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A blog about my journey with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome including HHV 6, EBV, C. Pneumonia, Bartonella, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Biotoxin Illness
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Christmas day was not one my favorite days. Daphne had so many pets to take care of and had to be away much of the day and into the evening. Around 5 I decided I couldn't take being alone in the apartment anymore so I got in my car and drove to the local cemetery. It's actually somewhat of a tourist spot and quite peaceful. It's only about a 1/2 mile away. I drove through the cemetery and had brought along my book. There were people milling about but the cemetery was getting ready to close.
I needed new thick socks so I drove another 3/4 mile to Long's which happened to be open until 6. I was feeling a little woozy but didn't want to go back to the apt. I made it to Long's. I picked out some socks, stood in line and congratulated myself on making it through a bout of wooziness while in Long's. As I left the store I suddenly felt disoriented forgetting where I had parked the car. I looked around and felt a bit panicky at not being able to find the car. Everyone has this sort of experience I know but it's a bit different when I have so little energy and had been battling wooziness. I saw my car over in the next aisle. I thought to myself almost cheerily-there it is! It's the one with the lights left on! Then I thought with a thunk in my stomach-oh no, it's the one with the lights left on. I didn't' think it'd be a problem since the battery was fairly new and I wasn't in the store very long. I was wrong. The car wouldn't start. I swear it's the same sound the cells in my body must make at trying to create energy. I panicked. There was no way I could walk home. I didn't know where Daphne was. There was no one I could call and Long's was going to close soon. To make matters worse I was dressed in HUGE sweat type pants-warm but huge. My hair was also huge.. And, I was wearing size 10 slippers (my feet are a size 8). People were in a hurry and quickly looked away as I approached them for help (they probably thought I was going to ask them for money).
As person after person looked away and hurried off I started feeling a sense of desperation. A van pulled up and a man and a woman got out, both clearly on crack and looking a bit scary. The woman had no teeth and kept staring at me. I realized what an easy target I was. Even though I'm quite street wise due to the work I used to do, I felt suddenly vulnerable. There's no way I could have defended myself should something happen. I felt incredibly alone and vulnerable and found myself bursting into tears. It just all suddenly felt so incredibly unfair. Can't something got right I found myself silently shouting at God who remains silent?
I turned toward my car with it's hood propped up in the hopes that someone would see I needed help. From behind my I heard a man's voice say "excuse me, ma'am-do you need some help?" I turned toward him tears streaming down my face. "yes-I do" I said in a trembling voice. "My battery seems to have died." He smiled. "No problem-I'm a mechanic and I have jumper cables in my car." He looked at me closer and must have seen the tears because he said "don't worry-it's going to be okay. I'll go get the jumper cables." As he jogged back towards his car a sob escaped me. I couldn't hold it in anymore. He hooked up the jumper cables which solved the problem. Then he was on his way. I put my head on the steering wheel and just sobbed. I hate being dependent on people. I hate being scared of people. I hate this illness. I hate what it's done to me. But I was very grateful for this man who happened to be in town visiting family.
Tomorrow I see my new doctor. I had to fill out some paperwork. I found it overwhelming thinking of trying to explain everything to the new doctor. I copied all my labwork, filled out the forms, prepared my questions (since I can't count on my memory), and copied the ssdi report that my csf doctor wrote. Then I made a list of all my medications and supplements. I find myself hoping that the doctor will be able to help somehow but even the csf doctor that I've been seeing hasn't been able to help.
I have nothing inspirational to write. I have no hope in my heart. Sometimes it's just like this. The only hope that I have is that tomorrow will be different.
I do have another symptom though. It seems that I now have tinnitus. It started after we moved here. It's been with me 24/7. Today I'm tired of it. There's things I can do like use my ipod but it's starting to drive me crazy at night when it's quiet except for the locusts buzzing in my head.
3 comments:
- Renee said...
I am sending gentle hugs and warm thoughts your way today. I understand completely...
- December 29, 2008 at 7:28 AM
- Paula said...
As long as we have hope,
we have direction,
the energy to move,
and the map to move by.
We have a hundred alternatives,
a thousand paths and infinity of dreams.
Hopeful, we are halfway to where we want to go;
Hopeless, we are lost forever. - a Hong Kong Proverb
Terri, keep faith that hope in your heart will return. Take these days as they are and remember that tomorrow is new, it is new, it is new. Your body has so much healing to do and it needs to retreat inward in order to do that.. honor this time..
- December 30, 2008 at 7:25 PM
- Pris said...
Sometimes we just have to cry to let the feelings out. I remember driving to my chiropractor in a blinding haze. He was only a few miles away and I'd been there many times and knew the way by heart. This particular day I was going down a back road and suddenly had no idea where I was going or where I'd been. Nothing looked familiar. I panicked and thought about pulling over, then decided I'd never figure anything out. I just kept going and suddenly a big pink apt building looked familiar and it all came flooding back..'I'm going to Terry's. I'm coming from my house'. I parked in his lot and put my head on the steering wheel and sobbed.
I have a tom tom GPS now since I know I can get lost within 2 miles of my house. My driving range on a very good day is maybe 10 minutes. It's so reassuring to hear the tom tom say, 'In 500 yards, turn left...turn left, then get in the right lane'. 'Tom's' my new best friend:-)
- January 2, 2009 at 4:47 PM


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Friday, March 4, 2011
The Mission
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"With each of these events I am getting more and more confident; not just in my speaking abilities but also in other people. Maybe the tide is turning and I think that there are more professionals out there that want to know the right information about autism than those that don't really care."ReplyDelete
This is what you said yourself in the blog before this one. Yes, we are further than we were 50 years ago, because there are more professionals out there who care than there are that don't. It used to be the other way around. Yes, every professional that's like the one you just described is one too many, but it doesn't mean we haven't moved forward.
Don't forget what you've written in the blog before this one!
It's just so frustrating. One day a group of professionals are just astounded at what they have learned, but then the next I hear of a doctor that "knows it all" and won't listen or observe what really is the case. I wish I could talk to every doctor because one is too many and because of this I am sure this won't be the last time I forget the positive and see what still needs to be done. Perhaps this is what motivates me.ReplyDelete
I think it's good that this gets you fired up. Even if it was just a "particular" doctor. This is the type of thing that gives you the drive to keep speaking, and keep educating. It's ok that this got you upset! I'm with you. Thankfully many are caught early and helped. But we have to be an advocate for the ones who are falling through the cracks....and that's what you are doing. Keep it up!ReplyDelete


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The year 1826 marked the beginning of photographic printing when the Frenchman Joseph Nicéphore Niépce invented a primitive way of recording a photographic image and transferring it, using a conventional ink-based printing process, to paper. Ironically, ink was there at the very beginning of photography, and today it has become resurgent through inkjet technology.
Right: Nicéphore Niépce's 'View from the Window at Gras', considered to be the first permanently captured image.
Niépce pre-dated fellow-countryman Louis Daguerre's polished metal photographic imaging process that was invented in 1839, called the Daguerrotype, and Englishman William Henry Fox Talbot's calotype silver chemistry-based process invented in 1840 that produced photographic images on paper.
For more than a hundred years, many further developments of silver-halide chemistry went on to dominate photographic film and printing, and indeed wet-process silver chemistry is still the main process used by mini-labs and professional processing labs owing to its relative speed and the low cost.
But of course, options for the contemporary digital photographer are by no means limited to wet-process printing, and there is no longer any need for a second exposure stage from a negative (or positive) original on film. Instead, digital image data is fed to an electro-mechanical printing device to produce the final printed image.
Two technologies, in particular, are now in widespread use, both in homes and offices as well as photographers' studios: dye-sublimation, dye-sub for short, and inkjet. These technologies can be packaged in much more compact and affordable hardware than those heavy, industrial wet processors – hardware that can sit on your desk and even be taken out and used on location, using a battery.
WDC Investigates: Printing – Dye-sub
The dye-sublimation process is fast, its costs have been steadily reduced and it's popular as a simple and convenient method of producing small and medium-sized colour prints.
A thermal process literally heats a thin plastic film impregnated with coloured dye, rendering dots of yellow, magenta and cyan dye from the film onto the paper. Each dye colour is applied in turn, which requires the paper to be over-printed three times. In order to protect the delicate dyes from moisture and physical damage, a clear plastic oversheet is laid down and this also provides a shiny surface finish, which can be compared with conventional glossy prints.
Photographically, dye-sub prints can vary quite widely in print quality. The need to print the image over three passes makes the registration of each pass critical in order to produce a sharp, contrasty, image and, as the cost of dye-sub printer hardware has been steadily reduced, some dye-sub printers do a better job than others.
Another issue with dye-sub print quality is that black and grey tones are produced entirely from coloured dyes. Achieving neutral tones this way is quite challenging. A dye-sub print has a characteristic quality of its own compared to conventional or inkjet prints. Perhaps more concerning is evidence from independent testing that indicates poor light fastness, or resistance to fading by prolonged exposure to light.
But it's not all bad news for dye-sub printing. Unlike inkjet technology (explained in the next section), there is usually no ambiguity about the cost per print; dye-sub print cartridges usually come with a matching pack of paper. Print quality from dye-sub is also largely free from the graininess that is associated with poor-quality inkjet prints. With their protective top layer, dye-sub prints are admirably impervious to water spillages and other surface damage. Print speed is usually as fast or faster than comparable inkjet printers, though dye-sub printers are often mechanically noisy while in use and more expensive per print.
Dye-sub printers earn their place in the market for simplicity and convenience but they aren't nearly as versatile as inkjet printers. With dye-sub you are often limited to one set size of print, or a small selection of other pre-set sizes. The majority of consumer dye-sub printers produce prints no larger than 6×4 inches. Dye-sub printers aren't designed to be used with cheap plain paper so you can't print letters to your bank manager as well as print your holiday snaps using the same hardware.
WDC Investigates: Printing – Inkjet
After a shaky start, dogged with image quality reservations and doubts over resistance to fading, inkjet printing technology is now the leading photo printing technology except for high-volume photo print production. Inkjet has become the favoured printing process for archival and large-format photo printing and its versatility has enabled inkjet to dominate the home and small office market, with printers able to produce good-quality photos as well as business and graphic documents printed onto a wide variety of media.
The best inkjet printers, combined with great leaps in the technology of inkjet printer inks, means that inkjet printers are now routinely used for high-quality fine art archival printing, both of photographs and photographed works of art, such as paintings and sketches. At the other end of the market, inkjet printers are competing hard with dye-sub technology offering convenience and immediacy in the form of portable mini-printers designed to produce 6×4 inch type photo prints.
Inkjet's versatility is unparalleled. The same printer that produced a blow-up print of your latest photographic masterpiece on a variety of gloss, matt, semi-matt/gloss photo papers, can also print diagrams and charts on plain paper and card – as well as those letters to your bank manager. Inkjet technology is even used in the food industry, from labelling of foodstuffs, to printing photographic images onto cakes using food dyes instead of ink.
Print fade resistance has been improved markedly during recent years, though the subject of cheap third-party inks, which I'll deal with separately, can mean that users' experiences may not be as good as they should be.
But what lies at the core of the popularity of inkjet for photo printing is its ability to produce excellent photo-quality results, quickly and conveniently. The cost of inkjet printers has dropped in recent years, especially 'All in One' or 'Multifunctional' devices that combine a flatbed scanner with a printer. In fact, more multifunctional units are sold now than single-function printers.
Dye-based inks are absorbed into the paper's surface.
Pigment-based ink drops sit on the paper's surface.
WDC Investigates: Printing – It Is All About Droplets
Inkjet printing involves firing microscopic droplets of ink, usually water-based, as small as one picolitre, or a 10-12 litre, onto the surface of the print media. More technically sophisticated inkjet printers are able to lay down droplets of different sizes to improve the definition and tonality of prints. Inkjet printer ink is not just coloured water and photographic paper bears little relation to the sheets that go into a copier machine. An inkjet printer lays down millions of these microscopic droplets of ink to build the smooth and rich tonal qualities that make a photo-realistic print. The way that those drops of ink behave when they land on the surface of the paper has a big influence on the colour, contrast, tonality and sharpness of the final print.
Ideally, each droplet of ink should create a well-defined spot of the correct size. Drops that overlap should not bleed into each other, corrupting colour in the process. The chemistry of the ink means that the colouring agent, which can be either a dissolved dye or a pigment in suspension, is just one of a team of ingredients that affect the surface tension of the liquid, its viscosity, its resistant to oxidation, how well it keeps pigment particles from crashing out of suspension, and much more.
The ink needs to be resistant to chemical reaction with the surface of the paper, as well as resistant to fading, both by visible light and UV, and chemical agents in the air, such as ozone, for example. Batch to batch consistency is essential too. Add to all that the growing expectation of tolerance to water exposure of a finished print and you begin to realise just how complex the engineering of inkjet printer ink is.
WDC Investigates: Printing – Dyes Versus Pigment Inks
There are two basic types of inkjet printer ink: dye-based and pigmented. Dye-based ink is formed using relatively small ink molecules that are completely dissolved in the water that is the usual solvent for consumer inkjet printers. Pigmented inks are formed by microscopic solid particles of coloured material that are in suspension. The correct ink type must be used with the correct printer model, otherwise the printer could be damaged.
Dye-based inks produce very high-quality results when printed onto micro-porous surfaces. You might think that a porous surface wouldn't exhibit a shiny glossy finish, but because the porosity is so microscopic, the surface can be almost mirror-shiny. The characteristics of a micro-porous media mean that when dye ink droplets land, they don't spread very far and they dry very quickly. This preserves the density of the colour and the definition of printed details very well and the glossy shine of the paper is unaffected.
This type of surface does not do much to protect the ink and in the early days the combination of dye-based ink and high-shine glossy papers added up to short print lives. But all the printer manufacturers are now claiming print longevity of several decades and even a hundred years if extra storage precautions are taken.
One type of photo media that is less fashionable than it used to be is swellable polymer surface photo paper. When inks were less resistant to fading, this type of paper was popular because it absorbed the ink into its polymer surface, sealing it in after drying and so protecting it from oxidation. But there were several drawbacks. This type of paper needs to be handled with care straight after printing and can take hours to dry completely. The polymer coating is not as resistant to water spillage or physical abrasion compared with micro-porous papers and the glossy finishes are not as shiny as micro-porous papers are.
They can exhibit less uniform surface shine, too, with unprinted or white areas shinier than areas that have been heavily covered with ink.
Pigmented inks are naturally more resistant to fading because the colour is sealed into microscopic solid particles, sometimes individually coated with a protective polymer layer. Unlike dyes, pigmented inks lie on the surface of the media that they have been printed onto instead of being absorbed. If the media has a high shine, pigmented inks can cause the shine to be dulled where there is a lot of ink laid down, causing an unpleasant variable shine effect. Some pigment ink printers have a solution to this, variously called a gloss optimiser. This means the print has a uniform layer of ink, with clear ink being printed over areas that need little or no coloured ink.
Pigmented inks dry more slowly than dyes, but they are more suitable for printing on matt or plain paper surfaces, producing sharper details and deeper colours. Combined with specially coated papers made from high-quality wood pulp or cotton fibres, pigmented inkjet printers are the printers of choice among professional photographers producing so-called giclée prints for public exhibition or for archival work.
WDC Investigates: Printing – Print Heads
There are two main types of inkjet print head. They both incorporate tiny nozzles, through which ink drops are fired in precise doses many hundreds or even thousands of times per second. The most widespread way of firing the ink out of the print head is thermally. The chamber behind the nozzle is filled with ink, a heater vaporises the ink and this causes it to expand and escape via the nozzle, where it cools and forms a droplet before it reaches the media surface.
Some printers, notably those made by Epson, use piezo technology. Pass a current over a piezo material and it changes shape. This forms the basis for a microscopic piezo pump behind each nozzle in the print head. The ink is not heated this time. Manufacturers using both types of print head variously claim that theirs is superior. But both types deliver very good results, though thermal heads do seem to be used in printers that are physically faster.
Incidentally, some printers incorporate their print heads in their disposable ink cartridges. Others have permanent print heads, which can only be replaced by the manufacturer's service department and is often not economical. Kodak, some HP printers and some Canon printers have user-replaceable print heads that are independent of the ink cartridge, though in normal service you should not need to replace them.
Print Head Mechanisms
So how does the print head work?
Two main mechanisms lie behind the operation of inkjet print heads – thermal or 'bubble' jet and micro piezo. The former works by heating the ink, vaporising it, causing it to expand through the nozzle. Piezo electromechanically squeezes the ink through the nozzle without heating it.
In diagram form you can see how an Epson micro-piezo print head is constructed. Channels form into chambers behind each nozzle and when a current passes through the piezo material it deforms, squeezing the chamber and expels a droplet of ink.
WDC Investigates: Printing – How Many Inks Do You Need?
An inkjet photo printer used to earn its 'photo quality' tag because it offered additional inks to the standard cyan, magenta, yellow and, usually, photo black hues. These additional 'photo' inks were lighter shades of cyan and magenta and were designed to refine the gradation of mid-tones and reduce the graininess of areas that required complex dot dithering to produce subtle tones, especially skin tones. And these photo inks certainly made a difference.
These days, many photo printers comfortably earn their 'photo' credentials without extra photo inks. Manufacturers have achieved high-quality photo print quality with a standard set of inks through improved dithering of more and smaller ink dots. Good examples of photo printers that have extra photo inks do hold a critical advantage in photo print quality terms, but the gap is much closer than it used to be.
Higher-spec printers do tend to stick with added photo inks and lately you will find two or three greyscale inks included as well. These greyscale inks are provided to improve the neutrality of grey tones and to produce really good black and white prints.
Professional-style inkjet printers will also offer photo black and matt black inks. These aren't normally used at the same time. Matt black ink is used for printing on matt surface fine art papers and delivers a much deeper density on this kind of media surface. Photo black is laid down more sparingly and retains its shine on glossy finish papers better. One tip – many printers waste a fair bit of ink when switching between matt and photo black cartridges because the ink channels need to be flushed through the print head each time the switch is performed.
WDC Investigates: Printing – Cartridge Choices
Inkjet printers can be divided into three categories when it comes to ink cartridge design. The first type is a cartridge that not only incorporates reservoirs for the ink, but also houses the print head. In one sense, this arrangement is good because you get a brand new print head each time you replace the cartridge. However, historically, these types of cartridge have been expensive to replace and some argue that a permanent print head is often of higher quality and better specification, enabling faster and better-quality printing.
The second type of cartridge only contains the inks. These are cheaper to replace than those with integrated print heads but when one colour is depleted, the cartridge may still contain a considerable amount of ink in the remaining colours.
The third type is the single ink cartridge. As its name implies, only one colour ink is contained and you only need to replace it once it has been depleted, theoretically saving yourself ink. There is a snag with this assumption because when you change a single ink cartridge, the print head must be primed and this usually involves priming all the cartridges, so ink does actually get wasted. In order to avoid the 'domino' effect – when replacing one cartridge empties a near-empty neighbouring cartridge, etc. – it's advisable to replace any nearly empty cartridges at the same time as an empty one.
Some cartridges, notably with some Canon models, have transparent reservoirs, revealing exactly how much ink is visibly remaining. Others, notably Epson, have cartridges that log their use and prevent further operation once the ink has exceeded an estimated level. This is enabled by an on-cartridge chip and is important for Epson printers because they use a piezo electric print head that is vulnerable to air-locks if the cartridge runs dry.
WDC Investigates: Printing – Inks
If you choose to value inkjet printer ink by the millilitre, you might be shocked by how expensive it is compared to a variety of liquid commodities on the market. This, and the real cost in replenishing the ink for your inkjet printer, has naturally driven many of us to explore cheaper alternatives, such as refills and cheaper third-party cartridges from sources independent of the printer manufacturer.
Do independent third-party ink manufacturers have the necessary chemical engineering expertise to produce an alternative ink to that produced by the printer manufacturers? There is plenty of evidence to suggest that many third-party inks are inferior, so it's a risk to use them.
Printer manufacturers have to tailor the formulation of their inks to suit the particular technological needs of their printer hardware. These formulations are optimised for image colour stability, uniformity and minimal wear and tear on the delicate print heads, keeping them from getting blocked or worn out. Independent testers have, in the majority of tests, discovered that cheap third-party inks don't produce the same colours as the original manufacturer inks and they aren't as resistant to fading, sometimes by staggering degrees – with image stability measured in months instead of decades exhibited by original inks. One third-party ink brand even provided a dye-based replacement ink for a printer that required a pigment-type ink. This is akin to putting petrol into the tank of a car that required diesel. It's even more risky if the replacement cartridge incorporates a recycled print head, as you simply have no idea what its history is.
Are there any dependable third-party inks? It's difficult to say no, because there might be. But, as yet, there isn't enough testing of third-party inks to make any sensible recommendations, though there are some specialist suppliers of inks for converting photo printers to use such inks exclusively in bulk, and users do report good results. But these inks aren't aimed at ordinary casual users.
It's easy to feel like you're being ripped-off by printer manufacturers when comparing the cost of original and third-party inks. But many third-party ink suppliers have none of the chemical engineering backup required to produce consistently high-quality inks for your specific printer. Much of the cheap ink on the market affords the vendors very high margins, too. So who's really ripping off whom?
I'd also argue that the valuing ink by the millilitre is missing the point. Besides the hard work that goes into making that liquid consistent in colour, resistant to fading and sympathetic to the smooth running of your printer, the ink is carefully packaged in its cartridge and costed into the lifetime of the printer. We demand cheap printers, so the manufacturer needs to recoup some of the original hardware cost through the consumables, including ink. Unfortunately, this means that more frequent use of your printer leaves you penalised as there are no established ways of rewarding heavier users with discounted ink beyond the supply, by some manufacturers, of larger-capacity ink cartridges.
This medium close-up (bottom left) of a typical inkjet print reveals the
dot-dithering that makes up the printed detail that represents the
image on the paper. Magnified further (bottom right) and you can see the individual dots of cyan, magenta
and yellow ink formed as droplets of ink fired from the print head hit
the surface of the paper.
WDC Investigates: Printing – Independent Photo Papers
My advice is to steer clear of third-party inks unless you are sure they suit your needs without any risk to your printer. But third-party photo papers are a different matter. There is relatively little risk in damaging your printer through using third-party papers though achieving perfect results can be a challenge. This is because the printer needs a 'profile' based on a complex model of the colour characteristics of a given printer, its inks and a specific paper type.
By using papers recommended by the printer manufacturer, it's likely that the software installed with your printer, called a printer driver, will contain the correct profiles for these papers when used with that printer and the manufacturer's recommended inks. Changing just one element will likely invalidate the accuracy of a profile. But it's different with third-party papers because profiles for these papers are rarely supplied by the paper manufacturer. It's a difficult task to produce profiles for the hundreds of printer models.
WDC Investigates: Printing – Colour Management
Colour is an incredibly complex property, made even more complicated by the different ways it is captured to form an image in the camera, processed by the camera, edited and adjusted by the photographer and then output onto paper by a printer. For a start, cameras capture image detail in pixels with varying levels of red, green and blue (RGB). Printing involves laying down dots in the complementary colours of cyan, magenta and yellow that should, at a normal viewing distance and under neutral lighting, look the same as the original scene. Some printers also add in red, green, blue and various shades of black.
To maintain colour accuracy, a system of colour management is critical. In theory, what you see on your computer screen should be a close match to what you see in the printed version. But displays need to be calibrated correctly, as do printers. Even a display that has been calibrated will require re-calibrating, after time. So my first bit of advice is – invest in a monitor display calibrator. They are as little as £60 and are worth their weight in gold. If you don't calibrate your monitor, even if you happen to get a reasonable match between your monitor display and your printed output, the colours in the image file may look different when loaded into others' displays.
If you use photo paper supplied by the printer manufacturer, a generalised calibration, or profile, of that paper will often be included in the printer driver for your printer. If you want to change the ink or paper to something non-standard, you will need to calibrate the printer and produce a new profile based on the characteristics of the new media. If you are lucky, the paper manufacturer will have a database of pre-prepared profiles you can download that will address your particular printer make and model when used with their papers. If this is not available or you want to produce an even closer profile calibration, do-it-yourself printer profiling is the next step. You can do this by using a profiling service or buying the kit to do the whole process yourself.
A profiling service will send you a set of colour charts to print out. You post these prints back to the service and they will use their hardware to analyse the colour in the charts and generate an ICC colour profile, which is a data file that you install into your printer driver and, hey presto, you should see accurate colour once again. Printer profiling hardware is more expensive than monitor calibrating hardware, but if you do enough printing and often use different types of paper, it can pay for itself quite quickly.
Without colour management, you may get a good looking view of your
images on your PC screen like this and they may even happen to print
But send your image to someone else and because your colour calibration could be out, this is what they and anyone else with a correctly calibrated system may see when opening your images.
WDC Investigates: Printing – Print Quality Problems
Metamerism and Bronzing
Two of the most noticeable quality imperfections that relate to inkjet printers are metamerism and bronzing. Metamerism is where the neutrality of tones, especially grey tones, is affected markedly when the lighting used to view the print is altered. This is most characteristic with printers using pigmented inks when printing b&w images. Just by moving the print from one room to another you can see that the warmth of the tones changes; sometimes it can seem the print has a faint magenta or blue tint. Improvements in inks have steadily eroded this problem, but I still see it at galleries and exhibitions. Maintaining accurate calibration of the printer through colour-management profiling can help.
Bronzing is specifically concerned with glossy and semi-glossy papers. Again, it's mainly a manifestation of pigment ink printers. When the ink dries on the shiny surface of the paper, it can create optically refractive layers that result in a reddish gold variation in the surface shine when viewed under bright light from various angles. Improved ink layering has reduced this problem considerably, but if you can't get good results on gloss paper, use matt surface paper instead.
Tips For Running Smoothly
Pointers to help you to do your prints justice
Don't make a critical evaluation of the colour in an inkjet print until the ink has fully dried and the colour has stabilised. This can take up to 24 hours depending on the type of ink and paper used.
If your printer uses pigmented inks, then when installing a new ink cartridge, give it a gentle shake for a few seconds to ensure that there is no settling of the pigment particles.
Don't try to squeeze out that extra millilitre of ink from an ink cartridge by running excessively past the low ink warning. Some printers with permanent print heads can be rendered inoperable if air gets into the print head.
Always double check that the printer driver or on-printer setting, if using a stand-alone printer, is set correctly for a specific brand and type of paper. Two photo papers of identical appearance from different manufacturers may deliver very different results despite maintaining identical printer settings.
If your printer supports both 'photo black' and 'matt black' ink cartridges, be aware that each time the printer switches between them, ink wastage occurs while the ink channels and nozzles are flushed. Matt black ink is required when printing onto fine art papers that invariably have a matt surface finish.
Periodically, print a nozzle-test print to ensure that you won't waste a valuable sheet of photo paper through clogged nozzles and banding.
When switching off your printer, use your printer's on/off button. It may seem obvious, but sometimes it may seem more convenient to use the mains wall socket power switch. But this prevents the printer from parking the head correctly, and so sealing the head nozzles so that they don't dry out when left exposed for long periods.
WDC Investigates: Printing – What Size Printer?
Ian Explains
What you need to consider when choosing a printer
What Size Printer?
Finally, we come to the important job of choosing a printer. First, you should consider the maximum size of print you are likely to need to print yourself. If you are content with A4 as the limit, there is a huge choice available. You may also want to consider an all-in-one printer, which is basically a printer with a built-in flatbed scanner. Or if you are only interested in printing 6x4ins, you can opt for a mini printer. Though these can be very convenient to use, be warned that in the long run and especially if you are printing large batches of prints, using a commercial photofinishing service in the high street or online will work out cheaper.
The choice becomes a lot smaller when you go beyond A4. There are not much more than half a dozen A3 printers from Canon, Epson and HP. If you may want to print on relatively stiff card, check to see if this is supported by the printer via a straight, or nearly straight, paper path. The physical sizes of these printers varies a fair bit too. Ink type supported is also an important factor. Once you have a shortlist, try to get hold of reviews or hook up with other users of the printers you are interested in, maybe via the web, and hopefully the best printer for you will reveal itself!


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Written by RafaRata on 19.03.2010 at 00:48
Awful cover, in my opinion..
looks like a girl taken from a J-horror movie.
Written by ja-vi on 19.03.2010 at 12:43
I don't think the cover is that bad, although I'd like to see the logo somewhere... I do have some expectations for the album, as Schizo Deluxe was quite an okay record, even though the previous one kind of sucked.
Written by Angelic Storm on 19.03.2010 at 12:03
Woah, the cover is bad! You'd think at least they could have got the proper logo in there! I am looking forward to the album though, love Annihilator.


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Watch a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Cobra Starship's music video for 'Middle Finger' ft. Mac Miller from the album, Night Shades
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|February 01, 2012
Ryland and Gabe of Cobra Starship sat down with MTV to talk about Night Shades and their single 'Middle Finger.' Watch the video above and read more HERE.
|February 01, 2012
It's the first day of our challenge and the response has been amazing! Follow #FBRPhotos on Twitter, Tumblr or Instagram to see all the photos you've been posting about your favorite Fueled By Ramen album. It's great to see which album all of you picked.
If you don't know how to join, click HERE for all the details and be thinking about your ideas for tomorrow's photo: my eyes.
|February 01, 2012
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|February 01, 2012
Before the gates opened for the final day of The Bamboozle. we hosted a free breakfast party for the FBR fans who would be at the show. Here's a photo from that morning of Dan Young from This Providence, Shaant Hacikyan of Cute Is What We Aim For and Thomas Dutton of Forgive Durden.
|February 01, 2012
Here is a list of some of the independent record stores that are carrying the We Are Young / One Foot 7" from Fun. More stores may have copies but we recommend stopping by one of these first to check for it. Only 1,000 copies were made - 500 were sold in the band's webstore and 500 are in music stores now:
Amoeba Records - Hollywood / San Francisco
Boo Boo - San Luis Obispo
Cactus Records - Houston
Criminal Records - Atlanta
Daddy Kool - St. Petersburg
Dave's Records - Chicago
Decatur CD - Decatur
Dimple Records - Sacramento
Disc Exchange - Knoxville
Disc Go Round - Corpus Christi
Euclid Records - St. Louis
Everyday Music - Portland
Fingerprints - Long Beach
Graywhale - Taylorsville
Homer's - Omaha
Independent Records - Colorado Springs
Indy CD and Vinyl - Indianapolis
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We need more teamers who live near any of the cities listed below and want to help promote Cobra Starship to email us. Please email email@example.com with 'Cobra Promo 2012' in the subject line with your name, mailing address, age and phone number.
We'll respond with more information on how you can help. We're sending merchandise and promo tools to those who help us with this mission.
Click HERE for a longer list of important radio stations playing 'Middle Finger' ft. Mac Miller. Please get as many of your friends to call, email or text requests for the song at the pop radio stations nearest you.
Charlotte, NC
Kiss 95.1 – 704.570.9595
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Cincinnati, OH
Kiss107 – 513.749.1071 or Text 'Middle Finger' to 38828
Columbus, OH
|January 31, 2012
As Gym Class Heroes' new single 'Ass Back Home' races up the charts on iTunes, we wanted to make sure you all knew that if you purchased it or the last single 'Stereo Hearts' that the money you spent on those can be applied to the full album on iTunes.
That means if you have both singles already, you can get the full album for only $7.41!
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Paramore is currently out in Los Angeles meeting with potential producers for their next album. Click HERE to check out some photos from their trip!


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Great Duplex with View to the River
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- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Smoking allowed
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For this, it is 6, Twin or double room and a sofa bed in the lounge. Each floor has been built in this area of research if the lapa santos to make your stay as pleasant as possible. Epure in a modern style , with furniture from 50 to 60 years. Each apartment consists of a lounge, kitchen, bathroom , and a bedroom. This apartment is a duplex with a typology like the other apartments but benefits from another floor that sleeps two people in a room with a bathroom and a balcony facing the River Tejo. Bathroom all marble estremoz. Well equipped kitchen with plenty of storage. Everything is white, a very pure lines and noble materials.
You 'll be ready in a very privileged area of Lisbon and away from any noise. Windows double glazing, in a quiet street. This area is one of the embassies and is very protected , restaurants, at the bottom of the street, and the magnificent museum of ancient art a few meters . This area is also reputed to have resisted the earthquake of 1755. Breathtaking view of the floor. Santos soirees are very lively and a few steps from your apartment.
Regarding transport, the bus you throw and the famous tram 28 to 100 METRES. Indeed it crosses from one end all the other al historic area. The nearest metro is rato, and you 're right next to the train station that goes to Cascais, cais of sodre. You also have the tram that takes you to Belem. You will find this home to your taste because of the calm and beauty environment in fact the buildings are maintained and challenged state. The night is very fashionable to Santos. The housing is completely new and extremely good quality. The decoration is done with taste and personality and finally the breathtaking view of the floor you will not be able to resist this haven of peace and refinement.
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Wonderful place at walking distance from center. We (family of 4) very much enjoyed the house and the little patio. Nice and helpful owner. Lissabon is a great place to be!
Richard is very helpful. We had a very nice stay in Lisbon! Thank you!
Richard is very helpful. We had a very nice stay in Lisbon! Thank you for that!
Richard ist sehr hilfsbereit. Wir hatten einen sehr schönen Aufenthalt in Lissabon! Danke!
Richard is very helpful. We had a very nice stay in Lisbon! Thank you for that!
A pleasant ground floor apartment, tastefully by an artistic and almost museum layout, quiet central area with free parking, friendly and cheerful host who relaxed and helpful and gives the right tips and answers in a modest way. Then Lisbon: safe, fascinating museums, charming narrow streets and alleys, impressive parks and botanical gardens, city where you wandering, even enjoying everything that comes before your eyes without a guide. Big surprise: a restaurant around the corner podium where to find the best fado of the city. Small blemish: repair and cleaning may of us Northerners thorough and better!
Een aangenaam parterre appartement, sfeervol door een kunstzinnige en haast museale inrichting, rustige centraal gelegen wijk met gratis parkeren, vriendelijke en vrolijke gastheer die relaxed en behulpzaam is en op bescheiden wijze de juiste tips en antwoorden geeft. Dan Lissabon: veilig, boeiende musea, leuke smalle straten en stegen, imponerende parken en botanische tuinen, stad waar je zwervend, zelfs zonder reisgids geniet van alles wat er voor je ogen komt. Grote verrassing: om de hoek een restaurant-podium waar de beste fado van de stad te vinden is. Kleine smet: staat van onderhoud en schoonmaak mogen van ons Noorderlingen grondiger en beter!
Richard is a super nice and attentive host.
Our stay in the apartment was 100% positive.
Thank you Richard
Richard ist ein super netter und aufmerksamer Gastgeber.
Unser Aufenthalt in der Wohnung verlief 100 % positiv.
Danke Richard
It would be the position of the five-star house in the neighborhood of Bairro. Convenient for moving around, especially walking. Also good for nights out, because in the heart of the city's nightlife, whether you are looking for restaurants, both of which local pub for dancing.
As to the quality of the property, we have some reservations (huge amount of midges due to the humidity, no light on the stairs, not perfectly clean clothes, and even the pots).
We have not had the opportunity to see or hear the owner if not for key exchange. Present for key issues.
Varrebbe cinque stelle la posizione della casa nel quartiere del Bairro. Comoda per qualsiasi spostamento, soprattutto a piedi. Ottima anche per le uscite serali, perché nel cuore della vita notturna della città, sia se si è in cerca di ristoranti, sia di pub che di locali per ballare.
Quanto alla qualità dell'immobile, abbiamo qualche riserva (enorme quantità di moschini a causa dell'umidità, nessuna luce per le scale, panni non perfettamente puliti, ed anche le pentole).
Non abbiamo avuto modo di vedere né sentire il proprietario se non per lo scambio delle chiavi. Presente per questioni fondamentali.
It's been a very interesting day in a house "Phenomenal", not lacking anything. Was set and decorated with exquisite taste. The close personal attention and very good. Communication with the center very affordable. It is also noteworthy that the house is 1 minute of a cafe-restaurant Fado performances from a great height.
Han sido unos días muy interesantes en una casa " Fenomenal ", no le faltaba de nada. Estaba ambientada y decorada con un gusto exquisito. La atención personal muy cercana y muy buena. La comunicación con el centro muy asequible. Es también de destacar que la casa se encuentra a 1 minuto de un café-restaurante de Fados con actuaciones de mucha altura.
Richard has a very nice flat in a great neighborhood.
We really enjoyed the proximity with the city center. There are lots
of public transportations in the vicinity of the apartment making it
easy to explore the Lisbon, its suburbs and even more remote locations
by foot.
Our stay could have been perfect, if it wasn't for the very
uncomfortable double bed. We had some terrible nights for our backs,
which made resting properly between journeys visiting the city hard.
Hi very good stay, Richard a formidable host and Lisbon fantastic, its nice people (not just the tourist areas, always attentive to business course).
A greeting.
Hola la estancia muy buena, Richard un formidable anfitrion y Lisboa fantastica, su gente maja (no solo la de las zonas turisticas, siempre atentas al negocio claro).
Un saludo.
great central location, nearby Largo do Carmo what is beautiful tiny square with diffrent musicians every night. nice flat in calm street and with good facilities. definitely will come back someday!
A beautiful apartment, very cozy through the attic area. We felt very comfortable there and recommend the accommodation you. The host Richard is very friendly and the location in the city has been a good experience.
Eine schöne Wohnung, durch die Dachgeschosslage sehr gemütlich. Wir haben uns sehr wohl dort gefühlt und empfehlen die Unterkunft gerne weiter. Der Gastgeber Richard ist sehr freundlich und auch die Lage in der Stadt hat uns gut gefallen.
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Colchicum 2014
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Fri, 2014-04-04 06:42#12
Fri, 2014-04-04 20:48#13
I can't either, on FF or IE.
Sat, 2014-04-05 06:04#14
Hmm! very interesting, still there on my computer - using Google Chrome web browser on a linux machine. Looked at it in edit mode and all appears normal.
Sat, 2014-04-05 07:28#15
Using Google Chrome here also.
Sat, 2014-04-05 07:32#16
Hopefully this one is able to be viewed
Colchicum lingulatum
Tue, 2014-04-08 01:50#17
Sun, 2014-04-13 07:30#18
This is another unlabeled colchicum which was grown from seed as one which should flower with its foliage - but it doesn't so I'm not sure what it is. It seems to be the same size as one I got as C. corsicum but is much more floriferous, but that might be it,
Sun, 2014-04-13 07:44#19
Another one I grew from seed - this time as C. sibthorpii but I've been told that it isn't!
Any suggestions?
Tue, 2014-04-22 01:32#20
Thu, 2014-04-24 06:48#21
The Colchicum diampolis flower has expanded a bit more,


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—Citizens Bank Park
Roy Oswalt. Tommy Hanson. Neither blinked. Both righties battled each other, providing a pitchers duel that leaves you feeling a little giddy in late September. They left it for the bullpens to fend for themselves, and in the end, the Phillies were once again too much for Atlanta in the 1-0 finale win, their 10th straight.
Raul Ibanez gave the Phillies all they needed for a sweep with a double down the left field line that sprayed chalk and scored Jayson Werth. Werth slid through home plate with a pump of his fist as the rally towels waved at full whip.
The gap in the National League East has grown because of performances like that of Oswalt. He went seven innings, tossing 99 pitches, while allowing a lone hit and walk. It was a shutdown game that reeks of playoff baseball. Oswalt is desperate for it, as are many of the men who share red pinstripes.
Although he was left with a no-decision, Oswalt was downright brilliant, as he has been for sometime now. Tonight was Roy Deuce's ninth scoreless outing of the season, and it came at a time when it was absolutely necessary.
Several players have flourished at the right moment, including one of the more beleaguered Phillies, Brad Lidge. The Phillies closer has converted nine saves in a row – including three straight nights with a save – and has finally found his old self. He said the workload hasn't been a problem. "I do feel good," said Lidge. "Basically the first two months of the season I was on the DL, so, to be able to throw a lot these last few months… that's what's one of the things that's helped to get my arm and that command back."
It wasn't until the fifth inning the Phillies got any sort of offense perking. Carlos Ruiz's one out double was the first hit of the evening off of Hanson. Wilson Valdez followed that up with a walk and Roy Oswalt moved them up a base with a well-placed two-strike bunt.
That brought up a scuffling Shane Victorino who promptly struck out looking on a ball right down the chute. It was a night filled with missed opportunities; few opportunities really. Tommy Hanson was the cause of the lacking offense.
Hanson went six strong frames, allowing just two hits while walking three and striking out four. Too many times he fooled Phillies hitters with a nasty slider/curveball combo which is helped by a mid-90's fastball. Hanson did all he could, however, the Braves continued their slide into the abyss.
And for the Phillies, all that mattered was that Oswalt kept it close enough for the offense to strike. In the end, they did.
So the lead is six games with nine to play. Do the math and the Phils have a magic number of four. They are ever so close to completing a remarkable comeback, but it's not yet time to sleep. They've taken care of business for the last month, what's a few more days?
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And the Braves WC lead is down to .5
Who would have though this possible 6 weeks ago?
A remarkable 18-3 in the month of September!
10 straight including incredible 14-2 vs their own division. This is remarkable stuff. Our 3 aces are trumping!
I have to say that I hate the Braves. I hate Bobby Cox. Hate the Chop.
And I love that we just ripped their hearts out.
Go Phils!
You gotta love the grit and determination. Roy Oswalt — one hit and eight strikeouts in seven strong innings. Madson looking strong and Lidge saving another. Moreover, Ibanez has really looked good. Damn, this team makes me proud.
I'm proud of Raul Ibanez's comeback for the 2nd half of the season. Often criticized by "fans" here early in the season, Ibanez showed there is still life in his bat. He has contributed one big hit after another and hit for a .313 BA in the 2nd half of the season. More importantly in the September drive he is giving an MVP typed performance hitting .361 and coming up big with RISP situations.
Rau-u-u-ul…Let's go Phillies!
Realistically the only hope for the Braves is the WC. But they are screwing around enough where that could be trouble for them as well.
SF lost to the Cubs they are now 85-67
Of course the Braves are now 86-67
The Friars just pulled ahead of the Dodgers – they are currently 84-66
And the Rockies are now losing the D'backs in the 6th – they are 82-68
Rockies could be taking themselves out of the race. Padres have a very tough schedule for their remaining games. As a matter of fact, the team with the easiest schedule is probably the Braves as they have 9 left, and 3 tough ones (vs the Phils of course).
The Giants have 3 vs the Rockies then finish the season with 3 in SD
The Padres have 3 vs Cincy and finish the season at home vs SD for 3
The Rox have 3 vs the Giants then finish the season with 4 games in St Louis and to round out the WC race, the Braves have 3 vs Nats, 3 vs Fish, 3 vs Phils.
Ibanez was the worst every day OF in the majors for a few months.
The old man stuck with him.
Id have run Lidge off and hamels off after last season and a month of this one.
Got to give credit to the old man and Ruben for sticking with them. Didnt look good but ti all worked out. I just trust them now.
There hasnt been a bitch about the Lee trade even in forever.
Got to say credit to the brass and manager.
One thing not mentioned, Ubaldo Jimenez pitched 4 innings, gave up 5 runs, 5 hits, walked 4 – no chance for a W, might be a loss if the Rox dont pick it up and his ERA is now at 3.00 –
I think that Jimenez clearly knocked himself out of the running for the CYA.
@ brooks
Yes the Rocks may have run out of steam and thats good for the Phillies.
Really the only legit threat is the Giants now. Reds are struggling. Votto is banged up and over worked is out again tonight. And Phillips has been slumping. The Cardinals should be ashamed for not making it.
Ubaldo has been bad for a while now.
If he had been half the pitcher he was in the second half as he was in the first they win that division easy.
Andrew the old man stuck with Ibanez because RAJ wasnt going to have a ten million dollar player sitting on the bench….We have to do better with RISP its just atrocious…great pitching beats good hitting most of the time..but we need to get them runs across boys….Its like entering a Vagina and shooting blanks…
Rockies are going down hard – 8-4 Arizona
SD has the lead in the bot of 9th vs LAD – 3-1, Giants lost to the Cubs – 2-0
This is telling me these guys are all soft – not to take anything for granted but, the tough got to get their shiieete together eh?
You guys are a trip! I read all the comments from y'all. I read right when Ibanez hit the game winner and "BravoTurd" was written a bunch.
Hey, we disagree on which teams we love, but we all love this game. Here in Tennessee I don't have hardly anybody to talk baseball with. They all love thier football, so I go to Braves sites and some on here to talk to the rivals.
Anyways, y'all have a really good team and mine has let me down big time. It's only a game, but you gotta love it.
Take care.
WE have to get them runners home…RISP is just atrocious…
We've had good days and bad days too with RISP bacardi but, the pitching has gotten us past the hard times!
BravoMan –
I never "hated" the Braves (I'm not perfect but I reserve such emotions for the NY Yankees). When the Braves were winning those 14 NL Easts, it wasn't because you guys were evil – it was because our guys weren't good enough. Now, I'm happy to say that we're WAY good enough – the worm has turned, and we have a team on a mission and that "three-headed monster" rolling into playoff time.
Sometimes I wonder what being a sports fan is all about. Sure thing it's about pulling for your team … but does that have to include some of the insults and even threats I've seen on this board? I don't think so.
Here's what I said a couple of hours ago, on the earlier thread:
"Braves contended all year, and finally ran into a buzz saw (Hamels, Halladay, Oswalt). Just as planned; sometimes the best laid plans do work out. If they didn't know it before, now whoever else makes it to the NLCS – as well as the AL winner – can see what they're up against in a playoff series with the Phillies.
Braves did a lot with what they had – and they might make the playoffs yet. Their fans should stop bitching enough to see that (probable) 90-or-so wins by their club is really pretty good. Great job again by Bobby Cox."
The way the schedule stacks up, it's too early for "let-down time": Phillies now SEEM a lock for winning the NL East (knowing Phillies history full well, there's no such thing as a sure thing), and should we wrap things up in the next few games, the Braves may not need to deal with H20 when Philadelphia comes to Turner Field for the last 3 games. The Phillies will try to win, but they may want to rest H20 and some others (Polanco …), take another look at Vance Worley as a starter, etc. That may be good news for Braves, and bad news for 2 of the 3 teams in the NL West contending for the top spot. Bottom line: all things considered, Braves still have a real good shot at NL wild card. I hope you have good luck with that … right up to the time when the Braves and Phillies may face off for the NL Championship, that is!
One other thing: the only thing in baseball NEAR as hateful as the NYY is the tomahawk chop.
Hey BravoMan – Seeing as you're probably gone until next season, I'll see you off with this:
Q: How do you circumcise a guy from Tennessee?
A: Kick his sister in the jaw.
Good luck in the offseason, don't chew much tobaccy, make those repairs on that trailer, if ya see two canoes comin down the river please let it be, and see ya next season!
The Dipsy
I never dreamed in my lifetime I'd see 3 starting pitchers of the caliber we have now. If I were a Braves fan I'd be pissed. Bobby Cox put them at a huge disadvantage with the pitching matchups he selected. He's obviously already thinking about his retirement. Oh well, GO PHILLIES!
Still work to be done boys the Mets an RA Dickey are up.
I really believe that Cox figured he wasn't going to win the division anyway, esp in CNB, saved his studs for a series he could win. Now he has Hudson, Lowe, and Jurgens in Wash, a good chance for a sweep. He's playing for the wild card. No one in the West wants to win – they'll beat up on each other, the least bad team will take the division, and Atl will take the wild card if they can win 6 of their last 9. Atl will see the b-team Phils in the last series, so they have a shot.
I thought the Phils would have a very good Sept if they could take 19 games – they already have 18.
Cox did have Jurrgens slated for the first game, but he was scratched. It's just the way the rotation was already set. Believe me, if he could have had Hudson out there he would have.
Chuck, he could have had Hudson out there if he set his rotation a week or two ago. Every team has an off day here and there to work with. I believe that you should go with your best against the other teams best. What kind of message is Cox sending to his players? In a way, I feel kind of cheated because we only beat one of their best. Obviously I'm ecstatic that we swept them, but a sweep against a combination of Hanson, Hudson, and Lowe would have felt better. Don't get me wrong…I'm not complaining here after a Phillies sweep…just discussing!
Braves are still in great shape… win 2/3 versus the Nats and 2/3 versus the Fish and there's a good chance you're still leading the WC race because those other teams are going to be beating each other up. We clearly match up with anyone but I'm still hoping that we avoid the Rockies in the first round (keep us away from Coors). Their pitching looks lost (Hammel and Jimenez are dealing with dead arms) but I think they'll get over that with rest. Best case scenario; we draw the Padres and the Braves play the Reds.
The Reds are the top contender… by a mile. They'll wrap up the division this weekend so they'll be able to rest guys like Votto… the thing that scares me about them is that they've been winning without Edinson Volquez and he looks like he's found his groove so they could have 4 pitchers that are capable starters. Plus, that lineup is pretty sick- Jay Bruce and Drew Stubbs have seemingly found their stroke in September. Like us, their guys have turned it on and I think that the Reds would really give us a good fight.
I'm hoping the Padres win the WC and that we end up with the best record in the NL…
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What a morning, swept the Braves. It was a hell of a series, and closer than it should have been maybe but it shows this teams resolve. Raul came up in the clutch against the leagues best lefty bullpen.
Imagine if Raul and Chooch go into the playoffs hot?? Polanco rested, and Howard can afford a golden bat. Utley and Werth will of course play like they do in the postseason and shane is set to take the lead-off spot.
I LOVE THE NL Playoffs this year. I hope Bravoturd sweeps the last series against Worley/Blanton/Kendrick and the Braves get the wild card.
Padres- can't hit
Braves- inferior
Reds- What a series, no more dodgers! Plenty of new moments to be made. IE beating up on the big red machine to create a new one.
1 hitter by Oswalt, what should our playoff rotation be?
NLDS- Hamels Halladay Oswalt
Hamels can fight the teams ace, while Halladay and Oswalt dominate the next two.
For example, I'd rather have Hamels fighting CC so the Roys can win the other 2 for sure.
THATS how you win a series. 2010
I go to school in the south, feels great to wear my phils gear and get dirty looks. My favorite fitted is a Braves red bill with a Phillies P instead of A.
4 is the magic number? Pheeling it
And everyone wanted to run Raul out of town.
Shame on you…
OK – listen up
I will have to take FULL credit for Raul's hit last night.
I've said throughout the year that the guy is a professional ballplayer.
Not to be confused with good athletes who happen to play baseball.
He's just a pro. No, he can't bring it like he did earlier in his career. But when the cheesesteak hits the fan – you want guys like that on your team.
Very proud of these guys. Is it myimagination or was WErth involved in almost every big play in this series?
Lastly, do you realize that the Braves hit Utley more times then they did Oswalt.
Love Raul… I really think that it took him a lot longer than expected to get back into shape following his sports hernia. He's an older guy… that's not something you just bounce back from at any age. For him, it manifested itself in an inability to catch up with fastballs. Like Phillistein said, he's a consummate pro. You need guys like him on your team. He's a grinder and he's going to do whatever he needs to do to plate runs and put his team in position to win.
Werth is a stud… call it like it is.
Nice Pat: "Werth slid through home plate with a pump of his fist as the rally towels waved at full whip." I was home alone yelling 'GOGOGO!' I can't believe how fast Werth ran, like the wind. Dayym. Did anyone else see that little leg-out-to-the-side dancy thing Wilson Valdez did when he met Werth behind the plate? Odd but really funny.
Okay, RISP is still poor but I'll take the win right now.
Phillistein: it is NOT your imagination. Truth is: w/o Werth and Ibanez . . . I don't know folks, I just don't know. And btw Valdez too. And probably 75% of the Philadelphia fans vehemently wanted to get rid of Ibanez & Werth all season.
This is an interesting team. Interesting dynamics. I've had the thought that broken up, playing on other teams these guys might be fine players but perhaps not huge players (and it has NOTHING whatsoever to do w/CBPark). Obviously I don't know, and I don't have numbers. But they seem weirdly to pick-up where one leaves off. They have such a solid, unwavering confidence in THE TEAM as a whole that its shocking. Incredibly impressive. Howard, Utley, Werth, Rollins, Victorino – this is where they said they'd be all season. And we don't need a GPS to find them. THEY THEY ARE. I have to hand it to them. Whatever the dynamics, they know themselves, they know the team. They should be left alone to do their thing.
Ayy – sorry – that should be *There They Are.
This team is just special, simple as that. Last night was possibly the most intense regular season game I can remember watching. To have a guy like Ibanez in the middle of the lineup is huge because as someone else had said, he is a grinder. He is never going to be the Raul of first half of 09 but when you need a big hit he delivers.
The confidence is just unreal on this team. When they get like this it feels like they will never lose. I don't know how this team keeps doing it (putting big September runs together). By default I have to credit Charlie for just staying the course and being calm. So funny that he is just the opposite of Bowa (Bowa would chew down his fingernails during ninth innings of September games while Charlie is as calm as if it is the fourth inning of a spring training game).
It is time we start talking about these teams as the second coming of the late 70's early 80's teams. Possibly even better. This team has provided us with more memorable games and moments than any Philadelphia sports team run that I can remember. I literally pity the teams that have to face H20 6 times in a long series. I remember how unbeatable the D-Backs were with 2 aces so I can only imagine how good the Phils should be with 3 aces.
If all goes well this will be an October to remember. It is also all sorts of amazing that this team is 18-3 in September. I wonder what the best September is of all-time. I got to think the Phils have an outside shot at touching that mark.
Glad there is an off-day today. That series was just soooo emotional.
By the Way
Lets set the record straight…. The Braves had 11 straight NL East titles. the 3 prior to that they were in the NL West including 93 when the Phils won the NL East(the only other team to win than the Braves until the Mets did it) 94 there was no winner and 95 was realligned.
Sick of hearing about what the Braves did with Cox. It is impressive but since the Yankees were strictly the dynasty team of that era, the Braves are just the Eagles to the Patriots in the early 2000's. Always the Bridesmaid never really the Bride.
This Philles team is by calculation the best in Franchise history. They win this year with everyone but Werth returning, I think talking Dynasty is fair to mention.
Would love to see the Phillies win 100 being a little hopeful, but would be cool:)


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The second-generation racer most recently worked for Michael Waltrip Racing as Martin Truex Jr.'s crew chief. Following a stint with Evernham Motorsports, he joined MWR in 2009 and became Pat Tryson's engineer the following season. At the June Pocono race, Johnston was promoted to crew chief. In their first full season together, Truex and the No. 56 team qualified for the Chase. This season, Johnston guided the team back to Victory Lane with the win at Sonoma.
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