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Study Validates Use of Crescendo Bioscience's Vectra DA Test As An Objective Measure of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
Study Validates Use of Crescendo Bioscience's Vectra DA Test As An Objective Measure of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
– Results Published in Arthritis Care & Research Support Adoption of Multi-Biomarker Blood Test in Combination with Clinical Assessment –
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA – June 26, 2012 – Crescendo Bioscience®, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company, today announced the online publication of results validating the performance of VectraTM DA to measure rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity in Arthritis Care & Research, an official journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). Vectra DA is the only multi-biomarker blood test for RA disease activity that simultaneously integrates 12 key proteins consistently associated with RA disease activity into a single, objective and quantitative score to help physicians make more informed treatment decisions. The study results demonstrate that Vectra DA has a statistically significant association with other validated clinical disease activity measures. Moreover, changes in the Vectra DA algorithm score tracked over time significantly discriminated between clinical responders and non-responders to RA therapy such as TNF antagonists and methotrexate (MTX).
"Current RA treatment guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology recommend periodic quantitative disease assessment as an important component in any treatment plan for patients with RA," said Jeffrey R. Curtis, MD, MS, MPH, lead author of the manuscript and director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Arthritis Clinical Intervention Program. "This study shows that Vectra DA provides a valid and objective measure of disease activity. The results support the use of Vectra DA as a complement to existing clinical assessments to help clinicians assess disease activity over time and in response to RA treatments so as to impact care as well as potentially improve patient outcomes."
Vectra DA was designed to be used in conjunction with existing clinical assessment measures, bringing the crucial understanding of individual disease biology into the mix of factors doctors traditionally consider before proposing or changing treatment plans. The additional insight provided by Vectra DA has the potential to alert physicians to disease activity that is otherwise difficult to detect, given the limitations of clinical assessment methods developed over the last 30 years.
Study Results
The study found that Vectra DA's multi-biomarker disease activity score had a statistically significant association (p<0.001) with DAS28-CRP, a composite algorithm score for the clinical assessment of RA disease activity that is commonly used in RA clinical trials. The validity of the test was established in both seropositive patients (positive for either rheumatoid factor and/or anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies) and seronegative patients (negative for both). Further, for patients initiating methotrexate or anti-TNF therapy, changes in the Vectra DA algorithm score were shown to be significantly associated with changes in clinically-assessed disease activity (p<0.001) and discriminated between clinical responders and non-responders to therapy. These findings confirm the validity of Vectra DA as an objective measure of RA disease activity to help inform patient management decisions.
"Based on the reported real-world experiences, and the study data reported to date, we believe Vectra DA represents a valuable new tool that has the potential to transform how rheumatologists manage RA patients," said Oscar Segurado, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer at Crescendo Bioscience. "Importantly, it is the only quantitative metric available to these doctors that provides an objective value that can assess patients in different practice settings, or the same patients tracked over time, with an unprecedented level of precision and reproducibility . To date, Vectra DA has been ordered by over 400 US rheumatologists to inform the assessment of over 20,000 RA patients."
Study Design
Serum samples from a total of 426 patients that were independent of prior research, both seropositive (230) and seronegative (196), were selected from three cohorts: the Index for Rheumatoid Arthritis Measurement [INFORM] (US), the Brigham and Women's Hospital Rheumatoid Arthritis Sequential Study Registry [BRASS] (US), and the Leiden Early Arthritis Clinic cohort (Netherlands). The study was designed to validate and evaluate the performance of Vectra DA compared to other clinical disease activity measures in both seropositive and seronegative patient groups. The cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between the Vectra DA score and clinical disease activity assessments were characterized separately in both seropositive and seronegative patient groups. The changes associated with the Vectra DA algorithm score and clinical responses 6-12 weeks after initiation of anti-TNF or MTX treatment were evaluated in a separate cohort of 45 patients enrolled in BRASS.
About Rheumatoid Arthritis
RA is a debilitating, chronic disease that affects 1.5 million Americans and leads to inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissues. Without effective treatment, it can result in permanent joint damage and increased risk of other health problems including cardiovascular disease. Physicians have traditionally relied on a combination of subjective clinical assessments, x-ray interpretation and non-specific laboratory tests to try to determine whether a patient is in clinical remission or at risk for joint damage progression. Studies show that some patients continue to experience joint damage progression while in clinical remission as defined by these traditional methods.
About Vectra DA
Vectra DA is the only multi-biomarker blood test for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity that integrates 12 key proteins consistently associated with RA disease activity into a single objective score to help physicians make more informed treatment decisions. Vectra DA testing is performed at Crescendo Bioscience's state-of-the-art laboratory and test results are reported back within 7-10 days. Physicians can receive test results via standard mail, fax or via a private web portal, VectraTMView. Vectra DA is available in the U.S. in 49 states and pending laboratory licensure in NY. For more information on Vectra DA, please visit, www.Vectra-DA.com.
About Crescendo Bioscience®
Crescendo Bioscience is a molecular diagnostics company focused on rheumatology and located in South San Francisco, CA. Crescendo Bioscience develops quantitative, objective, biology-based tests to provide rheumatologists with deeper clinical insights to enable more effective management of patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.crescendobio.com. You can also follow us on Twitter: @CrescendoBio @VectraDA
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MILWAUKEE -- It was a futile exercise, but manager Ron Roenicke and reliever Brandon Kintzler couldn't help but wonder.
In 2014, with expanded replay in place, might Monday's game have ended differently?Full Game Coverage
MILWAUKEE -- It was a futile exercise, but manager Ron Roenicke and reliever Brandon Kintzler couldn't help but wonder.
In 2014, with expanded replay in place, might Monday's game have ended differently?Full Game Coverage
All they could do was wonder, because Roenicke had no recourse when St. Louis rookie Kolten Wong was safe at first base on a very close play with two outs in an eighth inning that was about to turn ugly for the home team. Wong collected the first of six successive two-out hits in a four-run Cardinals rally that beat the Brewers, 8-5, at Miller Park.
By batting around in the inning, the Cardinals erased the impact of Aramis Ramirez's first home run in nearly two months -- a go-ahead, two-run shot in Milwaukee's three-run seventh -- and solved the Brewers' most reliable reliever of late. Kintzler had not allowed a run in his previous 20 1/3 innings, and had allowed only 11 hits in 76 at-bats (.145) against left-handed hitters through Jon Jay's double-play grounder.
That figure began to rise when Wong barely beat a ground ball to third base. The next four batters were all left-handed, and all delivered singles of their own, with Matt Adams rolling a hit through the Brewers' infield shift for a 5-5 tie, and Matt Carpenter's opposite-field hit giving the Cardinals a 6-5 lead.
"If the call goes the other way, we're not standing here," Kintzler said with a shrug.
It was a challenging call for the umpire, Kintzler conceded, because Ramirez's low throw was scooped out of the dirt by first baseman Yuniesky Betancourt. It was precisely the sort of call Roenicke would be allowed to challenge next season under a proposed expansion of instant replay.
For his own benefit, Roenicke watched the slow-motion replay after the game. He was adamant: Wong was out.
Is Kintzler a proponent of replay?
"Today I [am]," he said. "Tomorrow, I might not like it."
Pinch-hitter David Freese greeted the next Brewers reliever, Burke Badenhop, with a two-run insurance double to cap Kintzler's pitching line: two-thirds of an inning, six hits, four earned runs and an ERA boosted from 2.38 to 2.98.
"That's how crazy this game is, right?" Kintzler said. "I give up 11 hits against lefties all year and then give up five in a row. They had a good plan, and next time we'll change our plan and see what happens."
Is there such thing as a good plan against these Cardinals? They entered Monday's games with baseball's best batting average with runners in scoring position at .329, a ridiculous 43 points better than the runner-up Tigers (.286), including .301 with runners in scoring position and two outs. The White Sox rank second in the latter category at .263.
On Monday, the Brewers held the Cardinals to 4-for-13 with runners in scoring position, but all four came in the decisive eighth inning.
"They were relentless right there," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "It started with some hustle with Wong legging that out, and then guys having some big, big at-bats for us."
The Brewers fell to 2-9 against the Cardinals this season, including 0-5 at Miller Park.
"We think we're in a good position, we've got some good pitchers coming in against them that have been doing a great job, and next thing you know, they get runs back," Roenicke said. "I know we make some mistakes against them. If we make pitches, we're going to get them out.
"But for some reason -- it's like [Yadier] Molina, we know there are certain spots you have to stay away from, and he fouls off the tough pitches long enough until you make one of those mistakes, and then he doesn't miss it. They have a few guys like that. It's frustrating. It's frustrating when you play that hard and you get back and you get the lead, and then you give it up."
Ramirez's jack was his first home run since June 26 against the Cubs, two weeks before he succumbed to a second stint on the disabled list for a sprained left knee that has sapped the veteran's power all season. Ramirez was 1-for-18 with a single since returning from the DL before Monday's home run.
Norichika Aoki also homered for Milwaukee, a solo shot in the fifth inning that briefly tied the game at 2, and Jonathan Lucroy finished with three hits and a walk.
Brewers starter Marco Estrada avoided the sort of meltdown that ruined his other home start against St. Louis, but he remained winless in his 11th career appearance against the Cardinals. He surrendered four runs on eight hits in six innings, twice allowing the Cardinals to regain the lead after the Brewers had rallied in the previous half inning for a for a tie.
After Lucroy's third-inning single knotted the game at 1, Estrada surrendered a leadoff single to Allen Craig and an RBI double to Molina in the top of the fourth. And after Aoki's seventh home run of the season made it 2-2 in the fifth inning, Molina hit a one-out single and trotted home on Jay's two-run homer in the sixth.
Jay hit a curveball. Estrada admitted there was "no conviction behind it."
"I kept throwing him curveball after curveball, and on the pitch before it looked like he took a really good swing, but he fouled it off," Estrada said. "That's when I'm like, 'OK, I need to switch it up.' You know, they called another curveball, and inside my head I didn't want to throw it, but I said, 'OK, let's just make a good pitch. The pitch wasn't terrible, but he had just seen so many. When you see the same pitch over and over, eventually, it's going to get hit. That's what happened. …
"It's just really frustrating right now. I keep thinking about that pitch over and over. I wasn't convinced with that pitch."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy.

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She'd make a great sub lure figure either for the main one or a possible 2014 Filmation sub.
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She'd make a great sub lure figure either for the main one or a possible 2014 Filmation sub.
her look is way cool.
Anybody know which DVD disc has the silaxian wars storyboards?
Huntara is still a MUST HAVE from Filmation.
Beautiful, sexy, fearsome. She would be a unique looking character to include among the collection. And the Great Rebellion STILL needs more members!!!
Huntara has won the fan vote! Let's move this puppy out of support & speculation!
Done! So excited she won! I hope we get Lord Masque before too long.
I'm very happy that Huntara won the vote!!!
kind of surprised she won....glad she did tho!...more colorful figure
I'm really glad she won. I think she'll turn out to be a great figure. Can't wait. I'm assuming she'll be slotted in the Fall like Geldor.
Glad she won too. The other character - who I have never even heard of - look like the Eternian flasher.
Wow. It's awesome that Huntara is on the revised road map for 2014 or 2015!
It almost counts as another PoP reveal, along with Kowl, Loo-kee (?), Sea Hawk, Glimmer, Horde Troopers and Modulok!
I'm so happy she won.
Glad Huntra won. One of the few Flimation designs I like. Of course I'm screwed, cause I'm a cherry picker.:sklol:
Wow, I forgot that I started this thread! I did not give up hope, even though I thought she was going to lose. I have said it so many times, but I am so happy that she won!
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I am surprised she won, but I am fine with it. Masque hopefully will appear down the line.
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Huntara has won the fan vote! Let's move this puppy out of support & speculation!
AMAZING. Yes, yes, YES!
Now, where can I read about this Scorpia news?
At least this puts to rest any conspiracy theory that she could not win, and Masque was pre-arranged to win? RIGHT?
I am happy about this outcome. :hogrin:
I was reading a thread over on mattycollector and Catra's Wrath posted that we actually know of 7 figures coming for 2014, Two badd, Hydron, modulock, glimmer, the pic who she said was obvious who it was (scorpia), the weapon that was shown (blade), and...huntara.
Sounds like she won't be pushed to 2015 after all!!!!
I am very happy that HUNTARA will soon see plastic!
I don't buy a lot of female action figures, mainly because of the rising cost of toys/plastic, but this is one figure I cannot wait to own.
It's a She-Ra figure that's actually really badass!!!
What's not to love?
Just curious, what is going on with Huntara's figure? Did Scott even mention her at Toyfair? Are we still getting her in 2014?
However, as another "fan choice" winner will be in 2015 (i.e. Mara), it would make sense to include the other "fan choice" winner in 2014 to distribute them across the two years.
Huntara could be one of the two remaining slots in Club Etheria or in one of the remaining slots in the 2014 main subscription.


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Gosselin: Trade for Erik Cole should help Stars muscle up against bulky bodies of Western Conference foes
Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk took a long, hard look at the numbers before pulling off the Erik Cole-Michael Ryder trade last week.
No, not the statistical numbers.
Nieuwendyk never would have made the deal if stats mattered. Not with Ryder atop the Stars' scoring list with six goals and 14 points at the time of the trade and Cole scuffling along with half those totals in Montreal.
Nieuwendyk was eyeing another set of numbers — the physical numbers.
Cole goes 6-2, 210 and plays a power game. Ryder goes 6-0, 192 and plays a finesse game. Cole goes to the net. Ryder goes to the open spaces. Cole is a bull, Ryder a sniper.
Nieuwendyk coveted Cole's size, so he gave the deal a thumb's up. Cole scored his first goal for the Stars from the slot powering to the net Sunday in a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues.
The Stars need size. They are one of the smallest teams in the NHL and need to get bigger going forward this season in the Pacific Division and in future years when the Stars could be competing in a proposed Midwest Division of a realigned NHL.
Size matters in hockey.
"I think it's really important," Nieuwendyk said. "Look at St. Louis, San Jose, Anaheim … there's a lot of weight out there. That was one of our thought processes when we acquired Cole. He's a big guy who can skate and plays on the inside. He challenges the opposing team."
The Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup last season. They have nine forwards and seven defensemen over 200 pounds. Four of their forwards go 225 or more.
Chicago has the best team in the NHL this season. The Blackhawks have eight forwards and six defensemen over 200 pounds. Anaheim is the second-best team in the Western Conference. The Ducks also have eight forwards and six defensemen over 200 pounds. Phoenix, which won the Pacific Division a year ago, has 11 forwards and four defensemen over 200 pounds.
With the acquisition of Cole, the Stars now have four forwards and four defensemen over 200 pounds.
"We were light," Nieuwendyk said. "We were a team that could be pushed to the outside. Now we're taking the steps and adding people that will allow us to play more on the inside."
When the NHL realigns, the Stars will find themselves in a division with Chicago — and teams that are even bigger. Winnipeg is gigantic with nine forwards and six defensemen over 200 pounds, Minnesota has nine forwards and four defensemen over that weight and St. Louis seven forwards and five defensemen.
That's why the Stars needed youngsters Brenden Dillon and Jamie Oleksiak playing with the parent club this season. Without them, their defense is tiny by NHL standards. Dillon brings the muscle at 6-2, 228 and Oleksiak the length at 6-7, 242.
Oleksiak is only 20 and has twice been recalled from the club's AHL affiliate this season. The Stars need him to mature quickly.
"We haven't wanted to rush Oleksiak," Nieuwendyk said. "He got a taste of it earlier in the year, then went back down. When he did, the coaches down in Austin said his confidence went to a new level.
"Since he's been back, we've felt he's played a more robust style. He's a big body that takes up space. He leans on you and squashes you. He's playing better, and he's going to get better."
Nieuwendyk beefed up his lineup in the off-season when he signed free-agent forward Jaromir Jagr (6-3, 240) and defenseman Aaron Rome (6-1, 218). Now comes Cole.
Since taking over as GM in 2009, Nieuwendyk has been busy drafting size with premium picks as well: Alex Chiasson (6-3, 206), Brett Ritchie (6-3, 209) and Radek Faksa (6-3, 200) at forward and Oleksiak and Patrick Nemeth (6-4, 233) on defense.
"Niewy is always talking size," Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said. "He thinks you need to be bigger. Look at our drafts. Those guys are all 6-3 and 6-4. To compete out here you need size. Look at the guys LA brought in for their playoff run last year. You need that."
Size shrinks the offensive end. Size squeezes the defense and the crease. The Stars reaped those benefits in the past from power forwards Bill Guerin (34 goals in 2003-04) and James Neal (27 goals in 2009-10). Jamie Benn provides that size and power on this team, and the arrival of Cole doubles the potential.
The game becomes more physical in the postseason, and the bigger teams benefit. Nieuwendyk wants his team to be one of those beneficiaries. Thus, the push for size. Thus, the trade for Cole.
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SNOHOMISH — The Mountlake Terrace boys track team defeated Glacier Peak 80-65 and Meadowdale 104-40 to finish the Wesco 3A season undefeated (9-0) for the first time in school history in a dual meet between the three schools on Thursday.
Gifton Okoronkwo topped the 45-foot mark in the triple jump once again for the Hawks, finishing in first place with a jump of 45 feet, 3.5 inches. Other highlights for Mountlake Terrace included Jack Pearce winning the 1,600-meter final with a time of 4 minutes, 33.89 seconds and Quinnell Mason breaking the 52-second mark in the 400 meter for the first time in his career, with a time of 51.98.
"The excitement is there," said Hawks head coach Russ Vincent. "I don't care who you are. It's nice to go undefeated anytime in any sport."
On the girls side Glacier Peak defeated Mountlake Terrace 89-60 and the Hawks defeated the Mavericks 95.5-40.5.
Amy-Eloise Neale paced the Grizzlies in the 800-meter final with a time of 2:13.09, more than twenty seconds ahead of teammate Sam Northrop. The Mountlake Terrace girls were led by freshman Chinne Okoronkwo, who finished first in the long jump with her personal best 18-1.
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Team scores: Mountlake Terrace 80, Glacier Peak 65; Mountlake Terrace 104, Meadowdale 40.
110 hurdles—Logan Coleman (GP) 16.55; 100—Duane Dahl (MLT) 11.37; 1,600—Jack Pearce (MLT) 4:33.89; 400 relay—Mountlake Terrace (Quinnell Mason, Joshua Kim, Dahl, Gifton Okoronkwo) 44.15; 400—Mason (MLT) 51.98; 300 hurdles—Dahl (MLT) 43.36; 800—Yohans Tewolde (MLT) 2:06.95; 200—Kim (MLT) 23.74; 3,200—Dominic Giordano (M) 10:30.25; 1,600 relay—Mountlake Terrace (Michael Gincherman, Riley Morrin, Chase DeAlba, Joseph May) 3:32.72; High jump—Margaryonta Kilcup (M) 5-10; Long jump—Daryl Derbecker (GP) 20-08; Triple jump—Gifton Okoronkwo (MLT) 45-03.50; Shot put—Michael Cummings (M) 45-04.50; Discus—Brett Potter (MLT) 139-11; Javelin—Beau Kennedy (MLT) 168-05; Pole vault—Daniel An (MLT) 11-00.
Team scores: Glacier Peak 89, Mountlake Terrace 60; Mountlake Terrace 95.5, Meadowdale 40.5.
100 hurdles—McKenna Hunt (MLT) 16.83; 100—Jessica Miller (GP) 15.00; 1,600—Haley Suarez (M) 5:11.40; 400 relay—Glacier Peak (Maddi Kuligoski, Miller, Baylee Barnes, Sydney Mendenhall) 52.04; 400—Maddi Kuligoski (GP) 1:03.92; 300 hurdles—Hunt (MLT) 48.88; 800—Amy-Eloise Neale (GP) 2:13.09; 200—Miller (GP) 26.56; 3,200—Katherine Walter (MLT) 11:56.19; 800 relay—Glacier Peak (Olivia Lytle, Mikayla Ingram, India Smith, Reanna Jarchow) 1:53.68; 1,600 relay—Glacier Peak (Neale, Sydney Mendenhall, Barnes, Miller) 4:14.43; High jump—Ingram (GP) 4-10; Long jump—Chinne Okoronkwo (MLT) 18-01; Triple jump—Okoronkwo (MLT) 38-07; Shot put—Hailee Malins (MLT) 33-07; Discus—Malins (MLT) 91-10; Javelin—Kayla Pruitt (M) 86-06; Pole vault—Jenna Hess (GP) 10-00.


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5 Things You Missed On Instagram Last Night: Rihanna Stans For 'Breaking Bad'
You can only scroll through Instagram with one eye open like CBS for so long. Eventually you've gotta stop thumbing. Here's what you missed while you were catching Zzzs last night
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Teacher & Student Blogs
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This is a space for Windsor Central Supervisory Union teachers and students to share stories about their place-based learning adventures. The National Park is partnering with local teachers in a program called Park Research that allows teachers and students to go deeper in strengthening their connection with their public lands and community through curriculum based learning.
Sustainability is about making choices
December 13, 2012
At the park, students engaged in conversations about choice, resources, decision making, and limits. They eagerly explored different systems that the park has installed with an eye toward becoming more self-reliant and reducing fossil fuel use. At each stop, students took photographs that helped them define what made the system sustainable, or not. Finally, some reflected on decisions that they make in their own lives and what factors influence these choices.
Students discovered the vastness in a drop of water, the pinprick size of Earth in Space, and the curious similarities and differences between these worlds. J Haley
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For the past couple of years local environmental science students have been involved in mercury monitoring projects at the park. Read more about how these High School science students have shared the results of their research at Dartmouth College. Read More


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The Dover youth football and cheerleading programs will host registration for the 2013 season from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Old Gym on the Dover school campus. Other registration dates are April 13 and April 20 from 10 a.m. until noon.
Sign-ups are open to children in Dover schools going into grades 4-6. Participates also must not turn 13 before Nov. 10. New players must submit a copy of birth certificate. Registration costs are $50 for one child, $95 for two children and $135 for three children.
For more information, contact football commissioner Joseph Brown at (479) 692-9820 or cheerleading commissioner Amber Baggett at 747-0408.
Softball umpire clinic Saturday
A softball umpire clinic will begin with 8:30 a.m. registration Saturday at the Boys and Girls Club of the Arkansas River Valley in Russellville. The clinic will be from 9 a.m. to noon and will cover all aspects of umpiring fast- and slow-pitch softball.
Clinician will be Charles Lemley, a 10-year college fast pitch umpire, a longtime slow pitch umpire and several years of college and high school baseball experience. The clinic fee is $15. Troy Norton, ASA youth UIC, will register summer youth league umpires. All prospective umpires for youth, high school, church and open leagues are encouraged to attend. For more information call 970-5248 or 967-3426.
5K run/walk Saturday
A 5K run/walk to benefit the River Valley Heat basketball teams has been scheduled for April 6 at Bona Dea Trails.
Entry fee is $25 per runner or walker, and every participant will receive a T-shirt if they pre-register by March 15. Email firstname.lastname@example.com for additional information.
Rumble on the River softball tournament
The Rumble on the River benefit softball tournament is scheduled for April 12-14 at Pleasant View Park. Recreation divisions (ARV and B and G) will compete April 12-13, while USSSA C and open divisions (8-under, 10-under, 12-under, 14-under) will compete April 13-14.
Entry fee is $150 per team with a three-game guarantee and Saturday finish, and a $200 entry fee per USSSA, 10-under, 12-under, 14-under C and open divisions.
For more information, call 264-1316 or 970-4139.
Benefit golf tournament April 12
The Russellville Adult Education Center and the Arkansas River Valley Literacy Council will host the first Scholarship Golf Tournament on April 12 at Galla Creek Country Club in Pottsville. A lunch will be provided at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon for the golf.
Proceeds from the tournament will enable the organizations to provide educational opportunities for their students.
The entry fee of $165 per team includes a cart. Various sponsorship levels are available.
The deadline to register is April 5.
Call center director Gregg Grant at 968-5244 or mail the Russellville Adult Education Center, P.O. Box 928, Russellville AR 72811.
Fourth annual tennis scholarship
A scholarship(s) will be awarded to a graduating senior with a GPA of 2.5 or above and a member of a high school tennis team for a minimum of two years in a school under the umbrella of the Arkansas River Valley Tennis Association (ARVTA), which includes Russellville, Clarksville, Dover, Pottsville, Atkins and Dardenelle.
He/she must plan to attend an Arkansas university or college. Applicants must submit an essay (minimum 500 words) detailing why they are deserving of this scholarship and how tennis has influenced them. Applications must be received on or before March 31 to be considered.
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I recently acquired a 4x5 Crown Graphic - later model with a top rangefinder - and would like to use my Vivtar 283 or 285HV flash unit with the camera. The shutter has the more modern PC connection so getting the sync wire is not a problem. I'd like to get a flash bracket for the thing and would like to hear opinions from the folks here. The
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I'm pretty sure that if you look around here, you'll find a very similar topic from maybe a year ago. I asked the same questions... But, I wasn't willing to pay the incredible prices for commercial flash brackets! I did accomplish a few things though.
First, it was suggested that Graflex (and others) had made an adapter that mounts on top of the old bulb flash battery case with a modern flash mount on it. Never could find one until I finally got my Strob 500 package. Anyway, so I made one that works just fine. Found a 1 1/2 inch PVC screw-on pipe end. With just a touch of sanding on the threads inside, and a small 'notch' to allow a screw head to pass inside, it slides over the top of the bulb flash battery case. Then a 1/4 inch hole through the middle to screw into a standard PC-to-hot shoe adapter and off I went. Cost about 10 bucks total.
Wasn't completely happy with that since I got my Sunpak 622. A bit too heavy for that kind of mount. So I bought a pair of 1 1/2 inch Graflex flash brackets, cut them and made them fit the handle of the 622. Now that mounts directly on the original Speed or crown flash bracket mount. This won't help your 283 though.
Next, I wanted a heavy duty 'universal' flash bracket after finding out the 622 wouldn't work with my Minolta X-700 with a motor drive on it. So I wound up at the local lumber yard/hardware store and found an 'L' bracket brace. It's about 9 inches long on each side and maybe 1 inch wide and a good 3/8 thick, with pre-drilled holes every inch or so. Any hardware store that carries stuff for large doors or fences will have these. I drilled a few 1/4 inch holes to screw through a 1/4-20 thumb screw to hold the cameras on one side. Glued a thin sheet of cork on the inside (top) so it would hold the camera better. Then mounted a Graflex flash mount bracket to the other side. It can now hold any flash that uses the old standard gralfex flash mounting brackets. then I made a block that screws to the very top with a 1/4-20 mounting screw and attached another PC-to-hot shoe adapter to that. So it can also hold any newer hot-shoe type electronic flash. It fits all my cameras from the 35mm to the 4x5's and hold all my flashes. I can even screw a tripod into any of the extra 1/4-20 tapped holes on the bottom side. Total cost for this one, about 15 bucks. The PC-to hot shoe adapter was the most expensive item for both at about 7 bucks or so...
But if you want to buy a fancy commercial one, more power to ya
I just couldn't stand the cost of one for what they are...
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Check out the J-26 Flash adapter made by Jones Photo Equipment. It looks exactly like the metal mount I have for my Graflex battery case.
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The products of Jones Photo Equip. are made by one old man [whose name isn't Jones, by the way]. He is fun to talk to. If that mount doesn't fit exactly, I'd bet he'll be happy to make you one that does. And, his prices are very reasonable.
Here's the info:
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(818) 766-0250 Fax
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Reading is the vehicle of life. Being literate allows one to navigate daily tasks, communicate, interact with others, express love for another, solve disagreements and - maybe the most important - to be confident in living one's life. No child should have to hang their head low because they don't know a word or what it means. No child should have to avoid speaking with adults or their peers because of fear of being the one who just can't keep up with the conversation. No child should have to travel through this life without the key to success - reading.
The best part about reading is we, as parents, don't have to wait until the teenage years to allow our kids to experience this vehicle. We don't have to worry about them staying out all night, getting in a wreck or signing a speeding ticket. No, all we have to do is begin reading with them early. We can hopefully spark their imaginations and then let their magnificent minds take over. If we can do that, reading will be a tool in their arsenal for life.
On Sunday, Russellville's Bookcase for Every Child Project culminated its inaugural campaign at Arkansas Tech University for 51 young people and their families.
The endgame of the project, which will be an annual effort, was the presentation of about 50 hand-crafted bookcases to deserving families. The bookcases were donned with a personal nameplate stating it to be the personal library of the child. We also presented the children with a starter set of books.
All the smiles found their way to the collective heart of the committee. I was filled with excitement and pleasure when I saw these kids' eyes light up. I just knew it was all worth it and I knew we had taken a step in allowing these kids to learn how to love reading. Right now, for these 3-5-year-olds, it's all about creating excitement about reading. It's all about letting them know that the adults in their life think reading is cool. Monkey see, monkey do.
Several months ago, the committee set out to be the first community outside of Conway to accomplish this project. The project is the brainchild of syndicated columnist Jim Davidson of Conway. The Conway project is now working on its fourth awards ceremony. We're also proud to know North Little Rock's committee has been formed, and Yell County is beginning to take steps to do the same.
It is spreading and it will make an impact.
Until we start construction of the cases for next year, the committee will focus on organizing community members to read to these young students to reinforce that reading is in style and should be apart of every one's life. If you're interested in reading, call me or e-mail me at The Courier.
The project is supported by numerous volunteers and the sale of Davidson's book, "Learning, Earning and Giving Back." All the proceeds from book sales go toward the continuation of the project. To help us ensure the project carries on for more kids, we encourage you to buy a book the next time you visit The Courier, 201 E. Second St.; Liberty Bank, 401 N. Arkansas Ave.; Vintage Books, 602 E. Parkway; The Depot, 100 N. Denver and C Street; or the Russellville Chamber of Commerce, 708 W. Main.
We also accept gently-used or brand-new children's books for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds to support the starter sets. Books can always be donated at The Courier. Just look for the big blue tub in our lobby.
I want to thank all the committee members, people who donated books and/or bought a book and the organizations who helped us pull it off. We will be running a thank you ad including these fine people in an upcoming edition.
I want thank the families for caring about their own and reading to their children. I also want to thank the kids for just being kids. You're enthusiasm Sunday afternoon touched all who witnessed it.


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India's Fiscal Deficit May Pleasantly Surprise
The Indian government's efforts to control its swollen fiscal deficit finally seem to be paying off, though not everyone is convinced.
Some economists think a recent clampdown on government spending suggests Finance Minister P. Chidambaram may not only keep the fiscal deficit within the revised 5.3% target, but actually spring a surprise by reducing it to the original budget target of 5.1%.
The target was raised to 5.3% in late October, reflecting the impact of heavy government spending on subsidies and a slowdown in revenue growth as the economy stuttered.
The country's weak fiscal health has prompted global rating agencies Fitch and Standard & Poor's to warn India could lose its investment grade status if corrective measures aren't taken promptly. The agencies last year downgraded India's sovereign rating outlook to "negative" from "stable." Fitch reiterated that outlook last month, saying the worsening fiscal situation has become a bigger threat than inflation and an economic slowdown.
In a renewed effort to revive growth, the Indian government has since September taken measures to allow greater foreign direct investment in sectors such as retail and civil aviation, as well as increased state-set prices of diesel to reduce subsidies that strain its finances. Last month, India also liberalized the price setting mechanism for diesel, allowing state-run retailers to make small but periodic increases.
However, many reform steps such as easing foreign investment restrictions in the pension and insurance sectors still need to be approved by Parliament, where the government could face stiff opposition.
Mr. Chidambaram has also asked government departments to cut unnecessary spending, including on travel and conferences. Some of the planned spending on long-term development programs is also being deferred to next fiscal year. There hasn't been any official statement on by how much the government plans to cut spending.
Economists question the quality of such fiscal adjustment. Reducing long-term development expenses might help check the deficit, but it would come at the cost of delaying implementation of social and economic development programs.
In December, the government posted a fiscal surplus of 82 billion rupees ($1.5 billion) as revenue exceeded spending, marking a sharp turnaround from a fiscal deficit of 450 billion rupees in November.
A fiscal surplus is fairly uncommon in developing economies under pressure to spend more to grow rapidly and improve living conditions of their people.
Sonal Varma, an economist at Nomura, said the government's effort to cut spending was "laudable."
"If the government slashes plan expenditure by 28% in the fiscal year to March 2013, as reported in the media, and postpones subsidy payments, then the revised fiscal deficit target will be in the realms of possibility with a chance of even undershooting it," she added.
Nomura added that the rate of increase in government spending between September and December came down to less than one percent from 20% in April-August.
Not all economists are convinced that the government has done enough to control the deficit.
Morgan Stanley still forecasts the fiscal deficit to be at 5.7% of gross domestic product this fiscal year, well over the government's target and same as in last fiscal year.
"If the government becomes more aggressive in reducing expenditure growth in the remaining part of the fiscal year, it is possible that the fiscal deficit will move lower by 0.1-0.2% of GDP from our current estimate," analysts Upasana Chachra and Chetan Ahya said in a research note.
Worries also remain that the government may buckle under political pressure and go slow on increasing fuel prices as such a move could stoke inflation and hurt its electoral prospects in several state polls due this year. Federal elections are also scheduled for 2014.
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Selena Gomez knows she's not the easiest person to date. The singer/actress opened up about past relationships in the April issue of Harper's Bazaar, all while eating fried pickles at Hooters.
"I've dated people that are not in the industry, and it does get really hard and stressful," she told the magazine. "My first boyfriend wasn't, and it all sort of started happening. I felt bad."
With ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber's meltdown making headlines, Gomez reflected on love.
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Dice-K walks tightrope in Game 2
Righty yields three runs, but leaves after five with high pitch count
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
So it only stood to reason that he would pull a five-and-fly and leave the Red Sox in a position to win Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the Angels on Friday night at Angel Stadium.
Matsuzaka needed 108 pitches to get through five innings of work in which he allowed three runs on eight hits with three walks and five strikeouts. His inability to put batters away quickly forced the Red Sox to dip into their bullpen early, but his ability to put them away eventually without major damage allowed Boston to maintain its early advantage.
"I said before the game that he doesn't give in, and he certainly didn't," manager Terry Francona said of Matsuzaka, who ended up with a no-decision when the Angels tied it in the eighth. "He finds a way to make a pitch. But, boy, did they make him work."
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They really made him work in a 36-pitch fifth inning. Mark Teixeira and Vladimir Guerrero drew walks to open the inning, and Torii Hunter singled to bring home a run and make it 5-3. With the game on the line, Dice-K got Juan Rivera to swing through a slider for a strikeout, got Howie Kendrick to fly out to center and got pinch-hitter Kendry Morales to pop out to third to end the inning and the threat.
"That was the ultimate tightrope," Francona said after Boston's 7-5 victory.
Matsuzaka's been walking such tightropes all year, which helps to explain how he won 18 games in the regular season yet only pitched 167 2/3 innings over 29 starts. He had seven wins in games in which he worked six innings or less, and that was the highest total in such a situation in the big leagues.
On this night, he faced an Angels team that strayed from its aggressive approach and got a little more patient.
"I wasn't exactly sure what to expect," Dice-K said through an interpreter. "For me, my game plan was to get ahead in the count and to pitch aggressively. I didn't think that they were waiting me out too much, but if I had a little more success against the middle of their order, the game would have been a little bit easier."
Matsuzaka didn't make it easy on his bullpen, which was summoned in the sixth. Hideki Okajima got through the sixth without incident, but he and Justin Masterson combined to let a run across in the seventh, when Masterson walked home an inherited run. The Angels tied it in the eighth, when Masterson gave up a leadoff triple to Chone Figgins and Jonathan Papelbon allowed the game-tying sacrifice fly to Teixeira.
But this game had a happy ending for Dice-K and his teammates. And it seems no matter how many innings he pitches in his starts this season, the end result is usually a happy one for the Red Sox.
"It was a struggle for me throughout," he said. "But it was a great win for the team."
Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Does MOA really want to play the role of matchmaker and carry the burdens that go with it? We already give people the chance to build friendships based upon common interest. That should be enough.
A singles ride? Great idea. A dating forum? Not so much.
Last edited by ARGENT BRICK; 09-26-2012 at 08:30 AM.
Current Ride: 1995 K75 Standard
Past: 1978 Yamaha XS 750, 1976 BMW R60/6
I met my wife at a BMW club rally in New Hampshire.
We saw each other again at the National in Redmond, circa 2004.
We got married in June. One of our friends owns a bike shop. We didn't care that he came straight from work.
It took a few months but finally I got her wedding present sorted out. The guy in the photo above helped a ton. This weekend we're going to Color in the Catskills with her new ride.
So.... Get on your bike, go to rallies, see the world with an open mind and you never know you might just meet the woman of your dreams. Sitting at home surfing the web? Not so much.
So...after many, many threads on the BMW face book site on the subject I dared to create a page on face book...for singles to meet, gab, and maybe plan some events or simple meeting places. The site name is: BMW singles...hope to meet you there
Lake Superior Rider
Where is it written that you have know someone before you can date them. When you were in high school and a student you did not know ask you out for the prom or just an evening out and about, did you not consider that a date?
Please enlighten me as to what you define as a "date".
Current Ride: 1995 K75 Standard
Past: 1978 Yamaha XS 750, 1976 BMW R60/6
So change the thread title to something else; possibly "interested singles" or "singles meet ups". Whatever.
My thoughts are simply it's just not worth a pissing match, Lynn. If you don't agree with the premise, don't participate.
There are a ton of lonely heart biker dating forums already. Just have to google. http://www.google.com/search?q=motor...hrome&ie=UTF-8
Better to get away from the computer and go experience life. A few posts up is a great suggestion. Get out and do the things that you are interested in and everything else usually will fall into place. Or you can check on Craigslist...
"Hey, where you goin'?" "Nowhere in particular." "Man, I wish I was you." "Well, Hang in there..."
It is my understanding that topics like politics, religion, and sex should avoided in any MOA forum discussion, and rightfully so. Yet, for many people, a "singles forum" will easily cross to any one of these three areas. Relationships, religion, sex and politics all go hand in hand.
I am not against someone finding a SO that likes to ride motorcycles. I just question if the MOA is the correct agency to make that happen. Surely a local BMW club or a formal online dating service for bikers is better suited for the logistics of this sort of thing.
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Current Ride: 1995 K75 Standard
Past: 1978 Yamaha XS 750, 1976 BMW R60/6
The BMW Motorcycle Owners of America*was formed in April of 1972 as an all volunteer organization. According to the Articles of Incorporation the BMW MOA was formed for the purpose to operate and maintain a national BMW motorcycle owners club. The goal of the club is to promote the camaraderie and friendship of individual members and BMW motorcycle clubs
"The BMW MOA was established around thirty years ago "to foster communications and a sense of family among BMW motorcycle enthusiasts." We take that to mean that we are here to take care of each other by pooling our collective experiences for everyone's benefit. Or to make that even simpler, it is not the machines, but the people that they hang around with that make the difference. The diversity of today's BMW motorcycle owners and their motorcycles makes for some interesting and exciting prospects. "
How those words of description are interpreted and the intonation you give interesting and exciting prospects will speak volumes on your take of this topic. The trouble with on-line discussions is the difficulty of getting intonation across in print.
Is the MOA 'supporting' actively supporting something when it allows members to come together in a way they choose and comply with the organization's behavior guidelines in the process?
Religion, abortion, politics and firearms the Posting Guidelines banned topics. Sex is discussed regularly in threads -overtly or covertly- but well within the limits of other behavior guidelines.
In my time on the forum I have seen: threads asking for dating advice, discussions about when and how to ask someone to marry them, how to get someones attention, GLBT topics, celebrations or weddings, on-line stalking of a member by their spouse as their marriage broke up, on-line group therapy of sorts for recently divorced and widowed. The forum members and moderators dealt with all of it. Sometimes quite nicely others not so neatly but the forum is still here and grew in the process.
I am more than a little dubious about the legal concerns over allowing a thread , for example, in the Campfire section. Frankly I believe the MOA is far more at risk with bad/outdated repair and maintenance advice posted with the best of intentions in threads or stickies. My biggest concern is from defenders of MOA Sanctity riding into threads and causing more trouble for the moderators and membership than anything that will go on under our current guidelines. Obviously YMMV.
I am not a member of a local club. Their meeting times, interest etc don't seem to work for me. (In Fly-Over-Land they can be as far or further away than dealers.) I would like to get together with single riders. My wife is gone, I am not particularly looking for someone to take her place. I don't think dating is my main or even a secondary interest. I love may married friends but frankly at times they are boring and completely out of touch with life as adult singles live it on a day to day basis. I would like expand my circle of single friends and ones that seem to share some of my interest.
This thread has had a interesting life. I don't think renaming it is the best idea but may work. A better idea would be for singles to start other threads and discussions focused at our interests and see where it goes.
Pass the mustard and UP THE REVOLUTION!
My concern as a moderator would be a date gone wrong and fellow member bashing that could result from the experience...or two members trying to get the attention of a third might result in some hurt feelings here on the forum.
I don't want to even try to get in the moderation headaches that could cause.And it will.
As Mika mentioned, there have been some issues even with married folks dissolving a union...ugly and hard to manage here.
Anyways, just thinking on screen here...I don't set the guidelines.
Steve Henson
SABMWRA MOA Club#62's Flat Fixer/ current forum moderator
It's not the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away-D.Dillon/G. Strait
Can we have a loose women/loose men forum too?
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Kazmir wants to be one of Tribe's five guys
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Angels released left-hander Scott Kazmir two seasons ago. On Monday afternoon, they got to see how much progress the pitcher has made in his comeback attempt with the Indians in a scoreless tie at Goodyear Ballpark.
Kamir matched Jered Weaver's four shutout innings, continuing his push for the fifth spot in Cleveland's starting rotation.
"He attacked the zone," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "They had a good lineup today, so it was a good test for him. I thought he did really well."
Kazmir, who is in camp with the Tribe as a non-roster invitee, was released by the Angels in June 2011. The lefty said that fact did not provide any extra motivation on Monday.
"No," Kazmir said. "It was just fun seeing those guys before the game and having a chance to talk to them. Besides that, I was just locked in getting whatever I had to do done."
Cleveland has thrown Kazmir -- along with Carlos Carrasco, Trevor Bauer, Corey Kluber and Daisuke Matsuzaka -- into the mix for its lone rotation vacancy. The lefty has answered the call so far, turning in 11 shutout innings between Cactus League contests and one Minor League "B" game appearance.
Overall this spring, Kazmir has scattered eight hits with 13 strikeouts and two walks.
Against the Angels, Kazmir allowed no runs on three hits with four strikeouts and one free pass. He allowed a leadoff single to Mark Trumbo in the second inning, but then induced a double-play groundout off the bat of Howard Kendrick and followed that with a strikeout of Vernon Wells. Los Angeles had three baserunners between the third and fourth innings, but it was unable to score off the lefty.
"Everything went well," Kazmir said. "I felt pretty good out there. I wasn't as sharp as I wanted to be, but at the same time, I was throwing strikes. That's all you can ask for at this time. It went well."
Weaver -- third in the balloting for the American League Cy Young Award last season -- held Cleveland to no runs on three hits in his four innings for the Angels. The right-hander mixed in six strikeouts and allowed two walks in his outing.
"I didn't want to keep getting banged around," Weaver said, "so I wanted to mix in some offspeed pitches and was able to keep them off-balance. It's coming along. Arm slot and mechanics are becoming more consistent, like you would expect in your third, fourth and fifth start."
Matsuzaka -- also a non-roster invitee this spring for the Indians -- worked a scoreless sixth inning, but left the game with calf cramps after throwing a few warmup pitches before the seventh. The right-hander has allowed two runs on 10 hits with three strikeouts and one walk in eight innings in Cactus League play for Cleveland this spring.
Up next for Indians: Following Tuesday's scheduled off-day, Cleveland will head to Glendale, Ariz., on Wednesday for a 4:05 p.m. ET Cactus League clash with the White Sox. Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, who projects as the Tribe's No. 2 starter, is slated to work five frames against the Indians' American League Central rivals. Setup man Joe Smith, and bullpen hopefuls Cody Allen and Bryan Shaw, are also scheduled to pitch for Cleveland. A live webcast of the game will be available on indians.com.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Investigations Done Right Will Benefit the Country, Lee Hamilton '52 Writes
June 12, 2013
"By my count, 11 separate Washington investigations are looking into the three big issues besetting the Obama Administration right now: Benghazi, IRS targeting of tea party groups, and the Justice Department's pursuit of national security leaks to Associated Press reporters," begins a column by Lee H. Hamilton. The former congressman and 1952 graduate of DePauw University opines, "Each case raises important questions, and the investigations offer Americans the chance to find out what went wrong and to fix the problem. But that will only happen if the investigators -- on Capitol Hill and within the executive branch -- do it right."
The Democrat continues, "I've done my share of digging into complex matters -- as co-chair of the Iran-Contra Special Committee, of the 9-11 Commission and the Iraq Study Group -- and what I know is this: an investigation ought to be forward-looking and constructive, focused on a key question that is important to the American people. What does it take to keep our U.S. missions secure? That's what the Benghazi inquiry is really about. How do we make sure the IRS remains rigorously non-partisan and competently managed? In the AP case, how should the government balance respect for freedom of the media against the need to safeguard national security? These are matters of national interest, and the investigations give us a chance to pursue each of them.
"But retaining a laser-like focus on what really counts is difficult in Washington. Any inquiry is bound to arouse people and groups who have something at stake in it, and they will fight long and hard to make sure their point of view prevails. Politicians look for partisan advantage. The federal bureaucracy protects its turf, and agencies do everything they can to spin testimony or cast blame elsewhere. Lobbyists protect the interests they represent. The White House always wants to shield the President, and can be counted on to drag its heels if an investigation heads in a direction it doesn't like," writes the veteran statesman.
"To ensure that legislative investigators stay on track, their overall approach is crucial. Most important, they need to come in with an open mind and focus on the facts. It's amazing how much time gets spent arguing over what took place. Determining this is the bedrock of a good investigation, because once you get an understanding of events and how they came about, it becomes much easier to discern and agree upon solutions for the future."
Hamilton, who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and later co-chaired the 9/11 Commission and Iraq Study Group, calls the process of conducting a congressional investigation "a minefield. But if the purpose is clear -- getting to the bottom of what happened and coming up with approaches to fix the institutional shortcomings that come to light -- and the methods are open, fair, bi-partisan, and trustworthy, the benefits to the American people can last for years."
Read the complete essay in the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Now director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University, Lee H. Hamilton authored Strengthening Congress; How Congress Works and Why You Should Care; and A Creative Tension: The Foreign Policy Roles of the President and Congress. "Despite no longer being an elected representative, the former 9th District Indiana Congressman continues in his lifelong work toward making the American legislative process stronger, smarter and better," noted the News and Tribune of Jeffersonville, Indiana last month.
Hamilton, a history major and basketball standout as an undergraduate, has been a frequent visitor to DePauw over the years and delivered an Ubben Lecture on March 15, 2011.Back


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Look At The Roster He Left Us With Besides Stat Melo Chandler
Who Do We Have All Scrubs Shumpert Is Excluded Hes Too Young
Did He Really Think We Could Win With Douglass At Pg Smh
Look At The Roster He Left Us With Besides Stat Melo Chandler
Who Do We Have All Scrubs Shumpert Is Excluded Hes Too Young
Did He Really Think We Could Win With Douglass At Pg Smh
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It doesn't matter who he signs if D'antoni doesn't play them or use them right. He has made minor moves several times this season to try and get things going and trying to get things to work better.
Yeah I mean really. He signed a guy in Mike Bibby who used to run the P&R great with Chris Webber in SAC and with Josh Smith and Al Horford in Atlanta....does Mike D'Antoni tell Bibby and Amar'e to play the pick and roll? Hell no, he instead things having Toney Douglas chuck up 3's is a better idea
Surprised you didn't call him a fraud...
How the hell did he not get Barea in the Chandler deal when I think about it all he had to do was get a team to take on Toney and Bill since they had expiring contracts anyway it wouldn't hurt them. We'd then not have to wait for Baron and have a PG who can at least make things happen for us.
Barea-Shumpert-Anthony-Stoudemire-Chandler looks real good to me
What I think will come back to haunt us in the future was not doing a sign and trade for Chandler. That amnesty clause is like a get out of jail free card.
If we fire Grunwald, another Grunwald will step in the door.....or another Isiah ...doesn't really make a difference as long as Dolan sits on his thrown, constantly blowing things.
Honestly man if every Knick fan donates like $10 we should be able to hire somebody who can do a job on Dolan.........at the same time Spike needs to find a couple investors like Donald Trump, Puffy etc who are willing to invest money and they could buy the Knicks from a Dolan-less MSG group, with Spike beeing the new man in charge, hiring a great GM (who is allowed to do his job) and a great coach and start from there.
Dolan is way too young, we're in for another 20 years of pain if this guy doesn't leave this place soon....just saying.


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