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Philadelphia Phillies – The Players: Kid Gleason – Pitcher, Second Baseman, Manager, Coach, Part 2.
When we have last seen Kid Gleason, he has just been traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Giants after the 1895 season. Gleason is made team captain after the trade. During his first season with the Giants, 1896, he would go 162 for 541 in 133 games, tied for the team lead with Mike Tiernan and George Van Haltren, compling a batting average of .299, with a slugging percentage of .372 and an on-base percentage of .352. He would that year knock in 89 runs while scoring 79. He would have 17 doubles, 5 triples and 4 home runs, walk 42 times, strike out 13, steal 46 bases and be hit by the pitch two times. This is presently the last season for when his strike out totals are known. From 1888 to 1896, Gleason is known to have struck out 131 times. After that, his strike out totals are unknown. The following year, 1897, would be his best season as a regular. Playing in 131 games, the team leader in that category, mainly at second base, Gleason would go 172 for 540 for a .319 batting average, with a slugging percentage of .369 and an on-base percentage of .353. He would have 16 doubles, 4 triples and 1 home run, knocking in 106 runs while scoring 85. Gleason would walk 26 times, steal 43 bases and be hit by the pitch three times. In 1898, his batting average would drop to .221, along with a slugging percentage of .253 and an on-base percentage of .278, as he would go 126 for 570 in 150 games. Gleason would record only 8 triples and 5 doubles, getting just 62 RBIs while scoring 78 runs. He would walk 39 times, steal 21 bases and be hit six times. The following season, 1899, Gleason's average would rise to .264, along with a slugging percentage of .302 and an on-base percentage of .293, as he would go 152 for 576 in 146 games. He would hit 14 doubles and 4 triples, collect 24 walks and steal 29 bases. In 1900, his last year as a Giant, Gleason's average would drop again, as he would hit .248, with a slugging percentage of .295 and an on-base percentage of .280, as he would go 104 for 420 in only 111 games. He would get 11 doubles, 3 triples and 1 home run, along with 17 walks, as he would steal 23 bases while being hit twice.
Before the start of the 1901 season, Gleason would jump to the upstart American League, becoming the Detroit Tigers' first starting second baseman. During the season, he would play in 135 games, going 150 for 547 with a .274 batting average, a .364 slugging percentage and a .327 on-base percentage. He would hit 16 doubles, 12 triples and three home runs, as he knocked in 75 RBIs while scoring 82 runs. Gleason would also walk 41 times while stealing 32 bases and being hit twice. He would be tied for the team lead in most games played with Jimmy Barrett, while being the team leader in at-bats and triples. In his second season as a Tiger, Gleason's batting average would drop to .247, with a .297 slugging percentage and a .292 on-base percentage as he would go 109 for 441 in 118 games. He would hit 11 doubles, four triples and one home run, knocking in 38 runners while crossing the plate 42 times, as he would also walk 25 times, steal 17 bases and be hit three times. After peace was made between the American and National Leagues, the Tigers would, on March 2, 1903, trade Gleason to the Giants for Heinie Smith. But, at some point between then and the start of the 1903 regular season, Gleason would be let go by the Giants, and then rejoined his old team, the Phillies, now as their starting second baseman.
During his first season back as a Phil, Gleason's batting average rebounded as he would go 117 for 412 in 106 games for a .284 average, with a .367 slugging percentage and a .326 on-base percentage. Kid would collect 19 doubles, six triples and 1 home run, knocking in 49 RBIs while scoring 65 runs, as he also walked 23 times, stole 12 bases and was hit by the pitch three times. The next year, 1904, he would appear in 153 games, going 161 for 587 for a .274 batting average, a .334 slugging percentage and a .319 on-base percentage. Gleason would get 23 doubles and six triples, as he knocked in 42 RBIs while crossing the plate 61 times, as he also walked 37 times, stole 17 bases and was hit twice. In that season, he would lead the Phillies in games played, at-bats and hits. 1905 would see the start of a slow decline, as Gleason, although playing in 155 games, would only go 150 for 608 as his battling average slides to .247, with a .303 slugging percentage and a .302 on-base percentage. He would get 17 doubles, 7 triples and 1 home run, as he would knock in 50 RBIs while scoring 95 runs. He would walk 45 times, while stealing 16 bases, and be hit by the pitch three times. Gleason would lead the club in at-bats while being tied with Ernie Courtney and Sherry Magee for the most games played. The following season, 1906, as he played in 136 games, he would only go 112 for 494 for a .227 batting average, a .269 slugging percentage and a .281 on-base percentage. Gleason would hit 17 doubles and two triples, knocking in 34 RBIs while scoring 47 runs. He would walk only 36 times while stealing 17 bases and being hit two times. In 1907, he would appear in just 36 games, going 18 for 126 for a .143 average, a .167 slugging percentage and a .200 on-base percentage, as he would hit only three doubles and six RBIs while scoring just 11 times. He would also receive just seven walks and steal only three bases. In his last year as a Phil, 1908, he would appear in just two games, going 0 for 1 with a .000 batting average. Between 1908 and 1911, Gleason would be in the minors, acting mainly as a player-manager, before being signed by the Chicago White Sox as a coach.
His first year as a coach, 1912, would also be the last time he would make an appearance on the field, as he would play in one game at second base, going 1 for 2 for a .500 batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage.
During his twenty-two years as a pitcher and a player, Gleason would play in 1966 ballgames, going 1944 for 7452 for a career .261 batting average, a .317 slugging percentage and a .311 on-base percentage. He has a career total of 216 doubles, 80 triples, 15 home runs, 823 RBIs, 1020 runs scored, 500 walks, 328 stolen bases and been hit by the pitch 38 times, as he becomes one of the few players in major league history to play in four difference decades (1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s).
As the coach of the White Sox, starting in 1912, he watch the team land in fourth place in 1912, fifth in 1913, and sixth in 1914, before watching it rise to third place in 1915, second in 1916 and first place in 1917. In the 1917 World Series, the White Sox would face the National League Champion, the New York Giants, in a best of seven series. The White Sox would win the World Series over the Giants, 4-2, becoming the baseball champs for 1917, with him be given credit for much of the White Sox's success that season. (Here is a graphic showing the 1917 pennant race: http://www.baseballrace.com/races/MLB-1917-AL-Normal.asp) The following season, Gleason would be dropped as the team's coach. He would watch the White Sox drop down to sixth place during the war shortened season of 1918. Gleason would be called back by White Sox owner, Charles Comiskey, who would make him the team's manager for the 1919 season.
I will continue Gleason's story with the third and final part, which will look at the 1919 season, Gleason managerial career at the Black Sox Scandal and his years as a coach for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics.
Sources: Wikipedia, Baseball-reference.com, Retrosheet.org, The Delaware Valley Rhythm & Blues Society, Inc. (DVRBS.com), BaseballRace.com
Philadelphia Phillies – The Players: Ed Delahanty – The Phillies' first major star.
Ed Delahanty, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, would probably be considered one of the first, if not the first, major star to put on a Phillies uniform.
'Big Ed', as he was nicknamed, was born on October 30, 1867, in Cleveland, Ohio, the oldest of seven brothers, five of whom, including himself, would eventually play professional baseball. He would go to high school at Central High School, in Cleveland, Ohio, and then go on to college and graduate from St. Joseph's, before he started playing professional baseball with Mansfield in the Ohio State League. He would then play ball in Wheeling, West Virginia, before having his contract bought early in 1888 by the Philadelphia Phillies as the replacement for the recently deceased Charlie Ferguson. Delahanty would make his major league debut on May 22, 1888 at the young age of 20. Appearing in 74 games, mostly at second base, he would hit a low, for his eventual 16-year career, .228 (66 for 290), with a slugging percentage of .293 and an on-base percentage of only .261, as he would hit just 12 2Bs, 2 3Bs and 1 HRs and steal only 38 bases, as he scored just 40 runs while he knocked in 31.
In his second season as a Phil, his batting average would rise to .293 (72 for 246), as he would play in only 56 games. His slugging percentage would also rise to .370, while his on-base percentage would increase to .333, as he would also hit 13 2Bs and 3 3Bs, while stealing 14 bases. 'Big Ed' would also score 37 runs while knocking in 27. In his third season as a major league ballplayer, he would be among the players who would jump from either the National League or the American Association to join the short-lived Players' League, which was formed in revolt against the reserve clause. Playing for his home town Cleveland Infants of the upstart league, 'Big Ed' would start to show his prowess, as he would play in 113 games, batting .296 (153 for 517), with a slugging percentage of .414 and an on-base percentage of .337. He would hit 26 2Bs, 13 3Bs and 3 HRs, while stealing 25 bases, and would score 107 runs while knocking in 64. After the PL's collapse, he would rejoin the Phillies for the 1891 season. In 128 games, his batting average would dip to .243 (132 for 543), as did his slugging percentage (.339) and his on-base percentage (.296). His power numbers would also drop, as he would only hit 19 2Bs, 9 3Bs and 5 HRs, while he would steal 25 bases, score 92 runs and knock in 86.
The 1892 season would see Delahanty start to become a hitting threat, as he would end the season with his first .300+ batting average as he would hit .306 (146 for 477) in 123 games, with a slugging percentage of .495, leading the league in that category, and an on-base percentage of .360, as he would hit 30 2Bs, 21 3Bs (league leader) and 6 HRs, with 29 stolen bases, while scoring 79 runs as he knocked in 91. In 1893, his batting average would rise to .368 (219 for 595) in 132 games, while his slugging percentage would increase to .583, once again the league leader, and his on-base percentage would rise to .423, as he would hit 35 2Bs, 18 3Bs and 19 HRs (league leader), with 37 steals, as he knocked in 146 runs (league leader) while scoring 145. The following season, his batting average would rise to .400 for the first time in his career as a member of the .400+ Phillies outfield of Billy Hamilton (.404), Sam Thompson (.407) (both hall of famers) and Tuck Turner (.416), as he would hit .407 (199 for 489) in 114 games, ending up in fourth place behind league leader Hugh Duffy (.440, the major league record), with a .585 slugging percentage and a .423 on-base percentage. That year, he would hit 39 2Bs, 18 3Bs and 4 HRs, and steal 21 bases, while also scoring 147 runs as he knocked in 131. In 1895, in 116 games, Delahanty's batting average would drop a little to .404 (194 for 480), while both his slugging (.617) and on-base (.500, league leader) percentage would rise, as he would hit 49 2Bs (league leader), 10 3Bs and 11 HRs, while stealing 46 bases, as he scored 149 times, while knocking in 126.
In 1896, his ninth season as a major leaguer, and his eighth as a Phil, Delahanty would perform several feats. On July 13, 1896, he would go five for five in one game, four of which would be home runs, all of them inside-the-park, thus in one day becoming, so far, the only man to hit four inside-the-park home runs, the second man in major league history to hit four home runs in one day, after Bobby Lowe of the Boston Beaneaters did it on May 30, 1894, and the first player to do so in a losing cause, as the Phillies would lose to the Chicago Colts (now Cubs), 9-8. Overall, in 116 games, his batting average would be .397 (198 for 499), with a slugging percentage of .631 and an on-base percentage of. 472. He would hit 44 2Bs, 17 3Bs and 13 HRs, while stealing 37 bases, as he scored 131 runs while knocking in 126, leading the league in slugging, doubles, home runs and RBIs. In 1897, his ninth year in the National League, his average would drop down to .377 (200 for 530), as he would play in 129 games that season, having a slugging percentage of .538 and an on-base mark of .444, as he would hit 40 2Bs, 15 3Bs and 5 HRs, while also swipping 26 bases, as he crossed the plate 109 times while knocking in only 96 runs. The following season, 1898, in 144 games, 'Big Ed"s batting average would fall to .334 (183 for 548), with similar drops in slugging (.454) and on-base percentage (.426). He would hit 38 2Bs, 9 3Bs and 4 HRs, while stealing 58 bases (league leader), as he scored 115 times while knocking in just 92 runs.
1899, his tenth season as a Phil, would be his best season as a major leaguer, as he would play in 146 games, winning his first batting title with a .410 average (238 for 581), with a .582 slugging mark and a .464 on-base percentage. Delahanty would hit 55 2Bs, 9 3Bs, and 9 HRs, as he scored 135 runs while knocking in 137. 'Big Ed' would lead the National League in slugging percentage, hits, doubles and RBIs, as well as total bases (338), while also being among the leaders in on-base percentage (2), runs scored (4), home runs (3), singles (165, 5). He would also that year hit safely in 31 straight games, while also hitting four doubles in one game, becoming the only man in major league history to hit both four home runs in one game and four doubles in another, as well as collecting 10 straight hits. After his career season, his numbers would dropped as a member of the turn of the century (1900) Phils. In 131 games, his batting average would drop to .323 (174 for 539), as would his slugging (.430) and on-base percentage (.378), as he would hit only 32 2Bs, 10 3Bs and 2 HRs, while stealing just 16 bases, as he would cross the plate just 82 times while knocking in 109. In 1901, in what would turn out to be his thirteenth and final season with the Phillies, Delahanty would play in 139 games, as his batting average rose to .354 (192 for 542), as would both his slugging (.528) and on-base (.427) percentage, as he would hit 38 2Bs (league leader), 16 3Bs and 8 HRs, crossing the plate 106 times while knocking in 108.
In 1902, he would jump to the American League, becoming a member of the Washington Senators, soon having his best season since his 1897 season, as he would win the AL batting title, the only man to so far do it in both major leagues in major league history as he would end a 123 games season with a .367 average (178 for 473), while slugging (.590) with an on-base percentage (.376), both being the league leader. 'Big Ed' would that season hit 43 2Bs (league leader), 14 3Bs and 10 HRs, while he would score 103 times while knocking in 93 RBIs, placing him among the league leaders in hits (4), triples, home runs, RBIs, runs scored (all 5) as well as total bases (279, 4). The following season, 1903, Delahanty would appear in only 42 games, going .333 (52 for 156), with a .436 slugging and a .388 on-base percentage, as he would hit 11 2Bs, 1 3Bs and 1 HRs, as he would cross the plate 22 times while knocking in 21.
Ed Delahanty, although a good ballplayer, would be plagued with a personal life marred by alcohol and gambling. His debts would get so big that at one point he would threathen to commit suicide so that his fellow teammates would have to bail him out. In fact, his mother would at one point travel with him to make sure that he wouldn't kill himself. On the night of July 2, 1903, Delahanty would be taking the train from Detroit to New York so that he could once again jump leagues, this time to join the National League's New York Giants of John J. McGraw. During the trip, as the train reached Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, he would get himself kicked off of train by the train's conductor, after making himself a general nusiance by getting drunk. Delahanty, according to eyewitness accounts, then attempted to cross the International Bridge in the dark. He would then get into a confrontation with Sam Kingston, the bridge's watchman, before running away. Kingston claimed that he then heard a splash. Delahanty would be missing for several days, before his nude, lifeless form would appear at the base of the falls on July 9, later identify by M.A. Green, a stockholder of the Senators.
'Big Ed"s body would be sent home to Cleveland to be buried, with his entire family attending the funeral, along with several friends whom he had made while in the majors, with McGraw acting as one of his pallbearers.
In a 16-year career, 'Big Ed' still has the fifth highest batting average in baseball history (.346) (2596 (75th) for 7505). He is also 13th in triples (185), 32nd in on-base percentage (.411), 36th in doubles (522), 44th in runs scored (1599), 47th in stolen bases (455), 54th in RBIs (1464), 81st in singles (1788) 85th in slugging percentage (.505), and 97th in total bases (3791), while also playing in 1835 games, mostly as an outfielder, and hitting 101 HRs. In his career, he would win two batting titles, lead the league in slugging percentage and doubles five times, in on-base percentage, total bases and home runs twice, in hits, triples and stolen bases one time each, and in rbis four times. As a Phil, in 13 full seasons, he is still the team leader in 2Bs (442) and 3Bs (157), is 2nd in batting average (.348), total bases (3230), runs scored (1367) and RBIs (1286), 3rd in hits (2213), 4th in at-bats (6359), 6th in games (1555), 8th in slugging percentage (.510), and 28th in HRs (87).
In 1945, he would be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee, to help clear up a log jam of players who mainly played in the 19th Century. Teammates Hamilton and Thompson would join him in the Hall in 1961 and 1974 respectively
Wikipedia Biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Delahanty
National Baseball Hall of Fame Bio: http://baseballhall.org/hof/delahanty-ed
Hall of Fame Vote, 1945: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting,_1945
Baseball.com Biography: http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/delahed01.php
Baseball-reference.com stats: http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/delahed01.shtml
Ed Delahanty's Obits (NY Times): http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Obits_D/Delahanty.Ed.Obit.html
The Phillies seem to be getting all of their ducks together: Jayson Werth has just signed a new two-year contract.
And now there were two as the Phillies and Jayson Werth have just come to an agreement, avoiding the need to go into arbitration. Jayson Werth, the Phillies' rightfielder, after originally starting the 2008 season platooning with Geoff Jenkins, have just signed a two-year deal with the Phillies, dollars amount still to be release. Last year, Werth emerged as the team's everyday rightfielder, as he hit .273, with a .498 slugging percentage and a .363 on-base percenatge, as he obtained 114 hits in 418 at-bats in 134 games played, as he hit 16 2Bs, 3 3Bs and 24 HRs, knocking in 67 RBIs, while scoring 73 runs and stealing 20 bases. In a six years career, he has a batting average of .263 with a .451 slugging percentage and a .355 on-base percentage, as he has 367 hits in 1394 at-bats in 460 games played, including 66 2Bs, 12 3Bs and 57 HRs, as he knocked in 222 RBIs, while crossing the plate 229 times, as well as stealing 44 bases. The signing, just like the earlier three-year deal with Ryan Madson, keeps Werth from becoming a free agent at the end of the season.
With Werth's signing, the Phils now have only two players who are arbitration worthy at the moment, Chad Durbin and Ryan Howard, and I'm betting that Durbin will be signing a contract with the team by Friday night, since the two sides are close, money-wise.
Nice move front office. But, it would be even better if you can come with some way to get Howard to sign a multi-year deal that will be beneficial for all involved.
Edit: The numbers have finally been released. Werth will be receiving $10 million dollars for two years, being given $3 million this year and $7 million in 2010.
Breaking news: Shane Victorino, the Flyin' Hawaiian, has just signed a one-year deal with the Phillies for $3.125 million dollars.
News has just come in from Phillies.com announcing that Phillies' centerfielder and 2008 post-season star, Shane Victorino, has just signed a one-year deal with the Phillies for $3.125 million dollars, thus becoming the fourth member of the arbitration eighth among the World Series Champions Phils to avoid the prospect of going to arbitration. Victorino, who became the Phillies' everyday centerfielder, after Aaron Rowand has left the team, via free agency, to join the San Francisco Giants, hit .293 last season, becoming the team's batting leader, while also having a .447 slugging percentage and a .352 on-base percentage, as he got 167 total hits, including 30 2Bs, 8 3Bs, 14 HRs, and knocking in 58 RBIs while scoring 102 times, as well as stealing 36 bases. Career-wise, in four seasons with the Phils, he has a .281 batting average, a .421 slugging percentage and a .342 on-base percentage, the Flyin' Hawaiian has also collected 430 hits, including 74 2Bs, 19 3Bs and 34 HRs, as well as knocking in 162 RBIs, while crossing the plate 263 times, and stealing 84 bases.
With Victorino's signing, the Phils now have only four more players left to sign: Joe Blanton, Chad Durbin, Jayson Werth and Ryan Howard. Congrats front office, keep knocking them down.
News of the day…..
Well, some news occurred this weekend and today, both Phillies and non-Phillies related.
First, Phillies related news. Phillies.com has reported during the weekend that the Phillies are showing some interested in former Dodgers shortstop Nomar Garciaparra. Garciaparra, who was only able to play in 55 games during the 2008 season, most of which were played in the second half of the season, after returning from an injury, batting .264 while hitting eight home runs and 28 RBIs, is a career .314 hitter after 13 seasons playing for the Red Sox, the Cubs and the Dodgers, where he has a combine total of 1702 hits for 5426 at-bats in 1369 games, knocking in 920 RBIs while scoring 910 runs. Of his 1702 hits, he has 362 2Bs, 52 3Bs and 226 HRs for a total of 2846 total bases. He also has a .525 slugging percentage and a .363 on-base percenatge. Nomar, beside playing shortstop, has also played third base and first base. If the Phillies do sign him to a deal, which will probably be for no more than one year, he would more than likely be the right handed bat that they'll be wanting to come off the bench against lefthanded pitching to complement left hander Greg Dobbs. We'll see if they will be able to get him. But, if they do, and he returns to his earlier form, other teams may not like to face a combo of Dobbs and Garciaparra coming off of the Phillies' bench (depending on which of the lefties they still have (Matt Stairs, Geoff Jenkins) that they don't trade).
Next, the Philadelphia Eagles yesterday afternoon knocked off the NFL Champions New York Giants, 23-11. I am sure that Giants fans are still not believing this. Hate to break it to you guys, but it actually happened. And you can all thank a certain thigh shooter for this lost. 🙂 Anyway, next stop for the Eagles, Phoenix, and a date with those other Cardinals, the ones of the football variety. Hopefully, these Cardinals won't realize that they're in a championship game until its over.
And lastly, the votes are in, and the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, via the Writers' Ballots are….drum roll please ladies and gentlemen….Rickey Henderson, in his first year on the ballot, and Jim Rice, on his 15th and last year on the ballot.
Rickey Henderson, formerly of the A's, the Yankees, the Blue Jays, the Padres, the Astros, the Mets, the Mariners, the Red Sox and the Dodgers, was elected, on his first year of eligibility, with 94.8 percent of the votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America, being placed on 511 of the 539 ballots cast. Henderson, who has played from 1979 to 2003, is considered the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history, and is the current leader in stolen bases with 1406 and runs scored with 2995. He also has the record for the most steals in a season, stealing 130 bases in 1982, while also having the most lead-off home runs in Major League history with 81. Henderson, in 25 seasons, has a career batting average of .279, with an on-base percentage of .401 and a slugging percentage of .419, has 3,055 hits, 510 of which were 2Bs, 66 3Bs and 297 HRs. He has won the AL MVP in 1990 and has two world series rings, being a member of the 1989 A's and the 1993 Blue Jays World Championship teams.
Jim Rice, formerly of the Red Sox, was elected to the Hall in his fifteenth, and final, year of eligibility, with 76.4 percent of the vote, being named on 411 of the ballots. A member of the 1975 American League Champions Red Sox, Rice, who spent his entire 16 years career (1974-1989) with Boston, ended his career with a .298 batting average, with a slugging percentage of .502 and an on-base percentage of .352, has 2452 career hits, knocking in 1451 RBIs, while scoring 1249 runs, hitting 373 2Bs, 79 3Bs and 382 RBIs. His career totals in hits and home runs, along with his 4129 total bases, are all Red Sox career marks for a right handed batter. He won the AL MVP in 1978, as well as being a member of eight AL All-Stars teams. Rice's selection has been an uphill climb, with him gathering more votes each year he was on the ballot.
Congratulations to both Henderson and Rice on their election, and hoping that the third highest vote getter on the ballot, Andre Dawson, with 67 percent (361) of the votes, will get the nod next year.


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Strategic Plan, June 2009The Strategic Plan Committee members are listed below:
- Dr. Bill Van Alstine, Chair
- Dr. Joanne Messick
- Dr. Peg Miller
- Dr. George Moore
- Dr. Paul Snyder
The Department of Comparative Pathobiology (CPB), an academic department within the College of Veterinary Medicine, has a primary mission to acquire (e.g. - discovery) and disseminate (e.g. - learning) the knowledge of the cause and course of diseases. Poised between the basic sciences and the clinics, the department uses an interdisciplinary and comparative medicine approach to develop molecular, cellular, animal-based models with the long-term goal to create improved methods for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human and animal diseases. The engagement mission of CPB is accomplished through activities such as diagnostic parasitology and clinical pathology services, shared appointments of faculty and staff between CPB and the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL), and outreach through CPB faculty leadership and participation in continuing education, the Center for Human-Animal Bond, national and international professional organizations, research boards, editorial boards, examination committees, etc. CPB outreach extends to the citizens of Indiana, commodity groups, and regulatory and public health agencies.
The previous CPB strategic plan (2002-07) was marked by investments in infrastructure, human resources, and development of new interdisciplinary programs. Infrastructure renovation and additions included renovation of several laboratories (2nd floor VPTH; VPRB B11/13). The CPB research focus was aligned with SVM-recognized areas of research focus including infectious diseases, cancer, neurosciences and biomedical engineering and this was a major influence in new faculty hires and resource allocation. In addition, extramural funding for research approximately tripled from 2001 until 2007. A new MS graduate training/residency program in laboratory animal medicine was established in cooperation with Indiana University School of Medicine and Eli Lilly and Company. Overall, graduate student numbers rose from approximately 40 prior to 2001 to approximately 50 in 2007 There was significant growth of interdisciplinary programs and several CPB faculty hold joint or courtesy appointments in Biomedical Engineering, Discovery Park (Bindley Bioscience, Birck Nanotechnology, and e-Enterprise), and the Medical Discovery Resource Unit (MDRU).
A CPB strategic planning committee was convened in the fall of 2008 to address the fundamental direction of the department for the next five years (2009-14). The CPB strategic planning document was modeled after the College of Veterinary Medicine Strategic Plan and reflects input from the planning committee, departmental section meetings, and meetings of the whole departmental faculty and selected staff.
The department will continue to provide high quality basic and clinical sciences courses for the DVM, MD, Veterinary Technology programs, and residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology and laboratory animal medicine. The department's robust research programs, including pathology, parasitology, bacteriology, immunology, virology, and epidemiology, will continue to foster the proper environment for training biomedical researchers. Outreach to the research community and animal owning public will continue through the efforts of shared faculty, cooperative programs, faculty outreach to professional and lay societies, and departmental service laboratories. Any increase in research, education, or engagement activities will require an appropriate increase in faculty and physical facility resources.
The department embraces the values and culture outlined in Purdue Moves and the Purdue Veterinary Medicine Strategic Plan. As a department we:
- Strive for excellence in all aspects of our work.
- Promote a collegial work and learning environment enhanced by diversity.
- Emphasize innovation and delivery in our learning, discovery, and engagement programs.
- Actively support individual development of our faculty, staff, and students such that they can achieve their full potential as biomedical scientists, professionals, and individuals.
- Encourage collaborative, multidisciplinary discovery programs providing a continuum of basic science to applied research benefiting both animal and human health (i.e., translational research).
- Encourage participation in activities that enhance the veterinary profession and the reputation of the School.
The department's mission is to improve animal health and well-being through an understanding and application of knowledge and advanced technologies in microbiology, epidemiology and pathology. Scientific advancements in animal health will be applied to human health (comparative medicine) and environmental health through collaborations with colleagues in multiple disciplines including, basic sciences, engineering, and human medicine. Learning, discovery and engagement shall be core pathways by which CPB expresses its diverse expertise in animal and comparative medicine.
Education of students (Learning, Teaching):
The department makes significant contributions to the education and training of members of the veterinary and comparative biomedical communities.
Generation and communication of knowledge (Discovery, Research):
The department seeks to expand knowledge of animal and human health and diseases in an integrative approach from experiments at the molecular and cellular level to whole animal and population-based studies.
Enhance animal health and welfare and human health (Engagement, Service):
The department exchanges knowledge and interacts with the animal owning public, and other members of the veterinary and comparative biomedical community through diagnostic services, continuing education, extension, and international programs.
CPB will be a leading institution for education (learning), discovery and engagement in selected areas of veterinary and comparative pathobiology. CPB will foster a collegial, diverse, and supportive environment.
Education of students
The CPB graduate program will educate and train scientists in biomedical research who are well prepared for career paths in veterinary medicine and science to serve throughout Indiana, the United States, and the world. We will strive for excellence in veterinary, medical, and graduate training in other areas as outlined in the strategic plan.
Generation and communication of knowledge
CPB will have excellence within SVM recognized areas of research focus including infectious diseases, cancer, neurosciences and biomedical engineering. These areas will use a comparative medicine approach. This research will integrate knowledge at the molecular, cellular, tissue, whole animal and population levels using naturally occurring and experimentally-induced animal models. The Department will contribute value to interdisciplinary research and training programs in medicine, multidisciplinary translational discovery programs, and biotechnology at Purdue University, and in collaboration with other researchers within and outside Purdue.
Enhance animal health and welfare and human health
Through diagnostic services, continuing education and extension programs, professional organizations, and international programs in veterinary and comparative medicine, CPB faculty will engage veterinarians, veterinary technicians/technologists, and the animal-owning public throughout Indiana, the nation, and the world.
GOAL 1 - Launching veterinary and biomedical careers:
Provide excellence in the professional (DVM, medical), graduate and veterinary technology programs through innovative didactic courses, distance learning, and experiential learning.Characteristics:
- Learner-centered educational programs with core-elective curriculum.
- Skills, values, and behaviors essential for successful independent and collaborative scientists.
- Diverse learning opportunities.
- Rigorous academic standards and competencies.
- Diverse and excellent faculty and staff committed to education.
GOAL 2 – Delivering discovery that benefits animal and human heath
Prioritize departmental resources towards SVM recognized areas of research focus.Characteristics:
- Basic and applied discovery in comparative medicine of the finest quality and depth and to address emerging animal and public health issues.
- Infrastructure conducive to world class biomedical research
- Internationally recognized pre- and post-doctoral research programs.
- Synergize with campus-wide and inter-institutional interdisciplinary and translational research programs.
- Delivery of discovery through publications, presentations, patents and licenses.
Meet the global challenges for improving animal and human health.
- Synergistic partnerships that can contribute to university, state, national and international responses to emerging animal diseases, public health issues, bioterrorism, and biosecurity concerns.
- Visibility that enhances an international reputation.
- Global educational outreach to increase the impact of CPB learning, discovery and engagement.
The strategies to achieve the goals of the CPB strategic plan are presented as shared strategies expected to benefit all goals, and strategies specific to each goal (learning, discovery, and engagement).
A. Key Overarching Strategies (For all Three Goals)
- Document and recognize faculty development and productivity.
- Grow faculty, staff, and graduate student positions.
- Recruit and retain outstanding faculty and staff.
- Encourage internal and external communications to enhance the visibility and
marketability of CPB and its graduates in discovery, learning and engagement.
- Plan for and advocate for quality new research space.
- Increase funding base.
- Identify, recruit, and engage adjunct faculty.
- Develop infrastructure to keep departmental website and individual faculty websites
current, professional in appearance, easy to navigate, and relevant.
Metrics for Overarching Goals
- Refine and utilize annual assessment documents (promotions documents, annual self assessment, etc)
- New faculty and staff positions.
- Graduate student numbers.
- Number of graduate degrees granted per year.
- Success rates on specialty boards.
- Faculty and graduate student awards, honors, presentations and peer-reviewed publications.
- Faculty retention and promotions
- Numbers of adjunct faculty involved in all program areas.
- Hits and feedback on faculty and departmental websites.
- Extramural and internal funding levels.
B. Key Strategies Specific to Goal 1 (Learning)
- Identify core competencies for graduate students in pathobiology and provide learning
opportunities for students in CPB to master these core competencies through effective
instructional methodologies.
- Encourage and support the participation of faculty, graduate students, and staff in
programs that improve their teaching abilities.
- Optimize experiential learning opportunities consistent with CPB focus areas, through
findings from discovery activities, external experts, engagement activities, and utilization
of caseloads. Improve course opportunities for non-CPB students.
- Participate in the SVM goals of increasing class size and enhancing class diversity.
- Develop and use ADDL, CPB, and SVM case materials for biomedical education.
- Provide diverse learning experiences.
Metrics for Goal 1 (Learning)
- Number of participants in instructional improvement programs.
- Number of graduate students successful on board certifying examinations and numbers of advanced degrees awarded.
- Peer teaching and student evaluation scores.
- Publications and presentations related to teaching.
- Faculty FTE for learning.
- Numbers of CPB courses, faculty contact hours, and student enrollment per course.
- External faculty and resources included in courses.
C. Key Strategies Specific to Goal 2 (Discovery)
- Enhance the CPB contributions in SVM recognized areas of research focus including infectious diseases, cancer, neurosciences and biomedical engineering
- Recruit and retain faculty positions to enhance SVM recognized areas of research focus including infectious diseases, cancer, neurosciences and biomedical engineering
- Improve research infrastructure:
- Modern well equipped research space
- Technical support for research equipment
- Update and provide oversight for shared equipment facilities with equipment that addresses the needs of faculty and staff in CPB.
- Create incentives and new opportunities for interdisciplinary activities in discovery:
- Expand and encourage participation in the newly established Program of Comparative Medicine and other interdisciplinary initiatives, e.g. Purdue Cancer Center, Bindley Bioscience Center, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Biomedical engineering, and other Purdue academic units, industry, and other research institutions.
- Support workshops within CPB discovery focus areas.
- Encourage sabbatical leaves and continuing education to support CPB discovery focus areas. Encourage faculty with significant teaching and engagement responsibilities to participate in discovery.
- Increase external funding:
- Facilitate contacts between faculty, funding agencies and industry in support of CPB discovery focus areas.
- Provide secretarial support to serve as a resource for grant writing and be available to help in preparation of grant proposals.
- Provide financial support for pilot research projects that have potential to attract extramural grants and establish a protocol for allocating/managing this support
- Encourage participation of faculty in interdisciplinary research projects.
Metrics for Goal 2 (Discovery)
- Financial research support for faculty from all external and internal funding sources.
- Number of publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- Number of presentations at scientific meetings.
- Number of awards.
- Faculty FTE.
- Faculty-directed annual review of departmental infrastructure needs, e.g. equipment, technical support, research space utilization.
D. Key Strategies Specific to Goal 3 (Engagement)
- Prioritize CPB engagement services to be developed, supported, and maintained, by periodically reviewing CPB services in relation to ADDL, SVM, and University services for optimal efficiency and use.
- Strengthen familiarity of young people with the varying facets of veterinary medicine and pathobiology through enhanced, ongoing engagement with PK–12 schools.
- Encourage basic and applied biomedical research development from engagement activities.
- Utilize a broad caseload in CPB service areas to meet our learning and discovery needs.
- Encourage faculty to participate in continuing education and outreach programs to transfer knowledge and skills to veterinary practitioners, technicians, allied professional and special interest groups, as well as inform the public of current and new animal health, public health, and food safety information.
- Maintain, update, and expand the departmental website to include and highlight engagement activities.
Metrics for Goal 3 (Engagement)
- Number of case accessions and tests per year (ADDL, VTH, CPB service areas).
- Awards for engagement activities.
- Continuing education presentations.
- Publications. Faculty FTE.
- Number of new diagnostic tests developed.
- Numbers of university, national and international professional committees/organizations.
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BARCELONA PRESIDENT Josep Bartomeu has reiterated the club's innocence of tax fraud in the signing of Neymar and insisted the operation to bring the Brazil forward to the Catalan capital was "completely legal".
In the latest twist to a saga that prompted Bartomeu's predecessor, Sandro Rosell, to step down last month, a Madrid court on Thursday charged the Spanish champions with defrauding the tax authority.
The club was forced on the defensive after a member filed a complaint against Rosell alleging misappropriation of funds and when details of Neymar's move from Santos to Barca came to light the judge overseeing the case granted the public prosecutor's request to lay charges for tax fraud.
"We are very comfortable because the contract is completely normal," Bartomeu said in an interview with Spanish television broadcaster TVE late on Thursday.
"We took advice, ourselves, the player, Santos, and we did everything legally," he added.
"We now intend to explain the nature of the negotiation and what the contracts are and we will show that they are completely legal. Everything that was done was done correctly. We would do the same again."
Neymar's high-profile move to Barcelona in the close season was initially shrouded in mystery and it was unclear what exactly was paid to whom and when.
After Rosell stepped down, Barca admitted he had cost 86.2 million euros ($118 million), including payments to the player and his family, and not 57.1 million as they originally said.
The judge has requested Barca's tax records relating to the deal and had asked the tax authority to calculate the scale of the alleged fraud.
Local media reported the club should have paid 9.1 million euros more in tax than they did. It was unclear what punishment is likely to be handed down if Barca are deemed culpable.
In a separate development on Thursday the court accepted a complaint by a Spanish non-governmental organisation that fights corruption called "Clean Hands".
The complaint accuses Rosell, Bartomeu, who was closely involved in the transfer negotiations, and anotherBarca vice president, Javier Faus, as well as Neymar's father, of misappropriation of funds and document fraud.
"Seeing as we are very relaxed it doesn't matter if they (Clean Hands) file a complaint against us," Bartomeu told TVE.
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About Cempra, Inc.
Founded in 2006, Cempra, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing antibiotics to meet critical medical needs in the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases. Cempra's two lead product candidates have both completed oral Phase 2 clinical trials and seek to address the need for new treatments targeting drug-resistant bacterial infections in the hospital and in the community. The company also intends to utilize its series of proprietary lead compounds from its novel macrolide library for uses such as the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, endocrine diseases and gastric motility disorders. Additional information about Cempra can be found at www.cempra.com.
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In an alternate reality 1992, the creators of Batman: The Animated Series were approached by Lucasfilm to rejigger their cartoon such that the show would A.) make a thrillion dollars; and B.) not make a lick of sense whatsoever.
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As part of health care reform, starting in January 2014 most Americans will need to have "minimum essential" health insurance coverage or face a tax penalty.
We've gotten a number of calls from consumers wondering if their current health coverage qualifies. (In particular, a number of people who get their medical care through the Veterans Administration have called to check.)
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Printed wrongly for the back of two pillows and they replaced only one of the pillow after informed. luckily they replaced the right pillow for the birthday girl. The other pillow that was not replaced is fine because it belong to the grandmother of the girl.
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The color and touch is great, however the inner cotton seems lack of content.
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Very fast delivery and satisfied with the front side. A little disappointed with the back side due to my design (first word) was being seal a little part inside the sewing. It's was shown fully display during my submitted design and customer service no giving advise to change/adjust it before printing if it's unfit actually. Hope for better service next time. Thanks.
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Daniel Murphy can win games with his glove, too
Sure, Daniel Murphy had the game-winning single to beat the Washington Nationals Monday night, 4-3.
But everybody knew Daniel Murphy could hit. If it turns out that he can play second base, too, the Mets could have the makings of an all-star.
Which is what makes his diving stop of a Ryan Zimmerman grounder, followed by a toss to a covering Ruben Tejada at second base to earn a force, every bit as important a play as his big hit. Not only did it preserve the tie that Murphy then broke in the bottom of the inning, but it served notice that he might actually be able to stick as a starting infielder.
Murphy has tended to be lumped in with Lucas Duda, the offensively potent, defensively challenged right fielder, in analysis of the 2012 Mets. That's awfully unfair to Murphy. Duda is a slugger more than an athlete, a hulking presence who'd be best served as a designated hitter, or if he must appear in the field, at first base. The Mets are hoping, not absurdly, that his bat can compensate for his glove. But that is a good bit different than thinkin Duda is particularly likely to achieve proficiency at the position.
Murphy, however, has been shifted around the field, often with little notice, and still performed pretty well. Oh, to be sure, his left field adventure was a disaster. A natural third baseman blocked, obviously, by David Wright, Murphy was given four games in left field suddenly in August 2008 at Double-A Binghamton, then asked to come up and assume the role of starting left fielder in 2009. Unsurprisingly, he struggled, and the Mets quickly abandoned the experiment after 27 games, shifting Murphy to first base.
But Murphy, despite being asked to learn another new position on the fly, excelled defensively at first base. He had some notable gaffes, which would make sense for someone learning a new position, and which normally would have happened in the discreet comfort of spring training. Instead, Murphy became known as the man who couldn't play any position at all.
"I feel very comfortable at second base, yeah," said Murphy as he stood at his locker on Sunday. "They gave me a good deal of reps in spring training. I got to work with Ruben, I feel comfortable over there. Still got a ways to go, but I'm starting to feel more comfortable at second base."
Really, the question of how Murphy will do at second base has as much to do with his ability to stay healthy as his fielding prowess. Sent to Triple-A to learn second base in 2010 (again, after playing a different position for all of spring training) a takeout slide in his second game ended his 2010 season. The same thing happened at second base in 2011, with Murphy going from May 10 until August 7 without playing second base, then getting inserted mid-game at the position after injuries had left the Mets short-handed. An inning later, his season was over again.
Atlanta's Dan Uggla, whose offensive profile is similar to Murphy's has made a career of fielding just well enough at second base to keep himself in the lineup. He's made two all-star teams, and is in the second year of a five-year, $62 million contract.
If Murphy can merely field as well as Uggla, he could do as much as Uggla has for himself and his team. If Murphy plays defense like he did last night, it's possible that he could do a great deal more.


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Love Talk: Connect Through Healthy Communication
- Whitney Hopler Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
- 2005 17 Feb
Everyone wants to be known and understood. When you and your spouse give this gift to each other, you strengthen the bond between you. In fact, many research studies indicate that improving your communication increases the quality of your marriage more than anything else you can do.
In order to communicate successfully, however, you need to learn what to say and how to say it best - in ways that truly reach your partner. You need to learn his or her language of love.
Here's how you can learn to speak your spouse's love language:
• Make meaningful conversations a priority. Make time to talk on a regular basis. Eliminate distractions so you can give all your attention to your discussions with your spouse. Don't multitask while you're talking. Do take advantage of quiet times (such as in the car or in the house after your kids are asleep) to hold conversations.
• Pay attention to your nonverbal communication. Make eye contact with your spouse, lean slightly toward him or her with a relaxed posture, avoid gestures that might be distracting, and talk in a space that allows you both to sit close together in privacy.
• Clarify what you think you heard your spouse say. After your spouse makes a point, repeat back what you think you heard to clarify the message. Give your spouse a chance to correct you if you misunderstood what he or she said.
•Avoid unsolicited advice. Don't give your spouse advice when he or she doesn't ask for it. Realize that your partner may not be ready yet to follow through on any advice and would only feel guilty if you offer unwanted counsel.
• Be genuine. Know that you must be sincere and authentic if your spouse is to trust you.
• Open up with your spouse. Strive to be honest, vulnerable, and willing to talk about anything with your spouse. If you have emotional wounds that are keeping you from opening up, seek healing for them. Enlist the help of a mentor, counselor, or coach who can provide the encouragement, support, and accountability you need.
• Recognize your spouse's fear factor. Understand that people are all hardwired to want emotional safety during conversations. Know that every person has one main type of compelling need that motivates him or her emotionally, and he or she feels fear whenever that need is threatened.
Consider what makes you and your spouse feel emotionally safe. Is it gaining control of time, winning approval from others, maintaining loyalty, or achieving quality standards? Once you identify each of your main fear factors, you can use that information to converse in a way that feels emotionally safe to each of you. For example, if your spouse fears losing control of his time, you can reach him more effectively if you learn how to speak concisely and stay focused on the topic at hand.
• Discover how your spouse tackles problems. Consider whether your spouse solves problems aggressively or passively. An aggressive problem solver says, "Let's do it now." He or she is a self-starter, bold, determined, and tenacious. But under stress, he or she becomes impatient and blunt. In conflict, he or she becomes intimidating and confrontational.
A passive problem solver says, "Let's give it some time." He or she is considerate, self-controlled, patient, and cooperative. But under stress, he or she becomes anxious and slow. In conflict, he or she becomes indecisive and withdrawn. Use this information to learn more about your spouse's style of talking.
• Consider how you and your spouse influence each other. Think about whether your spouse is influenced more powerfully by facts or feelings. Figure out whether facts or feelings influence you the most. Someone influenced by facts says, "Let's look at all the evidence." He or she is realistic, logical, reflective, and calm. But under stress, he or she becomes pessimistic and introspective. In conflict, he or she becomes skeptical and uncommunicative.
Someone influenced by feelings says, "Trust me, it will work great." He or she is optimistic, friendly, outgoing, and inspiring. But under stress, he or she becomes impulsive and unrealistic. In conflict, he or she becomes a poor listener and unreliable. Use this knowledge to make your conversations more productive.
• Learn how your spouse reacts to change. Figure out whether your spouse is resistant to change or accepting of change. A person who is resistant to change says, "Let's keep things the way they are." He or she is stable, loyal, a team player, and methodical. Under stress, he or she becomes slow-paced and inflexible. In conflict, he or she becomes stubborn and sullen.
A person who is accepting of change says, "Let's try something new." He or she is energetic, progressive, spontaneous, and flexible. But under stress, he or she becomes intense and restless. In conflict, he or she becomes distracted and impulsive. Use this information to negotiate change more successfully with your spouse.
• Study how your spouse makes decisions. Is your spouse cautious or spontaneous? A cautious decision maker says, "I'm not sure yet." He or she is conscientious, has high standards, and is accurate. But under stress, he or she becomes an exacting perfectionist. In conflict, he or she becomes indecisive and unyielding.
A spontaneous decision maker says, "Let's go for it." He or she is bold, decisive, and independent. But under stress, he or she becomes controversial and insensitive. And in conflict, he or she becomes reckless and overconfident.
• Empathize with your spouse. Ask God to help you see the world as your partner sees it. Try to imagine yourself experiencing life as your spouse does. Try to understand why your partner feels the way he or she does. Know that empathizing with your spouse will help create a strong connection with him or her.
• Understand gender differences. Remember that, in conversations, men tend to analyze the information and women tend to sympathize with the speaker. Generally, men are concerned with getting results, achieving goals, and getting to the bottom line efficiently. Women are concerned with harmony and sharing to improve relationships. No matter what your gender, try to use both your head and your heart when talking and listening to your spouse.
• Listen with your "third ear." Give your full attention to what your spouse says and how he or she says it. Ponder your spouse's message so you can hear the message beneath the words. Take the time to acknowledge and show appreciation for your partner's thoughts and feelings.
• Know when to stop talking. Understand that there are certain times when being silent is more effective than talking. Stop talking when one of you isn't ready to discuss the topic at hand; wait for a better time. Stop talking when you've already said it many times and your partner just isn't responding; you may have to agree to disagree. Stop talking when you need more time to think about a question your spouse asks you; this will give you time to come up with a thoughtful response. Stop talking when one of you is being unreasonable; this allows time and space to relax and revisit the discussion later. Stop talking when you've forgotten the problem you were talking about; cool down, remember, then get back on track. Stop talking when you're spewing unsolicited advice or criticism; your spouse probably won't listen to that. Stop talking when you're talking about something so you can avoid doing it; stop procrastinating and start acting.
• Monitor and improve your self-talk. Be aware of the thoughts that run through your mind on a regular basis. Know that they cut physical grooves into your brain and influence you in powerful ways. Think about what you say to yourself, and ask God to correct inaccurate thoughts in your internal dialogue. Decide to think thoughts that respect yourself and your spouse. Think positive thoughts frequently, and after a while, those positive thoughts will cut new grooves in your brain and help you overcome an unhealthy habit of negative thoughts.
• Let your spouse know what you appreciate about him or her. Make a list of things you appreciate about your partner. Focus on character traits (honesty, creativity, etc.) rather than on what he or she does for you. Show your list to your spouse, and ask your spouse to show you his or her list of your own good character traits. Each of you keep your lists in places where you can read them often. Every few months, revise your lists to keep them fresh.
• Strive for connection rather than perfection. Realize that both of you are bound to make mistakes as you strive to communicate better. Give each other permission to do so. Know that you can still connect as long as you make an effort to do so.
Adapted from Love Talk: Speak Each Other's Language Like You Never Have Before, copyright 2004 by Les and Leslie Parrott. Published by Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Mich., www.zondervan.com.
Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott are co-directors of the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University (SPU), a groundbreaking program dedicated to teaching the basics of good relationships. Les Parrott is a professor of clinical psychology at SPU, and Leslie is a marriage and family therapist at SPU. The Parrotts are authors of the Gold Medallion Award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts, Becoming Soul Mates, Love Is, Relationships, and When Bad Things Happen to Good Marriages. They have been featured on Oprah, CBS This Morning, CNN, and The New York Times. They are also frequent guest speakers and have written for a variety of magazines. The Parrotts are hosts of the national radio broadcast Love Talk. They live in Seattle, Washington, with their two sons.


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122 children who entered country illegally in Iowa
A federal official says 122 children who entered the country illegally were sent to Iowa in the first half of the year.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Kenneth Wolfe said Tuesday that the children were placed with sponsors. The news was first reported in the Omaha World Herald.
Gov. Terry Branstad has been opposed to hosting immigrant children in Iowa. Branstad spokesman Jimmy Centers said Tuesday federal officials didn't notify the state about the children until after the newspaper alerted state officials.
On Monday, Branstad said such children should be returned home. He contends federal officials must improve border security.
More than 57,000 youths, mostly from Central America, have crossed into the U.S. illegally since October.


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Almost all neurological disorders can be treated in the best Neurology hospitals in West Delhi. When it comes to treatment at neuro hospitals in West Delhi, the doctors with specialization in this field will be efficient in pain management. In addition, the best nervous system treatment center will treat epilepsy and other issues related to nervous system. The neurology hospitals in West Delhi will also take care of disorders affecting the spinal cord, and nerves system. Neurologists in West Delhi may also involve in clinical research, basic research, clinical trials. Before evaluating the nervous system of patients Neurology doctors in West Delhi, firstly interact with patient to know their medical history. Orchid Hospital and Heart Centre, Bhagat Hospital got the good reviews from patients.