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This AB won't end well.
Girl takes it like a champ
Those seats are awesome, but very scary when a ball gets fouled off like that.
Rounding third and heading for home...
Nasty pitch there. Go to your room, Freese.
(Wish the Rangers had someone who could do that last October.)
Rounding third and heading for home...
Let's not drag this thing out....finish it now!
Uncle Charlie. Nice.
Thought Freese was gonna go deep there.
Bruce can look pretty bad against lefties.
There's someone else who needs to work a little overtime on his craft....
1st pick of the 2022 baseball amateur draft
Bruce looked real good on that at bat
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September is one of our favorite months at Bob's Red Mill. Of course, I could probably say that about any month- we're a pretty happy bunch here. We love that the weather is turning cooler, forcing us to move inside and relish in our baking again. The air has a perfect crispness, just like a really good apple. The farmer's markets are brimming with produce that is just begging to be baked into pies or canned and preserved for the dark days of winter. Kids head back to school, giving parents a much-needed break during the day. Football season starts again, as baseball winds down. I mean, it's just a really great month. There is so much to be celebrated!
September is also National Whole Grains Month and that is, in our opinion, the very best thing about September. All of the above things can be celebrated with some delicious whole grains. We're not talking about just baking whole wheat bread or serving brown rice at dinner, we're talking about fabulous pies crusts, chewy pizza dough, homemade crackers… really, we could go on and on. Whole grains are so versatile and each offers different flavors and textures to breathe new life into your meals. Not to mention that they are full of fiber, protein and vitamins. Swapping whole grain kernels for white rice or pasta is easy. Replacing half or all of the flour in your recipe with whole wheat flour can increase the nutrition of your recipe, as well as bring a new flavor to the baked good. There is almost nothing that can't be done with whole grains. Sure, making a white cake is a little challenging, as are some of the more fine pastries, but a blend of half white and half whole wheat pastry flour can yield surprisingly delicate treats.
Here are some of our favorite whole grain recipes to try for every meal of the day. To get you started, we're giving away a sweet $50 gift card for our website so you can stock up on your favorite whole grains and maybe even try something new. See below for details on how to enter.
GF: Gluten Free
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- Flake Whole Wheat Pie Crust Perfect for your favorite apple pie.
- Sundried Tomato, Kalamata Olive and Basil Pesto Focaccia: It's a bit indulgent, but a perfect use for all of that basil in your garden.
- Raspberry Oatmeal Bars (GF, V)
- Wild Rice and Millet Seasonal Stuffing from Soundly Vegan (GF,V): Who wants to wait until November for stuffing?
- Whole Wheat Pearl Couscous with Peas and Mint (V, if parmesan is omitted): Make this gluten free by using our whole grain sorghum in place of the couscous.
- Curried Carrots and Sorghum Salad (GF, V): Have you noticed that we post this one over and over again? It is that good.
- Amaranth Polenta with Wild Mushrooms from Lorna Sass (GF)
- Millet Fritters with Feta, Spinach and Golden Raisins from Gluten Free Girl & The Chef (GF)
- Steel Cut Oat Risotto with Mushrooms and Walnuts (make it gluten free by using our GF Steel Cut Oats). Bonus: this recipe uses summer squash and is a perfect way to use up the hoard collecting on your doorstep from all of your well-meaning neighbors.
- Sopa de Quinua (GF, V)
- Hearty Wild and Brown Rice Soup with Autumn Vegetables from Pepper Lynn (GF)
- Creamy Mushroom and Grains Soup (V)
- Barley Hash from Lorna Sass (V): Make this gluten free by using our brown rice farina, millet grits or gluten free corn grits.
- Sweet Millet Congee (GF, can be made Vegetarian)
- Multigrain Waffles
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An open letter to Ryan Clady, tackle, Denver Broncos:
You may not know me but as a former NFL offensive lineman myself, I wanted to offer you some advice. It's the same wisdom I'd impart to my brother or son, so please take it to heart: Sign the best long-term deal you can get from the Broncos before the July 15 deadline for franchise tagged players to get multi-year contracts passes and you're forced to play under a one-year deal.
Your body is a ticking time bomb, which is to say that it has an expiration date. The problem is that it's not like buying milk at the grocery store; none of us knows what our football-playing expiration date is.
I had no idea that I'd never be the same player again during my best season in the NFL in 2004. Yet a herniated disc led to a major back surgery in the offseason and that is exactly what happened. I also didn't think a preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens in 2007 would be the last time I'd ever put on a helmet and shoulder pads but a herniated disc in my neck and bruised spinal cord made that a reality.
You already know this. You tore your patella tendon playing basketball before the 2010 season. You decided to turn down the Broncos' reported five-year, $50 million offer that included $28 million guaranteed before last season. You made it through the season but hardly unscathed. You're still rehabbing your shoulder after surgery.
I know what you're thinking. You believe you're the NFL's best tackle and as such you want a contract like the one Joe Thomas got from the Cleveland Browns that pays him $11.5 million per year and includes $37 million in guarantees. I can understand that but you have to recognize that a major reason Thomas got that deal was his exorbitant rookie contract forced the Browns' hand. A similar thing happened earlier this week with the Detroit Lions and Matthew Stafford.
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Not only that, but the market for top offensive tackles has actually gone down, not up. Ask Jake Long and Andre Smith. That goes for pretty much every position other than quarterback. That's why I doubt any of the other seven franchise-tagged guys will sign long-term deals.
But you could be different. The Broncos have reportedly increased their offer. Yes, you could elect to play it out and make close to $10 million this year and if the Broncos tagged you again next year it would be close to $12 million. That's still only $11 million a year on average and they are offering you $10 million annually and you would guarantee yourself $28 million just by signing.
For every Joe Flacco who rolls the dice and wins, there are five guys that get hurt or play worse and never get close to the money that had been on the table pre-injury. Even if you got to free agency, I highly doubt there are any teams out there that will give you Joe Thomas-money given the new financial climate. Don't take that chance. Sign the deal and secure the financial future for the Clady clan for generations to come.
Ross Tucker is a 2001 Princeton graduate who played seven years in the National Football League for five different teams before retiring in 2008. He wrote previously for Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and Sports USA before joining The Sporting News in July 2013.


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Piercing blow
With their star ineffective, Celtics slink closer to early exit
By Shira Springer, Globe Staff | April 24, 2004
It was deja vu without any altercation between Jermaine O'Neal and Brandon Hunter, with hardly any fight at all from the Celtics, for that matter. It was the worst home loss in franchise history, a defeat indicative of all that is wrong with the Celtics.
No surprises, nothing new at the FleetCenter last night. Indiana used a 19-2 second-quarter run to separate themselves from the Celtics and essentially decide the game before halftime.
Poor defense, inadequate rebounding, and inept passing prevented Boston from having a legitimate chance against Indiana. Shooting 47 percent, scoring 21 second-chance points, and forcing 16 turnovers that led to 20 points, the Pacers dismantled the Celtics, 108-85. The postgame analysis by the home team reiterated familiar themes that dated back well before the start of the postseason. The Celtics talked about the kind of inconsistency that allows extended runs and the kind of immaturity that has 12 players still headed in 12 directions.
"This has been rough," said Paul Pierce, who was part of the problem with a playoff-career-low 9 points (4 for 17) and early foul trouble. "As bad as we have played these three games has hurt me at the bottom of my heart. I know what kind of competitor I am. I know how bad I want to win. I know where I want to be at, [where I] want to take this franchise. For us to come out here [last night] and get embarrassed the way we did is just something I can't explain."
Maybe not in a semi-existential sense, like why a team staring at a first-round sweep could not muster a 48-minute effort in front of 17,680 fans. But otherwise, there were plenty of obvious explanations on the court, starting with the disturbing performance of Pierce and his even more troubling despondent demeanor.
Sidelined by a pair of personals in the first half, Pierce glumly watched his teammates try to keep pace. He looked more than a little annoyed about missing seven minutes. He left the game with 4:19 remaining in the first with the Celtics trailing, 14-12. The first ended with Indiana ahead, 23-20.
Coach John Carroll reinserted Pierce with 9:13 left in the second with the Celtics trailing, 29-24.
The return of Pierce coincided with the start of the 19-2 run by the Pacers, though it really was no coincidence. After the captain hit a reverse layup to bring Boston within 3, Indiana went to work inside and out. The layup accounted for Pierce's only field goal of the first half as he entered the break with 2 points (1 for 7).
Jonathan Bender started the big run for Indiana with a 3-point play. O'Neal followed with a 16-footer. Next, Bender nailed a 3-pointer and Anthony Johnson hit a trey, pushing the Pacers ahead, 40-28. Al Harrington (19 points off the bench) capped the run with a layup on the fast break, propelling the Pacers to a 48-28 lead with 3:59 to go in the second.
"We've put ourselves in a position where we're down, 3-0, and you can't even be upset," said Chucky Atkins (12 points). "They're just flat-out outplaying us in every aspect of the basketball game.
"I don't know what we can do, if we haven't done it by now . . . Everything we do, they have an answer for and they can do better . . . You just don't get to the playoffs and all of a sudden things are out of whack. It's been this way for a while. It's disturbing to have issues because this time of year, everything is magnified. You want to give a good showing, that we deserve to be in the playoffs."
But throughout the series, it's become harder to make a case the Celtics belong. Boston tried to save face in the third quarter, cutting its deficit to 9. With free throws and a pair of field goals from Pierce, the Celtics closed to within 64-55 with 5:58 remaining in the third. Pierce capped the 7-2 run with a 3-point play. But it was too little too late.
The fourth quarter proceeded as a mere formality with the Pacers pushing their advantage to a game-high 26 points. Fans at the FleetCenter filed out en masse with 6:45 left.
"Our problem, as you have seen, has been that we get off to a decent quarter, then little by little, they wear us down," said Carroll. "So, we have to maybe make a dramatic chance, maybe do something that's just out of the ordinary. Because just playing a normal kind of game at some point was not going to be good enough.
"When we came out in the third quarter and we were able to cut it a little bit, down to 9, I thought we had another chance. But again, any time you make any mistake against this team, you pay for it dearly. A lot of teams you can make some mistakes and you can still hang around, but not this team. That's how good they are."
Captain is alone at the helm
Sinking feeling results from receiving no help
By Jackie MacMullan, Globe Staff | April 24, 2004
The idea was that Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce couldn't do it alone. The premise for dismantling, then rebuilding the Celtics was predicated on that very fact.
Therefore, it would only be logical to assume that Pierce certainly can't win playoff games all by himself.
Especially when he scores 2 points in the first half. Especially when he misses 13 of 17 shots. Especially when most of the time he's trying to concoct miracles against the league's top defender, Ron Artest, and at least one or two other Indiana irritants.
It should not come as a shock to anyone that the Celtics woke up this morning in the depths of a cavernous 3-0 deficit in their best-of-seven series. The Indiana Pacers are better, deeper, smarter. Pierce may be the most explosive offensive player on the floor, but the Pacers have settled on a familiar strategy -- to take away every nook and cranny and angle from the Celtics' captain, and dare the rest of Boston's roster to beat them.
The likelihood of this occurring is extremely slim. Without Pierce's production, this team is cooked. As it is, even with him they are struggling mightily to stay afloat. Pierce submitted only 9 points last night, his career playoff low, while his team endured its worst loss in home playoff history, a 108-85 beating that was every bit as bad as it sounds.
Dismiss this as yesterday's news if you like. You knew this team wasn't going anywhere, especially against a rejuvenated Pacers team that has flourished under the dual leadership of two former Celtics, coach Rick Carlisle and head of basketball operations Larry Bird. Feel free to turn off your set, and obliterate that 0.5 rating into one that is negligible. But there's only one problem with ignoring this basketball team -- it is made up of real people with legitimate frustrations and enough angst to start their own support group. Leading the way is the emotional Pierce, who has not accepted this losing as readily as his often apathetic fan base.
"Right now, I've lost seven consecutive playoff [games] with the Celtics," Pierce said. "We were swept last year and now we're on the brink of being swept again. This is the most embarrassing last two playoff series I've ever been a part of. I have a lot of pride and I wear this dream on my heart. It is just difficult moments right now."
Many of those difficult moments have been created by Artest, recently coronated the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year. Artest has bumped, prodded, poked, fronted, overplayed, and boxed out Pierce from the moment this series started. When Pierce has slithered away from Artest, a host of other Indiana defenders has been waiting, taking away the baseline, or the quick curl, or the drive to the hoop.
And, yet, there has been no crowing from the Pacers. They respect Pierce's ability at any time to torch them for 30. Until this series is over -- likely tomorrow -- Indiana will toe the line with revered comments.
"Just because Paul has had a couple of bad games doesn't mean he'll have a bad game [tomorrow]," Artest insisted. "He's a big-time player."
Let's see how big. Pierce said he challenged his teammates as they walked back to their locker room after the loss to make sure they weren't blanked in four straight again. He must do better than 30 percent shooting, 18.7 points a night, and 6.3 turnovers (his averages for the series) to prevent that.
"As I was walking in [to the locker room] I said there is no way the Boston Celtics should ever get swept," he said. "This is not the type of franchise this should happen to. This is one of the best franchises in all of basketball.
"If we don't have the guys who are going to accept that and have the pride to put on the uniform and compete at a high level every night, no matter who is out there, then we need to get guys who do."
Such talk is admirable, but it must be backed up by the proper behavior. Pierce did not exhibit a fine brand of leadership midway through the first quarter, when, tagged with two early fouls, he sat and pouted on the bench, apart from his team. He was notably absent from the team huddle for at least three timeouts, either because of frustration over the calls or his unfortunate luck of having to sit. Either way, if he's going to preach playing hard and playing together, he must back up his words with the appropriate actions.
Coach John Carroll jumped to his star's defense last night, citing the tremendous pressure he's under without the kind of supporting cast that could provide him -- and the team -- with a little wiggle room.
"He's the star of the team, and when we lose and we lose bad, the focus is going to be on him," said Carroll. "But to his credit, to tell you a little about Paul Pierce, at the end of the game I asked him if he wanted to come out and he said, `No.'
"He said, `If we're going to lose like this, I'm going to be on the court. If the ship's going down, I'm going down with the ship tonight.' "
You wonder how much longer Pierce will be willing to eschew the raft and the life preservers. He signed an extension with this team last year envisioning a team that would again be contending for the Eastern Conference championship. Now he's in the midst of a disjointed transition period that has left a slew of bodies in its wake. He admitted last night that clunkers like this one make him wonder if he can stick it out for the long haul.
"It definitely crosses my mind," he said. "I've been talking to some of our players about the future and what direction we're headed in. I think about it all the time."
You know what he's thinking about now? Why couldn't he have taken on the Pacers with Walker and Eric Williams and Tony Battie and Tony Delk? Why did they have to start over when he's in the prime of his career, and ready to take the next step forward?
"We need to get him some help," Carroll admitted. "I don't think we can beat them without another person contributing."
That person better step up -- quickly. Pierce is running out of time -- and answers.
Ainge picks future over being present
By Jackie MacMullan, Globe Columnist | April 24, 2004
Those who waited for Indiana head of basketball operations -- and Celtics legend -- Larry Bird to make a grand entrance into the FleetCenter just before tipoff last night were undoubtedly disappointed. Bird sneaked into his seat about 10 rows back of midcourt without incident or notice.
Those hoping for a warm embrace between Bird and Boston's head of basketball operations -- former teammate Danny Ainge -- were also let down.
That's because Danny wasn't even in the building. He was in Europe scouting future Celtics instead.
Feel free to interpret this any way you want. Ainge bashers will view this as yet another example of an arrogant leader who exhibits total disregard for his current players and this season on the brink. Ainge supporters (there are more than you think) will point to this as another example of a forward-thinking executive who is working diligently to make sure his franchise utilizes its three first-round picks to their fullest.
I have no doubt Ainge did what he thought was best to improve the Celtics. If he could have been reached on his cellphone, he would have told me he had a small window of opportunity to see some significant draft prospects one final time before making his decision in June. He would have stressed his responsibilities to rebuild this team with as much knowledge as possible. It would be a persuasive argument.
But it still wouldn't have made it right.
This basketball team has been through an incredibly tumultuous season, having survived a number of trades, injuries, the resignation of its popular coach, and the suspension, then termination of its teammate. Somehow, the Celtics regrouped in time to scratch their way into the postseason, and while you and I can debate until next Easter whether this was a prudent move for the team, they got there. It meant something to these players and their interim coach, John Carroll, who has proven to be calm, poised, and professional in the most impossible of situations.
This team deserves the support of its head of basketball operations. Ainge leveled his share of cannonballs at this battered rig; now that it's taking on water, he should stick around and go down with the ship.
Ainge was in Indiana for Game 1, but missed Game 2, last night's 108-85 loss in Game 3, and will also be absent for tomorrow's Game 4, which could well be the final game of the season.
Team owner Wyc Grousbeck said Ainge "agonized" over whether to remain with the team or travel overseas to see the end of the season for a number of European teams.
"His most important job right now is to draft players for us," said Grousbeck. "One of the reasons our franchise has gotten to where it has is because we've botched the draft all the way through the '90s. We've had, I think, six lottery picks, and have only Paul Pierce to show for it.
"We are not going to botch this draft through lack of effort. My No. 1 priority as CEO of this team is to get this draft right."
It would have been nice to know what his players thought of Ainge's absence last night, but most of them were hanging out in the trainer's room before the game and were not available for comment. Center Mark Blount, alone in the locker room, said, "Danny's not here? I didn't notice. It makes no difference. We don't care if he's here or not."
(An author's aside here: Blount is not the most objective person in these matters. He's been sniping at Ainge all season.)
When asked about Ainge's absence, Carroll merely smiled and said, "I really don't have a comment."
Grousbeck contended that since Ainge was responsible for bringing 12 of the current Celtics aboard, "They know exactly how he feels. Jiri Welsch has no questions about how Danny feels about him."
Former Celtic Kenny Anderson said he doubts Ainge's presence would have mattered to the players.
"Their backs are against the wall, man," Anderson said. "Even if all of their mothers are there, it's not going to matter if they don't win any games."
Anderson has a point. Having Ainge at the Fleet hardly improved Boston's chances of winning. It's been a long, long time since he's drained any threes for the boys in green. But that really isn't the issue. It's about respecting the efforts of these players, here and now, and scouring the world trying to unearth their replacements at this time of year is distasteful at best.
I asked Indiana coach Rick Carlisle if Bird gave any thought to missing this first-round cakewalk to get in his final looks at European prospects. Answered Carlisle, "He's been over in Europe all season avoiding us. He doesn't need to go back."
Does it matter if your basketball boss is around for the playoffs?
"Yes, of course, it does," Carlisle answered. "I can't quantify it. It's just a significant show of support for the team."
Will Ainge make it back in time for the exit interviews that are customary at the end of the season? And, if he does return, what kind of credibility will he have? How can he look these players in the eye and comment on their play or demeanor in the postseason when he's missed most of it himself?
Where was Danny when Pierce was on the bench midway through the first quarter last night, steaming over two early fouls? While his team was in the huddle, drawing up plays in the midst of a 20-20 deadlock, Pierce sat alone, staring off in the distance. He did it for three consecutive timeouts, purposely isolating himself from his teammates. If I was the GM of the Celtics, that might be something I'd talk to my captain about after the game. Of course, if you aren't there, and didn't witness it firsthand, it would be hard to discuss it.
If the Celtics draft a European stud in June, Ainge will undoubtedly point back to this trip as the one that sealed the deal on his decision. He is right to give this draft his full attention.
Having said that, sometimes looking to the future includes participating in the present. Pierce is, after all, part of Next Year and beyond. And, last time I checked, he was on the floor trying to survive last night at the Fleet.
Too bad his boss wasn't there to see it.
Jackie MacMullan is a Globe columnist. Her e-mail address is email@example.com.
Blueprint on full display
By Peter May, Globe Staff | April 24, 2004
This is what you might be in for -- if you're lucky -- by, say, the turn of the decade. Danny Ainge might be on the Senior PGA Tour by then. Paul Pierce might be playing for the veteran minimum to get that one shot at a ring.
Watch the Indiana Pacers -- you'll have plenty of opportunities as the playoffs progress -- and you'll hopefully see what Ainge has in mind for the Celtics. Once again last night, as Indiana pushed the Celtics to life support with a 108-85 destruction, you saw a deep team with its emerging young stars crush the clueless hosts.
Red Auerbach noticed. Standing with Larry Bird after the game, Auerbach said, matter-of-factly, "Everybody on their second team could be a starter for our team."
He's right. Who wouldn't take Al Harrington or Jonathan Bender? Right now, that's a no-brainer. Those two, ages 24 and 23, respectively, once again overwhelmed the Celtics with dominating bench play; they each had 19 points while Harrington added nine rebounds. (OK, Al, I wished I'd voted for you for Sixth Man.)
These guys didn't just fall off the turnip truck. Bender is in his fifth season. Harrington is in his sixth. When the Pacers made the playoffs under Bird, Harrington couldn't even get a spot on the playoff roster. He only had nine games of postseason experience prior to the start of this series, six coming last year in ugly fashion against the Celtics.
"It's very hard to wait for guys like these because people want to see success right away," said Pacers president Donnie Walsh, the man responsible for drafting Bender and Harrington. "But it's not just a matter of talent with these guys. It's a mind-set that they've developed this year about how you go to work each day."
Bender is the perfect example of how most young players need time -- the younger the player, the more time he needs. He has had the words "promising" and "can't miss" attached to his name since Indiana traded Antonio Davis to Toronto in 1999 to get the fifth overall selection to take Bender. Bird has called him the most talented player on the team and, recently, while watching a high school all-star game, said, "Jonathan Bender is more talented than all these guys put together."
But he's been the Indiana Godot. When he wasn't learning, he was hurt. He played in only 21 games this season, missing the first 2 1/2 months following knee surgery and then missing more time because of ongoing knee woes and a sprained right shoulder. In four previous playoff runs with Indiana, Bender had appeared in 18 games and a total of 104 minutes.
He has been an absolute killer in this series.
"I look at Jonathan Bender over the last couple of years and I see a guy who has worked his tail off and made unbelievable improvements," Celtics coach John Carroll said. "He's starting to do it. It makes you marvel at what they've put together and how deep they are."
Bender and Harrington have been the two most visible examples of that vaunted depth in this series. Harrington arrived at the FleetCenter last night having learned earlier in the day that he was the runner-up to Dallas's Antawn Jamison in balloting for the Sixth Man Award. He has overpowered anyone Carroll has put out there in a dramatic reversal from last year.
It didn't hurt Bender or Harrington that they landed on a seasoned team. The Pacers went to the NBA Finals in Bender's rookie year. Harrington joined the team the year before, when they went to the Eastern Conference finals. That was their good fortune. It also was their good fortune that Indiana could -- and did -- give them time.
"I had all kinds of calls for both of them," Walsh said, referring to trade inquiries. "But even if the coach had asked me to, I wouldn't have done it. And the thing with Bender is, I don't think he's scratched the surface yet."
Geez. Did we have to hear that?
It's not enough that these pups are getting their playoff props at the expense of a dysfunctional Celtics team. Now we have to be told they still can get a lot better?
The Pacers should be Ainge's model. But it helps if you have a successful, veteran nucleus in which to raise the kids. The Celtics have no such successful nucleus and that makes it doubly difficult. The idea of veteran leadership these days is to pan the stands to see what ex-Celtics might be there; last night was a gold mine with Bird, Red, and Robert Parish among others.
But the really depressing part of all this is contemplating if and when Danny's imports can even approach the standard now being set by Bender and Harrington. And, unfortunately, that is a big "if" and an even bigger "when."
Welsch gets short shrift in lineup change
By Shira Springer, Globe Staff | April 24, 2004
Entering Game 3, interim coach John Carroll knew Boston needed a change. Something, anything, to reverse the team's fortunes in its first-round playoff series against Indiana.
He contemplated starting Ricky Davis in place of Jiri Welsch. But he also knew poor starts were not a problem. That said, Carroll gave more minutes to Davis later in the game, at the expense of Welsch. Davis led the team with 16 points in 35 minutes.
"I thought after the second quarter we needed something else," said Carroll. "I love Jiri Welsch. I love him as a player, but I thought we needed something different."
Welsch did not expect the move. And the starting small forward was puzzled by his 21-minute stint, though he still finished with 11 points and 2 rebounds.
"I didn't play much, but you have to ask Coach, because I don't know what happened," said Welsch. "They made a decision and they went with it. I'm a player and I cannot do anything about that. I am frustrated about the game, but not about [playing time]."
Aching for minutes
Kenny Anderson did not play during Game 1 or Game 2, the only player on the Indiana playoff roster who can lay claim to that dubious distinction.
While Anderson would like more of a role in the Pacers' first-round series with the Celtics, he simply shrugged off his lack of playing time. After starting early in the season before a calf injury pushed him to third on the Pacers' point guard depth chart, Anderson tries to remain positive.
"I'm just waiting, you know it's a long playoff series, each series," said Anderson, who played six minutes last night and scored 4 points in the Pacers' 108-85 blowout. "I'm just being prepared, trying to get my workouts in and mentally being negative-free. [Indiana coach] Rick [Carlisle] knows I'm ready, if he wants to throw me out there."
At the request of Anderson and his agent, the Pacers had lined up a couple of trade possibilities for the 33-year-old as the trading deadline neared in mid-February. But when presented with the option of heading to Detroit or Toronto, Anderson decided to remain in Indiana with a team and coach he knew and liked.
"Sometimes the grass is not greener on the other side," said Anderson. "I just wanted to finish the year out here. Whatever the future holds for me, I'll deal with it down the road. But right now, I'm a Pacer. I would like to play. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I'm 100 percent happy. I would like to be out there on the court, but that's out of my control.
"What I can control is being ready when my number is called."
Anderson said he would look at all options after the season, including a possible, though unlikely, return to Boston.
Larry who?
The soldout crowd at the FleetCenter probably had a better idea of what Larry Bird accomplished during his 13-year career with the Celtics than the 20-something players who currently constitute the Pacers, many of whom were still in elementary school when Bird retired in 1992.
When asked if the Pacers respected him for being Larry Bird, Indiana's president of basketball operations joked, "Only if they watch Classic Sports. I think we have a mutual respect. I respect a lot of these guys the way they work, the way they conduct themselves. They're going to have problems. But this year, they won a lot of games, so [that would] eliminate a lot of the problems around here."
Bird watched the game next to Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra from a perch about 10 rows behind center court.
It can get worse
The Celtics suffered their worst home playoff loss in franchise history. The previous largest margin of defeat at home occurred April 13, 1972, a 116-94 loss to the Knicks. It was Boston's worst playoff loss since a 124-77 loss at Orlando April 28, 1995 . . . In Carlisle's estimation, nothing compared with the playoff atmosphere at Boston Garden. And as someone who played in the playoffs at the Garden and coached postseason games at the FleetCenter, Carlisle should know. That said, Carlisle knew his players would not take anything for granted given the intensity of the FleetCenter crowds. When asked if he got some of the same feelings walking into the FleetCenter as he did Boston Garden, Carlisle said, "Somewhat. That's about as far as I can go. The other place is like walking into the Vatican of basketball to me." . . . Jermaine O'Neal, who missed Indiana's practice Thursday because of a sinus infection, started last night and finished with 14 points and 7 rebounds in 28 minutes, even though he was not 100 percent . . . "If we could make a trade right now that would help us, I'd be all for it," said Celtics coach John Carroll. "Maybe we could bring in Shaq [O'Neal] or Jason Kidd." . . . Best wishes to Joe Durkin. Last night was his last game as senior director of marketing. Durkin worked for the organization for 18 years. He is leaving to take a job with a sports event management company . . . Patriot Rosevelt Colvin was spotted watching the game from the sideline opposite the Celtics' bench. Other famous faces in the building included Red Auerbach and Robert Parish.
** Officially, they were "enhancements" to the Green Team, the group of the men and women that toss T-shirts into the stands during timeouts. But the fact that the "enhancements" were all attractive young women in tight sleeveless tops did not go unnoticed. The Celtics took pains to point out that the women did not dance, so they were not technically a dance team. But one has to wonder if the Celtics are headed in that direction. "We made a conscious decision to amp up our game entertainment," said Rich Gotham, executive vice president of sales and corporate development. "The ideas is to give fans more entertainment because the playoffs are a special time of year. We wanted to enhance our Green Team, our promotional team, and get more fan interaction." . . .
Artest's return gives 'D' a boost
By Michael Vega, Globe Staff | April 24, 2004
It was not as though Reggie Miller was divulging any state secrets -- or, worse, the Pacers' game plan -- when he intoned the reason Indiana had pushed the Celtics to the brink of elimination with a 108-85 Game 3 thrashing of Boston's Team Gangrene last night.
"I think defensively tonight we were really locked in," said the Pacers' captain. "Paul Pierce is not going to shoot 4 for 17 without a lot of great help defense."
And last night, Ron Artest, the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year, returned from a one-game suspension to give the Pacers' defense a boost. Not that it was in any way toothless without him, but Artest clearly gave Indiana the defensive fangs to sink its teeth into a 3-0 lead in this best-of-seven series.
For a guy who loves the game as much as Artest, it pained him to have to miss a single moment of Indiana's Game 2 victory over the Celtics at Conseco Fieldhouse.
"I was disappointed not to play, but it happens," said Artest, who chipped in 15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals in 29 minutes last night. "Things happen. You just deal with it."
On the same day the NBA lauded him for his defense, league officials were placed in the awkward position of having to slap Artest on the wrist (seemingly yet again) for leaving the bench during a Game 1 altercation between Jermaine O'Neal and Brandon Hunter.
Artest, in his defense, said he was only looking after his teammate, O'Neal. There was no malicious intent.
"None at all," Artest said. "You can fake things, but that wasn't fake. There was nothing that was going to happen at that point."
And yet, when he was banished to the bench, Artest had an inkling the league would come down on him with a suspension. "Yeah, that's the way things have been going for me for a long time now."
But that was the old Ron Artest. The petulant Ron Artest. The immature Ron Artest.
"Ron's role has changed on this team," Miller said. "Last year, he was more of an individual defender. And now we are asking Ron to play more team defense. Yeah, he can play that aggressive and rough style, but everyone has rules and things they have to follow on the defensive end."
Late in the second quarter last night, it was evident Artest was no longer a breaker but a follower of the rules when he found himself in a tussle with Chris Mihm for a loose ball under the Celtics' basket. Artest tightly wrapped his arms around the basketball. Mihm tightly wrapped his arms around Artest, who could have easily let fly an elbow.
But that was the old Ron Artest. The new and improved Artest instead calmly allowed the officials to adjudicate the matter and faced off against Mihm for a jump ball.
"I've tried [to turn over a new leaf]," Artest acknowledged. "I just try to think of my team, my family, and everybody."
While Al Harrington and Jonathan Bender each had 19 points off the bench to lead the Pacers last night, Artest's presence in the lineup clearly emboldened Indiana's commitment to defense.
"He makes a big difference," Miller said, "because his hands are so quick and his feet are quicker. He really puts the offense in a bad situation when he's guarding, not that our jobs are easier, but having him out there on the court, he does so much to create havoc."
Want proof? Then take a glance at Pierce's line: 4 for 17 field goals, including 0 of 2 from the 3-point arc, for 9 points. It represented a playoff low for Pierce, who also had as many assists as turnovers (4) in 37 minutes.
"Having Ron back not only gives you a great defensive player, it gives you a multidimensional offensive player who can score inside, hit threes, make plays," said Pacers coach Rick Carlisle. "Guys like that at the 3 position don't grow on trees in this league. So we're very fortunate to have him and, obviously, it helped having him back tonight." No big secret there.
Rebounding key to bouncing back
Celtics must clean up effort on glass
By Marvin Pave, Globe Staff | April 24, 2004
Someone reminded Chris Mihm that with his team down, 3-0, in their best-of-seven series to the Pacers, the Celtics' backs were to the wall.
"Yeah, as if they weren't going into tonight," responded the center after last night's 108-85 clinic put on by Indiana at the FleetCenter. "Now we've got to come out with nothing to lose on Sunday because that's where we are right now."
There was a time when "Celtic Pride" was about trying to win games in NBA Finals, but as the eighth seed against the team with the best regular-season record in the league, that phrase has been reduced to winning one game on their home court to avoid a series sweep.
"Our main focus has to be on keeping them off the glass," said Mihm. "They killed us in the first half on the boards. Every time we give them easy put-back buckets like that, we're shooting ourselves in the foot. That's a start right there -- and then making sure we get good shots on the other end.
"We made runs tonight, but you've got to give them credit. They had the answers and we took one [on the chin] tonight."
The Celtics' ineffectiveness on the glass as well as on the perimeter (as in eight Pacers 3-pointers to Boston's three) frustrated Jiri Welsch.
"We can't allow so many offensive rebounds and second-chance plays," said Welsch. "We're not defending well. We let them do whatever they want -- easy layups, open shots -- we just couldn't stop them. But we cannot fold or give up. We have at least 48 minutes of basketball left. It's our job. It has to be everyone's pride to go out there and try to make the series as long as possible. We just have to put it together, but we don't have much time."
Center Mark Blount described Indiana as a "solid" team with great talent and depth.
"They're getting it done and they're making plays and you've got to play 48 minutes -- a solid 48 minutes," Blount said. "You can't turn the ball over and give them points."
Sixteen Celtics turnovers (Indiana had nine) were high on a list of the home team's transgressions.
"It's crazy out there right now," said Walter McCarty. "We're playing against a tough team but it also feels that sometimes we're playing against ourselves. We don't do the things we need to do for four quarters to beat a team like this. So it's very tough.
"They crash four guys and a lot of times we've got two guys boxing out."
Four against two doesn't work well on the boards, and when you can't protect the basketball if you do get it, well, that makes for a long night and a short series.
"We turned the ball over a lot and they're a team that converts, especially on the fast break," said McCarty. "And we're not a good team right now."
The antidote?
"We've got to play four quarters both on the defense and on the offense and not worry about who gets shots or who scores the baskets," said McCarty. "If we don't do those types of things, we're going home after Sunday. We have to decide as a team to come together and play together. If not, we're on vacation."
Heinsohn prefers the runaround
By Marvin Pave, Globe Staff | April 24, 2004
He has been a part of Celtics championship teams as a player, coach, and broadcast analyst, and Tom Heinsohn says there's a thread that connects all of them.
"Competitive people who know how to sublimate their own egos for the good of the team. That's what it takes. That's the key," said Heinsohn prior to last night's Game 3 of the Celtics-Pacers series at the FleetCenter. "One guy can't win it. Two guys can't win it."
Heinsohn, who helped lead the Celtics to their first championship 47 years ago as a rookie out of Holy Cross, says the current Celtics team has players who fit the unselfish mold and that the nucleus is there -- not necessarily for an immediate NBA title, but for a team with the potential to benefit from an uptempo style of play.
"Some of them came in the middle of the season. The prior coach [Jim O'Brien] was defensive-oriented and not offensive-oriented and since then, to salvage the season, they've been trying to run," he said. "I think 13 of our 16 titles were won with this style of play -- to pace the game, which was always the secret weapon of the Celtics. Danny [Ainge] believes that and I saw that as the shortest way to win when I coached."
Heinsohn believes that no matter how Ainge tweaks the roster for next season, the most important move will be the hiring of a coach who espouses the uptempo style.
"You don't coach score in the middle of the first quarter. You coach pace. And you have to believe in the style. When I was a player," he recalled, "you were instructed to take the ball out of the net, step out of bounds, and find the furthest guy up the floor who was open -- and that put the other team in jeopardy all the time. So I think what the team needs is a coach for that style.
"As a former coach, I would not be afraid to go into next season with the players the Celtics have now -- if you get some better ones, fine -- but we've essentially been playing slowdown basketball since Bill Fitch was here. The Celtics of the Bird era had the three big guys and it was big-man basketball.'
"The Lakers of that era were the Celtics of old. They were the running team because [ex-Celtic] Bill Sharman was the man in charge of that organization."
No matter who comes aboard, said Heinsohn, the playoffs require clear thinking and control of emotions. "If you're a young team, you have a tendency to go up and down emotionally with a win or a loss, but you have to attack each game like it's the most important game."
Heinsohn knows all about ups and downs: As Celtics coach in the 1974 NBA Finals against Milwaukee, his team was dealt what could have been a devastating loss at Boston Garden on a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hook shot over Henry Finkel in Game 6. The Celtics had to play Game 7 on the road and Heinsohn knew his team had to throw a different look at the Bucks.
"I'd been there before. I wanted to do something to take the crowd out of the game in the first quarter and so I changed our defensive philosophy. We doubled Kareem and forced Cornell Warner to be a superstar," Heinsohn said. "By the time they realized what we were doing, we were 17 points up and they never could catch up. It was done not because I believed in the philosophy, but because I believed in the surprise element of it."
So, do the current Celtics have any surprises in their repertoire against a more talented opponent?
"The team is not coordinated yet. Some guys have been together for 40 games," said Heinsohn. "The surprise to me is that they're in the playoffs. But they're in and they're playing the top team in the conference. It's good experience for them."
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THE distinctive squat may have been dropped from his kicking stance but Rob Cook is determined to rediscover the form of old with the boot as Gloucester Rugby seek a return to winning ways, writes Paddy von Behr.
Cook's idiosyncratic approach, which saw his arms outstretched in front of him, palms together and knees bent low, had helped him contribute 48 points from the kicking tee last season.
Yet this term has been a different story with Cook contributing just two points with his boot in the opening 13 games of the Aviva Premiership campaign as Gloucester switched kickers in search of the winning formula.
Cook was back under the microscope on Saturday, kicking a penalty as the Cherry & Whites were agonisingly beaten 11-8, though he was shorn of his old approach to the tee.
The decision may have split the critics but for the 29-year-old his stance is an irrelevance – especially compared to the important matter of lifting Gloucester up the table.
"Yeah, I've made a change but it doesn't make that much difference," said Cook.
"I probably don't get as much abuse as I used to get but in terms of kicking I'm still approaching the ball in the same way.
"I don't think it has really changed anything with the way I strike the ball. I've been working hard with Tim Taylor and I've got a more traditional stance now.
"There's pressure on the kicker but only when you're not kicking well, if you're kicking well then it's not something you notice at all.
"We've had a few games where we've lost it on kicks we've missed so it plays a big part in the game.
"I just want to get back to kicking consistently well, that's part of why I was brought to the club and I want to repay them."
While Cook proved Gloucester's answer with the boot, the former Cornish Pirates full back knows they must also curb their discipline problems if they are to push for the top six.
The Cherry & Whites had two players sin-binned in the defeat to Sale Sharks the week before the defeat to Leicester and Cook admits errors must be eradicated for the visit of Harlequins.
"It has been frustrating because they are not the same things we are being punished for, there have been lots of different penalties that we shouldn't be conceding," he added.
"It has hurt us and we have spoken about it a lot and we know we can't afford to do it.
"Last time against Harlequins it was another game that we were in until we had players sin-binned and then it just got away from us so we know we can't afford to do that."
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ST. LOUIS -- As the crowd settled after the excitement of watching Kolten Wong make a diving stop for the second out of the inning, Yadier Molina began his walk to the mound. There he found Carlos Martinez, one out away from sending the scoreless game into the bottom of the eighth on Wednesday afternoon.
Pitching coach Derek Lilliquist would join the conference, during which Molina emphasized the necessity of pitching reigning National League MVP Andrew McCutchen with care, even if that meant not throwing him a strike. Martinez nodded, then responded with a strikeout.
Martinez's 10-pitch battle with McCutchen turned out to be a defining moment in the game, which the Cardinals later won, 1-0, over the Pirates. Mixing his curveball and fastball, Martinez worked the count to 2-2 as McCutchen took a pair of called strikes. The duel concluded with McCutchen swinging through an 86-mph curve after fouling off three consecutive pitches.
"In my head I was thinking he wouldn't give me much to hit, and of course he gives me a couple to hit and I wasn't expecting it," McCutchen said. "I'm sure that's why they had that little talk, reminding him not to give me [a pitch] I could reach. Good battle, but he made a really good pitch on the last one, so he got the edge on that one."
Martinez celebrated with a lengthy show of emotion as he headed back to the dugout.
"I felt great in the moment for the job that I had done," Martinez said.
"He can celebrate all he wants, just don't get mad if I hit a homer and pimp it," McCutchen added. "I don't mind it. It is a big part of the game -- there is a guy on second and he is trying to get a big out. He gets a big out with a strikeout, he celebrates -- there is nothing wrong with that."
In a season where Martinez has lacked a defined role, the right-hander has found a niche as of late. This marked his fifth consecutive scoreless appearance and his second eighth-inning outing in this series, both coming in one-run wins. The common thread in the two appearances was having Molina behind the plate to navigate.
"I think Carlos has probably benefited from Yadi being back there as much as anybody," manager Mike Matheny said. "It has nothing to do with the language barrier. I think it has to do with the relationship and how they understand each other. Yadi has a real good idea how to slow him down when he needs a little bit of a kick, and Carlos responds well to him. It's nice to have that look how we've seen it in the past."
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Hello there! I've been lurking for a while and finaly decided to post as I feel I've come to a point where I actually need guidance as far as my drives go.
So, I started playing about a year ago, I was throwing forehand only as I started playing out on the streets of my neighborhood shooting at random targets and had to flick, rhbh would fall hard left.
I recently became addicted and play around 3 times a week at local ga courses. For a while, I was really only throwing random drivers, noobish mistake. Recently acquired a kc roc(friend told me it was the sh!z but being stubborn, I thought this was just hype boy was I wrong) and realised how much further and how much more precise my drives can be when I get the correct release with this midrange disc than back when I always went for the beast for drives.
I'll admit, my aproach shots are still a bit more accurate using a sidearm shot with a primo wide rimmed disc but I've been forcing myself to stick to aviar, roc rhbh only to train.
Went out into the field and threw my roc and my beast to see if this routine of only throwing midrange constantly improved my form as far as driving with an actual driver. Turns out I gained probably 75ft and throw straighter with my driver than I used to (used to release with wing up to compensate). I still however get pretty close to the same distance on a good midrange throw unless there's wind and trees. I estimate my drives to be in the 300 to 350 range.
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Johannesburg - The improvement in the matric pass rate is to be commended, but there is still a long way to go in promoting education in South Africa, a number of organisations said on Thursday.
"(The) improvement in the matric pass rate (is) positive, but many 'born frees' (born post 1994) (have been) lost along the way," civil rights body Equal Education said.
On Wednesday, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced the matric pass rate in South Africa had improved in 2012, with 73.9 percent of grade 12 pupils passing their final exams.
The pass rate in 2011 was 70.2 percent.
Equal Education said many schools still needed functioning libraries and basic amenities like electricity and running water.
"Due to shortages of qualified teachers, inadequate salaries and a lack of incentives to attract teachers into poor communities, schools often have large classes."
The organisation gave the example of Khayelitsha, in Cape Town, where it claimed between 50 to 60 students were sometimes in one class.
The ANC commended the 2012 matric class on its "sterling performance".
Party spokesman Jackson Mthembu said that the improvement vindicated the basic education department's strategies.
Mthembu said young people could help the country by studying.
"We call on the tertiary education institutions to ensure that these matriculants get the necessary help to enrol."
Secretary of the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa), Dennis George, said concerns remained about the quality of schooling in South Africa.
"The standard of basic education is not up to scratch," he said in a statement.
"Our union members working in the tertiary education sector continually complain about the standard of first-year students enrolled at our universities."
George said it seemed pressure to produce good results had led to a drop in standards.
"This, then, would be nothing more than a hollow victory."
The federation believed the skills taught in schools were "too academic".
"Our economy demands artisans and those with technical skills."
The ANC in the North West "jubilantly" welcomed the results.
"(We) are overjoyed with the improvement in our overall national results."
Provincial spokesman Kenny Morolong, however, said the party was concerned about the drop-out rate of pupils.
"We vow to pay attention to this unacceptable phenomenon during this academic year."
The African Christian Democratic Party's Chief Whip, Cheryllyn Dudley, said the 2012 results "did not disappoint".
"First year 'born-free' matriculants have certainly made their mark, as 29,000 more learners than last year passed."
Dudley said the emphasis now had to be on ensuring fewer children dropped out before matric.
She said all political parties were united on education.
"We are on the same side - the side of South Africa and all her people."
The Democratic Alliance Youth was encouraged by the improved pass rates in mathematics and physical science.
"These are key skills needed to grow the economy and create jobs," federal DA youth leader Makashule Gana said.
Meanwhile the National Congress of School Governing Bodies' secretary-general, Monokoane Hlobo, said they welcomed Motshekga's announcement that she was establishing a task team to look at the matter of students' names being published next to their results in newspapers. - Sapa


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BURGLARS ransacked a home in Tiptree after smashing their way through the front door.
The crooks made off with a haul of cash, jewellery and shotgun ammunition.
The break-in happened in Millwrights between 8am and 4pm on Thursday.
Investigating officer, Det Con Emma Jones, said: "This burglary took place at some stage during the main part of the day so we're hoping that someone would have noticed the burglar spending a bit of time at the front door, forcing it open before then entering the house.
"We're also appealing for local residents and retailers who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously or unusual to the area to contact us."
A forensic examination of the scene was carried out as well as house-to-house enquiries.
Anyone with information in connection with the burglary is urged to contact detectives at Colchester police station on 101.


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Horizon Kinetics has reported a position of 8.1 million shares in Rouse Properties (RSE), which represents ownership of over 16% of the total shares outstanding. Our database of 13F filings shows that the fund had owned 3.3 million shares at the end of September, after having doubled the size of its position in the previous three months. The continued increases would indicate that the investment team remains bullish, even though the stock price has risen 27% since the beginning of October.
Rouse is a $910 million market-cap property management company that owns and manages 30 shopping malls in the U.S., operating as a real estate investment trust. It was spun out from General Growth Properties (GGP) in early 2012. Horizon Kinetics is managed by Murray Stahl.
Unlike many real estate investment trusts, Rouse pays a modest dividend, yielding 1.5% as of the most recent dividend payment and prices. REITs often pay high yields because the company structure requires them to pay out a high share of income to shareholders in order to preserve their favorable tax status. A 1.5% yield is not high enough to attract income investors, and it's not much of a sweetener from a value perspective.
Real estate investment trusts are generally not analyzed in terms of their earnings. This is partly because some expenses are not as applicable to these businesses. For example, it is often appropriate to add back depreciation, since the value of real estate does not necessarily decrease with use as the asset values of equipment do. In fact, real estate may even appreciate over time.
While Rouse has been recording net losses, the company provides a reconciliation that shows that funds from operations (FFO), which is generally considered an appropriate "bottom line" for REITs, was positive in the third quarter of 2012. This was an improvement from the first half of the year, and this could be taken as a positive sign -- that FFO is increasing on a quarter-over-quarter basis -- or a negative sign, in that the third quarter may have been unusually high. We'd also note that even in the third quarter of 2012, FFO was down from a year earlier.
Rouse also provides its investors with "core FFO," which adds back some additional expenses and which investors may or may not find appropriate. The company reported $15 million in core FFO in the third quarter of 2012, down from $21 million in the third quarter of 2011; using core FFO improves the picture in the first half of the year. Finally, Rouse reports that its financials do follow a seasonal pattern of the fourth quarter of the year showing the highest revenue, so investors should be careful not to annualize these quarterly figures without taking that into account.
Horizon Kinetics has significant opposition in its bullishness in Rouse; the most recent data show that 20% of the outstanding shares are held short, even after -- or perhaps because of -- the recent run-up in the share price. The yield is certainly not impressive. While mall operators do not have the highest dividend yields, particularly among REITs, they are generally above 2% (as is the case with General Growth Properties and Simon Property Group (SPG), for example) and can be near 4% at some similar companies. We are also wary of the trends in FFO, and we are skeptical that Rouse has any particular advantages over other shopping mall owners. Macro conditions should benefit or harm most shopping centers at a fairly similar rate.
This is a buy that we don't believe investors should follow. Perhaps you might use it as a data point that Horizon Kinetics believes that the shopping mall industry will do well in 2013. More research on property managers could then lead to finding better values or better income stocks.


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No discomfort for Stras following bullpen session
ATLANTA -- Stephen Strasburg threw a bullpen session prior to Wednesday night's game and felt no discomfort, according to manager Davey Johnson.
"[Pitching coach Steve McCatty] was real pleased," said Johnson, "and Stras, as hard as he is to please himself, was pretty pleased, too."
Jon Cooper is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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- The Red Spartan vs. Blue Spartan two-pack comes with two assault rifles and four extra helmets - two Rogue and two ODST
- The Elite two-pack includes an Elite Assault with Spiker and an Elite Combat with Needler
- The Prophet of Regret comes with a Brute Chieftain, and while the Chieftain gets a gravity hammer, the Prophet gets fancy new belt pieces for his pals Truth and Mercy
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Allogeneic Blood Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Life-Threatening Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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The Stanford Medical Center Division of Immunology and Rheumatology and the Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT) are enrolling patients with severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that is resistant to standard treatment (prednisone and cyclophosphamide [Cytoxan]) into a new study to determine if they can be successfully treated with a blood stem cell transplantation obtained from an appropriate donor. Donors will be human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched healthy brothers or sisters. For patients without sibling HLA-matches, a search for donors will be initiated through the US and International Donor Registries. Eligible patients must be at least 18 years old and have SLE with progressive kidney, lung, heart, or central nervous system disease that has not responded to standard therapy.
Patients will be treated for two weeks to prepare them for the infusion of blood stem cells that are obtained from their HLA-matched donor. Patients will initially be treated with immunosuppressive drugs, which will be gradually withdrawn at approximately 6 months after transplantation. The goal of this study is to replace the abnormal immune cells of the SLE affected patient that causes the disease with normal immune cells that are generated from the transplant blood stem cells from the healthy donor.
|Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
|Procedure: Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Patients With Life-Threatening Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using a Non-Myeloablative Regimen of Total Lymphoid Irradiation and Anti-Thymocyte Globulin
- Time to achieve complete remission (participants that are off all immunosuppressive therapy without clinical or laboratory evidence of active disease) [ Time Frame: Measured within the first year ]
- Percentage of patients with stable chimerism in all blood and immune cell lineages [ Time Frame: Measured within the first year ]
- Percentage of participants with acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease [ Time Frame: Measured within the first year ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2004
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2010
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|July 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Procedure: Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of allogeneic blood stem cell transplantation in individuals with life-threatening SLE. A non-bone marrow ablative regimen consisting of total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) and anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) will be used to condition the recipients for transplantation. Appropriately HLA-matched donors will undergo "mobilization" of their peripheral blood mononuclear cells using G-CSF and collection by apheresis.
The preparative regimen will consist of targeted low dose radiation of lymphoid tissue administered over a 2-week period of time. During the first week of irradiation, the patients will also receive the ATG treatment. Patients will be admitted to the in-patient service for the first 5 days of the transplant preparative regimen while receiving the ATG infusion. Patients will be discharged for the second half of the preparative regimen and followed in the out-patient clinic thereafter. Patients will start immunosuppressive treatment with cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil prior to the infusion of mobilized peripheral blood stem cells. The mycophenolate mofetil will be stopped at approximately 1 month post-transplantation and the cyclosporine will be tapered beginning at 2 months post-transplantation and discontinued by 6 months in the presence of stable blood chimerism and the absence of graft-versus-host disease. In the pre-transplant and post-transplant setting, patients will be evaluated by an integrated team of Rheumatology and BMT physicians. During the first 21-28 days post-transplantation, these evaluations will be performed on a daily or every other day basis. Patients will be clinically assessed and evaluated for engraftment of donor cells and disease response. Patients will then be followed as needed with maximum time between evaluations of 1 to 2 weeks in the first 100 days, and then monthly for 6 months and every 6 months to 12 months thereafter.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 64 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Meet the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for classification of SLE (i.e., at least 4 of the 11 criteria; see Appendix 2 of the protocol for more information)
- SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI) greater than 20 (i.e., active, multi-system SLE; see Appendix 3 of the protocol for more information)
History of one or more of the following conditions that have not responded to conventional therapy with pulse intravenous or oral cyclophosphamide and corticosteroids:
- Lupus pneumonitis with a progressive decline in lung function tests and evidence of oxygen desaturation on effort in which the lung CT scans and chest X-rays show active disease without irreversible extensive scarring
- Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage associated with oxygen desaturation with persistent abnormalities of the lung CT scan or X-rays that have not resolved after conventional therapy
- Central nervous system lupus that has resulted in neurological deficits requiring hospitalization with a brain CT scan and/or brain MRI and shows evidence of lupus activity without extensive irreversible lesions
- Lupus nephritis with a progressive decline in the creatinine clearance that has not fallen below 25 ml/min in which a biopsy shows active disease without irreversible extensive scarring
Refractory disease, as determined by failure of the following two conditions:
- Trial of corticosteroids (equivalent to prednisone 0.5 mg/kg/day for 2 months and/or at least 3 pulses of methylprednisolone 1,000 mg over 3 days) on at least one occasion within the 6 months prior to study entry
- Trial of cyclophosphamide of at least 500 mg/m² IV pulse at least 3 times or oral cyclophosphamide for at least 30 days
- Must have a fully HLA identical sibling or a matched unrelated donor
- Willing to use contraception throughout the study and for 12 months following treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Allergic to rabbit ATG
- Score of less than 60% on Karnofsky Performance Scale
Organ dysfunction, defined as follows:
- Cardiac function ejection fraction less than 40% or uncontrolled malignant arrhythmias or clinical evidence of congestive heart failure (New York Class 3-4, see Appendix 4 of the protocol for more information)
- Pulmonary diffusion capacity (DLCO) less than 30% of predicted
- Liver function abnormalities with direct bilirubin levels greater than 3.0 mg/dL on two repeated tests and/or transaminases greater than 4 times the upper limit of normal
- Measured creatinine clearance of less than 40 ml/min (24 hour urine collection)
- Pregnant
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00325741
|Contact: Judith A. Shizuru, MD, PhD
|Contact: Euodia Jonathan, MD
|United States, California
|Stanford University School of Medicine
|Stanford, California, United States, 94305
|Contact: Judith A. Shizuru, MD, PhD 650-723-0822 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Sam Strober, MD 650-723-6500 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator:
|Judith A. Shizuru, MD, PhD
|Stanford University
|Responsible Party:
|Judith A. Shizuru, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00325741 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
P01HL075462-02 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|May 12, 2006
|Last Updated:
|August 6, 2009
Keywords provided by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI):
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Connective Tissue Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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"Our economic strength does not come from the top down. It comes from students and workers and small business owners and a growing, thriving middle class. That's who we're fighting for. And in just over two months, you can make a decision about which path we take …
"You can choose whether we cede new jobs and new industries to countries like China, or whether we fight for those jobs here in Virginia, here in the United States—by investing in the research of our scientists, investing in the drive of our students, and investing in the innovation that harnesses new sources of energy and brings new generations of manufacturing to places like Charlottesville and Richmond."
—President Obama in Charlottesville, Virginia
Speaking to a crowd of thousands of young voters near the University of Virginia, President Obama described the choice that voters face this election. Here's what some supporters in Charlottesville had to say about why they're choosing President Obama:
"I love Barack Obama because his policies are for working people and people like me: small business owners and women. I see this election as a choice between a president who wants to move America toward the future and people who want to keep us in the past."
—Debbie, a small business owner and new U.S. citizen
"We're really supportive of Obama, his push for education loans, grants, all of it!"
—Bernadette, graduate student in psychology at U-VA
"I took my daughter to the inauguration festivities on the coldest day of the year. Now we're here on what feels like the hottest day of the year. We're big supporters of the President."
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Booking AJ Styles
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I'm watching TNA tonight and Storm has just pinned Daniels while telling AJ to use his head. An upset, dejected AJ walks to the back and I think, where does he go from here. He's on a bit of a downward spiral after recently losing his chance for a World Title shot for a year. This is the perfect time to reinvent him…
Daniels and AJ are set to face off again in a Last Time Match. I would have Daniels win this match. Not only that, have AJ keep messing up in tag matches leading up to it. After losing to Daniels, have a dejected AJ come out on Impact, unsure of his future. Then Aces and Eights run in for a beat down 'injuring' AJ for the foreseeable future.
Now, this is gonna rehash the past a little bit.
When the nWo rose to power in WCW, they needed that 1 superstar who could stand up for WCW. Sting was the face of the company. He had battled the Four Horsemen for years. He was one of the men to stand up to Hall and Nash the night the nWo was formed.
But he needed a change to battle the greatest force to ever threaten a company. We all know the story. Sting took on 'The Crow' persona and would fight the nWo from the shadows til he could finally get Hogan 1 on 1.
Right now A&E is (more or less) running roughshod over TNA.
AJ Styles is the face of TNA.
If it were up to me, have an insecure AJ taken out. Disappear for a few months.
Sting continues to battle A&E but continues to come up short.
Sting realizes TNA needs a saviour much like WCW did.
It's time to pass the mantle to AJ.
Have a few weeks of Sting talking to someone in the shadows, saying it's time to come back and defend what was his.
Now I'm not saying AJ needs to go full on dark and face paint, but I can picture the video now; Sting sitting in a dark room; telling an unknown person TNA needs hero; needs a saviour; TNA NEEDS HIM. As he is talking to this unknown person, he has some black paint and seems to be spreading it on the unknown's face. When he is done, he stands, tells the man 'It's time' and hands him the bat.
That very night, A&E is performing another beat down, but the unknown show's up clad in black wearing a classic Sting mask and clears them out with the bat.
Now TNA could either play this scenario out for a couple of weeks. Or they could have the unknown rip the mask off to show a darker AJ Styles with 2 black 'tears' running down his face.
I know it's a rehash of sorts, but I think it could really take AJ to that next level. If you remember, as loved as Sting was, it's was after his transformation that he became a mega star.
Now all A&E needs is a someone big to be the leader (Still think if they could somehow bring in a Jericho or Edge (though would be better if someone who can still wrestle)) and not jsut a Bischoff or Jarrett.


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Category: family name themes
Question of the Week
Thanks to all you berries who submitted QOW ideas last week—there are definitely some goodies that we will be using! (And a special nod of thanks to anniebee, who came up with several excellent ones.)
We'll begin with one inspired by longtime Nameberry loyalist Lola, about name themes:
Did you theme your kids names—by first letter, meaning, style?
If so, would you do it again or do you regret establishing a pattern?
If there's a theme with your first two kids, are you committed to following it with a third?
There are both blatantly obvious and more subtle motifs–what's your feeling about the practice in general?
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Davis hoping slump will disappear with beard
NEW YORK -- With his season-opening 1-for-16 slump perhaps weighing on him a bit, first baseman Ike Davis stalked to the clubhouse bathroom Saturday morning with a razor in hand, prepared once again to shave his trademark beard.
Davis trimmed his facial hair midway through Spring Training and enjoyed a strong Grapefruit League season, so perhaps there is a method to his superstition. The first baseman is willing to try almost anything to avoid the type of slump he endured in 2012, lasting from Opening Day into mid-June.
"This time of year, one of the only ways to get out of it is to get him in there," manager Terry Collins said, justifying Davis' continued presence in the lineup. "If he's searching for his stroke, he's not going to find it in the batting cage. He's going to find it in game situations, as we saw last year."
Collins indicated that Davis would not receive his first off day until Tuesday, when the Mets face Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee.
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Section 61a–2,Pub. L. 88–426, title II, § 202(i),Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 414; Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 108(a),Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 661, provided for rate of compensation for Postmaster and Assistant Postmaster of Senate. See section 61f–7 of this title which abolished all statutory positions in Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate, with specified exceptions, effective Oct. 1, 1981, and authorized Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate to appoint and fix compensation of such employees as appropriate.
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NEWTOWN, Connecticut - Lisa Marlin moved to Newtown, Conn. from Fenton, Mich. several years ago and was inside Sandy Hook Elementary School when Adam Lanza went on a murderous rampage.
Marlin works at the school as a teacher's assistant and found herself hiding in a supply closet when the gunfire began.
"I was scared. I was wondering what it would feel like if I were to get shot," said Marlin. "My two co-workers and I got into a little supply closet and we heard pops that we knew were shots. We prayed with all of our might. We named every single teacher we could think of and the students."
Related: Michigan native lives across street from Sandy Hook
Marlin told Local 4 she could hear horrific screams over the intercom and loud voices telling the kids to get out of the classrooms.
"We were wondering if that was a policeman or the shooter trying to get us to come out," said Marlin.
She also remembers hearing the custodian running down the hall talking with 911 telling them it was still happening.
Then she said she heard loud stomps coming closer and closer to where Marlin was hiding, but thankfully, it was police.
"I felt safe because police were in the building," said Marlin.
Quickly after the feeling of relief, came remorse, as Marlin learned about the victims and friends she lost at the hands of Adam Lanza.
"For a half hour everyday, I worked in the lunchroom with those first graders and I know 15 of them very well," said Marlin. "I'd tell them to sit on their bottoms and I'd give them forks and I'd hear about their play-dates."
Marlin said she will cherish those memories forever.
"I'm sad for their parents. They were all wonderful, wonderful kids. They didn't deserve this."
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gregkavarnos wrote:"Your" spiritual tradition or the spiritual tradition that you are currently practicing in? Not meaning to be a pedant or anything, but you just sound a little too Jim Jonesish when you make statements expressed in that manner!Malcolm wrote:Enjoyment of wine, meat, sexual partners and so on has never been discouraged in my spiritual tradition.
My spiritual tradition. I started out as a Vajrayāna practitioner in Sakya. The attitude towards these things in Sakya is not different in Dzogchen teachings. For example, one of the key creation stage practices for lay people in Sakya is called "The yoga of passion". Meat and alcohol are considered indispensable for Ganapujas, etc.


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