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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Allard Baird will not be rooting for Zack Greinke to win on Tuesday. It will mark one of the only nights this year that the former Royals general manager, now a member of Boston's front office, will have anything resembling mixed emotions while watching the Cy Young frontrunner pitch.
Greinke, who will start against the Sox, can make a compelling claim to the title of baseball's best pitcher in 2009. He also happens to be the sport's best story this season.
In 2006, a consuming social anxiety disorder threatened to derail the young right-hander's career. Then just 22, the pitching prodigy was ready to walk away from the game in spring training.
It is nothing short of remarkable to see the distance that the pitcher has traveled from that crisis point to the present. Greinke sits atop his profession, armed with a 14-8 record, a major league best 2.14 ERA, a ridiculous 224-to-44 strikeout-to-walk number and nearly every other statistical marker of dominance.
Greinke's emergence as one of the best pitchers in the game provides the same sort of inspiration as does cancer survivor Jon Lester. The Anxiety Disorders Association of America estimates that as many as 15 million Americans a year are affected by social anxiety disorder, which can render individuals unable to do their jobs and makes it difficult to impossible to maintain relationships.
In a professional environment where psychological issues have often been stigmatized or ignored, Greinke faced his personal challenges in a uniquely difficult setting. There is power in his example.
"I personally know what he went through. For him to be here, knowing what he went through, is pretty darn big. I don't think he'll ever get enough credit for that," Baird said earlier this summer. "That's outside of his baseball abilities, how he took this head-on. We talk about mental toughness in this game, this guy has mental toughness beyond what could be imagined."
In '06, in his fourth full season as a professional, Greinke had seemingly lost his passion for pitching, as well as any real interest in being a major leaguer. He expressed this to Baird and then-Royals manager Buddy Bell.
In baseball, a blown-out elbow is a far simpler matter to address than a personality disorder. Pitchers and players are monitored by trainers on a daily basis to gauge their physical strength and health, with precise measures that offer early warnings of potential injuries.
There is no such infrastructure in pro sports to deal with matters such as depression and social anxiety disorders that touch the lives of millions of Americans on a daily basis.
And so, confronted with a pitcher dealing with a matter that had little to do with throwing or hitting a baseball, Baird (who now works for the Sox as the assistant to general manager Theo Epstein) had to puzzle through the best way to proceed.
"It was something that I was unfamiliar with," Baird admitted. "I was in the dark."
Greinke allowed during the All-Star festivities this summer in St. Louis that there were points when he "hated baseball" in the beginning stages of his career, before he was diagnosed. It was something that he had felt even as early as a stint in the Puerto Rican Winter League right after the Royals signed him as their first-round pick (sixth overall) in 2002.
Greinke was a prodigy, the first and only pitcher ever to be sent straight to the Puerto Rican Winter League in the same season in which he was drafted out of high school. He hated the seemingly endless days at the park, the eight hours of nothing.
"I like Puerto Rico a lot. It was just the baseball there I didn't enjoy," Greinke reflected at the All-Star Game in St. Louis. "It really drove me crazy there. I'd probably like it now."
For much of his early life as a pro, Greinke succeeded and even dominated despite his growing distaste for the game. His first full season in the minors resulted in ridiculous numbers, as the 19-year-old tore through older competition in the High-A Carolina League while going 11-1 with a 1.14 ERA in 2003.
He seemed ready to cement that promise upon his big-league debut, forging a 3.97 ERA. Stories snuck out of Kansas City about a kid with Greg Maddux' feel for pitching, with Greinke able to hit every digit from 88 to 96 mph on the radar gun with his fastball.
But in 2005, Greinke took his lumps. He went 5-17 with a 5.80 ERA, marks that were puzzling based on his stuff and his feel for the game. The next spring, the situation worsened. Greinke could not throw strikes in bullpen sessions. Something was amiss.
In a subsequent interview with the Kansas City Star, Greinke admitted that he was unhappy around the game. He would plead to become an everyday player rather than a pitcher forced to endure the maddening four days of nothing between starts. He thought about leaving baseball altogether, but the emotional issues that led to such sentiments went far beyond the sport.
At a time when his job was in jeopardy, Baird looked beyond the suck-it-up philosophy that has often characterized the manner in which sports have treated non-physical injuries. After contending in 2003, the Royals had suffered through a pair of utterly miserable seasons, suffering 104 losses in 2004 and 106 losses in 2005.
Baird's job security — or lack thereof — was an open topic of conversation in baseball circles. A poor start by his club seemed a near-certain recipe for the general manager to be fired.
None of that mattered.
"This is a kid's life," explained Baird. "You're talking about a young man with a future of being a father — having kids, having grandchildren — all these things were the focus at that point, for me.
"I'd be lying if I said I thought there wasn't a chance that he'd [walk away from the game]," Baird continued. "The focus was not on baseball. The focus was on the person."
Rather than having him try to "fight through" his disorder, Baird and Bell encouraged Greinke to step away from the game and to focus on his personal well-being.
"I told him, 'Give up the game right now. That's the last thing you need to be worried about,'" said Baird. "We realized that it was in his best interests to go home, get away, and let's try to get some help. He bought into that."
Greinke spent the ensuing months seeking counseling and treatment. The benefits became evident almost immediately. Even so, by the time that he returned to the mound for a team — joining Double-A Wichita in June — the Royals were once again out of contention, and Baird had been fired.
Even so, one of Baird's last acts as a Royals general manager has since proven one of his most important for the franchise and, more importantly, the person.
"If [Baird and Bell] didn't [tell him to step away from baseball], I wouldn't be here," Greinke said at this year's All-Star Game. "I wouldn't be here if [Baird] didn't do that, for sure."
Greinke made a brief big-league cameo by the end of 2006. Since then, he has come to fulfill the promise that seemed so apparent at the start of his career. He split time between the bullpen and rotation in 2007, going 7-7 with a 3.69 ERA, and then established himself as a fixture in the Royals rotation while going 13-10 with a 3.47 ERA last year.
The time away from the game thus came to represent an interruption, rather than a derailment. That notion was reinforced when the Royals signed Greinke to a four-year, $38 million deal prior to this season.
Had he waited until free agency, or even just until the end of this year, he would have been in line for tens of millions more. But security had substantial appeal, especially given that Greinke recognized that Kansas City offered him a comfortable environment, on and off the field.
Even so, Greinke's growing confidence becomes evident in hearing him suggest that he could succeed outside of the cocoon of the only organization that he has ever known.
"[The environment] had a lot to do with [signing the extension], for sure," said Greinke. "Now, maybe New York would bother me, but I don't think anywhere else would bother me anymore. Even though I'm in Kansas City, I've gotten used to it a lot more. New York, I still might have trouble in New York. I probably would. But I think almost everyone does."
This year, Greinke has not encountered trouble anywhere. He has taken his performance to new pinnacles, as evidenced by the fact that his name occupies virtually every leader category.
Greinke's arsenal is ridiculous. He will add and subtract to a fastball that he throws from 91-97 mph, and complement that with a devastating slider, a curveball that he can spin at different velocities and with pinpoint precision to both sides of the plate, and a changeup that he integrated this spring.
Already, he has set the team record for most strikeouts in a game (15), and with 224 punchouts this year he is all but certain to break the Kansas City record for strikeouts in a season (244 by Dennis Leonard).
His total of 14 wins should be much higher, since he has a 1.95 ERA in eight no-decisions; he has not been credited with a victory in an astonishing six games in which he has allowed one or no runs.
Perhaps because his numbers have been dampened by the lack of run support from his teammates, Greinke's accomplishments — which would likely make him a unanimous choice for the AL Cy Young on a more prominent or successful team — have received less attention than they should.
More importantly, Greinke's ability to manage his social anxiety disorder in order to achieve exceptional success may not have received enough notice. The disorder remains something that the pitcher has to deal with. But that is precisely why his performance this year has been so impressive: He is excelling while living with and managing the condition, rather than ignoring it.
"He still needs his time, needs his space. I think that will always be the case, something that's there," said Kansas City skipper Trey Hillman earlier this year. "Having had the challenges he has had in the past, I'm really encouraged by how he's embraced it rather than fought it off."
Baird, who stays in touch with his former pitcher through text messages and occasional phone calls, cannot help but express his excitement for what the pitcher has done.
"I'm extremely proud of him and very happy for him. The one thing, for me, that's the biggest thing, is he took a very private thing, very personal, at a young age, and dealt with it in the public's eye," Baird said. "To me, that's the bigger accomplishment than whatever he'll do in baseball. Quite frankly, I don't think that gets talked enough about."
Of course, Greinke seems to harbor little frustration about that fact. To the contrary, he treats his success as matter-of-fact. He carries himself as someone who has separated himself from the dark days of his past.
The social anxiety disorder is one that has proven treatable and manageable for the young right-hander, and so there seems little reason for him to dwell on a time when that was not the case. That he is now a Cy Young frontrunner and as dominant a pitcher as there is in the game is more satisfying than surprising.
"I've thought about it a couple times, how much different it would be if I never came back," Greinke said at the All-Star Game. "It's been awhile now that I've been back playing [since returning].
"You kind of expect to do it your whole life. You just expect to do good. You kind of think you're going to. It's not really a big surprise when you do, at least for me. You've got to think you're good, or else you won't be good."
That is part of the thought process that now guides Greinke to overmatch opposing hitters. It is the sort of attitude that was nowhere in evidence when pitching for the Royals was the last thing he wanted to do in 2006.
It is part of the reason why Baird pays attention anytime Greinke is going to pitch, and why he is elated for the 25-year-old's success. While Baird will no doubt have to spend Tuesday rooting against his former player as he pitches against the Red Sox club that signs his paychecks, he can be forgiven if at least a part of him is rooting for the Kansas City hurler.
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Brett Myers said to be "asking for too much money"
Dec 30, 2012, 1:55 PM EST
Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe has an update on the market for free agent right-hander Brett Myers:
There are so many positive views of Myers and what he can bring either as a starter (a former 200-inning guy) or reliever, yet he remains unsigned. "The feeling is he's been asking for too much money," said a National League GM. "I think teams are waiting for the price to come down. He can certainly help a team. I think a lot of teams have him on a wish list."
Myers has been linked so far this winter to the Twins, Orioles and Padres — teams that rarely give out lucrative contracts to free agent pitchers.
The 32-year-old posted a 3.31 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 41/15 K/BB ratio in 65 1/3 innings of relief this past season between the Astros and White Sox. He had a 4.46 ERA in 216 frames with Houston in 2011.
- rayfeathers - Dec 30, 2012 at 2:10 PM
looking at at that picture just reminds me how hideous those uni were. right up there with the angels and marlins. yuck.
- chaseutley - Dec 30, 2012 at 2:12 PM
I wonder how much he's asking for.
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He also brings with him the maturity level of a 2 year old high on Captain Crunch.
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Leaked by Sandy Alderson & the Mets. They leaked all that crap about Dickey when they were negotiating with him & now that they're interested in Myers, it wouldn't surprise me one bit that they leaked his high contract demands solely in the hope of him lowering their asking price. I mean, c'mon, Brett. How dare you ask the Mets for more than 1 year & more than $5 million each year? The Mets are willing to pay you about $1 million for only 1 year, but they'll also throw in a John Deere tractor.
- vanmorrissey - Dec 30, 2012 at 4:12 PM
Wonder what exactly too much money is? Seems like the market has been overpaying for pitching as it is so why would it make a correction in Myer's case?
- Carl Hancock - Dec 30, 2012 at 4:42 PM
It's funny how the market is full of teams overpaying and then others get the cold shoulder and complaints they are asking for too much. Meanwhile guys like Edwin Jackson score 5 year deals a year removed from having the same cold shoulder treatment.
- drunkenhooliganism - Dec 31, 2012 at 12:42 AM
Is this a scoop? obviously, if he hasn't signed yet, he's asking for more than the teams are willing to pay.
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Rumor has it, he is asking for the same figure Joe Blanton received from the Angels
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David Stremme to make Swan Racing debut at Phoenix
David Stremme will make his season debut this weekend at Phoenix after giving up his seat in the Daytona 500 to Michael Waltrip.
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David Stremme will make his season debut this weekend at Phoenix after giving up his seat in the Daytona 500 to Michael Waltrip.
Stremme is the fulltime driver of Swan Racing's No. 30 Toyota. Swan Racing dedicated its efforts last week to raising donations and awareness for the Sandy Hook Memorial Fund with Waltrip running a special No. 26 in honor of the students and teachers lost in the December school shooting.
Stremme is eager to get in his car, which is now owned by Brandon Davis, who has made a commitment to race all year. Previous ownership forced Stremme to "start-and-park" the car.
"Swan Racing is here to race hard every lap of every race," Davis said. "We are going to build a championship contender over time and we'll do it by competing against the best drivers in the world, not by packing up early."
Davis had a busy offseason of hiring new personnel, including competition director Steve Hmiel, crew chief Tony Eury Jr. and spotter Rocky Ryan. Swan Racing also attracted some sponsorship from Nutrition53, a health supplement company owned by former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski, who purchased a minority stake in the team.
"It's a new day for the No. 30 Toyota and we'll be mixing it up all season," Stremme said. "Drivers are competitive by nature. We feel the need to compete in everything we do. I will get the most out of this Toyota all season starting at Phoenix International Raceway.
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Let's face it, it's just a lazy port from Nintendo as it's just a SNES rom bundled with an emulator on a disc, around 8mb, if that. The interface within the game still shows the SNES controller, Nintendo didn't even bother to implement a proper Wii interface within the game.
Nintendo could've went into overdrive with this bundle by updating the graphics to NSMB (New Super Mario Bros) standard, adding additional games i.e. Super Mario World, Mario 64, etc, and by implementing a proper 16:9 widescreen support for all games. But they haven't.
What we have is a cheap as chips cash-in wrapped in fancy packaging. Buying it would send out all the wrong signals. Plus the PAL version is only 50Hz, yes, that means 17% slower than the US/JPN versions, which is shocking for any title in 2010.
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When North Sudan losing 75 percent of oil output when the South seceded, fighting continues while food price inflation angers ordinary Sudanese.
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…was not yet as dire as during the hyperinflation of the 1990s, adding: "As expected, the first quarter after secession has proved economically difficult for Khartoum. The depreciation of the currency and accelerating inflation is increasingly concerning."
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Sudan's economy to shrink this year and next.
Experts have long urged Khartoum to prepare for the loss of southern oil, but the government has been in denial, blaming a U.S. trade embargo or insisting that all is under control.
After secession, Sudan's parliament approved a budget based on unchanged oil revenue. But diplomats say southern oil sales — worth $2 billion until October — now go directly to Juba, while the small northern output mainly serves local consumption.
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Mahdi said things would get worse unless North and south agreed on sharing of oil revenues by the end of the month.
The landlocked south should pay transit fees for using northern oil export facilities, but has paid nothing yet, in the absence of an agreement, diplomats say.
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Instead of devaluing to bridge the gap with black market rates, authorities threatened to punish moneychangers, which only stalled the dollar's rise for a couple of days.
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Sudan hopes a conference in December sponsored by Norway and Turkey will drum up investors and help with debt relief — South Sudan refuses to shoulder any part of the $38 billion debt pile acccumulated by Sudan when it was united.
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Anyone that has the sophie toy- where did you buy yours? It seems like amazon is selling fakes and the paint chips off and gets lodged in babies' throats- yikes! Some reviews say you can tell the diff next to a real one, by the colors and the legs, but does anyone know more details than that? There's a dot or something on the bottom of the leg on a real one? Can you tell from the packaging? If I'm going to pay $20 for this thing, I want to make sure it's the real deal! I usually love buying stuff thru amazon (amazon mom- 2 day shipping- schwing!) but I guess not in this case.
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My mom bought one for LO from toys r us. He doesn't like it at the moment. :-(
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I'm looking for the real sofie also. A mom at my older dd dance class had one for her 11 month old, she said its her daughters favorite thing since 5 months. I want the real deal also. I saw the gift set on diapers.com. Is the real sofie only sold in a set?
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The packaging should be in several different languages, with French as primary. There should also be Sophie's "life story" written in a little mini pamphlet inside. The original is from France. Hope that helps!
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.comments2014-11-20T15:49:18.634-08:00A Penchant for PaperHeatherhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-81752221011257442362014-11-20T13:10:00.568-08:002014-11-20T13:10:00.568-08:00can you find them in Vancouver, BCcan you find them in Vancouver, firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-28778499147689535042014-11-16T08:02:58.782-08:002014-11-16T08:02:58.782-08:00Great post- I will try some of your suggestions!Great post- I will try some of your suggestions!Haleyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-30032818411683690332014-11-13T22:06:29.426-08:002014-11-13T22:06:29.426-08:00I rarely use ballpoint pens, but Bic Atlantis is p...I rarely use ballpoint pens, but Bic Atlantis is probably one I would choose if I do not have any pen on me and need to purchase one on the fly. At one time, I used to have a bunch with me, but they are also prone to pen knapping, since they look a bit prettier than regular Bic and perform well!Shangching Huitzacuahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-68943446697720572462014-11-02T10:04:23.097-08:002014-11-02T10:04:23.097-08:00Thank you for the mention Heather! Much appreciate...Thank you for the mention Heather! Much appreciated :)Azizah Asgaralihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-14541528919959534712014-11-02T06:26:47.114-08:002014-11-02T06:26:47.114-08:00I read All Things Stationery's good review. P...I read All Things Stationery's good review. Premium wood-cased pencils may be an acquired taste, but they have some advantages over other writing gear.

I keep one at my bedside table to jot down a hasty thought, sometimes when still half-asleep. No propelling mechanism, no retracting device, no finicky nib or ball, plus you always know at a glance how much writing medium email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-40433666371174598832014-11-01T09:48:00.286-07:002014-11-01T09:48:00.286-07:00I'm glad that you like the synopsis! I someti...I'm glad that you like the synopsis! I sometimes wonder whether I should include it, as most other blogs I read don't include such a thing when they share links. So I'm glad to hear that you appreciate it :)Heatherhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-74404045559783975942014-10-31T22:04:46.652-07:002014-10-31T22:04:46.652-07:00Thank you for mentioning my Rhodiarama post, Heath...Thank you for mentioning my Rhodiarama post, Heather! I always appreciate the brief synopsis you include with your Miscellany -- much more helpful then just the blog title.

- TinaMiataGrrlhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-43531964921557583372014-10-30T10:38:33.459-07:002014-10-30T10:38:33.459-07:00Thanks for that recommendation, Tina. I'll be...Thanks for that recommendation, Tina. I'll be adding a Kuretake waterbrush to my next JetPens order.Heatherhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-6748457278853929692014-10-30T10:37:53.191-07:002014-10-30T10:37:53.191-07:00Thanks for the comment, Jenny! If you're star...Thanks for the comment, Jenny! If you're starting out, I'd suggest to start small. Pick a time of the day and use that time to work in your journal for a few minutes. Don't worry about completing an entire page or anything like that. It's the practice that's important here. As the habit becomes established, you can increase the time.

But that said, you don'Heatherhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-32701354921174687332014-10-26T10:41:59.428-07:002014-10-26T10:41:59.428-07:00I suffer greatly from procrastination, but at work...I suffer greatly from procrastination, but at work, I've luckily found a version of bullet journaling that helps keep me moving forward. I do the page of calendar for the month, and the big tasks for the month on the next page. But, for each day, I don't write down what I need to get done, I write down what I DID. Answered phone calls, emails, sent accounts for review, etc. It may be firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-54274186000074326952014-10-22T22:20:18.828-07:002014-10-22T22:20:18.828-07:00Not a big fan of these erasers myself. The handle ...Not a big fan of these erasers myself. The handle feels a bit too short, the eraser refills are quite small and 50 % of them is a plastic stick, for the holding mechanism i guess but it seems an clunch grip would have been much better.
For extra fine eraser work i prefer the Faber-Castell "PERFECTION 7056" , like a round wood pencil with an eraser core, you can point it almost to firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-81593342023027894592014-10-21T15:32:07.575-07:002014-10-21T15:32:07.575-07:00Most of your essentials are in my basic kit, too! ...Most of your essentials are in my basic kit, too! When you shop for your next waterbrush, try a Kuretake (also branded as Niji). I find it a lot easier to control the water flow than the Pentel.

TinaMiataGrrlhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-39009416438856329632014-10-20T08:46:35.585-07:002014-10-20T08:46:35.585-07:00I love this post! I am starting an art journal bec...I love this post! I am starting an art journal because I feel much more centered if I spend a bit of time each day drawing something. Being brand new at this, it's great to see what tools other people use. :)
Any tips for someone just starting out and not sure if she can keep it up every day?

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-86953302142372360562014-10-20T05:06:49.107-07:002014-10-20T05:06:49.107-07:00I agree. I'm a freshman civil engineering majo...I agree. I'm a freshman civil engineering major and I can see a use for an eraser like this in the field. One this small would be useful for correcting contour lines on hand-drawn topo maps on field surveys. In fact, anywhere you need to "get between the lines." I do crossword puzzles to relax sometimes and this would be great to erase just one letter in one small box. Richard B.http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-75516104771030003972014-10-17T13:51:54.125-07:002014-10-17T13:51:54.125-07:00I would use this eraser, I think that it's not...I would use this eraser, I think that it's not intended for sketching, either no for fine drawing. This tool is used to technical drawing, In the PC-Era 3D CAD Drawing this may look useless, but for a student, it's a pretty useful tool to get perfect clean precise drawings. Tombow is a Reference brand for me.

Dartex.Jordi in the precipice of defeat.http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-39557187907823903872014-10-16T19:15:08.336-07:002014-10-16T19:15:08.336-07:00I've admired the Tombow MONO eraser since I fi...I've admired the Tombow MONO eraser since I first read about it in Kiwi Dave's review. Do I have a need, however trifling, for it? Nope. I don't do close work where the MONO might shine, and, even if I did, I still have my old metal eraser shield that'll let me use my Staedtler oblong eraser. An apparently unique, dedicated refill for the MONO makes me think of the things firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-46349300977783030222014-10-16T16:34:28.077-07:002014-10-16T16:34:28.077-07:00I never erase anything I sketch, even on the rare ...I never erase anything I sketch, even on the rare occasions when I sketch with graphite, so I guess this wouldn't be useful to me. But how about for writing? You could erase just the one letter in the middle of a word that you misspelled. OK, that's not for me, either -- the only time I write with a pencil is in my planner -- but it's a nice thought. ;-)

- TinaMiataGrrlhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-23239086869526744152014-10-16T07:06:05.934-07:002014-10-16T07:06:05.934-07:00The eraser looks intriguing to me, and it sounds l...The eraser looks intriguing to me, and it sounds like a great concept. At this point in my drawing/calligraphy "studies," I can't see a need for it, but perhaps in the future, it might be just the thing. Cheryl Ruffinghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-46800706681010230012014-10-14T02:23:47.724-07:002014-10-14T02:23:47.724-07:00This is why The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Gala...This is why The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy had the words DON'T PANIC inscribed on the cover : because Human beings have a problem with immensity. This is why Diaries are stressful but Journals (without dates) are gentler on the follicles. This is why definitions of success or failure, value judgements and criticisms can be harmful to your mental health. Procrastination might well beChris Everesthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-79187776677445754362014-10-13T08:58:43.941-07:002014-10-13T08:58:43.941-07:00It feels like you're reading my mind! I stoppe...It feels like you're reading my mind! I stopped using to-do lists long ago when I realized that just writing it down did not mean that I was actually going to do it. I still find it helpful if I forget which items I still have outstanding, but for the most part, I just feel the same way you do when I have to rewrite tasks I haven't completed yet, and then it just makes me feel bad about Annahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-49848270759810491932014-10-13T08:41:15.708-07:002014-10-13T08:41:15.708-07:00It's easy to villify procrastination as a vice...It's easy to villify procrastination as a vice, or as a sign of failure or weak nature, etc. But the psychology involved is actually quite interesting -- it's a sort of defense mechanism, almost a selective memory -- that our brain uses when anxiety is threatening to overwhelm daily functioning. The problem comes when we see procrastination as the problem, rather than as a red flag that ElaineBhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-14786688633927455762014-10-13T07:56:22.184-07:002014-10-13T07:56:22.184-07:00I completely relate because I too suffer from the ...I completely relate because I too suffer from the ill-effects of procrastination! Similarly, my Bullet Journal has largely fallen by the wayside compared to when I first started using it last year - likely due to having so much to do. I am definitely at my happiest when I am productive, and I loved how the Bullet Journal system worked for me, but you are wise when you say to start small and Lindsey Hinklehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-20471137334403235292014-10-11T09:07:55.640-07:002014-10-11T09:07:55.640-07:00Thanks, Tina! And I would show you more if I ever...Thanks, Tina! And I would show you more if I ever could get myself sketching more! This is probably the most sketching I've done all year :)Heatherhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-23519884838014202512014-10-09T15:18:00.183-07:002014-10-09T15:18:00.183-07:00It's fun to see your sketches! Shows us more! ...It's fun to see your sketches! Shows us more! :-)

- TinaMiataGrrlhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324176862558260089.post-12532779394292003572014-10-06T10:18:46.019-07:002014-10-06T10:18:46.019-07:00Armando, I am so happy that my suggestions have be...Armando, I am so happy that my suggestions have been helpful to you. And I agree, fountain pens are not always the most practical when travelling; I usually carry ballpoints or gel pins instead.

Good luck with all of your future writing-by-hand endeavours!Heatherhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Last week the American Federal-Mogul group produced a surprise 235p a share offer. Although derided as inadequate the bid represented a two- year high for the shares of the asbestos haunted group.
Since the offer materialised Federal-Mogul has been under intense pressure to increase its terms. Many institutions feel any strike should be nearer 300p.
Whether the Americans will be tempted remains to be seen. But it is clear a number of domestic groups, including GKN, are wondering whether to enter the arena.
Since Federal-Mogul appeared GKN shares have fallen 66p in a generally strong market as worries about its possible involvement have surfaced. TI is another which could nurse ambitions.
T&N shares added 3p to 249.5p in brisk trading.
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Barclays shares, even by the amazing standards of recent days, have had an astonishing run. They climbed a further 25.5p (after 78.5p) to 1,747p as the market latched on to stories BZW was about to be sold to ING, the former Dutch post office which took over the collapsed Barings bank. ING refused to comment.
National Westminster Bank, up 33.5p to 986p, was also strong on renewed talk it too was near to selling its securities business. Another Dutch group, ABN Amro, the bank owning the Hoare Govett investment group, was the name in the frame. But it denied the rumour - it was "not something we would even contemplate".
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- Publisher: FARCOM
- Release Date: Jan 19, 2012
- Summary: HURRY UP!!! ON SALE..50% OFF!!!IT'S BRAIN THINKER PUZZLE GAME! A BIG CHALLENGE!CHAPTER I WALKTHROUGH IS NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE! ? Ohh, noo!! HELP LITTLE ROCKETS! Their planet has been destroyed. Only you can help them to find a new home. ? EXPLORE PLANETS Explore 4 planets with Little Rockets. Collect resources avoiding enemies or guide the rockets to the second base. ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY You can't control the rockets. You can't stop them. But you can control their movement! Place different arrows on the map to guide the rockets. EARN STARS: 3 STARS = 0 rockets lost 2 STARS = 1 rocket lost 1 STARS = 2 or more rockets lost FEATURES: •Retina Display support •Amazing colorful graphics •Addictive and easy gameplay •Game Center Leaderboard & Achievements •55 awesome levels •More levels are coming •A big variety of elements that change the game mechanicsNote that this is iPad version of the game. If you would like to play Little Rockets on iPhone/iPod you should buy iPhone versionYou can visit our website to watch gameplay video:www.farcom-interactive.com… Collapse
- Developer: FARCOM
- Genre(s): Miscellaneous
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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