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Author Affiliations: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Drs Gheorghiade, Rossi, Cotts, and Shin); Duke University Medical Center, Durham (Ms Hellkamp and Drs Rogers and O'Connor) and Department of Clinical Research, Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Research Triangle Park (Dr Stough), North Carolina; University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio (Dr Piña); University of California at Los Angeles (Dr Fonarow); University of California at San Francisco (Dr DeMarco); Shands Hospital, University of Florida, Gainesville (Dr Pauly); Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (Dr DiSalvo); Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee (Dr Butler); Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Hare); and Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (Dr Francis).
Mild hyponatremia is relatively common in patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF). To our knowledge, the association of hyponatremia with outcomes has not been evaluated in the context of in-hospital clinical course including central hemodynamics and changes in serum sodium level.
The ESCAPE trial (Evaluation Study of Congestive Heart Failure and Pulmonary Artery Catheterization Effectiveness) was a randomized, controlled study designed to evaluate the utility of a pulmonary artery catheter plus clinical assessment vs clinical assessment alone in guiding therapy in patients hospitalized with New York Heart Association class IV HF due to systolic dysfunction (left ventricular ejection fraction <30%). A Cox proportional hazards model with baseline serum sodium level as a continuous variable was used to examine the association of serum sodium level with 6-month postdischarge mortality, HF rehospitalization, and death or rehospitalization. A categorical analysis was also performed comparing persistent and corrected hyponatremia.
A total of 433 hospitalized patients with HF were enrolled in ESCAPE. Hyponatremia (serum sodium level ≤ 134 mEq/L) was present in 103 patients (23.8%). (To convert serum sodium to millimoles per liter, multiply by 1.0.) Of these, 71 had persistent hyponatremia (68.9%). Hyponatremia was associated with higher 6-month mortality after covariate adjustment (hazard ratio [HR] for each 3-mEq/L decrease in sodium level, 1.23; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-1.43) (P = .01). After controlling for baseline variables and clinical response, we found that patients with persistent hyponatremia had an increased risk of all-cause mortality (31% vs 16%; HR, 1.82) (P = .04), HF rehospitalization (62% vs 43%; HR, 1.52) (P = .03), and death or rehospitalization (73% vs 50%; HR, 1.54) (P = .01) compared with normonatremic patients.
Persistent hyponatremia was an independent predictor of mortality, HF hospitalization, and death or rehospitalization despite clinical and hemodynamic improvements that were similar to those in patients without hyponatremia.
Patients with worsening heart failure resulting in hospitalization have a poor prognosis. In-hospital mortality occurs in 3% to 4% of these patients, and 60- to 90-day postdischarge mortality and rehospitalization rates have been reported to be 35% to 50%.1- 5 Hyponatremia, defined as a serum sodium concentration of 134 mEq/L or lower, is relatively common in patients hospitalized for worsening heart failure. (To convert serum sodium to millimoles per liter, multiply by 1.0.) In the Outcomes of a Prospective Trial of Intravenous Milrinone for Exacerbations of Chronic Heart Failure (OPTIME-CHF) trial,2 27% of the patients had hyponatremia at baseline. Similarly, in the Acute and Chronic Therapeutic Impact of a Vasopressin Antagonist in Congestive Heart Failure (ACTIV in CHF) study,6 21% had hyponatremia at baseline. Among 47 647 patients enrolled in the Organized Program to Initiate Life Saving Treatment in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure (OPTIMIZE-HF) registry,4 25.3% had hyponatremia at admission.
Although previous analyses have suggested that baseline hyponatremia is associated with a poor prognosis, they did not account for postbaseline changes in serum sodium concentration or the patient's response to therapy during the hospitalization.7 The Evaluation Study of Congestive Heart Failure and Pulmonary Artery Catheterization Effectiveness (ESCAPE) trial8,9 database provides a unique opportunity to evaluate the prognostic value of serum sodium concentration in the context of the patient's clinical course and changes in serum sodium concentration during hospitalization.
The study design and the primary results of the ESCAPE trial have been published.8,9 The ESCAPE protocol was reviewed and approved by an institutional review board at each participating center, and written informed consent was obtained from study participants. The ESCAPE trial was designed to evaluate the utility of the pulmonary artery catheter in patients hospitalized with New York Heart Association class IV heart failure.9 Study participants were required to have systolic dysfunction (left ventricular ejection fraction <30%), at least 1 symptom of congestion (eg, orthopnea, severe fatigue with minimal exertion, or discomfort from edema or anasarca), and 1 sign of fluid overload (eg, >10 cm of jugular venous distention, rales, or peripheral edema). Patients were randomized to receive therapy guided either by clinical assessment and a pulmonary artery catheter (n = 215) or by clinical assessment alone (n = 218). The outcomes of all-cause mortality, rehospitalization for heart failure, and a composite of death or heart failure rehospitalization at 6 months were evaluated in this analysis.
Serum sodium concentration was recorded at randomization, several times during the hospitalization, and at discharge. Cox proportional hazards models with baseline serum sodium concentration as a continuous variable were used to examine the association of serum sodium concentration with mortality, rehospitalization, and the composite of death or rehospitalization at 6 months. Each model included the covariates known to be significant predictors of outcome in the overall ESCAPE cohort. The model for mortality included age, baseline 6-minute walk distance, discharge serum urea nitrogen (SUN) level, and whether the patient received cardiopulmonary resuscitation or mechanical ventilation in the hospital. For heart failure rehospitalization and the composite end point, the model included baseline heart rate and hemoglobin level, discharge SUN level, discharge 6-minute walk distance, discharge β-blocker use, and whether the patient received cardiopulmonary resuscitation or mechanical ventilation in the hospital. In addition, each model included 3 covariates believed to be related to both serum sodium level and adverse outcomes: discharge systolic blood pressure, discharge diuretic dose, and weight change during the hospitalization. All models included the randomized therapy. These variables accounted for baseline factors as well as factors related to the patient's clinical response during the hospital course. The proportional hazards assumption was tested in each model using a sodium level × time interaction term; the assumption was met in all models. For results from the Cox models, P < .05 was considered significant.
To achieve a more thorough understanding of the association of serum sodium concentration with risk of adverse events, we also evaluated the relationship between changes in serum sodium concentration during the hospitalization and clinical outcomes. Patients were categorized with persistent hyponatremia if their serum sodium concentration values were 134 mEq/L or lower at baseline and throughout the hospital course. Patients with initial baseline serum sodium concentrations of 134 mEq/L or lower that subsequently increased to higher than 134 mEq/L during the hospitalization were classified as having corrected hyponatremia. Patients with no hyponatremia were those whose serum sodium concentrations were higher than 134 mEq/L on admission. Fifty-two patients with normal serum sodium levels developed hyponatremia during inpatient therapy in the ESCAPE trial. These patients were analyzed in the normonatremic group because baseline sodium level was thought to be a more reliable reflection of the overall clinical status, and inpatient development of hyponatremia may have resulted from subsequent therapies.
Baseline characteristics were compared between the persistent hyponatremia, corrected hyponatremia, and normonatremia groups using likelihood ratio χ2 tests for categorical variables and Wilcoxon rank sum tests for continuous variables. Because of the large number of tests performed in comparing baseline characteristics, a more stringent criterion for significance, P < .01, was used in these tests.
To assess the relationship of these serum sodium concentration categories with 6-month mortality, heart failure hospitalization, or the composite, Cox proportional hazards models were used in which the persistent hyponatremia group was compared with each of the other 2 groups. The models were otherwise unchanged.
The ESCAPE study randomized 433 patients hospitalized for decompensated heart failure. This analysis included 424 patients who had adequate serum sodium concentration data during the hospitalization and who survived to discharge. Six patients died during the index hospitalization but had adequate data to characterize their sodium level patterns. These patients were not included in the Cox models, but they were included in other summaries to the extent their data allowed. The remaining 3 patients were missing baseline serum sodium concentration data and were not included in this analysis.
Hyponatremia was present at baseline in 103 patients (23.8%), and it persisted during the hospitalization in 71 of 103 patients (68.9%). Compared with normonatremic patients, patients with persistent hyponatremia had lower baseline systolic blood pressure, higher baseline and last-measured SUN values, were more likely to be treated with spironolactone at baseline, and received larger doses of diuretics during hospitalization (Table 1). Patients whose serum sodium concentration corrected during the hospitalization had a greater decrease in SUN and a greater increase in heart rate than patients with persistent hyponatremia.
The response to in-hospital therapies was similar among the normonatremia, persistent hyponatremia, and corrected hyponatremia groups (Table 1). Changes in cardiac index, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, and right atrial pressure measured in patients randomized to the pulmonary artery catheter group were not different among the 3 groups. Weight loss was similar, and the presence of heart failure signs at discharge including jugular venous pressure, rales, or edema was not different among the 3 groups. Improvements in heart failure symptoms and quality of life scores were also similar among the 3 groups.
After covariate adjustment, baseline serum sodium concentration was an independent predictor of 6-month mortality. The hazard ratio (HR) for mortality associated with each 3-mEq/L decrease in baseline serum sodium concentration was 1.23 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-1.43) (P = .01) (Table 2). A trend was observed for the association of baseline serum sodium concentration with 6-month death or rehospitalization (HR, 1.09; 95% CI, 0.99-1.19), but it did not reach statistical significance (P = .07). No significant association was detected between baseline serum sodium concentration and 6-month rehospitalization alone (HR, 1.06; 95% CI, 0.96-1.17) (P = .29). The predicted probability of event-free survival based on the Cox model is shown in Figure 1. These data illustrate the linear relationship between baseline serum sodium and event-free survival.
Predicted probability of freedom from death and death or heart failure (HF) rehospitalization across levels of sodium after adjusting for important covariates. Plots are for the "average" patient using the mean values of all covariates. Lighter solid and dotted line pairs represent 95% confidence intervals. To convert serum sodium to millimoles per liter, multiply by 1.0.
Patients with persistent hyponatremia appeared to have higher rates of 6-month mortality, rehospitalization, and the composite of death or rehospitalization than patients with corrected hyponatremia or normonatremia (Table 2, Figure 2). Persistent hyponatremia was associated with a significantly higher risk of all 3 end points after covariate adjustment compared with normonatremia: 6-month mortality (HR, 1.82; 95% CI, 1.03-3.22) (P = .04); heart failure rehospitalization (HR, 1.52; 95% CI, 1.05-2.22) (P = .03); and the composite of death or rehospitalization (HR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.09-2.17) (P = .01) (Table 2). In contrast, baseline hyponatremia was only associated with 6-month mortality but not rehospitalization alone or the composite end point.
Relationship between clinical events and patients with persistent hyponatremia, corrected hyponatremia, or normonatremia. Error brackets indicate exact binomial 95% confidence intervals; HF, heart failure.
The HRs for end point comparisons between patients with persistent hyponatremia and corrected hyponatremia suggested that those with persistent hyponatremia may be at higher risk of mortality, heart failure rehospitalization, and the combined end point. However, the total number of events in the corrected hyponatremia group was small, yielding wide CIs, and the finding was not statistically significant (Table 3).
Hyponatremia is a common disorder in patients hospitalized with worsening heart failure, and it is not corrected during the hospitalization in most patients. In the OPTIME-CHF trial,7 baseline hyponatremia was an independent predictor of mortality. However, the analysis did not adjust for factors reflective of the patient's clinical course, including changes in serum sodium level, and only baseline covariates were included in the model. Heart failure is a dynamic syndrome, and limiting covariates to baseline variables without considering clinical response to in-hospital therapies, serum sodium concentration changes during the hospitalization, or the influence of discharge medications likely leads to an incomplete evaluation of subsequent risk. In addition, the OPTIME-CHF trial follow-up was limited to 60 days, and so the ability of serum sodium concentration to predict risk beyond this time point could not be assessed.
In contrast, ESCAPE follow-up was continued for 180 days.8,9 This analysis of the ESCAPE data confirms previous analyses suggesting that baseline serum sodium level was an independent predictor of postdischarge mortality. A novel finding is that persistent hyponatremia yielded even more information in that it was not only associated with postdischarge mortality but also with heart failure rehospitalization and the composite of death or rehospitalization. Importantly, this analysis demonstrates for the first time that patients with persistent hyponatremia have a higher risk of events than normonatremic patients despite similar clinical improvements. Clinical course was assessed by including weight change, discharge blood pressure, discharge diuretic dose, discharge 6-minute walk distance, discharge SUN, and discharge β-blocker in the multivariate model. During the hospitalization, all patients appeared to improve based on weight loss, hemodynamic changes, and symptoms, regardless of baseline serum sodium concentration. Despite these improvements, persistent hyponatremia remained an independent predictor of death, heart failure rehospitalization, and the combined end point.
The cause of hyponatremia in the ESCAPE patients was likely related to hypervolemia, since all patients were volume overloaded at the time of admission.8,9 Increases in sympathetic stimulation and activation of the renin-angiotensin aldosterone system can cause renal vasoconstriction and sodium and water retention in patients with heart failure.11 Arginine vasopressin release promotes free water retention at the level of the renal collecting duct.12,13 During the hospitalization, some patients may have developed euvolemic or hypovolemic hyponatremia as a result of diuretic therapy.
The use of loop diuretics and spironolactone at discharge was higher in the patients with persistent hyponatremia, suggesting that prolonged diuretic use could have contributed to the persistent hyponatremic state. These observations may be related to the enhanced sodium excretion that occurs with the use of diuretics and spironolactone, or the higher rate of use of these drugs may reflect a greater severity of illness. It is also possible that increased diuretic doses may have resulted in increased free water intake in these patients, which may have contributed to hyponatremia. Although thiazide diuretics are most often implicated, nonthiazide agents such as furosemide and spironolactone also have been associated with hyponatremia.14
It has been demonstrated that patients with heart failure and hyponatremia have higher circulating levels of neurohormones (catecholamines, renin, angiotensin II, aldosterone, and vasopressin) than normonatremic patients.10,15- 19 In addition, patients with hyponatremia have impaired neurohormonal response to orthostasis, lower hepatic and renal plasma flows, elevated liver enzymes, and are more likely to have prerenal azotemia compared with normonatremic patients.16 Furthermore, compared with outpatients with stable disease, hospitalized patients with worsening heart failure have higher neurohormonal activation and more frequently have hyponatremia (>20% vs 7%).2,4,6,20 Low serum sodium concentration in the setting of congestion may therefore be a marker of increased neurohormonal activation and greater severity of disease.
It is also conceivable that low serum sodium concentration may play a pathogenic role in heart failure. For example, while hyponatremia is well known to exert its clinical effects on the brain, its direct pathophysiologic and clinical effects on cardiac myocytes are not known. Nor is it known if hyponatremia itself adversely affects the neurohormonal profile. Whether hyponatremia is a pathogenic factor (constituting a modifiable risk factor) or simply a marker of disease severity has an important therapeutic implication and warrants further study in a randomized clinical trial.
The finding that persistent hyponatremia is an independent predictor of risk for postdischarge adverse events suggests that it may contribute to the pathophysiology of this syndrome and be an appropriate therapeutic target. Investigational agents such as vasopressin receptor antagonists have been shown to normalize serum sodium levels in patients with hyponatremia.21,22 Data are now available from the Study of Ascending Levels of Tolvaptan in Hyponatremia (SALT-1 and SALT-2)22 that indicate sustained normalization of serum sodium concentration is possible with the vasopressin antagonist tolvaptan in patients with euvolemic or hypervolemic hyponatremia of different causes. However, it is unknown whether therapies directed at increasing serum sodium concentration will effect outcomes.
In the ACTIV in CHF study,6 no significant difference in 60-day outcomes was detected for the vasopressin receptor antagonist tolvaptan compared with placebo. In a post hoc analysis, 60-day mortality appeared to be lower in patients with corrected hyponatremia randomized to tolvaptan compared with placebo.23 However, in the recently published Efficacy of Vasopressin Antagonism in Heart Failure Outcome Study with Tolvaptan (EVEREST) trials,24- 26 it appears that correction of hyponatremia with tolvaptan (a vasopressin-2 antagonist) was not associated with improvement in clinical outcomes. Given that only 8% of the EVEREST study population had hyponatremia, the effects of tolvaptan in patients with heart failure and hyponatremia have yet to be determined.
Several limitations of our study should be considered. This is a post hoc analysis of a clinical trial database. Confounding factors that could have influenced the relationship between serum sodium concentration and outcomes may have been present that were not accounted for in this analysis. Second, the number of patients with persistent vs corrected hyponatremia was small, limiting our ability to draw conclusions from these data. However, the findings from the persistent and corrected hyponatremia comparison can be viewed as hypothesis generating. Finally, we can only detect associations, not causality from these data. Thus, we cannot determine whether hyponatremia is simply a marker of adverse outcome or if it has a specific effect on the pathophysiology of heart failure.
In conclusion, hyponatremia is a relatively common electrolyte disorder observed in patients hospitalized with heart failure, and it is often not corrected during hospitalization. In the ESCAPE trial,8,9 baseline hyponatremia was an independent predictor of 6-month mortality, while persistent hyponatremia predicted 6-month mortality as well as heart failure rehospitalization and the composite of death or rehospitalization. Persistent hyponatremia predicted these events even though these patients experienced clinical and hemodynamic improvements during the hospitalization that were similar to the improvements observed in normonatremic patients. Additional research is needed to determine if therapies that are known to normalize serum sodium levels (eg, vasopressin antagonists) are associated with improved clinical outcomes.
Correspondence: Mihai Gheorghiade, MD, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Galter 10-240, 201 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611 (email@example.com).
Accepted for Publication: May 17, 2007.
Author Contributions:Study concept and design: Gheorghiade and O'Connor. Acquisition of data: Piña, DeMarco, Pauly, DiSalvo, Butler, Hare, and O'Connor. Analysis and interpretation of data: Gheorghiade, Rossi, Cotts, Shin, Hellkamp, Fonarow, Rogers, Butler, Francis, Stough, and O'Connor. Drafting of the manuscript: Gheorghiade, Rossi, Hellkamp, Rogers, and Stough. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Gheorghiade, Rossi, Cotts, Shin, Piña, Fonarow, DeMarco, Pauly, Rogers, DiSalvo, Butler, Hare, and Francis. Statistical analysis: Hellkamp. Administrative, technical, and material support: Rogers, Hare, and Stough. Study supervision: Gheorghiade, Piña, Fonarow, Pauly, DiSalvo, Butler, Francis, and O'Connor.
Financial Disclosure: None reported.
Funding/Support: The ESCAPE study was supported by contract N01-HV-98177 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to Duke University Medical Center.
Role of the Sponsor: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute oversaw the formulation and activities of the data and safety monitoring board in the ESCAPE study.
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Last year when Ernie Harwell announced that he had been diagnosed with incurable, inoperable cancer, we knew that his time on this earth was coming to an end.
The man, the myth and the broadcasting legend, who was the unmistakable voice of the Detroit Tigers for 42 unforgettable seasons, at 91, finally succumbed to the unforgiving disease.
Harwell will always be remembered for providing the soundtrack to the peaks and valleys of Tigers baseball – which has been a fixture in this city for over 100 years.
Harwell began his broadcasting career with the Atlanta Crackers during World War II. He later moved on to call games for the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants during the late 1940s and early 1950s, then found his calling broadcasting Tigers baseball from 1960 to 2002.
A public viewing that lasted from 7 a.m. to midnight at Comerica Park's Gate was held for the Harwell. The Tigers will fly a flag bearing Harwell's initials on the centerfield flagpole throughout the season.
I heard some say why all the fuss and if he were calling games today, he would not be thought of in the same light.
I agree that maybe he would not be thought of in the same. But that really does not matter. One has to be judged by one's time and their peers.
In the years Harwell was manning the broadcast booth there was no ESPN, Fox Sports, Baseball Weekly, et al.
As a kid growing up in the Motor City I had to listen to the radio or go to the games to be involved or keep up with my favorite sports.
Football was still cutting its teeth and the groundbreaking "Monday Night Football" was not eventhought of. Baseball was still king in the '60s.
Consequently, baseball as America's pastime ruled, and those that relayed the on-field exploits of our heroes to the eager listeners gained extra acclaim without even trying. Harwell was one of those people.
In Harwell's era it was a unique time in the evolution of America's sporting community. The games were played out on a box called a radio. One that introduced me to Harwell at the tender age of about 6 – that's about as far back as I can remember.
My childhood memories include exceedingly warm summer nights sitting outdoors in the backyard or my grandfather's small boat fishing on the Detroit River or in the Great Lakes system.
We never argued. Well, that was never going to happen anyway without me getting thrown into the Detroit River. But still in a quiet and young person's very forceful way tried to get him to changed the radio to the Motown sounds. But oh no, while we sat on his boat in the middle of the St Clair River he always had the radio tuned to Tigers baseball. The voice I heard was Harwell and soon it grew on me and I became a devoted Tigers radio listener.
And so this is how my summers went from age 3 to my teenage years.
Having the opportunity to cover the Tigers as a journalist was like icing on a cake, getting to meet and talk with Harwell on a number of occasions.
Every time I saw him and got to shake his hand, I would think about those wonderful days with my late grandpa. As I got older, remembering my grandpa's Tigers cajoling, I'd catch the Grand River bus to as many games as my parents would pay for, and that was a lot.
One of the great things about Harwell was being able to sit with him in the Tigers' pre-game eating area and one could hear him recount his personal history with baseball history that just made you say, "Wow!"
Like in his book when he recalled one of the greatest moments in his long career, saying, "The most significant event in professional sports history came when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color line. In my personal corner of the world, Robinson looms large. His powerful presence proved a force in the first inning of my first major league broadcast.
"It was a night game at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field on Aug. 4, 1948 — the Dodgers vs. the Cubs. With two out in the first inning, Robinson danced off third and raced for home. As long as I broadcast, I probably won't ever see a more stirring moment than when Robinson stole home in the first inning of my first game."
That first for Harwell ended up being just one in a long collection of memories from his experiences that he told and retold as only he could.
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Beautifull. Congrats.
Mind you, that basket seems a might small, or am I missing something
I was reading over the former thread started by OEG about his upcoming daughter. Seeing as how tomorrow is the scheduled day according to the OP, I would like to start a thread with pics of beautiful babies.
Here's mine:
This one was called Isabella.
"When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough." - Donald Trump
Beautifull. Congrats.
Mind you, that basket seems a might small, or am I missing something
Don't get down in the mud with pigs. You just get dirty and the pig likes it.
The congrats go to OEG.
This pic is not of his baby though. I'm just starting a thread of pics that feature beautiful and adorable babies in different poses.
Post at your will...
Wow. Cheers!
^Talking to yourself?
What the heck is this? OEG and his wife had their kid yesterday according to roc. Now we are posting cute kids to honor him? I dont get it.
Too long in Exile, too long not singing my song.
Too long like a rolling stone, Too long in exile
Too long in Exile, baby you just arent my friend.
Too long in Exile my friend, Baby you can never go home again.
Van the Man 1993
^Just a friendly "competition" game with ScorpioPower and his cool "Cute Kitties" posts for Phuketbound.
No harm intended.
Dont be fartin around with a new dad. Let him post the cool pix himself.
PT you gotta be kidding me. Taste mate, its all about taste.Originally Posted by Piece Train
You're right. I'm going to pull a Clinton on this one.
Uh huh...Originally Posted by Piece Train
Or would you like to swing on a star?
Dont say you inhaled or they will be after you like they are after Obama now.
^ He he he. All I can say is Obama Osama babe. same same
Anyways, no politics in the pub, right?
The least I can give OEG is that he asked one honest question on here: "How do I get more Reputation Power?" The rest was rubbish. Pretty good for a guy who got banned first time around. And the "game," "What were you doing before you logged onto the forum?" That's not really a game. It's more of a personal question that some might not want to answer due to the fact that this forum has open registration for *anyone* in the world who has a webmail address.
OEG mate,
may your lassie have eyebrows as proud and bushy as those of my boy Nathan (see AV)
When the great lord passes the wise peasant bows deeply and silently farts
Always been a Daddy...
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Clearwater Beach, Sand Key, Belleair Beach, Indian Rocks Beach, Indian Shores, Redington Shores, North Redington Beach, Redington Beach, Madeira Beach, Treasure Island, St Pete Beach (including Pass-a-Grille)
Living 'on the beach' means living on the barrier island just over a bridge from Clearwater & St Petersburg on "the mainland". When you're on the island, you're at "the beach", in localspeak.
On the beach, you'll find waterfront homes and non-waterfront homes. Waterfront property consists of two basic waterfront types:
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*** IF YOU ARE reaching this page in search of information on the new law requiring condominium associations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to make minimum corporate tax payments each year, go to this story: Worst Tax, Ever ***
You might be holding out hope that, due to an economic slowdown of the size we haven't seen for almost 80 years, the value of our homes might be at least slightly less than they were three years ago and that your property taxes might be going down to reflect this. No. And, no.
The city of Boston recently sent out valuation notices to homeowners. While the city says, "Many homeowners saw a decline in value," it's just as true that many homeowners saw increases in value (our condo's value went up ten percent, for example). Overall, the assessed value of single-family homes in the city dropped 5% and condos dropped 2%, but several neighborhoods saw high-single and even double-digit drops in values while properties in the downtown Boston neighborhoods increased.
The Boston Globe covered this in a recent article:
In the past year, the median assessment of single family homes dropped 13 percent in East Boston to $221,450, 12 percent in Mattapan to $220,700, and 10 percent in Roxbury to $219,900. There were some relative bright spots: Median assessments increased 1 percent in both Jamaica Plain and South Boston, to $514,900 and $349,500, respectively.
During the same time, the median assessment of condos dropped nearly 15 percent in South Dorchester to $178,500, 11 percent in East Boston to $183,100, and 10 percent in Mattapan to $158,400. Assessments rose 3.7 percent to $441,800 in the South End, 2.3 percent to $492,200 in the Back Bay and Beacon Hill, and 2.5 percent to $275,300 in the Fenway.
(The downtown Boston neighborhoods 'subsidize' the other neighborhoods because of their higher valuations and because when it comes to city services, they are 'donors', paying more in taxes than they receive.)
There's two parts to how much property tax you'll have to pay. There's the assessed value of your property and there's the city's residential property tax rate.
The city announced this past week that the residential property tax rate will increase from $10.87 to $11.88 per thousand dollars of valuation.
Tough situation for many Boston homeowners but little they can do to complain.
You might try to plead your case before the city's Assessing Department. Appeals must be in before February 1, 2010, I believe.
The following is the official press release from the City of Boston:
* City of Boston sets tax rate for Fiscal Year 2010 *
* The City of Boston is prepared to submit to the State for certification its tax rate for residential and commercial properties for Fiscal Year 2010. Reductions in the City
Author: John Keith
John A Keith is a licensed real estate broker in Boston, Massachusetts. He helps buyers and sellers of condos and single-family homes in all of Boston's neighborhoods.
He is also a writer whose work has appeared in South End News, Boston Courant, Back Bay Patch, and Boston Herald.


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WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner insisted on Friday that any deal with President Barack Obama to avert the so-called fiscal cliff must include lower tax rates, eliminating special interest loopholes and reining in government-benefit programs.
2013 should be the year we begin to solve our debt through tax reform and entitlement reform, Boehner said.
Boehner and Obama have taken the initial steps in high-stakes negotiations over how to deal with expiring Bush-era tax cuts and automatic spending cuts to defense and domestic programs that economists warn could plunge the nation into another recession.
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State police told The Dover Post that Margaret Plunkett was driving westbound on Mulberrie Point Road when she stopped at an intersection. Another car was driving through the intersection when police said Plunkett's car entered the roadway, striking the other vehicle on the driver's side.
Plunkett was flown to Christiana Medical Center in Newark, Del., but died later that evening from injuries sustained in the crash. The other driver was treated and released, according to the AP.
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2 March 2015: "The level of ambition of existing environmental policy may be inadequate to achieve Europe's long-term environmental goals," according to 'The European environment - state and outlook 2015 - synthesis report' (SOER 2015). The report finds that the region faces substantial challenges in protecting its natural capital, stimulating resource-efficient, low carbon economic and social development, and safeguarding its population from environmental health risks. The European Environment Agency (EEA) produces the SOER every five years.


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The University of Oregon ushered in a new era of women's basketball with the announcement of Paul Westhead as the program's sixth head coach on March 26, 2009.
Entering his fifth year at the helm, Westhead will look to rebound from an injury-plagued 2012-13 season and recapture his early success with the Ducks.
To help in the endevour, Westhead will have the services of sophomore Jillian Alleyne. The Pac-12 Freshman of the Year is back after leading the Ducks in scoring (13.0), rebounding (11.9) and blocked shots (1.3). The 6-foot-3 forward grabbed 376 rebounds during the 2012-13 campaign, the second most in single-season school history. She ranked No. 7 in the NCAA in rebounds per game and was 10th among freshmen in scoring. Westhead also returns guards Laura Stanulis and Lexi Petersen, who both missed last season with injuries, in addition to starters Ariel Thomas, Danielle Love, Jordan Loera and multi-sport star Liz Brenner.
Westhead wasted little time instituting his fast-pace and up-tempo style of play after signing on with the Ducks. After winning just nine games prior to his arrival, Westhead led the 2009-10 squad to an 18-16 record, the program's best mark since 2005. In his first year on the job, Westhead's offense produced a program record 2,767 points, while the Ducks also set a new conference record knocking down 284 three-pointers.
During his first two years at Oregon, the Ducks finished among the top-15 in the nation in scoring, averaging 81.4 points (2010, 2nd) and 73.3 points per game (2011, 15th). In fact, during that two-year stretch, the Ducks averaged 79.0 points per game overall, outdone only by Oral Roberts (84.7 ppg) and Gonzaga (82.7 ppg). In each of his first three seasons, Oregon led the Pac-12 in 3-pointers made.
In his first four seasons on the job, Westhead produced three all-conference guards in Micaela Cocks (2010), Taylor Lilley (2010) and Nia Jackson (2011). In addition, forward Amanda Johnson earned all-conference recognition (2012) and twice was named honorable mention all-league (2010, 2011). Alleyne (2013) was an honorable mention selection last year, in addition to her all-freshmen honors.
Following the 2009-10 season, Lilley went on to sign a free agent contract with the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, after leading the nation with 124 three-pointers and breaking the Pac-10 and Oregon single-season records.
Also shining in Westhead's system was Johnson, who was one of the greatest scholar-athletes ever at Oregon.
Johnson earned the 2012 Toyo Tires Pac-12 Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. She is also the only player in school history to be named a three-time Academic All-American. In addition, she was named a Lowe's Senior CLASS Award First-Team All-American, while also being named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America First Team, improving upon second-team honors from 2010. Johnson was a first team Pac-12 All-Academic selection in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. Laura Stanulis earned Pac-12 All-Academic second team recognition in 2012, following up her first team selection from the year before. Danielle Love earned second team all-academic recognition in 2012.
During Westhead's tenure, four other Ducks have earned all-academic honorable mention nods: Cocks (2010), Lilley (2010), Kristi Fallin (2011) and Deanna Weaver (2012).
Westhead and his staff have been getting it done on the recruiting trail. Oregon's 2011 five-member freshman class received a top-50 rating from ESPN Hoopgurlz and his 2013 class included guard Chrishae Rowe, who was rated the No. 67 player in the nation by ESPN.
A veteran basketball coach with a resume that spans nearly four decades, Westhead has coached in the NBA and WNBA, as well as the men's collegiate ranks.
The sixth head coach in the history of the Oregon women's basketball program, Westhead came to the UO after serving as an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder for one year (2007-08). He headed to Oklahoma City less than two months after winning the WNBA championship in 2007.
An innovative coach with a signature up-tempo style, Westhead translated that approach to the women's game when he was hired by the Phoenix Mercury on Oct. 11, 2005. It took him less than two seasons to build a championship-caliber squad, as he guided Phoenix to its first WNBA championship in 2007. That hardware made him the only head coach in history to win a championship in both the NBA and WNBA.
During two seasons with the Mercury, Westhead posted a 41-27 (.603) record, the highest winning percentage in franchise history, as well as a franchise-record 23 victories in 2007. His up-tempo style also set WNBA records for scoring average for two consecutive seasons.
Prior to his time in the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury, Westhead spent two years (2003-05) as an assistant coach with the NBA's Orlando Magic.
Westhead's last collegiate job was from 1993-97 at George Mason University. Prior to that stint, Westhead spent two seasons (1990-92) as the head coach of the Denver Nuggets.
He is perhaps best known for his historic tenure as the head coach of the Loyola Marymount men's basketball program.
Westhead spent five years (1985-90) at LMU, turning the Lions into an impressive program and legitimate title contenders. Westhead built a 105-48 (.686) record at LMU, leading the Lions to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and a run to the Elite Eight in 1990. A recent ESPN 30-for-30 documentary, titled "Guru of Go", focused on Westhead and his time with the Lions.
Westhead's other coaching stints included the head job with the Chicago Bulls during the 1982-83 season. Westhead's NBA head coaching career began with the Lakers organization, lasting nearly three years (1979-82). In 1979, Westhead succeeded Jack McKinney, leading the Lakers to the 1980 NBA championship with rookie guard Magic Johnson and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabaar on the roster.
The collegiate ranks was where Westhead began his head coaching career at LaSalle University in 1970. In nine seasons (1970-79) with the Explorers, Westhead led the team to one NIT, two NCAA Tournament performances and a 142-105 record.
In a combined 18 seasons at the college level at LaSalle, Loyola Marymount and George Mason, Westhead comprised a 285-223 (.561) record.
Westhead has also spent time with the USA basketball programs, and in 2005 was a guest clinician at the USA women's youth development festival teams in Colorado Springs, Colo. Westhead has also been a head coach in the ABA (2000-01) and the Japanese Pro League (2001-03).
A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Westhead graduated from St. Joseph's (PA) in 1961. He and his wife, Cassie, have four children: Monica, Patrice, Paul Jr., and Julie.


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I co-parent with an ex narcissist partner. Our children are 4 and 6. I worry that he will psychologically damage them. He has them over night every other saturday. He wants them a lot more. When he lived with us he didn't bother with them or me much. Should I fight to keep his contact to a minimum and how honest should I be to the children about his behavior when they aks. He has a criminal record for assault on me which they witnessed. He now has a new girlfriend and her 2 year old boy and has been with her for 3 months. Do you think he may abuse her too? I contacted his last 2 girlfriends before me and he was physically violent with them.
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Keep him away from your kids as much as law will allow. Fight like hell. Be honest at a level they can understand. They won't understand narcissism, but they will understand dad has anger problems and I want to keep you safe. Sometimes he cannot stop it, so mom is afraid you might get hurt.
Of course he will abuse current girlfriend, just a matter of time.
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Do you think it's likely that he will now move on with new girlfriend and give up on our children at some point when he's lured her in enough. He says he wants more children, do think this is true or something he's just saying to lure her. Do you think he will be physically violent with her too even though he has a criminal record and risks going to jail. He's extremely intelligent
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Ya, Narcissists are usually a lot like intelligent sociopaths. Predicting violence is difficult. He might restrain, but just out of self interest. Likely more verbally abuse or keeps right on the border to keep himself out of jail. On other hand, they have a sense of righteousness and invulnerability that leads to poor judgment. The best predictor of future violence is past violence. I would assume everything he does is purely self interest and likely a manipulation. You can't worry about his present girlfriend. She has to learn for herself. The risk here is that when she wises up and leaves, then he might come back to you and kids to meet his needs. You may have legally opportunity to limit custody while he has a new admirer.
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I've been to court 5 times over the children and he's threatening to take me again for more contact as he didn't get any more those times. Does he do this to get at me or does he really want to spend more time with the children, he doesn't do much with them when he has them and never on his own with them, always sees them with new girlfriend and shallow friends, I'd like to ask for a psychic evaluation. Do you think he could do well in the valuation and not be discovered by the therapist as he's such a pathological liar?
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Yes, I think he is just screwing with you, but that makes no difference in what he does. I would definitely ask for a psychological (not psychic) evaluation. Any psychologist in a custody issue that is acting ethically should have access to his history and evaluate both of you. Make sure a psychologist does it. Testing is more likely to show it than just talking to him. Personally, I have done a bunch of these and if he slid by me I would be a crappy psychologist. They should spend at least an hour each of you, review records and conduct testing. I see my colleague Anna, agrees. If we can tell from what is written, should be no problem with real evaluation.
The criteria vary by location regarding custody. Some states care only about welfare of kids and are not intellectually able to understand why he a risk. (Kids will likely also be evaluated - don't worry, most kids I see like it). I am in California, where reunification with parents is the primary consideration. So depending on your laws, it may be difficult. A very close friend of mine is in similar situation and after years of divorce and custody appears, despite his harmful behavior, she is still fighting, and like you, he doesn't give a damned about the kids.
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Sticker shock leads to new downtown district plan
MONTPELIER The city is looking for an additional funding source for its new downtown improvement district after learning that commercial building owners would otherwise face a heavier financial burden for the district than was projected.
The City Council plans to hold the first reading of a proposed ordinance establishing the district tonight.
Voters in March approved a one-time $75,000 allocation for the district based on a special assessment on the owners of all downtown buildings that are entirely or partly in commercial use.
But there are still a few snags in the funding to work out.
We had a lot of volunteers from Montpelier Alive who went out and made good faith estimates on what it would cost, said City Manager William Fraser. But in the end it was going to cost businesses more than what was anticipated, and we want to address that.
Fraser said that as the city began looking at property values in the district, it became clear the entire $75,000 could not be assessed against owners without increasing their tax rate by 10 cents. Advocates of establishing the district had offered a rate of 4.5 cents in their publicity materials.
Now the city is looking to two revenue sources for the $75,000. The first $40,000 will be raised through assessing a 5 cent tax on commercially used property throughout the district.
Fraser did not have a final figure on the number of buildings that would affect.
As for the $35,000 balance, the city hopes to use an expected increase in the states payment in lieu of taxes. Should that additional PILOT funding not reach $35,000, Montpelier Alive has said it will make up the shortfall this year out of the groups own resources.
The state makes payments in lieu of taxes to communities statewide where it owns significant nontaxable property.
The city expects to receive at least $756,843 in PILOT funding this year that will go directly into the general fund. Under the proposal being put before the City Council, the next $35,000 in PILOT would go toward the downtown improvement district.
Fraser said there is no guarantee the additional $35,000 would become available. But he said he expected at least some, if not all, of the additional downtown funding could come through PILOT this year.
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Skip to comments.Tebow, a horrible' quarterback ;He keeps paying for that pro-life ad
Posted on 01/10/2012 12:23:08 PM PST by Red Steel
Tim Tebow, keep thanking Jesus for life and football. Leave it to The Gazette to thank all those embarrassing neer-do-wells who invested their reputations on a stupid bet that you would fail. They dont like your faith, your lifestyle, your anti-abortion Super Bowl ad and theyd like to forget that you donate millions to help children.
Tebowed! A look at the QB's college and pro career
You have made them fools, throwing for a stunning 316 yards to beat the NFLs top-ranked defense in a playoff game. Some are downright angry. Others should hide in their parents basements, in shame. Here is some of what they said:
DJ Gallo, ESPN columnist, after Sundays playoff win over Pittsburgh: Yet again, we were somehow all caught off guard by Tim Tebow... The image of your average Internet message-board troll is that of a weak, pasty basement dweller whose life is focused on getting people riled up in comments sections. Now imagine if such a troll was a muscled 6-foot-3, 236-pounder who decided to troll the entire country on national television every week? Youd have Tim Tebow. He started the season as the third-stringer, and everyone freaked out. Then he got a start and won, and everyone freaked out. Then in his second start, he played horribly and got crushed, and everyone freaked out. Then he went on a winning streak, and everyone freaked out. Then he went on a losing streak, and everyone freaked out. Then he won a playoff game, and everyone freaked out.
David Jacoby, on ESPN affiliate Grantland, Jan. 3, 2012: Timothy Richard Tebow is an atrocious, dreadful, embarrassment of a quarterback, and Denvers defense won games despite his performance. Either that or he has God on speed dial and is just messing with us.
Jordan Calfee, featured columnist, Bleacher Report, Dec. 21: The Denver Broncos cannot compete with the likes of the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers come January... You can call him a winner and talk about his college resume and comebacks this season all you want. The fact of the matter is, Tim Tebow is a very poor passer. The folks at ESPN dont criticize him because they are bullies, or because they are somehow anti-Christian...
Ryan Phillips, featured columnist, Bleacher Report, Jan. 5, 2012, on John Elways suggestion that Tebow pull the trigger, by throwing the ball more: While I appreciate Elways confidence in his young signal-caller, that is terrible advice... If he is forced to be a pocket passer, there is no way he can beat a team on his own.
Rob Kelley, The Pigskin Report, Jan. 2, 2012, headline: Tim Tebow is the worst quarterback ever to win division and reach NFL playoffs. Samples from ensuing article: Watching him (Tebow) play is akin to watching a peewee league game from a bunch of kids. The only difference is that peewee quarterbacks can actually throw a spiral from time to time... Tebow seems like a great kid who lives a clean life... But that does not mean that he is a viable starting NFL quarterback. He isnt even close... trust me when I tell you that the Broncos are not going anywhere with Tebow under center... As much as I dislike Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers, I truly hope that they walk into Denver and absolutely annihilate the Broncos next Sunday afternoon. Tebow cannot throw the ball. Not downfield, or even across the middle for short gains.
Greg Couch, FoxSports.com, Nov. 3, 2011: Tebow isnt good enough now to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. The Broncos arent good enough to be a team in the NFL, either.
Ryan Alfieri, Bleacher Report, Jan. 8, 2012, a day before the Steelers game: On Sunday night, the Denver Broncos magical season will come to an end, and they will have Tim Tebow to thank for it... It was cute to watch the young guy squeak out wins and get his team in the playoffs, but the honeymoon is now over... Weaknesses tend to be exposed around playoff time, and few players are more flawed and vulnerable than Tebow. I dont just expect Tebow to have a bad outing; I expect him to play himself out of the Broncos starting job.
Mark Kiszla, Denver Post, Oct. 30, 2011: So maybe we need a new definition for Tebowing. Its a prayer for mercy. Please, in the name of heaven, bring us somebody who can actually play quarterback.
ESPN analyst Merril Hoge, tweeting in August 2011: Its embarrassing to think the Broncos could win with Tebow!! He later tweeted: You must possess a skill set to play!
Tebows tweeted response: ppreciate that.
Tebow-bashing is a sports-media obsession and examples are endless. No amount of success will end this. If Tebow someday wins consecutive Super Bowls and leads his profession, these hater-pundits will call it a fluke. We are embarrassed for them.
Wayne Laugesen, editorial page editor, for the editorial board. Friend Wayne on Facebook; follow him on Twitter.
I live in colorado Springs and the gazette is a complete piece of trash. they cant give it away and its slowly going out of business.
316 yards and John 3:16
Those pesky coincidences...
Kind of makes me think of quarterbacks like Billy Kilmer, Bobby Lane, Joe Capp and some others who were not great passers. They did nothing much but win. They were leaders who got the most out of their talent and than players around them.
Most of the folks quoted in this article are on the fringes of the sports media. Heck, anyone can write for Bleacher Report.
Most of the "top shelf" pundits are behind Tebow--Dilfer, Deon Sanders, Michael Irvin, Berman, Eisen, etc. Even Hoge seems to be coming around. It was also nice to see Stephen A. Smith eat crow, although he still doubts if TT can become a consistent performer.
To be honest, I don't think all of the Tebow bashing is because he's a Christian. I think a lot of the people are just sick of hearing about him (you can't listen to ESPN for 10 minutes without hearing his name). AND, on some days, he's awful, and looks like he has no idea how to throw the ball.
That being said, he can also be fantastic. He made some great throws in the Pittsburgh game, and quite frankly its fun to watch him. And it is nice watching a lot of loudmouth sportswriters chew on crow.
In the case of Mr. D.J. Gallo, "ESPN columnist", hiding in his mom's basement for a while won't do him any good.
He needs to find a different line of work. He is a TERRIBLE writer.
And then there is Tim Tebow - the most controversial NFL player ever! Wow, there really are no journalist left in the world.
...and yet, as starting quarterback for the Broncos, he did, defying all expectations, throw for 316 yards, including the 80 yard game winner, and did beat the best defense in pro-football, the Pittburg Steelers in overtime.
Whatever else happens, Tebow has proven his worth to the Denver Broncos.
I believe that coincidence is God's unseen hand moving in people's lives.
Tebow should have shut these jokers up with his performance against Pittsburgh. His positive, hard-working, and cheerful attitude have produced a body which is strong and athletic and a mind which inspires his teammates. You can teach passing, but you can't turn a Matt Leinart into a hulk like Tebow.
This same squad of geniuses all said that Drew Brees (while he was with the Chargers) lacked the skill set to be an NFL quarterback.
While watching the game on Sunday, I actually turned to Mrs. kevkrom at one point and said, "you know, except for the designed running plays, this guy reminds me a lot of Ben Rothlesburger during his rookie season". There are a lot of difference, for sure, but both of them just carried this supreme confidence and drive despite a lack of pro experience or perfected skills, and more importantly, both were capable of extending plays long enough to find open receivers.
Great guy?
Great winning streak?
NFL level quarterback skills?
I still can't see them.
Field of dreams: Young Tebow fan from Loveland huddles with Broncos QB at playoff game
yet he plays on
that was NOTHING next to Praeter's opening kick hitting the crossbar and landing EXACTLY on the 20 yard line...
all with some freaky smoke "halo" over the stadium...
The Book of Revelations indicates that it will be handled by Someone Else.
Did you see the halo about Mile High? Look it up. Amazing. Not saying T is Jesus reincarnated but just to many signs that someone is looking out for Tim..Go Tim and God bless the Broncos..
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Some of the Tebow-bashing is because he is a Christian, but certainly not all. I don't know if you're a football fan... but on occasions he can be horrifically bad. Almost painful to watch. That's the genesis for the bulk of criticism from sportswriters IMHO. They expect every NFL quarterback to fall in a specific mold, and will tear down anyone who plays the game differently.
But.... sometimes... he's fantastic. Especially in the clutch. If the Broncos somehow manage to upend the Patriots, prepare for heads exploding like you've never seen.
Yet there are a bunch of QB's with NFL level skills who won't be taking the field this weekend.
Joe Kapp is a fighter:
Never was much of a football fan. Guess I need to change and start supporting this guy.
People of faith need to stick together.
Some QBs come out of college and immediately master the pro game, like Dan Marino. Others, like John Elway, did not look that great in his early years.
Christ and His people vs everything and everyone else.
Those are the only two sides in the grand scheme of things.
Now, I do think the pro-life ad was what engendered the most hatred, because it reminds people of their murderous tendencies. Those that are "pro-choice" know, deep down inside, that it's killing a baby human, and they know it's wrong, and they HATE any reminders of that.
LOL. Tebow already plays better than Hoge ever did. Hey Merrill, in 8 years how many playoff games did you win as starting QB?
Like a guy that consistently hits the 1,000 yd bull, but just isn't a very good shot, right?
TT might keep up this lucky streak for 10 years or so, but eventually he's certain to show everyone that he just doesn't have what it takes. They really ought to cut him right now, before more wins just confuse the issue. Because once he wins a few Super Bowls its going to be really tough to make a new transition to a 'real' NFL QB.
Those pesky coincidences...
Plus he was 10 of 21 passing, so he had 31.6 yards per completion, and the TV rating was 31.6.
Leaving his religion aside, Tebow is clearly not a horrible QB. He is also not a pro-bowl caliber QB.
This is what happens to reporters when they accept the conventional wisdom instead of thinking for themselves. Tebow doesn't suck, he's just different. Tebow might not be the prototypical QB, but neither was Kenny Stabler, Doug Flutie, or Michael Vick. They all won, though.
Thank your son for me for his service. May God keep him free from harm. I have a nephew serving in the Navy based in Afganistan with Navy Seal support.
Regarding pro athletes committing criminal acts: I remember Michael Irvin as a Dallas Cowboy being involved with cocaine and associated bad behavior. Some Cowboy fans cared not what he did off the field as long as he performed well on the field. There is a different standard for Tebow. Some people will not applaud his ability to help his team win because he is a Christian on and off the field.
What is the biblical signifcance of a ball landing on the 20?
Tebow, at this stage in his career, reminds me of Steve Young, who developed into a top-notch quarterback. Barring a serious injury, and finding the right system, Tebow has that potential.
But--sure gotta love Tebow "leading the offense" (and often NOT intentionally!) down here on this "playing field".
Interesting article by a sports writer who finally caves in and declares, "It's Tebow Time"
I have not heard so much talk about a white Bronco since the OJ trial....
LOL. You're right. I thought Joe spelled his last name Capp. Yeah, he may be better with a cane than he was with a football.
Very interesting observation.
Am I wrong? Did it not take Elway several season to get the Broncos to the playoffs?
I don't think it's biblical. But one has to wonder if there was some type of disturbance in the space-time continuum.
Beat me by two post..
Once he gets in rythem with his receivers as he did at Florida. Look out folks. Time is on his side. Each day makes him better.
In his day, Joe Kapp was at one time the highest paid player in the NFL...plus, he was hilarious in "The Longest Yard"...
Religion aside Tebow is clearly a winner. He brings a positive attitude and can do spirit that filters down to the entire team. THAT'S what a quarterback is supposed to be.
I have written here before about the movie "Oh God Book 2" with George Burns and the little girl who he talks to as god. She is tasked with getting people to realize god is real and she gets nothing but grief. And in the end she gets the last laugh as the DRs who are trying to put her away as being delusional are proven wrong by God. I feel the same way with Tim. In the end the Haters will be the ones that are wrong. Go Tebow and Go Broncos..
I don't think you can definitely judge a first year starting QB one way or the other. But you didn't see any skills in the playoff game? He made some genuinely nice passes. It remains to be seen whether that will continute, but some great quarterbacks started off pretty poorly. Heck, Elway had 7 TDs and 14 picks, with a 47% completion % his first year. He turned out to be a good quarteback, despite that.
John Elway first season:
47.5 % completion rate
54% QB rating
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The mission of Women Work Together is to raise the socio-economic status of Guatemalan women and girls by cultivating and strengthening their ability to work effectively in groups and aspire to leadership, thus accelerating positive changes in their lives and in their communities.
During 2010 Women Work Together made 2 working trips to San Pedro Sacatepéquez, spending a total of 7 weeks there working directly with over 1500 women and girls from rural villages, plus 30 U.S. and Guatemalan volunteers. More specifically, • WWT established an ongoing Leadership Institute program for junior high age girls to include follow-up through the girls' transition to young adulthood. • WWT visited ten rural Girls Clubs (average size 35), each started by girls from our Leadership Institute. The members briefed us on their progress and plans, and we facilitated team-building workshops. • WWT worked with the City to establish a paid team of extension workers whom we are training to support our work with Women's Groups and Girls Clubs in 14 villages. • WWT recruited Girls Club members' mothers and community mentors to collaborate with our extension workers and the girls' teachers to support each Club. • WWT continued working with Women's Groups, offering more than 30 workshops on team building and empowerment. During 2011, Women Work Together will return to San Pedro with volunteer teams in March and November. On each trip we will advance our Leadership Institute and Women's Workshops, work with Girls' Clubs, train local extension workers, and strengthen our partnership with the SPS Women's Office. We will also incorporate two new emphases: • WWT will introduce Madres e Hijas (Mothers and Daughters) a program to join the two generations in their efforts to educate girls. The Women's Workshops will provide a place for mothers to strategize around the challenges of sending their daughters (even just one) to school and consider the effects on their lives of their own lack of education. • WWT will step-up our recruiting and training of local university students, mothers, and community members to work with the Women's Office team year round, and alongside our U.S. volunteers during our field trips.
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Our primary target is junior high age girls 12-16 years old in the Mayan highlands of Guatemala, along with women in these same villages, the girls' teachers, a dedicated corps of municipally-funded extension workers, university-based interns and other community volunteers.
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Women Work Together continues to do remarkable work in San Pedro Sacatepéquez, advancing girls' leadership, raising the visibility of educated girls and strengthening family and community commitment to sending their daughters to school. With each working visit, our Guatemalan partners take more ownership of the participatory programs and are now running them year round on their own.
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I just returned from my 4th volunteer trip to Guatemala on behalf of Women Work Together in less 18 months. It's exciting to report that WWT is successfully building capacity on the ground in San Pedro Sacatepequez to engage, educate and empower girls and women there around our core campaign: Manda Tu Hija a La Escuela (Send Your Daughter to School). With good reason, I am very optimistic about the terrific working partnership with the Oficina Municipal de la Mujer (Women's Affairs Office) and other San Pedro community leaders.
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This Mayan community welcomes us and jointly conducts workshops. Our partners in Guatemala continue to guide and mentor the woman and girls in their efforts toward self improvement.
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Each attendee participated enthusiastically and gained experience they could use in their daily lives and work. Everyone appreciated this chance to gain some new skills and build on their social network. They expressed that educated, competent women and girls are key to improving the entire community. They want a better life and see that keeping girls in school, literacy for adults and cooperation though combining the abilities within groups are powerful means to that end.
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