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Graft Versus Host Disease: A Learning Module for Nurses
What is graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)?
GVHD is a process in which donor T-cells "attack" the host cells, manifesting primarily in skin, liver and gastrointestinal complications. It is a frequent complication of allogeneic hematopoetic cell transplant (HCT), stem cell or bone marrow, though it has been reported rarely in syngeneic (from a twin donor) and autologous HCT. In addition, GVHD can be a rare complication of blood transfusion (irradiation of product prevents GVHD) or solid organ transplant.
GVHD is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in allogeneic HCT; with a 30-50% incidence in HLA matched sibling donor transplants and 65-70% incidence with unrelated donors. GVHD has traditionally been defined as:
- Acute: occurring within the first 100 days after transplant
- Chronic: occurring after 100 days and can last months to years after
Recently, it is recognized that the timing of onset is insufficient to distinguish acute from chronic GVHD, and more attention is paid to clinical manifestations rather than temporal onset of symptoms. In addition, the use of reduced intensity and T cell depleted transplants has blurred this 100 day mark distinguishing acute from chronic, which we will discuss further.
Changes in protocols
Traditionally allogeneic transplant recipients always received myeloablative regimens. Now, almost half of all allogeneic transplants are of the "reduced intensity" variety, also known as "mini" transplants, which use less intense preparative regimens. These are based on the knowledge that much of the curative potential of allogeneic transplant is not due to the preparative regimen, but is a result of the graft versus tumor affect. This is the ability of the donor's T cells to attack and destroy stray tumor cells. Mini transplants have lower toxicity, therefore expanding patient eligibility, including older patients and those with co-morbidities.
Peripherally collected stem cells (PSC) are used in many cases instead of harvested bone marrow as the product for allogeneic transplant. This results in fewer complications for donors, but may increase the risk of chronic GVHD. The choice of PSC vs bone marrow as the graft source may depend on the underlying disease state and the donor. HLA matched or mismatched cord blood used for transplant appears to result in lower rates of GVHD but in adults is limited by slower rates of engraftment and delayed immunologic recovery.
Pathophysiology of GVHD
Acute GVHD is likely initiated during the preparative regimen and occurs over several steps: (see figure below)
- High dose conditioning regimen causes cell injury and inflammation in the host cells, leading to a release of cytokines (TNF alfa, IL-1). Cytokines are protein mediators that activate the immune system.
- Host Antigen Presenting Cells (APCs) cause activation of the donor T cells.
- Cell injury and death is induced by cytokines and donor T cells
The pathophysiology of chronic GVHD is not well understood.
Diagram of "cytokine storm" leading to acute GVHD:
Risk factors for GVHD
Several factors increase the risk of developing acute or chronic GVHD. These may be factors inherent to the patient or donor, or factors associated with the transplant protocol or product.
Donor/recipient factors
- Increased age
- Female donor (especially if multigravida or received multiple blood transfusions) and male recipient
- HLA mismatch and / or unrelated donor
- Advanced disease status at time of transplant
- Infection with CMV
- Higher risk for chronic GVHD if had acute GVHD.
Protocol factors
- More intense preparative regimen, higher intensity TBI
- Use of cord blood product (decreased risk)
- PSC grafts compared to BM grafts (increased chronic GVHD)
- Less aggressive use of prophylactic agents
- Use of donor T lymphocytes infusions after transplant in refractory or relapsed disease
- Withdraw of immunosuppressive medications to induce graft versus malignancy effect in relapsed or refractory disease
Acute GVHD
The onset of acute GVHD develops with conventional allogeneic transplant between 14-35 days after infusion (median 21-25 days), but typically can occur up to 100 days or longer. Reduced intensity transplant recipients can develop acute GVHD weeks to months after the transplant. T cell depleted grafts may also develop acute GVHD later. Donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI) may be given to stimulate a graft versus tumor effect after a relapse and this can stimulate acute GVHD as well.
Hyperacute GVHD typically occurs 1 week after transplant and can be rapidly fatal, but is rare with appropriate prophylaxis. It is manifested by high persistent fevers, diffuse erythroderm, and other organ toxicity and is more common with mismatched donors. Because of the various time frames for acute GVHD, some have proposed that the persistence, recurrence, or new onset of acute GVHD signs and symptoms should be labeled acute GVHD, regardless of the time after transplantation.
Characteristics of acute GVHD (See grading table below)
Acute GVHD is graded using one of two scales. The Glucksberg scale was developed over 30 years ago and is still used in many institutions. In recent years, there has been a push to use the International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry (IBMTR) interpretation of this scale, which appears to better correlate with outcomes.
- Skin GVHD is graded according to the percentage of body surface area involved. Maculopapular, erythematous rash, often starting on the palms and soles. This can progress to severe blistering and desquamation.
- May be pruritic or painful.
- Must differentiate from drug reaction, skin infection, Stevens Johnson syndrome, etc.
- Biopsy can help differentiate but is typically non-diagnostic early of SCT.
- Liver GVHD is graded according to the bilirubin level.
- Typically presents with elevated total bilirubin and/or alkaline phosphatase.
- Diagnosis is a clinical judgment, as no definitive blood or radiology test exists. When possible, liver biopsy can clarify.
- Must differentiate from hepatic veno-occlusive disease, infection, drug induced, cholelithiasis or other liver problems.
- Gut GVHD is graded according to the volume of stool daily.
- Typically presents as nausea, anorexia, abdominal pain and/or watery, secretory diarrhea, which can be liters per day.
- Severe cases can have bloody diarrhea and/or ileus.
- The combination of fluid loss, via damaged skin, and diarrhea, along with decreased liver function, can result in severe electrolyte abnormalities. Patients require meticulous attention to monitoring and managing electrolytes and intake and output.
- If there is concern of other gastrointestinal toxicities, such as infection, or mucosal damage from conditioning regimen; biopsy of GI tissue can confirm GVHD and allow appropriate treatment.
- GI GVHD can also affect the gastric of esophageal tissue, causing unexplained nausea and vomiting.
Other Organs
- Some feel that GVHD can also affect the lung, causing problems such as alveolar hemorrhage, interstitial pneumonitis, bronchiolitis obliterans and other lung conditions.
- This remains somewhat controversial and unproven, particularly given the many possible causes of lung toxicity (infection, engraftment syndrome, radiation pneumonitis and chemotherapy toxicity).
Classification of Patients with Acute GVHD
Level of Organ Injury
Liver Bilirubin (mg/dl)
Intestinal Tract (ml diarrhea/ day)
Maculopapular rash <25% of body surface
2-3 mg/dl
>500 ml
Maculopapular rash 25-50% of body
3-6 mg/dl
>1000 ml
Generalized erythroderma
6-15 mg/dl
>1500 ml
Generalized erythroderma with bullous formation and desquamation
>15 mg/dl
Severe abdominal pain with or without ileus
Clinical Grading
Glucksberg Scale
Level 1-2
Level 1-3
Level 1
Level 1
Level 2-3
Level 2-3
Level 2-3
Level 2-4
Level 2-4
Level 2-4
IBMTR Severity Index
Level 1
0 (<2)
0 (<500 cc)
Level 2
Level 1-2
Level 1-2
Level 3
Level 3
Level 3
Level 4
Level 4
Level 4
Chronic GVHD
Chronic GVHD typically occurs 60-400 days after transplant and can last from months to years after. The median time to develop chronic GVHD with an unrelated donor is 133 days and 201 days for an HLA matched sibling donor. But, the timing is not particularly important to the diagnosis, rather the presence of chronic GVHD characteristics is imperative for diagnosis. Chronic GVHD can coexist with; occur after, or in the absence of acute GVHD, further complicating the diagnosis. In addition, the pathophysiology of chronic GVHD is not well understood.
Characteristics (See grading scale below)
Chronic GVHD resembles autoimmune disorders, such as lupus, Sjogren's syndrome and scleroderma. The skin, oral mucosa, liver and lacrimal glands are the most frequently involved areas. Areas less frequently involved include: cardiac, CNS, GI tract and lungs.
- Skin changes can vary greatly, ranging from erythematous or purple papular rash and scaling to pigmentation changes and fibrosis.
- Skin can become fibrotic, immobile and fixed to tissue below it. Fibrosis over joints may result in limited range of motion.
- Hair may become brittle, thin or fall out; nails can develop ridges and become fragile.
- Sweat glands can be damaged, resulting in an inability to sweat and poor heat tolerance.
- Chronic GVHD causes fibrosis of the lacrimal glands, resulting in decreased tear production.
- Patients report dry or burning eyes, photophobia or a sensation of something under the eyelid.
- Schirmer's test can confirm decreased tear production.
- Damage to salivary glands results in decreased saliva production, dry mouth, irritation and dental decay.
- Erythema, ulceration and white plaques can develop in the oral mucosa.
- Must monitor for secondary infections, such as herpes simplex, candida and cytomegalovirus.
- Damages bile duct epithelium and can cause cholestasis.
- Elevations in bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase and GGT are common.
Other Sites
- GI tract: esophageal fibrosis causing poor motility, intestinal malabsorption and diarrhea.
- Lungs: lung disease presenting as cough, wheezing and dyspnea on exertion.
- Immune suppression, bone marrow suppression and cytopenias are not uncommon.
- Musculoskeletal, vulvar and vaginal, cardiac and kidney changes can occur.
Chronic GVHD grading criteria
Localized skin involvement and/or evidence of hepatic dysfunction.
Either generalized skin involvement, or localized skin involvement or hepatic dysfunction plus at least one of the following:
Nursing Considerations
- Topical steroid creams may be used
- Maintain skin integrity with lotions, creams and/or moisture barriers
- Repositioning and air mattress for wound prevention with decreased mobility
- Wound care for blistering or open areas
- Burn care for severe cutaneous involvement
- Education about sun exposure activating chronic GVHD, need for limiting exposure and using sun block.
- Education about liver biopsy (if needed)
- Cautious use of hepatotoxic medications
- Control pruritis with benadryl or atarax
- Strict monitoring of intake & output, particularly stool volumes, daily weight and serum electrolytes
- Possible NPO diet and hyperalimentation
- Rectal care consisting of cleansing after each bowel movement and use moisture barrier cream
- Mucosal sloughing may be present in stool
- Monitor for GI bleeding, test emesis and stool for occult blood
- Monitor hemoglobin, hematocrit and platelet counts
- Management of fecal incontinence to prevent skin breakdown
- Psychosocial support for self esteem issues related to incontinence, appearance and coping with complications of transplant that are potentially life threatening
Prophylaxis and treatment medications & procedures
- Corticosteroids : considered first line therapy for acute and chronic GVHD. Destroys T cells and suppresses cytokine production via anti-inflammatory effects. They have a high side effect profile with prolonged use, including fluid retention, hyperglycemia, increased risk of infection, steroid myopathy and avascular necrosis.
- Cyclosporine : Non-specific T cell immunosuppressive action. Must monitor blood levels of the drug. Blood levels drawn from central line may be falsely elevated if drawn from the same line that drug is infused through. Toxicities include renal dysfunction, CNS, nausea & vomiting and hypertension. Used in prophylaxis regimens and when treating acute and chronic GVHD.
- Tacrolimus (FK506) : Also a non-specific T cell immunosuppressive agent requiring monitoring similar to cyclosporine. Neurotoxicity, ranging from headaches to blindness and abrupt increases in blood pressure have been reported. Used in prophylaxis regimens and when treating acute and chronic GVHD.
- Methotrexate : Chemotherapy agent, often given day 1, 3, 6 & 11 to cause an anti-inflammatory effect for prophylaxis. Mucositis is often the dose limiting toxicity.
- Anti-thymocyte globulin (Atgam, ATG, Thymoglobulin) : Purified from horse serum, which may lead to infusion reactions or serum sickness. Requires monitoring during infusion. Works by suppressing cellular and humoral immune responses. In clinical studies, Atgam has been shown to improve GVHD symptoms, but not to extend survival.
- IL-2 Receptor Antibodies (denileukin diftitox, basiliximab, daclizumab, inolimomab ) : Infection is a major concern with these agents. Studies looking at using these agents earlier in treatment, as these agents have been used for treatment of GVHD that was refractory to other treatments.
- Mycophenalate (CellCept) : Immunosuppressive agent, used as prophylaxis and in chronic GVHD. Side effects include opportunistic infections and abdominal cramps.
- Sirolimus : Used in acute and chronic GVHD, prophylaxis regimens and treatment. Toxicities include: renal dysfunction, hyperlipidemia, cytopenia and infection.
- Extracorporeal Photopheresis : Procedure used for treatment of chronic GVHD, involves giving patients a photosensitizing agent, removing peripheral mononuclear cells via pheresis, exposing these cells to ultraviolet light and reinfusing them. Appears to work by inhibiting alloreactive T cells, without suppressing the patient's immune function.
- Other agents : pentostatin, rituximab, topical steroids, hydroxychloroquine, azathioprine and thalidomide, alemtuzumab (Campath), cyclophosphamide.
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As the 20th year of the AIDS epidemic was commemorated around the nation last spring, anger, neglect, hope and nostalgia ran through my mind. This wasn't because the disease had been around for 20 years but because ignorance, neglect and acts of blatant racism and classism left many communities behind to die.
In 1991-92, findings from the first Young Men's Survey revealed the "second wave" of AIDS among young gay and bisexual men in nine counties in the Bay Area. In this study, 425 men who have sex with men between the ages of 17 and 22, were tested for HIV and hepatitis. HIV infection was found to be highest among African-American men (21.1 percent) followed by Latino men (9.5 percent).
In 1993-94, similar disproportionate rates of infection among young men of color were reported in a second Young Men's Survey in the Bay Area, administered to 719 men who have sex with men between the ages of 15 and 22. Last year, federal officials published findings stating that in six of the nation's biggest cities, 30 percent of young black men are HIV-positive, thus validating the reality that once again HIV infection is still impacting young men of color at disproportionate rates.
Important Distinctions
The last two groups of men did not look like the first group of men impacted by this disease in the '80s. These two groups of men were young, Black, Latino, Asian and mixed-race. They were young men who were beep-bopping, hip-hop listening, house/cumbia/quebradita dancing, broke, partying, falling in love and struggling to survive. Most had just come onto their own sexuality. Most were more afraid of dying from a stray bullet, or from a bad trick or a beating from their relatives if they found out about their sexuality than dying from HIV.
As Joe Jimenez, an HIV-positive queer Chicano organizer, describes it in an unpublished essay:
In an ugly way, I always knew I would get HIV. I believed it was all simply a matter of time, that regardless of what I did I would eventually become infected. In my mind, getting sick was another part of being poor and queer and from a fucked-up family. In my mind, sometime after my 30th birthday seemed like an appropriate time to die. Truly, I did not expect to be diagnosed with full-blown AIDS at the age of 22. Of course, I never shared these thoughts with anyone. I could not imagine spilling my heart out to my mother. I could not imagine telling her I was afraid of what news shows and Catholic priests said happened to gay men. She would have agreed with them. I never told her about guys at school saying they were gonna kill me, slice my throat and cut my balls off because I was queer, because I stood up against their uncontested misogyny and homophobia. I never shared how when I spoke out against the white supremacist bullshit we Latinas/os put up with on a daily basis I was called "faggot" and told to hurry up and die of AIDS. I never asked for support, never showed my fear or loneliness to anyone. My response was to drop out, then change schools and skip class like crazy.
Health professionals are now asking themselves why are young men of color are still becoming infected with HIV.
In a ground-breaking report entitled "Social Discrimination and Health," Dr. Rafael Diaz and Dr. George Ayala shared findings from a study conducted in New York, Los Angeles and Miami of 900 Latino men. The findings challenged previous prevention notions that focused risk for HIV on the individual and his behaviors. This study demonstrated a positive correlation between external factors -- specifically racism, poverty and homophobia -- and the risk of HIV among Latino men.
This social cultural model has an oppressive social factor (i.e. poverty, racism, homophobia) as its base, which leads to having some type of psychosocial impact on the individual. In turn, this leads to a high-risk situation, which then leads to high-risk behavior.
Validated Beliefs
Long-held beliefs among many advocates are validated by this report. Of more importance, this report enables HIV-positive men of color to make sense of their lives. As one friend shared with me, with tears in his eyes, "and all this time I thought it was me that had fucked it all up."
Despite the presence of oppressive factors, a great amount of resiliency among this population was revealed by this study, as Joe Jimenez best captures it in the same essay.
Writing this, it occurs to me that this is larger than me and AIDS, [larger] than a young Chicana fearing the loss of her older brother. It occurs to me that this is about history and familia and dolor, a history of having little if any power to move in our lives. It is about shame and silence and how by writing this I am putting myself out there so that those assholes in the 11th grade might find out about me and laugh to themselves because they were right: I was gay and I did get AIDS. And I write it, then, not because I don't care who knows about me or how people from school or home might gossip about our family -- I do care. I write this because as queer gente, the experiences we live is a theory of living, a knowledge of survival, a wisdom we are not supposed to share amongst one another. I write this because I don't see anyone else writing it, because no 19-year-old hermanitas should ever have to envision their 22-year-old brothers dying, but they do.
Out of our instinct to survive, some friends and I developed networks of support in the '90s. We developed our version of a "house" that had long been in existence in the East Coast among black and Latino queer youth. Our house was the House of Hope. Although I was one of the youngest of the group, I was both mother/father of this house. The foundation of this house was creation of space and community to be whoever one needed to be. Needless to say, AIDS hit us hard.
Several of my boyz contracted AIDS out of love to others. When I gave them their results or accompanied them to pick up the results, almost as if in a trance, they would say that all they were really looking for was someone to hold them, to make them feel wanted, to heal some of what life had thrown their way. The deep teachings of guilt, shame around sexuality had been deeply engrained that their want for intimacy was in direct opposition to their search to satisfy their sexual desire. Sexual desire then became dirty and to some extent, this became a way of justifying their infection.
Their keen sense of survival began to kick in. Some got lost in the club scene, high or drunk at every opportunity. Some reacted with numbness and kept their infection in the backmost part of their mind and lives. Others fulfilled every sexual desire they had, while others got their lives together and continue challenging this disease. Some -- no, many -- cried and hated life for putting so many challenges at such an early age. All continued to face the struggles of poverty in communities of color.
One of my younger boyz was diagnosed with AIDS at the age of 17. He passed away at age 21. He lived in a one-bedroom apartment with his brother and sister and their significant others. He sold whatever he could get his hands on to make a living and wanted a second chance at life.
Early in his childhood, he was found messing around with another boy by one of his brothers. He received a severe beating forcing him to be "thrown away" from home. He, like many young queer men of color, ended in a large city doing everything and anything to make a living and survive. He found out about his AIDS diagnosis when he walked into the county STD clinic to have a bad case of syphilis treated.
Needless to say, he did not take this news lightly. He disappeared for quite a while and returned when he was ready to continue struggling, at least for a short while. His sudden death, the second chance at life he so longed for, was only a reminder of the salvate si puedes (save yourself if you can) mentality we all lived under on a daily basis. This legacy that our generations leaves behind is captured in Joe Jimenez's essay "pastillas and pp."
pastillas and pp
thas what they'll find when they unpack my memories
& eat them up like ice cold Big Red
& hot & spicy chicharrones
mis calzones
thas what they'll find
etched up under my bones
tha telling tale tattoo truth on tha side of my heart
that is drum
that is beating
that is AIDS infected cum
that is meeting
me 2 unbury me my brothers
& tag our names along tha walls
of tha 10 & tha 35
so that we will remember
so that we will remember
these nites of+
pastillas & pp...
Writing excerpts borrowed with permission.
"Nineteen-year old hermanitas should never have to envision their twenty-two year old brothers dying," unpublished essay by Joe Jimenez.
J. Jimenez, skin/icon/media/myth: emotion/autObiographEes & fixioNs, "pastillas and pp: an infected loca's meditation on our dead & dying brown sex god brothers who come inside/us give us tongue/& bestow this literary legacy," Tanto Tinto Press, 2001.
|This is the first in a series of articles that aim to serve as testimony to the lives and memories of young HIV-positive queer men of color, in hopes of shedding some light to the complexity of their lives and how to best provide in the wellness and continuing survival of my boyz.
Stay tuned for community forums on "Racism, Poverty, Homophobia, Stigma and HIV in Communities of Color" and a rap group for young HIV-positive gay and bisexual men. If you have any comments or would like to be part of our program please contact me at (213) 201-1539.
-- Angel Fabian
|Angel Fabian is a Health Promotion Specialist in AIDS Project Los Angeles' POWER Program. He can reached by calling (213) 201-1539 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The president of the San Diego school board questioned why the district's police department authorized the use of assault weapons by its officers after he learned about the weaponry in a newspaper article.
The district police department's former chief, Don Braun, approved the use of AR-15 platform rifles for officers in July 2010, without board approval or public discussion. They have been deployed in at least seven campus incidents.
School board President John Lee Evans was surprised to learn about the arsenal by reading it in the Los Angeles Times, which quoted San Diego school police officials in a Jan. 23 article about another school district arming its security forces.
"I did not know these rifles existed in the district," Evans said. "I don't know if policies have to be changed, but the school board and the public need to be informed as to why these are needed and how they will be used."
Five of the assault weapons were deployed on Tuesday when five schools were put on lockdown with a murder suspect on the loose in Tierrasanta. According to police officials, the incident was the seventh time assault weapons have been deployed.
Like other law enforcement agencies, San Diego Unified over the years has reviewed its tactics and weaponry as school shootings became more frequent nationwide. Braun, who retired last year, researched how departments regulated the use and storage of rifles before he decided to arm officers with semi-automatic weapons.
Deputy Superintendent Phil Stover said Braun was not required to alert the board or the public of his decision to authorize the weapons.
"The police have the ability to issue the equipment and the methodology necessary to do their job. I think it was a proper decision at the time," Stover said. "To put it in context, those kind of decisions did not carry the same scrutiny they would carry today."
To prepare officers to use the powerful rifles, Braun approved 16-hour government-funded trainings and proficiency tests required of officers who carry semi-automatic weapons on duty. Grappling with budget cuts, Braun backed off plans to bill the district for the rifles and instead told officers they would have to make the $1,000 purchase if they wanted to carry the weapons.
So far, 17 members of the 43-person police force have purchased the weapons. Among them is Rueben Littlejohn, who succeeded Braun as district police chief.
"I believe them to be a necessary tool for law enforcement in this era, and I believe that all officers should receive the same level of training in the use of all weapons available to law enforcement," he said.
Littlejohn praised Braun for keeping the district prepared to protect San Diego students. He understands why Braun did not feel compelled to alert the board.
"If no other police departments at the time had rifles, I might say yes. But by 2010, rifles had been a standard tool for law enforcement for the last decade. Therefore, I support how Chief Braun handled it," Littlejohn said.
Evans, the school board president, said, "I am very impressed with the leadership of Chief Rueben Littlejohn to keep our children safe in school and I have great respect for his judgment."
The deaths of 20 children and six educators in December at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., by a gunman armed with an assault rifle has heightened the issues of campus safety and gun access.
Last week, the police force of the Fontana Unified School District was criticized when its school board learned that officers were armed with military-style rifles for months without board knowledge. The Jan. 23 Los Angeles Times article on the controversy quoted San Diego Unified police Lt. Joe Florentino about the program here. Evans said he asked for more information about the program after reading that story.
The San Diego Regional Law Enforcement Policy Academy recommends a complement of handguns and rifles for first responders faced with an active shooter. The military-style weapons are designed to allow officers to increase their distance from potential targets (and innocent children) and increase shooter accuracy.
The Department of Justice allows officers to purchase their own rifles and ammunition with authorization from their chief.
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Nestlé SA, the world's largest food maker, has agreed to acquire Pfizer Inc.'s (NYSE: PFE) baby food business for a hefty $11.9 billion.
Nestlé outbid potential rivals like Danone SA and Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (NYSE: MJN).
Chris Hogg, a spokesperson for Switzerland-based Nestlé, said the company will be funded entirely through debt, "namely through internal cash resources and through the bond markets."
In a statement, Nestlé CEO Paul Bulcke said, "Pfizer Nutrition is an excellent strategic fit and this acquisition underlines our commitment to be the world's leading nutrition, health and wellness company. Its strong brands and product portfolio, together with its geographic presence will compliment our existing infant nutrition business perfectly."
Nearly $12 billion for baby food sounds steep – that's nearly 20 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). Most analysts expected the deal to top out at $10 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.
But Bulcke tried to assure investors that this was a growth move aimed at getting ahead of the game and snagging a leadership role in a market that will drive the company's earnings for years.
"At first look [Nestle's acquisition] is expensive, no doubt," Patrik Schwendimann, an analyst at Zuercher Kantonalbank, told The Journal. "On the other hand, the Pfizer deal is attractive for Nestlé in the long term. Its exposure to emerging markets is higher than expected, which is attractive, and the margins are also higher than expected."
Nestlé Gains Emerging Market Presence
The acquisition will help Nestlé , currently the No.1 seller of infant nutrition products, reclaim footing in the Chinese baby-food market, where it has lost market share since 2005.
The newly acquired Pfizer unit obtains roughly 85% of sales from emerging markets like Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Pfizer estimated 2012 sales in those regions would top $2 billion.
Nestlé says the acquisition will lead to annual cost benefits of $160 million and will enhance earnings per share in the first full year. The Pfizer unit will amplify Nestl'e's sales of infant formula by 40%.
What investors need to know is that the debt-funded acquisition may weigh on Nestlé. It could put pressure on its rating, as its debt could increase above management's target rate of $16.4 billion (15 billion francs), to $19.7 billion (18 billion francs) during this year and next, Fitch Rating points out.
Bloomberg reports Nestle has $8.1 billion (7.4 billion francs) of bonds outstanding, including $2 billion (1.8 billion francs) of securities due in 2012. The cost to insure Nestlé's debt against default did not increase much after the debt-heavy Pfizer deal was announced. Since the start of the year credit default swaps on Nestl'e have declined, showing that investor perception of the food maker's credit quality has improved.
Fitch currently ranks Nestl'e "AA+" along with Moody's Investors Service. Standard & Poor's currently maintains an "AA" rating on Nestl'e.
How Nestlé Deal Helps Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)
Pfizer expects the divestiture to be completed by the first half of 2013.
The pharmaceutical giant has been shedding businesses outside its core medicine franchise. Pfizer's nutrition unit is among its smallest, and it no longer fits in the drug maker's core focus of selling prescription medicine.
The question is how far will Pfizer go in its business spin-off strategy. It has already said it will look into selling its animal health unit – which could land an even bigger bid than the Nestlé deal.
While removing additional divisions could create a more streamlined, fast-growing drug company, the key to Pfizer's success will be its ability to bring new drugs to market.
Pfizer is currently working with Elan Corp. (NYSE ADR: ELN) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) on a potential game-changing drug to treat Alzheimer's. The FDA will review the treatment in the second half of the year.
Pfizer also has two drugs coming up for approval: rheumatoid arthritis pill tofacitinib, and blood thinner Eliquis.
In afternoon trading Monday, with markets suffering a triple-digit sell-off, shares of Pfizer were little changed at $22.39, not far below its 52-week high of $22.80. Nestl'e lost about 0.64%, trading at $60.89.
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The marathon returns to New York City this weekend, but not without added security — a million dollars' worth. This comes in direct response to the deadly Boston Marathon bombings that happened earlier this year: those bombings killed two and injured hundreds more.
At a press conference on Friday, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly told reporters that every inch of the marathon course would be monitored. The huge undertaking will involve police, private security, scuba divers, helicopters, video surveillance, and bomb-sniffing dogs. Of all the protective measures being used, most of the attention is being focused on video surveillance.
Kelly explained that in addition to the 6,000 police cameras that will be monitoring the race in real time, there will also be 1,400 cameras from the private sector in use. During the Boston Marathon, storefront cameras were key in identifying the suspects. In addition to these cameras, helicopters will also be filming the race from above. Bomb-sniffing dogs will be on the ground during the event, along with uniformed and plainclothes police, as well as counterterrorism officers. In the water, boats and scuba divers will be protecting waterways and also checking for underwater explosives and other threats.
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"IDEAS has had a large positive effect in the way I now do my job," she says. "It is so much less stressful having a reliable single source for document retrieval."
Technology is streamlining the service write-up process, too. For instance, many service advisers now use mobile devices to immediately retrieve customer and vehicle information, conduct vehicle walkarounds and write repair orders.
"There's a revolution going on in the car dealership as they adapt to embrace what is going on in other industries, which are using technology to improve results," says Dave Waco, president of MOC1 Solutions. "A few dealers are leading this charge and others are entering it."
He envisions dealership service advisers of the future relying less on personal knowledge of technology and more on personality to interact with customers.
"These individuals won't need mechanical knowledge because the tools they'll use to interface with customers will provide that to them," Waco says. "What these individuals will need to bring to the service drive is personality, great communications and charisma."
Appleby adds: "Mobility tools will come equipped with drop-down menus of questions to ask the vehicle owner and for capturing their answers. We're seeing this already, as OEMs like Chrysler and others nudge their franchises in this direction."
The use of telematics in the vehicle itself rapidly is reshaping the service department. Many OEMs are building these devices into their vehicles and others are available aftermarket.
Telematics inside the car read engine performance data from the car's OBDII computer, translate into English and communicate owner-actionable information to the vehicle owner's mobile device, email or dash device. At the same time, it is communicating the codes to the owner's vehicle service department.
Telematics reporting engine and other systems diagnostics directly into the service center streamlines the ultimate customer experience.
Because the telematics device has reported the data to the service department, when the customer arrives for that service, the diagnostics already are done. The customer is saved the time typically spent waiting to hear what service work a car may need.
The industry already is working on in-vehicle telematics using speech-recognition technology to "hear" drivers and "speak" to drivers – and their dealers – about the operating condition of their vehicle.
Voice maintenance promptings are achieving 20% to 30% consumer response rates in market testing, says Gary Wallace, vice president-public affairs for Agero, a telematics provider.
Systems can ask motorists survey questions as they drive, obtaining real-time product use and satisfaction information throughout the ownership of the vehicle.
"Dealers tell us customers like tools like this because the car spits out data messages to them in real time," Wallace says, adding that it is "perceived more positively by younger owners."
Such technology enhances the credibility of an auto maker and dealership service department and speeds up problem resolution, he says.
"The younger generation is increasingly focused on technology, and OEMs and dealers must appeal to the generations growing up in the digital age," Wallace says. "These people do not want to shop at physical stores, preferring to shop and do business online where they can.
"It is no different with the service department. If they can download or send service-related information by phone, for instance, they like that because that's the way they like to receive service."
Will all this emerging technology replace humans?
"Having humans in the service department will always be required for maintaining the relationship with the customer," Waco said. "Yet to maximize profits, the dealership is going to have to focus on maximizing efficiency, as Generations X and Y want information at their fingertips.
"It is going to be a necessity of the car business going forward to do business with customers through apps and downloads, as people value their time, especially in the after-warranty experience, where greater efficiencies set the dealership apart from the independent garage."
Technology helps the dealership provide a consistent and predictable experience for customers and dealership employees alike, Appleby says.
"For instance, when advisors use a tablet to write up the customer, management can configure the tablet so it will not permit advisors to issue a repair order until they have done the correct writeup and walkaround," he says.
Dealers recognize the inevitability of relying more on technology, Waco says. "All dealerships agree where they want to head. The question is when will they implement these changes in their stores."
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Mark Langill – Return to Minnesota
The Dodgers return to Minnesota today for the first time since the 1965 World Series and former outfielders Lou Johnson and Willie Davis are expected to take part in special pregame ceremonies at the Metrodome. Johnson hit a home run in the deciding Game 7 of the World Series and Davis went 5-for-12 with three stolen bases in Games 3-4-5 at Los Angeles.
The 1965 World Series against the Twins' mirrored the Dodgers' Fall Classic 10 years earlier against the New York Yankees. In both matchups, the Dodgers lost the first two games of the series on the road; won three straight games in their home ballpark; wasted a chance to clinch the Series by losing Game 6; and finally won the deciding game. And both Game 7 efforts were complete-game 2-0 victories from left-handers who were named the MVP of their respective Series – Johnny Podres in 1955 and Koufax in 1965.
When Minnesota hosted the annual All-Star Game in 1985, Koufax and former Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew were named honorary team captains.
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What I remember about that last World Series game against the Twins, was that Jim Gilliam made a great backhand stop of a drive down the third base line to save two runs and preserve Koufax's 2-0 shutout.
i miss watching kirby play.
as for trades, we really could use one more top of the rotation SP. will cost us dearly though, and i don't know who'd we likely be willing to part with other than aybar and loney (given nomar's play). sure seems we have a glut of young OFs now, too (with young, guzman, ethier, kemp, repko)…
would trading drew be something the dodgers would entertain? lofton in center with repko/kemp/ethier to flank.


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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and Act 51 of the 1986 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, Executive Order No. KBB 2004-21 was issued to establish: (1) a method for allocating bonds subject to private activity bond volume limits, including the method of allocating bonds subject to the private activity bond volume limits for the calendar year of 2004 (hereafter "the 2004 Ceiling"); (2) the procedure for obtaining an allocation of bonds under the 2004 Ceiling; and (3) a system of central record keeping for such allocations; and
WHEREAS, the Industrial Development Board of the Parish of Calcasieu, Inc., has requested an allocation from the 2004 Ceiling to be used to finance the acquisition, construction and installation of certain wastewater treatment facilities at the refinery facilities of CITGO Petroleum Corporation located at 4401 Highway 108, in the city of Lake Charles, parish of Calcasieu, state of Louisiana, in accordance with the provisions of Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
NOW THEREFORE, I, KATHLEEN BABINEAUX BLANCO, Governor of the state of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution and the laws of the state of Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows:
SECTION 1: The bond issue, as described in this Section, shall be and is hereby granted an allocation from the private activity bond volume limits for the calendar year of 2003 as follows:
Amount of Allocation
Name of Issuer
Name of Project
Industrial Development Board of the Parish of Calcasieu, Inc.
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
SECTION 2: The granted allocation shall be used only for the bond issue described in Section 1 and for the general purpose set forth in the "Application for Allocation of a Portion of the State of Louisiana Private Activity Bond Ceiling" submitted in connection with the bond issue described in Section 1.
SECTION 3: The granted allocation shall be valid and in full force and effect through December 31, 2004, provided that such bonds are delivered to the initial purchasers thereof on or before December 31, 2004.
SECTION 4: All references in this Order to the singular shall include the plural, and all plural references shall include the singular.
SECTION 5 : The undersigned certifies, under penalty of perjury, that the granted allocation was not made in consideration of any bribe, gift, or gratuity, or any direct or indirect contribution to any political campaign. The undersigned also certifies that the granted allocation meets the requirements of Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
SECTION 6: This Order is effective upon signature and shall remain in effect until amended, modified, terminated, or rescinded by the governor, or terminated by operation of law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , I have set my hand officially and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of Louisiana, at the Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge, on this 20th day of December, 2004.
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
Fox McKeithen
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On July 17, 2012, Department of Environmental Proptection Comissioner Bob Martin anounced that 21 Counties have updated their sewer maps in order to priovide clear direction on where sewer service and potential development is approprate, while protecting nearly 210,000 acres of environmentally sensitve lands. The NJDEP Alert issued on July 17 summaries the current status:
Counties and municipalities across the state worked with the DEP since January to meet a July 15 deadline set by the Legislature to submit to the DEP either a sewer service area map or full wastewater management plans. These plans had been stalled for several years due to unworkable rules set up by a previous administration that left vulnerable lands unprotected and put counties in a no-win bureaucratic bind. » Read the rest of this entry «


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I noticed on the Wikipedia article for the Vigenere cipher, that:
The Vigenère (French pronunciation: [viʒnɛːʁ]) cipher has been reinvented many times. The method was originally described by Giovan Battista Bellaso in his 1553 book La cifra del. Sig. Giovan Battista Bellaso; however, the scheme was later misattributed to Blaise de Vigenère in the 19th century, and is now widely known as the "Vigenère cipher".[citation needed]
But, as it says, there is no citation.
Is it commonly known that the Vigenere cipher was first written about by Bellaso? I would be interested in seeing a source for this claim.


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A fire in a bedroom at 27 N. Worcester Ave. yesterday morning displaced at least three people.
The fire broke out minutes before 9 a.m., and firefighters confined it to the bedroom. However, there was extensive smoke and water damage to the home, and two adults and a child were displaced, according to Deputy Chief Geoffrey Gardell. Firefighters are still investigating to find the cause of the blaze.
The Red Cross provided food and clothing to six people affected by the fire: five adults and one child, according to a spokesman from that organization.


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Emergency pilots blinded by laser pointer
Pilot tells 40/29 laser flashes blinded him for minutes in the air
Emergency pilots often land in tight, difficult conditions to transport critical patients to the hospital. Recently, they have had to battle an added danger - laser pointer flashes.
Andy Anderson, an emergency pilot with Air Evac Lifeteam based in Springdale was blinded by a laser last year transporting a patient to a Springfield hospital. The laser temporarily blinded him, forcing him to circle for five minutes until he regained his vision. The delay also kept the patient from medical care longer.
"We have a motto - every second counts," Anderson said.
Laser flashes spiked in the last year. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported more than 3800 incidents in 2012, an increase of 26-percent since the previous year.
Flashing a laser at an aircraft is a federal crime, carrying an $11,000 fine. Some of the offenders caught in 2012, also received jail time. The FAA is pushing to increase the fine to $30,000.


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Multiple lakes and wetland areas can be observed in this image that focuses on Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia (counter-clockwise from lower left quadrant). Visible near the center left is the Okavango Delta, an inland delta in Botswana, with the salt flats of the Makgadikgadi Pan to the southeast. In the upper left quadrant is the Barotse Floodplain, in Zambia, while in the upper right quadrant is Lake Kariba, on the Zimbabwe-Zambia border.
The area in the center of the image is the Caprivi Strip, a narrow protrusion of Namibia eastwards from the Okavango Region about 450 km (280 mi), between Botswana to the south, and Angola and Zambia to the north. Caprivi is bordered by the Okavango, Kwando, Chobe and Zambezi rivers.


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Driven and focused, you rarely let your emotions get the better of you.
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Your strength: Your unwavering loyalty and ethics
Your weakness: Your rock solid stubbornness
Your power color: Navy blue
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Finding an opponent for Ronda Rousey no easy task
It would be hard for anyone to upstage Ronda Rousey at this moment, but the UFC women's bantamweight titleholder is ready to share the spotlight.
"That's what's so unique about Ronda," Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White said Tuesday in Macau, where he was with the 27-year-old fighter and budding movie star as she rubbed elbows with sponsors and bigwigs in advance of Saturday's UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le. "Ronda gets excited about new women that get signed."
At the pace she's going, Rousey (10-0 mixed martial arts, 4-0 UFC) should be looking for a good co-star. A 16-second decimation of Alexis Davis in July — her fourth title defense in 17 months — was of questionable value to the long-term appeal of women's MMA.
The UFC recently added to its roster Holly Holm (7-0, 0-0), a former boxing champ who has knocked out several MMA opponents with head kicks and could be the one to sting Rousey with a good shot. Fresh off a public relations blitz for The Expendables 3, Rousey said she'd be happy to give Holm the chance.
"I think that she's not just great for a title fight, she's great for the whole division and giving the women some real legitimacy," Rousey said. "I couldn't be happier about her joining the company."
Unfortunately for Rousey, she can't celebrate the arrival of her most desired opponent. Gina Carano (7-1, 0-0), the former Strikeforce star-turned-actress, has hit a snag in negotiations with the UFC.
A fight with the former face of women's MMA is undeniably attractive for Rousey, though, not to mention the most potentially lucrative. She hopes a deal can be brokered.
"You ever heard the saying, 'Work until your idols become your rivals'? It would really be a dream come true to fight Gina — and not in a malicious sense," Rousey said. "It's the highest respect that I could show to her — to come and fight her and give her every single thing that I have."
While a fight with Carano, who hasn't fought in five years, wouldn't bring much credibility to Rousey's title reign, White is increasingly warm to the idea of signing her biggest rival and most serious threat: Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino (12-1, 0-0).
Once openly hostile to the former Strikeforce champ, White is skeptical about Justino's ability to make the move from featherweight down to bantamweight, but he said he would try to sign her if she hits the weight limit this year in her 135-pound debut for the all-female promotion Invicta FC.
"She's going to make the weight and do it in Invicta," he said. "We'll see what happens, and we'll go from there. (Ronda) does want this fight. I know a lot of people talk a lot of (expletive) like she doesn't, but she does."
"I'd love that, too, but I don't make fights," chimed in Rousey, striking a far more conciliatory tone than in previous interviews. "I just show up and win them."
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Camel-back in Arizona….
Scott Akasaki and myself traveled to Camelback Ranch for the day today along with a couple of the key operations people at the Dodgers to look at various minor tweaks that can be made to the experience at Spring Training and the complex and just being there got me excited for 2010.
I'm guessing that many if not most of you, our biggest fans, got the chance to visit last spring but if not, I really hope you'll make it out there. And for those who were there last year, please provide your feedback about the experience.
We'll be formally announcing our Spring Training schedule tomorrow so be on the lookout at dodgers.com.
Tomorrow is also the day that NL Gold Gloves get announced so as soon as we're given the official word, we'll tweet it and post it online. As you know, we've got a couple guys who are more than worthy of the honor.
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Thanks for the update, Josh. Can't wait for Spring Training!
Thank you for the update Josh!! It will be nice to actually have a number to count down to before Spring Training begins.
According to this source, our Dynamic Duo made the top 15 list in the run for NL MVP. Matt was 7th and Andre was 13th. It's good when you have one, but we have two in the top 15. That is pretty awesome if I say so myself.
How in the world can I get a submission error for too many comments when this is one of two all day long? This is no fun at all.
9:55pm, pst.
Well, no time warp this time though.
9:58 pm, pst.
Parking! More than one exit would be nice, too. I'm a Dodger fan living in Arizona (only a few miles away from Camelback Ranch) and the one thing I don't miss about the L.A. area is the traffic. Upon exiting, I felt myself in L.A. all over again. It took us almost two hours to exit and arrive to a friend's house who only lives a mile away.
I love the facility and can't wait until Spring Training starts again!
Typed this up after reading TJ's new article. Reading the spin from both sides made me identify with the feeling of one of the scenes from our anointed favorite Mel Brooks film. (Scene: A railroad handcart, above a patch of quicksand. "Bart?" "What?" "Am I wrong, or is the world rising?" "I don't know, but whatever it is, I hate it.")
Without further adieu, here's "He Said, She Said" (Based on "She Said, She Said" by The Beatles)
She said, "I know what it is that you said
I know I'm the face and I'm mad
'Cause you're making me feel like a socialite scorned"
He said, "who put that idea in your head?
I'm the only owner we've had
And you're making me feel like a socialite scorned"
He said, "You don't understand what I said"
She said, "No, no, no, you're wrong.
When I was employed, eveything was right
Everything was right."
She said, "Even though I know what I know
I know I am ready to leave
'Cause you're making me feel like a socialite scorned"
He said, "You don't understand what I said"
She said, "No, no, no, you're wrong.
When I was employed, eveything was right
Everything was right."
I said, "This is getting way out of hand
Like watching the Maury Povich show
And this tabloid trash makes me sick to the core"
I said, "Quit dragging the name in the sand
Pack your bags, to Boston you go
'Cause this tabloid trash makes me sick to the core"
Good Morning ITD readers and writers!!!!!!
Fabulous song Northstateblues!!!!
I am truly thankful to all the Veteran's who have fought for our country. I know our Jhall is one of those men to be thankful for, and if you are one of those men or women, I thank you too.
Thank-you to all of the men and women who keep us safe and serve our Country proudly……..A VERY HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY TO YOU!!!
Thanks to all the great men and women who have given us our freedoms by their selfless sacrifice for our great nation. Remember, Freedom isn't free, and without the vigilance of our military, the Constitution of the United States of America is just a piece of paper. The efforts of our servicemen and servicewomen ensure life to that document and all it represents, and for that I will always be thankful.
If you haven't heard it before (and maybe even if you have), take a few minutes to read this article about Roy Gleason, a member of the 1963 Dodgers who was drafted into service in Vietnam. Although his conscription seemed to be a mistake, Roy Gleason proved that the word "Dodger" only applied to his baseball career.
Thank you Veterans.
Okay, it's just a rumor so don't shoot me if this doesn't play out exactly as I found…
NL Gold Glove Winners
P – Adam Wainwright
C – Yadier Molina
1B – Adrian Gonzalez
2B – Orlando Hudson
3B – Ryan Zimmerman
SS – Jimmy Rollins
OF – Shane Victorino
OF – Matt Kemp
OF – Michael Bourn
It's official, according to mlb.com. Congrats to Matty and O-Dog!
Good afternoon all…
Happy Veterens Day to everyone, and thank you to those who served or are serving our great country.
North nice lyrics….
Congratulations to O-Dog and Kemp!!!!
It was a pleasure seeing your outstanding defense in the Blue last season……Matt needs a gold bobblehead now, he was saying he wanted one.
Thanks for the article North….That is a very good idea to Welcome the Soldiers Home 🙂
Way to go Matty and O-Dog! I'll take Dre over Victorino any day!!!!
I can't believe Phillies fan are stil complaing about Utley not winning one. Hudson number was way better than Utley anyway. I already knew Odog was going to win his 4th and 3 with all of his team that he played for. I had a feeling Kemp was going to get one to.
Please add my thanks to all veterans.
Did anyone else find it odd that it would be T.J. Simers of all people who Jamie McCourt would talk to in an effort to get her side of the story told? The same T.J. Simers whose only goal in life is to get a rise out of his subjects and who likes to refer to the McCourts as "The Parking Lot Attendant" for Frank and "The Screaming Meanie" for Jamie? To his credit, Simers did a pretty good job of asking questions without his usual purpose of jtrying to make his subject feel incomfortable. He did not pass judgement on Jamie's answers and clearly is not taking sides although in the end I think Jamie came out of this interview much better than those familiar with Simers would expect. If you have not read the interview in today's L.A. Times, I suggest taking a few moments to do so.
Now it time for a Kemp bobblehead.
I'm not happy and why in the hell did we trade jackson in the first place? TB give up on him just like we did and now the Tigers are doing the same thing. This trade would be a waste for Bell.
Shad, as I recall Jackson had one or two good outings for the Dodgers when pressed into service early in his career but is another case of a pitcher being rushed into service too soon, most likely because there was no one else available. He was drafted out of high school and while he did well in the minors, he struggled at the major league level. As is usually the case, the Dodgers felt they had to address a more immediate need and could not afford the luxory of patience waiting for Jackson to develope. We have the benefit of hindsight but remember Jackson did not really have much success until the past two seasons, well after leaving the Dodgers. I think fans sometimes are too harsh on management for "giving up" on a player who later developes into a decent player but I understand the frustration. It is just the way the system works.
YAY, Spring Training begins March 5th!
i hope we can get a frontline starting pitcher this year. I would love to trade for halliday or sign Lackey. Lackey would help also but I doubt the McCourts will want to spend too much with their divorce pending. Hopefully Billzz can step up more next year then he did last year. GO DODGERS!!!
Shad – Matt has a bobblehead. Andre needs and deserves one 🙂
I still think a Nelly bobble head is in order.
Ideas to Make Spring Training at Camelback Better ( I went for a week last last):
1. the security who open the ropes to let people cross the player's path need to allow fans to cross more often. if they saw a player 50 feet down the pathway they wouldn't let anyone cross.
2. speaking of the security who work the roped pathways, one kid (he was nice guy) who was working security was wearing a D-backs hat as part of his uniform.
3. bring the bleacher beach thing to camelback, complete with miller lite life guard girls and spraying people w/ hoses.
4. cheaper beer
5. announced dodgers charity events when the games not going on, that way dodger fans have something worthwhile to do when they arent attending a game.
6. don't insult fans with those over-priced, over-inflated travel trips. I found great hotel, paid for berm seating, and got a ton of autographs by booking everything myself for 1/5th the price of those Dodgers travel packages.


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