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Heavy Internet usage doesn't cramp San Francisco State students' social life or dampen their self-esteem, says SFSU psychology graduate student Cheryl Gordon, who has just completed a study of computer use by more than 300 students on campus.
"Some studies have suggested that people who spend long hours at the computer tend to be more socially isolated and depressed. I wanted to test that theory and I found out that isn't true, at least not in my sample here at State," said Gordon, a research assistant who works with Linda Juang, an assistant professor of psychology.
Contrary to those studies, Gordon said she found that the SFSU students she surveyed experienced few feelings of social anxiety, depression or loneliness. "I found that they spent part of their time online looking to meet people and they felt good about themselves in doing so," she said.
Juang said her assistant has already demonstrated sophisticated research skills. "What sets Cheryl apart from most other students is her ability to look at seemingly simple relationships and see the complexity," said Juang. "She was always bringing up more questions and more angles to consider in conducting her research."
For her survey last spring, Gordon distributed questionnaires to 312 students in either their first or second year at SFSU.
As expected, Gordon found very high computer accessibility and usage for college students in her survey. For example, 96 percent of the students had at least one computer at home and nearly all the students -- 98 percent -- used the Internet. And they were quite familiar with the Internet with 82 percent having used it by the age of 18.
The survey also showed that 60 percent of the students used the Internet at least once a day including weekends and usually for approximately 30 to 45 minutes per sitting.
Gordon found some interesting gender differences in computer usage. Females spent more time using e-mail while online than males. However, men spent more time shopping online than women did. Downloading music, creating Web sites and playing computer games were also popular pastimes for guys.
For both men and women, technology played a vital role in their studies. For example, Gordon said, students take full advantage of links to a database of materials available at the J. Paul Leonard Library to locate resources. "It doesn't take the place of going to the library, but students can locate what they need and then go find it in the library," she said.
The graduate student believes that students are clearly using their computers to expand the boundaries of the classroom. "I think students are finding that computer use is helping them get a better grasp of a subject. They can do better research, communicate with their professors and form study groups online. Students are simply finding it easier to locate the information they need for class," she said.
Gordon, who plans to continue her studies in a doctoral program, hopes to get her study published soon.
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There are three types of apprenticeship levels in England:
- Intermediate – equivalent to 5 GCSE passes
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An apprenticeship qualification can lead onto a job and a long-term career or further qualifications.
The National Minimum Wage for an Apprentice aged under 19 is £3.30 per hour, if you are aged 19 or over the National Minimum Wage is £3.30 per hour for the first year of their Apprenticeship then after 12 months of employment your salary migrates to the National Minimum Wage for your age.
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The tragedy intertwines with the comedy at Leeds United. The latest story indicates that manager Neil Redfearn has been ordered to bench his top scorer, Mirco Antenucci, because of the goalscoring bonus clause he's about to activate. More →
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'Wonder Woman' is 2017's most tweeted about movie
With 26 days left in 2017, Twitter has shared a bevy of info on the most tweeted about movies and shows, and — shocker — "Wonder Woman" was the biggest hit of the year on the app. The DC movie, which raked in more than $800 million at the box office, was 2017's most tweeted about movie in the U.S. (Unfortunately, a Twitter spokesperson did not have the approximate amount of tweets to share.) "La La Land" took the silver, "Dunkirk" grabbed the bronze, and "Spider-Man: Homecoming" and "Justice League" rounded out the top five.


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Timothy Busfield has signed up for Revolution.
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Busfield's character is named Dr Ethan Camp. Described as a 'brilliant' medic, it soon transpires that Ethan is protecting a big and potentially devastating secret.
He joins recent cast additions Leslie Hope and Annie Wersching, who have both previously appeared on 24.
Busfield recently announced his engagement to actress and former Dancing with the Stars contestant Melissa Gilbert.
Revolution returns to US screens after its mid-season break on Monday, March 25 at 10/9c on NBC. In the UK, the show premieres on Sky1 and Sky1 HD later in 2013.
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|October 20, 1998
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|SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory - Visit the Technology Transfer Website
|A high-intensity, inexpensive and collimated x-ray source for applications such as x-ray lithography is disclosed. An intense pulse from a high power laser, stored in a high-finesse resonator, repetitively collides nearly head-on with and Compton backscatters off a bunched electron beam, having relatively low energy and circulating in a compact storage ring. Both the laser and the electron beams are tightly focused and matched at the interaction region inside the optical resonator. The laser-electron interaction not only gives rise to x-rays at the desired wavelength, but also cools and stabilizes the electrons against intrabeam scattering and Coulomb repulsion with each other in the storage ring. This cooling provides a compact, intense bunch of electrons suitable for many applications. In particular, a sufficient amount of x-rays can be generated by this device to make it an excellent and flexible Compton backscattered x-ray (CBX) source for high throughput x-ray lithography and many other applications.
|Ruth; Ronald D. (Woodside, CA), Huang; Zhirong (Stanford, CA)
|The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, CA)
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|GOVERNMENT SUPPORT This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-AC03-76SF00515 awarded by the Department of Energy. The Government has certain rights to this invention.


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14 weird kitchen gadgets you didn't know you needed
Some of these are life-changing!
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These 14 indispensable items will spice up your kitchen and leave you wondering how you ever lived without them.
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Tearless Kitchen Onion Goggles
Because the kitchen should be a no-cry zone
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Egg Yolk Separator
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Evriholder Avo Saver Avocado Holder
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Fish Impression Cast Iron Cornbread Pan
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Microwave Egg Boiler
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Pot Clip Spoon Holder
The tool you never knew you needed
This silicone tool won't get to hot while it holds your spoon for easy access. Long-simmering sauces will never be the same. And if chickens aren't your thing, it comes in other animal styles, too.
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Multi Color Aluminium Drinking Straw Pack
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Army Man Bottle Opener
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Keep Calm And Let's Get Weird Novelty Apron
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SUMO EGGS: Set of 2 Egg Cups
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There will be no Humpty Dumpty accidents with these cups. The strong and quirky sumo wrestler legs will keep your eggs from having a great fall.
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MANCHESTER, NH (BRAIN)—The Bike Cooperative continues to grow its dealer base, welcoming a number of new members to the co-op as part of its fall recruitment initiative.
"We were extremely excited by the level of activity at our Interbike booth this year," said Greg Brodsky, managing director of the co-op. "Our team was slammed for much of the show, by far the most traffic we've ever had from prospective retailers. By doubling the number of supplier partners over the past year, and with the launch of our new COBO line of private label bikes and P&A products, we've been able to generate some significant momentum. More dealers are taking notice of what we're building, and that's been really encouraging."
The new members are:
B & L Bike Shop – Davis, CA
Bucks County Bicycle Company - Levittown, PA
Roberts Cycle Company – Chicago, IL
Spark Bike Run Sports – E. Taunton, MA
St. Helena Cyclery – St. Helena, CA
Wheels of Justice Cyclery - Oakland, CA
Zane's Cycles – Branford, CT
"We've had quite a bit of interest from prospective retailers since returning from the show," added Brodsky. "We anticipate another announcement of new members later this fall."
The co-op is currently accepting 2011 membership applications through November 30 of this year.
The Bike Cooperative is a member-owned cooperative with a mission of improving the profitability of independent bike retailers. The Bike Cooperative provides members with exclusive product specials and rebates, consumer financing and credit card processing programs, comprehensive advertising services, and training in management and sales. For information on becoming a TBC member, call TBC Member Services at 1-800-450-7595 or visit www.thebikecooperative.com (click on above link).


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If you've ever tried to cut a pill in half, you know the frustration of having two unequal parts. How many parents have tried to smash a pill on a spoon to mix with water for the child who can't swallow pills? Another frustration.
Instead of trying to adapt a medication to your specific needs, why not contact a PCCA member pharmacist? A pharmacist who has been trained by the Professional Compounding Centers of America knows how to adapt a prescription to meet individual needs. By visiting a PCCA member pharmacist, you'll know you'll always get the right dosage of medication in a form that's easy for you to take.
Trained PCCA member pharmacists can personalize medication by:
• Strength
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• Flavours
• Ingredients
A trained PCCA member pharmacist also can customize medications to address special conditions and circumstances including:
• Anti-aging/Cosmeceutical
• Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy
• Men's Health
• Pain Management
• Dental
• Hospice
• Pediatric
• Sports Medicine
• Flavour
PCCA member pharmacists are trained to mix medications so they can be delivered in a way that isn't offensive to the patient. Alternative Medication Forms available from a PCCA member pharmacist include:
• Capsules
• Oral Liquids Troches or Lollipops
• Topical Preparations
• Suppositories
• Eye and Ear Drops
• Nasal Sprays
• Injections
If our pets could only talk … but they can't. That's why it's frightening when they're drooling because they haven't gotten the right dosage of a medication. Even if the dosage is right, there's the agony of trying to get a dog or cat to swallow a pill. Tried to sneak it in a treat? Then you've watched your pet eat what they like and spit out the rest.
In these instances, compounding medication is a viable option for veterinarians and animal owners. Personalizing a pet's medication is especially helpful for the pet that refuses to take medication because of its taste. It's also an accurate way to ensure that pets of all sizes and breeds are getting medication that is the right dosage for them and won't make sensitivities flare up.
Finally, a PCCA member pharmacist can duplicate a medication that has been discontinued due to lack of demand or production expense.
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Preloved Piano: John Broadwood & Sons
Preloved member, Stuart, tells us all about an extremely rare and interesting item he has for sale on Preloved.
Preloved Music on Vinyl
Could Preloved be the best place to buy second hand LPs online? We explore the vinyl resurgence, and talk to some of our Preloved members to find out what vinyl means to them.
Upcycled Technology: Nixie Tube Clock
Paul from Bad Dog Designs tells the Preloved community how we can reuse old Nixie tubes and turn them into exciting retro creations!
Football Programmes: 5 Ways to Spot a Bargain
Most football programmes are only worth a few pounds, however the world record fee for a football programme stands at £35,250! How then can you tell the good from the bad? Anthony "the Ginger Wig" from Mancitygifts.com talks us through 5 ways to spot a bargain football programmes.
World Cup Football Memorabilia on Preloved
Film and TV memorabilia is big business, from Harry Potter to James Bond, so caught up with some experts to learn more about the growing craze for collecting
Joga Bonito! World Cup Shirts with Preloved
With the fantastic sporting tournament gracing our screens, getting into the World Cup spirit couldn't be possible without a classic world cup football shirt. See what you can find on Preloved!
The World's Worst LP Covers Ever!
Want to see The World's Top Ten Worst LP covers - from Lionel Blair in eye-wateringly tight shorts to 'chicks' in a JCB digger and a chap with a crossbow? check out our hilarious gallery of cringeworthy sleeves that got it so wrong!
Growing Demand for Retro Gadgets - Home Computers
Retro gadgets are back in demand! If you've got an old Walkman, Sega Mega Drive or Sinclair ZX81 stashed in your attic perhaps it's time to dust it down for some old-school entertainment. In this first look at gear from days gone by, the Sony Walkman steps up.
Growing Demand for Retro Gadgets
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Addiction Treatment Blog by Addiction Experts » Entries tagged with "Catholicism"
Pope Francis Takes Firm Stance against Drug Legalization
Pope Francis took the opportunity to speak out against the legalization of drugs while on a landmark trip to Brazil in July. During Francis' first trip to back to South America, where he is from, the Pope urged regional leaders to take a firm stance against drug legalization plans in Latin America. Pope Francis denounced the illegal drug trade as well, condemning drug dealers and drug traffickers. "How many dealers of death there are that follow the logic of money and power at any cost! The scourge of drug trafficking, that favors violence and sows the seeds of suffering and death, requires of society as a whole an act of courage," he said. He also urged people to overcome the roots of the drug epidemic while on the third day of his … Read entire article »
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Significantly more women with HER2-positive breast cancer achieved complete tumor resolution when they received two targeted agents before surgery instead of one, results of a large European study showed.
Neoadjuvant therapy with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and lapatinib (Tykerb), in addition to chemotherapy, led to pathologic complete response (pCR) in more than half of patients, Jose Baselga, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and co-authors reported online in The Lancet.
That compared with the 25% to 30% of patients who achieved complete response on trastuzumab or lapatinib alone.
Although the study did not evaluate the effect of treatment on survival, prior studies have shown that pCR correlates with improved disease outcomes in patients treated with trastuzumab and chemotherapy.
"This open-label, multicenter, phase III study showed that dual inhibition of HER2 with lapatinib and trastuzumab in combination with paclitaxel is better than single-agent HER2 targeting," the researchers wrote in conclusion.
"Our study also supports investigation of novel targeted agents for breast cancer in the neoadjuvant setting, when tumors have not yet acquired resistance to therapy and when chances of clinical benefit are highest."
The published results updated and affirmed findings from an initial report more than a year ago.
Results of another study, published simultaneously in The Lancet Oncology, showed that neoadjuvant therapy with trastuzumab plus chemotherapy resulted in a significantly higher rate of pathologic complete response compared with lapatinib and chemotherapy.
Both targeted agents inhibit HER2 but have different mechanisms of action, providing a rationale for evaluating them in combination. Preclinical and clinical evidence had suggested that combining lapatinib and trastuzumab would result in more potent inhibition of HER2 compared with either drug alone.
Baselga and colleagues reported final results from a trial called NeoALTTO, which compared lapatinib, trastuzumab, and the combination for women with HER2-positive breast cancer.
All patients started treatment with the assigned targeted therapy. Paclitaxel was added after six weeks, and neoadjuvant therapy continued for a total of 18 weeks. Surgery followed completion of neoadjuvant therapy, and patients received adjuvant treatment with paclitaxel and the same anti-HER2 regimen as in the neoadjuvant.
The final analysis involved 455 with HER2-positive primary breast cancer larger than 2 cm in diameter. The primary endpoint was pCR, as defined by National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project criteria.
The targeted combination plus paclitaxel resulted in a pCR rate of 51.3% compared with 29.5% in patients who received trastuzumab plus paclitaxel and 24.7% for the lapatinib-paclitaxel arm (P=0.0001). The pCR rate did not differ between the trastuzumab and lapatinib arms.
No major cardiac dysfunction occurred during the trial. Patients treated with lapatinib had higher rates of grade 3 diarrhea (23.4%, 21.1%, respectively) and grade 3 liver-enzyme alterations (17.5%, 9.9%) compared with trastuzumab (2%, 7.4%). Otherwise, adverse events were similar among treatment groups.
Authors of a related commentary said that trials of targeted therapies could change the clinical evaluation process.
Rigorous investigation of a biologic agent in the neoadjuvant setting might obviate the need to begin evaluation of a drug in advanced disease before moving to the neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings, wrote Michael Gnant, MD, and Guenther G. Steger, MD, of the Medical University of Vienna in Austria.
Such an approach to clinical investigation could substantially reduce development costs and bring promising new drugs to patients more quickly, they wrote.
However, they also pointed to NeoALTTO as an illustration of unresolved issues in clinical use of targeted agents. Optimal treatment duration, selection and use of biomarkers, and the expense of combining two costly drugs must be rigorously examined, wrote Gnant and Steger.
The article in The Lancet Oncology provided details of another European trial, called GeparQuinto, a phase III randomized study involving 620 women with previously untreated operable or locally advanced HER2-positive breast cancer.
Patients with clinical stages T1 through T4 were eligible, depending on nodal and hormone-receptor status. All patients received neoadjuvant chemotherapy with the combination of epirubicin, cyclophosphamide, and docetaxel. They were randomized to neoadjuvant trastuzumab or lapatinib.
The primary endpoint was pCR. When the trial ended, 30.3% of patients in the trastuzumab arm and 22.7% of those in the lapatinib arm had achieved pCR, which translated into an odds ratio of 0.68 in favor of trastuzumab (P=0.04).
The trastuzumab regimen was associated with higher rates of edema (39.1% versus 28.7%) and dyspnea (29.6% versus 21.4%) and the lapatinib regimen with more diarrhea (75.0% versus 47.4%) and skin rash (54.9% versus 31.9%).
Premature discontinuation rates were 14.0% with trastuzumab and 33.1% with lapatinib.
"This direct comparison of trastuzumab and lapatinib showed that pathologic complete response rate with chemotherapy and lapatinib was significantly lower than that with chemotherapy and trastuzumab," Gunter Von Minckwitz, MD, of German Breast Cancer Group in Neu-Isenburg, and co-authors wrote in conclusion.
"Unless long-term outcome data show different results, lapatinib should not be used outside of clinical trials as a single anti-HER2 treatment in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy," they wrote.
The results confirm those from a previous report at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
Three important lessons can be learned from the results of GeparQuinto, Stephen K. Chia, MD, of the British Columbia Cancer Agency in Vancouver, B.C., wrote in an accompanying commentary.
- Lapatinib plus chemotherapy offers no advantages over chemotherapy plus trastuzumab in the adjuvant setting, a conclusion drawn recently by investigators in a large randomized trial that compared the two agents as adjuvant therapy for patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer.
- The preoperative (neoadjuvant) setting is ideally suited for testing new therapies.
- Clinical researchers and patients have embraced the preoperative model as standard of care and as a strategy for evaluating new therapies.
The NeoALTTO trial was supported by GlaxoSmithKline.
Baselga disclosed a relationship with Roche. Co-authors disclosed relationships with GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, Novartis, Amgen, Abbott, AstraZeneca, Pizer, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Coauthors included employees of GlaxoSmithKline.
Gnant disclosed relationships with AstraZeneca, Novartis, Roche, Schering, Pfizer, Novartis, AstraZeneca, sanofi-aventis, GlaxoSmithKline, and Amgen. Steger disclosed relationships with AstraZeneca, Roche, Amgen, Novartis, and GlaxoSmithKline.
- Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner
Primary Source
The LancetSource Reference: Baselga J, et al "Lapatinib with trastuzumab for HER2-positive early breast cancer (NeoALTTO): A randomized, open-label, multicenter, phase III trial" Lancet 2012; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61846-3.
Secondary Source
The LancetSource Reference: Gnant M, Steger GG "Dual inhibition of HER2 in breast cancer treatment" Lancet 2012; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60068-3.
Additional Source
The Lancet OncologySource Reference: Untch M et al. "Lapatinib versus trastuzumab in combinatioin with neoadjuvant anthracyclline-taxane-based chemotherapy (GeparQuinto, GBG 44): A randomized phase III trial" Lancet Oncol 2012; DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70397-7.


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Take a moment to think back to when you were just a kid. There are bound to be several memories from when you were three or four; memories of you running around with a towel or pillowcase tied around your neck pretending it was a cape. Running around, pretending you had superpowers, chasing your arch-nemesis, also known as your younger brother and his sidekick the family dog; you were the greatest superhero in the world. Absolutely nothing in the world could stop you, except for the fatal calls of "Bath Time!" from your mom. Fast forward a couple years and there are bound to be many memories of lazy afternoons reading your favorite comics and playing with action figures representing your favorite superheroes from said comics. Or maybe you were pretending to be the Justice League or the X-Men with the other neighborhood kids. Many of us have grown up so fully immersed in the superhero world; toys, comics, cartoons and TV shows. Now that we are older, but still very much kids at heart, we have moved on to other things, video games in particular. Now wouldn't it be great if we could combine those great times from when we were little kids pretending to be superheroes with the great times of this day and age playing MMORPGs?
Well good news, in the upcoming game City of Heroes by Cryptic Studios you can. They've taken the superhero world that we all remember and love and combined it with the MMORPG genre we've recently become huge fans of. All the great powers and abilities we grew up reading about in the comics and watching on the shows are there; invisibility, flying, super-strength, invulnerability and even elemental control. With five Archetypes, five different Origins and just about every superhero power you could possibly imagine it should not be hard at all to create any type of superhero that your heart desires. Wanna be an eight foot tall half insect, half human flying and electricity manipulating mutant? You can do that. How would you like to be an armored suit wearing technology based energy blasting vigilante? Go for it! How about a four foot tall male using Super Strength and having Stone Skin Armor wearing hot pink tights with neon green tiger stripes? Yes, you can even do that. The number of combinations of powers, abilities and costumes in City of Heroes is near limitless.
The graphics in City of Heroes are quite nice and definitely lead to the feeling that it is a superhero world. Paragon City is huge and beautifully done; towering skyscrapers and gigantic statues of past heroes are all over the city. The view from the top of some of the tallest skyscrapers is absolutely amazing. You can easily see across the entire city from the tops of a lot of the skyscrapers and looking down from the edge there is an actual sense of height. The vehicles and people down below you look like a bunch of tiny ants scurrying about town. Character animations are smooth and well done. They definitely have the look and feel of a superhero, the punches and kicks are big and sweeping and the blasts and other powers are awe-inspiring. At times you almost expect to see a huge jagged text bubble pop up that says "KAPOW" or "ZAP" or "BOOM" in it like the old comics and TV shows. Overall the graphics are very nicely done but not to the point where they seem excessive and cause undue lag. Even in a large battle between a group of five players and about ten to fifteen enemies with all the bells and whistles on there was no noticeable lag.


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The ways to volunteer at the shelter are endless . . . walk the dogs, read to the cats, fundraise, bake items for our many bake sales, serve on the board or on a committee, just to name a few. For this issue of Wags & Whiskers, our print newsletter, we decided to focus on a special kind of volunteer: newsletter sponsors. Individuals and businesses can sponsor a year's worth of issues by making a designated donation (currently a minimum of $75 is required). The newsletter is written and designed by volunteers but these needed funds help with printing and mailing.
This spotlight is on the following businesses who have stepped up to the plate for 2016:
Our title sponsor is Metzger Animal Hospital, located at 1044 Benner Pike in State College. The Metzger organization has been our lead sponsor since 2014. That was shortly after we renamed and updated our newsletter from "Shelter Scoop" to "Tails of Wags & Whiskers." Metzger's loyalty to the newsletter, and to the overall mission of HCHS, makes us wag our tails every day!!!
Our other title sponsor joined us this year. Images Print Shop at 518 Washington Street in downtown Huntingdon prints our newsletter at a reduced cost. We think they do a wonderful job making our newsletter stand out. We hope you agree.
Seager Accounting joined us in 2015 as a sponsor and signed up again this year. Seager is located at 619 Washington Street in Huntingdon. They sponsor our "By the Numbers" feature, which makes sense since they are also the accounting firm we use!
Stone Town Gallery and Café began as a sponsor in 2015 and continued their sponsorship for 2016. "The Stone" as regulars like to call it is located at 511 Washington Street. They sponsor one of our readers' favorite articles, "Pet Tails."
Top's Diner, located at 12151 William Penn Highway, is our third two-year sponsor. In 2015, Top's began sponsoring "Pet Tips" and we are happy to report that they agreed to sponsor it again for 2016.
And, finally, Western Auto at 701 Washington Street has been a loyal newsletter sponsor since 2014. Western Auto's sponsorship of our "Upcoming Events" feature has been vital in our efforts to let the community know what we have in the works for fundraisers.
These businesses, along with two individual sponsors—Jack & Jinny Cooper and Steve & Jody Huston—make it possible for us to produce our newsletter quarterly. We are tremendously grateful to them for supporting our goal to keep the community connected with HCHS through Tails of Wags & Whiskers.
Please remember that shopping local supports our community; our lives are richer for it and we at HCHS encourage you to patronize these businesses. We depend on them and they should be able to depend on us. Please Shop Local!!!


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Targeted rules to prevent income to capital converter schemes by companies - sale and leaseback exclusion
TCGA92/S184G to I include provisions for certain common commercial transactions to beexcluded from consideration. These are arms length sale and leaseback transactionsinvolving land where there is no connection between the lessor and the lessee. Whilst itwould seem unlikely that such transactions would amount to arrangements where there was amain purpose of securing a tax advantage, the exclusion has been provided to eliminate anyuncertainty. The exclusion does not mean that other types of sale and leaseback betweenunconnected parties will necessarily be caught. Nor does it mean that all sucharrangements between connected parties will be caught. Taxpayers should in such cases beguided by the information given in this document that the rules are targeted atarrangements where a main purpose was to secure a tax advantage through the use of capitallosses in ways that reduce income profits.
For the purposes of TCGA92/S184H, the definition of tax advantage in TCGA92/S184D applies,but the tax advantage must also involve both the deduction of expenditure in calculatingtotal profits, and the deduction of losses from the chargeable gain.


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Supplements having grapefruit seed extract is taking the industry by storm. There are various studies, including those that are conducted by several highly reputable institutions that exploit the wonders of this citrus fruit. Even the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) admitted that they are studying the effects of grapefruit seed extract in preventing the progression of Alzheimer's disease and treating colorectal cancer. Although there are many worst diseases that grapefruit seed extract can cure, it is also an effective and natural cleaning agent.
In this article, you will learn how grapefruit seed extract can be used as a cleaning agent and what types of pathogens they are able to combat. Read on and learn.
What are the pathogens that are killed by grapefruit seed extract?
- Salmonella. An experiment was done on the effect of grapefruit seed extract to salmonella bacteria. A mixture containing 0.5% grapefruit seed extract and 0.1% aqueous solution was sprayed onto chicken skins and evaluated. Results showed that the level of salmonella bacteria on chicken skins were significantly lower in those that were sprayed with grapefruit seed extract than those without.
- Escherichia coli. Being a normal intestinal flora, E. coli should not be completely eradicated in the gut. In an experiment, it was found that grapefruit seed extract successfully inhibited E. coli without harming the good bacteria, Bifidobacteria. Researchers concluded that the recommended doses of grapefruit seed extract provides beneficial effects when cleansing the gut. However, higher doses may significantly disrupt the beneficial flora.
- Shigella
- Streptococcus
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Myobacterium species
- Haemophilus influenza
- Campylobacter
- Candida albicans. Candida is typically present in the gut and urogenital tract in tolerable levels. However, once there is an imbalance, there would be symptoms. To treat imbalances in Candida levels, it is recommended that a one-week cleansing diet be undertaken. The diet should restrict intake of foods rich in sugar and starch, cigarette, coffee, fermented food items and alcohol. It must also follow these proportions:
- 65% low starch and high fiber vegetables such as celery, broccoli, radish and asparagus that should be taken raw or steamed.
- 20% high protein food items like fish, nuts, eggs, antibiotic free fowls and tofu.
- 10% complex carbohydrates such as millet, beans, rice, quinoa and buckwheat.
- 5% fresh fruits like grapefruit, pineapple and all types of berries.
Adhering to this diet prevents the bad effects of "Herxheimer reaction," which may cause headache, nausea and fatigue. The detoxification process for acute candida imbalance may use the above mentioned diet along with grapefruit seed extract immediately and should last for at least three to four weeks.
• Klebsiella
• Vibio cholera
• Chlamydia trachomatis
• Legionella pneumophilia
• Proteus
• Trichomonas vaginalis
• Helicobacter pylori
• Influenza A2
• Measles virus
• Herpes simplex 1
In what way does grapefruit seed extract kill these microbes?
According to the study conducted by Heggers et al entitled The Effectiveness of Processed Grapefruit Seed Extract as an Antibacterial Agent: II. Mechanism of Action and In Vitro Toxicity that was published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (2002), grapefruit seed extract destroys bacteria by destructing the cell membrane of the bacteria that releases the cytoplasmic contents. It is said that a 1:256 dilution is toxic and bactericidal but a 1 :> 512 dilutions is non-toxic and still bactericidal.
A Recipe for Gut Cleansing Treatment
Ideally, grapefruit seed extract should be taken in between meals for higher efficacy. If individuals find it that they have gut irritation upon consumption of the extract, they should take it with meals or in capsule (powder) form. Please note that the following dosages are based on a 150-lb. individual, adjust accordingly.
- 1st to 3rd day: 10 drops of 50/50 dilution in a diluted fruit juice two times a day or 125 mg capsule two times a day.
- 4th to 10th day: 15 drops two times a day or one 125mg capsule three times a day.
- 11th to 28th day: 15 drops three times a day or two 125mg capsules two to three times a day.
A Recipe for Vaginal Cleansing Treatment
- Prepare about 16 ounces of distilled or filtered water (room temperature).
- Add 16 drops of grapefruit seed extract.
- Shake well.
- Use as a douche once a day for three consecutive days.
- Repeat the procedure every five days.
Please note that if vaginal irritation persists, you should adjust the dilution to five drops in a pint of water. It should also be discontinued if menstruating or when pregnant.
- NutriBiotic, GSE Liquid Concentrate, Grapefruit Seed Extract, 2 fl oz (59 ml)
- NutriBiotic, GSE Grapefruit Seed Extract, Liquid Concentrate, 4 fl oz (118 ml)
- NutriBiotic, Nasal Spray, with Grapefruit Seed Extract, 1 fl oz (29.5 ml)
- NutriBiotic, Grapefruit Seed, Extract, 125 mg, 100 Tablets


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Dartford, Kent, DA2 6DT
Project Size: 25,000 sq ft
Project Duration: 14 weeks
The Mazda project was all down to 'first impressions'. Denton Associates were appointed off the back of our impressive, bespoke and eye catching pre qualification document and after meeting the client the deal was signed. We built up a great relationship with the Mazda team and always went the extra mile to ensure the project ran smoothly and surpassed expectations and now the project is complete we are still building on our relationship by continuing to offer assistance no matter how big or small or complex.
Our project team included Mike Halewood, Chris Redman and Wayne Parkinson.
Housed over three floors, Mazda's new UK headquarters combines showroom space with light, airy and modern offices. The ground floor showroom replicates the premium look and feel that Mazda's 137 dealerships are moving towards. Sharing its floor tiles, furniture and lighting with the latest Mazda franchise specification, the unique headquarters showroom can be transformed into a 160-seat conference space and features hi-tech audio visual equipment. Designed to be used for dealer, fleet, media and customer events, the showroom is complemented by a flexible boardroom that doubles as a 60 person entertaining space when opened out to an area that houses heritage vehicles.


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Fuelled by the exponential increase in online shopping in the past 4 years along with the move to EMV in the US, the PCI SSC has published an update to the 2013 'Best Practices for Securing E-commerce' guide.
What's the crux?
The objective is to replace the 2013 guide from a PCI DSS Version 3.2 perspective, and focuses on:
- Different e-commerce methods, including the risks and benefits
- The selection of appropriate public key certificate authorities
- Question a merchant should ask its service providers
- General recommendations for merchants
One of the most important messages this guide gets across is that "no option completely removes a merchant's PCI DSS responsibilities. Regardless of the extent of outsourcing to third parties, the merchant retains responsibility for ensuring that payment card data is protected. A merchant is responsible for performing due diligence to ensure the service provider is protecting the CHD shared with it in accordance with PCI DSS."
At Foregenix, we regularly deal with breached merchants who are unaware or ignorant of their responsibility when it comes to storing customer card data, believing it to be safe as long as a redirect model is used. This guide points out that this is not the case - focusing on both the redirect and the iframe's risk.
Download the complete guide here: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/pdfs/best_practices_securing_ecommerce.pdf
If you would like to understand your website's risk, you can scan externally for free at webscan.foregenix.com
Exponential online sales growth paired with the EMV chip migration in the US makes e-commerce payment security for merchants more important than ever before. As EMV chip technology continues to reduce face-to-face credit card fraud, the shift to e-commerce security becomes increasingly important to businesses large and small. To help merchants shore up their e-commerce platforms, today the PCI Security Standards Council released Best Practices for Securing E-commerce. The information supplement will educate merchants on accepting payments securely online and is an update to existing guidance previously published in 2013.


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Lately my life has felt much like the I Love Lucy episode in which she and Ethel are working at a candy factory and their job is to wrap the bon bons as they initially coast and then speed down the conveyer belt. They are doing well in the beginning and then the pace is picked up. Knowing that they can't possibly keep up, they stuff the sweet treats into their mouths and then down their shirts and in their chef's hats. Rather than admit that they are challenged by the expectations and risk being fired, they pretend that they can do it. When the demanding supervisor comes in, she doesn't suspect what they were up to and tells them that they are doing a "splendid job" and yells "Speed it up!" to the person sending the candy through.
I pride myself on being able to keep on keepin' on in the face of whatever shows up. Today it was my son calling from the road while making pizza deliveries because he had a tire blow out in the rain. It got resolved when my friend David who I called who earned his angel wings for the next month at least, came to assist and get him back on track. It showed up in the form of my sister telling me she wasn't feeling well and her BP was still low, following a heart attack on Saturday which meant she wasn't being discharged home tomorrow. It came with the conversation she and I had, in which she told me she was concerned that I, like she, had a hard time saying no when people asked things of me and it could lead to the situation she found herself in. Both of us are amply aware that 'no' is a complete sentence and are becoming every more facile with expressing it. It arrived with more, albeit, satisfying things to do in my work as a writer and speaker. A friend asked me to collaborate with him in teaching workshops and we are scheming ideas. All of these things are what I have asked for and they are indeed responding at an ever more rapid pace….thus far I haven't stuffed any metaphorical candy down my shirt or into a hat…maybe I've nibbled a few.
Tonight I was speaking my wise friend Ondreah who was pointing out ways that I shut down emotions in the service of avoiding looking at the mess that comes along with this human package. I sometimes experience sadness to which I don't give voice because I reason that it would keep me from checking off tasks on my ever growing list, as if the world would cease to spin if I fully engage my feelings. I responded that my writing is a way to process emotions and she still feels that it is a way of avoiding real feelings since I "still doing it alone." The justifying part of me calls out that I am sharing my observations with the world, rather than stuffing them. "Yeah, but…..they are observations, not emotions", cries the little one inside whose Mommy and Daddy used to be here to comfort and ease the ouchies. Since they have died, 'she' has been in the background watching as the adult part of me has taken on my mother's role of being 'the rock' who could handle any crisis; except my mom would add that she would "fall apart afterward." The strange thing is that I never saw her do that. She always seemed to remain steadfast. When crises have occurred in my life, I just tick them off the list, like being at a customer service counter. I have told clients/patients over the years that in the midsts of their seemingly overwhelming issues, they could imagine being behind that counter and have their challenged line up in front of it. "How many people can you serve at once?", I would sweetly ask, to which they would respond, "One." And yet, I often attempt to offer support, service, ideas, resolution, healing to multiple people at a time, fully expecting that I can do them all justice and feeling a bit like a failure if I don't. Even as I type these words at 3:28 a.m. on a blustery, rainy last day of January night, I know how preposterous that is. And yet, as Ondreah in her lovingly kick ass manner, reminded me, I keep calling out "Next, next, next…" ticking off the things that show up and not taking time to just sit with my heartbeat and simply BE.
Over the past week or so, I have written about these very things in the Bliss Blog. Life Gets Lifey (January 29th) and Wake Up Call (January 27th) have been the containers for some of the spillage. I have been in this mode for the several years and wonder how to safely and easily get off the conveyer belt. Humor helps, speaking with friends, turning it over to God, reaching out, asking for and being willing to receive support, and yes, writing about my journey keep me from having to resort to eating too much chocolate.
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RESTLESS Natives, named after the cult Scottish comedy film, is a keen new addition to the urban festival landscape, a week-long fiesta of film, music, food and drink, based predominantly in the Barras Calton area of Glasgow's east end, with a few honorary happenings in the Merchant City, and events priced modestly to encourage the participation of the local community.
Restless Natives | Ratings: **** | Various venues, Glasgow
As the festival drew to a close at the weekend, a varied musical line-up drew the city's gig-goers eastwards. Hardcore punk/metal fans who might normally populate the basement of the 13th Note relocated to Collective Studios on Friday night for an ear-bleeding triple bill, headlined by Ghold, a heavy and hirsute trio from London whose aural assault involved spooky monastic vocals, looped animalist howls and punishingly loud outbursts of guitar noise.
The walls of St Luke's also shook to the contrasting quaking bassy backing of Edinburgh vocalist Law, a friend of Young Fathers who has the imperious presence without their hypnotic melodic touch.
This converted church was the pulsing hub of the festival and, as it transpired, a great choice of venue for hip-hop star Ghostface Killah, one of ten founding members of Staten Island's Wu Tang Clan, who presided over a ramshackle block party which effectively broke down the barrier between stage and crowd – while audience and entourage members hung out on the stage, aspiring local rappers were invited to rhyme.
Apart from a temperamental keyboard, proceedings were much tighter the following evening for a bill topped by Cardiff-based funky punk agitators Future of the Left and hard-gigging hardcore outfit Rolo Tomassi, who were equally well-drilled in taut dynamics, with convulsing frontwoman Eva Spence alternating between baying demonically on the furiously-paced punk numbers and singing sweetly on the atmospheric post-rock passages.
Back over the road, Collective Studios hosted an electro pop art happening, featuring solo sound manipulator Pentecostal Party, the more industrial theatrics of The Modern Institute and the enigmatic duo Happy Meals who played most of their shrewdly paced set behind a silver curtain shrouded in dry ice.
In the absence of a conventional performance, the bare stage area gradually filled up with ecstatic dancing audience members before singer Suzanne Roden revealed herself in the latter stages and communed with the cognoscenti. The combination of austere drum machine, irresistible electro and Rodden's sweet, seductive vocals demanded submission.


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Resource Center (31)
Occupational lung diseases: from old and novel exposures to effective preventive strategies
Cullinan P, et al. Lancet Respir Med 2017; 5: 445–455.
Useful sites for asthma
Organisations, resources, device information, action plans, publications & guidelines.
Achieving a differential asthma diagnosis: practical guidance
Discover tools, algorithms and new strategies to support diagnosis in the primary care setting.
Frequently asked questions in the diagnosis, treatment and management of asthma
Explore common questions in asthma, with answers provided by primary care experts.
Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines-2016 revision
Brożek JL, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; [Epub ahead of print]
Motivational interviewing for adherence: post-training attitudes and perceptions of physicians who treat asthma patients
Román-Rodríguez M, et al. Patient Prefer Adherence 2017; 11: 811–820.
The importance of correct inhaler technique in asthma
Learn about the implications of poor inhaler technique on asthma-treatment outcomes and the need to review patients' technique.
People with asthma who smoke: how can we help them stop?
Learn about supporting patients' smoking cessation efforts and discover tools to implement strategies into daily practice.
A closer look at diagnosis and management of occupational asthma
Learn about identifying those at high risk and discover evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of occupational asthma.
June 2017: Asthma: A multi-factorial disease
Explore the evidence supporting anticholinergics as a treatment option in obese asthmatics and those of African-American descent.
May 2017: Inhaler technique and guidelines in asthma
Read about the problems associated with poor inhaler technique and practical guidance for educating patients.
Assessing patient and provider perceptions of factors associated with patient engagement in asthma care
Sapir T, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2017; 14: 659–666.
Asthma and smoking-induced airway disease without spirometric COPD
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Beta-agonist overuse and delay in obtaining medical review in high risk asthma: a secondary analysis of data from a randomised controlled trial
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Türk Y, et al. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2017; 37: 214–222.
Perspectives of patients and healthcare professionals on mHealth for asthma self-management
Simpson AJ, et al. Eur Respir J 2017; 49: pii: 1601966.
Predictive factors for moderate or severe exacerbations in asthma patients receiving outpatient care
Gutiérrez FJÁ, et al. BMC Pulm Med 2017; 17: 77.
Realising the potential of mHealth to improve asthma and allergy care: how to shape the future
Bousquet J, et al. Eur Respir J 2017;49:pii: 1700447.
The burden of nonadherence among adults with asthma: a role for shared decision-making
Pollard S, et al. Allergy 2017; 72: 705–712.
Key dates for asthma-related events
Discover the dates and locations of key congresses and asthma awareness days in 2017.
Effectiveness of written action plans for acute asthma: a systematic review
Villa-Roel C, et al. J Asthma 2017; [ePub ahead of print].
Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) 2017 Report, Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention
Download the 2017 update of the GINA guidelines here.
Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand adult asthma guidelines: a quick reference guide
Download the 2016 quick reference guide here.
British Thoracic Society/Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (BTS/SIGN) Asthma Guidelines 2016 update
Download the 2016 update of the BTS/SIGN guidelines here.
Shared decision-making in asthma: support for HCPs and patients
A consultation guide for key actions before, during, and after asthma reviews.
Shared care in asthma: a role for primary and secondary healthcare professionals
Discover practical advice based on publications and expert opinions.
Predicting diagnosis in primary care patients suspected of obstructive respiratory disease
Download the IPCRG desktop helper to support diagnosis of asthma and COPD.
Improving the care of adults with difficult to manage asthma
Download the IPCRG desktop helper to improve care of difficult to manage asthma.
Helping patients quit smoking: brief interventions for healthcare professionals
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Sex is a multibillion-dollar industry, and that's just from legal activities — pornography, nude dancing and phone sex.
Sex is a multibillion-dollar industry, and that's just from legal activities — pornography, nude dancing and phone sex.
The scandal surrounding former Gov. Eliot Spitzer has exposed a thriving underworld of high-priced prostitution, and, if you believe what's on the Internet, sex-for-hire is readily available right here in the Hudson Valley.
"My name is Passion," states an ad posted under "erotic services" on Hudson Valley Craigslist. "I can guarantee that I can give u all that u can possibly ask 4 plus a lil bit more."
A Maybrook listing says that for $60 a half-hour or $100 an hour, there's "always (a) happy ending." Many listings include explicit photos, despite Craigslist's disclaimer stating "offers for or the solicitation of prostitution" is illegal. It explains that the "erotic" category was established after users got tired of scrolling through ads for escorts, sexy massages and nude housecleaning to find legitimate services.
On USASexGuide.com, members discuss where to find the area's best hookers, what they'll do, and how well they do it. There's even a glossary to explain the abbreviations. Several strip clubs are repeatedly mentioned, including Pleasure Island in Newburgh and Sunset Strip in New Windsor.
"I stick to Pleasure Island when I want some FS [full service; intercourse]," a member posted on USASexGuide.com. "Four girls that I know of do FS."
Another member wrote that while visiting Pleasure Island, he "probed what was on the menu with Kandi.
"The answer was everything. "¦ I paid the bartender and we went into the VIP 'stable' area. She locked the gates and basically said I can do anything."
Town of Newburgh police Lt. Michael Clancy said prostitution laws are difficult to enforce at the clubs.
"Once they go in those VIP rooms, the doors are closed, and nobody really knows what's going on," he said. "It's the customer and the girl. She'll do a lap dance for X number of dollars, and it may elevate to something else."
Rich Paltridge, a former schoolteacher and corrections officer, has owned the Sunset Strip for 10 years and says no sex takes place because "skin on skin" contact is prohibited. "We have 28 cameras, and everything is watched from the office. We have a camera everywhere but the bathroom."
That includes the six VIP rooms, he said, scoffing at the claims on USASexGuide.com. "When a person can hide behind a fake name and make comments about a business, what kind of program is that? They hide behind a fake name, so anything they say can't be taken as truth."
At Pleasure Island, a man who identified himself as "Keith" declined comment and took a message for the owner, who did not call back.
Clancy said he recently became aware of the Craigslist ads when the picture of a missing 15-year-old girl from Long Island was spotted in a Hudson Valley listing.
"We set up a guy to meet her at a motel," he said. "She wanted $250 for a half-hour. Our main objective was not to get her for prostitution; it was to get hold of her. We took her into custody and got her back to her family."
Many of the girls on Craigslist have pimps, Clancy said. "Some guy is putting them up to it, and he's collecting the money."
Last fall, several local massage parlors were busted, Clancy said, but not for prostitution. "They were unlicensed, which is a felony. If they had offered sex for money, that would only be a misdemeanor."
In Middletown, police say, prostitution is not rampant, but it breeds other problems.
"There are health issues, robberies and drugs associated with it," said Lt. Paul Rickard. "A lot of prostitutes are raising money to feed a drug habit. I wouldn't say it's a victimless crime; it goes toward a general negative impact on the area."
Rickard said making prostitution arrests requires undercover work, and drug dealing is a higher priority because it leads to violent crime.
According to Clancy, since many prostitutes are not native English speakers, language is also a barrier, because there is a shortage of interpreters for hearings. "So they offer them a plea, and that's it. There's a lot of offenses going on out there, and you can't just drop everything. We'd like to get to it, but sometimes we can't."


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Why have stars' big scoring games decreased in the past decade?
This season, I noticed something a little different about the league as opposed to when I started watching it around 8 odd years ago. I noticed that we don't see nearly as many as big scoring games now days than we did in the middle of the last decade. I remember back in those days that I'd watch ESPN every night waiting for the NBA highlights, and at least 2-3 times a week there would be someone who went off and had a huge game. Obviously it was the usual suspects, Kobe when he was putting up 35 a game, AI, T-Mac, Lebron and Wade in the early part of their primes, regardless there would be several big games where a guy would go off. However nowadays I've noticed that these big games are much more rare. Below is the number of 40 point games by season for the past 8 seasons
2005-2006- 108
2006-2007- 79
2007-2008- 59
2008-2009- 74
2009-2010- 72
2010-2011- 46
2011-2012- 29(66 games)
2012-2013- 12(about 29-30 games)
For me, these numbers say a lot about how the league has changed even in the past 7-8 years. Back in the 2005-2006 season, there were 108 40 point games but this season, through about a third of the season, there have been only 12 such games. Last season there were only 29 40 point games in 66 games, and the season before there were only 46 such games.
Now there are many reasons for the sudden decline in big scoring games, one of them is that from 2005-2007 there was an overlap of two generations, where the Lebron-Wade-Melo generation and the Kobe-Pierce-KG-T-Mac-AI-Dirk-Duncan generation were at their scoring peaks. But the primary reason in my opinion is that defenses have gotten better. The pace has slowed down, and defenses have gotten much better at clamping down on the superstars and forcing the other layers to beat them. Just thought it'd be interesting to see, how even though scoring in general is about the same, defenses have made sure to prevent the stars from getting their own, just thought this was something interesting.
Stars have realized that dropping 40+ doesn't get you championships. TMac/AI/Kobe (05-07) all were putting up crazy numbers but have nothing to show for it. On the other hand Duncan/Pierce/LeBron/Kobe(08-11) who all decreased their shot total to get others involved have rings to show for it. Also being the best scorer or someone who takes the most shots on the team doesn't always help your career out. Look at A.I and T-Mac two of the greatest scorers in their prime out of the league playing in China. Know look at Jason Kidd and Kurt Thomas pushing walking chairs up the court. A team whould rather have a player who is a "team-first" guy who has playoff/championship experience then someone who was great at scoring but provides no leadership.
Maybe minutes too? I could be wrong but it seems teams monitor stars playing time more when they can, I don't actually know this for a fact. Less minutes=less points? Someone should look into this.
Stars want to be paired with stars now. Players like LeBron are playing with multiple all-stars, they don't need to score 50+ points some nights in order to carry their teams to wins.
Nice observation. I see this decrease in big scoring performances as a good thing. In the early 2000s there were several teams that held on to high volume scorers and allowed them to take 25+ shots a game..... needless to say these teams rarely had playoff success. These studs of individual stats boosted jersey sales and were heroes to many, however, the compeitition in the top of the league was less fierce IMO. The celtics use to let Ricky Davis shot at will and were always a middling team as a result. A.I in Philly/Denver is an obvious example as well. Vince Carter in Toronto.
The point is, the concept of team basketball is growing right now lets enjoy it while it lasts.
Yeah this return to star studded teams is affecting this from an offensive stand-point. Iso, star focussed ball is becoming a thing of the past...hopefully. And yes above all, defence has been clamping down, and I think the implementation of Zone defences has really helped.
Also the talent in the league is deeper and more even than ever before. There are so many people with the talent to be high-end scorers in the league, thus there are less teams with someone guaranteed of leading the team every night. It's widely recognized that establishing multiple threats on the court throughout the game is better than having one star leading the way. To do this, your players need their shots, and that lessens the overall attempts for a super star.
Interesting point. I wonder if this will hold up. I think we have Lebron, Durant and Melo playing some of the best basketball of their careers. I would think with these guys being in the league you would think that there was as good a chance of a 40 point game as at any time.
lebron doesnt have a big time scoring mentality. He tries to make the smart plays. Durant can score anywhere but isnt a great ball handler so he relies on teammates to get him touches where he can go to work. If you think about the past great scoreres like prime kobe, iverson and tmac, they were dominant ball handlers who wanted to go for the throat. I think we are kinda dismissing the talent of past great scorers by simply saying it isnt happening becasue todays players choose not to. There were better one on one scorers not long ago.
Thing is better one on one players haven't had much success. Kobes best scoring years he basically got no where, same with AI and Tmac. These "great scores" never had a second option to shoot giving the star players more shots. There stats were inflated because they shot so much. You think if Durant was a lone superstar on a team with crappy players he wouldn't get around 35 like kobe did? Lebron in cleveland did better then tmac in orlando when he was the lone superstar?
Dude this was a nice topic!I had been thinking this for years that scoring in the league is down compared to how it usually was, and i was going back to when Jordan could put up 40 any night, alone with Malone and Shaq, Charles, Reggie and others. I didnt even recognized the drop it has taken in the last decade. I really want to hear former NBA players and coaches speak on why this happening. I think Minutes may be a factor, but thats only one thought out of many. Great post!
The league changed after the Pistons won the championship with no "superstar". The unity and unselfish style of play that team showed on both offense and defense is something every team aspires to these days.
That is a little weighted, Kobe topped 40 points 27 times in 2005-6 and Allen Iverson did it 16 times, both were playing for non playoff teams and shooting 25 and 27 times a game, respectively. Personally, I don't think two guys chucking close to 30 shots a game for losing teams make the game any more exciting.
Now to be a contender you need to have a lot of stars and you need to share shots with them. Lebron has wade and bosh who both can average 20+. Kobe in his age could score 40 but he needs to share the ball to dwight, nash and gasol. Durant wont score a lot 40 points because his pg is westbrook, i think he will if its rondo. Melo even without amare still don't need to score 40 because his teammates are good enough to win regular season or even some playoff games without him.


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In recognition of yesterday's NBA Draft, The Canon Review has taken a look back at the worst draft picks for each of the past three decades. You can check out the worst of the 1980s here and the worst picks of the 1990s here. I would have had this done before the NBA Draft took place, but because of technical difficulties, this post was delayed a couple of days. So, without further adieu, here are the worst draft picks for each year since 2000.
2000: Take Your Pick
Ok, so this may seem like a bit of a copout, but seriously take a look at the first round here. There's Stromile Swift, the second pick in the draft who started 97 games in his career and averaged 8.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in his career. There's Darius Miles, a high school product and a world class headcase who showed glimpses of quality play, but had his career ruined by injury and drug use. There's Marcus Fizer, who just couldn't play and was out of the league by 2007 with a career field goal percentage of .435, not too good for a power forward listed at 6'9". There's DerMarr Johnson, who came out too early and struggled in his first two years for the Hawks (less than 40 percent shooting, more turnovers than assists), then nearly had his career ended after a car wreck. He recovered, but was nothing more than a reserve. There's Chris Mihm, Courtney Alexander, the immortal Jerome Moiso, and even more. Suffice it to say, the 2000 Draft may have been the worst draft class in the past 30 years.
2001: Kwame Brown, Center, Washington Wizards, 1st Pick
A high school product out of Brunswick, GA, Brown was the a surprising first pick in the 2001 draft by then Wizards owner Michael Jordan. Yes, Brown had an NBA-ready body (6'11". 270 lbs) with great athleticism for a man his size, but to say he was raw would be an understatement. Brown wasn't ready for the NBA, and to make matters worse his owner/teammate Jordan would constantly berate Brown, causing the youngster to lose his confidence. Also, Brown developed a reputation for being lazy and not wanting to put in the proper work in order to be great. So, after four years in Washington where he averaged in double figures in points just once, they traded him to the Lakers for Caron Butler. Brown played for the Lakers for two and a half years, wowing the Lakers fans with incompetent free throw shooting (.492 FT percentage as a Laker) and his hands of stone. Somehow, the Lakers traded Brown, along with three others, for Pau Gasol. Brown lasted 15 games in Memphis, then signed with the Pistons in 2008. In two years in Detroit, Brown averaged 3.8 points and 4.3 rebounds. Apparently, that was enough to impress the owner of the Bobcats, one Michael Jordan, who signed Brown to a one year deal. Last season, Brown started 50 games for the Bobcats, although his averages of 7.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game begs the question as to why Brown played so much. Yes, Brown's only 29, but if he hasn't turned into a good player by now, there's no reason to expect he will anytime soon.
2002: Jay Williams, Guard, Chicago Bulls, 2nd Pick
The Bulls picked Williams, an All-American at Duke, with the second pick in the draft, and many experts felt that Williams should of been picked first instead of Yao Ming. In fact, Bill Simmons predicted that "Years from now, we will remember Yao Ming over Jay Williams the way we remember Bowie over Jordan". To be honest, I also thought Williams would be a great pro and turn the then moribund Bulls around. In his rookie year, Williams struggled mightily with his shot (.399 field goal percentage, .640 free throw percentage), but then again, Kobe Bryant didn't have a great rookie year, and he turned out fine. Unfortunately, we'll never know how the rest of Williams's career would have played out, as he wrecked his motorcycle in June 2003, suffering career-ending injuries. Despite many comeback attempts, Williams never made it back to the NBA, leaving everyone to wonder what could have been.
2003: Darko Milicic, Center, Detroit Pistons, 2nd Pick
Considering how Milicic's career has played out, and the players selected directly after Darko, this could turn out to be the worst pick in the history of the NBA Draft. The Pistons selected the Croatian Sensation with ahead of future All-Stars Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. The good news is that in Darko's first year, the Pistons won the NBA championship, although it's hard to argue that Milicic's 14 minutes in the 2004 postseason had any impact. Milicic spent the next two years buried on the Pistons bench, and started to publicly complain about his lack of playing time, arguing that he wasn't getting any better by sitting on the bench. Perhaps he had a point, but the Pistons didn't want to hear it, so they traded him to the Magic. In 2006-07, Darko finally got some significant playing time, and his 8.0 ppg and 5.5 rpg in 23.9 mpg must have impressed the Memphis Grizzlies, who signed him to a three year-21 million dollar contract. Darko started 64 games in 2007-08, but his play (7.2 ppg) was not exactly what the Grizzlies were hoping for, so he went back to the bench. In 2009, the Grizzlies traded Milicic to the Knicks, and in February of 2010, the Knicks sent him to the Timberwolves. After the 2010 season, Timberwolves GM David Kahn signed Milicic to a four year, 20 million dollar contract because, well, who the hell knows? Last season, Milicic did set a career high in points per game (8.8) and finished 10th in blocks per game (2.0), so there's still a slight bit of hope for the 25 year old. He has a long way to go before matching the exploits of Anthony, Wade, and Bosh, however.
2004: Shaun Livingston, Guard, Los Angeles Clippers, 4th Pick
I really don't want to include Livingston on this list, but since Jay Williams had a similar set of circumstances, I must also include Livingston, the 6'7" point guard who came straight from high school to the NBA. Since the Clippers had a point guard in Sam Cassell, Livingston spent the first two years primarily coming off the bench. He was given the starting point guard position in 2006-07, and while he wasn't great, he did show promise (9.3 ppg, 5.1 apg). However, he suffered a serious knee injury in February 2007 which nearly ended his career. Livingston came back, and bounced around the league for a while, playing with the Heat, Thunder, and Wizards before signing a two year contract with the Bobcats this past offseason. Livingston played a career high 73 games last season, although his numbers (6.6 ppg, 2.2 apg) weren't too impressive. A couple of days ago, Livingston was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, where presumably he will serve as Brandon Jennings's backup.
2005: Marvin Williams, Forward, Atlanta Hawks, 2nd Pick
All right, I'll admit I'm a little biased in making this pick. After all, it's not as if Williams has been terrible as an Atlanta Hawk. He's averaged double figures in scoring each of the past five seasons, and has improved in quite a few areas, including three-point shooting. However, his defense is questionable at best, his rebounding is poor for a man of his height (5.3 rpg), and during the Hawks latest playoff run, Williams was usually on the bench late in the game. Williams has seemed to fall out of favor with Hawks coach Larry Drew, which isn't good considering Williams has three years left on a five-year, 40 million dollar contract. What makes this pick even worse is, back in 2005, the Hawks already had forwards Josh Childress and Josh Smith, and needed a point guard to replace Tyronn Lue. Luckily for the Hawks, both Chris Paul and Deron Williams were there for the taking. Instead, the Hawks took Williams, yet another small forward, in a move that made little sense at the time and still doesn't, to be honest. Ever since then, the Hawks have tried a variety of solutions, including drafting Acie Law and trading for Mike Bibby and Kirk Hinrich. Perhaps young Jeff Teague will be the answer for the Hawks' point guard problems, but if the Hawks drafted Paul or Deron Williams, they could have become a power in the East right up there with Boston and Orlando. Then again, the Hawks have historically been run by fools, so I guess I should just be happy that at least they drafted a player capable of starting in the NBA instead of the next Doug Edwards or Sheldon Williams.
2006: Adam Morrison, Forward, Charlotte Bobacts, 3rd Pick
Morrison was the National Player of the Year at Gonzaga University and was frequently compared to Larry Bird, so when the Bobcats made him the third choice in the draft, many people, including me thought it was a good pick and that Morrison would be the man to turn the Bobcats' fortunes around. Well, we were wrong. Morrison's shot suddenly disappeared upon entering the NBA, and in his rookie year, he shot under 40 percent from the field (.376) and would eventually lose his starting spot due to poor defense. The next year, Morrison hurt his knee and missed the entire 2007-08 season. By the time he came back, Morrison was out of the Bobcats' plans, so he was traded to the L.A. Lakers. Morrison collected two championship rings as the Lakers' 12th man, so that's nice. Last year, Morrison was cut in training camp by the Washington Wizards, and it looks as if the 26 year old's NBA career is over, a fate that no one expected just five years ago.
2007: Greg Oden, Center, Portland Trailblazers, 1st Pick
Like Jordan and Bowie in 1984, the Trailblazers picked a big man in Greg Oden over the scoring sensation Kevin Durant. Yes, the pick was questioned at the time, but unlike Bowie, Oden didn't seem to have a history of leg injuries. But Oden quickly made up for lost time and underwent microfracture surgery on his right knee just before the start of his rookie season. In 2008-09, Oden suffered a lot of minor injuries, but he did play 61 games, although his 8.9 ppg and 7.0 rpg weren't exactly inspiring visions of Moses Malone. The next year, Oden got off to a decent start (11.1 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.3 bpg), but he fractured his patella and missed the rest of the season after playing 21 games. Last year, Oden missed the enitre season due to microfracture surgery on his left knee. So far, Oden's played 82 games in his career, while Durant's won two scoring titles and led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the conference finals this past year. I'm thinking that Trailblazers fans would like a do over.
2008: Joe Alexander, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks, 8th Pick
Nicknamed 'Vanilla Sky' for his leaping ability (and because he's white), Alexander was picked in the expectation that he would give the Bucks some much needed scoring punch in the frontcourt. In his rookie season, Alexander struggled on both ends of the court and was relegated to a bench role, averaging 4.7 points in 59 games. The Bucks became so disenchanted with Alexander that they traded him to the Bulls during his second season. Alexander would play a grand total of eight games in Chicago, and was cut by the New Orleans Hornets in November of 2010. Undaunted, Alexander spent the rest of the season in the NBA D-League, averaging 20.2 points a game for the Texas Legends and earning a spot on the All D-League first team. So maybe there's hope for Vanilla Sky after all.
2009: Hasheem Thabeet, Center, Memphis Grizzlies, 2nd Pick
Thabeet is a 7'3" center who was thought to be a bit of a project when the Grizzlies selected him second overall in the 2009 draft. As it turned out, Thabeet was so unprepared to play in the NBA that the Grizzlies sent him down to the D-League during his rookie season. Last year, Thabeet played 45 games with the Grizzlies, scoring a grand total of 47 points. Since the Grizzlies had Marc Gasol as their center of the future, they traded Thabeet to the Rockets in a deal for Shane Battier. So far, Thabeet's been a major disappointment, but the Rockets are hoping that Thabeet will fill the hole at the center position left by Yao Ming's injury problems.
2010: Cole Aldrich, Center, New Orleans Hornets, 11th Pick
Okay, it's a little early to call anybody from the 2010 draft a bust, but I'm sure that the Oklahoma City Thunder, who traded for Aldrich on draft day, were hoping for a little more from the big man from Kansas. Aldrich ended up bouncing around between the Thunder and their D-League affiliate in Tulsa. In 18 games last year, Aldrich put up a total of 18 points and 35 rebounds. It's not as if the Thunder needed Aldrich to come through last year, but they will need him to step up for the Thunder to realize their championship dreams. Whether he can remains to be seen.
Well, that's it for The Canon Review's worst NBA draft picks of the past 11 years. Thanks for reading, and if you have any thoughts about this or other posts, or ideas for future posts, then send them to me either by leaving a comment or by sending me an e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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