing within the first 100 days post-transplant will be censored at that time. Skin involvement will be assessed by biopsy with percentage of body surface area involved recorded. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms suspicious for GVHD will be evaluated by biopsy as indicated. Acute GVHD will be graded according to established criteria by an independent reviewer blinded to study arm and patient identity.
- Chronic extensive GVHD [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]
- Grade III-IV acute GVHD [ Time Frame: Up to 100 days ]Skin involvement will be assessed by biopsy with percentage of body surface area involved recorded. GI symptoms suspicious for GVHD will be evaluated by biopsy as indicated. Acute GVHD will be graded according to established criteria by an independent reviewer blinded to study arm and patient identity.
- Non-relapse mortality [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]
- Relapse [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]
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|Study Start Date:
|November 2010
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|October 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Arm I (chemo, radiation, transplant, GVHD prophylaxis)
Patients receive FLU IV over 30 minutes on days -4 to -2. Patients also receive CSP PO BID on days -3 to 96 with taper to day 150 and MMF PO TID daily on days 0-29 and then BID on days 30-150 with taper to day 180. Patients undergo allogeneic PBSCT on day 0 following the TBI.
Procedure: Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Undergo allogeneic PBSCT
Other Names:Drug: Cyclosporine
Given PO or IV
Other Names:Drug: Fludarabine Phosphate
Given IV
Other Names:Drug: Mycophenolate Mofetil
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Other Names:Procedure: Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
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Other Names:Radiation: Total-Body Irradiation
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Experimental: Arm II (chemo, radiation, transplant, GVHD prophylaxis)
Patients receive FLU and CSP as in Arm I and sirolimus PO QD on days -3 to 150 with taper to day 180. Patients also receive MMF PO TID on days 0-29 and then BID on days 30-40. MMF will then be discontinued without taper unless GVHD or disease relapse/progression occurs. Patients undergo allogeneic PBSCT on day 0 following the TBI.
Procedure: Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
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Other Names:Drug: Cyclosporine
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Other Names:Drug: Fludarabine Phosphate
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Other Names:Drug: Mycophenolate Mofetil
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Other Names:Procedure: Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
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Other Names:Drug: Sirolimus
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I. To compare the effectiveness of 2 GVHD prophylaxis regimens in preventing acute grades II-IV GVHD.
I. Compare non-relapse mortality in the 2 arms.
II. Compare survival and progression-free survivals in the 2 arms.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
All patients receive FLU intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes on days -4 to -2 followed by 2-3 Gy TBI on day 0.
ARM I: Patients receive CSP orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days -3 to 96 with taper to day 150 and MMF PO three times daily (TID) on days 0-29 and then BID on days 30-150 with taper to day 180.
ARM II: Patients receive CSP as in Arm I and sirolimus PO once daily (QD) on days -3 to 150 with taper to day 180. Patients also receive MMF PO TID on days 0-29 and then BID on days 30-40. MMF will then be discontinued without taper unless GVHD or disease relapse/progression occurs.
TRANSPLANTATION: Patients undergo allogeneic PBSCT on day 0 following the TBI.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up periodically.
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- Ages > 50 years with hematologic malignancies treatable by unrelated hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT)
- Ages =< 50 years of age with hematologic diseases treatable by allogeneic HCT who through pre-existing medical conditions or prior therapy are considered to be at high risk for regimen related toxicity associated with a high dose transplant (> 40% risk of transplant related mortality [TRM]); this criterion can include patients with a HCT-comorbidity index (CI) score of >= 1; transplants should be approved for these inclusion criteria by the principal investigators at the collaborating centers and at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC); all children < 12 years must be discussed with the FHCRC principal investigator (PI) prior to registration
- Ages =< 50 years of age with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
- Ages =< 50 years of age with hematologic diseases treatable by allogeneic HCT who refuse a high-dose HCT; transplants must be approved for these inclusion criteria by the principal investigators at the collaborating centers and at FHCRC
The following diseases will be permitted although other diagnoses can be considered if approved by Patient Care Conference (PCC) or the participating institutions' patient review committees and the principal investigators
- Aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) and other histologies such as diffuse large B cell NHL: not eligible for autologous HCT, not eligible for high-dose allogeneic HCT, or after failed autologous HCT
- Mantle cell NHL: may be treated in first complete remission (CR); (diagnostic lumbar puncture [LP] required pre-transplant)
- Low grade NHL: with < 6 month duration of CR between courses of conventional therapy
CLL: must have either:
- Failed to meet National Cancer Institute (NCI) Working Group criteria for complete or partial response after therapy with a regimen containing FLU (or another nucleoside analog, e.g. 2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine [2-CDA], pentostatin) or experience disease relapse within 12 months after completing therapy with a regimen containing FLU (or another nucleoside analog);
- Failed FLU-cyclophosphamide (CY)-Rituximab (FCR) combination chemotherapy at any time point; or
- Have "17p deletion" cytogenetic abnormality; patients should have received induction chemotherapy but could be transplanted in 1st CR; or
- Patients with a diagnosis of CLL (or small lymphocytic lymphoma) or diagnosis of CLL that progresses to prolymphocytic leukemia (PLL), or T-cell CLL or PLL
- Hodgkin lymphoma: must have received and failed frontline therapy
- Multiple myeloma: must have received prior chemotherapy; consolidation of chemotherapy by autografting prior to nonmyeloablative HCT is permitted
- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML): must have < 5% marrow blasts at the time of transplant
- Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL): must have < 5% marrow blasts at the time of transplant
- Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML): patients in 1st chronic phase (CP1) must have failed or be intolerant of tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKI); patients beyond CP1 will be accepted if they have < 5% marrow blasts at time of transplant
- Myelodysplasia (MDS)/myeloproliferative syndrome (MPS): patients must have < 5% marrow blasts at time of transplant
- Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia: must have failed 2 courses of therapy
DONOR: FHCRC matching allowed will be grades 1.0 to 2.1: Unrelated donors who are prospectively:
- Matched for human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A, B, C, DRB1 and DQB1 by high resolution typing
- Only a single allele disparity will be allowed for HLA-A, B, or C as defined by high resolution typing
- DONOR: Donors are excluded when preexisting immunoreactivity is identified that would jeopardize donor hematopoietic cell engraftment; this determination is based on the standard practice of the individual institution; the recommended procedure for patients with 10 of 10 HLA allele level (phenotypic) match is to obtain a panel reactive antibody (PRA) screens to class I and class II antigens for all patients before HCT; if the PRA shows > 10% activity, then flow cytometric or B and T cell cytotoxic cross matches should be obtained; the donor should be excluded if any of the cytotoxic cross match assays are positive; for those patients with an HLA class I allele mismatch, flow cytometric or B and T cell cytotoxic cross matches should be obtained regardless of the PRA results; a positive anti-donor cytotoxic crossmatch is an absolute donor exclusion
- DONOR: Patient and donor pairs homozygous at a mismatched allele in the graft rejection vector are considered a two-allele mismatch, i.e., the patient is A*0101 and the donor is A*0102, and this type of mismatch is not allowed
- DONOR: Only filgrastim (G-CSF) mobilized PBSC only will be permitted as a hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) source on this protocol
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with rapidly progressive intermediate or high grade NHL
- Patients with a diagnosis of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML)
- Patients with refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB) who have not received myelosuppressive chemotherapy i.e. induction chemotherapy
- Central nervous system (CNS) involvement with disease refractory to intrathecal chemotherapy
- Presence of circulating leukemic blasts (in the peripheral blood) detected by standard pathology for patients with AML, ALL or CML
- Presence of >= 5% circulating leukemic blasts (in the peripheral blood) detected by standard pathology for patients with MDS/MPS
- Fertile men or women unwilling to use contraceptive techniques during and for 12 months following treatment
- Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding
- Patients with active non-hematological malignancies (except non-melanoma skin cancers) or those with non-hematological malignancies (except non-melanoma skin cancers) who have been rendered with no evidence of disease, but have a greater than 20% chance of having disease recurrence within 5 years; this exclusion does not apply to patients with non-hematologic malignancies that do not require therapy
- Fungal infections with radiological progression after receipt of amphotericin B or active triazole for greater than 1 month
- Cardiac ejection fraction < 35% (or, if unable to obtain ejection fraction, shortening fraction of < 26%); ejection fraction is required if age > 50 years or there is a history of anthracycline exposure or history of cardiac disease; patients with a shortening fraction < 26% may be enrolled if approved by a cardiologist
- Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) < 40%, total lung capacity (TLC) < 40%, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) < 40% and/or receiving supplementary continuous oxygen
- The FHCRC PI of the study must approve of enrollment of all patients with pulmonary nodules
- Patients with clinical or laboratory evidence of liver disease would be evaluated for the cause of liver disease, its clinical severity in terms of liver function, and the degree of portal hypertension; patients will be excluded if they are found to have fulminant liver failure, cirrhosis of the liver with evidence of portal hypertension, alcoholic hepatitis, esophageal varices, a history of bleeding esophageal varices, hepatic encephalopathy, uncorrectable hepatic synthetic dysfunction evinced by prolongation of the prothrombin time, ascites related to portal hypertension, bridging fibrosis, bacterial or fungal liver abscess, biliary obstruction, chronic viral hepatitis with total serum bilirubin > 3 mg/dL, or symptomatic biliary disease
- Karnofsky scores < 60 or Lansky Score < 50
- Patient has poorly controlled hypertension and on multiple antihypertensives
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients
- Active bacterial or fungal infections unresponsive to medical therapy
- All patients receiving antifungal therapy voriconazole, posaconazole, or fluconazole and who are then randomized to ARM 2 must have sirolimus reduced according to the Standard Practice Antifungal Therapy Guidelines
- The addition of cytotoxic agents for "cytoreduction" with the exception of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (such as imatinib), cytokine therapy, hydroxyurea, low dose cytarabine, chlorambucil, or Rituxan will not be allowed within three weeks of the initiation of conditioning
- DONOR: Donor (or centers) who will exclusively donate marrow
- DONOR: Donors who are HIV-positive and/or, medical conditions that would result in increased risk for G-CSF mobilization and harvest of PBSC
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01231412
|United States, Colorado
|University of Colorado
|Denver, Colorado, United States, 80217-3364
|Presbyterian - Saint Lukes Medical Center - Health One
|Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218
|United States, Georgia
|Emory University/Winship Cancer Institute
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
|United States, Utah
|Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah
|Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112
|United States, Washington
|VA Puget Sound Health Care System
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
|Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109
|Aarhus University Hospital
|Arhus, Denmark, 8200
|Rigshospitalet University Hospital
|Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100
|Medizinische Univ Klinik Koln
|Koln, Germany, 50924
|Universitaet Leipzig
|Leipzig, Germany, D-04103
|University of Tuebingen-Germany
|Tuebingen, Germany, D-72076
|Principal Investigator:
|Brenda Sandmaier
|Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
|Responsible Party:
|Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01231412 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
NCI-2010-02035 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) )
2448.00 ( Other Identifier: Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium )
P01CA018029 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
P30CA015704 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|October 28, 2010
|Last Updated:
|December 8, 2016
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Leukemia, Lymphoid
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
Leukemia, Myeloid
Hodgkin Disease
Lymphoma, B-Cell
Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Leukemia, Prolymphocytic
Multiple Myeloma
Neoplasms, Plasma Cell
Hematologic Neoplasms
Leukemia, Prolymphocytic, T-Cell
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Bone Marrow Diseases
Hematologic Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017


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It's like a huge team, racing down field to make the initial kickoff of the game…here we go Indexers! (yes, I am kind of excited!) First though, a little practice:
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No. 10 Baylor football opens 2014 with highest preseason ranking since 1957
History will be made in more ways than one next week as Baylor football opens McLane Stadium.
The stadium's debut — returning football to campus after nearly 80 years — is historic enough. But don't forget that the young men on the field are, for the first time in program history, defending a Big 12 Conference championship. And this year's team looks to be pretty salty in its own right.
[WATCH: USA Today shares a time-lapse video of McLane Stadium's construction, start to finish]
Head coach Art Briles' squad is ranked No. 10 in the country in both the AP and coaches' preseason polls, making Baylor the top-ranked team in Texas entering 2014. The Bears were also ranked in the top 10 by a host of preseason publications, including Sports Illustrated and NFL.com, and even landed a spot in ESPN's college football playoff commercial.
The Bears will be led by the nation's top QB-RB-WR trio in Bryce Petty, Shock Linwood and Antwan Goodley. After finishing 7th in last year's Heisman voting, Petty is a Heisman favorite entering this year, the preseason Big 12 Player of the Year (offense) and NFL.com's No. 2 most freakish athlete in college football.
[READ: Sports Illustrated on Petty's long journey to Baylor stardom]
Petty and Goodley are two of five Baylor preseason All-Americans, joining offensive lineman Spencer Drango, linebacker Bryce Hager and punter Spencer Roth. Seven Bears — the preceding five, plus Linwood and defensive end Shawn Oakman — are on watch lists for national awards, while a total of 11 Bears earned preseason All-Big 12 honors from more than one outlet.
If you can't get a ticket to the sold-out season opener on Aug. 31, tune into FS1 (6:30 p.m.) for the national broadcast of the Bears vs. SMU, or find a #WatchBU party in your city.
Sic 'em, Baylor football!


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Looks like PacerNations favorite son is now a blogger in addition to playing ball and ripping mics.
A Tru renaissance man if there ever was one.
(Mods: Feel free to move this if it it should be in the Shout Box or wherever.)
Whats popping, everybody? Youre entering the official Ron Artest Journal. Keep it locked here. Look for me every time I drop a new entry. Im going to let people know a little more about me and were going to keep it updated. Im doing my thing with the basketball and Im definitely grinding with the music. Everything is all good.
I know youre all probably wondering what I think about how my debut album My World did. Before I dropped the album, I had the chance to sign with a label called In Your Face Records. It was a $1 million deal. They have a deal with Universal. I didnt sign it because I wanted to keep most of my profits. I want to keep my own paper in this game. But at the same time, they had a staff that was ready to work and they were ready to take on a project such as mine. Me being Ron Artest and doing all the other things I do, I wasnt able to handle a project of my caliber. My label wasnt able to handle what was needed to be done. We couldnt market the right way. Tru Warier Records is a small label. Tru Warier Records didnt really have a handle on what was needed to be done.
So I had a chance to sign with them. My distribution only shipped 13,000 copies of My World. Some stores got 100 CDs and some stores only got five CDs. If youre trying to find the Ron Artest album, youre not going to find it. Its like trying to find a Tic-Tac in the ocean. Im still happy with the album though. Im real happy with the quality of the album.
A lot of people were hating on it. I think they dont respect me as a rapper, but its all good. My street credibility is always going to be there. No matter what people say, what people dont know is that Ron Artest is not only a basketball but hes also a thorough-*** *****. Ron Artest really has a love for this music.
What people dont realize is that every time they hate on me, theyre hating on my peoples and my friends are real hungry. I dont give my friends money. Im one of the few people who grew up in the hood and is making $7 million a year, but my friends are all out of love. I dont buy my respect. My friends are loyal to me and Im loyal to them because weve been friends for a long time. When the magazine people hate, I remember that. I tell my *****s that too. I tell them when they see certain people in the street, tell them to stop hating or they may have to set it off on them. People have to watch out how they behave, especially publicly, because we can find out who it is.
See, the hate doesnt bother me at all. Everybody hates. The other problem is that Im not with a major label like an Interscope. People can say what they want about Eminem and 50, but theyre two of the best artists of their time. When you dont have that machine they have behind them, it makes things more difficult. Its easier for them to sell records. Its tougher on the independents. Thats why I need to get with a major. Ive already spent $3 million and its like I threw that in the ocean.
Were going to push Foul Mondays project correctly. People are going to see that were in it for the long haul and Im about the music. Im loyal to this music. Foul Monday is a breath of fresh air. I wanted to sign him seven years ago. What happened was I couldnt really find him. I was 20 years-old and I couldnt find him. I really wanted to sign him because my little brother said, This kid is nice.
I ended up signing my man Challace. People know him and Foul Monday as being in the Killa Kidz. Me and Challace developed a relationship. We were going to the studio and doing everything. Then Foul Monday came around and I didnt have enough money to support both artists. Im not able to give artists what they need and what they want all the time. I recorded with Foul Monday for a straight year, and this was seven years ago. I was telling him I was going to sign him then. Challace and me parted ways. If he ever needs anything, I got him, but we went our separate ways.
Foul Mondays delivery is so crazy. I think hes going to really contribute to hip-hop. Thats why I signed him. Kay Slay heard him and agreed to host his mixtape. Im going to really push him. Half the battle here is marketing and its important that I do my job because I know hes going to do his job.
My backs also been acting up. I have to get it readjusted. If I would have known that four weeks ago, I would have went to a chiropractor. The chiropractor fixed my back in three minutes the other day. I wasnt able to run at full speed. Thats the speed I need to run in games. Once I get back into shape, its going to be on and popping.
Im definitely happy with how the season is going so far. Weve been through a lot of ups and downs and weve been losing a lot, but were going to come together as a team. Were going to shock the world when we bring the title home. Theyre going to hate me for that too. We have confidence and we believe in each other and were going to be winning.
I know theres some trade rumors out there about me. Those are just rumors. Thats not going to happen. We have a loyal organization and if you dont hear any rumors from them, its not going to happen. People know I rep the ghetto, but Im not a bad person. Inside, Im really a good person. People leak it out there that Sacramento wants to trade me, but that trade is not going to happen. In order for me to be traded, my team has to want to trade me, and they dont want to. They want to keep me.
I think the Allen Iverson trade to Denver was a good trade. Allen was in Philly for ten years and he never really got a chance to make anything happen. He wanted to win a championship and he never got that. I think its good for him and now Philly can start over. Allen Iverson is with a bunch of good players and hes in a better position to win a championship.
A lot of people have been doubting if him and Carmelo can play together. Theyre both good people and they both want to win. When I talked to Carmelo, he said he wanted to win. Theyre going to be tough to guard. Its going to be like dealing with two Michael Jordan-caliber players.
And my holidays have been great so far. I had a Christmas party with my wife. I bought her a NASCAR race car. I didnt get nothing for Christmas, but I never really want anything. My kids had fun on Christmas. My family came over and we cooked some dinner. Foul Monday came over too. It was all good.
Im making my New Years Resolutions. Im going to be a better family man, take my kids to church more and overall just try to be a better person.
For everybody reading this, I want you to know that Im a positive person. The only time I can get a little bit unpositive is when the haters out there want Ron Artest to be how they want him to be. Thats never going to happen. Im going to be how I want to be. To all the people who respect other peoples personalities, one love. To everyone else, I want them to smack the **** out themselves with their own hand.
I also want to send a shout out to Ruc, Braska, Wip and Hicky from Tru Warier Productions, Gotti, Dred, S, Nature, Nas, Cormega, Lake, Littles, Mobb Deep, IM3, MC Shan, Roxanne Shonte, Screwball, Capone and Nore, Crime Fam, Rita Real, V 12, Blitz, Noyd, Thun and all the other QB rappers. And if I didnt shout you out, shout me out because you know I reps my hood.


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PASADENA - Haley Amber Heiselt didn't win the Miss California USA tiara, but she got what she came for: confidence.
"Thank you so much to everyone for your support!" the Cal Poly Pomona mechanical engineering freshman wrote on her Facebook fan page on Monday.
"It meant so much to me."
Growing up in Lake Elsinore, she was a shy kid, and when she went off to college, she and her mom were determined to make a change by pushing her out of her comfort zone, via pageantry.
She competed against 228 other women in the pageant at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium over the weekend as Miss Riverside County USA.
Miss Greater San Diego Mabelynn Capeluj ended up winning the title - another San Diegan, Miss Greater San Diego Teen USA Cassidy Wolf, was crowned Miss California Teen USA.
The pageant was a first for the Miss USA contest thanks to another competitor: Kylan Arianna Wenzel was the first transgendered entrant in the competition, representing Century City.
The contestants competed in interview, swimsuit and evening gown competitions and were judged on character, poise, confidence and personality.
"Even though I didn't win, the experience was still amazing," Heiselt said. "I met so many wonderful, successful, talented, beautiful women who I hope to be friends with for a long time."
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The promising youngster has set his sights on second spot in the table, and is happy to play wherever the coach needs him
The Rossoneri currently sit third in the standings, trailing second-placed Napoli by five points, but the young defender has not given up his hopes of finishing the season as runners-up.
"We need to concentrate 100 per cent on the game against Genoa on Friday so that we have an advantage over those who play on Saturday and Sunday," De Sciglio was quoted as saying on the club's official website.
"We will obviously try to take advantage of any slip-ups by Napoli."
The 20-year-old then went on to stress that he is happy to play in whatever position the coach needs him after Massimiliano Allegri shifted him from the right flank to the left.
"My transformation from a right-back to a left-back is good because on the left I can cut inside and shoot with my right.
"I like playing on both flanks and I am willing to do what the coach requires. I always try to do my best regardless of the position."
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Here are 10 things you should know for Friday, Aug. 8:
1. -- U.S. stock futures were lower Friday as jitters over the crises in Iraq and Ukraine escalated.
President Obama authorized emergency assistance missions and U.S. airstrikes in northern Iraq, warning they would be launched to defend American troops and civilians under siege from Islamic State militants.
European stocks declined as the prospect of the U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, renewed violence in Gaza and a steady increase in tension in Ukraine dented the mood.
Asian stocks finished mixed. Japan's Nikkei declined fell 3% while shares in China rose following China's surprisingly strong export growth in July.
2. -- The economic calendar in the U.S. on Friday includes preliminary productivity data for the second quarter at 8:30 a.m. EDT, and wholesale inventories for June at 10 a.m.
3. -- U.S. stocks on Thursday declined as strong employment indicators were overshadowed by a Russian strike against Western sanctions.
The S&P 500 fell 0.56% to 1,909.57. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.46% to 16,368.27. The Nasdaq fell 0.46% to 4,334.97.
4. -- Sen. Carl Levin is wrapping up a nearly two year-long probe that could potentially reveal abuses in energy and metals markets, according to Reuters.
Levin's investigators have met with representatives from Goldman Sachs (GS) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) in recent weeks, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Executives from those companies may appear at a hearing as early as September, during which Levin's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations would present the findings of the probe, the sources said.
Specifically, Senate investigators have explored whether Wall Street has abused its commodities holdings at the expense of clients, consumers, the environment or the health of the market, according to the people familiar with the probe, Reuters reported.
5. -- Lululemon Athletica (LULU) founder Dennis "Chip" Wilson said he was selling half of his stock to private-equity firm Advent International.
Wilson owns about 40.2 million common shares of the yoga apparel maker, which represents roughly 27.7% of the outstanding shares. He is selling 20.1 million shares, or 13.85% of the company's shares, to Advent for a total of $845 million.
Wilson had lashed out at Lululemon's board in June, raising the possibility of an attempt to oust some directors or a hostile takeover.
Advent will get two seats on the company's board, bringing back two investors who had previously been directors at the Lululemon. They are: David Mussafer, Advent's managing partner and Steven Collins, Advent's managing director.
6. -- The Food and Drug Administration eased safety restrictions on an experimental drug to treat Ebola, a move that could clear the way for its use in patients infected with the deadly virus.
Canadian drugmaker Tekmira Pharmaceuticals said the FDA modified a hold recently placed on the drug after safety issues emerged in human testing.
The company has a $140 million contract with the U.S. government to develop its drug, TKM-Ebola, which targets the genetic material of Ebola. But last month the FDA halted a small study of the injection in adults to request additional safety information.
Tekmira said Thursday the FDA "verbally confirmed" changes to the hold that may allow the company to make the drug available, although it has yet to be proven as safe and effective.


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Ailing Marcum's return date still in question
NEW YORK -- As Aaron Laffey slid into the rotation Sunday for his first start of the season, the Mets remained unsure of when Shaun Marcum, the man Laffey is replacing, might return.
"We don't know," manager Terry Collins said. "It's hard to say. If Shaun comes back pretty fast, I would think it's going to be a couple weeks. You're looking at maybe two to three starts."
Marcum has not completed even a bullpen session in more than two weeks, so he will need time to build up his arm strength after the nerve inflammation in his neck subsides. Collins' estimate -- a best-case scenario -- has Marcum returning sometime in mid- to late-April; a slower progression could keep him out until May.
Marcum has not resumed baseball activity since receiving injections in his neck this week to calm his inflammation. Until he does -- and, more importantly, proves that he can pitch without pain -- the Mets will not be able to set an accurate timetable for his return.
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Boxing: Q&A with Hal Adonis
Updated 9:54 pm, Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Hal Adonis, president/chairman of the board for USA Boxing, the sport's national governing body, was in San Antonio recently for the South Texas LBC Championships. He sat down with Express-News staff writer John Whisler to discuss the state of the Olympic program:
The United States has won just two gold medals in boxing in the past three Olympics combined and only a bronze in 2008. How can this decline be reversed?
First of all, we have boxers who are doing well nationally but need more international experience. Also, many of our boxers are still using a pro style. We have to eliminate that. Our boxers like to fight on the inside where their punches can't be seen as well by the judges. They need to be trained to fight on the outside, in the center of the ring. They need to throw more jabs and punches in bunches. But in order to do that, we need to retrain our coaches, especially on the local levels.
How do you plan to accomplish that?
Sports Channel
Instead of having the local coaches come to the Olympic training center in Colorado Springs, Colo., we're starting to set up clinics in cities across the country. I'd like to have a clinic here in May where we bring in our Olympic coach. If you walk into some gyms today, you see guys going to war. Nobody is stopping to correct their mistakes. Football has controlled scrimmages. We have to do something similar to that in our gyms.
Joe Zanders is the new U.S. Olympic boxing coach for the 2012 Games. Why is he the right man for the job?
I've known Coach Zanders for 25 years, competed against him at the national level as a coach. He's a very well-educated man. He's got a master's degree. He is one of the top coaches in the country. He's already been an assistant Olympic coach, in 2004. Besides his knowledge of the sport, he's a great communicator, and he relates extremely well with the athletes.
Freddie Roach, the trainer for Manny Pacquiao, was brought in to work with your amateur boxers. What kind of an impact do you think he'll have?
Freddie's fighters are pros, but he knows the amateur game very well. He was an amateur champion. The first thing he brings to the table is respect. When he walks in the gym, people take notice. He's also easy to work with and very humble. He complements Coach Zanders very well.
Do you think we'll see the fruits of these efforts at the 2012 London Games?
I can't predict how many medals our boxers will win, but we're trying our very best to work with our elite coaches now to do better. I think we might surprise a lot of people. The USOC would like us to get at least four medals. Of course, we want more.


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Michael On Fire, Audra Kubat, Tosha Owens, Pato Margetic, Gia Warner and Davison Magpie will perform at the Detroit Music Awards' annual Acoustic Showcase, taking place 6 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at Zumba Mexican Grille in Royal Oak.
The $5 donation at the door includes a drink as well as admission to the show, while Zumba, at 304 N. Main St., will provide free chips and salsa. A raffle will be held for prizes that include tickets to the awards ceremony, April 19 at the Fillmore Detroit.
Performers at this year's DMAs include Suzi Quatro, KEM, Katie Grace, Passalacqua, Sweet Crystal with David Winans, the Blackbyrd Revue, Cybertrybe and Haf/Lif, and Mike Ridley. Quatro, the late entertainment attorney Mike Novak and music executive Harry Balk will receive Distinguished Achievement Awards, while KEM's Mack & Third event will receive a Special Achievement Award. Tom Daldin of PBS' "Under the Radar Michigan" will host.
More details can be found at www.detroitmusicawards.com.