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The Rev. Jim Bacik celebrates Mass at Corpus Christi University Parish. The 75-year-old priest is to say his final Masses there June 24.
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With his July 1 retirement rapidly approaching, the Rev. Jim Bacik is being asked over and over why he decided to become a priest.
It may seem like a straightforward question, but there are no simple answers for the deep-thinking Catholic priest, pastor, theologian, teacher, and author.
It's a question he's pondered for 50 years, often waving it off as one of life's great mysteries.
"Everyone asks me this. I have no answer to it," Father Bacik said in an interview at the Dorr Street Cafe, a blue-collar bar and grill where the waitstaff all know him by name and remind him to eat his sandwich before it gets cold.
It wasn't as if he heard God calling him to the priesthood, he said. There was no epiphany, no clear moment of decision.
One minute he was set to go to the University of Dayton to play baseball, with dreams of someday playing professionally; the next minute he found himself enrolled at St. Meinrad seminary in Indiana, preparing for the priesthood.
Only now at age 75, just days before his retirement, does he feel "comfortable" with an explanation, Father Bacik said.
"I think I felt a sense of obligation to go to the seminary and pursue the priesthood," he said, choosing his words carefully. "One of the things about my priesthood has been a strong sense of responsibility to meet this obligation, to do the best job that I can. I really feel that has been a strong force."
Father Bacik, whose predecessor at Corpus Christi was the Rev. Robert Kirtland, the founder of the parish, will be replaced by Msgr. Michael Billian and the Rev. Philip Smith.
The baseball player
When he was growing up in West Toledo, baseball meant everything to him. A naturally gifted athlete, he could catch, throw, and hit better than his contemporaries.
Mike Cicak, a Perrysburg businessman who played ball for Waite High School when Father Bacik was at Central Catholic, said the future priest made plays at shortstop that seemed impossible. Mr. Cicak remembered hitting a screamer up the middle, never doubting it was a base hit, but the acrobatic shortstop somehow reached the ball and threw him out.
Born: Toledo, Oct. 24, 1936
Home parish: St. Catherine of Siena, West Toledo.
High school: Central Catholic, Toledo
Ordained: May 26, 1962
Pastoral assignments: St.Mary's Parish, Sandusky, 1962-67; St. Thomas More University Parish, Bowling Green, 1969-1976; Corpus Christi University Parish, Toledo, 1982-2012
Advanced degrees: Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, England, 1978; M.S., Fordham University, 1969; M.A., The Athenaeum of Ohio, 1960
Books published: Eight total, including 'Catholic Spirituality' (2002); 'Contemporary Theologians' (1989), and 'Apologetics and the Eclipse of Mystery' (1980)
"Afterward, I told Tom Thiebert, an all-city football player at Central, 'This guy's going in the pros!' " Mr. Cicak recalled.
"He said, 'No Mike, he's going in the seminary. He's going to be a priest.' "
"I said, 'You've got to be [kidding] me!' " Mr. Cicak said with a laugh.
Father Bacik shrugs off suggestions that he could have been a major-league ballplayer, saying he recognized his limitations before others did.
But his parents, George and Lillian, had instilled in him a love of the church, people, and God.
"My parents were very strong religiously and very good Catholics," he said. "My father went to Mass about every day -- every day, not every Sunday. We said the rosary when we went on trips when we started out in the car. And we said prayers after Mass on Sunday. We would go to a grotto at St. Catherine [parish] and pray."
His parents never tried to steer him into the priesthood.
"I had no desire. I had no interest. All I wanted to do was play baseball. I wasn't encouraged by my parents except by their good examples," he said.
A difficult start
He spent two years at St. Meinrad and six in Cincinnati at Mount St. Mary's Seminary/The Athenaeum of Ohio, where he received a master's degree.
Those years do not hold fond memories for Father Bacik.
"I disliked the seminary strongly," he said. "It was intellectually stultifying. The discipline didn't make much sense to me. The teaching was overly rigid and legalistic. And it was all opposed to what I had picked up from my family. My family was always open to other faiths. There was a strong tendency on my father's side of the family against legalism. There was a more open kind of religious outlook."
He said he had "strong forebodings" about the priesthood. He dreaded hearing people's confessions, he said. When he professed his vows as a subdeacon, making a commitment to become a celibate priest, "it was a sad day for me because I realized I could not get married and have a family," he said.
Yet that sense of obligation kept him on track.
Effects of Vatican II
In 1962, the year he was ordained to the priesthood in the Toledo diocese, the Second Vatican Council convened by Pope John XXIII began meeting in Rome.
Vatican II turned out to offer an antidote to what Father Bacik felt was ailing the church.
"A lot of people say Vatican II was liberating. That's not the right word for me. It was confirming. It confirmed my own instincts. It was in line with what I learned in my family," he said. "It became clearer that we had to find new ways to preach the Gospel to a more-educated Catholic population, and that I needed a deeper theology."
Richard Gaillardetz, former professor of Catholic studies at the University of Toledo who now teaches at Boston College, said Vatican II helped end the "immigrant ghettoized Catholicism" with which Father Bacik had grown up.
"The Second Vatican Council moved away from this kind of suffocating Catholicism that often placed itself in a position of confrontation with the larger world to a Catholicism that was eager for dialogue with other Christians, other religions, and the world at large," said Mr. Gaillardetz, whose new book, Keys to the Council, examines Vatican II.
"Also, the Second Vatican Council moved away from an understanding of the church built on the division between clergy and laity to an understanding of the church that emphasized our common baptism and our shared call to Christian discipleship and mission," he said.
Father Bacik's first assignment was associate pastor at St. Mary's Parish in Sandusky, just when Catholics were trying to process Vatican II.
"The priests and the laypeople learned together," Father Bacik said. "I appreciate the five-year course in how to be a priest given to me by the people of Sandusky."
He made another life-changing discovery in Sandusky when a man he met on the street invited him to speak to the local Kiwanis Club. The young priest picked up a book in the rectory and started flipping through the pages, landing on a chapter about men's role in the church. The book was Theology for Renewal, by German theologian Karl Rahner.
The way Father Rahner explained things resonated with Father Bacik, launching a lifelong commitment to Rahnerian theology.
"It was a key point in my life," Father Bacik said. "I had never, in four years of the seminary, I never heard Rahner's name mentioned, which can tell you where the state of theological education was. I never remember hearing his name, and he was the most influential theologian of the 20th century. That goes back to how stultifying it was."
Quest for knowledge
While teaching at St. Mary's High School in Sandusky, he said, he realized that he needed a deeper grasp of theology and enrolled at Fordham University in New York. He studied there for two years under many of the world's finest religious scholars and theologians, including Hans Küng and John Macquarrie, receiving his second master's degree.
The Rev. Jim Bacik greets Martha Wheeler at Corpus Christi Parish. He has served at the parish since 1982.
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His next assignment, at St. Thomas More University Parish in Bowling Green, again inspired him to seek more education, this time a doctorate in theology from Oxford University. His academic studies were always driven by a desire to be a better pastor, he said.
"I was teaching a course [at Bowling Green State University] with a brilliant agnostic … and I remember sitting there with all these impressionable collegians, teaching a course on belief and unbelief, and this agnostic was so brilliant I thought to myself, 'I've got to hold my own here.' "
He wrote his doctoral dissertation on Father Rahner and got the chance to study with the renowned theologian in Germany.
"He was a fascinating guy. To be in his presence was to be in a major energy force," Father Bacik said.
The biggest lesson to be learned from Father Rahner was that theology has to be "a response to some real-life issue," Father Bacik said. "If I'm preparing a homily and I can't think of any examples why people would want to know this, well I must have the topic wrong."
That same measuring rod for homilies smacked him on the knuckles, so to speak, after Mass in Sandusky.
"It was five or six months after I was ordained and Frank Newman came out of church on Sunday and said, 'I came here needing to hear something in the sermon and I listened and listened and listened and you never said anything.' I think it was one of the most telling comments that came in my priesthood. I think of it all the time. I better have something to say; Frank Newman will be there needing to hear something," Father Bacik said.
One of Father Bacik's great strengths is his ability to take complex theological teachings and translate them into sermons that the average layman not only can understand but also apply to his or her own life, observers say.
Reaching out
Rabbi Alan Sokobin, rabbi emeritus of The Temple-Congregation Shomer Emunim in Sylvania, said Father Bacik "can take the most convoluted philosophic concepts and, without talking down to people, communicate the ideas with clarity and thoughtfulness. He has the unique capacity to reach across boundaries in a way that does not obliterate the boundary, but on the contrary, makes the boundary seem as something that is connecting rather than dividing."
"His sermons are so engaging," said Keith Wilkowski, a member of Toledo's Corpus Christi University Parish where Father Bacik has been pastor for 30 years. "Clearly, he's a world-renowned theologian and an intellectual, but he's also a superb pastor who engages people's minds in what the scriptures mean."
One of the recurring themes of Father Bacik's messages is that the church should be the "leaven" in society and Christians should try to improve the lives of others. That was one of the reasons Mr. Wilkowski decided to run for mayor of Toledo in 2005 and 2009.
"Father Bacik was very reassuring that, without ever dictating what position to take on any issue, becoming involved was consistent with our Catholic faith," he said.
Reaching outside the parish and the church is foundational for Father Bacik, who speaks often at interfaith meetings, helped found the chair in Catholic studies at the University of Toledo, and raised funds for a Christian Leadership Program that awards a dozen $5,000 scholarships to Catholic UT students every year.
He also founded the West Toledo Clergy Cluster, bringing ministers of different Christian faiths together for monthly meetings.
"I think the meetings have kept our view broad," said the Rev. Margaret Sammons, co-rector of St. Michael's in the Hills Episcopal Church. "It's very easy for people to get into thinking about their own parish and their own tradition, but when you see the broader picture you know we're all involved in the great commission. It's a very apostolic idea."
The next chapter
Father Bacik said he is ready for the next phase of life and does not feel that Bishop Leonard Blair is singling him out for retirement, noting that it's church policy for priests to retire at 75. Four other Toledo priests are retiring the same day.
Mr. Gaillardetz said, however, that there are "generational differences" among priests that can lead to conflicts.
Bishop Blair, 63, was ordained in 1976, 14 years after Father Bacik.
"Father Bacik belongs to a generation of priests whose priestly vocation was deeply and broadly informed by the vision of the Second Vatican Council, and some tensions emerge because Bishop Blair belongs to a later generation of clergy who, while continuing to appreciate the Second Vatican Council, are much more concerned about certain perceived abuses regarding the interpretation and application of the council's teachings," Mr. Gaillardetz said.
"Policies vary from diocese to diocese," said the Rev. Thomas Reese, a Jesuit priest and director of the religion and public policy program at Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University. "Some require complete retirement at 75; others require retirement as pastor but allow a priest to continue as an associate pastor. Because of the priest shortage, some bishops allow priests to continue until they are physically incapable of working.
"Being a good pastor is a tough job, with lots of stress, especially in a parish with conflicts. Many priests are happy to retire if they have a decent pension and health care," Father Reese said.
Father Bacik said some parishioners wanted to start petition drives to keep him at Corpus Christi, but he discouraged that.
After celebrating farewell Masses at the parish June 24, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., he will give a series of lectures this summer at the Franciscan Village in Sylvania and then move to Chicago in the fall, where he will teach a class at Catholic Theological Union.
Beyond that, he is keeping his options open but said with amusement that he plans to be "virtually present" through a new Web site, frjimbacik.org. It's particularly amusing, he said, because he does not use computers. "I've never even turned one on," he said.
His lack of interest in technology extends to the cell phone he carries -- for calling out only. He once got a call and said he stared helplessly at it while it rang and vibrated.
"I didn't know how to answer it," he said sheepishly.
Father Bacik acknowledged that although he may not "live in the real world," he gets a lot of help and enjoys delegating and helping people identify and use their gifts and talents.
"I think of myself as an empowering person who should help other people do what they do best," he said.
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<< -- 3 -- Robert Hugill INVOLVING AND MAGICAL
Towards the end of Act 1, Ferdinand comes into this enchanted world. Effectively sung by Toby Spence, he made a mellifluous hero, managing to look the part of the romantic hero even though forced to spend the opera wearing little more than a pair of baggy, ill-fitting trousers.
Left to right: Toby Spence (Ferdinand), Cyndia Sieden (Ariel) and Christine Rice (Miranda). © 2004 Clive Barda
As the drama developed, the wonderful semi-abstract set developed more features, notably a platform which rotated and inclined in a manner very reminiscent of Goetz Friedrich's first Ring at Covent Garden. The orchestra played magnificently, coping with the difficult music whilst never overly drawing attention to itself. Though he uses the orchestra to produce magical effects, it only supports and comments, never really developing its own voice. By the end of Act I, Adès and Oakes had very effectively set the drama in motion, but a little of the magic, of Prospero and of his island, seemed to be lacking -- I would like to have been more seduced by Prospero's magic.
Philip Langridge as The King of Naples (left) and Simon Keenlyside as Prospero. © 2004 Clive Barda
For Act 2, Oakes had successfully welded the remaining strands of Shakespeare's play into a single, effective scene for the King of Naples (a noble Philip Langridge) and his courtiers -- his brother Sebastian (a vivid, biting Christopher Maltman, his was one of the most highly characterised performances), Prospero's brother Antonio (tenor John Daszak, sounding a little stentorian, but proving a very effective contrast to Toby Spence's more lyrical tenor), the noble counsellor Gonzalo (Gwynne Howell playing the sort of character he could probably do in his sleep, but doing it most effectively) and the comic servants Trinculo (counter-tenor Lawrence Zazzo) and Stefano (Stephen Richardson).
Ian Bostridge as Caliban. © 2004 Clive Barda
The ensembles, centered on the King of Naples' laments for his son Ferdinand, were highly effective and made especially poignant as Prospero has confined Ferdinand in a cage around which the courtiers mill unseeing. Where the element of weakness crept in was in the scenes with the comic servants -- they just weren't comic, despite a great deal of work by Zazzo and Richardson. It was, however, a neat piece of vocal casting to use Zazzo's counter-tenor to provide an element of contrast in a piece heavy with male roles. Caliban has a magical and almost Ariel-like aria as he seduces the foolish humans, his verbal felicity contrasting with Ariel's almost non-verbal vocal acrobatics. Act 2 closes with a lovely duet for Spence and Rice, where Miranda sets Ferdinand free. Observing their love, Prospero seems human for once.
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Twenty-one centuries ago Terence, a Roman dramatist, born a slave, spoke these significant words. Today the members of the Rockefeller Commission on the Humanities are proclaiming that unless the United States dramatically elevates the quality of education on the secondary and elementary levels by including the study of the humanities, within the next ten years our nation will no longer be a civilized one.
The commission believes that the broadening liberal arts should once again be diligently pursued in schools, that vocationalism (the previously much-touted specific preparation for a career that does little to broaden a student's horizons or to cultivate an interest in mankind) is hazardous and should be abandoned.
The commission's contention is given hardy substantiation by much that confronts us daily: by me-first motorists who recklessly cut in and out of parking spaces and in front of defensive drivers; by rude salespersons who treat customers like intruders disturbing their privacy; by the aggressive activities of so many undisciplined children -- encounters which demean all of us as they rob our nation of its dignity.
This lack of grace in our lives has caused many to reflect nostalgically upon Victorian and turn-of-the-century lifestyles, when "the niceties" were observed; upon years of the Great Depression when the lack of material things was made more bearable by sharing and by the good-fellowship of common courtesies.
A national commitment to politeness achieved by individual dedication to the practice of common courtesies might make "thank-yous" and "pleases" contagious. Our country might become infected with a case of "caring." Caring that would concern itself with the proper molding of the young; with long overdue recognition of the polite "good guy" in corporations now shunned for aggressive, ill-mannered, and crudely demanding supervisors; and with polite deference to older people who would appreciate even a door being held open for them.
The improvement of the quality of our lives through concentration on the amenities would be a welcome initial step toward the Rockefeller commission's goal and make all of us, like Terence, aware that nothing that concerns mankind is alien to us.


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Love In A Mist
On the cold metal roof
The rains does pitter pat,
I love that sound…
On such nights
Love in a mist
There aren't many nights I enjoy lying awake, but tonight is one of them as it is the sound of the gentlest of rain drops.
I allow my mind to wander over to the past willingly and I delight in the moment – sleep will visit soon.
Late evening finally comes
I unlatch the door
And quietly await
The one
Who greets me in my dreams
Otomo no Yakamochi
Do you, like me, love the sound of the rain as you fall asleep? So grateful for the roof!
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The Pocket Directories Have Arrived
After a Herculean effort, the COM's pocket directories have arrived and will be distributed over the next week. Our Test Drive Committee has issued encouraging reports, including such plaudits as "I think it is great; it will be a valuable resource to all of our residents, especially the new interns, and, this is an excellent resource and I congratulate all of you who worked on it." The Committee also has offered comments on things we'll need to update, correct and change in the next printing. The directories will be delivered in bulk to each department, so you can pick yours up there. Department heads, please let us know if you run out of copies. And if you just can't wait to get yours, you can visit here to see the Web version.
Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Aims for National Designation
The Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders at the University of Cincinnati is seeking national designation as a Center of Excellence for Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. Under the direction of Fredy J. Revilla, M.D., who joined the COM last July, the Center has concentrated on recruiting and pulling together experts from applicable disciplines across the COM. The Center has created a new deep brain stimulation team and last week welcomed neurosurgeon George Mandybur, M.D., as its newest member. Other recent Center recruits include two researchers in basic science: Suzanne Numan, Ph.D., and Kim Seroogy, Ph.D., director of the Selma Schottenstein Harris Laboratory for Research in Parkinson's Disease. Amit Bhattacharya, Ph.D., whose lab is in Environmental Health, has been collaborating with the Center. Other physicians within the Center are Drs. Alok Sahay (clinical trials), Fred Samaha (former chair) and Donald Gilbert (expert in pediatric movement disorders). The Center specializes in the treatment of all neurological conditions that affect movement, Parkinson's disease in particular. Patients are seen at University Pointe, the Medical Arts Building and University Hospital.
WPO Visits College of Medicine
Members of the World Presidents Organization (WPO) visited the COM last Monday. WPO, an organization of leaders of regional corporations, asked to come to the COM as part of its mission to improve the knowledge of its members in various areas of health care. They also wanted to become more familiar with and gain an appreciation for the expertise at the COM in terms of clinical care and research, which presented an unparalleled opportunity to shine for an influential group of individuals. WPO members were put through a mini-medical college of sorts (including Q&A sessions), made contact with some key COM representatives and were treated to dinner. Thanks to all who worked hard to make sure this came off without a hitch.
Evelyn Hess, M.D., MACP, MACR (immunology professor in Family Medicine) and Beatrice Lampkin, M.D. (hematology/oncology professor in Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's) have been named Local Legends by a partnership of the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Local Legends is a companion project to an exhibition created by NLM called Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America's Women Physicians. The project spotlights these women, their lives, their achievements, their dreams, and the challenges they faced in becoming physicians. Drs. Hess and Lampkin were nominated by U.S. Representative Rob Portman.
Nightingale Awards Announced
Three nurses from COM-affiliated facilities received Nightingale Awards at the 12th Annual Florence Nightingale Awards for Nursing dinner April 21. Michael Fitzpatrick, R.N., of Veterans Affairs Medical Center was one of seven Board of Advisors awardees; the Board includes Greater Cincinnati community and business leaders. Mr. Fitzpatrick received a bust of Florence Nightingale, a plaque and $1,000. Melanie Crouch Baker, R.N. (Cincinnati Children's) and Dora Dawson (The University Hospital) were Dean awardees, chosen by the Board of Advisor's Search Committee. Both Ms. Baker and Ms. Dawson received a plaque and $400. The Nightingale Awards are sponsored by the College of Nursing.
Stanley Prusiner Lectures at Walnut Hills High School
Nobel laureate Stanley B. Prusiner, a Walnut Hills High School alumnus, returned to his alma mater to present a lecture last Wednesday. Prusiner (Class of 1960) was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1997 for his pioneering discovery of prions, a genre of disease-causing agents that have been linked to deadly brain disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Mad Cow Disease.
Daniels to Serve on IOM Committee
Allen S. Daniels, Ed.D. (CEO, University Managed Care and professor, Clinical Psychiatry) has been appointed to serve on Crossing the Quality Chasm: Adaptation to Mental Health and Addictive Disorders, an Institute of Medicine committee to examine the Quality Chasm report and its application for behavioral health and addictive disorders.
Schlotman Receives Meineke AwardFirst year medical student Janice Schlotman has been selected as the recipient of the Howard A. Meineke Award in Microscopic Anatomy for 2003-2004. In a ceremony next fall, she will receive a financial award and have her name added to the plaque in the main corridor on E level that commemorates this award.
Kissela Chair Elect of Prestigious Organization
Brett Kissela, M.D., residency director and assistant professor in Neurology, is chair-elect of the Consortium of Neurology Program Directors, a national organization.
AIT&L Software Developer Training Kids to Run
Bill Gordon, a software developer in AIT&L, was included in a Cincinnati Enquirer story on April 3 about kids at Fairview School in Clifton Heights training to run in the inaugural Flying Pig 5K and Fun Festival on May 1 (a corollary to The Flying Pig Marathon, scheduled for May 2). Gordon is the PTA director at Fairview and organizer of the Fairview Runs training program, which has students working out Mondays and Fridays after school as a group and one day a week on their own. The kids will run the race under the banner of "Die Fliegenden Schweine von Fairview," The Flying Pigs of Fairview.
Walker to Graduate from Leadership Program
Nita Walker, M.D. (associate professor, Internal Medicine) will graduate from the Higher Education Collaborative's Women's Leadership Development of Greater Cincinnati program on
April 26.
College of Medicine History
In 1800, 15-year-old Daniel Drake became Ohio's first medical student when he was apprenticed to Dr. William Goforth of Cincinnati for the study of medicine. Dr. Drake's original diploma, issued in 1805, is housed in the Cincinnati Medical Heritage Center archives.
Food for Thought-
"How are researchers going to do clinical research on a particular disease when less than 1% of the patients with that disease may be participating in clinical trials?" (Elias Zerhouni, NIH Director, March 3, 2004)
Queen City 101
Cincinnati was the first city in the United States in which a woman founded and operated a sizable manufacturing operation. That operation was the Rookwood Pottery, founded by Maria Longworth Nichols Storer in 1880.


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CLEVELAND (AP) -- After spending nearly two weeks rehabbing a sore back, Cleveland third baseman Jack Hannahan went on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of a strained left calf.
Cleveland activated right-hander Josh Tomlin from the DL before a three-game against the Kansas City Royals, recalled third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall from Triple-A Columbus and designated right-hander Jairo Asencio for assignment.
In addition, catchers Carlos Santana and Lou Marson, shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera and designated hitter Travis Hafner sat out with injuries.
"It is very frustrating," said Hannahan, who missed 11 games from May 14-25 because of his back. He went 0-for-4 Saturday, playing on what he said was a very painful left calf.
"I felt something Friday, but didn't think it was a big deal," Hannahan said. "I knew my back was getting better every day. I guess I must have done something to compensate for the back and now this. It is the same calf I hurt last year."
Hannahan missed 14 games in September with a similar injury.
"It's mind-boggling that after spending that amount of time rehabbing his back he has a different injury," manager Manny Acta said. "We had no idea he was hurting yesterday before the game."
Acta said Tomlin, sidelined since May 8 by right wrist tendinitis, is "full go," and hoped the right-hander would be able to pitch deep into the series opener to take pressure off a bullpen down a man with lefty Rafael Perez on the 60-day DL with a sore shoulder.
Acta started Chisenhall at designated hitter as Hafner sat out a fifth straight game because of a sore right knee. Hafner was scheduled to be examined by a team doctor shortly before game time.
Cabrera has a tight left hamstring and Santana is on the 7-day DL with a concussion. Marson took three stitches in his mouth Sunday after being hit by a pitch.
General manager Chris Antonetti said Santana felt better, but the team would be cautious and strictly adhere to Major League Baseball guidelines regarding concussions.
"Carlos will have to pass all the MLB tests before he comes back," Antonetti said.
Santana has not done any baseball activities since taking a foul ball off his mask Friday. "I feel good, but sometimes when I wake up feel a little dizzy, then the rest of the day I'm OK," Santana said.
Cabrera did not start for the third straight game. He played long-toss catch with trainer Lonnie Soloff, did some light drills and will be evaluated Tuesday.


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A nurse who caused the death of a 76-year-old patient by giving him the wrong type of blood has been given a suspended 18-month prison sentence.
Lea Ledesma, 49, was convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence following a trial at Southwark Crown Court in December 2016.
The trial heard how Ledesma was working in the intensive care unit of the London Heart Hospital in Marylebone when the incident happened on 7 May 2014.
That morning, Ali Huseyin, who was blood type O, received a unit of AB blood during a transfusion after Ledesma mixed up his name with another patient's. Mr Huseyin died the same evening.
Daniel Jones, from the CPS, said:
"Lea Ledesma made inexcusable errors which ultimately cost the life of a patient in her care. The hospital had a number of systems in place designed to prevent such incidents happening but Ledesma failed in her duty to carry out the necessary checks.
"Ledesma initially tried to lay the blame elsewhere but the evidence put forward by the prosecution showed she had been grossly negligent in her actions."
Ledesma received a custodial sentence of 18 months, suspended for two years, and a 300-hour unpaid work order.
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Daniel Jones is a Specialist Prosecutor with the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division


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The Gunners fought back from 4-0 down to force extra time and eventually triumph 7-5 at the Madejski Stadium after a truly remarkable contest defined by irresistible attacking and inept defending.
At the club's annual general meeting last week the Frenchman ranked the Capital One Cup fifth in his list of priorities, but after the match he admitted that to go out in such a manner would have been humiliating.
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"It was not one of our priorities but had we gone out the way we could have gone out, it would not have been one of my proudest moments," the Frenchman told reporters.
"We went from disaster to giving ourselves at least some pride, because we came back with a decent performance.
"We had only hope that we would go through, but at least we got our first-half disasters out of our system.
"I felt for our fans because even at 4-0, they stayed behind the team. I would like to give them credit, and I'm happy that we paid them back in the second half.
"Once it was 4-4 I felt we would win the game, because Reading had given a lot, and were mentally down. We looked quite comfortable in extra time."
Wenger knows first-hand the pain of losing a four-goal lead, having been pegged back to a 4-4 draw by Newcastle in February last year, and expressed his sympathy for Reading boss Brian McDermott.
"They had a fantastic start, and I know what it is to be pulled back when you're 4-0 up," he continued. "Reading should take credit from that performance, and maybe not be too disappointed.
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"At 4-0, you think you have won the game. At 4-1, you still think you have won the game. At 4-2, you suddenly realise it isn't over, and then the panic kicks in.
"It doesn't matter how good a player you are, when that happens, it goes right through the team."


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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Crushes Opening Weekend Record With $247M
The Force is much stronger with Star Wars: The Force Awakens' opening weekend than original estimates thought. After estimates of $238 million domestic and $517 million globally made the rounds on Sunday, Disney updated its numbers on Monday: $247 million domestic and $528 million globally.
These numbers are still estimates, but if this is what Disney is publicizing now, don't expect the actual weekend numbers to get any lower.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens obliterated Jurassic World's domestic opening weekend record of $208.8 million. As long as the overall numbers hold up, The Force Awakens will also squeak by Jurassic's World's global opening weekend record of $524.9 million — an impressive feat considering the latest Star Wars movie hasn't opened in China yet.
The next big test for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will come in the following weeks. With these major records already under its belt, the movie will next have to chip away at the records for following weekends, with Avatar's all-time domestic gross record of $760.5 million as the finish line. The Force Awakens will likely become only the third movie to ever have a second weekend of $100 million or more. After that, it's all Avatar territory. James Cameron's special-effects-heavy but plot-light film owns the records for third through seventh weekends.
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The city fired four police officers and disciplined or demoted others in the wake of the violent May 2008 arrest, which Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey called "a black eye" for the department.
An intense manhunt was under way at the time for the man who had killed a police sergeant two days earlier, and some speculate that police who took part in the beating thought that fugitive was in the car.
However, police radio calls played in court Thursday make no mention of the sergeant's slaying.
Officer Lisa Pittaoulis, who led the 2 1/2-mile police chase of Hall's vehicle after it failed to stop, took the stand Thursday and called the arrest a "violent struggle."
Asked about the term on cross-examination, she admitted that she did not see any of the defendants strike any officers. However, she said she thinks the back-seat passenger threw a punch at one of the four officers later fired. And she noted that Hall's failure to stop for several miles created a hazard.
"It makes it very dangerous for police officers," Pittaoulis said.
The trial, which began Tuesday, is expected to conclude next week.
Defense lawyers said that at least 21 police officers and 17 patrol cars were on the scene. The tape shows one officer break the suspects' window with a baton, before police pull the men from the car and beat and kick them when they are on the ground.
Prosecutors say the men were fleeing that night after Hopkins shot three people on a North Philadelphia street corner. Two victims testified Thursday that they did not see who shot them.
The defendants say they were on their way to a funeral vigil.
Assistant District Attorney Carol Meehan Sweeney told jurors that they should not let guilty defendants off just because of the disturbing videotape.
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Police: Person of interest in Md. girls' vanishing
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — It's been nearly 40 years since sisters Sheila and Katherine Lyon paid a weekday visit to a Maryland shopping mall — and never returned home.
The chilling 1975 disappearance of the girls, ages 12 and 10, set off an exhaustive search for potential suspects, spread panic throughout the region and has flummoxed police investigators for decades. On Tuesday, police in Montgomery County, Md., announced a potential breakthrough in the case, saying they had identified a new person of interest — a convicted child sex offender in a Delaware prison.
Police said they've established that 57-year-old Lloyd Lee Welch was at the mall the day the girls vanished and was seen paying attention to them. Welch, whom police describe as a former ride operator for a carnival company and a drifter who traveled the U.S. and often stayed in homeless shelters, has convictions in multiple states for sexually assaulting young girls and has been locked up in Delaware for more than 15 years.
This handout image provided by the Montgomery County, Md., Police Department shows the Montgomery County Police mugshot of Lloyd Welch in 1977 after Welch was arrested for a residential burglary near Wheaton Plaza. Police in Maryland say Welch, a convicted sex offender currently imprisoned in Delaware, has emerged as a person of interest in the disappearance of the two young sisters, Sheila Lyon and Katherine Lyon in Maryland in 1975. (AP Photo/Montgomery County, Md., Police Department)
But the case is based so far on circumstantial rather than physical evidence, which is why police say they're seeking the public's help to learn more about the man and his activities as they try to assemble enough information for a potential criminal prosecution.
"If we were able to charge somebody, we'd have done it," county Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said at a news conference.
An attorney for Welch could not immediately be found. A lawyer who previously represented him in a Delaware child sex assault case did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
d that conclusion or what, if anything, Welch has said to detectives trying to interview him.
The police chief also cited apparent physical similarities between a police mug shot of Welch taken after a 1977 arrest and a sketch, based on a witness' account, of a man who was spotted following the girls at the mall, then known as the Wheaton Plaza.
The Lyon girls — one bespectacled in a blue sweatshirt, blue jeans and brown shoes, the other in a red jacket, knit hat and flowered blue shirt — went missing on March 25, 1975, after walking for lunch to the nearby mall. A missing person bulletin issued at the time said there was "nothing to indicate runaway situation" and warned that foul play was possibly involved.
Since then, detectives have worked continuously on the case, pursuing innumerable leads in multiple states, chasing connections to child sex crimes investigations, interviewing witnesses, enlisting dogs to scour woods and, in at least one case, digging up the backyard of a home in a futile search for the bodies.
In a statement distributed by police Tuesday, the Lyon family thanked the public for its continued interest but requested privacy.
"The fact that so many people still care about this case means a great deal to us," the family said.
Police on Tuesday released a timeline including about two dozen U.S. locations, from California to Iowa to South Carolina, where Welch is believed to have visited between 1974 and 1997. Authorities are investigating whether Welch, who is originally from Washington, D.C., and was arrested for burglary near the mall in the mid-1970s, committed other crimes in those places.
He was known to hitchhike in and around the region, spent time in hotels and homeless shelters and worked in different locations as a landscaper and for a carnival company that often up at malls, police said.
"We know we're asking for people to remember things they may not want to think about," said Stephen Vogt, head of the FBI's Maryland office, adding that it's not easy for sex assault victims to come forward. But he said the information could help investigators solve the case.
This isn't the first time that police have singled out a person of interest.
In 1987, for instance, detectives pursued a possible link involving a convicted child molester imprisoned in North Carolina but did not bring any charges. That same year, the police said the girls had been seen at the mall with a man who had a briefcase containing a tape recorder, according to news accounts. Manger said Welch is not believed to be the same person.
He said the department was committed to finding justice for the family.
"These girls deserve a proper burial, frankly," Manger said.
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Helen worked in Advertising as a Graphic Designer prior to joining the Griswold Home Care franchise family. She developed carpal tunnel from the physical therapy that she did with her daughter Lisa, who has Cerebral Palsy and limited mobility. Helen was drawn to the non-medical home care industry physically and emotionally. Michael, Helen's Husband, read an article about the organization's founder, Jean Griswold, who grew a company to care for her neighbors while also tending to her own Multiple Sclerosis.
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Sources close to the project allege that the videogame sequel to Batman Begins, known as The Dark Knight, is under development by Pandemic Studios. Private equity firm Elevation Partners, which forged an alliance between Pandemic and BioWare in 2005, has gained the rights to the project, say insiders, but Batman Begins backer Electronic Arts will likely still publish the forthcoming action effort.
Pandemic Studios has over the years created an impressive library of hits, including Full Spectrum Warrior, Star Wars: Battlefront, Mercenaries and Destroy All Humans! Pandemic has purportedly been designing a secret title known as "Project B" for some time, although IGN was unable to confirm if this is, in fact, its Batman game.
EA's Batman Begins, an action-stealth game that played like Splinter Cell for kids, released in 2005 to mediocre reviews. The title sold a combined 400,000 units or so on GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox in its first six months.
We were unable to reach Pandemic Studios for further details. A representative for Electronic Arts had no comment. Calls placed to equity firm Elevated Partners were not returned in time for publish.
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An Important Town Hall Meeting Next Monday February 11th at 6.30PM at Community Baptist Church
Dear Residents,
I would like to invite you to a very important Town Hall Meeting that I will be hosting on the partnership that we have created with the Boys and Girls Club of Garfield involving youth recreational programs both during the school day, after 3 and weekends at the John T. Wright Ice Arena, MacKay Park and other City facilities, the Boys and Girls Club of Englewood.
This Town Meeting comes at an important time. The City Council in 2011 overwhelming voted to re-open the John T. Wright Ice Arena last year. I had deep concern that, should the Ice Arena re-open, it must provide substantial ice skating programs to our children and much more. My goal remains that the Arena cannot be about "Ice in Isolation" but must be a year round facility offering a variety of recreational programs for our children.
After close to two years of work, on October 1st of last year a partnership was created with the Boys and Girls Club of Garfield that would create the Boys and Girls Club of Englewood (the program name having been approved by the Boys and Girls Club of America) with a full set of school day and after 3 programs for our City's Youth. Together with a leadership grant from Benzel- Busch Motor Car Corp., which enabled the Laureus Foundation and Coaches Across America to join the partnership and with participation by the School District, these programs will be historic in scope.
The larger vision is to create a public – non-profit – philanthropic partnership between the City, the Boys and Girls Club and other non-profits, and private individual donors. This Public/Private partnership would allow the programs to be robust and run indefinitely, benefiting our children for years to come. This is the same model that I used successfully when reinventing the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) as one of the leading performing arts and educational centers in the State. It is also important to highlight that 100% of profits made by the Boys and Girls Club will go directly to Englewood youth programs.
That vision and the programs it would bring are in jeopardy at present due to lack of full Council support of the agreement with the Boys and Girls Club that the Council previously voted on. With decades of neglect at the John T. Wright Ice Arena combined with the effects of Superstorm Sandy, the Ice Arena requires a commitment by the City. The recently introduced Bond Ordinance is that commitment, but the real issue here is not about the capital improvements it's about the opportunity for our children.
I asked the Council and it voted to introduce the Bond Ordinance to promote an unfiltered, full and open public discussion on this Ordinance and allow each resident the opportunity to fully participate, weigh in and share their opinions on these important decisions before the Council votes upon it later this month.
The total cost of the capital improvements would be substantially covered by insurance proceeds and the rental income on the property, with little annual cost to the taxpayer. Should the Council vote to replace the roof only this month or if it refused to make the necessary improvements to assure the facility is safe, the Boys and Girls Club year round programs will be lost and the facility will continue to be an eye sore in MacKay Park.
The John T. Wright Ice Arena is just one vehicle to deliver these programs and there is opportunity to expand them to other City facilities but this is the critical first step.
I would ask that you please attend and participate in this important meeting and also make you fellow residents aware of it as well, particularly grandparents, parents and school age children. Please ask them to join us and let their voices be heard!
The meeting will be held on Monday, February 11th at 6.30 PM at Community Baptist Church. I have posted an invitation right below this post for your convenience. Please forward it via email or distribute it in any way you wish.
I'm looking forward to seeing you there!
Best regards,
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Activist Salman Sima's arbitrary detention, broken ribs: When students become 'threats to national security'
The regime has been rounding up student activists and leaders in a desperate attempt to prevent widespread protests planned for December 7, Student Day in Iran. (NB Student Day in Iran is different from International Student Day which is on November 17. Student Day in Iran is December 7 -- 16th of the Iranian month of Azar -- and, while celebrating student activism in general, it is also a commemoration of the slaying of three Tehran University students by the Shah's police in 1953, shortly after the coup that brought the Shah back to power.)
Salman Sima is a member of the Advareh Tahkimeh Vahdat, the national alumni association. The Advar is an associate organization of the Daftareh Tahkimeh Vahdat, the Office to Consolidate Unity, which is Iran's largest student organization.
Sima spent 34 days in solitary confinement last year and was released on $60,000 bail in early August 2008. He had been arrested in early July 2008, prior to demonstrations marking the 9th anniversary of the student uprising and regime crackdown of July 9, 1999.
Sima graduated with a degree in industrial engineering from the Azad University - South Tehran Branch and is currently a graduate student in energy economics at Azad University - Central Tehran Branch. As an undergraduate student, he published Sokhaneh Tazeh (New Comment) newspaper which was subsequently banned. After organizing a December 7 ceremony in 2006, he was deprived of the right to study for two semesters and was forced to relocate to Azad University - Karaj. But in Karaj, he was instrumental in organizing another December 7 event in 2008, the only such ceremony in a university in Tehran province that year.
Sima's sister was interviewed by the Voice of America on December 2. The following is the video and translation of the interview:
VOA anchor Setareh Derkhshesh:
Over 15 students remain in detention in the days leading up to Student Day on Monday. Salman Sima is one of them. He was arrested because of his activities in Azad University. His family, who finally managed to see him 20 days after his arrest, said that he was beaten in prison to such a degree that his ribs were broken. Arash Sigarchi spoke to Saedeh Sima, his sister, by telephone.
Saedeh Sima:
...November, he was arrested in front of the house. Several people came upstairs with Salman and searched his room for an hour. They took a computer and several CDs. Whet we know, what they told us, is that he is in wing 209 of Evin prison.
Arash Sigarchi:
Why was he arrested?
Saedeh Sima:
There's no particular reason. The warrant cited acts against national security. But I think that Salman, like his friends who are in prison, is simply a freedom-seeker who has been active for the cause of liberty. In a country which is a dictatorship and whose government comes to power through a coup d'état, freedom-seekers and political activists who struggle for freedom have no place but prison. I hope that all political prisoners, particularly these students who have been arrested on the eve of December 7 (NB Student Day), are freed.
Arash Sigarchi:
Have you taken any legal steps and have these been effective?
Saedeh Sima:
Yes, we've taken many steps. We went to the Revolutionary Court... But they haven't given us any proper answers.
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August WIP
I know its pretty rough so no need to hold back. I find brutal honesty to be the most helpful. Don't hold back but don't be rude. Strong but helpful. Thank you!
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Re: August WIP
hi there, to be honest your drawings in the first part with the eye effect look great but that's where it ends for me,
i don't feel like there is much of a story going here, it doesn't really make much sense it just feels like you have done some animations along with some nice looking transitions in-between,
i would keep the first part and the end and the rest i would change to the main character walking on a sidewalk in a dangerous neighborhood sinning the song and at the end he walks up to the graveyard.
that's what i would do
Good Luck !! And happy animating to all
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Re: August WIP
First, thank you for taking the time to give me the advice. While I agree that your suggestions would be more interesting, I don't have the time to redo any of this really. I am going to use any advice I receive for future competitions though! I approached it as a music video since Ive never seen Hamilton and this doesnt have any context for me.


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ASUS' CEO confirmed the existence of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer 2 earlier this month calling it "impressive" but so far there's no details on it. The only bit of info we've got are rumors from the manufacturing industry that pin it's launch sometime in October. Today, Fudzilla has confirmed with multiple sources what most people have suspected – it'll indeed have Kal El, the name for Nvidia's next generation SoC after Tegra 2 which may possibly be called Tegra 3.In addition to having Kal-El, the Eee Pad Transformer 2 is confirmed by the same sources to be the first Kal El tablet on the block.
The quad-core Kal El (1.5GHz) has recently being touted as having much improved battery life over Tegra 2 in part due to better power management on the software side and having anti-aliasing support besides its obviously superior performance (5x more). There are at least five tablet / tablet hybrid design wins utilizing Kal El according to Nvidia. Kal El was expected to hit in August but that's been delayed but it's expected to hit well before Thanksgiving in the US, so perhaps late October, and just in line with this tablet's launch.
Source: Fudzilla


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lymphocytic leukemia
lymphocytic leukemia - a form of leukemia, malignant tumors of hematopoietic tissue, which originate in the bone marrow, then in propagating organs of the immune system and blood.Lymphocytic leukemia is characterized by pathological changes in malignant cells.
lymphocytic leukemia classified according to cells that have undergone abnormal changes in the acute and chronic.In acute diseases affected young undifferentiated cells (blasts).The chronic process involved more mature cells.Acute lymphocytic leukemia in the vast majority of cases occur in children, chronic lymphocytic leukemia is more common in men in the age range 50-60 years.In women, this damage occurs twice as often.
lymphocytic leukemia causes
most often determine exactly what might cause the beginning of lymphocytic leukemia, is not possible.But long-term studies in this area have allowed to identify the main factors that contribute to the development of the disease.
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viruses can trigger a number of hematologic malignancies, including lymphocytic leukemia.Studies on cows, primates have confirmed that cause disease can both RNA and DNA viruses.Exact confirmation of received data on the virus triggering T-cell lymphomas.Epstein-Barr virus promotes B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Low doses of ionizing radiation does not lead to disease of the hematopoietic system, but lymphocytic leukemia occur at high doses, as one of the manifestations of radiation sickness.Radiation therapy of cancer in 10 percent of cases leads to lymphocytic leukemia.
Chemotherapy with cancer can also be the cause of malignant hematological diseases.
benzene, pesticides and other chemicals at times increased risk of lymphocytic leukemia.
In some editions published data on the effects of smoking on the process oknogeneza lymphocytic leukemia.
As a result, combinations of these factors mutations occur in cells of the lymphoid tissues.Subsequently, these cells have uncontrolled growth and reproduction.The cells lose their ability to move to a more mature forms.The immune system can not destroy malignant changes blood cells.The modified cells go into the blood from the bone marrow and colonize tissues and organs: spleen, lymph nodes, liver, and others. At this time the eviction of other cells of the hematopoietic system in the bone marrow.The predominant becomes malignant germ.Under these conditions, immune system depression, a person suffers from a variety of infectious diseases that can be fatal.
lymphocytic leukemia symptoms
What or specific symptoms and signs of lymphocytic leukemia has not.Most often, the person feels good, while the disease is already gaining momentum.Access to a doctor is usually associated with infectious diseases that accompany immunosuppression.General malaise that is manifested by increased weakness, reduced work capacity, increased sweating, drowsiness, and low-grade fever, a person is treated as a common cold, which will take place by itself.
symptoms begin lymphocytic leukemia can also be aches in bones and joints, weight loss and various skin rashes.But we must remember that all this is not specific symptoms and lymphocytic leukemia is characterized by a number of other pathological processes.Reduced immune function leads to fungal, parasitic, bacterial and viral diseases.
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is characterized by the presence in the blood of a large number of mature forms of lymphocytes, as well as the infiltration of these cells of various organs.In 95% of all cases of lymphocytic pathological change was subjected to B cells, and only 5% is in the T-cell population.The incidence of 2.7 cases per 100 thousand. Population.
disease in chronic lymphocytic leukemia role of external factors has not been proved.Of great importance in triggering the disease, many authors give heredity, chromosomal anomalies, viruses, and electromagnetic waves.
Changed lymphocytes accumulate in the lymph nodes, liver, spleen, bone marrow, gradually displacing other progenitor cells hematopoiesis.Thus, slowing the development of red blood cells, platelets, granulocytes.
Depending on the clinical manifestations of the following types of lymphocytic leukemia: good, progressive, spleen, abdominal, tumor, bone marrow, prolymphocytic, hairy, T-cell.
Stage lymphocytic leukemia
initial stage.The patient had no complaints.The condition is satisfactory.Most often, this stage lymphocytic leukemia is detected on prophylactic examinations or treatment for infectious diseases.On examination, the doctor reveals swollen lymph nodes, there is an increase in blood cells and white blood cells.The size of the lymph nodes can vary to a very large, but it is not painful on palpation.
Period bright symptoms.Extreme weakness, profuse night sweats, weight loss, fever - these are the main symptoms.All groups of lymph nodes are enlarged.There may be non-specific skin rashes, infiltrates.In this step, lymphocytic actively align fungal, herpes, bacterial infections.The liver and spleen are enlarged.Sometimes it may be jaundice.Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract manifested gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, which is the risk of bleeding.The defeat of the respiratory system can lead to respiratory failure.The defeat of the cardiovascular system is manifested by shortness of breath, arrhythmia, ECG changes.The kidneys at this stage almost never affected.
End-stage lymphocytic leukemia.Serious opportunistic infections, and internal organ involvement without treatment will be lethal.
Each form has its own characteristics lymphocytic leukemia in clinical manifestations.Clinic progressive forms such as in benign, but the symptoms are increasing much faster.
form of lymphocytic leukemia tumor differs significantly enlarged lymph nodes and other lymphoid tissues.Lymph nodes in this form conglomerates and can compress the surrounding tissue.
have medullary forms of lymphocytic leukemia rapidly progressive course in which, without proper treatment, after 2 years can occur death.
prolymphocytic form of lymphocytic leukemia can only be distinguished in the study of blood smear.
hairy form of lymphocytic leukemia gets its name due to the shape of abnormal lymphocytes, and it is characterized by cytopenia varying severity and lymph nodes of normal size.
leukemic infiltration in the T-cell form affects deeper layers of skin and tissue, occurs in people older than 25 years.
lymphocytic leukemia blood
for lymphocytic leukemia at different stages of the disease is characterized by a specific pattern of blood tests.Big increase in lymphocytes, or lymphocytosis, is the most characteristic feature.
About the beginning of the disease is the presence in the blood of more than 5 * 109 / L leukocytes (rate of 4.5 * 109 / L).Sometimes figures can reach 100 * 109 / L.Among all leukocytes predominate lymphocytes (80-90%).All lymphocytes mature forms are presented.
peripheral blood is an important feature is the presence of anemia, which progresses with the passage of the disease.Thrombocytopenia is characteristic of the later period lymphocytic leukemia where the bone marrow is almost filled by the tumor cells.During all stages of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate improved.
lymphocytic leukemia treatment
in benign lymphocytic leukemia during the use of drugs is not necessary.But a prerequisite for this is a monthly survey.
With the progression of disease in patients older than 55 years should be administered chlorambucil and cyclophosphamide therapy.Supportive therapy chlorobutynyl is 10-15 mg 1-2 times a week.Cyclophosphamide prescribed for resistance to chlorambucil and progression lymphocytosis, enlarged lymph nodes and spleen at a dose of 2 mg / kg per day.It is also possible, and pulse therapy with cyclophosphamide - 600 mg / m2.
great importance in the treatment of lymphocytic leukemia are steroids.They eliminate a number of symptoms: the lymph nodes and spleen are less removed intoxication, the patient's state of health improves.But we must remember that the immune system is already depressed, and prednisone exacerbate infectious complications.In addition, after stopping hormone withdrawal occurs, so the hormones need to be lifted gradually.The course of drug therapy lasts 4-6 weeks.
very effective radiotherapy.And in the case of increasing intrathoracic, abdominal lymph nodes and the increasing leukocytosis and thrombocytopenia, infiltration of nerve trunks needed.A single dose of 1.5-2 Gy.For spleen total dose of 6-9 Gy.At local irradiation vertebra total dose of 25 Gy.Local effects gives, usually lasting effect and acute lymphocytic leukemia long.If unable to use medical treatment possible appointment of a system of radiation exposure.
With the progression of cytopenia unrelated to cytostatics, and do not respond to hormone therapy, recourse to remove the spleen.The rapid growth of the body, constant pain in the left upper quadrant are also indications for removal of the spleen.
When lymphocytic leukemia ineffective drug therapy, application of methods of extracorporeal blood purification.These include plasmapheresis and leukophoresis.Last effective in thrombocytopenia.
for the treatment of progressive forms of lymphocytic leukemia using chlorambucil (Leykeran) - 5.10 mg / Cyclophosphamide - 200 mg / day.Also, a program M-2: Day 1 - vincristine 2 mg / in, cyclophosphamide -600-800 mg, Carmustine per 0.5 mg / kg, Alkeran - 0.25 mg / kg orally (Sarkolizin - 03 mg / kg) once a day for 4 days.Prednisolone - 1 mg / kg per day for seven days, half the dose for the next 7 days, a quarter of the initial dose the next 7 days.This scheme is effective and results in remission.
tumorous form of lymphocytic leukemia is treated under the following schemes: CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisolone) for 6 courses.This scheme tolerated difficult and requires long-term administration of prednisolone.M-2 program leads to remission only during treatment.Effective in this form of the disease with the total radiation therapy with a total dose of 0.12 Gy.
Treatment medullary forms lymphocytic carried program VAMP (vincristine 2 mg twice a week, 6-Mercaptopurine - 60 mg per day, Methotrexate - 20 mg once every 4 days, prednisolone - 40 mg / m2 per day. Duration of the course -8 days of reception, 9 days break. And so at least 8-10 courses, despite the improvement.
prolymphocytic form of the disease can not be cured with standard schemes. In this case, use Cytosar and rubomycin.
When hairy form used chlorobutynyl -2-4 mg per day.
When the disease chronic lymphocytic leukemia prognosis is favorable. Despite the fact that there is no cure, life expectancy is often equated to the general population. In benign variant current life expectancy can reach 20 years since the discovery of tumors. When progressingform may be only a few months.


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text: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/tech/news/6560302.html If a thief steals a car, authorities usually return it to the rightful owner if they find it. But if a prime piece of online real estate ? a domain name ? is stolen, it may not be as simple to get back. Just ask Marc Ostrofsky. The Houston dot-com figure, known for selling the web domain Business.com for $7.5 million, says he and his partners have spent 30 months and $150,000 trying to recover the allegedly stolen name P2P.com. Ostrofsky's experience illustrates that a lack of criminal prosecutions in such cases and laws in the area can make getting stolen sites to the rightful owners difficult. Ostrofsky, who owns a host of domain names and founded the domain holding company IREIT, and his business partners paid $160,000 in 2005 for the name P2P.com. They hoped to use the site to develop a peer-to-peer sharing site as the file-sharing concept grew in popularity. In 2006, someone allegedly stole the name and resold it on eBay to professional basketball player Mark Madsen of the Los Angeles Clippers, who didn't know it was stolen, according to New Jersey police. ?I own lots of Internet sites and domains and knew it would be big name when I got it,? Ostrofsky said. ?But there's no law to protect me to get the asset back.? Earlier this week, New Jersey police arrested a suspect. Authorities claim Daniel Goncalves, 25, allegedly moved ownership of the domain name to himself after hacking into an online account of one of the owners. He then resold the name for $111,000 to Madsen. Madsen released a statement saying he was cooperating with authorities. ?I am not able to comment further at this time, except to say that I have great respect for our legal system and am confident that justice will be achieved at the conclusion of the proceedings,? Masden said. Getting a stolen domain name back proves difficult because unlike the theft of cars and other property, there's been little prosecution for theft of such Internet real estate. Jeff Becker, an intellectual property attorney in Dallas, has recovered names that infringed on trademarks through civil lawsuits and the use of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, specifically designed to protect companies from such violations. But P2P.com's case is about stolen property, not trademark infringement, he noted. Adding to the difficulty is that domain names aren't physical property, but a right to contract, he said, because owners pay for the right to use the name. ?Here it's allegedly stolen property,? he said. ?It will be novel issue.? New Jersey state police say ownership of the name is frozen until the outcome of the criminal and civil cases related to the site. A spokeswoman for the FBI in Houston said cases of domain theft are usually referred to the domain hosting company to determine the rightful owner. Ostrofsky and his business partners, Albe and Leslie Angel of Florida, have filed a motion in court seeking permission to file an amended civil lawsuit that includes Go Daddy, the domain company that oversaw the accounts. The lawsuit claims Go Daddy transferred ownership and control of P2P.com without proper authorization and failed to use proper discretion when the theft was brought to its attention. ?At this time, Go Daddy is not involved in a lawsuit involving P2P.com. If we are named in such a suit, we will vigorously defend any claims made,? said Christine Jones, general counsel for the Arizona-based company. Michael D'Aquanni, who represents Goncalves in the civil case, said the Angels have subpoenaed many parties over the past two years, including Go Daddy. ?They never produced any documents that show my client hacked ? and initiated the transfer of P2P,? he said. ?If they have the documents, they should turn them over.? States tend to handle the issue differently and federal prosecutors usually have more pressing issues to deal with, said Albe Angel, Ostrofsky's business partner and a former federal prosecutor. Angel said he couldn't persuade Florida prosecutors in Miami to pursue a case against Goncalves and that New Jersey police picked it up after letting it go cold for months. Meanwhile, he used his resources as an attorney to gather enough evidence for the civil suit, which is pending. ?We're in a veritable blizzard of uncertainty because it is by its very nature an interstate offense, and you're not quite sure which authorities to turn to,? Angel said. [email protected]


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Ethiopia protested strongly to the United States over a US decision to supply arms to Somalia, and said this move was directed against Ethiopia's integrity and independence.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman, reacting to a weekend announcement that the US was supplying arms to Somalia, said that Ethiopia had no reason to invade Somalia - and that his country would have to reexamine its options and take whatever action might be appropriate in light of the area's tension. The US decision to aid to Somalia was confirmed by the US State Department.


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Trump cancels summit with Kim, warns military readyBy Joyce Lee
By DAVID BRUNNSTROM and MATT SPETALNICK
May 24. 2018 11:24AM
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday called off a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for next month, citing Pyongyang's "open hostility," and warned that the U.S. military was ready in the event of any reckless acts by North Korea.
Trump wrote a letter to Kim to announce his abrupt withdrawal from what would have been the first-ever meeting between a serving president and a North Korean leader in Singapore on June 12.
"Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it would be inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting," Trump wrote.
It was a dramatic end to weeks of optimistic statements from Trump that by meeting with Kim he might succeed where previous presidents had failed and persuade North Korea to give up a nuclear weapons program that now threatens the United States.
On Wednesday evening Washington time, North Korea had repeated its threat to pull out of the summit and warned it was prepared for a nuclear showdown with Washington if necessary.
White House officials said that statement in which Pyongyang also condemned Vice President Mike Pence as a "political dummy" was "the last straw."
One senior official said there had been "a trail of broken promises" from North Korea "that has given the United States pause." That included the North Koreans not showing up to a planned meeting in Singapore last week.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who met Kim twice in Pyongyang, said North Korea had not responded to contacts in recent days and Trump had made his decision after meetings on Wednesday in which he concluded the summit would not be successful.
"We got a lot of dial tones," Pompeo said, adding it was disappointing but "frankly not a surprise."
Speaking at the White House, Trump said he remained open to dialog but had spoken to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and warned North Korea against any "reckless act."
He said U.S. allies South Korea and Japan also were ready to shoulder much of the financial burden "if an unfortunate situation is forced upon us" by North Korea.
'We'll see'
Asked if the summit cancellation increased the risk of war, Trump replied: "We'll see what happens."
He said the United States would continue its "maximum pressure" campaign of sanctions to press North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.
Trump's move sent global share markets sharply lower before they regained some footing.
Safe-haven buying of U.S. Treasury bonds pushed their yields lower, while the dollar weakened.
The outlook for the meeting soured dramatically this month when North Korea angrily rejected the notion that it would agree to unilateral nuclear disarmament as Washington has demanded.
Trump has said he detected a change in Kim's attitude after the second of two recent visits the North Korean made to China and that he was possibly being influenced by Beijing, with which the United States is embroiled in a major trade dispute.
The cancellation came just hours after North Korea followed through on a pledge to blow up tunnels at its main nuclear test site, which Pyongyang said was proof of its commitment to end nuclear testing.
The senior White House official said that among North Korea's broken promises was one to allow experts to witness the dismantlement of the site, which meant there was no one there to verify what actually occurred. Only a small group of international media handpicked by North Korea witnessed the demolition at the Punggye-ri site.
North Korea's announcement of its plan to destroy its only nuclear test site had been widely welcomed as a positive, if largely symbolic, step. Kim has declared his nuclear force complete, amid speculation the site was obsolete anyway.
North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan responded to Trump's announcement by saying Pyongyang remained open to resolving issues "at any time in any way."


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Have you ever been asked to go on a run, or find yourself with the time to sneak in a run and can't because you don't have your running gear with you? I was watching the Weather Channel and they had on a survival expert that talked about what you should have in your emergency "Bug Out Bag" in your car. Not much of an expert I'd say, he didn't even include running shoes and apparel! If you haven't already, stash some old shoes and gear into your emergency bag in your car, It's also good to have a kit under your desk at work and anywhere else you may find yourself with a run opportunity. Be prepared!
May your next run be an unplanned adventure,
Randy Step, an admitted obsessed runner who ended up at an appointment yesterday that got pushed back 2 hours, leaving plenty of time to get on my stuff and run some nearby trails I have not been on in years.
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I love the stunning defense this "reporter" offers.
Hasn't it occurred to anyone else that what just happened, between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin, was exactly what conservatives predicted from the beginning, in one form or another? That we were going to lose under this man? Remember back when it was Obama declaring we were not exceptional?
Then why are we surprised?
The hippies said, by way of them, the American Empire will fall - they got their fall guy. Happy now?


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Our conductor, teacher, mentor and friend Jonathan May will not be there.
Mr. May suffered a massive stroke and passed away Saturday, at the age of 51. We have studied under Mr. May for five wonderful years and our hearts are filled with sadness and overwhelming gratitude. This man loved what he did and his love was contagious. He was the reason we went to NYC and Jacob performed at Carnegie Hall, he is the reason Jacob wants to major in Music Education because he made Jacob realize that music was what made him come alive. Seth, Caleb and Hannah study with Mr. May and Rebekah has known him since she was 3. The following link is of Mr. May playing cello and his brother Daniel conducting one of his (several) orchestras . According to Caleb, this was one of Mr. May's favorite pieces.
With fond remembrance we will carry on your gift
of music, but we will miss you friend.
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Originally posted by FreedomEntered
From the words of Svali herself.
Svali " I just want you and your readers to know that I am NOT an Illuminati expert, nor do I want to be.
I did NOT rub elbows with the rich and famous, although I heard about things that occurred at higher levels (people do gossip even in the cult, they're still human beings).
Originally posted by FreedomEntered
well, they are telling their side of a story, an experience, a history. As truthers we need to give them a chance. I agree hard evidence is what we aim to find but often abuse is difficult to prove especially years later. And especially when it's in a secret cult. A hard to believe story doesn't make it untrue. I didn't see where she said there are millions if victims of the illuminati . The picture I got was that it was a group, maybe 100 or so.edit on 22-1-2013 by FreedomEntered because: (no reason given)
Insofar as we are rational in our beliefs, the intensity of belief will tend to correspond to the firmness of the available evidence.
Insofar as we are rational, we will drop a belief when we have tried in vain to find evidence for it.
—Quine and Ullian, The Web of Belief
Q: How do Illuminati members recognise each other?
A: Since it is generational, its easy. It isn't hard to recognize one's father, mother, siblings, and neighbors and friends one has grown up with.
Military bases will be set up, in each locality (actually, they are already here, but are covert). In the next few years, they will go above ground and be revealed. Each locality will have regional bases and leaders to which they are accountable. The hierarchy will closely reflect the current covert hierarchy. About five years ago, when I left the Illuminati, approximately 1% of the US population was either part of the Illuminati, sympathetic to it, or a victim of Mind Control (and therefore considered useable). www.valueoftruth.org...