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Content and Conversations: How Leading Consumer Brands Are Leveraging Social Media
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This was my first year attending Social Media Week, a series of gatherings that connect people interested in emerging trends in social and mobile media.
There are many interesting panels taking place throughout the week, but one can only be at one place at a time, so I settled on "Content and Conversations," which focused on how leading consumer brands are leveraging social media in their marketing campaigns and how they measure success.
Media and Social Media
Randall Rothenberg, executive vice president and chief digital officer of Time Inc., kicked things off by talking about the history of social media and where it is now.
"There's nothing new about social media," said Rothenberg. "There's nothing new about connecting with other people on a social level. The difference is that, today, it's being codified."
Magazines were the original social networks, he said. They filled a void for men and women who were otherwise isolated. They were the original connection points that got people thinking about things outside of their community. Media inform "opinion leaders," who then spread the word to other people, who then spread the word to even more people, and so on.
While there's nothing new about marketing, what has changed is the technology and tools used in marketing. "Social media has evolved into tools for marketers," said Rothenberg. "We have found new and dynamic ways to communicate with our customers. Social media is critical to what we do and how we think."
But the bottom line is still the same: You have to listen to your audience and communicate with them. Social media just gives marketers another avenue for doing that.
Social Media and Innovation
Next up was Steven Berlin Johnson, author of "Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation." In his book, Johnson explored the common characteristics of the spaces that have unusually innovative thinking. He asked, What are the core ingredients that push people to think in innovative ways?
Historically, coffee houses were where many of the breakthrough ideas were taking shape, and he looked at what it was about these spaces that fostered such innovative thinking. What he found was that coffee houses typically brought together people with diverse interests and opened up free-ranging conversations about many different topics. Interesting sparks would fly and connections were forged. This points to the importance of diversity in innovation.
"Innovators have weak ties and loose connections to a larger, more diverse range of people," said Johnson. "It's in those fluid, unplanned conversations that interesting new ideas are sparked."
Diversity in our social networks is important for innovation, he continued. On some fundamental level, we'll be smarter, more original and more creative because of those connections.
While a lot people believe social media only reinforces our beliefs and that we're getting more insular, Johnson disagrees. "We are also connected to way more potential diversity than we were in, say, the age of television," he explained. "If you are seeking out diversity, the Web and social media are the greatest tools ever to do that."
Johnson also believes the linking that social media allows is key to that diversity. "It's not about the 140 characters, but about the links [your connections] send you. My followers have more impact on what I read than does the entire editorial board of the New York Times."
Ultimately, he said, what drives innovation is the combination of old ideas and new configurations.
Social Media Marketing
We also heard from several key brands and how they are using social media to create awareness.
Mike Melazzo, head of sponsorship for Nokia, shared a case study of how Nokia partnered with Disney to cross-promote the new Nokia N8 touch-screen phone and "Tron: Legacy."
The promotion involved several tactics:
- Nokia N8 product integration in the film;
- Exclusive "Tron: Legacy" content, which facilitated dialogue through the device and helped Nokia tell a story;
- 360-degree campaign (TV, retail, digital, PR, Nokia's own media, etc.);
- Retail and customer marketing (movie trailer featured in Nokia stores);
- Social media and word of mouth, which helped drive positive conversations about Nokia and Nokia N8.
More than 80,000 people got involved in the promotion in the first 24 hours. Nokia's Facebook page jumped to more than 1 million fans, with more than 9,000 likes and 3,000 comments. They also saw a 150 percent increase in their average daily site visits, and doubled the number of @nseries (twitter.com/nseries) Twitter replies and retweets.
Lessons learned:
- Keep it in real time, with immediate benefits for audiences and consumers.
- Take the party to the people: Make sure the activity is centralized around where people naturally converge online.
- Reward participation and collaboration, which will encourage people to get involved.
- Understand how your audience wants to be engaged. "We knew we had an uber-techy audience," said Melazzo. You have to find out what is interesting to your audience.
- Add something for people at all levels. For example, Nokia provided hidden code on their page code for those who were tech-savvy, while still providing entertainment and value for those who wanted less interaction.
- Leverage partnerships to build relationships with new audiences. "Find out who those partners are," he said. "It doesn't necessarily have to be a channel partner."
People Magazine
Kimberly Miller, vice president of consumer marketing for Time Inc., then shared her experience with People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive promotion. The magazine focused their goals for the 2010 list on Facebook. They wanted to: grow their "fan" base, create an engaging experience for consumers and expand the core franchise to be multi-platform.
Their core concept, she said, was a consumer poll. The editorial team selected five social media-savvy male celebrities, and let people vote on which one they thought was the sexiest. The poll ran for only 10 days, and people had to "like" people before they could vote. Users could vote multiple times, and the winner would be featured in the Sexiest Man Alive issue.
Within two weeks, People added 240,000 fans to their Facebook page, and surpassed half a million "likes." They saw about 50 percent engagement, a significant increase from the average of 10 percent.
To promote the poll, they posted the information on their Facebook wall, tweeted about it to their followers, and ran a Facebook display ad campaign. They also promoted it in the print magazine, and did PR outreach (press pickup included CNN, MTV, Mashable and "Entertainment Tonight").
The men in the poll also promoted themselves on their own Facebook and Twitter accounts and on their websites. The celebrities' friends tweeted on their behalf, as well. Old Spice even tweeted on behalf of the "Old Spice Guy," one of the celebrities featured in the poll. One exception was Vin Diesel, who didn't tweet or post on his wall at all. However, his "rabid" fans mobilized on his behalf, and he wound up winning the poll.
Key learnings:
- Facebook users love to take polls on Facebook.
- Ads can serve as a discovery tool for users.
- Using other platforms to drive users to Facebook works.
- Engaged consumers keep coming back.
Banyan Branch
Dave Hanley, principal, Banyan Branch, shared several case studies.
First, he shared a promotion for the Get Schooled initiative, which was co-founded by Viacom and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to generate greater awareness and engagement in addressing the nation's education crisis and to offer practical resources and support to students. They knew they had to use social media to reach high-school students with their message, so they created a series of videos featuring celebrities, such as Lil Wayne, who then leveraged their supporters and platforms to reach out to their fans. They also contacted journalists and bloggers who cover music and got them to promote the message. In addition, they created a Get Schooled tour, featuring Ludacris, which went to schools all around the country, allowing them to localize the message.
For another client, Univision, they came up with a promotion for the channel's new soccer channel, Univision Futbol, during the World Cup. They launched a mobile application and a Facebook page. They also listened to what bloggers were saying about the World Cup, and created a list of the 600 most influential ones and provided them with World Cup info every day, giving them valuable content to share with their own readers. The result: While bloggers normally make up about 1 percent of traffic to the site, they pushed about 30 percent during the promotion.
For Gilt Groupe's launch of their new kids' fashion line, they again listened to what bloggers were saying about the brand or using competitive terms and got them involved by offering them guest postings, inviting them to great contests, etc.
"Bloggers can help you reach new audiences," said Hanley. Uncover champions through monitoring, and build close relationships. Connect them with the brand, editorial and experience, and they can help you build a community of supporters.
Kraft Foods
Jessica Robinson, associate director of consumer engagement, Kraft Foods, said companies should look at how they are connecting with their community and their fans. It's not just about what your brand gives consumers, but what they give back to you.
"Once upon a time, the brand URL was the primary destination," said Robinson. Now, you have Facebook, blogs, Twitter, YouTube, websites and many other avenues for engaging with an audience.
Robinson shared details of Kraft's recent campaign for Oreo cookies. Oreo's digital vision was to reach moms where they already are. Because moms spend nearly 20 percent of their online minutes on Facebook, the company launched a Facebook page in August 2009. They not only posted new product information and news, but they also actively listened and engaged with consumers. The page now has 16 million fans, making it the third largest brand on Facebook.
Because they are a global brand, their page is also global, which content and interaction in English, Spanish and French.
A good social media promotion provides an experience that connects digital and social, she said. It has to inspire consumer engagement and advocacy.
Author Maria Perez is director of news operations for ProfNet, a service that helps journalists find expert sources. You can read more from Maria at her blog on ProfNet Connect, a free social network connecting PR professionals, experts and the media: http://www.profnetconnect.com/profnetmaria/blog/
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Thanks for the thorough overview… I feel like I was there =)
Thanks, Jamie! Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
Terrific coverage piece Maria…thanks for sharing this insight.
Thanks, Dee!
Love the lessons learned in the Nokia-Tron case study. I think that it is so critical to know your audience! If you dont, how do you expect them feel connected to your brand? I recently wrote a blog post on social media for consumer products. You can check it out here: http://www.mysmn.com/social-media-for-consumer-products-expose-yourself/
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Marijuana addiction
Is marijuana addictive?
Marijuana is addictive.....In order to make the diagnosis of Cannabis Dependency, 3 of the following criteria must be met:
1) Great deal of time spent in activities related to obtaining marijuana
2) Smoking larger amounts over longer periods of time
3) Need increased amounts to achieve desired effect
4) Decreased effect with same dosage
5) Physical/emotional problems when marijuana stopped, such as irritability and insomnia
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7) Restarting marijuana to relieve problems that occurred after stopping
8) Quitting or reducing social or recreational activities because of marijuana use - prefers to hang out with users as opposed to non-users
9) Having the desire to or making unsuccessful efforts to decrease the amount taken.
I think the hallmark of cannabis addiction is continuing to use despite harmful consequences. The withdrawal from cannabis for those who are dependent is more emotional than physical, but it's pretty obvious to the user.
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jcsuperstar wrote:Sāvakabuddhas (Pāli) is a rarely used term in Buddhism, identifying enlightened 'disciples of a Buddha' as Buddhas.
so are these just arahanta?
adeh wrote:Is there any mention of which Sutta in the Udaana the Commentary is refering to?
jcsuperstar wrote:opps forgot the note
^ Udana Commentary, tr Peter Masefield, volume I, 1994, Pali Text Society, page 94; Theragatha commentary, PTS edition, volume I, page 10, not yet translated, cited by Pruitt in Journal of the Pali Text Society, volume XXIX, forthcoming
and i found this
Śrāvaka (Skt.; Pali: sāvaka; means "hearer" or "follower") is a disciple of a Sammasambuddha. An enlightened disciple is generally called an arahant (Noble One) or ariya-sāvaka (Noble Disciple). (These terms have slightly varied meanings but can both be used to describe the enlightened disciple.) The Theravadin commentary to the Udana uses the term sāvaka-buddha (Pali; Skt. śrāvakabuddha) to describe the enlightened disciple[2] This third types of Buddha is also acknowledged in Tibetan Buddhism.[1]
Enlightened disciples attain Nirvana as do the two aforementioned types of Buddhas. After attaining enlightenment, disciples may also lead others to enlightenment. One can not become a disciple of a Buddha in a time or world where the teaching of the Buddha has been forgotten or has not been taught before, because this type of enlightenment is dependent on a tradition that stretches back to a Samyaksambuddha.
A rarely used word, anubuddha, was a term used by the Buddha in the Khuddakapatha[3] for those who become buddhas after being given instruction.
1^ a b Nonconceptual Cognition of Voidness by Shravaka, Pratyekabuddha, and Bodhisattva Aryas According to the Four Tibetan Traditions, by Alexander Berzin
2^ Udana Commentary, tr Peter Masefield, volume I, 1994, Pali Text Society, page 94).
3^ Ratanasutta:56. Also see AN 4.1, entitled "Anubuddha Sutta" (Thanissaro, 1997).
rohana wrote:I've heard of the term, and as mentioned it's used to denote simply what we call 'Arahants' - i.e. enlightened disciples of a Sammā Sambuddha. I can see the usefulness of it - categorizing those who have attained nibbāna as Sammā Sambuddhas, Paccēka Buddhas, and Arahants can seem pointless since Sammā Sambuddhas and Paccēka Buddhas are Arahants too. So the Sammā Sambuddha, Paccēka Buddha, and Sāvaka Buddha would seem like a more proper terminology for the three bōdhis.
Here is an argumentative thread that covers much of this ground: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=13925&hilit=sambodhi and this: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=14143&p=208512&hilit=sambodhi#p208512male_robin wrote: All Arahants are Buddhas, and all Buddhas are Arahants?
It is appropriate to a Theravadin board.(Note to moderator: If the below is deemed off topic for a Theravada board, please delete it and I'll understand.)
(from verbal root budhi, to awaken, to understand): awakenment, enlightenment, supreme knowledge. "(Through Bodhi) one awakens from the slumber or stupor (inflicted upon the mind) by the defilements (kilesa) and comprehends the Four Noble Truths (sacca)" (Com. to M. 10).
The enlightenment of a Buddha is called sammā-sambodhi, 'perfect enlightenment'. The faith (saddhā) of a lay follower of the Buddha is described as "he believes in the enlightenment of the Perfect One" (saddahati Tathāgatassa bodhim: M.53, A.III.2).
As components of the state of enlightenment and contributory factors to its achievement, are mentioned in the texts: the 7 factors of enlightenment (bojjhanga = bodhi-anga) and the 37 'things pertaining to enlightenment' (bodhipakkhiya-dhammā). In one of the later books of the Sutta-Pitaka, the Buddhavamsa, 10 bodhipācana-dhammā are mentioned, i.e. qualities that lead to the ripening of perfect enlightenment; these are the 10 perfections (pāramī).
There is a threefold classification of enlightenment:
1. that of a noble disciple (sāvaka-bodhi, q.v.). i.e. of an Arahat,
2. of an Independently Enlightened One (pacceka-bodhi, q.v.), and
3. of a Perfect Enlightened One (sammā-sambodhi).
This 3-fold division, however, is of later origin, and in this form it neither occurs in the canonical texts nor in the older Sutta commentaries. The closest approximation to it is found in a verse sutta which is probably of a comparatively later period, the Treasure Store Sutta (Nidhikkanda Sutta) of the Khuddakapātha, where the following 3 terms are mentioned in stanza 15: sāvaka-pāramī, pacceka-bodhi, buddha-bhūmi (see Khp. Tr., pp. 247f.).
The commentaries (e.g. to M., Buddhavamsa, Cariyapitaka) generally give a 4-fold explanation of the word bodhi:
1. the tree of enlightenment,
2. the holy path (ariya-magga),
3. Nibbāna,
4 omniscience (of the Buddha: sabbaññutā-ñāna).
As to (2), the commentaries quote Cula-Nidesa where bodhi is defined as the knowledge relating to the 4 paths (of Stream-entry, etc.; catūsu maggesu ñāna).
Neither in the canonical texts nor in the old commentaries is it stated that a follower of the Buddha may choose between the three kinds of enlightenment and aspire either to become a Buddha, a Pacceka-Buddha, or an Arahat-disciple. This conception of a choice between three aspirations is, however, frequently found in present-day Theravāda countries, e.g. in Sri Lanka. http://www.palikanon.com/english/wtb/b_f/bodhi.htm
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In addition, Shearer noted, police are seeking details about the suspect's getaway vehicle, described as a white "construction type" van with a sliding side door and no rear passenger windows on either side. Shearer noted that the victim was unable to provide a description of a second male who was sitting in the driver seat of the van, which was parked within view of motorists traveling along the Truman and Fremont avenues intersection at the time.
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"We don't take ourselves very seriously at all. If we can't laugh at ourselves, what's the point?"
This was the tone set by Ruyter Suys in a recent phone conversation prior to a Jan. 29 show in Albuquerque. Her band, Atlanta-based Nashville Pussy, has been recording and touring for much of the last 15 years, generating plenty of criticism along the way.
It's more than just the name—a reference to a Ted Nugent song titled "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang." Many of the band's songs revolve around the themes of violence, drug use, sex and all the other things that have become staples not just of rock music, but of popular music in general.
Ruyter (pronounced Rider), with no apparent sense of the contradiction implied, calls the naming of the band "a ballsy move," and laughs charismatically. She is a well-known figure in the hard- rock world, having garnered praise and awards from many music media outlets over the years. A host of VH1's That Metal Show once picked her as the second all-time greatest female rocker*, but she shrugs off such honors, saying, "I'd rather be praised just as a guitarist."
This toughness is also present in her approach to what she calls the "boys club" that is hard rock. "It's definitely a locker room kind of feel. You have to stomach a lot of jokes. And you have to be able to hold your own," she says. "I was raised gender- neutral, so I don't pay much attention to it."
Surprisingly, Ruyter was raised not in the American South, where most of the band's fanbase is rooted, but in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was her marriage to Blaine Cartwright of Kentucky country-punk group Nine Pound Hammer that led to her settling in Atlanta and eventually forming Nashville Pussy (with Cartwright, who is the band's lead singer and songwriter).
Ruyter's "gender neutral" upbringing contributes to what I found to be a surprising sensitivity—when we first started talking, she said she expected me to be a girl, then amended her opinion to say she shouldn't assume either way; maybe I was just a girl with a deep voice.
In fact, the more I talked with Ruyter, the more my opinions began to waver. Let me backtrack. When I first considered this article, I was thinking mainly about the difference between bands that use offensive names as a means to exploit, versus those that use offensive names as a means to empower.
One of the most distasteful bands polluting today's music scene is called Dick Delicious and the Tasty Testicles. They are also out of Atlanta, and in fact, Ruyter has been a guest on their most recent recording and tour. The band's lyrics are so repulsive that I can't even include them in an alt-weekly that prints regular semi-edgy sex columns.
Contrast this to Pussy Riot, the Moscow-based, all-female anarchist punk collective. Pussy Riot took the world by storm in February 2012 when they staged a guerrilla performance in a Moscow cathedral. The song, called "Punk Prayer," criticizes the church's connection with Putin. As a result, several of the women were arrested, and two of them are currently being held in prison camps on convictions of "hooliganism."
It would be easy to praise the music of Pussy Riot while condemning that of Dick Delicious and Nashville Pussy. After all, the first group sacrifices their freedom to support the freedom of others, while the latter two groups, in the words of Ruyter, provide "an escape for people who just want to...get rowdy and sweaty and not have to think about anything for a couple hours, and hopefully meet someone with the same musical interests and get laid."
Music can, of course, provide an escape without depicting (and hence celebrating) violence or drug use. However, I generally reject this as an argument for censorship, my own opinion being that music doesn't create cultural attitudes so much as reflect what already exists.
It requires a certain amount of courage to go against the grain of society, especially when one openly says things that the population feels or experiences, but doesn't like to express. To this extent, Pussy Riot and Nashville Pussy have something in common.
However, my ultimate realization was that it's not fair to compare the two bands. Pussy Riot is explicitly activist; but when I asked Ruyter about whether her band was political, she said, "No, I think politics should stay out of music...[the act] of making music is political enough itself."
*Editor's note: An earlier version of this story stated that Suys was named the second-greatest female rocker of all time by VH1's That Metal Show. Promoter Joe Becker clarifies that Suys was picked second-greatest female rocker by one of the show's hosts, but did not ultimately win the title. SFR regrets the error.


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Surface Acoustic Wave Ultrasound in Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain
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The "Suicide Disease", Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is arguably caused by one of the most discrete and eloquently reversible central nervous system lesions known to the field of neurology.
Recently Dr Adahan H. and Dr Binshtok A. have completed an open label series of 25 subjects with refractory TN showing a remarkable positive response rate to TN's treatment with Low Intensity Low Frequency Surface Acoustic Wave Ultrasound (LILF/SAWU).
The primary objective of this study, therefore, is to determine whether this apparent efficacy of Low Intensity Low Frequency Ultrasound (LILFU) in the treatment of TN pain could withstand the rigors of an n=1 crossover placebo control study.
Participants with refractory trigeminal neuralgia pain despite optimized pharmacotherapy for at least six months will be screened for participation in the study based on rigorous inclusion and exclusion criteria. It is judged rather unlikely that such subjects will experience spontaneous regression of their disease in the course of this study.
Patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be treated with four weeks of a placebo Low Intensity Low Frequency Surface Acoustic Wave Ultrasound (LILF/SAWU) device while continuing with their pharmaco-analgesic regimen. All patients will be crossed over to active LILF/SAWU therapy for the next four weeks. Patients will be blinded to all treatments throughout the study. Patients will be instructed to use the device daily overnight, and remove it upon wakening. The device is programmed to work in cycles of 30 minutes on and 30 minutes off, for a total of six- eight hours of intermittent treatment.
At the end of the second month of the study, patients will be offered a choice as to whether they wished to continue with the current (active) device or go back to the 1st (sham) device.
Patient's pain severity will be tracked every two weeks over the course of three months. Functional health and well being will be monitored at intake, post "Placebo" period, post "Active" period and at completion of the study.
|Trigeminal Neuralgia Tic Douloureux
|Device: Low Intensity Low Frequency Surface Acoustic Wave Ultrasound (PainShield™)
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Examining the Efficacy of Low Intensity Low Frequency Surface Acoustic Wave Ultrasound(LILF/SAWU) in Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain
- Level of pain [ Time Frame: Change in level of pain from baseline to after two months of treatment ]Barrow Neurological Index score (BNI ) pain intensity scale will be used
- Pain intensity and quality of pain [ Time Frame: Change in intensity and quality of pain from baseline to after two months of treatment ]"SFMPQ" - Short form MCGILL Pain Questionnaire will be used.
- Functional Health and Wellbeing [ Time Frame: Change in functional health and wellbeing from baseline to after two months of treatment ]SF-36 Questionnaire will be used
|Study Start Date:
|November 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: TN patients
Patients suffering from Trigeminal neuralgia
Device: Low Intensity Low Frequency Surface Acoustic Wave Ultrasound (PainShield™)
All subjects will be treated four weeks with a placebo PainShield™ while continuing with their current pharmaco- analgesic regimen. Aferterwards all subjects will be crossed over to active Painshield™ therapy for the next four weeks.
The Painshield™ device is a patch, which will be applied to their forehead for six-eight hours during night while sleeping.
Other Name: PainShield™
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
- Male or Female, aged 18 years or above.
- Diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia refractory to medical treatment (modified BNI V).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Male or female, under the age of 18.
- Active illicit drug use
- Pregnancy.
- Psychiatric illness which may prevent the patient from participation in the study.
- Anesthesia dolorosa with pain greater than or equal to 3/10
- Dental implants.
- Other known pathology of the trigeminal nerve including iatrogenic anesthesia dolorosa.
- Cancer and bone metastases.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01447108
|Sheba Medical Center
|Tel Hashomer, Israel, 52621
|Principal Investigator:
|Manuel Zwecker, MD
|Sheba Medical Center
|Responsible Party:
|Dr. Manuel Zwecker MD, Senour physician at the Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, Sheba Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01447108 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|September 15, 2011
|Last Updated:
|December 26, 2012
Keywords provided by Dr. Manuel Zwecker MD, Sheba Medical Center:
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Tic Douloureux
Low Intensity Low Frequency Surface Acoustic Wave Ultrasound
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Trigeminal Nerve Diseases
Facial Neuralgia
Facial Nerve Diseases
Mouth Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
Cranial Nerve Diseases
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Topic: Post-resection chemotherapy trial
Anyone who has read my previous postings will be aware that I was diagnosed with intra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma in July 2006 and underwent partial resection of the right lobe in August. Recovery was very good but, in line with generally accepted treatment, I received no chemotherapy. I had a first post-op CT scan in February 2007 and this showed 6 lesions on the right lobe and a subsequent PET scan confirmed these as being the only cancerous cells. On 28 March the whole of my right lobe was removed and again I have made a good recovery.
This time I was referred to the Beatson Oncology Centre in Glasgow where I learned about a new clinical trial starting in the UK. This trial is called BILCAP and is a research trial evaluating chemotherapy in patients following surgery for biliary tract cancer. Funding is from the Cancer Research UK charity and is being run by the Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Centre in Birmingham, UK. The aim is to see how effective chemotherapy is in treating the disease after surgery. The drug being used is Xeloda.
360 suitable people will be invited to take part in the trial. A computer will randomly select 50% to receive the Xeloda and the other 50% will receive nothing. The Xeloda will be taken over a period of 24 weeks. Both groups will have regular hospital check-ups and scans and the follow-up period for the study will last for 5 years. The fortunes of both groups will be compared during this period to see if there has been any significant difference.
I am very pleased that I have been selected for this trial and am in the group who will receive the Xeloda. I started taking it today (2,650mg twice a day) and so far so good. My view is that I have nothing to lose but everything to gain. If the Xeloda does not work, or if I have to stop taking it, then at least I have tried something positive and am not just sitting about waiting for the next CT scan. But if it does work then, hopefully, I will be around in 5 years time when it is given as standard treatment and be able to think that I contributed to that breakthrough.
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One byproduct of the 48-game schedule: Teams have less time to evaluate rookies with junior eligibility. Rather than the typical nine, GMs and coaches have five games to figure out whether to keep prospects in the NHL or send them back to their CHL teams.
With most teams having played four games heading into Saturday, the deadline is coming, and it's most relevant for two rookie forwards: Mikhail Grigorenko (Buffalo Sabres) and Alex Galchenyuk (Montreal Canadiens).
Galchenyuk is the better bet, by far, to stick. The No. 3 pick in 2012 has played 13:06, 11:10 and 12:33, respectively, and scored once. Coach Michel Therrien is generally giving Galchenyuk an opportunity to succeed—he's starting more than 53 percent of his even-strength shifts in the offensive zone and getting 2:46 per game on the power play.
Grigorenko, meanwhile, has played in four games to Galchenyuk's three, and coach Lindy Ruff essentially wasted one of them. Grigorenko, who slid to No. 12 in the draft, saw 6:48 of fourth-line ice time Friday night against the Carolina Hurricanes, sitting largely because Ruff wanted to match tougher players against Carolina's top line. Only 1:54 of Grigorenko's ice time came after the first period, and the Sabres lost 3-1.
"It just felt (like) once he hadn't played for a long period of time, it wasn't fair to stick him in the fire," Ruff said. "I don't think it's fair to put him in that spot."
It's at least something of a surprise. Grigorenko has elite talent, and the Sabres' group of centers isn't strong, but his ice time has still decreased in every game.
"I'm trying not to think right now about (heading back to the Quebec Remparts)," Grigorenko told the Buffalo News. "Just coming to the rink every day and trying work as hard as I can."
Game No. 5 for Grigorenko and the Sabres is Sunday against the Washington Capitals. The Canadiens play their fourth game Sunday against the New Jersey Devils.
Another center likely to head back to juniors: Winnipeg's Mark Scheifele. The No. 7 overall pick in 2011 has played in three games along the fourth line and was scratched Friday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.


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The 12th annual Snowball Series Mounted Games Competitions is an opportunity for mounted games players to attend a series of games competitions to improve their games skills and work with green riders and ponies. They have divisions for adults, novice riders, intermediate riders, novice or training ponies and masters and is just about the most fun you can have on horseback.
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Second-line Therapy of Unresectable Cholangiocarcinoma by RADIOEMBOLIZATION (CHOLANGIOSIR)
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Cholangiocarcinoma (CCK) is a rare tumor (2000 new cases/year in France) with very poor prognosis (overall survival < 3% at 5 years). Less than 20% of patients may benefit from curative surgical resection and most patients have medical treatment by palliative treatment by palliative chemotherapy. It is not standard first-line chemotherapy validated for unresectable CCK, but the best objective response rate (OR) and overall survival (OS) are observed with gemcitabine and platinum associations (OR 24 to 36% and OS between 9.5 to 15.4 months). In case of tumor progression ater this first line therapy, no treatment is currently being validated.
RADIOEMBOLIZATION (RE) is a new, transarterial approach to radiation therapy using 90 Yttrium microspheres.
In the patients with unresectable CCK , the first pilot studies showed interesting results with rates of OR 45 to 90% and a median OS of 14.9 mots and an acceptable safety.
Study Hypothesis : RE could help achieve tumor stabilization in patients with intra-hepatic CCK in tumor progression after first-line therapy.
|Cholestasis, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic 3
|Device: Yttrium microsphere injection
|Phase 1 Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Efficacy and Tolerance of RADIOEMBOLIZATION for Patients With Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma With Tumor Progression After First-line Therapy
- Progression -free survival at 6 months (from date of inclusion) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Progression -free survival defined by the number of patients alive at 6 months without tumor progression documented on imaging evaluation ( MRI or CT) using RECIST criteria version 1.1.
- Tumor response at 1 month, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months [ Time Frame: 1 month, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months ]Tumor response documented on imaging evaluation (MRI or CT) using RECIST criteria version 1.1.
- Overall Survival at 6 months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Safety of RADIOEMBOLIZATION using the NCI-CTCAE V3.0 classification. [ Time Frame: 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months ]
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|October 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Yttrium microsphere injection
Device: Yttrium microsphere injection
Radiation therapy
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Extended description of the protocol, including information not already contained in other fields, such as comparison studied.
It is a pilot study including 20 patients with unresectable intra-hepatic CCK in tumor progression after first-line therapy.
Description of the protocol :
- Information and signed CONSENTMENT
- Preparatory phase : pre-treatment mesenteric angiography and technetium-99m macroaggregated albumin scans are performed to assess gastrointestinal flow and lung shunting.
- Therapeutic phase : intra-arterial administration of resin-based microspheres ( SIRSPHERES, SIRTEX). The RE can be performed in 2 sessions, especially if liver disease is bi-lobar.
- Follow up to J15,M1,M2,M4 and M6 : clinical examination and imaging evaluation ( scans and /or MRI)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Unresectable intra-hepatic CCK histologically proven
- Tumor progression documented on imaging evaluation ( CT or MRI) according to RECIST criteria version 1.1 after first-line therapy
- Performance status < 2 ; 4) Bilirubin < 36 micromol/l
- age > 18 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Extra-hepatic metastases
- Uncontrolled biliary obstruction
- Contra-indications to RE.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01383746
|Hôpital Saint Antoine. Service d'Hépatologie, Pole digestif.
|Paris, France, 75012
|Principal Investigator:
|Laetitia FARTOUX, MD,
|Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
|Responsible Party:
|Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01383746 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 27, 2011
|Last Updated:
|August 6, 2013
Keywords provided by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris:
tumor response
progression-free survival
second-line therapy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cholestasis, Intrahepatic
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Bile Duct Diseases
Biliary Tract Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Liver Diseases
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Ummm what elite unrestricted free agents are we not willing to spend enough money on this year? Gordon is going back to the Hornets whether he likes it or not, from the sound of things right now. Maybe we can swing a trade for him later so NO doesn't give him up for nothing? Nash and Williams obviously had no interest in coming here, so who else were we supposed to throw money at? Crawford? Please.
So it really doesn't matter what the details actually are specifically, it matters that Bird feels the FO is satisfied as-is and wants to coast for a while. That tells us a lot, even if it does leave some questions.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
It may be speculative, but it makes perfect sense when you look at the comments Bird made in late May. No one can gloss over the fact that Bird sounded extremely excited about coming back the week after the Heat eliminated us when he said "I'd do it today if Herbie was here". Bird is a man of few words when it comes to talking with the media, so him saying that was very significant. That was a man who was VERY clear about wanting to come back. Then all of the sudden a couple weeks ago we hear that he has "health issues" and is leaving. Now it's always possible that the health issues became significantly worse over the past month, but I have a hard time buying that. I think the spending issue is much more likely. By late May when Bird said he wanted to come back, he would have had PLENTY of time to address his health situation.
As others have said in his thread, Bird is a competitor. I just don't buy that he would stay here for all of these crappy seasons and then leave when the team finally has a solid young roster and cap room if he really thought that he was going to have the freedom to do whatever he wanted to take this team to the next step.
If we don't match on Roy then that pretty much proves that we are tight and that we have ownership issues as far as spending money is concerned. If they decide to be tight with their money then I'll be tight with mine. I'm a young person who doesn't have an abundance of money, so I will be happy to cut back on spending money for a team who is completely content with mediocrity. But I'll wait and see what they do with Roy before I decide to cut back on the number of games I go to a year.
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They have been bottom 5 in attendance by their own doing!
All these other teams who have been terrible for many many years, and have rebuilded with lottery picks and who may still be terrible have averaged a higher attendance than the Pacers! They probably should have really blew the team up and tanked it properly for atleast one year to get the high lottery pick.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
My biggest Beef with Bird and how he has handled this is letting it leak to the media like this. He should kept quite until after the summer league and FA period. Atleast give our team the perception of continuity. Then once the off season matters are handled he could have easily come out with some BS story about needing surgery so bad and bringing Walsh back. But know we get this 2 days before the freaking draft......
i honestly think this sudden change in management has hurt our team's perception among Free Agents.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
Keep in mind this year wasn't the first year that Bird mentioned the willingness of ownership to spend money. To me that clearly says he has had some concerns there for some reason.
BTW... Kravitz is saying that had Bird stayed there's even LESS chance that the Pacers would've matched on Roy. So that's certainly some interesting info or speculation...
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
I'm sorry, were we not the fifth best team in the NBA last season? Are the players on this team not outstanding in the community as well? There is absolutely no reason why this team should be bottom five in attendance.
Hypothetically, let's say we offered Gordon a max contract like Phoenix. P4E, of all people, I know that you know New Orleans will match any offer since the new ownership can't afford to let Gordon leave right after buying the team.
So why are we mad at Simon again? Even if we had offered him a max and he had put pen to paper, right back to New Orleans he would go.
I think it's the effort that people want to see.
Put it this way, we will know how pissed off Larry is by how soon it takes for him to take a new job.
It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.
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I'm very confused by what else Simon could have done up until this point. Our camp clearly met with Gordon (before Phoenix btw) and probably came to the determination that he wanted a max contract (and that NO would match if we offered, a risky proposition to begin with). Increase our offer beyond practical sense for Nash? Commit to matching Roy already? I just don't understand not waiting another week or two to assess.
I liked Bird a lot and I'm sorry to see him go but I have faith in our current front office's competence until they prove otherwise incompetent. Not sure how much to believe this article as well.
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If that was the case, he'd have simply stepped away for a year instead of forfeiting his job.
I'm still open to the theory that his health issues prevented him from doing his job, but that gets wiped away if he's back in the game within a year.
I understand what you're saying...but who's to say that, for example, Deron's agent basically told us "Sorry, but my client doesn't even want to consider Indy." I feel this is the case for free-agents about Indiana. Besides West and Stephen Jackson, how many DECENT free agents actually chose to come here? I'm always hearing about players talking mostly about LA, Chicago, New York, Boston, or mostly other coastal or big market cities.
I remember reading an article about Antonio Davis after first going to Toronto, and he said that Toronto was more "culturally diversified" than Indianapolis. Since then, I've wondered if many players look at our state as some backwards, corn-fed, boring place to be; and, that may of factored in their decision about coming here. This is why I don't expect BIG, BIG name free agents to ever consider us in any list of places they WANT to go.
Also, the deal with Herb Simon about not signing anyone....look at our attendance over the last 7-8 years. Alot of fans turned on the Pacers whether it be the brawl, spending more money on the Colts, not liking the product on the floor, etc, etc. But, many other teams may have worse players and alot less wins, and yet, still have a full house, or close to it. I remember seeing an article saying we were close to Charlotte in attendance; but, we were, at the time, one of the top four teams in the east, and Charlotte only won about 4 or 5 games. I'm thinking Simon looks at us as fickle fans, and figures if he took a chance on a RFA, and it didn't pan out, we'd quit going to the games, and he'd lose more money than most owners.
Of course, these are just my own opinions
If Bird didn't want to match him, then this is key info.
Maybe Bird wanted to go all in on DH or DWill. I agree that we can't spend money just to spend money (ala Joe Dumars a couple of years ago), but we were flirting with the minimum salary cap last year. And, barring matching Roy, then we will be doing the same again this year. I keep reading that Simon doesn't want to go over the LT line, but what about the regular cap? It doesn't feel like he even wants to approach even that anymore. If your owner doesn't want to spend the money, then why would a casual fan want to? I mean, it isn't like no one knows about the financial empire known as Simon Properties. Heck, they have a mall down here in Port Charlotte, Florida, for God's sake.
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For anyone, who watched the Sportscenter "Larry Bird: One-on-One" Part II, Larry said something along the lines of, "For a team like the Heat, they're goal is to win a title. For a small market team, our goal is to simply make it to the Finals."
I don't have the Nash info in front of me, but unless I'm wrong, someone will be able to back me up on seeing that.


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Il Divo and Lea Salonga sang "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" from THE LION KING in Tokyo last month as part of their world tour. Check out the performance below!
As the Asia leg of the world tour draws to a close, Il Divo just announced that Salonga will continue to accompany them for the UK leg of the tour, which kicks off on October 18, 2014.
Lea Salonga is a Tony and Olivier Award winning actress. She is most well known for her performance in both Broadway's and the West End's Miss Saigon. She also performed in Broadway's Les Miserables, both in 1987 and 2006.
Il Divo is the world's first and most successful classical crossover group. The foursome have sold over 26 million albums worldwide, achieved over 50 number one records, received 160 gold and platinum sales awards in over 33 countries and staged four groundbreaking world tours. The international quartet comprises of tenor Urs Buhler of Switzerland, baritone Carlos Marin of Spain, pop artist Sébastien Izambard of France and tenor David Miller from the United States. As Il Divo first came to fruition in 2003, this year's album and complementary concert series marks a milestone for the four singers as they commemorate the success of a 10-year career together.
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The world automotive press came to Sunnyvale Nov. 21 to witness the opening of Mercedes-Benz's new research and development center, built to house the growing programs that develop digital, electronic, driver assistance and lifestyle products for the company worldwide.
Mercedes-Benz was the first automotive manufacturer to establish an R&D facility in Silicon Valley, opening in Palo Alto in 1995. The goal was to be near companies like Apple and Google that were playing a growing role in automotive electronics.
The staff in the new building comprises 200 people, with sufficient space to double the number of engineers and scientists. The Silicon Valley operation is part of Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG.
The building itself, located at 309 N. Pastoria Ave., is designed around the mission of the organization, which is collaborative innovation among the staff members and across staff groups, and with joint-venture partners and other development organizations around the world.
All the staff areas are open-design, including the automotive lab and test garage, supplemented by audio-visual conference rooms, "huddle areas" for conversation, massive whiteboard walls to capture ideas and quiet rooms for individual work and conference calls. Surrounding the work areas are terraces overlooking the hills, break areas with food preparation facilities, a well-equipped cafeteria and two game rooms.


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Four days and more than 40 designer shows. Jacqueline Lunn sorts through the good the bad and the downright ridiculous looks of Australian Fashion Week to give you the five key trends that will shape your summer.
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Sassy street styling in the circus of cool.
Ultra-lush lingerie and outer wear for the 21st century gladiatress.
Pretty yet modern styles for lovers of fashion.
Alice McCall
Leggy Anoushkas invoke Biba and swinging London of the late 1960s.
Sarina Suriano
An exotic parade where jewellery became the garment.
Gabriel Scarvelli
Sleek and sheer gowns with plenty of sparkle.
Sunjoo Moon
Sexy and elegant dresses in vivid and exquisite patterns with superb tailoring.
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Clothes of a happy childhood, barefoot in the garden.
Skimpy swimwear turns up the heat.
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Fresh and feminine fiesta fun.
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Dresses in earthy hues with raw finishes - for girls who don't need to try.
Bare by Rebecca Davies
Clothes for sex kittens in killer heels.
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Designs for the stars and the statuesque... vivid colour and sparkle in Alex Perry's Empress collection.
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Fluid shapes in a palette of metallics and neutrals.
Delicate, extravagant pieces which are more art than clothes.
Saucy swimwear and summer resort clothing with ruffles, halter-necks and leopard-prints.
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Lithe looks in frothy fabrics with revealing cut-outs.
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Funny thing is this site has always been respected for being the ultimate place for Pacers and other than the Pacers brass members of PD were the only ones to ever see that prototype.
P.S. The same guy that tried to get Reggie's statue is the same person who is working on the Bird statue at Indiana State and made the Carmel Indiana War Memorial by the Palladium. http://bill-wolfe.com/index.html
Another link that has a painting the artist made of Reggie http://bill-wolfe.com/paintings_update.htm The guy went to Indiana State so there is the Bird connection, but even in Bird's hey day with the Celtics the artist was always a Pacer fan first.
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You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....
I like this pose, maybe on a plexiglas base to capture the elevation, and minus all the anguished Knicks fans who know with complete certainty that the shot will go in.
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
Him jumping around here would be perfect
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Oscar never played for the Pacers though. I understand your reasoning but Reggie is more deserving
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I think it's a great idea. However, I'm not thrilled with that clay model. Not only does it look like an alien, but that pose isn't how I'd remember Reggie at all. Sure, he shot that runner every now and then but I'd rather have him shooting with his leg slightly kicked out or his hands up in the air after just draining a three. He is after all one of the greatest three point shooters of all time.
The question is, when is the timing right?
I have the suspicion that that clay model pose came from the PHX game winner, it's the exact kind of shot that won it. I watched it on youtube earlier, I'd dig it up but I'm lazy.
That is why I said it would not be fitting to have it at BLF. As far as the second part of your reply, nobody who ever played basketball in Indiana at any level would be more deserving of a statue than Oscar. He and his Attucks team broke barriers, and he is still the only NBA player to average a triple double for an entire season, and almost average one for his career. He also has an NBA title in his resume, just not with the Pacers, and was an Olympic Gold Medalist.
Maybe it is just a generational sort of difference in our views. I'm getting to be an old fart.
i understand your point
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Reggie was a great player but the bottom line to me is
No Championship...No Statue!!
Ahh. Thus the complete lack of statues around Wrigley Field.
Seriously, I think a championship can't be the only criterion for whether a player meant enough to the franchise and city to merit a statue.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
Reggie deserves something, but I don't think a statue is that something.
I can't imagine Wrigley without a statue of Ernie Banks, for example.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
18 years with one franchise. One of the greatest clutch players ever. Deserving
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Had Reggie won 2 NBA MVPs, I'd probably agree that a statue is warranted. But without any major individual accomplishments and without any major team accomplishments, it's hard for me to elevate Reggie to that level.
I think statues should be left for the creme de la creme.
It isn't like the statue couldn't be moved if a player comes along who eclipses Reggie in every way. There's plenty of room in both entry plazas (inside and out) plus places in the concourse for statues, so we aren't talking about limited space issues.
Getting a statue does one important thing - it reminds everyone who walks into the Fieldhouse that we had a player loved by the fans who gave a great deal to the Pacers and the city. Why not take advantage of that good feeling?
Ultimately we're talking here about an honor that is relative to the Pacers franchise alone, not to the rest of the league.
Now, should Reggie have the only statue? That would be "no", there should be one of Slick and even one that's a group setting of the ABA championship teams (because I think that to most people those were TEAMS that they remember, not just specific players). We should start using some of that outside space to show off things we're proud of.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
Should Indiana State not have a Larry Bird statue since ISU won zero national championship with Larry?
Give Reggie one and maybe give Slick one too.
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
Mel Daniels won championships (Slick too). Just sayin.
Statues should be an exclusive club. Giving out statues to really good players, devalues the statue IMHO.
I'm not trying to pee on the Reggie parade. I think BLF needs something celebrating Reggie's HOF career. More than just a retired jersey.
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Dania: Well yeah. I don't like "hey let's go have dinner and drinks." It adds too much pressure. Is it a date? Is it not a date? I just like to start with a friendship first.
LRG: How long are we talking about? This sounds like a guy will be putting in some overtime just to get to some alone time.
Dania: Well, I don't date! I don't like to date. I hate dating. I just hate meeting someone, then going out to dinner. That automatically makes you wonder, are they interested and are they going to try and sleep with me? I don't like a lot of judgment. I've never had a one-night stand.
LRG: This is going to take way longer than a three-hour tour (yes I used a Gilligan Island reference). I better make sure I'll even make the first cut. What type of guys are you into?
Dania: What I really like is tattoos. Also, for some reason I always date guys with hats. Subconsciously I'm always attracted to guys with hats. I like a guy in jeans and a wife beater. But I also want him to look good in a suit.
LRG: Tall order! You basically want it all?
Dania: Well doesn't everyone? (Laughs). I like the pretty boy type of look, but at the same time I want him to be like… um… like a little gangster. Not look like a gangster, but have that persona.
LRG: After all the dates, the sporting events, going to get tattoos AND a suit, is there a payoff in the end?
Dania: If I'm in a relationship I look to do things together, take vacations, surf, be at home, play video games, watch movies and I like to bake. I like to make cookies and stuff like that.
LRG: Wait. Wait. Wait. You bake too? Finally! There is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Dania: Yeah! I don't cook often. I can't cook for myself because it's a hassle just for me. Sometimes when I have time, I'll cook and do all the cleaning.
LRG: You may have just sealed the deal! You want stay home, cook and clean? Did my ears deceive me?
Dania: Yes! I would love to be at home cooking, cleaning, washing, and ironing. I'm a typical Mexican Latina. That's what I like to do. But at the same time I also want to have a career, at the least a part time job.
LRG: So what about in bed? What's going to happen there?
Dania: I always like to try new things. I'm not opposed to anything at all. Anything. If you are going to sleep with someone, you might as well make it exciting. If you haven't tried something, try something new. If you like it a certain way, do it. Also experiment in other ways. Toys? Awesome. The only thing I wouldn't do is a threesome. I can't share.
Outside Voice: Who's that?
LRG: Do you like girls?
Dania: No I don't like women. I definitely never kissed a girl for sure. I'm not attracted to girls like that. I wouldn't mind watching if my friends were into that. I'm not against it; I'm just not into it myself. I'd rather kiss a good-looking guy than a girl.
LRG: What's the craziest thing you have ever done?
Dania: Hmm. I'll have to get back to you on that one.
LRG: What's your favorite type of thing to do in bed?
Dania: Ugh. I don't know. Let me call you right back. (Dial tone).
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Adrian Castro, 19, of El Monte, was positively identified using DNA, which was necessary, according to a press release from the Sheriff's Office. The Universal Genetics DNA Testing Laboratories of Los Angeles confirmed Castro's identity and informed the Sheriff's Office today.
The Glenn County Sheriff-Coroner's Office has positively identified the nine victims who died at the scene of the crash in Glenn County. A 10th victim who died at the hospital was identified through Sacramento County.
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The Enbridge Company will make an appearance in an Oakland County neighborhood beginning Wednesday, but residents are being told not to worry because there are no problems.
The Road Commission for Oakland County announced that Oak Hill road in Springfield Township will be closed until mid-February.
Craig Bryson, public information officer for the Road Commission in Oakland County, said the company is preventing future issues with their petroleum pipelines. Bryson said it is probably to prevent future incidents like the June 2012 oil spill in Kalamazoo.
"I don't believe (residents should worry), this is not us doing the work, this is the Enbridge Company. Enbridge has opted as kind of a preventative maintenance. They want to replace their entire line across the state," Bryson said.
The work being done on Oak Hill Road will replace sections of the pipeline.
"It's to prevent any future oil leaks ... I think it's a good thing, there have not been many problems in Oakland County, but it's a preventive to prevent future breaks," Bryson said.
Jason Manshum, Enbridge spokesperson, said safety is their first priority.
"In general, we have a project like this, many times we will have a temporary road closure as we're transporting pieces of the pipe, which could be over 80 feet," Manshum said. "You have to have specialized equipment (to carry the pipes)," Manshum said.
The new pipeline is placed along the existing pipeline, going through an array of inspections until it is activated.
"We'll have a safety personnel along the roadway so that everyone on that roadway and pedestrians stay safe," Manshum said.
There will be a detour for people who use the road.
"There will be a hard closure on Oak Hill, you will have to access the road from one end or the other, and you need to use the detour route, which is Holly Road at Dixie Highway to get back to Oak Hill," Bryson said. "... It's not a hugely traveled road."
Bryson said the weather could have an impact on how long this construction will last, and currently there is no specific date that the work will be completed.
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Angling shop owner Keith Nisbeck says cut-price internet retailers who got their hooks into his customers have forced him to close his Devizes business.
Mr Nisbeck, who ran Bernie's Bait and Tackle shop in Snuff Street for ten years, said: "In the end people could buy equipment cheaper off the internet than I could buy it wholesale.
"I was very sad to have to close the shop but I just couldn't go on. It is a shame as it was something I always wanted to do and I really enjoyed it. The shop was also a bit of a social centre for older people in the town as they used to like to come in and chat about angling, even if they didn't spend much."
Mr Nisbeck, 62, who lives in Great Cheverell with his wife Glenis, finally shut up shop in January.
He said: "I had to go into hospital for a knee operation and so it made sense to close the shop then. I couldn't have afforded to carry on for much longer."
He said fewer and fewer young people were taking up angling and this also affected his sales.
He said: "I used to run evening sessions for youngsters on Tuesdays and I would have around 30 coming along but it eventually dwindled to just two or three so I had to stop.
"I think a lot of youngsters these days prefer to be inside playing on computer games rather than out fishing."
His business was also affected in 2010 when the road was closed while new shops and flats were built on the opposite side of the street.
He said: "I must have lost about £20,000 in the course of a year and for a small business like mine it is difficult to come back from that."
Terry Fell, secretary of Devizes Angling Association said it was a shame for the town that its fishing tackle shop had closed.
He said: "In summer you get a lot of people who want to fish on the canal and it will be a blow for them to be unable to buy bait in the town.
"But it is a difficult time for angling shops generally as numbers are down and the wet weather has meant people have not been able to fish in many places."