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Rahul Gandhi's belated coronation is only the beginning of Congress's uphill struggle
The only surprise in Rahul Gandhi's appointment as Congress vice-president was that it took so long to happen. In a party that runs on dynastic succession, Rahul had his pick of posts and positions. Number one, number two, number three; does it really matter for a scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family and acknowledged heir to the Congress throne?
Rahul's new post, therefore, is inconsequential. It's his role rather than his position that will determine whether he is the game changer the Congress so desperately seeks in the run-up to a challenging general election. The task before Rahul is not just to shed his reticence and provide leadership upfront, but to craft a new idiom for his party that will give shape and substance to his promise of change. If he indeed represents a generatio-nal shift in terms of age group, he will have to chart a brave new course that is uniquely his own.
Every change of guard in the Congress has brought with it new direction and a new slogan. In 1971, Indira Gandhi took a decisive Left turn and swept the country with "garibi hatao". In 1984, her son Rajiv came as a breath of fresh air with his youthful dreams of taking India into the 21 {+s} {+t} century. He changed direction subtly, paving the way for the huge economic changes that were to follow. Twenty years later, Sonia Gandhi's "aam admi" proved to be a winner as she too shifted gears to soften the harsh glare of the BJP's "shining India" with a slew of government-funded welfare measures.
The line is wearing thin now. The aam admi seems to have disappeared from the Congress party's calculus in a deluge of corruption scandals, spiralling food prices and policy paralysis. Recent unpopular decisions may have revived market sentiment but they haven't helped the party's image which is at rock bottom today. And to top it all, a new constituency has reared its head and is demanding to be heard: the young urban middle class.
There was a glimmer of recognition at the just concluded Congress conclave in Jaipur that the recent street protests against corruption and rape have had a profound impact and awakened a new consciousness in a class that was thought to be apolitical and self-indulgent. Something is happening in urban India and it is demanding to be addressed.
Twenty years of Mandalisation and liberalisation have produced a new class of voters who want to change the rules of political engagement. They are aspirational, upwardly mobile and impatient. They want the political class to listen and the government to start delivering here and now. The caste calculus does not matter. They are all part of a giant middle class spawned by the great equaliser: the market.
Sonia won over the aam admi with doles from the state. But it must be evident to Rahul that his mother's politics cannot work for him, not in the new emerging India. The demographics speak for themselves. Today, almost 30% of India lives in cities and towns and the number is growing rapidly. Nearly 200 of the 542 Lok Sabha seats are either fully urban or semi-urbanised. And the under-35 age group is around 50% of the population.
This is the constituency that Rahul has to capture — and if the mood of the two big protests that took urban India by storm is any indication, he will have to learn a completely new language to get through. The politics of patronage perfected by the Congress over decades of single-party rule will not work with this class. It is not interested in crumbs from the high table. It wants much more.
Unfortunately, Rahul himself is a product of feudal politics. He is a dynast and consequently represents the very tendencies this new class abhors. He will have to strike a completely different, almost radical note to connect with it. He lost out on two great opportunities to make a mark and establish his USP. One, of course, was the Anna Hazare anti-corruption movement; the other was the anti-rape protests that shook Delhi. His intervention in the first (to give constitutional status to the proposed Lokpal) sank without a trace and he was missing in action in the second.
The coronation in Jaipur would seem to be a belated effort to make up for missed opportunities and to give Rahul a fresh lease of political life. Ironically, even here, the Cong-ress seems to have stumbled by choosing the largely ceremonial post of vice-president for him. In fact, Rahul joins a rather dubious legion because the only other vice-presidents the Congress has had were Arjun Singh and Jitendra Prasada, who were bumped up because they had become inconvenient.
The road ahead is a tough one. Innovative ideas are only one part of the solution. The other is to breathe new life into an ancient regime to transform it into an instrument of change. Of all the Nehru-Gandhis to rule the Congress, Rahul probably has to work the hardest to earn his political spurs.


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1. Stable Control Drivers
Star TL
Star Leopard
2. Distance Drivers
Star TL
Star Leopard
3. Understable Driver
Beat Star Leopard
4. Moderately Overstable Driver
Champion TeeBird
5. Very Overstable Driver
Champion Banshee
2-4 DX Rocs in different stages of wear (won't ever change this)
2 S Wizards for driving
1 DX Aviar for putting
That's my bag for now.
Problem 1. Sometimes I think my understable driver (Beat Star Leopard) isn't understable enought, when thrown with a big of height it usually comes back in the end, maybe I should try something else, like a 150g Star Leopard and beat it in?
Problem 2. My S Wizards seems to loose their stability VERY FAST. Starts out pretty overstable but now after about one month of use it is starting to get understable. My older Wiz (about 1-2 month of use is already really understable) Wtf!?!
Problem 3. Dunno what to use as my Primary Driver. Really liking my Star Leopards on calm days, but I feel I can't trust 'em when the wind is blowing. The Star TL is completely new to my bag, testing it out. Seems really nice, more stable them the Leopards. Maybe I should get myselt some of these and break 'em in to different stages? Lots of questions

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rai wrote:Pero wrote:rai wrote:i like that . so in that sense all the realized Dzogchenpas are teaching Dzogchen constantly whether they verbalize it or not, right?
edit. it would be kind of skilful not to verbalize it and teach on lojong all the time, whoever "gets it" - fine but those who don't at least will do some lojong instead of passing time on endless conceptualization of the "highest" view.
No it wouldn't be skillful. Because then no one would get it for sure, sorry.
haha why not? DI is DI, no?
Sure, but lojong is not DI.


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Like a traditional Tarot deck, the package includes 78 cards, as well as instructions to play one of Dunwall's most popular card games, The Game of Nancy. If you already have the Tarot Deck released with the original release of the game, the new Tarot deck features 13 all-new cards. New cards include memorable characters from Dishonored's add-ons — including Delilah, Billie Lurk, and Lizzy Stride.


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HAMPSHIRE Chamber of Commerce has appointed a new chief executive officer – and he is a well-known figure in the county business world.
Stewart Dunn will take up his new role next month, replacing Jimmy Chestnutt who is retiring.
Mr Dunn is chairman of award-winning Southampton-based inte-grated marketing communications agency Carswell Gould, which specialises in digital market-ing, PR and creative solutions to busi-ness, where until the end of last year, he was managing director. Prior to this, Mr Dunn was managing director of Newsquest Hampshire. Newsquest is the parent company of The Gazette.
Mr Dunn, left, said: "I'm really looking forward to taking up my appoint-ment as CEO at this very exciting time for the organisation as Govern-ment recognises, through the Heseltine report, that the chamber is the first choice for helping to deliver business growth for the region.
"It's also an exciting time for the chamber in that we are working closely with Government and the Enterprise M3 and the Solent Local Enterprise Partnerships, which is acting as a catalyst to help galvanise businesses to expand. We are there to help businesses for the common good."
Mr Dunn is keen for Hampshire Chamber to continue to grow and make its mark throughout the county, particularly in north Hamp-shire.
Upbeat about Hampshire busines-ses and the optimistic trend for the UK economy, Mr Dunn said: "I think we have seen some recovery in 2013, and we are looking forward to a better future in 2014. But I think it will be a challenge and the recovery will be slow.
"There's been some recovery in some key sectors and if we see them grow, it will ripple out to other sectors."
In 2011, Mr Dunn was awarded an honorary doctorate by Southampton Solent University for his contribution to the media industry.
Mr Chestnutt, who has led Hampshire Chamber since its inception in 2010, said: "I fully support this appointment.
"Stewart will bring a wealth of business and media experience to the chamber, which will be invaluable in supporting the chamber's initiatives for business growth in the months ahead."


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Category: baby name Temple
We've looked across history and geography at the men and women whose inventions have affected our lives—in both major ways (the electric light bulb, the elevator) and minor (the coffee filter, the crossword puzzle)—and picked those with the best baby-name potential.
And here are our top Nameberry picks of historic baby names based on those of important inventors:
Alessandro Volta–Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Gerolamo Umberto Volta was an Italian physicist who invented the battery in the nineteenth century.
Amalie Auguste Melitta Bentz –As you might have guessed from her second middle name, A.A. Melitta Bentz invented the coffee filter.
Arthur Wynne—Liverpool-born journalist Arthur Wynne created the first crossword puzzle. Originally called word-cross, it debuted in the New York World newspaper in 1913.


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Could this move by the Crimean parliament start a war between Ukraine and Russia, and perhaps involve Europe and Turkey? Or could it be a possible way out of an impasse that allows all sides to walk back from their positions? The legislators of the breakaway province voted to pursue independence if a scheduled referendum on Russian annexation passes as expected this week:
The Crimean parliament voted Tuesday that the Black Sea peninsula will declare itself an independent state if its residents agree to split off from Ukraine and join Russia in a referendum.
Crimea's regional legislature on Tuesday adopted a "declaration of independence of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea." The document specified that Crimea will become an independent state if its residents vote on Sunday in favor of joining Russia in the referendum.
Western nations have said they will not recognize the vote as legitimate. But the move might be used as an attempt to ease tensions with Crimea existing as a self-proclaimed state without Russia moving quickly to incorporate it into its territory.
There is one potential wrinkle in this plan. When Turkey (then the Ottoman Empire) ceded sovereignty of the Crimean peninsula to Russia in the late 18th century, the treaty explicitly stated that Crimea would revert back to Ottoman control if it attempted to become an independent state:
In an article in last week's Russian Pravda, it was noted that if Ukraine was divided, then the status of the Crimean Peninsula – returned to Ukraine in 1954 by Nikita Kruschev, would be open to discussion, and that would include Turkey having a say in the future of Crimea.
The reference to this claim is the "Küçük Kaynarca" (Karlowitz I) signed 230 years ago. As per this agreement, signed by the Russian Tsarina Catherine II on April 19, 1783, the Crimean Peninsula was taken away from the dominion of the Ottomans and handed over to Russia. However, one of the most important provisions of this treaty was the debarment of independence for the Peninsula and outlawing its submission to a third party: Should any such attempt be made, then Crimea would automatically have to be returned to the sovereignty of Turkey.
When Ukraine appeared as an independent nation following the disintegration of the USSR in 1991, Turkey acquired the right to claim the Peninsula back based on the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca; however, this was not brought up by the Turgut Ozal administration of the time. Turkey was content with advocating for the rights of the Tatar minority living on the Crimean Peninsula.
Don't bet that Turkey will intercede to enforce this treaty, which will be 231 years old next month. The Turks might be interested enough in the Tatar minority to force its way into negotiations using this as a lever. They're not going to go to war with Russia to take back the peninsula, though. It still means that a declaration of independence might not be the easy solution to the Gordian knot developing on Crimea.
The US wants to get another nation involved, too — China, which has been rather quiet about all of these developments on the other side of the continent:
The Obama administration is stepping up its attempts to court China's support for isolating Russia over its military intervention in Ukraine.
With official comments from China appearing studiously neutral since the Ukraine crisis began, President Barack Obama spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping late Sunday in a bid to get Beijing off the fence.
The call was their first known conversation since Russian forces took control of Ukraine's pro-Moscow Crimea region. It came amid signals that Russian President Vladimir Putin was hardening his position on Crimea, which is due to vote on joining Russia in a referendum this weekend that the U.S. and its allies have vowed not to recognize.
In making his case, Obama appealed to China's well-known and vehement opposition to outside intervention in other nations' domestic affairs, according to a White House statement.
However, it remained unclear whether China would side with the U.S. and Europe or with Moscow, which has accused the West of sparking the crisis in Ukraine with inappropriate "meddling" in the internal affairs of the former Soviet republic. China is a frequent ally of Russia in the U.N. Security Council, where both wield veto power.
Bloomberg's editors agree, but also note why China might view the situation as an opportunity rather than a problem:
In other matters affecting international stability, China hasacknowledged its responsibility to get involved. It has, for instance, agreed to chase pirates off the coast of Somalia even if they flee into territorial waters, and it has chosen not to obstruct some international sanctions against Iran and North Korea. Implicitly tolerating Putin's adventurism now only reinforces fears about China's behavior — especially among its neighbors, who already suspect that it aims to annex several islands and atolls across the East and South China Seas.
China ultimately shares the same goals in Ukraine as the rest of the world: to affirm the sanctity of international borders, avoid bloodshed and restore stability to global markets as quickly as possible. All would be accomplished much faster and more durably if China spoke out now against Putin's aggression.
This sounds suspiciously to me like John Kerry's impotent retort about "19th-century" thinking. Who says those are China's goals? China wants to expand its empire at the expense of its neighbors, as its provocations against Japan has proven over the last couple of years. They may see Putin as a pioneer, a man who tests the West so that China can know just how far Obama and the EU can be pushed without getting a significant reaction. If those were China's goals, Beijing's leaders wouldn't need Barack Obama to explain it to them, and they wouldn't have to be pressured into more significant action in this crisis.


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Let's face it: Jazz isn't an entirely accessible genre. Amid the genres, sub-genres, myriad instrumentations and beyond, there is a baffling labyrinth that can sometimes leave the message feeling lost in translation. Given the free-form style of jazz, copious pitfalls often stand between the player and the product…guitar noodling comes to mind. Or who among us enjoys stepping onto an elevator and hearing some watered-down smooth jazz version of a beloved song? Nobody, that's who.
This also means there is just as much room for artists to spread their creative wings and bring skill, experimentalism and excitement to the table. Enter müShi Trio, a who's-who of Santa Fe musicians with backgrounds as varied as can be and a penchant for making jazz easily listenable to the jaded masses. Magic!
Comprised of local multi-instrumentalist Ross Hamlin, drummer Dave Wayne (of Venus Bogardus fame) and keyboardist Robert Muller, müShi Trio has been stamping out preconceived jazz notions and kicking ass for just about eight months now and, if nothing else, the band's sheer accessibility is noteworthy.
"I do believe we have created a niche in Santa Fe," Hamlin says. "When people see and hear us…this isn't polite jazz or brunch jazz or hotel jazz; we lock in, we play hard, we sweat."
"Mostly I just sweat," Wayne interjects.
müShi came together almost out of necessity. Wayne and Muller were already playing together in the outsider jazz act Wind Up Birds while Hamlin had performed with Dave Wayne previously in free-form supergroup, Things That Are Heard, a phenomenal improv-jazz/rock act that practically destroyed the Plaza with awesomeness some years ago. As such, when the three musicians began to jam in order to fill a slot at Counter Culture Café last summer, it just made sense; almost as if it were fate.
"Ross brought in some material and there was this kind of emphasis on straightforward chords, so there was this groove-versus-brains thing happening," Muller says. "At heart, we're all improvisers, and people don't always like free jazz, but if there's something rhythmic to connect with, people can enjoy it."
From there, the boys have slowly built a funk-jazz scene for themselves at venues like Duel Brewing—they were the first band band to play at the Southside watering hole, sushi joint San Q, and most recently, the Jean Cocteau Cinema.
"It's really all about storytelling like, if you tell people it's radical free improv jazz, but you make it palatable and you engage people, you can win over an audience," Wayne says.
The guys tell SFR that the Jean Cocteau performance actually brought a fair amount of young people. This is perhaps because both Hamlin and Muller teach music at Santa Fe University of Art and Design, but the point remains the same: Some dudes playing jazz managed to get some damn SFUAD kids off campus, which is impressive to say the least.
As for the unique name, it stems from a nickname Hamlin earned during his youth. He was christened as "müShi" by avant-garde composer Uncle Shoe when he attended Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music.
So what can you, an all-around music aficionado and potential lover of jazz-funk, do to get involved? Well, in addition to another upcoming performance at Counter Culture that Hamlin describes as "a homecoming of sorts," müShi Trio has recorded 13 tracks with local producer David Cragin at his Santa Fe Soundworks studio that will soon be mastered and available to all. Wayne has described the music as "jazz for people who hate jazz," and this is, quite honestly, the best description for what müShi is all about. There are proggy elements at play that present a more rock 'n' roll sensibility than many might think when they hear the qualifier "jazz" and if nothing else, these guys are all fucking bonkers when it comes to musicianship.
If jazz itself can be described as a minefield of noodly improv and free-form bullshit, then müShi is the remedy. Now, we probably won't have access to the recorded tunes for a little while longer now, but fans of jazz or even non-fans need to pay attention for the inevitable release. In the meantime, get out and see this band ASAP. It'll probably change your mind about the genre…y'know, assuming you were on the fence in the first place.
müShi Trio
7 pm Saturday, April 26. No cover
Counter Culture Café
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Welcome to college, where your professors assign textbooks that you pay hundreds of dollars for and never open. Not once. Right?
Wrong. If a professor assigns a textbook, there must be good reason. It's what you choose to do or not do with that textbook that makes the difference.
If you have books that you feel you have no use for, keep reading. I have found textbooks are great for a multitude of reasons. If you feel that you really value your books, well, keep reading anyways. You may learn something new! Below I share with you some great ways to get the most out of the money you spent for your books.
Attention to Details
Ever notice how your textbooks in high school had bold-faced print on terms that were critical as well as a definition on that same page or in the back section called the "glossary?" Well, as you may have found out, college books aren't always so explicit. Go through your books and familiarize yourself with how each is set up. Some may just contain pages of nothing but text. Others may have pictures, graphs, bold text, and sample problems. Getting to know your books and how they are organized is the first step in knowing how to make them useful.
When You Read Can Make a Difference
Many professors assign in their syllabi what chapters should be read for what lectures. Use that more as a guideline rather than a definitive assignment (unless your professor also provides quizzes each class, a case in which you will want to abide by your syllabus). I have found that reading after a lecture helps the material sink in better since I have already been acquainted with the material. Textbooks generally prescribe in-depth detail that professors may not go over in class or even use for exams. In order to avoid any confusion as to what the professor is trying to teach you, try waiting to read after class. Then you can focus more on the topics the professor emphasized and touch upon the finer details without overwhelming yourself.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Does your book have pictures, graphs, tables, diagrams, or any other figures? If yes, then pay attention! Much thought goes into selecting the most appropriate figures in textbooks. Many texts are written by people with doctorate degrees or who have taught. These people wouldn't place a figure in your book they didn't find educational value in! Pay attention to figures and images as well as tables. Read any captions that go along with them and look for any extra descriptions of them within the main body of text. Pictures and images are very useful, especially for visual learners. Use them as examples rather than just things to spice up the page.
Highlighting is NOT Enough
When reading for a class, you may find yourself highlighting words, statements, sentences, or even paragraphs that you find important. Good for you for picking out important parts. But why are these parts highlighted? Highlighting a book takes little to know effort at all. Make sure you are attentive about what you are highlighting and ask yourself, "Why is this important?" Too many times I have found myself mindlessly highlighting a statement while I was thinking about things other than the actual words I was highlighting. I would then look back and ask myself what I was thinking? Avoid mindless highlighting and really focus on what you find important and why!
Lastly, if after reading my advice you still feel your textbooks aren't useful, hang in there! At some point your professor may whip out the book and start lecturing from it. If you absolutely never use it, at least it looked good on your shelf. Maybe your friends even commented on it and how smart you are for having to read such a developed text! They don't have to know that it's collected more dust than your family's set of encyclopedias!


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A TEENAGER nearly lost an eye after her face was mauled by a dog in a horrific attack.
Charlotte Edmondson, 17, was left bleeding in an alleyway after being attacked by a husky off Elsenham Crescent on the Craylands estate in Basildon.
The dog's owner said she was going to get help, but never returned, leaving the teenager lying in a pool of her own blood.
Charlotte was eventually found by a couple who telephoned the emergency services.
She needed 37 stitches for her wounds.
The Upper Academies student said: "I felt the dog's teeth clamp on to my face.
"At first I just felt this sharp pain then it went numb. I think I was in shock.
"I honestly thought it had ripped my eye out."
Charlotte was walking down an alleyway at about 5.15pm on April 16 on the way to her friend's house when she came across an older woman and a husky.
She said: "It was one of the most beautiful dogs I have ever seen. I asked the owner if it was safe for me to stroke it and she said, 'yes, she's perfectly friendly'.
"I gave it a cuddle. Maybe it didn't like me hugging it, but it just turned and bit into my face."
The dog released Charlotte and she stumbled backwards on to the floor.
She added: "The owner said, 'let me go and get help', but she left and didn't return.
"I think I was in shock because I could not feel anything and my sight was blurry.
"Then a man wearing florescent clothing came with his girlfriend and a child. I shouted for help.
"The woman called 999 and the man put his jacket round me, called my dad and stayed until paramedics arrived."
Charlotte's mum, Angela Swanson, has reported the matter to the police.
Charlotte, who is studying diplomas in sports, textiles and photography, added: "I love all animals and have three cats and a dog of my own. I just don't understand why the woman walking the dog did not come back to help me."
Charlotte was taken to Basildon Hospital and later transferred to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford where surgeons stitched her face back together.
She added: "Luckily the dog has not damaged my eye.
"I have not been to school since the attack because I don't want people to see my face.
"The surgeon did a really good job with my stitches and I hope I don't have any long term scarring."
A police spokesman said: "Officers attended the scene and spoke to the victim and a number of other people at the location. The girl had been bitten by a husky-type dog, which was on a lead, after she had picked it up.
"The dog and its owner have not been traced, but the information suggests it was not out of control, nor was it a dangerous breed, and no criminal offences have been committed."


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Access Space runs continuing programmes of exhibitions, creative workshops, events and artists residencies throughout each year; see below for related news and links. Current and past exhibitions are listed here.
Friday 13 September is the day of the Access Space 20×20 preview event. Join us from 5:30 onwards to bask in your own brilliance and see the exciting pieces others have been working on. There's more art then ever and plenty of people going.
If you can't make the preview, don't worry, all work will be on display until mid November.
There is no law, there is only the board.
It can be any theme and any material, as long as it's 20 inches by 20.
Pick up a board from Access Space for £3.50, or make your own. Let us know if you're planning to submit work.
The deadline for submissions is 10 September and there will be a preview at Access Space on the 13th September. We anticipate the exhibition running through into mid November.
It's an exhibition anyone can participate in, from people who have never had work shown in public to well known artists who regularly exhibit, and it is growing every year.
Six participants and Alex jamming with the new software yesterday.
Two videos from our first sonic event in July 2010.
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Irritated sinuses with chemo?
- Question from Patti: I have advanced breast cancer in bones for three years, liver for one year. After AC chemo I had to switch to Taxol, now Taxotere. With Taxol and Taxotere, my sinuses have become dry, irritated, and swollen. My doctor says it's not the chemo. What to do?
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Jennifer Griggs, M.D., M.P.H.
I have seen problems with Taxotere with sinuses, but patients usually describe small amounts of blood upon blowing their nose. Your doctor may be agreeable with you trying a saline nose spray, particularly one made for children.
A brief break from chemotherapy, if your doctor is agreeable, may help you determine the relationship between the chemotherapy and what sounds like a very troubling symptom.
Marisa Weiss, M.D.
During the wintertime, the air in most people's homes becomes very dry. You may notice a dryness of your mouth, your nose, your skin, etc. If you have irritation of your nose and a cold, you might find that you have a little bleeding when dry tissues are irritated further.
Sometimes, these symptoms can be improved by using a humidifier or by simply putting trays of water on top of your radiator. You can also use Vaseline or a petroleum jelly on your lips and nostrils when you get a cold. Sometimes, certain chemotherapies can also irritate the mucous membrane inside your nose, mouth, vagina, etc. Ask your doctor about this.
The Ask-the-Expert Online Conference called Chemotherapy Updates featured Jennifer Griggs, M.D., M.P.H. and Marisa Weiss, M.D. answering your questions about advances in chemotherapy treatment: different types of drugs and regimens, how to reduce or eliminate unpleasant side effects, and more.
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As if the half-sweatpants, half-jeans weren't enough of a statement, Miley Cyrus found a way to one-up herself with a very special accessory: a gold diamond grill.
The singer (who loves to push the fashion envelope in looks like this and this and this) stayed true to her jaw-dropping red carpet ways (and kept a smile on her face despite her parents' recent divorce news) stepping out at last night's Myspace launch party in L.A. with a gold-toothed grin.
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The last 3 or so weeks, almost every time I throw 100% power, I flip my disc and it anneys to the ground. I definitely have been getting more distance on my throws and I've noticed it on the course. There are a lot of holes I normally play it safe and go around/lay up for a par and yesterday I went for a few of those holes off the tee. Got a lot farther off the tee, just not closer to the basket.
Here's what I've noticed/know
1) Most of these throws are with a 1-1/2 year old, pretty beat star TL that is normally dead straight to the ground
2) A few with are with a newish Z Stalker that normally comes back left
3) With full power my drives are going ~25-100' longer, just anney the whole way there
Been doing a lot of reading and still not 100% sure why.
1) Read about OAT... not sure if I'm doing this, but upshots with putters still go straight with a clean release.
2) Starting the pull through before your right foot plants/poor weight shift... I really don't think this is the case. I'm a noodle-arm and learned to throw with a lot of understable discs, which still make up the bulk of my bag/shot selections. I feel I have pretty good form, unless I've recently developed some bad habits. What increase in bad form can add distance?
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Trip Duration 14 Days
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Discovery Tour of Peru
Experience the land of the Incas as we discover the vast Colca Canyon, explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Arequipa, sail along Lake Titicaca and unwind in the Sacred Valley. We also travel to Machu Picchu, known as the 'Lost City' of the Incas and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
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- Machu Picchu - Travel by train to the 'Lost City', one of the New Seven Wonders of the World
- Cusco - Explore the ancient capital city of the Incas
- Arequipa - Discover the fascinating Santa Catalina Convent
- Lake Titicaca - Traverse the highest navigable lake in the world, visiting the Uros and Taquile Islands
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7Morning on Taquile Island, afternoon return to Puno
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10Free day in Cusco
11Train to Aguas Calientes; visit Machu Picchu
12More time to discover Machu Picchu (optional); train to Ollantaytambo
13In Sacred Valley; optional whitewater rafting
14Trip ends in Cusco
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Chemotherapy certainly can cause side effects, such as nausea, fatigue, infection and hair loss, but it can be effective in relieving pain if it shrinks the tumor. There are medications to help with nausea. Relaxation techniques also may help.
Pain medications each have their own unique side effects that should be reviewed with your doctor before taking them. One of the common side effects of the stronger pain medicines is constipation — common to opioids. It can be treated with appropriate bowel regimens as prescribed by your doctor, such as adding a stool softener and something to stimulate the bowels.
Preventing constipation is much easier than treating it, so anyone who takes these strong pain medications should automatically begin a regimen to keep their bowels moving.
Some of the other side effects of strong pain medications include confusion, lethargy and sleepiness. The severity of these effects varies from person to person and commonly occurs with the first several doses. But once a steady amount of the medicine stays in your body, the side effects usually resolve. Hallucinations and behavior changes are uncommon.
The less potent pain medications actually may have more side effects, which also should be discussed with your doctor before taking them.
For instance, common over-the-counter pain relievers might damage your kidneys, cause ulcers or increase your blood pressure. Aspirin can cause gastrointestinal bleeding, and acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) can cause liver damage if you take too much.
Report any bothersome pain to your doctor. If there is a minor pain that goes away, don't worry about it. But if the pain interferes with your life or is persistent, it needs to be reported and should be treated.
Although no one can guarantee that all pain can be completely eliminated, most pain can be lessened to the point where you can be comfortable.
It may help to keep track of your pain by noting how strong it is, where it's located, what makes it worse, what brings it on, what makes it better and anything else that happens when you have the pain.
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Pasco County school media specialists and literacy coaches will have another chance to defend their jobs on May 7, when the School Board again considers superintendent Kurt Browning's proposed school allocations for 2013-14. This time, instructional technology specialists might join the defense.
After board members asked Browning to reconsider his plan to eliminate the media specialists and literacy coaches in favor of regional media-literacy coaches, Browning quickly issued a Plan B in which he would cut all three jobs from the schools and add a single media-literacy-technology coach at every school.
The plan also calls for a revamped technology repair "geek squad" to help schools as needed.
On Tuesday, the board will consider approving the new ITC coach job description and then whether to authorize their placement at each school, along with the elimination of the other three jobs. At least one board member has signaled his hesitation to move so quickly with the change, which is projected to save the district $4.8 million. …Full Story


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Fashion label Valentino has offered an apology after the company sent an email blast that turned Philip Seymour Hoffman's funeral into a promotional opportunity.
The email, which featured photos of Hoffman's The Master co-star Amy Adams attending the service, said: "We are pleased to announce Amy Adams carrying the Valentino Garavany Rockstud Duble bag from the Spring/Summer 2014 collection on Feb. 6 in New York."
Naturally, the journalists and bloggers who received this email were mostly appalled. Amy Adams' entourage soon confirmed that she is not a Valentino spokesperson and had no idea the photos would be used in this way.
Mona Swanson, vice-president of communications for Valentino USA, quickly released the following statement, the Guardian reports:
We sincerely regret releasing a photo to the media … of Amy Adams with a Valentino Bag. We were not aware the photograph was taken while she was attending the wake of Philip Seymour Hoffman. It was an innocent mistake and we apologise to Ms Adams who was not aware, or a part of, our PR efforts
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I give credit where it's due and Justice and the Ed Banger crew created something new in electronic music and I respect that. The massive club hits they create are a bit like crack cocaine though. They are awesome the first time you hear them then a few weeks later your not tapping your feet quite as hard. Still, I always press play when I see a new song or remix of anything that has the gold cross logo on it.
The French duo got some bad press this week when they were called out by residentadvisor.net for using unlicensed samples in their work. Remember Crystal Castles was also accused of similar action last May: click here. Honestly, both bands just should just claim Fair Use. Does anyone care if they take pieces of other music and make something new out of it? Isn't that a good thing? I guess it all depends if they rock the house or not!
During a conversation regarding their production techniques, Justice's Xavier de Rosnay had the audacity to tell the interviewer, "Say we use the In Da Club hand clap — not even 50 Cent would notice." You might have thought that he would stop at this theoretical point, but then went on to explain that "if you listen to 'Genesis,' the first track (on †), there are samples of Slipknot, Queen and 50 Cent, but they are such short samples no one can recognise them. The ones from Slipknot, for example, are just tiny bits of the voice." – residentadvisor.net
Now for a far more hilarious "I got ya!". Check out the photo of Justice playing above. Um I didn't know the MPD 24 worked without power. But again really people… it's the show you go to see not some dork with his face planted deep into Ableton pressing little triangles. As long as the club is packed, everyone is moving and chicks are happy to chat thats all that matters. Never forget that.
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The Tennessee Volunteers have their new head coach: former Cincinnati Bearcats coach Butch Jones.
Jones, who went 27-13 in three seasons at the University of Cincinnati, led the Bearcats to the Belk Bowl where they will face the Duke Blue Devils on Dec. 27. There is no word whether Jones will coach that game, although it is "unlikely" according to GoVolsXtra.com. Overall, Jones has a career record of 50-27. He won two Mid-American Conference titles in 2007 and 2009.
Jones deal will be for six years and $18 million, according to Bruce Feldman of CBS Sports.
"We'll be working to be champions each and every day," Jones said. "We will be a champion in everything we do. That's not only on the field but off the field."
Tennessee's decision to hire Butch Jones ends a high-profile coaching search that started with ESPN analyst and former NFL coach Jon Gruden and eventually focused on Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy and Louisville coach Charlie Strong.
Jones jumped at the Tennessee offer. He called it his dream job and didn't particularly care that he wasn't the Vols' first choice.
"I think I was my wife's third choice, and it's worked for 20 years," Jones said.
Jones has followed Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly's career in large part. When Kelly left both Central Michigan and Cincinnati, Jones took over the jobs. In this case, Jones replaces Derek Dooley, who was fired after a 15-21 record in three seasons with the Vols.
Before taking the Tennessee job, Butch Jones was pursued by Colorado and Purdue this offseason.
"Rarely in life is anything exactly what it seems to be," Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart said. "Life doesn't throw us all fastballs. It throws us curves, and then you've got some screwballs. ... You've got to be able to adjust."
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PEWSEY Vale vice-chairman Lewis Taylor says that handing the managerial reins over to U18 assistant coach Nick Maggs was a "no-brainer".
Taylor and his assistant Craig Wall announced that they would be stepping away from leading Vale's Sydenhams League first team last week, with Maggs set to be assisted by current club captain Ryan Banks.
Taylor, who will return to boardroom duties after two and a half years in charge, anticipates that he hasn't spent his last afternoon on the Pewsey management team but is backing new boss Maggs to continue integrating more local youngsters in the Vale fold.
"We were keen to find someone else to take over and when you can identify someone already at the club like Nick Maggs, it's an easy decision to make – it was a no-brainer really," said Taylor.
"He's been with the current U18 side for two years now and they're currently top of the Wiltshire floodlit league and have got a good chance of being the first U18 side to win that league in Pewsey's history.
"We ended the season with seven U18s in the first team squad and those youngsters have done really well to come into the side and Neil Stephens' Vale of Pewsey – the bulk of the team we've got now will be here after the summer.
"Ryan Banks is going to be Nick's assistant and I still think that there might be a few instances where I'll have to help out the side, and I'll be happy to do that.
"But I'm going to be taking a step back behind the scenes and we're looking forward to moving forward under the new man."
Pewsey suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to Hayling United last weekend in their final game of the season.
Hayling's Luke Eaton fumbled Warren Macdonald"s shot over the line to put Vale in front but Wayne Emery's penalty and Tom Davies' strike sealed all three points for the visitors, Pewsey finishing eighth in the table.
End pleases boss Perrin
DARREN Perrin was pleased Buckland Athletic didn't roll over at the Conigre last Saturday as they got the better of his side in their end-of-season clash.
Dan Kovacs hit a brace but it wasn't enough to prevent Melksham succumbing to a 3-2 defeat in their final game.
However boss Perrin, who has seen his side climb the table to secure a seventh-place finish and retain the Wiltshire Senior Cup this season, was delighted the finale wasn't a damp squib.
"Fair play to Buckland because they had nothing to play for and turned up with just 12 players. When Dan Kovacs scored to put us in front, they could have thrown in the towel," said Perrin.
"Finishing seventh and retaining the Wiltshire Senior Cup, with the Reserves winning a league and cup double and the U18 side in the final of the county cup this Sunday as well makes it a fantastic year for the club.''
Defender Ryan Bennett picked up the players' player and supporters' player of the season awards. Kovacs was named manager's player of the season, while Gary Higdon was the club's top scorer.
Darran salutes finish
DARRAN Walters thinks Devizes Town should be proud of their mid-table finish and is already looking forward to plotting the course at Nursteed Road alongside joint-manager Justin Webster next season.
Devizes finished bottom of the table in the last two seasons but secured an 11th-placed finish this year, which could have been tenth were it not for a four-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player earlier in the campaign.
And Walters has his sights set on building on what he considers a successful first season in charge.
"The club have finished bottom of the league for two seasons in a row so to finish where we did was a big improvement and if it weren't for those four points we lost, it could have been even higher," he said.
"I think having the two managers has worked well because there really is a lot that you have to deal with as a manager nowadays, with players' availabilities and things like that.
"Our first job will be to try and get the players we've got here signed on for next season and then look to see if we can add a half-a-dozen or so more over the summer.
"I think that another big positive has been the young players we've had come through too – hopefully we can keep them at the club as well."
Devizes brought the curtain down on their season with a fine 4-0 victory over Roman Glass St George on Bank Holiday Monday, with Mark Barnes, Tom Price and Luke Enderby getting themselves on the scoresheet, with the visitors also putting one into their own net.
Last Saturday, the Nursteed Road outfit lost 2-0 at Barnstaple Town.
Vintage Reserves land double
MELKSHAM Town Reserves clinched a league and cup double as they lifted the Wiltshire League Junior KO Cup last Saturday.
Melksham, who claimed the Division One title by 11 points, beat runners-up Intel 2-1 at Corsham's Southbank ground, thanks to two goals from Leigh Rogers.
Rogers' looping first-half header gave Steve Burns' side the lead before the winger deflected in Jordan Evans' strike to make it 2-0 after the break.
Louis Wollen pulled a goal back at the death for Intel, with his mis-hit cross looping in to the top corner, but Melksham had done enough to get their hands on the cup.
"I think we were slightly nervous to start with because we had a few young lads in there but I think we controlled the game pretty well," said manager Burns.
"We had most of the possession and they didn't really bother our keeper too much. We missed a few chances and only went in 1-0 up but an early goal in the second has settled us down.
"It's a lovely bonus and we've had a good season. We've got a great bunch of lads, who've worked really hard, and it looks good for the future.
"We're looking forward to a few more tough games (in the Premier Division) and we'll see what we can do in there."
Later in the day, Corsham Town Reserves were unable to prevent Premier Division champions Southbrook from completing their own league and cup double, with Justin Flowers' men suffering a 3-0 defeat at their own ground in the Senior KO Cup final.
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Marble and BoxProbability puzzles require you to weigh all the possibilities and pick the most likely outcome.
In a box you have 13 white marbles and 15 black marbles. You also have 28 black marbles outside the box. Remove two marbles, randomly, from the box. If they are of different colors, put the white one back in the box. If they are the same color, take them out and put a black marble back in the box. Continue this until only one marble remains in the box. What color is the last marble?
AnswerThe last marble will be WHITE.
Since marbles can only be taken out in pairs and you started off with an odd number of whites there is always going to be one white left over that you'll keep putting back in the box until it's left on its own.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The major U.S. equity averages plunged Wednesday as worries about the fiscal cliff rattled investors in the wake of Tuesday's status quo election results. The bears were out in force after President Barack Obama won a second term in The White House, the Republicans maintained control of the House of Representatives and the Democrats kept the upper hand in the Senate. The lack of a shift in the political landscape racheted up fears that getting Democrats and Republicans will be able to cooperate and act decisively to address the looming expiration of certain tax cuts and other legislative measures. Violent protests in Greece as the country's parliament votes on austerity measures also added to the dour mood. Bonds made a huge move higher with the 10-year Treasury jumping 1 1/32, pushing the yield down to 1.642%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 313 points, or 2.36%, to close at 12,933. It was the blue-chip index's first close below 13,000 since Aug. 2. All 30 Dow components finished in the red. The biggest laggards in the index were Bank of America ( BAC), JPMorgan Chase ( JPM), UnitedHealth ( UNH), Hewlett-Packard ( HPQ) and Intel ( INTC). The S&P 500 fell nearly 34 points, or 2.37%, to settle at 1395, while the Nasdaq Composite plummeted close to 75 points, or 2.48%, to close at 2937. The weakest sectors in the broad market were capital goods, energy, financials and technology; all of which were down more than 2%. Every industry group was under significant selling pressure though, losing more than 1%. Apple ( AAPL), whose shares tumbled 3.8% was among the hardest-hit names in technology. The iPad maker was told by a Texas federal jury Tuesday to pay patent holding firm VirnetX ( VHC) $368 million to help settle a patent dispute. VirnetX soared 28.4%. Decliners were ahead of advancers by a 4.3-to-1 ratio on the Big Board and 5.7-to-1 on the Nasdaq. Volume totaled 4.30 billion on the New York Stock Exchange and 2.03 billion on the Nasdaq. "The House, Senate, and Presidency are all basically in the same partisan position they were prior to the election, which means a lot more of the same policies," said Steve Ayer, managing director and partner at HighTower Strata Wealth Management. "The markets will like the fact that we will have a loose monetary policy, but that will be offset by concerns about higher taxes, worries over the Fiscal Cliff (FC) ramifications, growth concerns, and the other myriad of problems throughout the world." "In terms of the FC, perhaps the biggest concern right now is the fear of a more deeply divided Congress, with the Republicans in the House feeling emboldened as well as the Democrats in the Senate. Given the track record of our lawmakers in raising the debt ceiling last year, there will be tremendous difficulty in getting a compromise on the FC, particularly in light of the fact that we are at the beginning the lame-duck session," continued Ayer, who expects volatility to spike higher in the near-term. "The 2012 U.S. elections are over, and there has been no change to the balance of power. So, the best forecast of the future is that if nothing changes, we can expect more of the same, which has been gridlock on policy," said Douglas Cote, chief market strategist, ING Investment Management. Economic data took a backseat to the election results. The Federal Reserve said consumer credit came in at $11.4 billion, higher than anticipated. Overseas markets mostly declined. The FTSE 100 in London was down 0.45%, while the DAX in Germany was slumping by 1.2%. Japan's Nikkei average closed down 0.03% on Wednesday and Hong Kong's Hang Seng finished up 0.71%.
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I really hope that Vogel actually uses Rudez in the lineup. But my guess is that we are going to stick with a 9 man rotation without Rudez.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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I really hope that Vogel actually uses Rudez in the lineup. But my guess is that we are going to stick with a 9 man rotation without Rudez.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Let me get this straight, we're demoting CJ Watson to 3rd string so we can bring in Michael Beasley, who couldn't even get minutes with Spoelstra and the Heat last year, and Jordan Crawford, who has shot a lovely 32% from 3 point land the last two seasons (and that's rounding up)?
I get what you want do to improve the roster, basically improve the scoring of the Team by throwing Scorers to the roster that literally does nothing but score. But I don't agree with your approach to filling the roster with adding flashy athletic Free Agents that are some combination of being Streaky scorers and/or Low Basketball IQ Players ( on or off the court ).
But that's fine...keep on Grimpin', that's what you're best at doing .
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It's the dog days of the offseason.....what else can we expect
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
In this point in time, we're desperate. The low hanging fruit is all that's left. I really blame Lebron for most of this. If he had made his decision earlier, perhaps a BETTER replacement for Lance is found than Stuckey. Perhaps PG doesn't get hurt. Perhaps a lot of things are different. But in our situation now, yeah I'd take Crawford and Beasley. Would I have taken Crawford and Beasley 7 weeks ago? HELL NO. Again, we're coming into a season where our best player is injured, and our 2nd best player was signed away.
We're gonna be playing Skittles ball this season. It's pretty much gonna be taste the rainbow of assorted players and varieties. So we're gonna have to stitch together a team based on "collection". Not perfectly slotted pieces. And again, I don't see a problem with it if they're all on 1 year deals.
When things get back to normal next Summer, and we're aiming to build a serious contender again, Beasley and Crawford will be off the books.
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But given that Marion ( the best available FA has now decided to take the easy route and backup LeBron ) is no longer an option.....I'd prefer to go with doing nothing ( via Free Agency ) and simply giving Solo and Rudez more minutes. Heck, I'd even advocate giving Copeland more minutes at the SF spot if it meant surrounding GH/CJ/Stuckey with more shooters.
I agree that the scoring on this Team has to improve with the loss of both PG13 and Lance in the offseason.....but I think that there's a difference between filling the roster with low basketball streaky scorers that are inherently inefficient scorers and using Players that are capable of spacing the floor while running a more disciplined and more efficient scoring lineup. This may mean going back to a more "inside out" offense while increasing the usage of Players like Hibbert, West and Scola....it may mean having Stuckey and GH trying to attack the paint more while kicking it out to 3pt shooters or it simply may mean promoting ball movement among the Players to look for scoring opportunities.
My whole point is that I'd rather run a more efficient scoring offense with high-basketball IQ efficient shooters that can properly implement and execute an offense than simply throw as many scorers on the floor and asking them to put up points.
Of course, this brings up one of your favorite topics....can Vogel actually create and implement an offense that takes advantage of the strengths of his Players while not going back to an ineffective offensive "outside in" scheme that doesn't fit the current make up of Players that we have?
Even if I do acknowledge that I have no idea if Vogel can properly adapt the offense to surround primary scoring options like GH/Stuckey/West/Hibbert.......that does not change my opinion that I DO NOT want streaky and/or low basketball IQ Players on the Team.
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Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right. ― Ricky Gervais.
I can see passing on Beasley but I think Crawford is a good fit at this point. He has no off the court issues, he just has become a journeyman. I still hope there's a trade though, and if this little snag about Evan Turner not having actually SIGNED a contract on paper with the Celtics is true? Then perhaps there is something brewing.
Steve Ballmer's the owner every fan wants. Full on "I'm you but I'm rich enough to buy the team" vibe.
We already have 9 Players ( not including Rudez ) that will get minutes:
GH/Stuckey/Miles/West/Hibbert/Watson/Solo/Scola/Mahinmi with Players like Copeland and Rudez waiting in line for minutes.
I'd have no problem bumping Solo down the food chain if it meant adding a fairly solid FA like Marion that could definitely impact the Team/Roster. But Jordan Crawford is a streaky low basketball IQ poor shot selection scorer that I have ZERO interest in bringing in. I guess he can help.....but I'd rather do nothing, save the $$$, keep the Disabled Player Exception in the Pacers/Bird's back pocket ( for any possible future trade opportunities ) and give whatever scoring opportunities and development minutes to Players that already are on the roster ( Solo, Rudez and Copeland ).
At this point, there is no Free Agent that is worth going after.
I think that whatever Solo, Copeland and Rudez ( all Players that would likely be affected by the addition of a Free Agent Guard/Forward ) would likely contribute would be comparable ( if not more ) to whatever contributions that Jordan Crawford ( or any remaining FA on the Market ) can give to the Team.
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Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
In the big scheme of things timing is everything in the universe. One domino falls earlier than expected many things can change. Maybe if the Bulls had gotten an extra off day in between the Denver and Portland games last season, Rose might not have gotten hurt again. That small alteration of the universe could've made all the difference.
Not exactly. If a team has weaknesses, then yeah you wanna remove them. Point guard is our biggest flaw. It didn't show as much when Hill first got here. But at this point, it's like a giant zit on the future Prom Queen's face. I think Roy can be glossed over for now, and West's age in a PG-less season can too be glossed over. But with a team as depleted as ours? We need a point guard to get the ball to guys now more than ever. Hill ain't that guy. He might be a decent person, but from a B-ball standpoint. He ain't our guy. Especially for the future.
If you are talking about trading to get the PG that you want is a different story ( and forum ). But what PG are we going to get via Free Agency that will replace GH in the lineup at the point?
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
To someone like Grimp that simply looks at streaky Players that put up good #s every now and then.....there's no difference. Fringe Player "X" that put up numbers on Team "A" automatically translates into Player "X" putting up the same #s on Team "B", right? We need to score more points with the loss of PG13 and Lance.....so more SCORERS on the Team automatically translates into more wins and less ongoing frustration with this Team's offense.
The problem is that there is a difference between getting "SHOOTERS" and "SCORERS" IMHO. We've seen this with the likes of Players like Green and DJ.....not all Players that do good on some Team immediately translates into that Player performing the same on the Pacers. For all I know, a Player like Stuckey ( just like ET ) may look like garbage on the Pacers under Vogel's unimaginative offense .
BTW....we did get a shooter in the offseason via FA....Rudez. The guy is a very capable shooter that can consistently hit the 3pt shot. The problem is that he has no NBA experience, has ZERO athleticism, appears to be a huge defensive liability, he's not flashy and he will likely be stuck behind Players like Solo, Stuckey and Miles in the rotation.
But if we simply look at him for what he is and used as a pure 3pt shooting Role Player.....yeah....he will likely fill the purpose that he was brought into fulfill.
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Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
I like the Bird's back pocket thing, CableKC. I'm coming around to the "play with what you have" idea. If Vogel can re-introduce his inside/outside preferred system, we can use the big's we still have from last year and bring the new players around to the way we want to play. If Roy, West, Scola and the new guys can hold the fort while we build some team chemistry, we could become competitive by the playoffs. If not, we will probably start looking for trades around the trade deadline. I agree that there are not any FA left that I would break the bank to bring in. GIGO, folks, bad players no one else wants does not make our team stronger.
You make good points, but acquiring a star point guard would at least get fans excited for the 2015-2016 season. Would show that the team has a plan with PG returns. If you're a Pacers fan, and this years team stinks....... you're thinking well... PG/Bledsoe PG/Rondo PG/Dragic PG/Jackson will be key pieces for the 2015-2016 run. No one is excited about the future of our PG position right now.
At this point where there are no quality FAs left..... using it makes little sense.....so we have little choice when choosing not to use it and keeping it in Bird's back pocket in the hope that it could be used as a trading chip later.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Another good point, but my suggestions are based on one thing: How UGLY do you want this season to be?
A). We get creamed night in and night out?
B). We lose a lot but still manage to get the 8th seed
C). We have a valiant season and lose in rd2 or 3 of playoffs, and people are wowed at what we were able to accomplish without PG and after losing Lance.
Whatever signings or trades we make before the season begins, will ultimately decide which type of season we have.
We all know what you want to do when it comes to what you want in a trade. What FA Signing do you think will yield us better results than simply playing Solo, Rudez and/or Copeland in the rotation?
Given that I don't think that there are any FA worth signing for and that we have no idea about what the trading value of GH, West or Hibbert will have on the Trading Block; I will settle for Choice B.
IMHO....even if we stand pat......I already expect that we will be a Playoff Bubble Team that is competitive enough to make a run at the 8th spot in the Playoffs. If a trade of GH, West or Hibbert happens, great.....I think that Bird won't make one that will hurt the Team's chances to make a solid run at a Playoff spot. I don't think that we are so bad that we will be "losing night in and night out". Given all the crap we have been through this offseason....the 1st round of the Playoffs is what I am aiming for.....even if it means losing against Elite Level Teams.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
I don't even know about Copeland anymore. I really wish we knew what we had with him. But considering he got the "rookie" treatment last season by Vogel? I am not sure where he even fits this season. I'd love to know if he still has his stroke he had with the NYK. Or if he's lost it? But we didn't see enough of him last season to know. Anything really.
Although it's not certain there are eight teams that are definitively better than us, I'd say Vogel is coach of the year if he gets this group to the playoffs.
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I keep hearing about Philadelphia and Boston "tanking" and I just don't get what people mean. It is obvious both organizations have made the decision to build for the future, which in my opinion is certainly NOT tanking. Both teams are letting their good, young talent play a bunch and develop. Personally I would be more critical of Philadelphia and Boston if they kept playing guys like Turner and Crawford knowing they are not part of the future plans. If you are rebuilding like these franchises are, it would be an incredibly dumb thing to do to give playing time to veterans when their are guys in the D-League and other places you might be trying to evaluate.
Now granted, if you go completely young I think you run the risk of a losing mentality permeating to the young guys. In essence though both Philadelphia and Boston know that getting rid of veterans and playing all this youth will result in a bunch of losses, but given the alternative this seems to me to be the right direction to go in. The media labels this tanking, I certainly don't. If they told players to intentionally miss shots, or limited the minutes of the best young players then yes, that would be tanking. I don't see that happening with the likes of Philadelphia and Boston.


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Back in 2008, CTC predicted [2] that sharp increases in fuel prices would mean dramatic rises in the number of people cycling. Now, new research by Southampton University has revealed that two-thirds of people are cycling more frequently than they were three years ago and one-third say that is due to the rising price of fuel.
The research conducted by the University of Southampton for Southampton City Council revealed that keeping healthy and enjoyment are the main reasons for riding their bikes more, but also showed that one-third of those who've increased their cycling are doing so because of rising fuel prices.
The survey is one of the biggest of its kind in the UK with over 1,300 people returning questionnaires and mapping their routes. Staff, students and volunteers from the local community helped distribute 3,700 survey packs to cyclists at key points on the city's cycle network.
Dr Julia Branson of the University's GeoData Institute says, "The survey data not only shows us the routes people are using in Southampton and at what volume, but also people's habits and opinions in relation to cycling. This will help the city council to develop its cycle strategy for the future.
"The most frequently used routes in the city are between the University of Southampton Highfield campus and Southampton General Hospital, and between the city centre and the Common, along the route of the Avenue."
Other major findings from respondents:
- 73 per cent were travelling to work – 16 per cent to the University
- Half of all respondents took to their bikes between 0800 and 0900
- 80 per cent spent less than 30 minutes on their bikes, with just over half of journeys less than 3 miles
- Over 75 per cent travelled by bike four days a week or more
- 41 per cent have had at least one accident or collision, most of which were with motor vehicles
- 56 per cent stated they only ever travelled by bike on their journey, while 20 per cent sometimes used a car
People also highlighted 'drivers not paying attention' as their main concern, and most thought more off-road cycle paths were important to increase safety. They also wanted to see more secure cycle storage, particularly in the city centre.
The survey was carried out for Southampton City Council which is developing its Cycle Strategy. It undertakes a detailed assessment of cycle usage and problem hotspots in support of the city's Local and Sustainable Transport Fund.
Frank Baxter, Travel and Transport Manager at Southampton City Council, said; "Cycle use is increasing in the city and we want to encourage it. This research has provided us with a really useful insight into what cyclists want and need.
"We are now using it to plan new high quality cycle routes and other facilities. The survey has let us know where cyclists feel most vulnerable on the road and we will also be looking at how we can make these locations safer."
Survey forms were distributed to cyclists at 61 sites between 0730 and 1030 on Tuesday 18 October 2011. They were given a pack which contained a questionnaire and a map to mark their route, any accident sites and points of concern.
This was limited to the Southampton city boundary, but those who started their journey outside this area were asked to indicate where they entered it and the postcode of the start of their journey.


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Many children in the developing world do not get to experience the thrill of a first day of school or the pride and honor of graduating from highschool or college. But in communities from Nicaragua to Indonesia, farmers and workers are building schools and providing student scholarships with money they earned by selling their coffee, cotton, or tea on Fair Trade terms. Your every purchase of Fair Trade products and every donation to Fair Trade USA helps ensure educational opportunities for 1.5 million farmers' children in 70 countries worldwide.


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Celebrate the cosmos this winter with Peachtree City Library and the Coca-Cola Space Science Center from Columbus State University as they present the StarLab Mobile Planetarium on Saturday, March 2, at Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center.
StarLab is outfitted with a state of the art, full dome projector which allows the staff from Columbus State to bring the planetarium experience to Peachtree City. There will be twelve half-hour sessions for StarLab starting at noon and ending at 6 p.m. There is no fee, but tickets are required. Registration will begin on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 10 a.m. at the following website only:
The event is sponsored by Peachtree City Library, Inc. (Friends of the Peachtree City Library), a volunteer organization and a non-profit corporation [501(c)3] established in 1974 whose mission is to promote community support for the City's Library.
The Friends of the Peachtree City Library is also sponsoring Family Stargazing Night on Saturday, February 9, at the new soccer field in Glenloch. Tickets for stargazing night "sold out" the same day that registration went live, so those interested in StarLab are encouraged to register early.
Only those with tickets will be admitted to StarLab on March 2. Ticketholders are asked to arrive ten to fifteen minutes before their scheduled time.


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Hi, I am 62 year old diagnosed with Stage IV Bile Duct Cancer, Inoperable on 5/29/13. I've been so thankful for the 62 years of good health and this was a real shocker. I REALLY NEED YOUR ADVICE: I have been stented four times since June 2013 (the first was not positioned correctly so a repeat was done a week later). I have a 7 cm tumor on the liver with metastasis to the lymph nodes. My symptoms are few; I feel fatigue but partially due to sadness, some days I get full quickly and it feels like there is a baseball in abdomen. Other days (when I go out) I feel pretty good and can walk around for hours. I have refused the chemo Gem/Cis, but my oncologist told me not to wait much longer. I am scheduled for port placement on 11/5. I AM SO AFRAID! Afraid that the chemo will do more harm than good. It seems like people start the Gem/Cis and it works for awhile, some with horrible side effects and others tolerate it rather well. Who do you think I should talk to regarding my decision to chemo or not to chemo. I am calling my nurse coordinator today to ask if she can arrange a meeting with people in my similar condition who have taken the Gem/Cis. My inner voice keeps telling me NOT to do chemo and let nature take over. Like I said, I am so afraid of triggering a chain reaction of side effects that will make me feel worse. How did you decide to chemo or not to chemo. I REALLY APPRECIATE your input. LadyLinden


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Hill sits after getting hit by pitch
PHOENIX -- Aaron Hill was out of the starting lineup one day after being struck on the top of his left hand by a James McDonald pitch.
Josh Wilson got the start in Hill's place.
X-rays taken after the game were negative, and D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said he expected that Hill would be back in the lineup on Friday against the Dodgers following an off-day.
"They're just talking about a bone bruise, and they stick around for a little bit," Hill said. "So get a day, get some treatment, do whatever you can do and get back in there Friday."
Hill played in 156 games last year and hates sitting on the bench.
"I'd like to be in there every day, but if you can't feel like you can do something you're supposed to do, it's probably not a good idea to get in there," Hill said.
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SFAI Artist Talks: Tom Sachs
San Francisco Art Institute
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
About the Lecture
A lot has been made of the conceptual underpinnings of Tom Sachs' sculpture and installation art. His sampling of capitalist culture in his subject matter—remixing, dubbing, and spitting it back out—results in transformed and transforming imagery. His complete embrace of "showing his work" leaves all the steps that led up to the end result on display: seams, joints, screws, foamcore, and plywood. In Sachs' work, nothing is erased, sanded away, or rendered invisible. His pieces are never finished. Like any good engineering project, everything can be stripped down, stripped out, redesigned, and improved.
In an early show, he made Knoll office furniture out of phone books and duct tape. Later, he recreated Unite d'Habitation by Le Corbusier (1952) using only foamcore and a glue gun. Other notable projects by Sachs have included his versions of various Cold War masterpieces, such as the Apollo 11's Lunar Excursion Module and the bridge of the battleship USS Enterprise. And, because no engineering project is more complex and pervasive than the corporate ecosystem, he's made his own versions of that, too: a McDonald's of plywood, glue, and assorted kitchen appliances, and Hello Kitty and her friends in materials ranging from foamcore to bronze.
Sachs' recent project SPACE PROGRAM: MARS (2012) at the Park Avenue Armory included a four-week mission to Mars that recast the 55,000 square foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall as an immersive space odyssey with an installation of dynamic and meticulously crafted sculptures.
Artist Bio
Tom Sachs is a sculptor, installation artist, and painter known for his innovative renaming, examination, and questioning of icons of capitalist culture and systems of daily life. Sachs' work has been included in many exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad, and is in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Centre Georges Pompidou, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Oslo. Major solo exhibitions include the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (2009), Fondazione Prada, Milan (2006), Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin (2003), the Bohen Foundation, New York (2002), and SITE Santa Fe (1999). Born in New York in 1966, Sachs studied at the Architectural Association in London and received a B.A. from Bennington College, Vermont, in 1989. He currently lives and works in New York.
About the Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series
SFAI's Visiting Artists and Scholars (VAS) lecture series provides students and faculty—as well as the wider Bay Area public—with direct exposure to major figures in contemporary global art and culture. It creates an open forum through which SFAI's students are challenged to go beyond basic canonical approaches to the study of art and to discover a global perspective that encourages conceptual and comparative approaches. In addition to the public lectures they give, visiting artists and scholars regularly engage with students in an immediate and active way, by teaching intensives or by participating in seminars, critiques, or colloquia.
All VAS lectures begin at 7:30 pm in the Lecture Hall on SFAI's 800 Chestnut Street campus. For a complete schedule of SFAI's lectures and events, please visit www.sfai.edu/events
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SFAI's exhibitions and public programs—a component of which is the Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series—are supported in part by the Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund. The Winfred Johnson Clive Foundation Distinguished Visiting Fellowships in Interdisciplinary Painting Practices are funded by the Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation.
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San Francisco Art Institute
800 Chestnut St
San Francisco,
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM (PDT)
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This is a doll I recieved from my sister, who got it at a yard sale. At the time she paid under a hundred dollars, but the lady who sold it to her said it was worth much more. I dont know its value yet, but I am seeking an apraiser or anyone who might have an idea of its worth. It is very beautiful and I marvel at the skill that it took someone to make it all by hand out of paper. Even her body, hair, hat, and the flower are all origami. Its in a very old wood and glass storage box with a faded purple tassle for a handle. Id love to know more about what it is worth, and where it came from.