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The ongoing planning activities for the National Institute of Neurological and Stroke (NINDS) Health Disparities agenda will establish the research priorities, objectives and strategies we will employ to reduce the burden of neurological disease in minority populations. This report summarizes the results of a planning panel on the neurological complications of HIV/AIDS in minority populations held on July 16, 2001.
HIV infection/AIDS is a leading cause of death for young adults in the United States, with approximately 375,000 people having died from the disease. Moreover, an estimated 650,000 to 900,000 Americans have been infected with HIV, 15%-30% of whom will develop some type of neurological disorder in the course of their illness. Data taken from the Centers from Disease Control (CDC) in 1999 clearly demonstrate that though only 30% of the country's population is made up of racial/ethnic minorities, this population accounts for 68% of the number of AIDS cases reported. Not only are there a disproportionate number of AIDS cases in minority populations, but also this number has increased over the past 10 years, while the number of cases in the Caucasian population has decreased within the same time frame.
In fiscal year 2000, the NINDS allocated $28 million to NeuroAIDS extramural research. Specific research areas that are currently funded by NINDS include: the central nervous system (CNS) as a viral reservoir; HIV trafficking in the CNS; the role of the blood brain barrier in NeuroAIDS; mechanisms of HIV dementia; neurotoxicity; opportunistic infections; identification of biomarkers and improving imaging techniques; vaccine and therapeutic development; research on animal models such as Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) and Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) mice; as well as Clinical trials. At present, NINDS policies and programs for reducing health disparities include a human subjects inclusion policy to ensure that all studies involving human subjects include racial/ethnic minorities in the proportion by which they are affected by the disease; minority recruitment requirements for training grants to improve minority participation in the research workforce; and two requests for applications (RFAs) for Specialized Neuroscience Research Programs (SNRPs), one focused on basic neuroscience and the other on HIV and the nervous system, to develop research capacity at predominantly minority institutions. One of the tasks for the national workshop will be to identify what additional policies and programs can be implemented to address the issue of health disparities with respect to the neurological complications of HIV/AIDS. The charge for the planning panel was to set priorities for NeuroAIDS research in minority populations.
In reviewing the literature about the health disparity specifically related to the neurological manifestations of HIV/AIDS, it became clear that there is a paucity of research data on neurological outcomes. The panel cited two relevant studies. One study examined the disease process in African American drug abusers and did not find substantive differences between this population and any other population; however, more is known about cofactors now than when the study was conducted. A new study at the University of Puerto Rico, will be following a group of Hispanic subjects, primarily women, for AIDS-related dementia. Overall, however, research in this area has been relatively unexplored. Research results regarding disease progression should be available. Natural history and epidemiology have been broken out for evaluation and could provide a snapshot of what minority needs may be. There are a number of cohorts from which one could obtain some data, but a number of questions are raised by this approach, such as how the adequacy of diagnosis is determined. Another difficulty pertaining to this data is that it typically focuses on African Americans and Hispanic Americans, excluding other minority groups that are affected by the disease in very particular ways. In addition, diversity within populations is a significant factor. It is important to create studies to identify specific populations within the overall NeuroAIDS population.
Other more basic issues might be related to disease course among different ethnic groups. It was noted that issues of socioeconomic diversity are very complicated and cannot be outlined easily. This raises the question of how to assist institutions that typically treat these patients in addressing the issue of disparity to create one level of quality for a wide and varied patient base. Yet another question is whether disparities really exist. What is the role of genetics? Biological differences are known to exist; in India, for example, HIV-associated dementia is rare. Additionally, many drugs behave differently in the Asian population; genetics may have an impact on how the disease progresses and how it is treated.
Additional concerns: (1) the effect of NeuroAIDS in women, especially African American women, was an area of serious concern. In addition, many minority women with AIDS are non-English-speaking, poorly insured, and have little access to adequate care. Their children also are deeply affected by the disease. A central question is whether the higher incidence of dementia among minority women is a minority or gender issue. (2) Increasing numbers of Native Americans are getting AIDS (primarily as a result of drug abuse), and the Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander communities also have been affected but are rarely included in these studies. (3) Most of the screening and assessment tools are normed to the majority population. Individuals who speak Spanish, for example, often are unable to complete these tests and may appear to suffer from dementia when in fact they do not. Thus, the development of culturally appropriate tools is an essential step. (4) Poverty and lack of education are central problems of minority populations in need of care for NeuroAIDS. (5) Getting an accurate number of diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases within minority populations is also a concern. Many people do not tell their families that they are HIV-positive because of the stigma associated with the disease. Alternative methods of identifying hidden populations, such as looking at medical records through collaborative efforts, must be developed.
Dr. Price summarized by noting that there may be data available that are relevant but must be further refined, and new instruments must be developed to examine these data if new information about exposure and susceptibility to disease, different types of treatment, and effective approaches within each population are to be discovered. But there are a number of barriers to this research, including language, the unwillingness of some researchers to conduct community outreach efforts, and the inaccessibility of research institutions to study participants. One possibility raised was the AIDS patient population housed in correctional institutions who may not have access to a neurologist and, therefore, do not receive comprehensive neurological care. Making these services available would provide an opportunity to document a great deal of AIDS-related neurological disease, as well as provide an important service to this community.
Other areas of discussion mentioned by participants included:
Finding ways for minority institutions to link not only with Government agencies but also with research institutions is critical to addressing the disparities in health care experienced by minorities in the area of NeuroAIDS research. The only way to develop adequate research capabilities is by linking with a wide range of cooperative ventures or by developing new ones. One way to do this is through shared cohort studies; another is through requiring the participation of minority individuals or institutions as subcontractors on grants. Such an effort must be ongoing as well as strategic to ensure that new researchers do not come into an institution, gain the information needed, and then leave the institution without the resources necessary to help their community. In this particular field, many minority researchers want to return to their communities to work as clinicians once they have completed their education. All the technology (such as the Internet) that can be brought to bear on bringing young minority scientists into research careers should be used.
Mentoring is also a critical tool that will help retain many minority scientists in the research arena. The Specialized Neuroscience Research Programs (SNRPs) funded through NINDS pair up young researchers with established researchers. However, without adequate support and the technological resources necessary to do cutting-edge research, the possibility that these investigators are likely to leave the minority institution for a research intensive institution is strong. This problem is endemic to research as a whole: young researchers tend to feel that they are being asked to do all the "dirty work" without getting any of the credit, which diminishes their commitment to the research. The identification and/or development of appropriate funding and administrative models are essential to keep this from happening.
Another approach would be to open the door for clinical trials to institutions that are not primarily research institutions. Such an endeavor would require significant infrastructure support from NIH and would probably take years to begin operating effectively. An alternative approach would be to establish collaborative partnerships not just with researchers but also with administrative staff. Collaborating institutions could offer training and career opportunities within local minority communities. Teaming with other institutions to share technology or to learn how to use new technologies also would be an important step forward for research institutions. Using established models, such as "train the trainer," would increase incrementally the knowledge base. With these numerous layers of collaboration, the effects on minority communities might be seen relatively quickly. In addition, minority researchers would be more likely to become committed to becoming leaders in their fields.
Other suggested routes to encouraging young investigators included:
A fundamental question pertaining to this issue is whether there is enough information in the scientific literature on NeuroAIDS to justify the development of a dissemination plan. If so, this information must be reformatted to ensure that it is culturally appropriate, not only to targeted minority communities but to women, specific age groups, and others. The general public does not really know what NeuroAIDS "looks like." Furthermore, many people are confused by the variations between HIV, AIDS, and NeuroAIDS. The information must be presented so that it is understandable to the lay public. Information that has been disseminated in the past has tended to be aimed at those who are already generally informed. Rather than targeting an amorphous "general public" for an information dissemination effort, it was proposed that targeting those who are in direct contact with the minority public is likely to be a more practical approach. Involving the faith-based community in addition to community leaders, patient advocates, mid-level practitioners, and others who interact on a daily basis with members of the target communities is critical in this regard. The question arose of how to get information to various faith-based organizations and of how to convey the message of the importance of research. Although many Web-based resources are available, many members of these communities do not have access to the Internet and would not therefore be able to access these resources. Thus, information has to be channeled through effective sources or delivered via face-to-face contact. A "multidimensional approach is essential."
The question of institution vs. individual also arose. Talking about funding in general terms is not sufficient. Building trust and establishing relationships that will make that funding useful requires human contact. For example, monthly community forums may help to generate public support for controversial research. Opinion leaders, local government officials, the media, and outside experts all may be invited to participate in these forums so the public can attach faces to the work. Establishing relationships with community leaders is essential to making this effort work. Some mechanism for reward or recognition for participation in community outreach should be in place to serve as an incentive. Perhaps the CDC's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program could serve as a model. The role of community-based organizations in research is an important one as well. Much of the care needed by NeuroAIDS patients can be provided by community-based organizations, which the public is likely to trust more than government-supported researchers. Their representatives can not only educate patients about NeuroAIDS, but also can serve as an important link between the patient and research.
Additional recommendations included:
The NeuroAIDS Planning Committee focused on three areas: Research on Health Disparities in NeuroAIDS, Capacity Building in Health Disparities Research, and Public Information and Community Outreach. From the ensuing discussions, it became clear there was a lack of comprehensive understanding of the natural history/clinical course of neurological complications of AIDS, especially among minority populations. As this understanding is essential to identifying points of intervention and effective interventions for those points, research and research capacity building must receive the highest priority for further development. Accordingly, the following priorities are suggested:
Research on NeuroAIDS. The research agenda for NeuroAIDS must emphasize points of prevention and intervention so that the reduction and, ultimately, the elimination of disparities may be achieved. The following research priorities are targeted for the broad array of racial/ethnic populations within the United States.
Public Information and Community Outreach. Reduction and elimination of health disparities in NeuroAIDS will require effective dissemination of research discoveries into clinical practices that target minority populations and improved public awareness of those effective preventive and therapeutic practices among those populations. Priorities for this area are:
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On Eve of Nuclear Security Summit, Faster, Broader Global Effort Needed to Secure All Nuclear Materials in Four Years
Would Greatly Reduce the Chances of a Terrorist Nuclear Attack
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April 12, 2010
Authors: Cathy Gwin, Sasha Talcott, Former Director of Communications and Outreach
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As more than 40 heads of state convene in Washington for President Obama's nuclear security summit, a new report released today finds that despite significant progress, the world is not yet on track to meet the Administration's goal of securing all stockpiles of nuclear weapons and weapons-usable nuclear materials within four years.
To meet the four-year objective President Obama set in Prague in April 2009, global leaders must redouble efforts following the upcoming nuclear security summit, shifting the global nuclear security effort onto a faster and broader trajectory, according to Securing the Bomb 2010, which can be found at www.nti.org/securingthebomb
"Nuclear terrorism remains an urgent danger to world security, and securing nuclear weapons and materials within four years would dramatically reduce the risk," said Associate Professor Matthew Bunn of Harvard University's Project on Managing the Atom, the report's author. "Sustained White House leadership will be needed to overcome complacency and convince policymakers around the world to act. We need to hit the ground running in translating summit commitments into concrete actions on the ground to secure these stockpiles and keep them out of terrorist hands."
Securing the Bomb 2010 highlights impressive progress: the United States has helped remove all highly enriched uranium (HEU) from nearly 50 facilities around the world; security and accounting upgrades have been completed at 210 of the weapons-usable nuclear material buildings in Russia and Eurasia of an estimated total in the range of 250; 19 countries have removed all weapons-usable nuclear material from their soil - with four countries having done so between President Obama's Prague speech and early 2010.
Still, the threat looms large. Terrorists are seeking nuclear weapons, and the materials needed to make them are still housed in hundreds of buildings and bunkers in dozens of countries -- many in urgent need of better security. There have already been 18 documented cases of theft or loss of plutonium or highly enriched uranium, along with incidents that provide striking evidence of security weaknesses -- including a 2010 break-in by unarmed peace activists at a Belgian base where U.S. nuclear weapons are reportedly stored and a 2007 armed attack on a South African site housing hundreds of kilograms of HEU.
According to the report, the greatest risks are in Pakistan, whose small and heavily guarded stockpile confronts immense threats from both insiders theft and outsider attack; Russia, which has the world's largest nuclear stockpiles in the world's largest number of buildings and bunkers, security has improved dramatically but still has important weaknesses, and which faces substantial threats, particularly from potential insider thieves; and HEU-fueled research reactors around the world, which often have limited stocks of nuclear material, but generally have the weakest security measures in place.
Securing the Bomb 2010 calls for a greater sense of urgency, continuous engagement from Presidents and Prime Ministers, and clear metrics that give focus and traction to the global project.
"We are in a race between cooperation and catastrophe, and the pace of cooperation has accelerated. This report shows significant progress, but spells out clearly the required imperatives of a global effort," said former Senator Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, which commissioned the report. "It makes clear that we need worldwide understanding of the threat, the scope and urgency of the essential work, as well as clear goals and accountability for progress. The Obama-led nuclear security summit is extremely important in terms of putting a spotlight on the threat and the required global response."
As part of meeting the President's important four-year goal of securing nuclear weapons and materials globally, the report argues, it may be possible to cut in half the number of countries with weapons-usable nuclear material and all remaining countries could have clear and well-enforced rules requiring operators to protect nuclear stocks against a robust set of insider and outsider threats.
While these gains are possible, they can be accomplished only by expanding and accelerating current efforts. The report recommends several essential steps:
- Build a sense of urgency. Only if policymakers around the world become convinced that nuclear theft and terrorism are real and urgent threats to their countries' security, the report argues, will the four-year nuclear security effort succeed. To make that case, the report calls for joint threat briefings, outreach to intelligence agencies, nuclear terrorism exercises, and realistic tests of a country's ability to defeat insider and outsider threats. The nuclear security summit is an important step in building this sense of urgency.
- Upgrade nuclear security to higher standards in more facilities in more countries. Achieving effective security for all nuclear material worldwide will require going well beyond the former Soviet Union and Pakistan, and ensuring security measures will be effective against a broad range of insider and outsider threats. The four-year deadline cannot be met with lengthy negotiations for U.S.-funded upgrades at every site - it will be essential to combine U.S.-funded upgrades with steps countries are convinced to take on their own. These efforts must include not just equipment but training, exchange of best practices, steps to strengthen security culture, and measures designed to ensure security will be maintained for the long haul.
- Take a broader approach to reducing the number of sites where nuclear weapons, plutonium and HEU exists. Consolidating sites is essential; it can be cheaper, faster, and more effective to close down a nuclear site than to secure it. The four-year effort should seek to consolidate more types of nuclear material, using different incentives and a broader range of policy tools.
- Work to ensure that countries implement and enforce effective nuclear security regulations. These rules should include realistic testing against insider and outsider threats.
- Forge effective global nuclear security rules. The United States should work with other key nuclear countries to seek a common understanding of the essential elements that have to be in place for nuclear security and accounting systems to be "appropriate" and "effective" as required by UN Security Council Resolution 1540, and help countries around the world to put those essential elements in place.
- Broaden best practices. Global leaders should help countries with nuclear materials exchange best practices and strengthen nuclear security culture.
- Create mechanisms that hold countries accountable. Countries participating in this effort should build an international understanding of the work to be done, as a baseline for judging progress of the four-year effort. Each country should designate one key official to be responsible for their states efforts and to confer with officials from other countries and international organizations.
- Provide leadership. Only intense and continuous engagement from Presidents and Prime Ministers will overcome a maze of obstacles posed by complacency, secrecy, political disputes, sovereignty concerns, and bureaucratic obstacles.
- Fund this effort like the indispensable national security effort that it is. The sums spent by the U.S. government to lock down nuclear materials worldwide are a tiny fraction of the budgets of the Departments of Defense, Energy and State. Nuclear security, the report argues, is affordable. Congress should ensure that steps to sharply reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism are not slowed by lack of money.
"The challenge is large and complex, but it is a finite task; it is doable," said Professor Bunn. "Our biggest obstacle is not complexity; it's complacency."
Securing the Bomb 2010 is the only available source for "one-stop shopping" on all aspects of the effort to secure nuclear weapons and materials worldwide. Since NTI first commissioned this annual report from the Managing the Atom Project in 2002, the report and its recommendations have increased public awareness of the nuclear terrorism threat and helped spur increased government action to reduce nuclear dangers.
The Project on Managing the Atom, based at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, is Harvard's principal research group focusing on nuclear weapons and nuclear energy policies. NTI is a Washington-based non-profit organization, focused on reducing the threats from nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and materials.
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Hedge fund manager sues tax advisers over soured film bet
The founder of UK hedge fund Sloane Robinson is suing his former tax advisers of over 20 years for millions of pounds in damages after an investment in a film company went sour.
Hugh Sloane filed his £2.5 million claim against London-based Saffery Champness at the UK Commercial Court in December. He alleges the firm failed in its fiduciary duty and accuses it of negligent misrepresentation.
Rob Elliot, a partner at Saffery Champness, said the firm would be filing its "defence against the particulars of the claim in due course". It declined to comment further.
The case centres on a roughly £2.4 million cash investment that Sloane made in film investment company Zeus Scheme, run by financial services firm Zeus Partners, part of UK-based independent investment bank Zeus Capital, in 2008.
Sloane, who has invested in film companies in the past, says in a court document that he was told by Gilbert Holbourn, a partner at Saffery Champness at the time, that the Zeus Scheme represented a high risk but genuine commercial investment that would qualify for tax relief in the event of any losses.
According to the filing, Sloane was informed less than a year later in January 2009 that his investment was of "negligible value".
Attempts to claim loss relief, however, were quickly rejected by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, the British tax authorities, which instead instructed its Special Investigations unit to launch an inquiry into Zeus Scheme and Sloane's tax return, according to the filing.
Holbourn and Zeus Partners could not be reached for comment and Zeus Capital declined to comment.
According to the filing, Holbourn ignored advice from a fellow partner at Saffery Champness that the scheme was "frankly suspicious". Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs said it does not comment on specific investigations.
Separately, Sloane claims Saffery Champness failed to disclose a six-figure commission it took from the investment.
Sloane's legal representatives called the actions of Saffery Champness "astonishing and repugnant" in the filing and described its failure to reveal the £123,264 commission as "contrary to all standards of proper professional practice".
Sloane stepped down as chief executive of Sloane Robinson in 2012 but remains a partner at the firm. He is a large donor to the Conservative Party and his personal wealth stands at around £180 million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
He has previously invested in a film investment scheme called the Ingenious Scheme which backed box-office hits such as X-Men and Die Hard 4.0.
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I had to fight the tears yesterday. I truly did. I can't believe it. It couldn't have been more storybook. The Yankees beat the Red Sox to complete the 3-game sweep, it was their 100th win, they clinched homefield advantage AND the AL East, and they got to celebrate in the Bronx. What could be better? I am so proud of my Yankees. I love them. The Yankees beat the Red Sox 4-2, and it was a Drama Club game.
Pitching Analysys: Andy Pettitte really pitched well yesterday. A typical Andy outing. He didn't come out with his best stuff, but he found it and settled down and pitched a very nice game. In the 1st, all with 2 outs, Andy loaded the bases. Lowell hit a comebacker off Andy's foot, and it wound up being an RBI infield single. In the 3rd, Andy got into another bases loaded jam, this time with 0 outs. He induced a double play, but a run scored. After that, the Andy shut down the Smelly Sox. In total, he went 6 innings and allowed 2 runs on 7 hits while striking out 4. Nice job, Andy.
The bullpen was great yesterday. Brian Bruney was excellent. He got 5 outs without allowing a man to reach base. When Girardi came to take him out, the crowd gave Bruney a standing ovation. Bruney was so touched, that he cried. Aw! That is so cute. I am proud of Bru. I hope he pitches his way onto the postseason roster. He's a good guy. Coke got the last out of the 8th, and Mo nailed down his 44th save of the year. I almost cried when he got Ellsbury to ground out for that final out. I knew what it meant.🙂
Defensive Analysis: Brett Gardner made a nice play in the 1st, making a sliding/diving catch on an Ellsbury fly ball. In the 9th, the defense got a bit sloppy. I guess they were excited about the celebration! In the 9th, Gardner lost a ball in the sun, which dropped for a single. Then Robinson Cano booted a grounder, which was ruled an error. He was trying to make the fancy play and get the out at second, and he wound up making no play. But that's okay. Mo got everyone out, and then the Yankees partied.
Offensive Analysis: It took the Yanks a little while to get on the board. My man Melky hit a solo homer in the 3rd, cutting the deficit in half. It was 2-1 now. YEAH, LECHE!!!
In the 6th, all with 2 outs, Tex got a hit. Then Arod had a fabulous at-bat, about 10 pitches, and he singled. A wild pitch let the runners advance. With 2nd & 3rd and 2 outs, Matsui delivered. He singled to right, and 2 runs scored, giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead! Yay! In the 8th, Tex provided some insurance by sending a Tex message. He hit a solo homer, and gave the Yankees a 4-2 lead. And then they won. And I almost cried. And they celebrated.🙂 The celebration was beautiful. I loved seeing the boyish nature of the Yankees come out.
Oh boy…they know what's coming…look how high up Swisher is! He is crazy.
Look how cute and happy they are!
I spy Sergio!
There's Cervelli! Girardi said there is a chance that he may be on the postseason roster!
Johnny gets CC!
Melky douses Arod!
Jeter douses Arod!
Tex and Swisher. How cute are they?!
There's Kim Jones. Now you see why I want her job!
So they did it. They clinched the AL East. I guess I don't have to say how big the lead is in the division anymore (8.5!) because we are in! The heroes for the victory are Andy Pettitte, for a solid start, Brian Bruney, for his dominant performance, and Hideki Matsui, for that clutch single. The Yankees have about a week to rest guys, test guys, and get ready for October baseball! I'm so excited!!!! It's a beautiful thing, baby! #27, HERE WE COME! GO YANKEES!
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Love the Jeter/A-Rod photo…So cute! Very happy for the Yankees…now I need my team to getthis over with so I can relax for a few days :O)
I bet you are glad that is over with, the ups and downs of the season all came together…and now you have to worry about post season…October ball back at Yankee stadium…congrats to the Yankees…
Outside the Phillies Looking In
I love the Derek/Alex photo too. I know they aren't as close friends as they used to be, but I'm hoping they both learn to forgive and forget and let the past go. Although for Derek, I'm sure these celebrations are old hat. LOL
Oh my goodness, congrats! It's so cool that you guys clinched the division! Not so cool that you swept the Red Sox, but I'll forgive you🙂 I love playoff celebrations. I can't wait until I can see my Padres doing that again! Well, congrats again!!🙂
great pics. thats so exciting. congrats to the yanks. it would be so cool to experience something likea locker room celebration. kim jones is lucky to be in the thick of it
so you want Kim Jones so that you can get a Champagne shampoo? 😉 It would be a great job to have!
Congratulations! So happy for you! A clincher on win #100! How cool was that! So many things went on in that game! Congratulations again. My Dodgers lost 11-0 but I hope they wrap it up in San Diego with Vin Scully back with the team. I am heading to SD tomorrow!
High five to you, Virginia. They did it!!!!! I'm so proud of them. And you must be excited that Cervelli is catching tonight. I love all the pics because the guys look so happy. They totally deserved that celebration.
Back from my little blogging break. Congrats to the Yankees! Those are some nice pics.🙂 Wonder how long before the celebrate again?
Congrats to the Yankees! I really hope you can have Kim Jones' job. You will someday. I'm planning to haver her job as well but for the Padres🙂
Its always fun when you win the division. If only it were 2007 and I could relive the Indians win to set the tone for their playoff run!! Great post.
I love these pictures! Ugh, I wanted to be there so badly. They were like little kids in a liquo- I mean, candy store. LOL. It's so relaxing now that the division's been put away, but I know that won't last long. No rest until Mission 27 is complete!


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With a 35-21 record since the All-Star break, the Phillies have finally gotten over the .500 mark at 72-71. With 19 games left to play, they are a mere three games behind the Cardinals for the elusive second wild-card berth in the National League.
With Jimmy Rollins playing like a superhero, Kyle Kendrick pitching like a fourth ace, and the lineup and bullpen rounding into form, the Phillies are at their strongest at the most important time of the year. And with a fairly easy upcoming schedule pitting them against the Astros and Mets, the Phils could realistically enter the stretch-run on very solid footing.
Yet… there is something unsettling about this weekend's four-game set with the Astros.
I don't usually lend much credence to stats against a specific team, because "team" is an evolving term. The Astros of 2005 are not the Astros of 2009. David Bell's numbers against Brandon Backe have no bearing on how Chase Utley and the rest of this current Phillies squad will fare against Bud Norris.
Having said that, allow me to briefly throw numbers out of the window and admit that I am completely and utterly terrified of the Astros heading into this crucial series, whether or not they're 12-45 since the All-Star break.
Late-season meetings with the Astros conjure up horrific memories of yesteryear, when the playoff-hopeful Phillies hurt their cause by losing, often in dramatic fashion, to Houston teams. On paper, the Phillies should throttle Houston. But the Astros shouldn't be slept on, and the Phils have played so poorly against the Astros late in recent years that splitting the series or losing it probably won't come as a surprise to most fans.
Devoted Phillies fans dating back to at least the mid-2000s likely don't need any more information to understand my fear of the Astros. However, for the uninitiated, let's recap the late-season meetings of these two teams over the past several seasons.
• Last year didn't matter so much, as the Phillies had a playoff berth wrapped up early. However, it became clear that the Phils were looking to establish a franchise record for wins in a single season, and losing two of three to the Astros from September 12-14 was a setback. Losing to Houston made that goal tougher to achieve.
• In 2010, the Astros swept the Phillies in a four-game series from August 23-26.
• The year before that, the Phillies and Astros played eight times in September. The Astros swept the Phillies in four games from September 4-7, and split another four-game set from September 28-October 1. The Phillies made the playoffs thanks to the mid-season acquisition of Cliff Lee, but going 2-6 against the Astros in September certainly wasn't part of the plan.
From 2009-11, the Phillies were 3-12 against the Astros from August-onward.
Travel back in time a few more years and we stumble upon arguably the most demoralizing moment of the Jimmy Rollins era (defined as 2001-now, as his emergence that season was a clear era-defining point in Phillies history). September 7, 2005, a day that will live on in Phillies infamy as the Wagner-Biggio game.
I was sitting in the Pollock Computer Lab at Penn State's main campus, as I didn't have Comcast in my apartment, and for some reason MLB.com wouldn't allow me to stream games while in my bedroom. I don't know if it had something to do with recognizing my IP address as Philadelphia or what, but I was stuck spending the night in a public computer lab to watch this extremely important game.
The Phillies entered at 73-66, and the Astros were 74-64. A measly 1.5 games separated the teams. Two days earlier, the Phillies were 73-64, a half-game ahead of the 72-64 Astros in the wild-card standings. The Phillies had dropped the first two games of the series, 4-3 and 2-1, and were trailing the Astros with limited time left. The best way to distance yourself from a team on your heels is to beat them directly, and the Phillies had failed to increase their lead over the Astros. At the very least, salvaging one game in the series could keep things close and leave more of their destiny in their own hands.
The matchup featured the aforementioned Backe against Vicente Padilla. It was a back-and-forth contest, and a very fun game to watch up until the top of the ninth inning. After trailing, 5-3, the Phillies scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to take a 6-5 lead. Bobby Abreu hit a two-run homer scoring Jason Michaels, and Shane Victorino later singled in Ryan Howard. Bell was thrown out at the plate on the same play to end the inning. That was a run the Phillies would desperately need.
Billy Wagner entered the game looking to put away his former team, and from the get-go it sure seemed like something different was going to happen in this particular outing. Even after Wagner quickly dispatched of the light-hitting law firm of Ausmus & Everett, P.C., something didn't quite feel right. Maybe that's hindsight driving the narrative, but screw it, I'm telling the story. Jose Vizcaino then hit a grounder to third base that Bell bobbled. It wasn't a difficult play, and it should have ended the game.
Willy Taveras came up, and this was back when that actually mattered to the opposing pitcher. He proceeded to hit a little dribbler that Rollins stayed back on just long enough for Taveras to reach. Of course he reached.
At this point, a few other Phillies fans had migrated over to my computer and we all looked at each other nervously, as if we knew what was about to happen. On the 1-1 offering, Craig Biggio crushed a three-run homer to left field. You couldn't hear pin drops because, come on, the stadium was packed and even if everyone was quiet it would be tough to hear a pin drop, but the stadium had its life sucked out.
Nobody knew how to react until a chorus of boos exploded from the Citizens Bank Park phaithful. Then the realization set in… holy shit, the Astros are now up 8-6. WHAT!? WHAT JUST HAPPENED!? The Phillies had this game locked up! They had it locked up! How could Wagner blow two games in a row against this team!? Come on!
Click here for audio from the Astros feed that night if you want to relive this awful Phillies moment. Harry Kalas's call was even better, and the man himself once admitted to Angelo Cataldi that it was his most somber call. It went something like "2 hits, 1 error, 3 runs – all of them unearned, but who cares?"
An error and a dinky infield single extended what should have been an easy 1-2-3 inning, which allowed Biggio to hit the homer that effectively sunk the Phillies' playoff hopes. The Phillies were then 2.5 games behind the Astros, and though it came down to the season's final day, getting swept and losing that specific September 7 game was the dagger.
Now, that game obviously means nothing compared to the September 13-16 series in Houston this year, but these two teams have late-season histories. While stats against specific teams are typically useless splits, and I'll be the first to tell anyone that, my inner fan doesn't care. The Phillies have fought and clawed their way back above .500 and now have a realistic, albeit still-not-that-likely, shot at the postseason.
It may sound strange to suggest that the friggin' 45-97 Astros represent their biggest test of the season, but the Phils have to consider it a failure if they win fewer than three games in this series. While recent history really shouldn't matter all that much to the outcome of this series, it certainly suggests that these four games will be anything but easy, regardless of the talent disparity between the teams.
Here's to hoping that the Phillies can exorcise their September 7, 2005 demons this weekend and use this Astros squad as a springboard to a playoff berth once thought unattainable.
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I was at that game. Here was my belated recap of it – http://www.thegoodphight.com/2006/1/2/15532/83214
I really hope you don't regret writing this post…
Pitching match ups, anyone?
Cloyd (RHP, 4.24 ERA) v. Abad (L, 5.08)
Hamels (L, 3.03) v. Harrell (R, 3.83)
Kendrick (R, 3.83) v. Norris (R, 4.93)
Halladay (R, 4.01) v. Gonzalez (R, 1.74)
Lee (L, 3.36) v. Dickey (R, 2.68)
As we know, this is a huge four game series. While the pitching match ups are favorable, there are no gimme's and everyone knows that we can't take the Astros lightly. Cloyd is still an unknown commodity and this is a no-day off travel day across time zones (Abad is known to be a bad pitcher so… but he's a lefty and as a team, our BA against LH starters is almost 20 points lower), Hamels draws the Astros most consistent starter (Hamels > Harrell but I could see that one being a low scoring game), Kendrick gets Norris (I hate this match up… look at Norris' home/away splits this year – he's 3-1 with a 1.90 ERA at home this year) and Halladay gets Gonzalez who is due for a dud, we hope.
It would be nice to see them drop a crooked number on Abad early tonight to set the tone – get the 'Stros bullpen out of sorts and give Cloyd some room to work with.
yea eric i'm so worried about these guys! our phils have to just play the game like houston has 100 wins! don't take any prisoners. the phils all year have played down to their opponant. ( for the most part they've done that for some years now) hopefully because of past experiences and the need for them to win will overshadow that. in the past when they've played far inferior teams they did that with a div. lead. now it could be different though, because you know as well as i, that the phils tend to play their best ball with their backs against the wall! here's hoping. GO PHILS
eric i was just checking the schedules and i notice something interesting. i firmly believe the phils have a great chance to get to the second wildcard spot. however in checking the schedule s i saw that the nats play the cards on sept 28-30. what scares me is that the nats do not want to face the phils in a playoff series at all with the pitching we have and how we're playing. that is assuming that we're still playing this well at that point.
do you think that the nats who would have the div. wrapped up at that point would play like the phils did against atlanta with integrity? or would they lay down to make it harder on the phils to achieve the 2cd wildcard for fear of facing them in the playoffs? what are your thoughts on that?
Mind if I answer that, even though you asked Eric's view?
Hope not.
I think you might be confusing the Nats with the Nats fans. I would think the Nats themselves view is they need to get through good pitching staffs to win it all no matter what, and besdies that, if anyone is more fearful of the Phillies pitching than the Giants, they might wanna schedule an eye doc appointment. It's not light year's apart, but the Phil certainly don't have much edge, which I don't think is the case anyway. The Phils staff is quite capable, but Doc isn't exactly Doc right now. and it's not like Cole and Cliff are automatic 2 hit shutouts. I mean they are very good, and you can be confident, but I personally wouldn't get overconfident. As for KK, you might even classify him in the same class as Cole and Cliff of late, but let's not get carried away. This would be a huge step up for him, starting in the postseason, which I don't know to be money in the bank.
With Zimmerman and Gio, when he limits his walks, the Nats themselves are a source of fear, and The Braves offer troublesome starters themselves.
Any talk you hear about not wanting to face the Phiols in the playoffs is maybe somewhat credible, but a littl blown out of proportion.
I hope those fears are tested is all I can say for now.
no ken i don't mind at all! and yes you are right with the points you brought up. i'm just gettin jittery i guess. i didn't think we'd get this close, although i was hoping we would. and now that we're close, the heebee jeebees are kicking in. lol
Thanks, Ryne.
Lemme add something that in real time might be a challenge to the Nats players themselves, if they fac the Phils. Used to be you couldn't play a divvy opponent in the first round. No mas. Say the Phils win the playin, and would match up with the Nats. The first 2 games are in the underseed, park, then the divvy champ hosts the would be final 3. I doubt the Nats are losing sleep over that much right now, but this club gets to the playoffs, we can't imagine how rock solid fired up the 45k plus would be for Game 1. And our guys have by and large been there and done that atmosphere. Chances are a kid like Bryce thrives on that, but you have to remember he is only 20, and that's a challenging atmosphere to walk into. Werth, of course, played in that, and knows the drill, but he can only tell his teammates to calm down so much without them needing to fight the emotion. I mean, they should be okay, Davey seems a very good manager, but that's potentially when something like Stras not being there maybe works in your head.
In that way, the Nats would do well to face another opponent. But I wouldn't plan on them letting the Cards win to avoid the Phils. The Cards have some threatening capability themselves, though with no Albert and no Berkmann, this isn't the 2011 Redbirds.
So much thinking, and so much guessing. What will be will be, and we'll hope for the best.
Nice to at least be in a position to talk about it.
Are you serious? The Astros stink and the Phillies are jacked. This could play a team of blind nuns and be sky high for the games. Its playoff baseball baby.
The Dipsy
If you're gonna dig in the archives and apply history to a view of this series, there's always 1980, when the Phils trailed 5-2, top 8 against Nolan Ryan, who was 115-2 when leading going into the 8th. By the way, that was career, not that year. You should have heard Harry call Del Unser's triple that inning, part of a 5 run inning that led to The Secretary of Defense squeezing the ball, and Andy Musser screaming, "they go to the Worl Series for the first time in 30 years."
The past is irrelavant. 2011, as much as 1980.
With some altered thinking, I believe the Phils need a sweep, and the Dodgers to win 3 of 4.
Even that's irrelavant. One pitch at a time is the only thing that matters. The only fear that anyone should feel is that the Phils beat themselves, although it's not unreasonable to be worried that the Stros could get some timely hitting or pitching.
ken i was thinking on the lines of a sweep of the astros (cross your fingers), and the cards and dodgers split and we pick up ground on both! don't get me wrong though i wouldn't cry if the dodgers did take 3 of 4. i was thinking more on the lines that we'd catch them anyway if we continue to win. it would be cool to leapfrog both of them and the pirates all in a matter of a couple days.
I've revised my thinking still again. Like it matters. But I do believe the Phils need a sweep, but if it's just 3 of 4, which under normal circumstances is still pretty good, it gets even tougher.
Here's my thinking. Phils are 3 back of the Cards, who play the Stros and Cubs for 9 right after. It's asking a lot for them to lose much.
The Dodgers, who I don't think are all that good to begin with (they aren't terrible, but beyond Kershaw, I wouldn't trust their rotation still have to play the Nats and Reds. Dodgers take 3 of 4, or sweep, they still face some obstacles.
So get an edge on the Cardinals as best you can. But as AFW has voiced many times, and as we all know, first priority is the Phils winning. Ain't no party without that action. And while win bleeping out appeals to emotion and not reality, the Phils still might find that 18 of the last 22 just isn't enough. It's a reasonable goal, but this is still gonna be tough, but there's no reason not to be completely fired up.
Dipsy the boys play at 8 tonight.
Respect Houston
Yes the Astros, Yes now. But fear not, the weakest team in the NL is about to leave, this could be the last time we get to play them for quite a while. I say take advantage of that opportunity while you have it.
Eric, I had been feeling good about the Phillies chances but then you had to bring up all of those memories of late season lossses to the Astros that I had surpressed.
If one were to objectively look at this matchup, it would appear as though the Phillies should win at least 3 of the 4 games, but there is nothing logical about this season.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking (maybe re-watching Airplane! will help)
Wow! I quote Eric Seidman.."..Phils have to consider it a failure if they win fewer than three games in this series." I call that wild-eye optimism (chuckles).
I know it's imperative for the Phillies to try win every game here on out but the realist in me thinks that may be asking too much. I'll settle for 3 out of 4. After all, tonight you have a rookie pitcher, Tyler Cloyd, who has been with the club less than 2 weeks and looked hittable in his last outing much like the early career of Kyle Kendrick. And the offense have not exactly been hitting the cover off the ball. The current win streak is due to great pitching, hustle and timely hitting.
I don't want to be a kill-joy here, but the Phillies are running out of games and still have to contend with and "leapfrog" several teams. And can one honestly think ALL of these teams will go into a slump at the same time? Take a look at the Milwaukee Brewers; all of sudden they are playing winning basball. That's just one example.
Don't misunderstand me, I love to see the Phillies pull another "miracle" out of the hat..ala St. Louis Cards of last season. However, I'm being even keel with my emotions and keep my expectations within reason. Whatever happens, it's a great satisfaction for me to see the Phillies (after Amaro decided to go the route of "salary dumping") winning games and finishing the season on a positive note and a brighter outlook for next season.
Eric, WE ARE PENN STATE!!! Great points here! I remember 2005 vividly: The Phils had won their final game but the Cubs lost to the Astros, putting the Phils a game back of a one-game playoff in Philly for a WC spot.
That was around the time I started following them closely: I went to a few games at the Vet in the early 2000s, which got me interested in baseball (and the Phils).
I'm not as concerned with the Astros as I am with the law of averages. The Phils have a seven game winning streak, and sooner or later it almost has to end if only because of a bad bounce. It's the nature of the game, and the opponent doesn't always matter.
If the streak does end in Houston, and I hope it doesn't, a new one must start immediately afterward.
There are two series that begin tonight, critical to the phils playoff hopes:
Best case scenario, and the one that has me counting all of my chickens before they hatch, is this – Phillies put together an incredible string of games and sweep the series, putting their record at 76-71. Dodgers either win two or three of their four game set with the cards, which will put the Dodgers and the Cardinals records at 77-70 and 76-71 (depending on whether the dodgers split or take 3 out of 4 determines who's ahead).
The Phillies would then be 1 GAME OUT WITH 15 TO PLAY.
Yes we can!
Hey, I hear ya, the Astros are a major league baseball team. FEAR??? the Astros??? Every major league team deserves respect. But if someone is applying ancient history to make it seem like the Astros are a bugaboo I'm not buying it. There are gonna be two hits all weekend. We hit the Astros and they hit the ground.
OK, I'm pumped. To let you know, i've been taking sh!t off of my old lady for months now for continuing to watch the Phillies. Now she wants to jump BACK on the bandwagon. Uh uh. Stay out of the man cave. If you wanna watch the Phils go up in the bedroom.
Tyler "I'm Not Pretty, Boy" Floyd is gonna screw their bats in the ground tonite, yo. Oh farewell and adieu to my spanish young aldies….
The Dipsy
*fair spanish ladies.
The Dipsy
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I get the "too many teams to jump" argument, but I'm not buying into it. Pittsburgh is a non-issue, and the Dodgers and Cards are fading. I'm actually hoping the Cards/Dodgers split their upcoming series, trading games the whole series so they don't get a sense of gaining momentum. We just need to outlast the Brewers, which we can do, mainly because we're better than them on the road, and our pitching is better.
All of that aside, we just need to win. Realistically, do we go 19-0? Absolutely not. But this is playoff baseball, and the unexpected can happen. The Phillies are finding ways to win, and that's all that counts. We feel it, they feel it, and so do the teams we need to "leapfrog".
Here's more Phillies-Houston history, which of course has zero chance to enter the clubhouse mentality, as opposed to dating back to 2005, which could be a source of focus for the core that's been here a while.
But when the Colt 45s entered the League in 1962, I don't recall the Phils record versus them that year, but the next year, the Phils won 17 of 18 against the Colts. So for the one person (moi) that's scoping this from a unique historic perspective, minimal attention that is being spent on it, I look at it like this. The Phils welcomed Houston to the League with an assault of win, and now, before they fade into the AL West, the goal is to bounce them out with the same definitiveness with which they were greeted.
Pittsburgh is a non-issue?? Really?? Not so fast there, scruffy. I wouldn't put it past them to right THEIR ship and be a force to be reckoned with over the next 3 weeks. Listen….we have 3 teams to get past and one right there with us and all those teams got to this point …. being a contender…for a reason…. They are good enough to be there. Anybody that thinks this is gonna be easy needs to have his or her head examined. And I really still don't think they get it done. I just don't. The obstacles are just too great. Too many things have to fall into place. I hopeful but realistically very skeptical.
I am going on record as saying that I think the Eagles and Michael Vick have a better chance of beating the Ravens this Sunday than the Phillies making the postseason.
"Listen….we have 3 teams to get past and one right there with us and all those teams got to this point …. being a contender…for a reason…. They are good enough to be there."
I don't know, Chuck, I think there's a difference between setting up for the stretch drive, and then performing in it, let alone the post season.
This McCutcheon is such a fabulous talent, but they are so dependent on him, and I just don't know that he can carry them over the finish line. Additionally, while talent and execution are the primary factors of performance, if you look at the Pirates, after last year, and recently, on what basis do they think they can win? Compare that to the Phils, who have tons of winning experience, the Dodgers, who at least had a major financial infusion, and carry a message that ownership cares. It wouldn't take much momentum for the Pirates to gain some confidence, which they could parlay, but that's a difficult thing to see developing. I'm not saying Clint Hurdle gets fired, but after 2 years in a row of competing for a good while, but hitting a wall, they might do well to look at him, or some things they are doing before moving forward. Doesn't mean the answer isn't just to keep trying to improve personnel, but until they show they can climb the wall, it's tough to see them finishing strong. if they can win 3-4 in a row, they warrant consideration. Big if.
There are very few of us realists left. Somebody here wanted me to give up on them before the summer even started, and now he's back believing.
I know you join me in hoping we're wrong, but we're not. I'm very proud of them anyway.
Chuck, I agreed with everything you said until the very end, because that Eagles thing was easily the most meaningless statement I have ever read.
Chuck, the Eagles are favored. With 22 games or so left, the Phillies right now are the have the best schedule and the best pitching. The Pirates are the Pirates. So that disqualifies them immediately. And the Phils are just playing better than the other two at the right time of the year. 3 games is NOT a lot.
The Dipsy
How is that meaningless? The Eagles sucked against the Browns, had no business winning that game and Vick looked terrible. The Ravens are a good team, a better team than the Eagles. But the Eagles have a BETTER chance of winning that game than the Phillies do of making the playoffs.
Because A) The two things aren't even remotely related. And
B) If in the first game next season the Phillies lost to, say, Miami, and I said "Great, the Phillies suck this year" You would rightfully call me an idiot. You don't know jack shit about this years Eagles yet because they have only played one game. 1 game, in NO SPORT, is a meaningful sample from which to draw conclusions, and you're being silly to try.
Chuck A. – I know what I'm saying sounds completely retarded. I'm just going with my gut (that means jack to anyone on this site, I know). I definitely don't think it'll be easy, but I do think the Phils will get it done. I still think the Pirates are done, but I'll give you that – they could technically right their ship and blow away the competition.
The difference is, this is our thing. We're the team that doesn't die and fights back. Pittsburgh doesn't know how to dig deep and win when it's absolutely necessary. If we're going to be realistic, I think it's fair to say the Phils will finish better than the Pirates.
Plus, the Phils have absolutely nothing to fear right now. If they fall short, it's no big deal, they still made a hell of a run at the end of the year. Every other team in playoff contention knows that right now, and it's truly affecting teams like STL and LA. Phils just need to take it one game at a time and play their butts off, and it'll happen.
Do you have to be licensed to offer specialized counseling to Phillies fans? If you don't need a professional degree, I would be glad to cure the author of his unfounded fears regarding the Houston Astros. I would be glad to do this for only $300 per hour. Or maybe a double session at only $200 per hour where I could also cure you of your fear of the New York Mets. Other than the fact that the Phillies must not take lightly anyone they play, why would you be particularly concerned about the Astros? Who would you rather have a four game road series against now? Let's get real.
As my dear friend and Phils companion said at the beggining of this year, its good to see the taillights sometimes… the Phils need to get the chase on and they are responding. The pitching has been phenominal and when it falters we're scraping for some runs.
All told, watching the Phils is great baseball.
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As kids prepare to head back to school, add getting an exam to their back-to-school routine.
According to the American Optometric Association, 25 percent of kids have a visual impairment. Children's eyes can change quickly, so it's a good idea to get their eyes examined regularly.
Visual impairments can affect your child's performance at school. Some signs that your child might have a visual impairment include: rubbing their eyes, headaches, loses his or her place when reading, makes reversals when writing or reading, leaves out small words when reading, squints when reading or watching TV, and avoids close work.
If you notice any of these symptoms in your child, it's a good idea to get them to the eye doctor before the school year begins. Struggling with a visual impairment can affect the way your child learns or progresses.


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Make A Computer Game
Introductory programming for non-technical people using games
Alice: www.alice.org - A 3D environment with graphical tools that allow young students to create games, stories, or other scenarios.
Stencyl: www.stencyl.com - My favourite (at the moment)! Allows Flash games to be developed using a visual, drag and drop interface. Programming directly in ActionScript is available for advanced work as well. These games are publishable on the web and a number of mobile devices as well. Also consists of a community driven collection of game assets (pictures, backgrounds, sounds, characters, enemies, and objects) that can be shared and used, or even sold and purchased.
Scratch: scratch.mit.edu - A project of MIT, Scratch is aimed at very young children, and the samples posted on the site created by students show very little depth or professionalism, but at least it got them interested in computers.
Sploder: www.sploder.com - I very recently came across Sploder. There seems to be no programming at all, simply dragging assets. The samples that are provided are quite interesting, but the games that the users create come no where near the level found with Stencyl.


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#213311 - 11/21/13 11:08 AM making up for lost time [Re: jenny jenny]
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Loc: Worcester, MA
PRIAMROSE PATH - The King of Troy lived in a fine palace before the War
LILY-LOVERED - Bunthorne; see Patience, Act I
...Then a sentimental passion of a vegetable fashion must excite your languid spleen,
...An attachment a la Plato for a bashful young potato, or a not-too-French French bean!
...Though the Philistines may jostle, you will rank as an apostle in the high aesthetic band,
... If you walk down Piccadilly with a poppy or a lily in your medieval hand.
(See p. 16, here.)
SUBAROSA - a Japanese car, artfully colored pink so nobody will notice it
#213324 - 11/22/13 09:07 AM The moving finger haven writ moves on... [Re: wofahulicodoc]
Registered: 06/05/10
Posts: 1554
Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi
PRONUNCIATION:(am-uh-RAN-thin, -thyn)
1. Unfading; everlasting.
2. Of deep purple-red color.
3. Of or related to the amaranth.
AMERANTHINE - literally America is thine
1.What Columbus told Isabella
2.What the American indians told their children
#213325 - 11/22/13 11:41 AM purple-red prose [Re: jenny jenny]
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AMARANTOINE - to know Tony is to love him forever
#213359 - 11/25/13 01:30 PM the Punch-line [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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PRONUNCIATION: (KYOOR-itz eg)
MEANING: noun: Something having both good and bad parts.
From a cartoon in Punch magazine (London, UK) in which a timid curate (a junior clergy member), when served a stale egg at a bishop's table, tries to assure his host that parts of the egg are edible. Earliest documented use: 1905.
CUTRATE'S EGG - it has more bad parts than good parts, but at least it's inexpensive
#213364 - 11/26/13 12:13 AM Re: the Punch-line [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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Ha! I can't top that, Wofa.
CURATE'S LEGG - The legacy of a far-seeing man. As in Andrew Carnegie who through his Foundation built free libraries throughout America.
There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.
-- Andrew Carnegie, industrialist (1835-1919)
#213368 - 11/26/13 10:24 AM The Commies Then Hitler Then What's next? [Re: jenny jenny]
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verb tr.: To repartition an area in order to create electoral districts that give an unfair advantage to a political party.
noun: 1. An instance of gerrymandering. 2. One or more electoral districts, widely differing in size or population, created as a result of gerrymandering.
JERRYMANDER - The Germans WWII attempt to redistrict the World into the shape of a globe.
#213373 - 11/26/13 01:20 PM linguistic German, not geographic [Re: jenny jenny]
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(pronounced ge-RIM-an-ter)
adj. a German verb ("rhymen") made into a present participle (ge-) made into a noun (-and) made into an adjective (-er); refers to poetry whose rhyme-scheme is aBaBcDcD.
Freude, schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium!
Wir betreten feuertrunken, himmlische, Dein Heiligtum.
Deine Zauber binden wieder, was die Mode streng geteilt,
Alle Menschen werden Brüder, wo Dein sanfter Flügel weilt.
-Schiller, An der Freude ("Ode to Joy")
#213379 - 11/27/13 01:19 PM go see Woddy Allen's "The Blackllilst" [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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PRONUNCIATION: (muh-KAHR-thee-iz-uhm)
MEANING: noun: The practice of making unfounded accusations against someone.
ETYMOLOGY: After US senator Joseph McCarthy (1909-1957) known for making unsubstantiated claims accusing people of being Communists, spies, and disloyal. Earliest documented use: in 1950 in a cartoon by Herbert Block.
McCARTHYRISM - the orthographically-challenged strategy of returning to the region from which one was forced to withdraw temporarily (after General Douglas MacArthur, who uttered "I shall return!" when he had to leave the Philippines early in World War II. And indeed, he did.)
#213382 - 11/27/13 02:41 PM It takes one to know one [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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McCARTHYIST- a communist front man for Edgar Bergen who is famous for saying "Those who call someone a 'McCarthyite' by definition becomes one themselves."
#213383 - 11/27/13 04:35 PM Re: It takes one to know one [Re: jenny jenny]
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McCARTHYISE - the 'red scare' of the era, to see
'commies' behind every tree._________________________
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ACA 2010 Winter Conference Preview, Jan. 22-27
TAMPA, Fla. — The ACA winter conference, one of the year's largest events for correctional industry professionals, arrives in Tampa, Fla. on January 22. Be sure to visit the Correctional News booth and check out the
following highlighted events selected by the magazine's editorial team.
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Patrick J. Buchanan, syndicated columnist and political commentator, General Session I: January 25th, 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.: Three-time presidential candidate Pat Buchanan opens the first general session with a keynote address on Monday morning. Buchanan is now a political analyst and commentator who served as director of communications on Ronald Reagan's White House staff.
A journalist by profession, Buchanan writes a syndicated newspaper column, is a resident panelist on public television's long-running political forum The McLaughlin Group, and has also co-hosted CNN's Crossfire program.
In 1969, Buchanan was named special assistant to President Nixon, playing a prominent role as a political strategist and speechwriter throughout the remainder of the ill-fated Nixon administration.
Buchanan challenged incumbent President George H.W. Bush for the Republican nomination in 1992, and earned 3 million Republican primary votes to finish runner-up to the party's 1996 nominee Sen. Bob Dole.
Seminars and Workshops
They Told us we Should do it Because it's "Evidence-Based." What does that Mean?; Session B-1C, January 24, 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.: Correctional administrators are asked to decide whether or not to implement new programs on a daily basis.
Advocates frequently tout evidence-based justifications for programs addressing issues from re-entry to safety and security to healthcare. However, many people on either side of the discussion and decision fail to really understand what evidence-based means. This workshop will make this complex subject clear and usable for decision-makers, giving them some tools to help them ask the right questions in order to better understand whether a specific program is as attractive as advertised.
Coordinator: Marc Stern, Correctional Healthcare Consultant, University of Washington, School of Public Health, Tumwater, Wash.
Designing Program-Intensive Special-Needs Prisons from the Ground up; Session B-1E, January 24, 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.: This workshop discusses the planning and unique program-intensive concepts deployed at the new 720-bed Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution in Torrington, Wyo. The medium security facility specifically designed to serve as the primary intake and assessment center for male inmates not sentenced to death. It will serve as a primary education and treatment center for inmates identified as requiring high levels of protective custody, medical, mental health, dental, substance abuse, life skills, cognitive/behavioral, and/or sex offender treatment services. Wyoming Department of Corrections representatives and the project architect will discuss the partnership between special-needs programs and specially designed spaces, and the concrete benefits of progressive work, education and treatment programs in reducing recidivism.
Coordinator: Dave Boehm, principal at DLR Group, Phoenix.
Cell Phone Detection Strategies; Session D-2F: January 26, 2:30 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.: This session will demonstrate effective cell phone detection techniques and practices including, cell phone sniffing dogs, disruption technology and the systematic revision and implementation of security measures and entrance procedures, including the use of BOSS chairs, to stem the flow of such devices. Panelists will also discuss the status of efforts to introduce legislation to change the possession of cell phones in correctional facilities from a misdemeanor to a felony offense.
Coordinator: Tomi Heirs, chief of staff at the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Baltimore.
The Sustainable Facility: Practical Applications of Sustainable Principles to New Detention and Correctional Facilities; Session E-1A, January 25, 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.:
This presentation will focus on the practical aspects of sustainability including definitions of LEED accreditation for professional, LEED certification of facilities, LEED rating systems. Panelists will use examples from recently completed facilities to discuss sustainable principals, strategies and measures as they apply to site selection, energy conservation, indoor air quality, recycling, materials selection and construction in corrections.
Coordinator: Laurence Hartman, vice president, HDR Architecture Inc., Chicago.


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Find out about events and opportunities while you are in Israel.Read More
By Yael Tzalka, Israel Teaching Fellows
Take note: Israeli's tell it like it is.
They don't believe in standing in line, apologizing, or sweet talking. When they like you, they say it. And when they don't, you know it just the same.
There is no such thing as please and thank you. Nor is there such thing as like; only love and hate. Men have the ability to cry in your arms, and kill you from one moment to the next. And somehow, it hits me time and time again. Like a quick band aid ripping from a nearly formed scab.
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Apple Turnovers
- Prep Time: 40 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Ready Time: 80 min
- Yield: 12 turnovers
- 1 3/4 cups peeled, chopped tart cooking apples, (about 2/3 pound or 2 medium)
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon Pillsbury BEST™ All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation Directions
- COMBINE apples and water in small saucepan. Cook and stir on high heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer 5 minutes. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Simmer 5 minutes. Stir frequently. Combine flour and granulated sugar. Stir into apple mixture. Bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Stir in butter.
- HEAT oven to 425ºF. Prepare dough according to pie crust recipe directions; divide in half. Roll each half to 1/16-inch thickness. Cut six 5 1/4-inch circles from each half (reroll circles as necessary to 1/16-inch thickness).
- PLACE about 1 tablespoon apple filling on each dough circle. Moisten edges with water. Fold in half over filling. Press with fork to seal. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Prick tops with fork to let steam escape.
- BAKE 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes on wire rack.
- COMBINE powdered sugar, milk and vanilla in small bowl. Stir well. Drizzle over turnovers. Serve warm or cool.
- TIP Note: Any canned fruit pie filling can be substituted for fresh apple filling.
Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1 turnover), Calories 250 (Calories from Fat 120), Total Fat 13g (Saturated Fat 3.5g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 5mg, Sodium 200mg, Total Carbohydrate 31g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 14g), Protein 2g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 2%, Calcium 2%, Iron 6%.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
* Ensure all recipe ingredients are gluten free by referencing the ingredient labels, as products may vary. If uncertain, contact the ingredient manufacturer.


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dunno why it dont work. it worked when i posted it, and i put in the right html, [img][/img] and then the url in it. i got the pics from the nba photo store online
didnt work
Peter the Russian...back like cooked crack
hey hey hey smoke weed every day
try the following operations:
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2. if it appears a square with a red x on it, right click it and choose show picture
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Peter the Russian...back like cooked crack
hey hey hey smoke weed every day
works for me. i think those photos are great except you have them in the wrong order!!
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You can view your Financial Aid Awards by logging on to SSC. Choose Financial Aid, Awards, and Award for the Aid Year. Select the Accept Award Offer tab and make your preference known. If you have been awarded a Palmetto Fellows, LIFE,or HOPE Scholarship, you can complete the required certification by going to the Terms and Conditions tab.


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ArtPrize at Grand Valley began with music and dance
Posted on September 20, 2012
Grand Valley kicked off the fourth annual ArtPrize competition Wednesday, September 19, with events beginning at Rosa Parks Circle in Grand Rapids.
The Laker Marching Band, under the direction of President Thomas J. Haas for one song, performed at Rosa Parks Circle, followed by members of Grand Valley's Dance Ensemble in a flash dance. Additional performances on Campau Street included a band boogie and the color guard, and after crossing the Blue Pedestrian Bridge, one more performance at Eberhard Center, welcoming all to Grand Valley's ArtPrize venue.
Learn more about the ArtPrize sculptures by artists Charles McGee and Juan Luna, and works by students from Grand Valley Charter Schools at www.gvsu.edu/artgallery.


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Re: I'm Still Here! Pro Football Talk For 12/23/12
The odds of the Bengals winning at Heinz Field where so amazingly high that even I thought my Bengals has no chance at winning this HUGE game! This win knocks the Steelers out of the playoffs and launched Cincinnati into the playoffs.......HUGE!
First back to back playoffs for my Bengals since 1981-1982 on and on broken curses!
Still have to play the Ravens this next Sunday to complete this season. The Ravens won our division with their win against the Giants!
Christmas came a little early for me with this win. Happy Holidays to all!


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Man charged in brutal assaultJanuary 22,2013
Man charged in brutal assault
HARTFORD A Claremont, N.H. man will be arraigned today in criminal court in White River Junction for allegedly beating his girlfriends brother after an argument.
Wesley Vorhes, 47, was charged with aggravated assault on Sunday in the beating of Robert Schneider, 47, of White River Junction. The incident took place after a night of drinking on Jan. 13 at The Cave in Lebanon, N.H., according to police.
State Trooper Gary Salvatore said Schneider confronted Vorhes for being intimate with another woman at the bar. The two men argued and then left The Cave that evening, the trooper said.
Schneider and Vorhes pulled over on Interstate 89 and picked up where they left off and an altercation ensued where Vorhes knocked Schneider out unconscious, according to Salvatore.
Schneider injuries were a fractured nose, cheek bone, upper jaw and orbital eye socket fracture, Salvatore said.
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Christianity is alive and well in the Southern Hemisphere
Christians throughout history may be justly accused of many failures, but it appears neglecting evangelism is not one of them. Observers of Christian growth have been suggesting over the last few decades that the faith is experiencing a significant migratory moment, not unlike the first explosive venture outside the tribe of the Jews into the unfamiliar world of the gentiles.
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No Joy in Mudville: Quest Ends for a Jewish Dragon and Teammates
West Philly's Eli Simon, 13, an eighth-grader at the Penn Alexander School, and his teammates on Philly 's Taney Dragons bowed out of the Little League World Series with a 6-5 loss to Chicago on Thusday night, Aug. 21, finishing their historic quest with back-to-back losses after two straight wins.
Eli, a left fielder, is the son of Bryant Simon, a history professor at Temple University who authored Boardwalk of Dreams: Atlantic City and the Fate of Urban America, among other works; and Ann Marie Reardon, a pediatric nurse practitioner at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Eli has had a "mixed" religious upbringing, says his dad, but takes part in Jewish holidays and traditions.
Eli would probably love to become a professional baseball player, his dad continues, but his more realistic ambitions are along the lines of being a writer, lawyer or entrepreneur one day.