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Hollie Gazzard death - man charged with murder
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Asher Thomas Maslin, aged 22, of Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, will appear before magistrates in Cheltenham tomorrow (February 21) in connection with the incident at Fringe Benefits & La Bella Beauty in Southgate Street, Gloucester, on Tuesday evening.
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A few pieces of important roster news trickled out today. First, Ryan Raburn was placed on the bereavement list*, and Danny Worth was called up from Toledo up to take his roster spot.
*The bereavement list allows players to take a handful of games off to attend to family emergencies. This usually indicates a serious illness or death in the family which, needless to say, is unfortunate news.
The Tigers have been hoping that Austin Jackson, who's been out since May 16 with a strained abdominal muscle, would be able to return to the lineup tonight. Jackson spent some time in the batting cage this afternoon, but Jim Leyland is waiting for final word on his health before releasing his lineup. Leyland did say that Jackson will leadoff if he's able to go, and Ramon Santiago would leadoff if he isn't.
[UPDATE] Austin Jackson is included in the lineup tonight. Very good news.
[UPDATE 2] Apparently the lineup that was tweeted out was erroneous. Kelly is playing center field for Jackson.
As reported by James Schmehl of MLive, Jim Leyland announced that closer Jose Valverde will be available out of the bullpen tonight. Valverde has been out of action since leaving the field on May 15 with a lower back strain. He's expected to slide back into the closer role, while Joaquin Benoit returns to eighth inning duties.
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These Tigers hitters will face right hander Ubaldo Jimenez. Rick Porcello will take the mound for Detroit.
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Birds of the Same Feather: Gay Penguin Play Cancelled by Austin Independent School District
The relatively liberal town of Austin just cancelled a play about Roy and Silo, two male penguins who get together to raise a baby chick. A book based on the couple has been the most challenged book in the country for at least four of the past six years. What is it about gay penguins that gets parents so upset and school districts twisted in knots?
What is it about the idea of gay penguins that seems to get parents up in arms and schools all twisted around? This week, the Austin Independent School District in Austin, Texas cancelled ten performances of a play called, And Then Came Tango, which is based on the true (and often controversial) story of two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who raised a baby together.
The play was written by a graduate student at the University of Texas who was set to meet some of her degree requirements by staging it for elementary students. District officials, however, became concerned after the student and her cast put on the play for second graders at Lee Elementary School in Austin last month. Some officials felt that the topic was not appropriate for young students and suspended future performances before deciding to cancel them completely.
In a letter announcing the decision, the district's fine arts director explained:
"The subject matter communicated in the play is a topic that Austin ISD believes should be examined by parents/guardians who will discuss with their elementary school age children at a time deemed appropriate by the parents/guardians."
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The play's author strongly disagrees with the decision arguing that her show is about family which is in keeping with what state standards say students should learn in second and third grade. In a press release she went on to say:
"Family is an entire colony of penguins, a young girl and her single mom, a zookeeper and the animals he tends, and two male penguins and their adopted egg. As these family structures are threatened in the play, we learn the power of voicing your opinions and standing up for your beliefs, no matter how old you are."
Some parents were disappointed that their children would not have the opportunity to see the play. One mother in Central Austin argued that the district overreacted:
"The more that kids are encountering various symbolism and representations of family structure, the more normal it becomes."
John Wright, a senior editor at dallasvoice.com, which describes itself as the premier media sources for LGBT North Texas, posted the numbers and email addresses of senior district officials and suggested parents and community members call to lodge their disappointment with the decision.
Of course, some far right organizations in the area were pleased with the school district. The president of the Texas Values group, for example, said:
"We define marriage very clearly in the state of Texas. So if you have a play that tries to push and promote a different marriage definition, which is clearly illegal, it leads students to ask questions about it, and it leads to the discussion of sex."
Last time I checked, however, the definition of marriage applied exclusively to humans and no state actually issued marriage licenses to any of our feathered or furry friends. I continue to be amazed, therefore, about how upset people get about gay penguins. You see this is not the first time that these very birds have been at the center of a controversy.
A Controversial Couple
Roy and Silo are two male Chinstrap Penguins who live at the Central Park Zoo in New York City. Though zookeepers say they never saw the two birds engaging in sexual behavior they did witness them performing behaviors typical to penguin couples. For example, the two would bow to one another, vocalize to each other, and entwine their necks (which is a mating ritual). Zookeepers also watched the two penguins build a nest together and seemingly try to hatch a rock that looked like an egg. When they realized this, the zookeepers gave the couple a real egg (which they got from a heterosexual couple who had two eggs and could only raise one). Roy and Silo nurtured the egg until it hatched, and zookeepers named the baby girl, Tango.
Their story became the basis of a children's book written in 2005 by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson. The book has won numerous awards including the American Library Association Notable Children's Book in 2006, the ASPCA's Henry Bergh Award in 2005, Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Book of the Year in 2006, and Bank Street Best Book of the Year in 2006. Despite this warm reception in the literary world, it has also been the subject of numerous controversies. In fact according to the American Library Association it was the most challenged book of 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010. (It was knocked down to number two in 2009 by Lauren Myracle's series that includes ttyl, ttfn, l8r, g8r.)
In 2006, for example, parents in Shiloh, Illinois objected to the book arguing that any discussion of sexuality is too mature an issue for kids. The executive director of the Illinois Family Life Institute suggested that schools should not be acclimating young children to "new social experiments." The superintendent, however, supported the book saying:
"My feeling is that a library is there to serve an entire population. It means you represent different families in a society—different religions, different beliefs. That's the role of a school library."
Many of her colleagues across the country, however, have not been nearly as supportive. That same year, the superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg (North Carolina) Public Schools had the book removed from the library despite the fact that no parents had complained. He had been made aware of the book by a Republican County Commissioner who explained: "I am opposed to any book that promotes a homosexual lifestyle to elementary school students as normal." The superintendent appeared to agree, sending a memo to school principals announcing his intention to ban it, stating:
"First, it is a picture book that focuses on homosexuality. Second, we did not feel that such information was vital to primary students. Next, we did not believe the book would stimulate growth in ethical standards, and the book is too controversial."
Later, however, he acknowledged that he had not gone through the appropriate procedures and agreed to allow a school board committee to review the book and his decision.
In 2008, the superintendent in Loudon County Virginia made a similar decision to ban the book after the parents of a student at Sugarland Elementary School argued that it was inappropriate for children. This time the district followed a formal process: the principal convened an advisory committee made up of administrators, teachers, and parents; the committee reviewed the book and deemed it acceptable; and the principal agreed. The complaining parents, however, were not appeased, and appealed the decision which meant the process started all over again with a different committee. This committee also found the book to be appropriate and recommended keeping it. The superintendent, however, overruled the two committee decisions and pulled the books from the elementary school shelves arguing that it might not be developmentally appropriate for some young students. The book remains on the shelves in middle and high school but can only be taken out by staff at the elementary level.
And if you think the gains we've made in the human same-sex marriage debate has dampened the outrage over love amongst our permanently tuxedoed friends, think again. Schools in Rochester, Minnesota were still debating this issue in March of this year just months before voters in the state "beat back a ballot measure that would have amended the state constitution to declare marriage as between a man and a woman." (I wonder if the ballot initiative would have had more or less support if it were about birds?)
Rochester had been arguing about the book since the fall of 2011when two parents at Gibbs Elementary School complained about its presence in their child's media center. Administrators responded by having the book removed from shelves but a 13-member "reconsideration committee" reversed that order saying that it violated the district's policy on access to education materials. In March, they reached a resolution specific to the family that made the complaint—one of the parents must be at school whenever their child checks out books in the future. Everyone else's children, however, will have access to the penguin tale.
Animal Attraction
So what is it about these gay penguins that makes people's head spin? Obviously, the age of the intended audience has a lot to do with it. People are always more uncomfortable talking about anything even remotely related to sex (and I would argue that two male bird raising a chick is only remotely related to sex) with younger kids. But I think the discomfort goes deeper than that. I think those who are uncomfortable with homosexuality in humans—among whom they can argue it is not an innate charactersitic but a conscious choice made to serve a political agenda—are made more uncomfortable by homosexual behavior in animals who are just acting on instinct. If it's instinctual in penguins, monkeys, tigers, or bears (oh my), it might actually just be instinctual in people as well.
Focus on the Family, in fact, made a point of reminding people that And Tango Makes Three does not tell the whole story:
"It's very misleading and it's a very disingenuous, inaccurate way to promote a political agenda to little kids. The penguin's heterosexual behavior was widely reported in national news."
It's partially true. Roy and Silo did not live happily ever after. Though they were together for six years and raised Tango, the couple hit hard times just before their love story was published.They were kicked out of the nest they'd built together by a more aggressive pair of penguins. Without a home to call their own, they drifted apart and Silo took up with a female penguin who had recently moved into the neighborhood (she was imported from Sea World). Roy took the break-up hard and was said to spend much of his time sitting in a corner, staring at a wall.
Anti-gay groups seemed to take pride and pleasure in their split perhaps irrationally believing that these were the first and last gay penguins and that their break up proved something about homosexual relationships in general. In fact, there were four other same-sex couples at the Central Park Zoo alone and Roy and Silo's adopted daughter, Tango, entered into her own same-sex relationship that last two years. And it's not a phenomenon unique to the Big Apple. In Germany, zookeepers abandoned a plan to force same-sex penguins into heterosexual relationships (with imported females from Sweden).
Still, experts say that exclusive homosexuality is rare in the animal world and that it would be more accurate to refer to these animals as bisexual.
Uh, oh.
That may be the only thing that could make And Tango Makes Three—or the Austin play And Then Came Tango – even more controversial.


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Farm personnel and veterinarians have identified several advantages with the warming boxes. First, a significant drop in the incidence of calf scours has occurred. This is likely a result of the rapid removal of the calf from an environment where it could become exposed to a multitude of pathogens (E. coli, cryptosporidium, salmonella, etc.) that cause calf diarrhea.
Personnel also have noticed that calves from dystocia occurences seem to respond better when put into the boxes, presumably because of the added warmth provided. Although it is too early to tell if the calf boxes are advantageous in the JD control program, our understanding of the biology of the disease has convinced us that early removal of calves from adult cow environments, including the maternity pen, will reduce the risk of MAP transmission. The major disadvantage of the boxes is that they need to be cleaned and disinfected which obviously requires added labor. The staff estimates that 30 to 60 minutes is needed to clean all four boxes.
Protecting the health of the next generation of replacement animal is critical. The use of calf warming boxes is another tool in what should be a comprehensive control program on farms. No one practice can substitute for improperly maintained maternity pens or failure to implement other key strategies such as not feeding the colostrum of test positive dams. However, innovative solutions such as the one described here helps to ensure early calf health which can translate into superior health and performance as adults.


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8:00pm Friday 14th February 2014
A PUBLIC inquiry has been ordered into the county council's compulsory purchase of land to make way for Accrington's new bus station.
The bus depot is due to move from Peel Street to Crawshaw Street as part of the £50million Pennine Reach scheme, which would link Blackburn, Darwen and Accrington with improved bus links.
But the Secretary of State for communities and local government, Eric Pickles, ordered a public inquiry after receiving several objections from landowners who were served a compulsory purchase order by the county council.
A retail unit in Union Street fell under the CPO area, as did several in Edgar and School Street.
One of the objections was lodged by Gerard and Katerina Buckel, of Link House - a former pub - in King Street.
Chartered surveyors, LeaHough wrote on their behalf and said: "Our client's property is a 19th century traditional stone-built structure set against the backdrop of a stone built railway viaduct of the same era.
"It is considered that the demolition of the property to accommodate the proposed bus station will undermine the heritage value of the streetscape evident in locality."
After the inquiry, due to take place in June, an inspector will compile a report, and a decision will be taken over whether the £4million bus station can be built.
Assistant director for sustainable transport at Lancashire County Council, Tony Moreton, said: "We have been informed by the Planning Inspectorate that a public inquiry has been set for Tuesday, June 17.
"We welcome the notification and will be preparing the case for the inquiry."
In a statement of case prepared ahead of the inquiry, the county council said the new bus station was an 'integral part of the Pennine Reach scheme and, without the inclusion of the bus station, the benefits of Pennine Reach for the travelling public would diminish if continued use of the existing facility were to be made'.
In October, Mushqat Juwale, owner of Smithson Newsagents in Peel Street, wrote to Eric Pickles, on behalf of traders who objected to the new bus station, and asked him to visit the town.
He said: "This proposed relocation would effectively destroy an already failing market town and would see many traders cease trading and become bankrupt from what is already a fragile market."
Hyndburn Council leader, Coun Miles Parkinson, said: "Nothing is guaranteed. This is the standard process and other CPOs have gone through smoothly, and on odd occasion some have not.
"We don't foresee any problems but the inspector will make the final decision and Eric Pickles will sign that off one way or the other."
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Deloitte's Second annual energy management survey - reSources 2012 - illuminates the attitudes and practices that businesses and consumers have toward energy management.
The energy marketplace is dynamic, being continuously influenced by economic conditions, technological developments, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations and behaviors.
What are residential consumers and businesses thinking and doing about energy consumption and provider choice as the U.S. economy shows signs of stabilizing? Is corporate progress on energy management likely to continue as the easier tactics are implemented and greater investment is required? To what degree are consumers actually interested in purchasing energy-related products and services, including emerging technologies?
Deloitte,with strategy and market research firm Harrison Group, completed a nationwide, U.S. study to provide insights that can be useful in helping organizations make energy-related investment and business decisions.
With over 600 datasets from the Study, Deloitte has developed an online interface to answer several of the same questions posed to the survey respondents - and then receive a short report from Deloitte plotting the responses against those of the survey participants.
The online questions are designed to be a solid predictor of actual achievement against energy management goals. Complete the survey and receive a complimentary report plotting your energy management maturity.
The study seeks to uncover the actions that businesses and consumers are taking to manage their energy usage and what motivates them to adopt new practices and technologies. It also illuminates the degree to which they are concerned about energy management and what solutions they are turning to today, as well as what offerings may appeal to them in the future.
The Deloitte reSources 2012 Study captures two views. The consumer portion is based on more than 2,200 demographically-balanced online interviews. The business portion is based on one-on-one interviews with senior executives, as well as over 600 online interviews with business decision makers.
Select highlights from the consumer survey
1. Consumer resourcefulness becomes entrenched
- 94% of consumers say that even if the economy improves, they will remain cautious and keep their spending at its current levels, virtually the same percentage (95%) that said so last year in the 2011 reSources study.
- 61% believe that 'going through the recession has ultimately been good because it makes us more efficient and reminds us what is important.'
2. Charity begins at home: Ready to trim electricity bills further, but not sure how
- 83% of consumers took steps to reduce their electric bills over the past year.
- 65% say they plan to use about the same amount of electricity in the future, 28% believe less, only 8% think they will use more.
Natural gas gains consumer favor, possibly at the expense of wind and solar
- More than half of consumers would like their electric companies to invest in solar and wind, down about 10% from last year.
- About a quarter would like them to invest in natural gas, which is up six points over last year's results.
Customers want choice: Cost savings main motivating factor in making a switch
- 77% of consumers say that 'it's not right they don't have a choice in who they can buy electricity from.'
- If they had a choice, nearly 9 out of 10 cited cost savings as an important motivating factor in making a switch.
Up-and-comers have growing 'app-etite' for clean technologies
- 35% of Generation Y (ages 22-35) respondents say they would definitely/probably buy a smart energy application.
- Nearly half (48%) of Gen Y consumers say they are very interested in solar panels.
- Nearly one third say they are extremely interested in electric vehicles.
Selected highlights from the business survey
Businesses continue to lead the charge: Commitment to energy management practices intensifies
- 90% of companies have set goals regarding electricity and energy management practices.
- These goals are becoming more formalized.
- Cutting costs is still the primary motivation.
3. Energy management increasingly seen as key to competitiveness
- 85% of businesses view reducing electricity costs as essential to staying competitive from a financial perspective, compared to 76% last year.
Progress against electricity goals surges ahead
- Companies on average are targeting an average electricity reduction of 23-24% over a 3-4 year period.
- Businesses are making significant progress against these goals.
- On average, companies report being a little more than two-thirds of the way into their timelines to achieve their electricity management goals.
4. The going is getting tougher, though
- 80% of respondents report that cutting electricity costs initially is relatively easy.
- 69% anticipate that cutting electricity costs/usage in the future is going to be much harder for their company.
- Business cited internal obstacles such as staffing challenges and capital funding challenges as the primary barriers.
5. Companies willing to back green energy, if the price is right….or they can do it themselves
- 37% of companies report participating in green/renewable energy programs from their electricity providers, up seven points over last year.
- Nearly three-fourths are aware of these programs, compared to slightly more than half last year.
- Cost is the top barrier to participation.
6. Segment shifts suggest companies increasingly see energy management as a necessary strategic discipline
Transcending company size and industry sector, three types of companies emerged from the inaugural 2011 reSources Study, distinguished mainly by their attitudes and practices in relation to energy management.
- Pioneers are being pushed by customers and suppliers and have embraced the challenge (24% of businesses in 2011).
- Engagers believe change is necessary or will be regulated, but are new to the challenge and are encountering certain difficulties in executing their programs (48% in 2011).
- Reactors are mostly motivated by cost savings and less by social factors (28% in 2011).
- This year's survey revealed fewer Reactors (22%), but more Engagers (52%) and Pioneers (26%), suggesting that companies are increasingly recognizing energy management as a necessary strategic discipline.
The Deloitte reSources 2012 Study also gauges interest, perception and receptiveness across regions and demographics regarding:
- Tactics for managing energy consumption
- Measurement, verification and reporting processes
- Alternative and renewable energy choices
- Smart technologies
- Electric vehicles


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Some of the hottest artists in Latin music descend on Miami for the annual Billboard Latin Music Conference and Awards. All week long, host Michel Martin checks in with Jasmine Garsd, co-host of NPR Music's Alt.Latino podcast. Martin and Garsd look into a few of the artists nominated for song of the year, including Don Omar and Pitbull.
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Okla. tornado hits close to home for Ruggiano, Dobbs
MIAMI -- The devastation caused in tornado-stricken Oklahoma on Monday hit close to home for a couple of Marlins.
Justin Ruggiano, who lives in Texas, opened the 2012 season playing at Triple-A Oklahoma City in the Astros' organization. And Greg Dobbs, a California native, attended the University of Oklahoma.
The ravaged area of the tornado is close to where Ruggiano played a year ago.
Early in the '12 season, a tornado warning prompted Ruggiano to tell his wife to go to the Oklahoma City stadium for shelter.
"It was about this time last year, I was coming back from a trip and I had to tell my wife to go to the stadium because I knew it was the safest place to take shelter," Ruggiano said.
The team was returning from a trip to Albuquerque, N.M., when a threatening storm approached.
"The bottom of the stadium is one of the safest places to be," Ruggiano said. "I think all the wives went there."
The Marlins acquired Ruggiano in a Minor League trade for catcher Jobduan Morales on May 26, 2012.
A few weeks before the deal was made, Ruggiano recalls the Oklahoma City team had to take shelter at home as a precaution when another tornado passed through the are.
With great interest, Ruggiano and Dobbs are following the news from earlier in the week.
"It's awful. You feel for all the people for their loss," Ruggiano said. "It's also very encouraging to see how quickly people step up and help. You just wonder how they do it, but they do it."
Ruggiano said he plans to make a contribution through his church in Texas to offer assistance.
Dobbs has friends and former college teammates who live in Oklahoma. He has been in contact with several of them the past few days.
"It's obviously devastating, very sad," said Dobbs, who also is planning to contribute however he can to the area. "When you hear that children lost their lives in it, it's awful. It kills you inside."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter


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BioMed RealtyDividend Yield: 4.60% BioMed Realty (NYSE: BMR) shares currently have a dividend yield of 4.60%. BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on providing real estate to the life science industry in the United States. The company has a P/E ratio of 682.33 The average volume for BioMed Realty has been 1,706,600 shares per day over the past 30 days BioMed Realty has a market cap of $3.8 billion and is part of the real estate industry Shares are up 4.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday TheStreet Ratings rates BioMed Realty as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, increase in net income and growth in earnings per share. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including disappointing return on equity, poor profit margins and weak operating cash flow. Highlights from the ratings report include:
- The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 12.3%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 33.8%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share.
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) industry. The net income increased by 650.4% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $2.31 million to $17.31 million.
- BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC reported significant earnings per share improvement in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC reported lower earnings of $0.01 versus $0.18 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($0.16 versus $0.01).
- The gross profit margin for BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC is currently lower than what is desirable, coming in at 29.07%. Regardless of BMR's low profit margin, it has managed to increase from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, BMR's net profit margin of 10.81% is significantly lower than the industry average.
- The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) industry and the overall market on the basis of return on equity, BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC underperformed against that of the industry average and is significantly less than that of the S&P 500.
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Free Beer & Hot Wings: College Professor Shoots Himself In the Foot During Class [Video]
Well, this is something that you just don't expect to see while in a college class. A chemistry professor at Idaho State University was in the middle of teaching a class when a pistol he was carrying in his pocket discharged unexpectedly, KIFI-TV reported.
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I bet he is hungry
Good, bad...Granger will be a huge lift over what we had last year in Sam Young.
Hungry for more shots, I'm sure. Chuckle.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
If you truly believe that rubbish than why did u even bother watching. up until the Granger injury we had a shot. I answered your question. I see u got no response in return except the above.
fair enuff. wanna try again. if Granger was not the best player in that series why did we get blown out in game 5 after he went down. check the box score.
This space for rent.
He had some smothered chicken tonight!!! (Or is that a Roy thing only?) /shrug
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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The fact is, our team is NOT the best passing team around and if it wasn't for West and Lance and to some extent Hibbert we would be in serious trouble. We are good because of our defense, size and ability to post up. We have big time trouble moving the ball IMO.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
No, Ian has gotten some smothered chicken love from Quinn before, maybe some of the best smothered chicken too.
Not all good passes end in assists.
Teams like Miami, San Antonio, Chicago and maybe Utah have more above average passers. Heck, I like George Hill but he's probably below average at passing as PG. It's simply not our sweet spot and if we do learn to pass we totally dominate.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
I agree, Danny had some great passes tonight that didn't get him the assist.
Not all terrible hot dog passes end in turnovers either. I swear it seemed like Lance had more then 4 turnovers tonight.
Now wait a minute...u go on and on about how lucky we are to never had to have a 22 year old Danny Granger guard Lebron and he was in New Mexico and how u would hate the idea of having to watch such....when u had no earthly idea what u were talking about ....now u wanna somehow forget all that and try to make light of the fact that he played him 4 times and Lebron averaged 10 points below his average and shot 36%????? seriously??? lol...ok...and as for rebounds and assists...Lebron averaged 7 and 7 that year....one of the better statistical years ever by a player...so those games where he had single digits in both were nothing out of the ordinary...but holding him under his average 4 times out of 4????? at an average of 10 points a game???? thats out of the ordinary....and shooting 36%...definitely out of the ordinary....
Maybe it would be best to actually know what ur talking about before u go spouting off such....again...the 22 year old did play Lebron...and fared pretty damn good...and if you were old enough to actually watch it back then you would not only remember it, but u would remember it with a certain amount of pride....something that seems woefully lacking when u express such disdain for players such as Danny that deserve your respect and not ur criticism that is based on things u obviously have no clue about...
One game guys. Neither "side" should draw any conclusions.
I disagree about Chicago.
Hill is about even with Hinrich.
Stephenson/George >> Butler/Deng
West/Hibbert > Boozer/Noah although Noah is a pretty good passer himself.
I'll grant you that the box score doesn't impress. But there's no way you watched that game and thought "Danny Granger is an average NBA passer."
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You saying a 21 year old LeBron going against a 23 year old Granger is equivalent to a 29 year old LeBron going against a 23 year old Paul George. Really? Why don't you think before you post son.
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Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
I honestly don't get the Granger vs. George flamewars. It's pointless. It's not like these guys can't co-exist. Were Colts' fans upset when we had Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne?
He never said Danny was a better defender than PG.
My god guys, how about instead of insulting Paul George or Danny Granger in order to make the other look better, we just be happy we have both of these guys on our team?
Go back and read the context. He was responding to this: "But I would hate to have seen a 22 year old Granger (who happened to still be in New Mexico) attempting to guard a prime LeBron James." Which was a response to Eleazer comparing Paul and Danny. Note PRIME LeBron. Anyway, I'm done with this. There is no comparison.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
Idk Lebron was pretty ****ing good that year. Prime or not, was the best player in the NBA. Danny Granger was a defensive stud early in his career. A very different defender than PG. He couldn't defend the 1 or 2 like PG can.
Plus he didn't even compare Danny and PG. He just showed that Danny did a pretty good job against Lebron at a young age, something you said people would hate to see because no way Danny could ever guard Lebron
I'm happy to agree that Paul George is an epic defender. Even on his off days, he's still a better defender than 80% of the NBA, including Danny.
That doesn't make Danny a bad defender.
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Maurer settling into, enjoying new relief role
ANAHEIM -- Mariners right-hander Brandon Maurer said he loves his new role as a reliever.
"I'd say that I found my place," said Maurer, who broke into the Major Leagues in 2013 as a starter, but has pitched eight consecutive scoreless outings in relief (12 2/3 innings) since his conversion.
"It's just been exciting, and unbelievable," he said.
Manager Lloyd McClendon was particularly impressed with Maurer in the ninth inning Saturday. The Angels' Howie Kendrick opened the inning with a double off the glove of leaping shortstop Brad Miller. But Maurer struck out David Freese looking, retired Efren Navarro on a popup and then struck out Chris Iannetta to send the game into extra innings.
"Maurer was pretty darn good," McClendon said. "Especially considering the circumstances of how that inning started, with a play like that [Kendrick's double, which Miller nearly caught]. [Maurer] shut them down pretty good."
Maurer made seven starts for the Mariners earlier this season, and 14 as a rookie. He said his reaction to his role change was positive from the start.
"I was pretty excited about it," Maurer said. "I started the year in the 'pen in Triple-A, and I liked it."
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"NMPF is part of a coalition of more than 50 state and national farm groups that have been working since 2009 on replacing outdated dairy programs that don't work, with a new safety net that reflects that realities of dairy farming in the 21st century. Dairy farmers throughout the U.S. support the proposal that the Agriculture Committee will be reviewing next week, and urge members of the committee – and their counterparts in the House Agriculture Committee, which will also review the DSA next week – to pass this critical legislation."


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Imaging of Radiolabeled White Blood Cells in Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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RATIONALE: Measuring the number of radiolabeled white blood cells in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma tumors may help doctors predict how well patients will respond to treatment, and may help the study of cancer in the future.
PURPOSE: This study is measuring radiolabeled white blood cells in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
|Lymphoma Small Intestine Cancer
|Procedure: radionuclide imaging Radiation: indium In 111-labeled autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells Radiation: indium In 111-labeled autologous polymorphonuclear leukocytes
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|In Vivo Imaging of Effector Cells in Anti-Lymphoma Therapy
- Number of baseline indium In 111-labeled peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) trafficking into tumors
- Number of baseline indium In 111-labeled polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs) trafficking into tumors
- Number of PBMC and PMNL trafficking prior to vs after therapy
- Cellular uptake of PBMCs and PMNLs as measured by reader/visual interpretation, semiquantitative grading system, and tumor-to-background uptake ratios
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- Determine the number of indium In 111-labeled peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and indium In 111-labeled polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs) trafficking into lymphoma tumors prior to therapy in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Compare the number of PBMC and PMNL trafficking prior to vs after therapy in these patients.
- Compare, preliminarily, the number of in vivo baseline (i.e., pre-therapy) trafficking of PBMCs vs PMNLs in these patients.
- Gather important data regarding the inter- and intra-patient variability of effector cell trafficking into these tumors.
- Assess the relationship between response at 8-12 weeks and the magnitude of baseline effector cell trafficking or the magnitude of post-rituximab effector cell trafficking in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 groups.
- Group I: Patients receive autologous indium In 111 (^111In)-labeled peripheral blood mononuclear cells on day 0.
- Group II: Patients receive autologous ^111In-labeled polymorphonuclear leukocytes on day 0.
In both groups, patients undergo blood collection on day 0. Patients then undergo full-body single-photon emission-computed tomography (SPECT) scan 4 hours after cell infusion and on day 2. The labeling and imaging process may be repeated after at least 1 course of anticancer treatment.
Cellular uptake is measured by reader/visual interpretation, a semiquantitative grading system, and tumor-to-background uptake ratios.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 100 patients will be accrued for this study.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 120 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
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Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Indolent or aggressive disease
- Planning to receive a new regimen or starting a regimen of cancer therapy
- At least one tumor lesion measurable in two dimensions as ≥ 1.5 cm by CT scan
- ECOG performance status (PS) 0-2 OR Karnofsky PS 60-100%
- Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
- No concurrent medical complications that would preclude study compliance
- Not pregnant or nursing
- At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (except for nonmyelosuppressive treatments)
- At least 3 weeks since prior radiation therapy
- Concurrent rituximab allowed
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00897923
|United States, Iowa
|Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa
|Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242-1002
|United States, Minnesota
|Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
|Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
|Study Chair:
|Gregory Wiseman, MD
|Mayo Clinic
|Principal Investigator:
|Michael M. Graham, PhD, MD
|Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
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|NCT00897923 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|May 9, 2009
|Last Updated:
|March 21, 2017
Keywords provided by Mayo Clinic:
AIDS-related peripheral/systemic lymphoma
AIDS-related primary CNS lymphoma
anaplastic large cell lymphoma
angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma
extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
intraocular lymphoma
nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma
primary central nervous system non-Hodgkin lymphoma
recurrent adult Burkitt lymphoma
recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma
recurrent adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma
recurrent adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma
recurrent adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma
recurrent adult lymphoblastic lymphoma
recurrent adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
recurrent cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma
recurrent grade 1 follicular lymphoma
recurrent grade 2 follicular lymphoma
recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma
recurrent mantle cell lymphoma
recurrent marginal zone lymphoma
recurrent mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome
recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma
small intestine lymphoma
splenic marginal zone lymphoma
stage III adult Burkitt lymphoma
stage III adult diffuse large cell lymphoma
stage III adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma
stage III adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma
stage III adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Intestinal Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
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LOCAL businesses have the opportunity to help shape the skills and training delivered to Devon's current and future workforce.
Devon County Council is calling on businesses from across Devon to come forward and take part in a series of focus groups that will look at the cost of learning, the availability of skills suppliers, the opportunities for young people, and the extent to which the skills of jobseekers match business needs.
The aim of the focus groups is to better understand the issues and challenges facing businesses in Devon in relation to skills and how to overcome these.
Feedback from the focus groups will be used by the Council to support the development of skills across the county's workforce, helping to improve job prospects and open opportunities.
Councillor Andrew Leadbetter, Devon County Council's Cabinet Member for Economy and Growth, said: "We are committed to working with businesses across Devon to help identify their skills and training needs.
"These focus groups will help explore some of the issues in more detail and identify the barriers we need to help them overcome.
"We are aiming to upskill the local workforce so that we are in the best position possible for future economic growth."
The focus group work follows on from the Workforce Skills Survey that the Council commissioned last year through SERIO, a research unit based at Plymouth University.
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Unfortunately, these mundane, dry, and redundant phrases can make it difficult for you to maximize the power of LinkedIn as an executive job search tool.
It's also challenging for recruiters and employers to see past these overused terms when looking for your value proposition!
However, with a little ingenuity, you can pull the lackluster phrases out of your Profile and replace them with powerful writing worthy of your career, leadership style, and brand message.
Here are some of the worst offenders lurking among LinkedIn Profiles, along with suggestions for alternative wording:
1. Accomplished professional.
If this is really true, then show (don't tell!) your readers about it. This phrase is likely to prompt more annoyance from employers than appreciation.
Instead, consider using a sentence or phrase that speaks specifically to your achievements, such as "Pharmaceutical sales leader honored for closing 147% of quota during 2009 and 2010" or "CIO heading multimillion-dollar outsourcing contracts at major banks."
In addition, you can add achievement data (right in the Summary) that cuts to the heart of what you do and why you're good at it, with sentences like "Sales manager honored for coaching 3 Top Producers" or "Operations Director promoted for increasing production line efficiency."
2. Results-driven.
Most companies plan on hiring someone who fits this description, and they weed out anyone who doesn't perform to their expectations. It's almost to your detriment to point this out in your Profile.
You might try adding information that actually PROVES your drive for results, with mention of how you've earned a promotion in just 6 months, or the ways in which your performance has outpaced that of your executive peers.
3. Exceptional communicator.
The trouble with this phrase is that it's not only tough to prove, but that the person using it often misspells one or more words (really).
Since your LinkedIn Profile gives you plenty of opportunity to demonstrate your writing skills, you'll have the opportunity to convey complex concepts or perhaps distill a major project into a short description… both of which would speak louder about your leadership and communications skills than this phrase ever will.
4. Proven success.
Well, employers would hope so. After all, why mention your success unless you have some proof to back it up?
Here's where you're better off noting some metrics, as in "exceeded quota for 7 out of past 8 years," "brought company to 87% market share," or "met 100% of project budget constraints despite limited resources."
These achievements can help online readers understand the scope of your work and the reasons behind your executive career progression.
5. Experienced.
Ahem... of course you are. Even worse, "successful experience" is so redundant that you're wasting space and LinkedIn keyword optimization by even thinking of these phrases.
One way to replace this word is to simply specify the number of years you've worked in the industry.
However, be careful here: "15 years of experience in sales" doesn't quite have the same ring as "Generated 23% average over-quota revenue throughout progressively challenging sales roles."
6. Responsible for.
Just like a resume, there is no reason to clutter the landscape of your Profile with a phrase that is largely assumed.
Rather than use this phrase, you can just skip to the relevant facts ("managed $500K budget," "supervised staff of 10", "headed global division") and save everyone's time.
7. Microsoft Word skills.
There's no advantage to listing basic skills that nearly all candidates possess. Especially at the executive level, employers will be more surprised if you don't have these skills, than if you take the time to list them.
You're much better off researching target jobs and noting the leadership skills (keywords) required for the position, then using these terms to show your competency.
To summarize, back up and take a long look at your LinkedIn Profile. Are you committing the same mistakes that have been appearing on resumes for years?
If so, it's time to refresh your approach and provide specific details on the high points of your career—information that others can readily relate to (and even use to hire you) from your LinkedIn Profile.
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Now Bell, 39, who has gone into the ministry, has a vision, and he's looking for community help to make it a reality.
He hopes to raise $20,000 to get copies of his autobiography, "T.H.U.G.G Journey," printed in paperback so he can distribute them to inmates at the Allen County Jail and at other jails around the state and nation.
"They can relate to my story," Bell said. "They have living testimony. 'If he changed, I can do it, too.'"Bell's book begins with his early life in New York City.
Born to parents who were severe alcoholics, Bell didn't have a normal home life, he said in the book. His mother died when he was 6, and he was raised by his grandmother.
Some days walking in the neighborhood, he would see his father passed out along the street.
When his father was in better shape, he remembers him walking toward him. Bell would run to his father, who would lift him up, raise one of Bell's arms and say, "You're my champ! You're my champ!"
But Bell lost contact with his father at age 11 and hasn't seen him since.
He always hoped they could be reunited. Two months ago, however, Bell learned his father died in November 1991 — about six months after Bell was shot.
The news hurt, but Bell said he still hangs onto that image of his father holding him and telling him, "You're my champ!"
"I've been through challenges. I've been through changes," Bell said. "But I am a champion."At age 13, Bell came to live with relatives in Fort Wayne. He continued getting in trouble, and joined the CPT gang.
In April 1991, he was among a group of friends gathered outside a home in the 4000 block of South Barr Street. Bell, then age 18 and known by his original first name, Chris, got into an alcohol-fueled argument with a friend, Sedrick Ingram, then 17. Ingram went inside, grabbed a shotgun and shot Bell in the head.
Ingram turned himself in to police soon after the shooting, The News-Sentinel reported. He later pleaded guilty to attempted voluntary manslaughter and served time in prison.
Bell remembers waking up six weeks later in the dark, not knowing where he was. He quickly learned it was a hospital room. It wasn't long before doctors told him he wouldn't regain his sight.Bell decided to change his life, and felt a calling to minister to others in the thug culture.
He started Changed People Today nearly 15 years ago, using the letters of his former gang to spell out the name of his new ministry. He worked in ministry and as a motivational speaker for several years in Fort Wayne before taking his work to Texas, Oklahoma and Long Beach, Calif. He returned to Fort Wayne in June.
During that time away, he said God told him to get his first name legally changed to "Bishop," which he did in 2006, and he began referring to himself as the T.H.U.G.G. bishop and to his ministry as the T.H.U.G.G. Church — True Homies Under God's Grace.
He wrote his book during 2009, and gave out nearly all of the copies he had printed. He also had the book produced as a CD, and he has released an album of rap songs.
Bell came back to Fort Wayne this summer at the invitation of the Rev. Paul Taylor Jr., pastor of Greater Spirit of Love Church of God in Christ, 1422 Baxter St. Taylor wanted Bell to speak at his church's revival, and especially to young people.
"He's got a ministry that really promotes and provokes young people's thought patterns," Taylor said.
Bell knows gang life, so he relates easily to young people living in or on the fringe of the thug lifestyle, and they can relate to him, Taylor said. Bell seems to be able to instill morals in those young people and to show them how to live outside gang culture.
"He's going to be dynamic in helping young people," Taylor added.
Bell thinks he can make a difference by ministering to gang members in jail and by giving them copies of his book so they can read about how he changed his life.
"I've really got to catch the ones while they are in there (jail)," he said. "They can stay focused."
Many people don't know how to change their life, Bell said.
"T.H.U.G.G. Journey" is "like a Bible, but really simple," he explained. He doesn't preach, but he relates his life story and how he believes God has helped him.
"You have people in jail who are hurting," he said. He wants them to know, "He did it, so I can do it, too."
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Learn moreTo learn more about Bishop R. Bell and his ministry, go to www.thuggbishop.com.
To hear him reading a portion of Chapter 15, "Jail Can't Hold Me," from his book "T.H.U.G.G. Journey," call 1-214-447-0000.
To hear him performing his song "Runnin' 4 My Life," go to www.thuggbishop.com, click on the link for T.H.U.G.G. Journey Music Store and then on the preview button for that song.
To sponsor printing of "T.H.U.G.G. Journey" in paperback or to give to Bell's ministry, donate to Changed People Today Savings at any local Chase Bank branch, or mail to: Changed People Today, Box 6001, Fort Wayne, IN 46896.