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Almost a half hour had passed since the clock struck full-time on the Portland Timbers 2-1 home loss to the Montreal Impact in week two of the 2013 regular season. Jeld-Wen Field was empty – no fans were lingering to gulp in the bitterness of a frustrating loss. Only two men remained on the playing surface: Jack Jewsbury, and a Timbers assistant coach.
Jewsbury was not happy – the Timbers everyman midfielder had returned from injury just in time for the start of the season, only to become an unused sub in the team's first two games. So there Jack was, as his teammates showered and went home, fuming on the field in his full uniform, hitting crosses and through-balls and shots, while the assistant shagged balls and fed passes. Jewsbury lingered for 15 minutes, much the way a misfiring jump-shooter lingers in the gym after practices and games, firing up jump shots until he finally gets things right.
Jewsbury was staring down a potentially decisive pivot point in his career – at 31 years old, Jewsbury was fading away from new manager Caleb Porter's first team. He had been replaced as Diego Chara's central midfield partner by Will Johnson, the same man who replaced him as captain. It wasn't the first time, or even the second or third time Jewsbury had fallen out of the starting lineup in his career, but for the first time, younger, more talented players were in the way of a return to the XI.
But the determination on Jewsbury's face as toiled in the cold that night was obvious. He wasn't about to let his career pass away without a fight. So it was no shock that Jewsbury started Portland's very next game, in Seattle, and started the Timbers' next two games after that. Jewsbury handy-manned his way back into Porter's plans, clogging up the midfield, plugging a gap at full-back, showing the versatility and professionalism that made him indispensible to the Timbers in 2011 and 2012. There has been just one thing Jewsbury hasn't been able to recover this year – the captain's armband.
It was February 27th, 2013 that Caleb Porter slapped Jewsbury in the face. He gave away his armband, or rather, he stole it away, ripped it right off his bicep. Porter made Will Johnson team captain, and made Jewsbury "club captain", a diplomatic role that serves no actual purpose. It's not uncommon to see club captains – it's a role given to aging players who can't make the first-team anymore, but that club doesn't want to strip the captaincy away from completely. So they make them club captain – the captaincy for retirees.
At the time, it made sense – Jewsbury was injured, and didn't look like he would play much under Porter in 2013. In Porter's 4-2-3-1 formation, Will Johnson and Diego Chara had the two central midfield spots locked up. With Jewsbury out of the picture, Johnson was undoubtedly the man to wear the armband – a fiery, vocal, tough leader who could take the club by the scruff of its neck.
Johnson seamlessly took over the captaincy, and wore the armband in the Timbers' first two games of the season. But against Seattle, Jewsbury was back, walking out onto the pitch at CenturyLink Field. But something was wrong – he wasn't in the front of the line.
Technically, the club captain is senior to the team captain. If the club captain plays, he should wear the armband. If the club captain can't actually serve as captain when he plays, then the mostly meaningless title loses any kind of meaning whatsoever. Last I checked, Jewsbury wasn't stripped of the captaincy – Johnson was only wearing the armband because Jewsbury wasn't playing.
Jewsbury doesn't have that problem anymore. Jewsbury has started three games in a row, played well, and will be starting for the foreseeable future. If he's still Captain Jack, give him the armband back. It's still his. He's not done with it yet.
Being a captain means more in soccer than it does in any other sport. In soccer, the captaincy is more than a nice gesture – it's a badge of honor with responsibilities, meaning, influence and circumstance.
In short, it's a big deal.
If feels like Jewsbury got stripped of the captaincy – a fate he hasn't done anything to deserve. With the way the roles are set up now, no one should be able to supersede Jewsbury and wear the armband when Jack is in the XI.
This doesn't have anything to do with Will Johnson. This debate is in no way a comparison of Johnson's leadership abilities versus Jewsbury's. I think Johnson is a fantastic leader, and certainly the Timbers captain of the future. It seemed like that future was coming in 2013, but a determined Jewsbury made sure that wasn't the case.
Caleb Porter and Gavin Wilkinson should have kept Jewsbury as captain, and made Johnson vice-captain – so Jewsbury would take the armband when he started, and Johnson would take it when he didn't – but that didn't happen. Now Porter is in a sticky situation where it feels like the he is disrespecting Jewsbury, a man who has served the club incredibly well over the last two years.
Jewsbury isn't the kind of player or the kind of person who would gripe to the media about the situation. But you can be sure that he's stewing over it inside. The captain's armband – an unmatched physical sign of respect in sports – can make leaders and drive teams, but it can also wreck them. Squabbles over who should be the captain have ripped apart teams down the years – in the 2010 World Cup alone, Germany, England, and France all were hurt from internal bickering about who would lead the country on the field.
Jewsbury and Johnson get along fine, there is respect to go around, and Portland shouldn't be in a full-blown battle about who the team captain should be any time soon. But if there is one thing we know for sure, it's that Jack Jewsbury won't fade into the background without a fight. The transition from Jewsbury to Johnson was mishandled and poorly executed. Jewsbury was unfairly slighted. Let's hope the Timbers don't pay a price.


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If punctuation obscures or distorts the meaning of a sentence in an unintended way, it is wrong, but apart from that, punctuation is about rhythm. An Oxford comma is not a flip switch in an author's voice, it's a decision made in the moment to maintain the flow of the idea. Momentum, syncopation, rhythm and pattern make a sentence flow, because writers are trying to transfer the voices in their heads into yours. — Nobody. Understands. Punctuation.
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Fear that happiness leads to bad outcomes is perhaps most strong in East Asian cultures influenced by Taoism, which posits that "things tend to revert to their opposite". A 2001 study asked participants to choose from a range of life-course graphs and found that Chinese people were more likely than Americans to choose graphs that showed periods of sadness following periods of joy. Other cultures, such as Japan and Iran, believe that happiness can bring misfortune as it causes inattentiveness. Similar fears are sometimes found in the West as reflected in adages such as "what goes up must come down." — BPS Research Digest: It's time for Western psychology to recognise that many individuals, and even entire cultures, fear happiness
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San Juan, PR (SportsNetwork.com) - Nik Stauskas scored 24 points and Caris LeVert added 20 as 14th-ranked Michigan ran past Long Beach State, 85-61, in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Glenn Robinson III tallied 14 points for the Wolverines (3-1), who will play Friday against Florida State. The Seminoles upset No. 10 VCU, 85-67, Thursday night.
Michigan made a tournament-record 14 3-point shots. Stauskas and LeVert each made four, part of a 14-for-30 effort for the Wolverines.
"We did a great job the second half of really pulling away, they played well the whole game though. I think our defense really helped us get the win," LeVert said.
A.J. Spencer and Mike Caffey each had 12 points, and Branford Jones scored 11 for the 49ers (1-4), who fell behind 7-0 and never led.
"This is our third BCS game - Kansas State, Arizona and Michigan - we've just got to be able to take scouting reports and be able to disrupt somebody and not get people comfortable right out of the gate so easy," Long Beach State coach Dan Monson said.
The Wolverines, who were coming off a loss at Iowa State Sunday, got quick 3- pointers from Derrick Walton Jr. and Robinson. Robinson then sank a free throw for the 7-0 edge.
Spencer's conversion from beyond the arc cut the deficit to 12-10, but Robinson's long-distance bucket started an ensuing 20-4 burst. LeVert's layup capped the rally with nearly 9 1/2 minutes left in the half.
Another Spencer's 3-pointer trimmed the margin to 36-29, but Stauskas drained three consecutive attempts from the charity stripe with 2:18 to go in the half. He then drilled a 3-ball for a 42-29 cushion at the break.
The 49ers made one final run. A dunk from David Samuels got Long Beach State within 61-52 with nearly nine minutes left, but Stauskas made a 3-point shot following a Michigan timeout. The Wolverines, who shot 66.7 percent in the second half, were up double digits the rest of the game.
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What i actually expect in the public version of iOS 7
There are so many changes I'd like to see in the public version of the brand new iOS 7 for all iDevices. I have highlighted three of the most pressing ones for me. The lads showing their presences here can add more to if if they have. I'll start by mentioning them. They are as follows:
- The keyboard (language) - General Search (iOS spotlight search) - and finally, Siri in Portuguese (especially Brazilian Portuguese).
The Keyboard Since the advent of the iPhone, the keyboard had remained virtually the same. It's a lovely keyboard to type on and i love it. However, it does not have the support for people who type in different languages on their phones. With its support for multiple languages, it's lacking something very crucial; It does not remember if an app is using the keyboard in one language and another app in another language. You have to keep changing the keyboard all the time and this make the auto-correct feature annoying. I love this feature because it helps me a lot.
What do i want to be done here? If in different app, take for instance the message app and whatsapp, I'm talking to two or more people, for example, my family members in another country (on whatsapp) in English and i'm attending to someone here in Brazil (using the messages app) in Portuguese. Each time i get a message from each app, i have to switch the keyboard's language every now and then. Sometimes, it gets annoying and i feel it's such a simple thing that Apple should do, but it's not there. This support can help me a lot. I'm sure it can be implemented even in the same app so that iOS can remember up to at least 5 people i'm talking to in different languages so that as soon as i open the app and the message, i don't have to worry, i just type because iOS already knows or remembers that with that person, I typed a message in Portuguese, or French or English. These are the keyboards i have on my iOS devices. I hope to see this in the next innovation called iOS 7.
General Search on iOS (Spotlight search as it is on the MacOSX) This is another feature I'd really like to see on the iPhone. If i can search for anything on my Macbook pro and find it and along with that, i can search for the meaning of a word quickly without opening the dictionary app, i think i should be able to do the same on the iPhone through the search app. I want to be able to type a word, just like i do on my macbook, and find it's meaning from the search app. With the new design on the lovely iOS 7, i think you lads may want to consider doing this too.
Finally, Siri in Portuguese. People have been asking me saying; "I see you talk to your phone, ask it to do something and it does without problems, but only in English, when will we get it in Portuguese?" And I'm like (jokingly), "Well, I don't work at Apple and i can't say when they will let Siri support Portuguese". What i will say is that, the people i attend to want to make use of Siri and enjoy it just the way i do. They want to send messages (in Portuguese) and do all the amazing stuff i do and also those that are possible with Siri. Please, when will this happen? I want to be able to tell them to look out for a time not the actual ETA, but something i can say to them.


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Haldane was an authority on respiration and breathing. He investigated the effects of different gases on the human body by exposing himself to potentially toxic gases and recording the effects. During World War I, he was sent to the front to investigate the poison gases that were beginning to be used. He developed the first gas mask as a result. He also invented a decompression apparatus to make deep sea diving safer.


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I absolutely agree with you.
I think that too many liberal critics forget that while America did do things wrong, the wrongdoings have been also been replicated by almost every other human civilization out there. Throughout history, whenever one group has dealt with another on an unequal basis, the end result has almost always been conquest and genocide. Compared to that sordid history, America's record - while not perfect - stands out as a lot better than others out there.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post3996567940245240598..comments2014-09-02T06:56:35.744-04:00Comments on Black Aces: Sens Internal Cap Remains, Just The Spin Changed… For A Few HoursJeremy Milkshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post-62988129299358193142014-01-15T12:43:50.574-05:002014-01-15T12:43:50.574-05:00As usual EM is talking out of both sides of his mo...As usual EM is talking out of both sides of his mouth.

Not to say Bryan Murray didn't deserve this extension, he surely did, but a part of this extension and ra-ra is payback for how Murray covered up Melnyks colossal screw up of the Alfredson contract and tenure. Everyone know that Bryan covered EM's a$$ on this email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post-84152580806824166012014-01-15T01:32:14.083-05:002014-01-15T01:32:14.083-05:00Nice post. A lot of the post press conference anal...Nice post. A lot of the post press conference analysis focussed on the notion that the Sens might be ready to loosen the purse strings. But, the quotes that you posted point to the fact that maybe it's just spin. Only time will tell.

Cost per point is fair. The guy's got to make money. The Stanley Cup talk is vintage Melnyk. He's just pumping his product. He always does.

The part that's a bit rich is "...The team goes bankrupt and it moves. Period. Full stop....."

Whaaaat? (like that new McDonald's commercial)

If the Phoenix situation taught us anything, it's that the owner can't just move a team. The NHL decides when a team moves.

If the Sens go bankrupt, they'll likely be sold to someone else who wants to keep the franchise in Ottawa. If the NHL can sell a franchise from Phoenix to a hockey fan from Ottawa, surely they could find someone to buy the franchise and keep it in Ottawa.

Another part that's a little rich is the saviour part. What's the fine line between being a saviour and been a smart business person capitalizing on a great opportunity to make some money.

If the housing market crashes, and you decide to buy in, are you helping to save the market? Or are you being smart by buying real low because you know you can make some real dough down the line.

He had another interview on McCown's show later that day. It had some good nuggets. He talked about his new study on the inverse correlation between number of Olympians and post Olympic performance. At last check, Toews, Kane, Keith and Seabrook won medals and the Cup in the same year. So did Shanahan, Yzerman, Chelios, and Hull. But, whatever.

All in all, he's an entertaining guy to listen to.

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Breastfeeding: A simple way to save young lives
NEW YORK, 1 August 2006 * In a developing country, a child who is breastfed is almost three times more likely to survive infancy than a child who is not breastfed, UNICEF said today at the start of World Breastfeeding Week.
"World Breastfeeding Week gives us an opportunity to advocate for a very simple way to save children's lives", said UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman. "Though breastfeeding rates are increasing in the developing world, an estimated 63 per cent of children under 6 months of age are still not adequately breastfed. As a result, millions of children start their lives at a disadvantage."
World Breastfeeding Week is observed in over 120 countries by UNICEF and its partners, including the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action and the World Health Organization. The aim is to promote exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life which yields tremendous health benefits, providing critical nutrients, protection from deadly diseases such as pneumonia and fostering growth and development. Continued breast feeding after six months, for up to two years of age or beyond, combined with safe and appropriate complementary feeding, is the optimal approach to child feeding.
In an effort to give children the best possible start to life, UNICEF is working with new mothers around the world to ensure that their babies are properly fed.
In Gambia, for example, UNICEF has assisted in the creation of baby-friendly communities where breastfeeding is protected, encouraged and supported. The programme works with both women and men to educate them on the benefits of proper maternal and infant nutrition.
In emergency situations where clean water is scarce, children are susceptible to life threatening illness such as diarrhoea. Under such circumstances breastfeeding is a major life-saver. In Jogyakarta Indonesia, the epicentre of the May earthquake, UNICEF is leading an initiative to promote continued breastfeeding for children. One-hundred local women have been trained as breastfeeding counselors, visiting mothers with infants who are particularly vulnerable to disease.
World Breastfeeding Week 2006 marks the 25th anniversary of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. To date, more than 60 governments have enacted all or many of the provisions of the Code as law.
The Code aims to protect and promote breastfeeding by prohibiting the advertising and aggressive marketing of breastmilk substitutes, feeding bottles and teats. Despite the progress made since the Code was adopted by the World Heath Assembly in 1981, challenges remain, and monitoring of Code violations is weak in some countries.
"It is in the developing world, where under-nutrition contributes to about half of all deaths of children under five, where we see the worst consequences of non-compliance of the Code," Veneman said.
Breastfeeding and good nutrition for children are critical for achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals, particularly the goals relating to child survival, such as reducing the rate of under-5 child mortality by two-thirds by 2015 and eradicating extreme poverty and hunger.
UNICEF works with partners, governments and communities to protect and promote breastfeeding by supporting national infant-feeding legislation, improving ante- and post-natal care and boosting resources for new mothers at the community-level. Supporting breastfeeding during emergencies is also a major UNICEF priority, when poor feeding practices can contribute to infant mortality.


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Benjamin Holloway, shaper of NYC skyline, dies at 88
As head of the New York-based realty operations for Equitable, he played a key role in the development of midtown Manhattan.
(Bloomberg) -- Benjamin Holloway, a descendant of Duke University's founding family who, as an executive at Equitable Life Assurance Society, helped establish insurance companies as major investors in U.S. commercial real estate, has died. He was 88.
He died on Dec. 29 in Miami, according to Van Orsdel Family Funeral Chapels & Crematory. The cause was complications of emphysema, the Miami Herald reported.
As head of the New York-based realty operations for Equitable—now part of Paris-based Axa SA, France's largest insurer—Mr. Holloway played a key financing role in the development of midtown Manhattan and the landscape of cities around the country.
In the 1980s, when Equitable was the third-largest U.S. life insurer and a leading manager of pension funds, Mr. Holloway helped oversee its acquisitions of a 50% stake in King of Prussia Mall, near Philadelphia; a half interest in Miami-based Continental Cos.; Honolulu's Ala Moana Center in a joint venture with Japanese retailer Daiei Inc.; and 19 shopping centers from General Growth Properties Inc., now based in Chicago, in what Equitable said was likely the biggest such deal in the U.S.
In New York, Mr. Holloway played a central role in the government-supported redevelopment of Times Square. He "managed to unite developers who had never worked together as a group before and, most likely, never will again," The New York Times reported.
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Also under Mr. Holloway, Equitable made its own mark on the Manhattan skyline by building its 54-story corporate headquarters at 787 Seventh Ave., between 51st and 52nd streets. The Axa Equitable Building, as it's now known, features Roy Lichtenstein's 68-foot-tall "Mural With Blue Brushstroke" in its soaring atrium, part of what the Times, in 1985, called "perhaps the largest partnership ever forged between art and real estate in Manhattan."
Mr. Holloway served on a New York State task force that, in 1981, recommended the sale of the World Trade Center to a private owner. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey kept ownership of the complex until 2001, when it was sold to Larry Silverstein's Silverstein Properties Inc., just two months before the twin towers were destroyed by terrorists.
Benjamin Duke Holloway was born on Feb. 15, 1925, in Durham, N.C. He was an original member of the Duke Family Association of North Carolina, an organization of descendants of Duke University's founding family. He served as a trustee of the school from 1985 to 1995.
Duke graduate
After graduating from high school in Washington, D.C., in 1943, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He graduated from Duke in 1950 with a degree in economics, spent a year working for the Federal Housing Administration in Washington, then in 1951 joined Equitable's regional real-estate office there. He moved to New York in 1979 and continued working at the insurer until his retirement in 1990.
The Equitable Real Estate Group Inc. became its own unit in 1984, with Mr. Holloway as chairman.
In 1987, Mr. Holloway was promoted to president and CEO of Equitable Investment Corp., overseeing the real-estate group and the brokerage unit Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc., which Equitable had acquired in 1984. Mr. Holloway succeeded Richard H. Jenrette, a DLJ co-founder, who was promoted to chairman of the parent company. Mr. Holloway became vice chairman of the parent company in 1988.
Survivors include his wife of 31 years, the former Rita DiGiallonardo, and the five children—Peter, Sherry, Paul, Anne and Virginia—he had with his first wife, Joan Briggs.


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The logical progression if you wish to get to the top of the tower from the top of Orange Crack if you can't climb 5.11. After climbing Orange Crack's first pitch step right around the corner (Less bold individuals may wish to stay roped in for this) and to the base of the back wall. Looking up and you can spot a bolt ~9 feet off the ground and one at around 70 feet. This is Generation X.
There are rap anchors at the top of Gen X that you can use to get back to Orange Crack's end and rap all the way back down. You can also climb the final pitch of the tower to top out and then rap the backside.
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This spring, Wes Stowers is patrolling center field for the Oak Hill High baseball team.
Next spring, he should be getting ready for the track and field postseason at his new college of choice, West Virginia Wesleyan.
Stowers signed a letter of intent recently to attend Buckhannon-based Wesleyan and run track and cross country for the Bobcats.
"I'm pumped and ready to go," he said. "I'm excited to run for Coach (Jesse) Skiles and run with the recruits going up and the guys already on the team."
Stowers, who ran cross country for the Red Devils in the fall then spent his springs on the baseball diamond, will run both cross country and track at Wesleyan.
"Baseball is definitely going to be hard to get over," said Stowers, who placed sixth and earned all-state status in the Class AAA cross country championship last fall and was an all-state Class AA-A runner the previous year. "I've really enjoyed running. Cross country has opened up my love for running."
At Wesleyan, he'll run track for the first time since middle school. "My favorite event is the 800, but Dad (Dan, a former Glenville State College and Park College standout) had a lot of success in the 3000 steeple, so ..."
To be prepared for competition at the next level, he says he'll have to "up my mileage, do a lot of core work and do some hill work to build up extra strength."
Stowers, a 4.0 student, also anticipates attending "a great academic school." He'll pursue an athletic training degree.
"It will hurt us pretty bad losing him," Oak Hill cross country coach George Smith said of Stowers. "I (saw) him in the seventh grade and knew (he) was gonna be special.
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You inhale the scent of hickory before you spy Betty Hamilton's converted single-wide trailer with red trim and the picturesque smokehouse behind it. The barbecue choices at this East Atlanta staple are concise: ribs (including rib tips) or smoked chicken. Order any of it, but with a caveat and some advice: When the meats are done, staff members typically wrap them in plastic to keep them warm. It's a common practice, but here the texture can steam to mush, so call ahead and request a batch pulled fresh from the grill. The team happily obliges, and then, ahh, you can savor the deep saturation of smoke as well as the agreeable tug to the meat. The Boss Sauce alongside fascinates: It's more sweet than savory, with the consistency of syrup. I prefer the mustard sauce option, and sides of the dreamy mac and cheese and dusky collard greens. Ms. Betty's mostly does takeout, but grab one of two tables in the trailer if you're raring to feast on the premises. 1281 Bouldercrest Drive, 404-243-8484
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Kate Upton, long rumored to be dating Justin Verlader, may not be after all. In a recent interview, the 2013 SI swimsuit issue cover girl said she's single.
Yes guys, you still have a chance. Not a very good one, but a chance.
In an interview with FOX 2 Detroit on Thursday, Kate Upton clammed up when asked a lengthy, leading question about her "boyfriend Justin Verlander."
"Actually, I'm single right now," she said, to the surprise and delight of young fellas everywhere. "So I spent my [Valentine's Day] in Melbourne, Florida."


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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Reds infielder Chris Valaika made his spring debut on Tuesday vs. the Mariners after he was cleared to play games. Valaika is coming off of September surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee.Valaika entered at third base in the sixth inning on Tuesday and went 1-for-2 with a bloop RBI single to right field in his first at-bat. On Monday, he was was 0-for-3 in a 'B' game scrimmage vs. Seattle. "I got cleared to do all the workouts, but Doc had to come back to town and clear me again to start games," Valaika said before Tuesday's game. "I was 0-for-3, but the knee felt good. I was more than happy to be out there again to get the reps. I was behind a little bit." Valaika is trying to earn one of the spots on the Reds bench this spring. "It will take some time to get back in the swing of things with timing and reps," Valaika said. "But I feel good doing everything."
Baker: Francisco 'behind' in camp
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Even though he is out of Minor League options, Reds third baseman and prospect Juan Francisco is not as secure to make the 25-man roster as originally thought.Manager Dusty Baker made that sentiment crystal clear on Tuesday about Francisco, who had been out with a strained right calf since camp started. He debuted in Tuesday's game against the Padres. "He's got time, but he's behind," Baker said before Tuesday's game. "Part of that is if he had rehabbed properly in the winter time. Part of that is he came into camp as one of the few guys overweight. The guys that came in ready, I can't shelve them because he didn't. I'm trying to get him ready the best I can. We need him."
Originally slated to get one at-bat, Francisco went 0-for-3 after entering the game in the fifth inning.Francisco was hurt during winter ball in the Dominican Republic, but did not immediately get treated by the club. Baker estimated that Francisco came to camp 10-12 pounds overweight, but someone pointed out that the weight was likely added because Francisco couldn't run much after the injury. "Then he's got to stop eating," Baker replied. The Reds are seeking a left-handed hitter for their bench and a quality backup for days that regular third baseman Scott Rolen is unavailable. Injuries prevented Francisco from being that guy last season. In April, he had a strained left calf and he needed arthroscopic right knee surgery in July.
Worth noting
Baker was still excited on Tuesday about some of the defense that was played on Monday vs. the Indians. In one inning of the 12-7 win, shortstop Didi Gregorious, left fielder Willie Harris and center fielder Chris Heisey all made very nice plays."That's usually the last thing that comes around," Baker said of defense. "I am sure we'll have a few games where we kick it around or throw it around."
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10/27/07 02:14 - 56ºF - ID#41830
Leopard Induced Rage
Still no Apple-provided Obj(google-guard)ective-C way of doing regular expressions. After 5 major OS versions and 7 years! Motherfuckers!
Every other language framework has them, except for Cocoa. Every single damn one. Python, Perl, Ruby, PHP, Java, JavaScript, .Net/C#, Gtk, Qt. Hell, even WxWindows has a regular expression class. WxWindows for crying out loud! But still, nothing from Apple.
Having needed regexps many times when doing mac development over the years (as so many people just aren't nice enough to make their content into web services), the lack of this important functionality in the core library has been an enormous source of wall-punching ire for me. As is the protestation from hardcore NeXTies that 3rd party laissez-faire solutions are good enough, or that the API is just too damned 'selective' to have regexps, or that scripting languages should really be used instead. The last one is really confusing; as they've added automatic garbage collection, it seems like they're trying to make Ob(google-guard)jective-C competitive with scripting languages that provide regular expressions.
The emperor looks even more naked from the standpoint of an Ob(google-guard)jective-C developer when one looks at all the other stuff that's either missing an API altogether or has a C-based non-OO API (did I mention that Apple keeps telling us that "Cocoa is the future"). There's no Apple-provided OO Cocoa interface for web services, none for getting the basic system configuration, nothing for WebDAV, nothing for secure FTP, nothing for any sort of MD5/SHA-1 checksum, nothing for relational databases. It's stuff that so simple to add, or at least should be from the standpoint of a billion-dollar company, yet it doesn't get added. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I know that the world faces more pressing problems, and there could be happier thoughts running through my head than constantly thinking about giving Apple the finger by creating a framework called "CoreFunctionality" that intentionally clashes with Apple's namespace by including such classes as NSRegularExpression and NSHash.
Hell, I just think I need to rant so I can form my battle plan with a clear head and ponder on where to get stuff for my slutty costume I'm wearing tomorrow.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: funny
10/19/07 12:54 - 71ºF - ID#41713
Hammer Time!
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: moving
10/17/07 01:55 - 69ºF - ID#41689
Single White Male ISO Tan Cardboard Box
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: humor
10/04/07 06:19 - 77ºF - ID#41495
Original Drawing Unconvered
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: moving
10/03/07 04:01 - 72ºF - ID#41476
Last three days in three lines
Moving, back achy
So much stuff, so little time
Kitties happy, though.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: life
09/30/07 10:56 - 59ºF - ID#41417
Mantra of the day
I need to keep telling myself that.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: life
09/28/07 03:35 - 67ºF - ID#41383
Moving Blues
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: religion
09/23/07 07:00 - 74ºF - ID#41273
Post Yom Kippur update
Wish I could have attended the blogtoberfest...it just had to be scheduled on Yom Kippur...aargh! Was it actually devoted just to bloggers, or was it a general octoberfest? For some reason I'd never imagine that there were that many enthusiastic Buffalo bloggers outside of (e:strip). I'd like to see Central Terminal sometime before there's some huge bat guano problem and they have to knock it down to prevent an epidemic. I wonder if they give tours...
Today at an estate sale (e:inscrutable) and I got a chest of drawers for $40 for our move to the new apartment. It's kinda moldy and the drawers don't open because the humidity of the basement made them swell shut. I'm really more worried about the mold, as the thought of the mold spreading throughout the house and making my existing respiratory situation (already exacerbated by (e:inscrutable)'s cat zeke and (e:ktmuffin)) gives me the willies. I need to find a can of "mold nuke" (if it exists) and apply liberally to said dresser. The dresser does have substantially dovetail joints and looks circa 40's-50's, so I'm hoping it turns out to be a good deal. It's going to be a pain in the butt to move it from the storage warehouse we're storing it in to the apartment, but hopefully we'll round up some of (e:inscrutable)'s friends to help us.
Oh, yeah, I'm moving from Elmwood Village to north buffalo on Sanders St. I'll probably writing more about this event in a future journal entry.
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09/20/07 07:07 - 76ºF - ID#41219
Who shall live and who shall die
Buffalo, I've noticed, is also a city of death. I see so much around me that was once beautiful and grand being subject to endless decay and destruction. I thought I had seen it all until I saw Beth Jacob cemetery, an abandoned Jewish cemetery in eastern Buffalo that is pretty much as destroyed and desecrated as a place in Buffalo can be. Until I had seen Beth Jacob, I've had been able to somehow stomach much of the blight in the city, but seeing blight on this level was the ultimate outrage.
In spite of my feelings that this situation with the Beth Jacob cememtery has got to change, the one thing that sets this place apart from all of the other decaying places in this city is that it's the only place where I have found decay and growth, death and life, in equillibrium. The area has so devolved that nature has taken over, and the decaying headstones are covered over with vines and surrounded by tall green grass. It's awful, yet quite eerily beautful at the same time; when I went about two weeks ago (with (e:inscrutable)) we saw deer in resting out in the open, as if to stake nature's own claim on the area.
"The Gates of Repentance are always Open"
The Deer we saw
The rest
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Category: birthday
09/20/07 09:11 - 64ºF - ID#41209
Happy Birthday
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Anyone else tired of the endless streak of commentators demanding that the NFL change its policies regarding hits? Between the NFL's new rules and the poor kid at Rutgers, this is the perfect storm for talking heads to trip over each other with "solutions."
Spare me the hyperbole though. For example, I just read an article comparing the NFL to events at the Roman Coliseum. Unless my history is inaccurate, the participants in those events were NOT volunteers. Instead, they were forced to be there.
Nobody forces an NFL player to play in the NFL. Earl Campbell and other guys who are physically beaten by the game are a sad story no doubt. But it is a sad story that is the product of a choice to play. And that choice was based on the fame and fortune that accompany playing. Unless you are Ricky Williams, you can retire.
That same article noted the hypothetical 45-year-old wide receiver who cannot remember where he parked. Heck, I didn't play football in college or the NFL (and barely in high school) and I cannot remember where I park half the time. It's called getting old. And I have a ways to go before 45 yet.
Does it suck when there is a violent hit that causes someone to be dangerously concussed? Yes. To the extent that shots to the head can be eliminated, that is a good idea.
Along the same lines, the goal of boxing is to essentially concuss the opponent. The NFL game presents a risk of concussion--not a goal.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - Two women have been charged with crimes including animal cruelty after one dog died from being chained up outside with no water. A second dog was near death in the same backyard when Lee County Animal Services arrived on the scene.
Wednesday Lee County Domestic Animal Services responded to a call on Habersan Avenue in Lehigh Acres regarding two dogs tied out without water.
"These two dogs were tethered out on a heavy chain," Lee County Animal Services spokesperson Ria Brown said. "The dog that was dead, (its) chain was tangled up."
When officers arrived one of the Bull Mastiffs was dead and the other was near death.
"The dog house, if you wanna call it that, was nothing but a wooden hot box and probably wouldn't have helped it anyway," Brown said.
The surviving dogs temperature was 112 degrees. The dead dog registered 130 degrees. As no one was home at the time, both dogs were removed from the property and brought to Animal Services' clinic. The surviving dog was treated for heat exhaustion.
The caretaker for the last month, Valencia Ward, was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty under Florida State Statute punishable by a $5,000 fine and up to one year in jail for the deceased canine. She has a long criminal record.
Ward was also charged with animal cruelty under Lee County Ordinance for the surviving dog which suffered from heat exhaustion.
The dog was released back to the owner, Stacey Johnson. She was charged with failure to license and vaccinate her dog. She also has a long criminal record. Animals services says legally they had to give the dog back to the owner, because the owner didn't commit the cruelty crime.
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Facts About Colombia
A country in northwestern South America, Colombia is credited to be the 26th largest nation in the world. In South America, it claims the distinction of being the fourth largest country, after Brazil, Argentina and Peru. The country stands bordered by Venezuela and Brazil in the east, Ecuador and Peru in the south, Caribbean Sea in the north, Panama in the northwest and Pacific Ocean in the west. Along with that, it also shares maritime borders with Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The culture of Colombia is known for its diversity. The country has long been influenced by Europeans, Spanish, Africans, Americans, Caribbean and the Middle East people. Though Colombia is predominantly Roman Catholic, yet a number of other festivals, such as the Barranquilla Carnival, are celebrated with immense gaiety. In case you want to learn some more fun and interesting facts about the country called Colombia, the following lines will prove to be of great help.
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Fast Facts
Continent: South America
Area: 1,141,748 km2
Capital: Bogotá
Population: 46,366,364 (2012)
Currency: Peso
Official Languages: Spanish
Independence Day: 20 July 1810
Calling Code: +57
Type Of Government: Unitary State
Fun & Interesting Facts about Colombia
- The official name of Colombia is the 'Republic of Colombia.
- The official language of Colombia is Spanish.
- Majority of the people of Colombia are Roman Catholics.
- The currency of Colombia is Peso.
- The capital of Colombia is Bogota.
- Colombia follows the system of Presidential Republic.
- Colombia declared independence from Spain in 1810, but came to be recognized only in the year 1819.
- After the collapse of Gran Colombia, in 1830, Colombia was one of the three countries that came into being, the other two being Ecuador and Venezuela.
- The main ethnic groups in Colombia include Mestizo, White, Mulatto, Black, Zambo and Amerindian.
- In terms of population, Colombia is the 29th largest country in the world and the second largest country in South America, next only to Brazil.
- Colombia claims the distinction of being home to the third largest Spanish-speaking population in the world, after Mexico and Spain.
- In the initial days, the territory of Colombia was inhabited by a number of indigenous tribes, including the Muisca, Quimbaya, and Tairona.
- Santa Marta, founded by the Spanish in 1525, is considered to be the first permanent settlement in Colombia.
- The administrative divisions of Colombia comprise of 32 departments (departamentos) and 1 capital district (distrito capital).
- Textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal and emeralds are the main industries in Colombia.
- In terms of ecology, Colombia is regarded as one of the 18 mega diverse countries in the world.
- In Colombia, most of the urban centers have come to be located in the highlands of the Andes Mountains.
- Amazon rainforest, tropical grassland and both Caribbean and Pacific coastlines form a part of the Colombian territory.
- The name 'Colombia' (derived from the name of Christopher Columbus), was adopted by the Republic of Colombia, after it was formed out of the territories of the old Viceroyalty of New Granada.
- Being a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, Colombia makes up one of those regions in the world that are frequently subject to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
- The culture of Colombia represents the influence of Native American, Spanish and other European, African, American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern influences, as well as other Latin American cultures.
- Magdalena is Colombia's main river.
- Coffee production contributes to more than 20% of the revenue of Colombia.
- The country does not have specific seasons. Due to its proximity to the equator, Colombia experiences sunlight throughout the year.
- Nearly 12% of world's coffee is produced in Colombia.
- Colombia is the second largest fresh cut flower exporter in the world.
- The Pico Cristobal Colon is the highest elevation in Colombia, standing at a height of 19,020 feet.
- Colombia is also the most bio diverse country in the world.
- Colombia is habitat to more than 1754 species of bird, the largest in the world.
- It has the second biggest variety of amphibians and the third largest variety of reptiles in the world.
- Quindio Wax palm, the tallest palm tree in the world, is the National Tree of Colombia.
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Slaton will be placed on injured reserve because of a shoulder and neck problem that has led to numbness in his right thumb.||||||| Slaton, who ran for 1,282 yards last season, has had a fumbling problem this year and the Texans recently revealed that the right shoulder injury was more serious than they initially believed. Slaton has 437 yards rushing with three touchdowns this season. The Texans will now rely on Chris Brown and Ryan Moats at running back, starting with Sunday's home game against Seattle
Slaton only got six carries in a 20-17 loss to Indianapolis, but he did find the end zone.||||||| Perhaps more important for his fantasy value were the problems Ryan Moats had. Moats was held to 38 yards on 16 carries, and if he continues to struggle, it may be hard for coach Gary Kubiak to keep Slaton on the bench for too long, despite his fumbling issues.
Ryan Moats will start Sunday at Indianapolis in place of Slaton, who was benched last week because of fumbling problems.||||||| It's likely the talented Slaton will still get some touches, but he's a very shaky fantasy play until it becomes clear how coach Gary Kubiak intends to use him.
Slaton was sent to the bench after losing his fifth fumble of the season in a 31-10 win over Buffalo on Sunday.||||||| After Ryan Moats came in and became the first player in franchise history to score three touchdowns in one game, totaling 126 yards on the ground, Slaton's situation became very unclear. Gary Kubiak won't say who the starter is going forward, but this doesn't bode well for Slaton's fantasy value either way. Be sure to scoop up Moats if he's still available in your league.
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Kelly Howiszak thought that she wanted to go to a college in the city. Then the Daniel Boone senior visited and fell in love with Mansfield University, located in a scenic town of 3,600 in the north central part of the state, and she decided thatĺs where she wanted to continue her studies and soccer career.
Howiszak plans to major in chemistry and minor in forensic science and hopes to make an immediate contribution to the NCAA Division II and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference member Mountaineers following four varied and successful years of sports at Daniel Boone.
ôThe coach contacted me first and I went there for a visit,ö said Howiszak. ôIt just kind of felt right. At first, I thought I wanted to go to the city. I never would have imagined me going to a school like that. I fell in love with it. The atmosphere, all the people were nice, and it just felt right.ö
Howiszak, who also considered Lycoming College and Penn State-Berks, also wanted to make sure she chose a good school to pursue her intended field of study.
ôThatĺs what held me back the most,ö she said. ôI wanted to pick the best school for my major.ö
Sheĺll finish up her Daniel Boone athletic endeavors this spring with the track team, something that wasnĺt possible before since girls soccer teams in Berks County and District 3 competed in the spring prior to this school year.
She has been a key member of both the Blazer soccer and basketball teams for four years. Along the way, she played in the Berks Conference championship game in both sports as a freshman, made it to the PIAA Basketball Tournament twice, and was named to the Berks I All-Division Soccer team as a defender in the spring of 2012 and as a midfielder this past fall.
ôIĺve played basketball since I was three and soccer for 10 or 11 years,ö said Howiszak. ôSoccer ľ thatĺs my true love and passion. I started as a goalkeeper as a freshman, but they said I was too fast to be a goalie. I started playing defense, and thatĺs my main position. You have to stop the best players that are going against you. Iĺve always liked that. It was different this year, trying to score.ö
Thatĺs after Boone first-year head coach John Pantone decided to move her from the back to the midfield for her senior season.
ôShe was a midfielder this year because we had a need for that,ö he said. ôKelly is fortunate to be a superior athlete. She has speed, she has strength, and she has size. Sheĺs durable. Sheĺs been, basically, the anchor of our team for three years. She was a starter as a freshman.
ôKelly has been just a great teammate, fun to be around, and the girls love her. Sheĺs a great player and also a great kid. Sheĺs smart. She understands the game. Iĺd often rely on Kelly and a few of the other seniors to give me advice.ö
Howiszak responded with three goals and two assists during the fall season that wasnĺt the best in terms of wins and losses, but was enjoyable nonetheless.
ôIt was just really about all the fun, because we had no pressure,ö she said. ôEvery game, we were going out and trying to create an upset.ö
Whether on defense or in the middle, she has used her 5-foot-8 height to her advantage.
Along with her busy school soccer and basketball schedules, Howiszak ľ the daughter of Pete and Pat Howiszak ľ has found the time to participate in the Varsity, Ecology, and French clubs and the Daniel Boone Youth Education Association. She also plays soccer for the FC Premier Lightning Soccer Club based in the Methacton area.
Howiszak hopes that her soccer skills and experience will earn her a starting spot on the Mansfield defense in the fall.
ôI think itĺs reachable, but Iĺm definitely going to put work into it,ö she added. ôI know theyĺre not short on defense, but a center-defender just graduated.ö
ôI canĺt wait to see her play next year,ö said Pantone.


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So, this isn't fer sure like totally yet, but I may have a pass from the wife and fam to watch football and drink all day Sunday. If you'd like to join, I'll be at Billy's on Burnet in Austin, and I look approximately like the handsome gentleman above. First game (Jets at Possums) starts at 2pm, and I should be there sometime between 2 and 3. Drop me a line here or my email (my user name @gmail) if you're interested. I'll even let you buy me beer.


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- December 2, 2012
US Airways MEC Uniform Newsletter
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If you got'em wear'em
if you don't go get one. Holiday attire items can be worn starting
December 01, 2012 through January 02, 2013. For a list of
appropriate holiday attire items please check out the P&PM on wings
for the company issued guidelines.
Heavy Gauge Sweaters
have arrived and are being delivered. An IT issue on the TwinHill
website has shown that sweaters are backordered until March 2013.
This is incorrect. Sweaters are being delivered now with a delivery
time between 2 to 4 weeks after the order is placed. We have only
encountered four orders that are taking longer than 4 weeks due to
being an uncommon size. So place your orders. Remember that the
first sweater must be purchased by you and all future sweaters will
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to size to the current knit wear cardigan in the uniform program. So
if you wear a medium you will want to order a medium. However, if
you want to be absolutely sure about the fit try one on at you bases
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that was given to each flight attendant at the start of this uniform
program. Please keep in mind that those account credits will be
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With the New Year
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A great way to do that is with new uniform pieces. YEAH! Who doesn't
like new clothes? So, ask yourself this question... with your
uniform on take a twirl in front of that full length mirror in your
house. If you don't have a mirror or you're not the kind of person
who twirls ask your BFF. If your BFF isn't available for a
consultation try asking the crew mate sitting on the jump seat next
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look? (You may want to have a tissue handy if you choose option
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Thank you for your question.
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By: Ashley Ritchie
Westside farmer Bob Diedrich has spent his life growing tomatoes, cotton and beans in the Valley.
But out of his 1,000 acres, he's now farming 300, which forced him to make a painful decision.
"I hate to even say it, but I sold my ranch this year," Diedrich said.
Diedrich's plight isn't unique to him.
But he does feel it's falling on deaf ears.
"It's frustrating because we're not getting anywhere and nobody's listening," Diedrich said.
"To this administration, it's just business as usual, providing lip service to the problems of this Valley, giving hope, but providing no change," Congressman Tom McClintock said.
Four members of the House Natural Resources Committee were in Fresno Monday to hear from the public about their concerns over the water crisis.
"This is a ripple effect. I'm not a farmer. But it's affecting my company," one concerned citizen said.
"We're saying, help Haiti, we are an earthquake in itself because we're drying up," another local resident said.
"How do you think I felt when I stood in a food line in Mendota and saw 'product of China', in the richest farm land in the world?" Phil Larson, Fresno County Supervisor, said.
But not all were there to fight for the farmers.
"The benefits of San Joaquin River restoration in our area have not yet been realized," Chris Acree, with Revive the San Joaquin, said.
Acree appealed to the committee to keep the environment in mind.
"I request that the federal legislature not rush to pass bills that weaken the endangered species act or enable more south of the Delta transfers without ensuring that these measures are compatible with Delta sustainability
efforts going on at the state," Acree said.
Lawmakers say they'll take the public opinions back to Washington and hope for action.
But for Bob Diedrich it's already too late.
"It's frustrating to me. Like I told somebody the other day, I might be the first one to go, but I probably won't be the last," he said.
Congressman Devin Nunes says he is trying to drum up support for his bill that would turn the pumps back on.
Nunes says he needs the support of more than 200 lawmakers to have a chance at accomplishing that.
At last count, he says, more than 100 have signed on.
During Monday's water forum, eastside farmers spoke up voicing their fear that their land is next to dry up.


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IUD Pregnancy and Preterm Birth
Leaving an IUD in place during the pregnancy increases the likelihood of preterm delivery. Women who have IUDs in place during their pregnancies are up to four times more likely to deliver their baby prematurely than women without an IUD in place. Additionally, because of the progestin released by Mirena, should a woman choose to continue her pregnancy with her Mirena IUD in place, the long-term effects on the baby are not yet known.
Ectopic IUD Pregnancy
The use of IUDs is considered to be a risk factor for future ectopic pregnancy (a pregnancy where the egg implants outside of the uterus). In the general population, ectopic pregnancies occur an estimated 2% of the time. However, if you become pregnant while your IUD is in place, the risk that you will have an ectopic pregnancy is higher. That risk ranges from 6% to as high as 50%.
IUD Pregnancy and InfectionThere is always the possibly that an infection can occur in women who have IUDs. Women who choose to keep their IUDs intact may increase their chance of intrauterine infection, sepsis, and septic second-trimester fetal loss. Sepsis is a potentially dangerous or life-threatening medical condition with the majority of sepsis cases being due to bacterial infections.
Women who become pregnant with an IUD in place and choose not to remove it during the first trimester of their pregnancy are at a greater risk of septic second-trimester fetal loss (miscarriage). Many of these septic losses are particularly unpleasant and, in some cases, can be associated with subsequent infertility.
Finally, though extremely rare, maternal deaths have been reported during the second trimester of pregnancy due to infection when an IUD has not been removed during the pregnancy.
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